tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268764116138678864.post1395188132993237328..comments2024-03-16T12:29:36.145-06:00Comments on BLUE DUETS: Time and the LandKathleen Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02600340942046394429noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268764116138678864.post-42816229882288548142012-12-04T10:49:06.455-06:002012-12-04T10:49:06.455-06:00Lovely to hear from you, Alison. Were you along o...Lovely to hear from you, Alison. Were you along on that first ride I took? Your dad tells me you are teaching and have a relatively new baby; I hope all is well.<br /><br />I also hope that we're going to slow things down and convince the provincial government that stewardship is part of their responsibility. "Growing the economy," unfortunately, has become the excuse for doing nothing about very important issues. <br /><br />Keep well.Kathleen Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02600340942046394429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268764116138678864.post-62295249962706728422012-12-03T13:46:17.124-06:002012-12-03T13:46:17.124-06:00Hi Kathleen, and thanks for this. The threads have...Hi Kathleen, and thanks for this. The threads have taken me away from the prairie and into the London inner city, so it is a delight and a privilege to read the description of riding on the land (occasionally over here someone asks me if I ride. I tell them about Clayton catching horses for us and they blanch. It is hilarious), as well as the description of the patient, grounded voices I heard growing up. One of the things that is unique about living in Saskatchewan is that you feel like you are only borrowing the land and the landscape. There is too much sky and too much time and not enough people. I earnestly hope that your organizing can prevent the hubris that comes from not acknowledging our responsibility as stewards of the land. Thinking of you from across the water - Alison.Alison Powellhttp://www.alisonpowell.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268764116138678864.post-26065710360697656962012-12-01T22:13:17.517-06:002012-12-01T22:13:17.517-06:00Thanks so much for this report, Kathleen! I've...Thanks so much for this report, Kathleen! I've heard from others, as well, that it was an excellent meeting. <br /><br />Off to share with my networks...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268764116138678864.post-65964061702066902352012-11-30T15:09:41.439-06:002012-11-30T15:09:41.439-06:00I stopped riding the second time I fell off a hors...I stopped riding the second time I fell off a horse. The first time, Chuck was in full gallop and then stopped suddenly. I did a 360 right over his head, tucked my head, and came down on my shoulders. The second time, a horse's cinch broke. I'm getting too old for this, I thought. But the terror--as well as the sheer joy of riding those hills will always remains with me.<br /><br />I'm from Michigan, lived in Winnipeg for 17 years without falling in love with the prairie. But Saskatchewan has somehow grabbed my heart. In my next novel, set in Regina, I have a young Ph.D. student who is working on animal languages, and after I finished the post I realized that he would have undoubtedly have gone to that remarkable meeting. I was so glad to be there.Kathleen Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02600340942046394429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268764116138678864.post-86983223141505037822012-11-30T14:58:36.276-06:002012-11-30T14:58:36.276-06:00Lovely, Kathleen. I laughed because my memory of r...Lovely, Kathleen. I laughed because my memory of riding horseback with Jean S. on those hills brought back moments of sheer terror when my horse took off in full gallop down hill! But that set of hills and draws is special on its own. Loved what you said at the end about time--that captures so nicely the tension we all feel over the possibilities. Grateful to have someone with your gentle insight paying attention to the prairie.Trevor Herriothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129533251670929001noreply@blogger.com