Sunday, September 12, 2010

It's time to say goodbye...

A few million, trillion years ago I started this here blog. I followed the rules and found myself a place in the blogosphere worthy of a couch potato with a fast disappearing waistline. I tapped away on the keyboard, ciggy in one hand, coffee in the other, eagerly splashing my life across t'internet. I only ever had one golden rule: Remember that my wee Scottish Granny reads every post and would clip my ear if I said anything too bad.

I waffled on about everything from face cream to mirrored Wham posters, Mary Poppins to Humpty Dumpty, the whole time my waistline bulged. I tried fattening up everyone around me and as that hasn't worked I figure it's time for a change. The hours put into this anonymous diary have to be put to something more 'real'.

The best thing to come from this blog is the fact that you all fell in love with my wee Scottish Granny. I fell in love with her all over again too. She is seriously the most amazing person in the entire world filled with all the fun and energy of ten people my age and an inspiration to everyone lucky enough to meet her.

In the beginning I begged for followers and comments, now there's too many to respond to. I've had lots of fun and a few outbursts. I outed myself and at times along the way upset and hurt the people closest to me. I have outgrown this space - in more ways than one.

It's time for me to wash off that face mask, get rid of the hair band and let my hair down for a while. It was so much fun while it lasted and maybe one day you'll see me disguised as another. Eternally Distracted is saying a final goodbye and so am I.

Thanks for everything,
Kerry
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101 comments:

  1. Oh dear, this sounds so final.

    But as they say, all good things must come to an end.

    I rather hope my blog ends at my death, but that might be too ambitious and, like you, I might one day consider that enough is enough.

    I seem to be among the first of what I imagine will be a long line farewell messages- mixed in with a few protests that you not leave us- to come.

    But it is clear you have chosen to go, so go you must.

    I wish you all the best for the 'real' future, Kerry. I have enjoyed our short time in each others ken on the blogosphere.

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  2. Good luck with everything. I've enjoyed reading this. See you soon... I'm heading back to ME :D

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  3. I'm the lucky wee Scottish Granny who has you as a grand-daughter for which I say my thanks every day. You are the most wonderful, exciting, intelligent and loving person anyone could wish for as a grand-daughter. I am most thankful that the end of your blogging days certainly do not mean the end of our happy times together. I love you lots and lots. Gran xxx

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  4. All the best! You will be missed.

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  5. I have enjoyed every step and minute of the blog journey, Kerry, and will miss you. Best to you always ...

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  7. All the best to you. I will miss your tales of bravery and fun.

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  8. Oh, the end of an era! All the best for the future - your posts have been a delightful interlude in the day for your many readers.

    And I'm sure you will find yourself back in shape in no time!

    Speak soon,
    Poppy xox

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  9. Kerry, I'm sad reading this, but I understand.
    You've had a brilliant blog here, and thanks for so many great laughs.
    Yes, I too fell in love with your wee Scottish granny, she's awesome, and an inspiration. Bet you'll be exactly like her when you're her age.
    Please, please will you leave your blog up? I know I'd go back and read old posts when I need cheering up.
    So, thanks again and the best of luck in your future ventures.

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  10. Oh no, are you ending your blog, that is simply so sad...
    You will be greatly missed, but I am thankful for the few months of fun read, that I got to experience.;)
    And good luck with everything Kerry...
    much love,
    Zuzana

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  11. Will miss you Kerry, but wish you love,laughter, and smiles in whatever comes your way.

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  12. thanks for taking us on the journey ED...go live, have fun and when and if the time is right come back and tell us about it...if not it has been nice...

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  13. This is a very sad day for me. I will miss you and your blog!!!! Who will make me laugh as you have done? I may haunt this place :-)) Best wishes to you, Kerry! ~Janine XO

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  14. Endings are hard - but usually portend of a great new beginning - I am hoping that for you. You have entertained us and for that I am EG (eternally grateful).

