Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Desperate

I'm feeling very low, and unable to blog. 

I'd love it if you'd suggest some blogs I could read that might cheer me up. The only blogs I have read (apart from Chrissie's) were Megan's 'The Scent of Water' and Lynne's 'I prefer reading' but they both gave up blogging two years ago.

tip: I like to read about the day-to-day.

21 comments:

Phoebe said...

I don’t have any blog suggestions but have to say I am pretty down myself. While mostly this mood is political, not personal in origin, it doesn’t make it any easier to shake off. Sorry to not be more encouraging but at least you know you’re not alone.

Lois said...

https://dovegreyreader.typepad.com/

A lovely blog by Lynne Hatwell about her reading, life, quilting and travels.

Hope your mood lifts before too long. Such a drear time of year. Lois x

Anonymous said...

Hi Sue - I remember your television purchasing dilemma.
This season is when a TV earns its space. - documentaries, travelogues, occasional quality dramas - all helpful to the seasonally affected. Only to be left gathering dust in the corner once the sun returns - but that’s ok - it’s done the job of dragging us through winter.

I don’t have any blogs to recommend - only yours!
Even when you’re feeling blue, I’m glad to read about it.

Xx

Sue Hepworth said...

Thank you, friends, for responding..
You're right, Phoebe. My low mood is largely but not entirely due to politics, but it doesn't make it easier to shake off than more personal stuff. I hope you feel lighter soon.
Thank you, Lois. I will try Dove Grey Reader.
And lastly - Anonymous - I am going to sit by the fire right now and watch Frasier. (we still don't have a TV, but we do have dvds.)

Anonymous said...

Little Cotton Rabbits (sorry, no link but easily found) is a craft/autism/life blog that always warms my heart. Hope it - or something - helps.

Sue Hepworth said...

Thank you for the Little Cotton Rabbits!

Anonymous said...

I think this is the season for heartening soups and thick stews, warm firesides and looking through old photo albums, while drinking hot chocolate. (Though I would prefer it if I didn't have to do the making of the soups and stews and they magically arrived when needed!)

I found and followed for a couple of years the Aging Hippie from looking through your list of blogs Sue, - Now- Little cotton Rabbits (thank you anonymous) - which I will also dip into from time to time (though I am not a knitter) I found in her list "Quiltwhileyourahead" the title of which drew me in - and I think may be up your street? https://quiltwhileyoureahead.com . And there are more there that look interesting -such as Trash Can but disappointingly they haven't posted since 2016 - off to look at some more...
Jenetta

Sue Hepworth said...

Oh yes, Jenetta, I,ike Quilt While You’re Ahead.

Anonymous said...

Hi Sue, have you ever read Brain Pickings by Maria Popova? She's amazing with so (too!) many links, that either she has an incredible IT system, or certainly not suffering from problems of memory! At times it's all a bit overwhelming but so rich and I have spent many a long hour lost in her amazing interconnected universe of books (just wish the links would open on new pages so I can refind the original thread easily - but that probably is just yet another setting that I need to find on my tablet/computer) Anyway, have a look! Lots of love from anon in france, yes me again! xxx

Barbara Conn said...

Hi Sue

Sorry you’re low. I like Anthony Wilson’s blog, which I think you recommended originally. He recently put on a link to Justin Wise and his ‘year of living deeply’, which I am attempting to do. Maria Popova has just produced a book called ‘A Velocity of Being: letters to Young Readers’. There’s a video on YouTube of some of the contributors reading their letters. I found it inspiring. Finally I follow Kate Davies and her knitting blog is the hope that one day I will progress from stocking stitch! She is an amazing woman who had a stroke in her thirties.

Can’t wait to read your latest novel.

Barbara

Sue Hepworth said...

Hello Anonymous and Barbara, thank you for your suggestions, I do read Brainlickings, it’s wonderful. I should put a link on my blog. I just checked out the readings in Youtube. And I do read Anthony Wilson.
You have no idea how heartening it is to hear someone I have never met say ‘can’t wait to read your next novel.’ Thank you.🌈😊

Anonymous said...

Thanks all for suggested links - I too am grateful for new input.

As a sewer, I regularly check ‘Coco’s Loft’ (lives up to its billing of ‘a joyful sewing place’) and ‘Project Minima’ (to boggle at Pao’s sheer skill, whackiness and creativity).

In fact your’s and Coco’s are my only habitual reads - when either of you are in retreat, it feels a real loss - I do need to get out more!

Sally said...

Sorry you're feeling low Sue, I hope you're now feeling a little brighter.
I only read your blog regularly 😊 but I see there are many lovely suggestions above.
Getting outside and appreciating the natural world always cheers me or spending time with my favourite humans. Not very original but true. xx

Sue Hepworth said...

Thank you, Sally. 😊

Unknown said...

Letters from a Hill Farm is always cheering and House of Edward is excellent, her take on the politics of the day will warm your heart.

Unknown said...

Weaver of grass blogspot is also very sustaining, her indomitable spirit amazes me. She is a former teacher and farmer's wife living in the Yorkshire Dales.

Anonymous said...

Another blog that popped up on my facebook feed this evening and I like the look of is https://whatthisbikeneeds.blogspot.com/
Shes called Lizzie and shes 60 something - and she sews and she cycles
Jenetta

Anonymous said...

We love your blog, the photos, the fun, the inspiration, the honesty, the passion for social justice, Colorado updates! It is always a treasured moment when a new post pops up! Thanks so much for your creativity and generosity xx Ana

Sue Hepworth said...

Dear Ana, I've just thought of something to blog about and logged on and checked to see if there are any new comments - and here is yours. It's such an encouragement. Thank you so much for what you say. xx (If I were on the iPad I'd have hearts available to type in now, but my laptop doesn't know what a heart is - the poor thing.)

ana said...

So delighted by this reply, Sue. My comment was prompted by the mysterious and speedy disappearance of another post, which suggested you were feeling low. And offered useful ways for others to respond in real life situations. So while that post was gone into the void, I was inspired to reply nevertheless in the spirit you had encouraged in that elusive contribution. Happy indeed that it found a home and spoke warmly to you when you needed it. ❤️❤️( Obviously written on an IPad )

Sue Hepworth said...

Hello Ana! Yes, I was feeling low for a long time, and put on that post about depression and how to help people who are depressed, but then dithered and took it off, thinking it might look self-pitying. Since then my mood has lifted - AS LONG AS I DON’T READ THE NEWS - partly because the last reader adored my book so much she wanted to be in it! So now I am submitting it to agents,
Here are the hearts I couldn’t send before...
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💕💕💕💕💕