Putting your life on 'EDIT'..
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| Latest creation at Tahilla Farm... 'Beatrice of the White Plains' |
IT'S OFFICIAL...
I am putting my life on 'EDIT'
and I am starting with my blog.
Sometimes you have to go back to the beginning
I started writing six years ago to make sense
of this crazy world I live in
and I have come to the conclusion
that it is crazier than I could have ever imagined.
But best of all.. it's been so much fun
because you have been in it.
YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE...
Many of you moved with me from New Zealand
You were there in the early days
when I talked dream homes
and finding a house
at the end of a dirt road.
You were there when I found
and renovated it.
You 'got it' when I wrote about
the trials and tribulations
and the ups and downs of expat life.
You even managed through
my self imposed 28 day
writing challenge last year.
For all this I say thank you
so VERY VERY much!
NOT OVER YET
I know this sounds like a farewell...
heaven forbid, it is not!
It is just my way of saying thank you
for reading along
and asking for your patience
while I go into a little
'RECONSTRUCTION' phase.
I am going to do it myself.
I will be adding, deleting,
shifting, changing and
writing through it.
writing through it.
I could end up where I started
I could have an identity crisis
and that's ok
and that's ok
it's the journey that counts!
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| Beatrice..in the pink |
STILL CRAZY...
Speaking of journeys and being crazy...
I am back in the warm embrace of Vietnam,
preparing for the sunny shores of Sydney
and putting my life on 'EDIT'.
Thank you for keeping me sane!
;)
Jeanne xx
Wishing you a wonderful and productive Edit!
ReplyDeleteIt is a pleasure to read your blog. Thank you for all you've brought to the world
Thank you May…very kind of you to say so! :)
DeleteI'm sure wherever you lead, we will follow. What a whirlwind you are! :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you…just catching a breath! ;)
DeleteHello Jeanne! Happy New Year, Welcome home and all of that.
ReplyDeleteI was a little worried that you were quitting blogging, thank goodness you are not for your adventures and thoughtful posts have been a wonderful companion for these last six years.
I am looking forward to seeing where this new blog or old blog goes, wherever it is I will be there along with many others to follow along.
Thanks for sharing your adventures, your ups and downs and for letting us come along for the ride.
xo Elizabeth
Many thanks Elizabeth, it is an absolute pleasure to call you one of my oldest and dearest blogging buddies. xx
DeleteIAM EXHAUSTED just thinking about all that you DO!YOU go ahead and EDIT!I do understand all that...........WE your READERS will still be here.I MISSED SO MUCH!!!I joined up at CHATEAU MANGO!Where my computer wouldn't allow me to COMMENT!!!!I think I told LOST IN ARLES TO tell YOU I LOVED THE MANGO HOUSE the MISTER had done!I really LOVED that he did it on his OWN!!!This LIFE we have is so enjoyable with all our CYBER SPACE BUDDIES.IT would be hard to LEAVE them..................just EDIT!I think thats the perfect word!OFF YOU GO!!!!!!!!!XX
ReplyDeleteThank you Elizabeth…Mr. H is one of your biggest fans..he loves the way you think as much as I do! I remember the conversation around the house color very well…it is still a brilliant shade of mango! Many thanks for your kind words…xx
DeleteJeanne, I wholly understand that feeling of time to edit. I hope your Christmas at Tahilla was all you had hoped for, and, if not quite, that it gave you lots of insight and inspiration for whatever comes next. xox.
ReplyDeleteThank you Lisa, it was all that I hoped for and a bit more. I only wish it could have lasted longer. I appreciate your words very much, always nice when someone else 'gets' your train of thought. xx
DeleteBest wishes with your edit! You have such a beautiful, full life. it will be fun to see what you come up with. Life is an incredible journey.
ReplyDeleteSo relieved to hear you aren't abandoning this blog. Always lovely to check in and see where you are, what you've discovered, bought, renovated next etc. Enjoy the Editing time and with warmth of sunny shores.