    Tell your wee gran hello from me every now and then. Give Max a bit of scrambled egg. Hug your little greek disaster. And smile.

    Stop by my space every now and then and drop a line if you have the time. Life is short. Go grab some.

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  15. Blogging is just a phase. If it becomes more than that then it becomes an obsession and that is not good! Have a great life! Enjoy! Bye for now!

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  16. :( This makes me sad!!!! I have LOVED your blog! you have made me smile and live different experiences through your world!! Thank you for all you have shared!!!

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  17. I will miss your writings but I wish you happiness in whatever you decide to do now. If you come back reincarnated please invite me to read will you?

    Good luck. x

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  18. You found a niche in blogland and you wrote posts that drew each of us in. I for one have enjoyed getting to know you in your blog and wherever you are going and whatever you are doing in your real life, I hope you keep writing somewhere. You have a gift to reach many people. I look forward to hearing about your getting healthy and in shape and lots more adventures with your granny. Hugs to you and sincere thanks for sharing your abundance of humor.

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  19. Wait. Am I the only one who is mad? ;-)

    All my best to you and Mec, to your wee Scottish granny, and to a life full of love and laughter.

    You are as good as the perfect pineapple mojito.

    Cheers!

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  20. Oh Kerry, I am saddened you are bowing out of here, but understand totally. Whatever you move on to pursue, I wish you only the best. Thanks for allowing me to know some of who you are, I've enjoyed your unique wit and lovely humour. And I agree with TechnoBabe, please do follow through with your writing, because you do it so well.

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  21. man, you are the biggest blog tease ever! i just got to know you and love you and then you pull the carpet out from under me. fine. be that way.

    totally going to miss you. if you reincarnate, make sure you somehow give me a clue that it's you and you're out there. like the way it happens in one of those sappy keanu reeves or patrick swayze movies or something.

    xoxoxo

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  22. I will miss you and your Granny... will you leave the blog open so I can read the ones I have missed.

    Enjoy whatever it is you decide to do. I know I have been around less trying to get my waistline in shape..

    I;ll miss your comments too...take care xxx

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  23. Going to miss your musings! May Life treat you well. Hope to see you around on the interwebs....

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  24. Enjoy the next chapter in your story ♥

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  25. You have been a true joy to know!
    Thanks for sharing your life with me.

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  26. say it isn't sooooo!!! Boo HOoooo Hooooo Hoooo.... you have crushed me on this fine Sept Morn!!!!!!
    Come on admit it you like being a couch tattie and you love the comments and adoration!!!
    Wee Scottish Granny will miss reading about your life... I will miss it.. the tampon box will miss it....
    OK.. go be a real person... see you back here when you get bored with the real world. Thanks for all the good times!!! hugs hugs hugs.

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  27. I will miss your tales and sense of humor but totally understand what you are saying. I think that is why I stopped blog hopping. If you do resurrect your blog please let me know. I would so be back there and reading...

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  28. u r to be missed....
    Thanks for sharing,
    Thanks for the fun!
    Let us know when you return.

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  29. It was nice knowing ya. Now, get on with your life.

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  30. Thanks for all the laughs and insights! Have fun out there in the Real World! Now go . . . go . . . don't look back *sniffle* . . . .

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  31. Will miss you! Bye bye xxx

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  32. Oh my. You're leaving? That's very sad. Goodbye and good luck. And if you change your mind, we'll be here to welcome you back.

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  33. I'll miss you, even though I haven't been around much lately. I hope your future is filled with wonderful moments in time and lots of laughter.

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  34. I'm sorry to see you go! I've enjoyed your posts a great deal. I hope that life treats you well as you continue your journey!

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  35. OH, you are making me sad. I hate to see you go. You rock! I understand when one has to go and do whatever in life they feel is the thing at the time. For whatever reasons...have a great time and good luck! You will be surely missed.

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  36. Will miss you and Scottish Granny. I wish you joy with other projects.

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  37. Hugs and best wishes to you for all that is ahead.

