tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post8797232285260240383..comments2023-12-07T08:42:44.505+00:00Comments on Wendy's Writing Now: Two Stories and an ArticleWendy's Writinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-86107917772282251092014-02-13T20:45:29.329+00:002014-02-13T20:45:29.329+00:00Yes, I happened to catch Jenny Jones by chance. I&...Yes, I happened to catch Jenny Jones by chance. I've also loved the skating.Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-90446462092052024072014-02-13T20:44:13.761+00:002014-02-13T20:44:13.761+00:00I used to think the same on all school outings, Ja...I used to think the same on all school outings, Jan.Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-38394783270201626382014-02-13T20:17:14.536+00:002014-02-13T20:17:14.536+00:00No, I'd end up on my backside before the off W...No, I'd end up on my backside before the off Wendy. I'm loving the winter Olympics though, and isn't Jenny Jones fab? They fly. Look forward to catching up with your stories. I read the Writing mag one. great news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-58401421425645937842014-02-13T18:15:51.581+00:002014-02-13T18:15:51.581+00:00I've only been skiing twice on snow accompanyi...I've only been skiing twice on snow accompanying pupils on school trips. I loved it - wasn't very good though! - but the responsibility of keeping the children safe when in 'loco parentis' got to me and I didn't go again. I couldn't persuade hubby to join me on a winter holiday either.Jan Baynhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06356572488839476046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-7076862630913312152014-02-13T17:43:27.007+00:002014-02-13T17:43:27.007+00:00I remember skiing on ice and being petrified and t...I remember skiing on ice and being petrified and the instructor, who was about 10, tugged at my leg to try to make me ski down... he nearly lost his life!Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-80226019541014718312014-02-13T17:41:14.911+00:002014-02-13T17:41:14.911+00:00Maybe I need to make a new tee-shirt to go with my...Maybe I need to make a new tee-shirt to go with my 'I've been rejected' one... it can be the 'I hate skiing ' one.Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-70350251846343541242014-02-13T17:39:26.163+00:002014-02-13T17:39:26.163+00:00Yes you may join, us, Alice... and thank you.Yes you may join, us, Alice... and thank you.Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-14872303533989792862014-02-13T17:31:52.908+00:002014-02-13T17:31:52.908+00:00Went to school in Canada to do A levels and skiing...Went to school in Canada to do A levels and skiing was on offer all winter when very little else to do in deep snow. Nearly gave it up on first few lessons as terrified. Teacher suggested I try next slope up on my own - either I would walk down or ski. It was unconventional but by the end of the winter I was addicted. Mix of perseverance and months of snow.<br /><br />Congratulations on all the writing success. May it continue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-6447617575163465122014-02-13T14:48:19.404+00:002014-02-13T14:48:19.404+00:00Hi Wendy I agree give me sand any time, skiing is ...Hi Wendy I agree give me sand any time, skiing is my idea of holiday hell. I love reading about the inspiration behind your stories. Lindawannabe a writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692361757891220849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-14364686837338576682014-02-13T13:11:52.297+00:002014-02-13T13:11:52.297+00:00I can definitely join the 'dislike skiing'...I can definitely join the 'dislike skiing' club too! <br /><br />Well done on those successes :-) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-40250026253404677372014-02-13T09:09:56.175+00:002014-02-13T09:09:56.175+00:00You and the rest of us, Rosemary.You and the rest of us, Rosemary.Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-30855951753064683282014-02-13T08:55:12.719+00:002014-02-13T08:55:12.719+00:00Well done again, Wendy, and thanks for quoting me ...Well done again, Wendy, and thanks for quoting me in the article! I'll enjoy your story - only skiing I did was as a teen on dry slope and a little at Glenshee. Maybe too much like hard work - I preferred skating after that!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-45175222410233542352014-02-12T20:32:25.586+00:002014-02-12T20:32:25.586+00:00Maybe writers aren't natural skiers - none of ...Maybe writers aren't natural skiers - none of us seem to like it, Helen.Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-55635179417094365682014-02-12T19:26:26.443+00:002014-02-12T19:26:26.443+00:00Wendy, I know exactly what you mean. I've trie...Wendy, I know exactly what you mean. I've tried ski-ing 3 times too and it's not for me!! I think if you learn as an adult, rather than a child (my partner learned in Scotland when he was four!), then it's much more scary and I think you either absolutely LOVE it, the first time you go, or you'll never take to it. I want to love it but I can't and don't, so that's it: never again! Helen Yendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493990755233872479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-19830757199993496372014-02-12T17:48:52.676+00:002014-02-12T17:48:52.676+00:00No, Patsy. Believe me, it would be worse!No, Patsy. Believe me, it would be worse!Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-81886346162427794292014-02-12T17:30:53.399+00:002014-02-12T17:30:53.399+00:00I had a go on a dry ski slope once. I wasn't a...I had a go on a dry ski slope once. I wasn't any good and I didn't like it. I'm sure the same would apply to the real thing.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-34013296830601325142014-02-12T15:26:08.813+00:002014-02-12T15:26:08.813+00:00I was much the same, Sam. Last time I went... ooh ...I was much the same, Sam. Last time I went... ooh ten years ago now (and no that doesn't mean I'm due to go again) I left the class and just did my own thing on the lower slopes.Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-78838187019521671382014-02-12T15:24:31.765+00:002014-02-12T15:24:31.765+00:00Oh, that must have been fascinating, Lindsay... so...Oh, that must have been fascinating, Lindsay... sorry I got to that story before you!Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-28909539809006516612014-02-12T15:23:34.128+00:002014-02-12T15:23:34.128+00:00Very true, Julia.Very true, Julia.Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-42419305070048548202014-02-12T14:06:17.361+00:002014-02-12T14:06:17.361+00:00I've been skiing once and was terrified! I end...I've been skiing once and was terrified! I ended up ice-skating and enjoying the gluhwein!<br /><br />Well done on the sales.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11373913154885732039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-84253230931076804352014-02-12T14:04:40.223+00:002014-02-12T14:04:40.223+00:00I keep seeing your name in magazines! Well done. J...I keep seeing your name in magazines! Well done. Just read Time for Baking where you described an atmosphere similar to that in an aromatherapy class I covered for a colleague at Holloway! Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04631254646368974136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787438044751492963.post-44660926055168955422014-02-12T13:42:17.385+00:002014-02-12T13:42:17.385+00:00No experience is ever a waste to a writer, Wendy.No experience is ever a waste to a writer, Wendy.Julia Thorleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485301135194085398noreply@blogger.com