tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post1070665546109236976..comments2024-02-17T08:14:14.308-06:00Comments on imaginary garden with real toads: Chat - Shay and ToniSherry Blue Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-15536829370281812232018-07-15T22:44:02.976-05:002018-07-15T22:44:02.976-05:00I read this days ago... I thought I left a comment...I read this days ago... I thought I left a comment. hmm. I SO enjoyed the interview and thank you for the awesome back and forth. I apologize for cutting the time short with posting at midnight - that's the time I thought we always posted... Sorry! I would have happily waited until noon the next day. Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-18386974813159754392018-07-12T11:04:45.910-05:002018-07-12T11:04:45.910-05:00A delightful read ~~~ looking forward to more '...A delightful read ~~~ looking forward to more 'chats.'Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-42817172353616890362018-07-12T06:01:04.632-05:002018-07-12T06:01:04.632-05:00Thank you, everyone.Thank you, everyone.Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-46101312923560744022018-07-12T04:17:19.960-05:002018-07-12T04:17:19.960-05:00Great job, guys. Great job, guys. Brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03983584155125369291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-3788987218462494292018-07-11T19:00:56.784-05:002018-07-11T19:00:56.784-05:00Thank you both - Toni and Shay - for sharing so mu...Thank you both - <b>Toni and Shay</b> - for sharing so much about yourselves - definitely a wonderful way to get a chance to "meet" our fellow toads and friends, in a different way! It's always great to have a chance to know some background and enjoy someone else's journey in life - such great stories you both have shared! <br /><br />And thanks to <b>Kerry</b> for suggesting the idea (behind the scenes at Toads) ... looking forward to the chats as they come in :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-36783267927015998512018-07-11T17:54:33.813-05:002018-07-11T17:54:33.813-05:00Lol. I am not a kickass martial artist...i just lo...Lol. I am not a kickass martial artist...i just look fierce!tonispencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200564195675794747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-82896469903043153082018-07-11T17:53:05.378-05:002018-07-11T17:53:05.378-05:00Lol...i am the dangerous one! I only hate fauxku!Lol...i am the dangerous one! I only hate fauxku!tonispencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200564195675794747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-10055845984724590472018-07-11T17:51:59.572-05:002018-07-11T17:51:59.572-05:00Thank you Annell!Thank you Annell!tonispencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200564195675794747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-57888428202176068912018-07-11T15:42:30.166-05:002018-07-11T15:42:30.166-05:00Laffin hard @ VZ.Laffin hard @ VZ.Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-83317807933998257052018-07-11T14:59:33.891-05:002018-07-11T14:59:33.891-05:00Oh and by the way, another thing I’ve gleaned from...Oh and by the way, another thing I’ve gleaned from these 2 amazing people: Toni can usually be spotted practicing with her Samurai sword and Shay absolutely hates prose chopped up as poetry. Let’s hope Shay never reaches for the sword- especially if you send her a haiku or chopped prose! Great job 😀Vivian Zemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588008375525403964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-74300348925727701882018-07-11T14:55:39.076-05:002018-07-11T14:55:39.076-05:00It’s so cool to get to know our poets this way. I ...It’s so cool to get to know our poets this way. I enjoyed the conversation and I’m struck by how the world has become so small. You both have and have had interesting lives. Thank you for sharing!Vivian Zemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588008375525403964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-25649328243221150922018-07-11T13:37:31.359-05:002018-07-11T13:37:31.359-05:00I did. A fine poet and was led to him by Shay.I did. A fine poet and was led to him by Shay.tonispencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200564195675794747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-91901132021551148782018-07-11T13:36:45.692-05:002018-07-11T13:36:45.692-05:00Thank you Kerry for coming up with this idea and f...Thank you Kerry for coming up with this idea and for pairing me up with Shay. She is quite the talent and truly humbled me. If you follow the link in the Chat, you will discover one of my most favorite travel times, the time I was allowed to plant rice with a group of women in Japan. It did a lot towards healing me and renewed my love of food.tonispencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200564195675794747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-33658441809771722992018-07-11T13:32:07.698-05:002018-07-11T13:32:07.698-05:00I