tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post1433809686370148304..comments2024-01-29T00:20:13.608-08:00Comments on Holes in My Soles: DIASPORA: MA AIN TRUE LOVE EILIDH.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618511960243841803noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post-706232977583990102012-11-13T15:36:29.302-08:002012-11-13T15:36:29.302-08:00Barbara, thanks for the "WOW!"
I'll ...Barbara, thanks for the "WOW!"<br />I'll let you know about an anthology...Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07618511960243841803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post-81376058699033551682012-11-13T15:35:21.265-08:002012-11-13T15:35:21.265-08:00Hi Portia, it will be very interesting to see the ...Hi Portia, it will be very interesting to see the results of the vote for independence. There are many who don't believe Scotland economically can go it alone, with only 5.2 million and high unemployment and welfare dependence. But others argue that being in the union has arrived them at that situation, and independence may force a new resourcefulness upon Scots to stand on their own feet rather than rely on Westminster welfare support. <br />Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07618511960243841803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post-9270204032243186592012-11-13T15:31:58.771-08:002012-11-13T15:31:58.771-08:00Thanks Jessica. it's been stewing and simmerin...Thanks Jessica. it's been stewing and simmering for a long time, ever since Scotland travel 2 years ago. Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07618511960243841803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post-12597206967853195592012-11-13T15:30:59.392-08:002012-11-13T15:30:59.392-08:00Nice to see you again Nelieta. Yes, and I have cat...Nice to see you again Nelieta. Yes, and I have catching up to do at your blog too!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07618511960243841803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post-73023734266872725332012-11-11T11:16:45.313-08:002012-11-11T11:16:45.313-08:00Thanks Caz. I left out of the preface all that my ...Thanks Caz. I left out of the preface all that my wife said.<br />After this- ""If we had lived in that time I would have seen you and our son go off to this battle and never return." -came "And that would have broken my heart."<br />Behind all this is the history of my ancestors that stretch back to the battle at Culloden, and tracing that history was very much part of this trip to Scotland.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07618511960243841803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post-69584537220063655462012-11-11T11:12:12.630-08:002012-11-11T11:12:12.630-08:00Feeling 'distant' Jim is understandable, b...Feeling 'distant' Jim is understandable, but as you retrace your family history you'll answer the call to go to Ireland, and in many ways you'll feel very close. <br />And you'll have a greater appreciation of the country, and its people because of your connection and the research you go through. <br />Stick it in your bucket list! Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07618511960243841803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post-58265498902163466572012-11-11T11:08:37.885-08:002012-11-11T11:08:37.885-08:00Thanks for your inspiring comments Neneng, and for...Thanks for your inspiring comments Neneng, and for the same on Facebook. I originally wrote this in English then ran it past a Scots friend who suggested some changes to align it more with Scots readers but not to completely lose the English reader. So this is how it has turned out, not purely Scots but just a nice natural blend.You'll love Scotland, in many ways similar to New Zealand, mountains, vallys, the sea never far away and large areas of unspoilt wilderness.<br />Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07618511960243841803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post-67820716158717366182012-11-08T16:06:00.733-08:002012-11-08T16:06:00.733-08:00All I can say is "WOW!" Best yet is righ...All I can say is "WOW!" Best yet is right. And I love the way the photos weave in so perfectly with the text. Have you given any thought to publishing an anthology at some point?Barbara Weibelhttp://holeinthedonut.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post-14936244725795691582012-11-08T04:11:11.755-08:002012-11-08T04:11:11.755-08:00Oh, it is so wonderful and touching! I know what i...Oh, it is so wonderful and touching! I know what is going on at present since my best GF is a Scott and I can read her mind since we share vibes very strongly. Yes, at the end of the day everybody reveres his roots most proudly. Best way is to pay homage to past tragedies in this poetic fashion and forgive the 'perpetraters'.<br />-PortiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post-5069413327490068692012-11-06T18:07:54.951-08:002012-11-06T18:07:54.951-08:00Loved it! That was a beautiful poem...and I loved ...Loved it! That was a beautiful poem...and I loved the pictures that accompanied it!Jessica Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02450820269367184046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post-84183084378798136602012-11-06T17:47:56.468-08:002012-11-06T17:47:56.468-08:00I haven`t been to your blog in a while Jim but I a...I haven`t been to your blog in a while Jim but I am so glad I visited. What a beautiful poem and your photos too!Nelietahttp://nelmitravel.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post-60300740884009870442012-11-06T13:40:32.443-08:002012-11-06T13:40:32.443-08:00Very beautiful Jim! Thanks for sharing. I really l...Very beautiful Jim! Thanks for sharing. I really love the story behind how the poem came about. I think you really captured the place and experience, probably not an easy task!!Caz Makepeacehttp://ytravelblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post-78084505494972584992012-11-05T12:26:55.891-08:002012-11-05T12:26:55.891-08:00This is really excellent Jim and thank you for sha...This is really excellent Jim and thank you for sharing. Most of my family left Ireland a really long time ago. On my father's mother's side they came in the 1600s. On his father's side they came in the early 1800s - refugees and rebels from the hell the English put them through. O my mother's side they fought with Napolean III then married French women and came over in the 1870s and 80s. Ive never been to Ireland (or Scotland for that matter) and so, like you, I think I feel distant from that experience and, really, not at all "Irish". I think that the tide of history is slowly turning away from the colonizer and brutalizer - and turning away in a peaceful and democratic way - is excellent. I'm nothing but observer and cheerleader.Jim O'Donnellhttp://www.aroundtheworldineightyyears.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839632013669425872.post-76756777538544048792012-11-04T19:16:29.622-08:002012-11-04T19:16:29.622-08:00That is a very beautiful poem you wrote, Jim and v...That is a very beautiful poem you wrote, Jim and very Scottish too. That would be more beautiful if you read them with amazing Scottish accent that many people love to hear.<br />The Highlanders, is one of my most favorite tv series. I love the heroic story about clan McLeod. <br />For so long, I heard about the beauty of Scotland as one of the most heavenly landscape on earth and I regret I was unable to visit your beautiful homeland when I lived in Europe. But for sure, I'll visit it one day after the independence, where Scotland will be a much better place!!!<br />Neneng Tariganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01246751871415766917noreply@blogger.com