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  38. I discovered you late but enjoyed the visits here.

    All the very best to you.

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  39. You will be missed. Your posts were always enjoyable. Good luck to you. Maybe we will all see you around the blogoshere in the future.

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  40. WOW talk about waking up to some sad news.
    Here I thought I would be able to meet you and Mec in Greece once in my lifetime.
    As much as everyone loves granny, I love you the most, and Mec and Max.
    Nobody writes like you, well not in my little circle of friends, or makes me laugh like you, but I truly understand. Still want you to come and see what's going on in my PINK world though??? OK? I love the fact that you started calling me PINK... cause I know how much you love the signer : )
    Good luck with your waistline, I know mine is growing bigger. It's been 2 whole years that I began blogging, & I'm bored with it at this point. Someone should come up with something new for all of us huh?
    Ok I know your busy girlfriend, take care of yourself, and PLEASE email me claudie@frid.com once in a while and say hi to your little Canadian friend way over here would ya eh? Thanks Ed.
    Love you to the moon and back again.
    Love Me
    Claudie
    xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

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  41. P.S. Just thought of something, will I still see you on FB?

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  42. well, if you decide to blog under a different name, do let me know, ok?

    til then, ALOHA!!!

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  44. It's been a blast, with the WSG too. Hope all your days are wonderful and enjoy all that life holds for you.

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  45. Boo. Hiss.

    Good luck with all. Hope to stalk you again soon.

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  47. Dang...how come the first time I get here, you stop writing? Was it something I said?

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  48. Oh sweetie, now I have tears in my eyes. I do not want to loose touch with you. I want you healthy and happy first though but then an e-mail once in a while would be wonderful.
    I too fell in love with your Granny and all of your wonderful relatives, I will miss reading about them.
    Please take care and know you have a friend in Canada who is here for you always.....big hugs sweetie :-)

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  49. Oh! We'll miss you. Glad you are closer to your wee granny now.

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  50. Hi Kerry, I will miss you too. Just know you made a difference in my life and made me smile many days. I wish you every joy and happiness in this world. You will often be thought of. One last big hug from across the way. all the very best...your blog was not just funny, but very brave as well.hope our paths cross again. take care.

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  51. Oh Kerry
    I am so sorry you are leaving BlogLand but I understand totally why. In a way blogging is a huge waste of time and we all feel like ditching it sometimes for the real world. Trouble is I don't much like a lot of things in the real world and that is why some of us blog where there are oodles of really nice people.

    I am very fortunate that you agreed to be roasted and it was a very popular event.

    Take care and it was a pleasure to 'know' you even though I was not able to visit regularly (the real world getting in the way again!).

    We had a bit of fun which I enjoyed immensely.

    I shall miss the pale faced lady, holding a gone off drink and eating slices of cucumber.

    You will be missed enormously ~ Eddie x

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  52. goodbye
    good luck

    and most of all...

    have fun!

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  53. :( but if it makes you happy, then do it!

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  54. In a way, I envy you. I'll be doing this someday in the next year or two, and there is a teensy part of me that is looking forward to it. Very best of luck in your next incarnation! (And drop the words "Wee Scottish Granny" into whatever narrative you find yourself writing next, so we'll recognize the code and know we've found you again!)

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  55. I leave for the weekend, and this happens :-(

    Good luck, and if you ever decide to blog again, hope I can find you.

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  56. No way! Sister, say it ain't so! I love coming over here. (pout)

    Okay, well, promise to check in from time to time, will ya? All the best, friend.

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  57. I hate goodbyes, so I refuse to say it now. How about just "so long for now"

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  58. I have enjoyed all your writing so very much. Please come and find me when (not if!) you start again, and give me a head up so I can follow along. Big squeeze from Scotland. :)

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  59. Oh my, another one bites the dust?? I have enjoyed reading your blog, though I have many of the same sentiments and will probably be leaving my own as well, though I can't even to commit to what's for dinner tonight, so who knows?