admire your taste in poets and totally agree. Sh...I admire your taste in poets and totally agree. Shay is one of the best poets around.tonispencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200564195675794747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-39198913547874940642018-07-11T13:30:39.753-05:002018-07-11T13:30:39.753-05:00Thank you Sherry! It is always a joy talking to yo...Thank you Sherry! It is always a joy talking to you.tonispencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200564195675794747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-12698658835199419992018-07-11T13:17:46.636-05:002018-07-11T13:17:46.636-05:00What a fabulously enjoyable conversation. I have i...What a fabulously enjoyable conversation. I have interviewed you both, and learned so much more about you through this chat. SO interesting! Thanks so much for a wonderful read! Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-78950981437320394392018-07-11T11:34:12.248-05:002018-07-11T11:34:12.248-05:00This was a delightful read. :-) Among the many ot...This was a delightful read. :-) Among the many others that impressed me about you, Toni, e.g., violin -playing, professional cooking, being a kick-ass martial arts girl, the most that resonated with me - i hope you don't get offended - is about being petite. Though I love the violin, and cooking, and writing, my skills (if any, more like non-skills :-) ) would only be a teeny weeny fraction of yours. But I can certainly empathize about being small. Often, I missed items in the grocery store because they were above my head. During flights, I had to rely on taller people to get my luggage from the overhead compartment. <br /><br />Shay - I also read with interest your story here. The most that resonated with me was that you have been to Manila - where I came from. Your memories brought to mind Manila when I was a much younger person. I remember the noise inside the buses during stops, the taste of food sold by the vendors. I remembered the Marcos years. He had places painted yellow as part of his 'beautification' campaign although most of us thought that it was a shallow effort to make Manila pretty. When Ronald Reagan made a state visit in the Philippines, Marcos had a fancy facade erected in front of the slum area to hide the eye sore away from the dignitaries' eyes and to make it appear that Manila was truly a beautiful city. <br /><br />~ ImeldaImeldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18171383510208182346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-75889622448597164942018-07-11T10:07:48.452-05:002018-07-11T10:07:48.452-05:00I knew next to nothing about Toni, so this was rea...I knew next to nothing about Toni, so this was really amazing. I have been stalking Shay for a few years because she is one of my very favorite writers, and I mean of all writers. Its always great to learn a little more and place faces with places, influences and intentions. Thanks so much for this peek. Loved it a lot!!Herotomosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11486093602914824276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-72300046256760279832018-07-11T07:30:48.537-05:002018-07-11T07:30:48.537-05:00What a lovely conversation!! I felt as if I was o...What a lovely conversation!! I felt as if I was overhearing the conversation, it seemed to be just between the participants. So good to learn more about these poets!! I wonder will I read Shay's poetry differently now that I know she dwells with the clouds, or will I read Toni's poetry differently, now that I know she is really small and down to earth? Love each one, and always look forward to reading what they write.annell4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-84538431932695808692018-07-11T05:52:56.838-05:002018-07-11T05:52:56.838-05:00Yes, I agree with Marian. This has been a truly de...Yes, I agree with Marian. This has been a truly delightful read. I learnt a lot about your influences, Toni, which as given me a new perspective on your poetry. And I also learnt more about Shay, thanks to your insightful questions. I am especially interested in your travel stories. I was a great traveller in my youth and intend to do a lot more of it in the near future, as I feel the world calling me.<br /><br />PS. I am back from recent travels to Cape Town and went ahead to post your chat a little earlier than was scheduled (in my managerial way) to give it a bit more time at the top spot on the blog.<br /><br />;-)Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-84840543585682407172018-07-11T05:32:34.591-05:002018-07-11T05:32:34.591-05:00Ah, such an enjoyable read this morning! Thank you...Ah, such an enjoyable read this morning! Thank you both for sharing. And now Shay, I feel inspired to look up Grover Lewis.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.com