tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post6218315745043346178..comments2024-02-17T08:14:14.308-06:00Comments on imaginary garden with real toads: Interview With Susie Clevenger, Laundry Goddess!Sherry Blue Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-26482847226147398902012-12-27T00:50:34.840-06:002012-12-27T00:50:34.840-06:00It's always fascinating to learn more about on...It's always fascinating to learn more about one of my favorite poets :-)Ben Dittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10637997946476963455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-53359731642433418192012-02-12T11:10:49.507-06:002012-02-12T11:10:49.507-06:00Wow, superb blog format! How long have you ever be...<b>Wow, superb blog format! How long have you ever been blogging for? you make blogging glance easy. The full glance of your site is fantastic, neatly as} the content material!</b><br><a name="ucomment" href="http://sorelwomenshelentundrabothecheapest.blogspot.com/2012/02/sorel-women-tofino-cvs-boot.html" rel="nofollow">Sorel Women's Tofino CVS Boot</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-62259300908284449842012-01-20T11:34:08.616-06:002012-01-20T11:34:08.616-06:00Fabulous interview. I should have replied yesterda...Fabulous interview. I should have replied yesterday but I was distracted by the details of a possible (although not probable, given Him and his lack of enthusiasm) kitchen reno. Apologies all over the place. Anyway, the interview made me think this—Fireblossom, you can now sing:<br />"If you knew Susie, like I know Susie,<br /> Oh, oh, oh what a gal!"Kay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-4855795933078323762012-01-20T08:08:59.349-06:002012-01-20T08:08:59.349-06:00great interview here! much enjoyed reading it - gr...great interview here! much enjoyed reading it - great questions and responses! well done both of you!Ostensible Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08775793995809226782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-46393466771665011832012-01-19T23:14:08.389-06:002012-01-19T23:14:08.389-06:00It was great to get to know more about you. I real...It was great to get to know more about you. I really loved your poem.Hannah Pratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241656929267868673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-75351926363096324782012-01-19T21:02:33.734-06:002012-01-19T21:02:33.734-06:00Lovely interview Shay and Susie. Because of this,...Lovely interview Shay and Susie. Because of this, I now understand and appreciate your work Susie. You are a brave woman ~Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-60517654954136122132012-01-19T17:34:19.869-06:002012-01-19T17:34:19.869-06:00Susie, busy day here so I am first making my blog ...Susie, busy day here so I am first making my blog rounds tonight. Very nice interview, Susie and Shay. It is always nice to learn more about one another. It definitely leads to deeper appreciation of each other's poetry. Susie what a horrible accident you endured. I am so glad you are finding / have found your way back.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-35285536139001559162012-01-19T15:40:29.773-06:002012-01-19T15:40:29.773-06:00Interesting, enjoyable and amusing. Thank you both...Interesting, enjoyable and amusing. Thank you both, and congratulations Susie on getting through, and moving on.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-59078518283991876022012-01-19T15:06:23.200-06:002012-01-19T15:06:23.200-06:00Thanks Fireblossom (Shay) for choosing me to inter...Thanks Fireblossom (Shay) for choosing me to interview. It was an honor and your questions made me feel comfortable to share a little about who I am and my writing journey. Also your humor was an immediate connection. Thank all of you for your support in the Garden and your kind comments on my interview. I am blessed to be in the presence of such amazing talent. <br /><br />Margaret that isn't my laundry room. Mine is tiny with generic white appliances. FB chose a wonderful throne for my laundry kingdom. :)<br /><br />SusieSusie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-55483686225901397502012-01-19T14:29:51.208-06:002012-01-19T14:29:51.208-06:00Absolutely fantastic interview! Just, wow.Absolutely fantastic interview! Just, wow.Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-7802106592636267152012-01-19T14:08:49.804-06:002012-01-19T14:08:49.804-06:00Great interview... kudos to you both! Susie, you a...Great interview... kudos to you both! Susie, you are an inspiration to me. After all you've been through life does seem more poetic I'm sure. The symbolism of the butterfly is quite a coincidence as I'm working with a lady on a new line with the butterfly as a symbol of her deceased friend. You can read about it on my Conversations with a Cardinal blog.Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-69849372235883635652012-01-19T13:23:59.803-06:002012-01-19T13:23:59.803-06:00This is a great interview! I must say that Susie ...This is a great interview! I must say that Susie is quite an inspiring person.Teresahttp://razzamadazzle.