ReplyDeleteThere probably isn't anyone who wouldn't agree that this "social media" world we live in takes its toll. Unplugging sounds like such a luxury these days. The Yin & Yang of blogging is tough to balance but I know you'll come out of this phrase refreshed and headed into a wonderful direction. I've enjoyed following your blog and getting to know New Hampshire through it. Have a wonderful time in Vietnam and for being my blogger friend!
ReplyDeleteDon't ever leave us Jeanne - our lives would become boring without your stories sent from around the world! Glad Tahilla was so beautiful for your stay, hope all is well in Saigon - I hope to see it again some day. Sydney? Oh well we can never get enough of anything Aussie either - send us pix soon please.
ReplyDeleteHappy, safe travels - hugs, Mary X
I was so happy to get to the end and find out you are not leaving. It has been a joy to follow your adventures, and I look forward to your continuation. Safe travels!
ReplyDeleteJeanne, I am so grateful for all the wonderful & inspiring stories you've shared. You are so wise to pause, edit and enjoy the journey. I'm doing my best to go easy on myself and do the same. XO Lisa
ReplyDeleteJeanne, I can completely understand why you would want to press the "edit" button on your life..
ReplyDeleteI have been wondering where you've been, but knowing that you have every right to fade into the background with all that you have going on!! It's funny when we get used to having a certain blogger around and they take a break, our days suddenly seem a bit emptier!! Just a photo can sometimes be all your readers need to know that all is okay!!
Virtual "friendships", although sometimes tenuous, still mean something!!
Hope your journey back to Vietnam and further travels to Aus. bring you much happiness!!
Thankyou for all you bring into our lives!! ❤️
Thank you for describing my thoughts perfectly Susan. Exactly my sentiments.
DeleteTake care Jeanne - best of luck with your edit. Raining here in Melbourne today, hope Sydney turns on the sunshine when you are there. x
Hello Jeanne...don't be gone too long...happy editing!
ReplyDeleteI adore your musings.
With love Catherine xx
Please keep your wonderful blog posts coming. I enjoy them all. Much love and many blessings Love Jeanne
ReplyDeleteI don't remember how I stumbled into you but I know why I was delighted. You were in Viet Nam where I lived and worked, with the Red Cross, during the war. Change much? Yes! but sometimes no. Then, slowly I felt as though I got to know you, the person, fascinating beyond living in VN. But then of course you were brilliant and found a wonderful home not too many miles from where I grew up ! So as we play reverse geography linkages, as you look in your crystal ball as you Edit, if you see Mexico City, Paris, Antananarivo too, yes, I've lived there.
ReplyDeleteFor a moment I thought you were bidding us farewell. So glad you're just editing. Hope you'll be back before too long.
ReplyDeleteHello Jeanne,
ReplyDeleteDelighted to hear that you plan on continuing to blog. You are a gifted writer and I love your voice in the world of blogging.
You may "Edit" but please do not "Delete"
Helenxx
I am so glad to be a small part of your journeys and look forward to what happens next.
ReplyDeleteDearest Jeanne, ever so grateful your blog was the the happy tipping point of my life in Saigon...
ReplyDeleteYour writing is always so inspiring .... We will all miss reading you but trust that your editing
will begin a new journey. ❤️🌺❤️🌺
Jeanne, although we are recent newcomers to reading your blog, I am glad I "found" it and spent time catching up on many of your adventures, which are all amazing. As NH neighbors, we hope to one day meet when you are able to spend more time at Talulah. Until then, we will follow your adventures wherever they continue to lead. And, yes, we all sometimes need to stop and "edit" and hope all turns out well. Glad to read that you do not plan to abandon blogging, although it can be time-consuming as well, but the virtual friendships are a joy!
ReplyDeleteJeanne,
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy checking in to see what and where in the world you are up to! It has been most enjoyable following along on your journey!
xo
annie