tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post7307830680171083443..comments2024-03-27T09:09:56.489+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: The Circle: The Sea Shore's FlowerPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-62744813266423427442009-12-21T19:43:22.046+00:002009-12-21T19:43:22.046+00:00K,
interesting question and lovely hobby!!
Let&#...K,<br /><br />interesting question and lovely hobby!! <br />Let's see (many syllables):<br />Eh-la-phro-EE-skeau-toss<br /><br />(the skeau is pronounced a bit like the French "eau") <br /><br />It literally means someone with a "light" shadow; light as in non-heavy, ethereal, therefore not really visible, a "short" shadow. It used to denote people who were a Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-15463866078137213092009-12-21T19:39:16.145+00:002009-12-21T19:39:16.145+00:00M,
thank you for the kind words, it was quite a d...M,<br /><br />thank you for the kind words, it was quite a discobubulating experience, but somehow good!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-81832278770367901112009-12-21T19:36:21.135+00:002009-12-21T19:36:21.135+00:00Ines, please do!
Hugs!Ines, please do!<br />Hugs!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-18246201074828839732009-12-21T19:35:31.029+00:002009-12-21T19:35:31.029+00:00Roxana,
thanks for inviting me!
Glad you enjoyed ...Roxana,<br /><br />thanks for inviting me!<br />Glad you enjoyed and wish I could bottle the essence of smoked olive tree logs...it's indeed a unique smell.<br />I recall one upside-down season in Australia, so I know the feeling of being out of synch with what most people expect you desrcibed: surreal is a very apt choice of words!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-7360608426586221892009-12-21T19:33:15.962+00:002009-12-21T19:33:15.962+00:00Mk,
you're most welcome :-)
Thanks for stoppi...Mk,<br /><br />you're most welcome :-)<br />Thanks for stopping by and hope your Christmas is lovely and loving!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-81176896011103526522009-12-21T09:30:20.647+00:002009-12-21T09:30:20.647+00:00how do you pronounce the word in Greek for a perso...how do you pronounce the word in Greek for a person with a short shadow? I'm trying to collect words from other languages I like!<br /><br />thank you for posting this- it's sad but also very interestingRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459305021803770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-4844364972149053812009-12-19T15:01:24.477+00:002009-12-19T15:01:24.477+00:00Thank you for the beautiful story, and for sharing...Thank you for the beautiful story, and for sharing such a precious memory.BitterGracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262639525430954930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-6005273967375352762009-12-19T13:26:22.562+00:002009-12-19T13:26:22.562+00:00Wonderful! I'll be sure to check what other pa...Wonderful! I'll be sure to check what other participants wrote.Ineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119611878721554991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-2894560817452439912009-12-19T08:08:58.105+00:002009-12-19T08:08:58.105+00:00What a delicate and wonder filled tale dear Helg. ...What a delicate and wonder filled tale dear Helg. As a child I would travel to Argentina for Christmas. It was always a bit surreal to experience the holiday on the other side of the globe during summer. Not quite as magical as your tale and the story within the story.<br />I especially liked your scent memory of "oligeanous essence" and hope to one day experience.Illuminated Perfumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11774665887359640600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-22824483535453177502009-12-19T00:07:41.691+00:002009-12-19T00:07:41.691+00:00Thank you for a lovely story Helg. The innocence o...Thank you for a lovely story Helg. The innocence of childhood.....Mystic Knotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-91445156466455938932009-12-18T23:20:04.177+00:002009-12-18T23:20:04.177+00:00D,
thanks for confirming my feeling, it's so ...D,<br /><br />thanks for confirming my feeling, it's so great to see people sharing something that can't be always communicated with words. <br />Glad you enjoyed!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-47611284971666712622009-12-18T23:19:06.307+00:002009-12-18T23:19:06.307+00:00Ida,
thank you honey, you are correct, I did have...Ida,<br /><br />thank you honey, you are correct, I did have a loving childhood and it's been a good thing. Who knows how twisted I might have turned out without it: It usually takes very strong people to surface victorious out of a mangled childhood and I have the highest admiration for such force of character. <br /><br />Hope you're surrounded by your loved ones as we speak and that Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-6293665095005602722009-12-18T23:16:06.322+00:002009-12-18T23:16:06.322+00:00Donna,
thank you darling for saying so and what a...Donna,<br /><br />thank you darling for saying so and what a lovely simile you bring on to this: Indeed being in the moment is so very, very difficult sometimes, but it's what makes for getting the joy out of things. Now, if we didn't all trouble ourselves with the "what if" and the "I wish" and the "if only"...Like you say it takes a very conscious slowing Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-20447325166671243322009-12-18T23:13:09.741+00:002009-12-18T23:13:09.741+00:00Flora,
thank you for your kind words! It's so...Flora,<br /><br />thank you for your kind words! It's so important for children to feel secure, protected and loved, isn't it? And to let them listen to the magic of life, to savour it as much as possible, before problems, routine and disillusion set in and shatter that fairy dust...<br />I hope you have a lovely holiday season!!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-37128672039006033932009-12-18T23:11:44.071+00:002009-12-18T23:11:44.071+00:00It's elusive, that feeling of wonder. I remem...It's elusive, that feeling of wonder. I remember it well. Thank you.dissednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-17878067328584547622009-12-18T20:31:08.512+00:002009-12-18T20:31:08.512+00:00What a wonderful tale !
I think that you must hav...What a wonderful tale !<br /><br />I think that you must have had a secure, loving childhood...<br /><br />There is still a piece of that sweet child you carry within you.<br />Many blessings, my sister- to you and yours.chayaruchamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889166567884475415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-21852396595158169652009-12-18T20:28:50.592+00:002009-12-18T20:28:50.592+00:00How very beautiful and poignant E. A few years ago...How very beautiful and poignant E. A few years ago, I took my mother to church on Christmas Eve and the sermon was on the very subject of why we adults can't recapture the Christmases of our childhood. The answer had to do with our out of hand expectations vs. the delight of just being in the moment that children experience. <br /><br />I personally think that it is possible to capture, if Rappleyeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05368969125735482669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-69277281224516867162009-12-18T19:44:26.356+00:002009-12-18T19:44:26.356+00:00Helg, what a beautiful and haunting story! Indeed,...Helg, what a beautiful and haunting story! Indeed, childhood can be so magical when your innocence is protected and your world is a shelter in which to feel safe instead of a big, scary place. Christmas and other celebratory traditions can be a big part of that.Florahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00510346346502906435noreply@blogger.com