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-84786695521633261442012-01-19T12:41:36.415-06:002012-01-19T12:41:36.415-06:00WOW! What a story, Susie! Amazing and inspiring. S...WOW! What a story, Susie! Amazing and inspiring. So glad you are writing. I am always so blown away by peoples' stories and yours is very inspiring. Shay, great interview! I loved the keeping it real and the humanity of it all. And, of course, the quintessential Fireblossom humor, that goes without saying.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-12830688305980599422012-01-19T12:39:42.822-06:002012-01-19T12:39:42.822-06:00I'm glad that you guys liked it. Susie was a w...I'm glad that you guys liked it. Susie was a wonderful subject and made it easy for me. <br /><br />I tried to use what I had learned from watching the Interview Queen, our very own Sherry Blue Sky, do it. She is my interviewing idol.Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-73318268960452133442012-01-19T12:17:45.347-06:002012-01-19T12:17:45.347-06:00What a wonderful interview. Y'all were both g...What a wonderful interview. Y'all were both great. Susie, what a blessing to hear more about you. Fireblossom, I like your interviewing style! Both of you hang in there --- God's not finished with His work in y'all yet! Have a blessed day!Mary Ann Potterhttp://www.fromthestarcatcher.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-2453178984141602502012-01-19T10:43:44.862-06:002012-01-19T10:43:44.862-06:00Great interview, people. Thanks. ♥Great interview, people. Thanks. ♥Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-53152061901667543872012-01-19T10:27:20.878-06:002012-01-19T10:27:20.878-06:00Another great interview! FB, you didn't seem l...Another great interview! FB, you didn't seem like a noob, and Susie, I am amazed, impressed, and humbled by your struggles and successes. Continue to spread those butterfly wings!Lolamousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508347229501155001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-5643358593068955042012-01-19T09:58:14.050-06:002012-01-19T09:58:14.050-06:00What an enjoyable and entertaining look at a write...What an enjoyable and entertaining look at a writer I am just coming to appreciate, and how serious and inspiring as well. I especially like the line Susie quoted from the top of her blog--I think that feeling of 'living in a poem'I and perhaps all poets have, has never been expressed so succinctly and personally before for me. Great interview--and another reason why communities like Toads are such an important, supportive place for writers to hang out.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-39696073071218626952012-01-19T09:58:13.595-06:002012-01-19T09:58:13.595-06:00...and is that a photo of your laundry room Susie?......and is that a photo of your laundry room Susie? I have just become inspired and I am off to create this for my self... Give me a week and I will post a photo on my blog! (talk about inspiration)Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-51623970510011276952012-01-19T09:56:15.851-06:002012-01-19T09:56:15.851-06:00This really inspires me and I am in awe with Susie...This really inspires me and I am in awe with Susie's journey. Who would ask for such difficulty? But many would ask for her talent, which has obviously been hard won. I am thrilled to have this veil lifted a bit and be able to see the person behind the creative blog title...<br /><br />Emily Bronte wrote<br />of tears that only ceased<br />when others were looking.<br />This gave me the courage<br />to speak my own tears.<br /><br />Beautiful, and I look forward to reading more poems, more pros and also MORE interesting interviews by Fireblossom. Well, done - both of you. :)Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-45242931958047523622012-01-19T09:48:59.542-06:002012-01-19T09:48:59.542-06:00Susie your words are a gift! I too feel connected ...Susie your words are a gift! I too feel connected to the butterfly.<br />I have a second birthday, from a near death experience. I so enjoyed the intimacy you shared and how Fireblossom was able to shine the light on your talents! Well Done~<br />I'm so glad you are part of this garden! (((hugs)))Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-30472189195386223382012-01-19T09:23:42.598-06:002012-01-19T09:23:42.598-06:00Yay! She is an adorable woman with a really beauti...Yay! She is an adorable woman with a really beautiful story. Great interview!Kenia Santoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12893148474912410033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-29421427270822434402012-01-19T09:13:49.983-06:002012-01-19T09:13:49.983-06:00WOW, Suzie. WOW. i feel like i'll never look a...WOW, Suzie. WOW. i feel like i'll never look at a butterfly in the same way again. :)<br />and fireblossom? "cool beans" made me LOL and then LOL again. guffaw!Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-75535172458671202502012-01-19T09:09:35.761-06:002012-01-19T09:09:35.761-06:00You both are good! I enjoyed an interview which sh...You both are good! I enjoyed an interview which showed a genuine connection between the two participants. Susie, I love how the butterfly symbolizes your evolution and your poem is one that speaks to me on a personal level - the way poets have touched our lives and made them more meaningful is a rare gift we should never take for granted.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.com