tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351311718404868409.post6789979490499736614..comments2023-10-31T02:43:11.887-05:00Comments on Sundown Press: Finding Creativity Through TranquilityLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351311718404868409.post-64647337128639894112016-08-30T19:56:05.694-05:002016-08-30T19:56:05.694-05:00Thank you, Livia, for your comments and for sharin...Thank you, Livia, for your comments and for sharing about your special place. Before getting the place we now have, my husband and I looked at an acreage next to forest service land that was about 4 hours away -- I'm thankful we waited! I know I'm blessed and I am filled with joy each time I go to the property and write!Wyoming Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02191673905097458637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351311718404868409.post-8062135117735911122016-08-30T19:53:02.833-05:002016-08-30T19:53:02.833-05:00Thank you, Beverly, for stopping by and commenting...Thank you, Beverly, for stopping by and commenting and for sharing about your special place. I love water (though not swimming), in particular lakes and streams. I do enjoy my little place in the woods, but I also write on the back deck overlooking a large apple tree and at a friends' ranch near a river. I'm very blessed ... and thankful. Thanks again for sharing -- and I truly enjoyed your story!Wyoming Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02191673905097458637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351311718404868409.post-54380515732479753962016-08-30T19:50:42.885-05:002016-08-30T19:50:42.885-05:00Thank you, Sarah -- I appreciate your comments. A ...Thank you, Sarah -- I appreciate your comments. A retreat is a retreat; however we can best use our place and time is all that counts. I love the woods and am blessed to live near them (and actually, my backyard has two large trees, and I often sit on the porch there to write). Thanks for sharing!Wyoming Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02191673905097458637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351311718404868409.post-23367048000100249282016-08-30T19:49:15.169-05:002016-08-30T19:49:15.169-05:00Sounds quite wonderful! I have friends who have a ...Sounds quite wonderful! I have friends who have a ranch about 70 miles from where I live; I'm able to go there, and have done so, to write, especially during winter when getting to the cabin is too difficult... at least for me -- I don't ski or snowshoe... and really don't want to. LOL Thanks for stopping by and commenting!Wyoming Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02191673905097458637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351311718404868409.post-91212782491086684292016-08-30T19:47:52.325-05:002016-08-30T19:47:52.325-05:00We're both blessed, Cher'ley. I enjoy wate...We're both blessed, Cher'ley. I enjoy water, too, and the only thing I wish was different about our forest escape is that we'd have a creek. But, I'm thankful for what we do have!Wyoming Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02191673905097458637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351311718404868409.post-77743937006470855222016-08-08T12:31:14.630-05:002016-08-08T12:31:14.630-05:00Hi Gayle, I so enjoyed your post. What a great esc...Hi Gayle, I so enjoyed your post. What a great escape for writing. I wrote a comment and it wasn't accepted for some reason, so I'm cutting this one short. I too have the benefit of beutiful surroundings--a bird's eye view of the beautiful Finger Lake I live on in NYS and my office is our loft over our bedroom. I gaze across the gentle waves to the surrounding vineyards that quilt the rolling hills and valleys. Then I get back to work. Your hideaway is awesome. Wishing you the best. And I too am so pleased to be part of the Pawprints on my Heart. Beverly Wells authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12248685758575824289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351311718404868409.post-85366657282016857952016-08-05T15:41:30.968-05:002016-08-05T15:41:30.968-05:00Your cabin in the woods seems ideal for a creative...Your cabin in the woods seems ideal for a creative retreat. I know your fellow writers must be so happy to go on these excursions with you. I like that you have a little cabin with solar power.<br />My retreat is citified--a deck off the back of my house. I would have loved returning to my parents' house and going down into the orchard, but those days are gone now. I loved that orchard.<br />Lovely article, Gayle. It does remind all of us to find tranquility wherever that may be to boost our creativity and find peace.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351311718404868409.post-75714560373940185932016-08-05T08:39:22.961-05:002016-08-05T08:39:22.961-05:00A writing retreat is valuable. Mine is my wife'...A writing retreat is valuable. Mine is my wife's family's ranch near the Texas-Mexican border, about 30 miles inside Mexico. They live in town, so the ranch house, used during the roundup and other events, is free for anyone needing a get away. I wrote a good part of The Hardest Ride there. When I wanted to experience something I went out and did it, like riding across a river on horseback in the winter or having three vaqueros charge directly at me screaming and "firing" revolvers. It was good for little things too liking describing a campfire at night or watching the antics of corralled horses. Gordohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17411491669023091364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351311718404868409.post-43776249706127823972016-08-05T06:44:41.762-05:002016-08-05T06:44:41.762-05:00Your cabin sound like a wonderful place. My house ...Your cabin sound like a wonderful place. My house that we sold in WV was a lot like your cabin, but now I can sit in my lanai and watch the birds and animals, and I'm close to beaches. The ocean has a wonderful peace too. Cher'leyCher'leyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15135360082307967914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351311718404868409.post-38507965088766049052016-08-05T06:44:15.748-05:002016-08-05T06:44:15.748-05:00Your cabin sound like a wonderful place. My house ...Your cabin sound like a wonderful place. My house that we sold in WV was a lot like your cabin, but now I can sit in my lanai and watch the birds and animals, and I'm close to beaches. The ocean has a wonderful peace too. Cher'leyCher'leyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15135360082307967914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351311718404868409.post-34122077197896171492016-08-04T18:20:08.836-05:002016-08-04T18:20:08.836-05:00Oh wow! That place is perfect. My husband and I ...Oh wow! That place is perfect. My husband and I have an old cabin 10 blocks from the bay on the Texas coast. We go and soak up the sun, sit on the beach working out plots, and then head back to the cabin to work undisturbed. The air is cleaner there coming off the bay and my brain works better. We have to drive almost 400 miles to get there, so we can't go as often as we'd like. Your place sounds like paradise.Livia J Washburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351311718404868409.post-25572490751038603252016-08-04T15:51:01.770-05:002016-08-04T15:51:01.770-05:00Doris, you are so very kind -- THANK YOU, THANK YO...Doris, you are so very kind -- THANK YOU, THANK YOU!! We all have our special spots, or we should; I'm glad you've found yours where stories spring to life, even in the midst of dry bones. :)Wyoming Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02191673905097458637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351311718404868409.post-33671774479797209932016-08-04T15:49:28.568-05:002016-08-04T15:49:28.568-05:00Thank you for your kind words, Cheryl. Yes, I feel...Thank you for your kind words, Cheryl. Yes, I feel very blessed to have a peace-filled, peaceful place at which to write. And I enjoy sharing it with other writers, so when you visit Wyoming in the future, let me know and I'll share the spot with you! :)Wyoming Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02191673905097458637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351311718404868409.post-59096227072444663722016-08-04T13:45:41.066-05:002016-08-04T13:45:41.066-05:00Gayle, happy to have you in the fold, so to say. M...Gayle, happy to have you in the fold, so to say. My friend, your retreat sounds like heaven and you are so generous to share it with others. I have my cemetery that is so peaceful, and inspiring as odd as that sounds. To be surrounded by the stories of a time in the past, it is almost impossible to describe. <br />I've been a fan of you work for a long time, and may you continue to offer your talents the world for many years to come. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6351311718404868409.post-77479190586632659332016-08-04T13:23:04.589-05:002016-08-04T13:23:04.589-05:00Gayle, you have your own private paradise! I would...Gayle, you have your own private paradise! I would love to have a place like that to just get away and do nothing but think and write and plan. And I think it's wonderful you have a place to meet with other writers, too. We are so glad to have you with us at Sundown Press. I absolutely loved your story in Pawprints!Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.com