    But good luck and maybe I'll see you in your next creation...

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  60. I will definitely miss reading your wonderful words. But I'm happy for you and for your future, wherever it takes you. It's been a real pleasure knowing you.
    If you decided to come back. PLEASE let me know.
    Cheers and xoxoxo jj

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  61. all the best to you, sugarpie! xoxoxo

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  62. Wait no you can't leave us..we look forward to your granny stories and life....I just want to say that I support all people and because one is a lesbian makes them no less of a wonderful person that can change the world. You have given me so much happiness since I started reading your blog. Change can be long coming but anything worth while has a little bit of hurt along the way that is how we grow as a person. It is evident that you have a long warm following. We never know how we effect people along the blog journey. You are a wonderfully talented woman that has affected many live out there....letting people in is hard...but this community could never judge you for your sexual orientation. How ever your family handles you is not my business...but I have a son and if one day he came home and told me he was gay I would except him for he is like having my heart walk outside of my heart. I am sure that your family feels the same even though they may not be able to say it. While I was in nursing school, (and believe me no one thought I would ever get into nursing school) I had a quote on my mirror. It said, "The beauty belongs to thoughts that believe in their dreams" Elenore Roosevelt. She said she knew that she wasn't very pretty but she never let that get in the way...she married her 2nd cousin the president. Maybe you leave this form but you keep on writing the talent that you have should be shared with the world. We all bleed the same blood...take care you will be missed endlessly
    Amie

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  63. it is like my heart walking outside of my body I mean...darn typos

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  64. Whatever, you'll still be on my list and you will be there when you post again be it a month or a decade. Be Well and move upon the face of the earth in wholeness.

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  65. I will greatly miss your writing and your hilarious tales, Kerry. Best of luck to you, Mec and the pets...

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  66. Ah, but I know where to find you, Kerry my love, and we still have plans to hit EPCOT center and drink in every pub. Right?

    I love you like a sister and will always have you on facebook. So all is not lost. Your blog is the BEST and will be sorely missed.

    XO XO XO

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  67. Thanks so much for the stories and the laughs :-) Hope to see you around again!

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  68. I can safely be badly behaved again........... but we will all miss your stories, it keeps me posted what is going on when I am away from home. Will see you soon, love you loads Annie xxx

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  69. Dude...

    NOW who will I rib on? Huh? I wish you luck with everything in your life and hope you pop up once in a while and say howdy. :) Miss ya!

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  70. This makes me sad.
    I will miss you.
    Find me on FB if you get a chance!! :)

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  71. Well dang! I echo what everyone else has had to say. Your voice will be sorely missed but you need to do what you must. I wish you all the best and will secretly hope that you change your mind. Thanks for the many laughs you've given me along the way. Hugs to you, Kerry. You're a gem in the blogosphere.

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  72. Loved getting to know you! Kisses and hugs!

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  73. Well, I'm really sorry to hear that, but wish you all the best. Let us know if you resurface!

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  74. Hope you had a Happy Birthday ...

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  75. ... oops missed a bit

    Hope you had a Happy Birthday that included celebrations of this new non-blogging phase of your life.

    You're a natural writer; I hope you continue in this or another forum one day.

    I'm sure you'll continue to be happy in all that you do.

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  76. Oh no that's so sad..

    I hope you do come back one day, as Eternally Distracted or any other nickname, but I loved you and your blog and everything you ever posted about!

    xoxox

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  77. That's a shame but good luck with everything! X

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  78. Hey Eternally Distracted - look a squirrel - (just could not help myself)
    remember that suggestion of a blog gang?
    I do and a posted about it today.
    thanks
    all the best in whatever you are doing
    look a squirrel

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  79. Thank you very much for making the time to say goodbye.
    You're brilliant and I hope you know that.

    You will be missed
    and thanks for all that you shared.

    best wishes always
    Robyn

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  80. Good luck, Kerry. Yours is a unique voice and I hope you keep writing somewhere...it's been a pleasure listening.

