tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post7299365327640534015..comments2024-03-24T21:33:34.140-04:00Comments on my juicy little universe: word; play; travelHeidi Mordhorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-32137193133999158302021-11-02T13:24:38.145-04:002021-11-02T13:24:38.145-04:00Oh, this is amazing! And I can't believe how m...Oh, this is amazing! And I can't believe how much knitting terminology there is in here for a non-knitter. I think those first four lines are brilliant!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-2859057887269532192021-10-31T23:37:17.859-04:002021-10-31T23:37:17.859-04:00Heidi, there is so much inspiration in your wordpl...Heidi, there is so much inspiration in your wordplay poem. I love the strength of your thoughts: a labor of undoing, adjust tension, reverse. Traveling is an unraveling word and I so want to be part of the journey. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-28835123859760041902021-10-31T23:16:37.901-04:002021-10-31T23:16:37.901-04:00As I read your poem, I saw yarn. I love the play ...As I read your poem, I saw yarn. I love the play with travel/unravel. And it's a great instdraft.Jonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299647754479967070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-43175626736145442322021-10-31T15:27:52.151-04:002021-10-31T15:27:52.151-04:00Travel, ravel, all the way to unravel, this poem s...Travel, ravel, all the way to unravel, this poem spun me around and danced with me. Gosh I want to go somewhere, anywhere soon! Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-73450193197914344432021-10-31T09:55:17.658-04:002021-10-31T09:55:17.658-04:00Oh my goodness, how much do I love this poem?! You...Oh my goodness, how much do I love this poem?! You've used one of my favorite things - knitting - to explore another of my favorite things - travel. I love how you've delved into what does travel do to us - how does it undo us - our ideas and perceptions - and how are we remade after the experience. Wonderful! Your instadraft is first rate IMO.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05051371332314735643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-72179971388862159422021-10-30T15:03:40.111-04:002021-10-30T15:03:40.111-04:00Oh, this is wonderful, Heidi. Like so many, I love...Oh, this is wonderful, Heidi. Like so many, I love how you tapped into ravel within travel and all those other creative word play choices (especially frogging!) you made while continuing to sustain your knitting metaphor. Wow! My son just traveled to Colorado and mentioned how much he'd already forgotten about how impactful traveling is. I'd love to plan a trip, but for the moment am holding off on that. Still, it's fun to dream...mbhmainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12368641525885104669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-62311715401053534412021-10-30T11:24:29.295-04:002021-10-30T11:24:29.295-04:00Love the sound of travel with unravel, and the met...Love the sound of travel with unravel, and the metaphor fits so well! Great fun!Rose Cappellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02021921189042554147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-81840841078135035822021-10-30T10:00:03.685-04:002021-10-30T10:00:03.685-04:00An Insta Draft! Wow, Heidi, it's so good, righ...An Insta Draft! Wow, Heidi, it's so good, right from the start: "Travel is a raveling word." I am itching to travel, too, though we were able to get to Colorado for a few days for a wedding. So nice to soak up the beauty of the mountains out there for a few days.Susan T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18089222122168879532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-43647830230140285372021-10-30T08:45:24.100-04:002021-10-30T08:45:24.100-04:00I love the idea of the unraveling of travel. I lon...I love the idea of the unraveling of travel. I long to travel, too, but am holding back. Love: <br /><br />Cast off, cast away, fray.<br />Leap, frogging your way<br />unwound across mossed terrain.<br /><br />Janice Scullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913934779785635150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-52782799395195548332021-10-30T08:24:35.554-04:002021-10-30T08:24:35.554-04:00Thank you for this apt description of our recent t...Thank you for this apt description of our recent trip to VT. Unraveling, indeed...in all the best ways. Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-41241994981311481572021-10-30T04:05:45.973-04:002021-10-30T04:05:45.973-04:00Such fun word play, Heidi! Thank you for this-- it...Such fun word play, Heidi! Thank you for this-- it's inspiring (and makes me want to set off on some travels!). maryecroninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14163358144893223781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-37967118865590609632021-10-29T21:36:19.739-04:002021-10-29T21:36:19.739-04:00"raveling" is an extraordinary way to st..."raveling" is an extraordinary way to start off this poem of travel. Love all the interesting verbs...makes me want to try casting off, leap-frogging, weaving, twisting, slipping stitches. Wonderful for a draft!Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-64410997314601130392021-10-29T19:57:01.361-04:002021-10-29T19:57:01.361-04:00Heidi, your wordplay for "travel" is fab...Heidi, your wordplay for "travel" is fabulous! "Travel is a raveling word" will stick with me! Linda Kulp Trouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01469823160121657098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-9657452809687512802021-10-29T17:26:50.437-04:002021-10-29T17:26:50.437-04:00I love it, too, Heidi. I will never look at the wo...I love it, too, Heidi. I will never look at the word "travel" again without thinking of "ravel". It is a thread over all these months that appears to have "slipped its stitches" for sure. But, if you missed an earlier post, my family did get to Belize in July - a new 'unveiling'! Happy Halloween in those stockinettes!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-81878180008933113562021-10-29T14:06:32.247-04:002021-10-29T14:06:32.247-04:00Oh, I LOVE this. The frogging. The casting off, th...Oh, I LOVE this. The frogging. The casting off, the casting away! Unfortunately, the fraying... and raveling... All the things I forget about in my eons between bad knitting projects!! I may just stick to being an interknetter...<br /><br />I am fingers-crossed going to get back out there and travel soon... It's been too long.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-28846862214614936692021-10-29T10:09:39.765-04:002021-10-29T10:09:39.765-04:00Such a fitting comparison! I love how you speak to...Such a fitting comparison! I love how you speak to the reader. I am inspired by "Take the loose end of your / tightly woven life and tug." Must be time for a trip!JoAnn Early Mackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09823683173219671001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-73178691700283129802021-10-29T07:57:33.464-04:002021-10-29T07:57:33.464-04:00I love this, Heidi!! Especially after having your ...I love this, Heidi!! Especially after having your biking adventure!!Liz Garton Scanlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17941516645386392684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-26345631066708245422021-10-29T07:40:30.117-04:002021-10-29T07:40:30.117-04:00This is fabulous! As a knitter I totally get the w...This is fabulous! As a knitter I totally get the way you have used knitting as an image of travel, and I love the line "Travel is an unraveling word." Beautiful!Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084574475796190316.post-52635861095984869002021-10-29T07:09:57.968-04:002021-10-29T07:09:57.968-04:00I love your reflections on travel. Yes! That's...I love your reflections on travel. Yes! That's just how it is! "Untangle, untie, untwist." I always love the reminder that where I live is not the whole world. Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.com