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  81. I was thinking about you today so thought I would drop by and say hello. Hoping you are doing well my young friend, yes - happy and healthy are my wishes for you.....I so miss your writing, you were so good at it....Love and miss you.......:-) Hugs

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  82. I understand... After a while it just gets to be almost too time consuming.

    Good luck to you. :-)

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  83. No. i refuse to accept your resignation. Today, I thought about your blog and thought, Oh! I haven't been over there in forever! what is that witty, fun girl been up to...

    and behold. You have up and quit. really? no compromise at all? A time limit spent? Just a wee-bit of blog land?

    You know, you don't have to come every day or even every week...

    ugh. who am I kidding, I beleive I am just talking to myself here...

    you're gone.... really? :(

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  84. Well. I must say. I'm not sure I've been sad at a bloggers departure after reading a single blog. I could tell by that goodbye blog that you were very enjoyable. Atleast everything else remains in cyberspace. Good luck on your next venture.

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  85. Sorry I am late with this one, but best wishes with your next challenges Kerry and thanks for the blogging exchanges over the months.

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  86. Well I am a MONTH late, which really goes against my yelling "Nooooooo" now :-( I've gone awol on my own blog but didn't have the guts to make official. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading here, please alert me if you come back.

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  87. I will miss you! Thanks for the laughter and the realness! I do understand though... many times, ecspecially this summer I've almost done the same thing. And perhaps, soon I may to hang my hat! Lots of Love and Hugs.. Jane

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  88. GAMMABLIXT


    SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE

    There's much in the world that you can't explain.
    It's revealed for you to remember
    by the whispering voice of a distant train
    or a midnight rain in november.

    Horizon within! You can always find
    the keys to Enigma. Let's mention
    one basic Truth: of spirited Mind
    is Nature naught but extension.

    Internal expanses! In dreams, ridden
    by fear and longing you roam
    that deep Southeast in your soul hidden
    ...on your random journey back home.

    ---

    As a native Swede, I am particularly proud of my love poetry suite Sonnets for Katie.

    My Poems

    *

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    My Spanish Poetry



    And: reciprocity: for mutual benefit, you will do me a favor promoting your own blog on mine!

    The best way to do it is lining up as a Follower, since then your icon will advertise you indefinitely, and I will follow you in return. Let's forge a mighty alliance of synergy and common interest.

    Yours,

    - Peter Ingestad, Sweden

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  89. Now that David Mc Mahon is back, just wondered if you've changed your mind? Just asking, ok?
    And saying that you're soooooo missed around blogland, a sparkling light is quenched.

    And hope all is well with you, and that you're not holed up in that torture room all the time!

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  90. You will be missed sweetie!!!

    God bless you in all that you do! :o)

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  92. Just popping in to wish you a Merry Christmas and tell you how loved and missed you are. Looking forward to your return....:-)Hugs

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  93. Merry Christmas, ET, and a very Happy New Year. Hope you check your blog and see my sincere good wishes for a fav bloggy character. Hope you return soon to BlogLand. Luv and hugs ~ Eddie

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  94. I have enjoyed every step and minute of the blog journey, Kerry, and will miss you. Best to you always ...

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  95. Can't believe I spent an entire day reading your posts. Too bad, you wont be blogging anymore!
    :(
    Enjoyed every post as it came.. and Mec sure is Hilarious! :) Good luck u two!

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  96. Goodbye my Eternally Distracted. It was as much fun for me too. Does this mean the call sign is now free!?;) There are times I feel Eternally Distracted.

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  98. I'm going to miss all the fun stuff in your blog and the post that brings good news to us..

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  99. Was hoping you'd suddenly post something like, 'Okay guess who's back?!'

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  100. as u wish but from my side u will miss that.
    Online Shopping

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  101. HAHAHA. Knew you'd come back! =D Yaaay.

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