tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9704611.post1611900291141744741..comments2023-10-16T05:43:52.453-04:00Comments on Zinta Aistars: On a Writer's Journey: Shrinking Down Numbers to a DreamZinta Aistarshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14047861403285268505noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9704611.post-67331112073763967292010-12-20T07:01:18.567-05:002010-12-20T07:01:18.567-05:00Being connected through the Internet is important ...Being connected through the Internet is important to me, too, since I can't afford to fully retire. The plan is to "retire" as a full-time freelance writer. And, of course, to continue growing the literary magazine, The Smoking Poet, that I've been building for five years now. My up north realtor tells me that in many remote areas, a "dish" will get me my needed connection. Still, there are those areas that are too remote even for that ...<br /><br />I do believe Anne LaBastille is now in a nursing home, suffering from Alzheimer's, although I have not found a confirmed source. One's only consolation is that a life so fully and richly lived will outweigh such an ending. And still, the heart aches for this woman who so loved her wilderness freedom.<br /><br />I am working on book reviews for the first two Woodswoman books, to be posted at "Zinta Reviews," see link at bottom of the link list here. I can hardly wait to get my hands on the next in the series ... not so easy to find anymore in bookstores.Zinta Aistarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14047861403285268505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9704611.post-21704455790285726912010-12-20T06:23:17.061-05:002010-12-20T06:23:17.061-05:00I have read all of Anne's books and truly love...I have read all of Anne's books and truly love them. Does anyone know whether it indeed is true that she is now in a nursing home? That makes me so sad.<br /><br />I know she had begun a Woodswoman V, and I so hope it will be published.OlRedHairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04755418311070300167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9704611.post-11273478609889612010-12-19T23:45:07.742-05:002010-12-19T23:45:07.742-05:00Good point about books and such. I feel I need int...Good point about books and such. I feel I need internet, to be connected to the world wide web. It's something I engage in on a regular basis, makes my life current on so many levels. I also never want to lose touch with youth, their concerns, their energy, their fads. It helps me stay connected to the pulse of today, to my grandchild's psyche. I want to be tuned in to his life as much as I want to realize my own.Marytehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285389121007179915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9704611.post-63122960458075788672010-12-19T17:18:43.193-05:002010-12-19T17:18:43.193-05:00Jeri, I plan on taking a Kindle, or similar e-read...Jeri, I plan on taking a Kindle, or similar e-reader with me when I am ready for the move. Saves a great deal of space and trees. Alas, I've found that few of my favorite books are available in this way. For example, Anne LaBastille's books are not. They seem geared mostly for bestsellers and mainstream types of books, which rarely interest me.Zinta Aistarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14047861403285268505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9704611.post-28811702906025915762010-12-19T16:54:59.806-05:002010-12-19T16:54:59.806-05:00"I also don't give a hoot about fashion, ..."I also don't give a hoot about fashion, or new shoes, or shopping. I don't particularly care for stuff."<br /><br />You expressed exactly the way I feel. As far as the stuff goes, give me books (my kindle) and my computer and I will be content.Jerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01101706680762162800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9704611.post-50381320858794794572010-12-19T15:39:20.131-05:002010-12-19T15:39:20.131-05:00I am torn in some ways, in choosing where exactly ...I am torn in some ways, in choosing where exactly this retreat will be. That it will be north, I have no doubt. I debate on how close or how remote it will be, what conveniences I can't do without and on which I can pass. I also debate on three-seasonal or four. Then, for fun, I toss in another country. <br /><br />Mostly, I am keeping my focus now on shrinking those numbers I owe. The more they shrink, the more options I have. <br /><br />Like you, Maryte, I have flexible tastes. I can live in all kinds of surroundings and find enjoyment. Yet in some I realize I am better off as a visitor. In others, I can't help but feel I belong.Zinta Aistarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14047861403285268505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9704611.post-37739733987652990662010-12-19T13:13:11.549-05:002010-12-19T13:13:11.549-05:00"I rather like this getting old enough to be ..."I rather like this getting old enough to be allowed my measure of eccentricity." I like that statement! <br /><br />I feel very similarly to you on this issue and look forward to more of your pondering on the subject. I have a piece of paradise I want to live in as well once I "retire". It has running water, plumbing, etc...not as woodsy as your intentions. Yet, I am afraid to make the shift, entirely. We just had a robbery there and it gave me pause. I thought about if I were there, would it have been more brutal? I also had two leg breakages this past year and wonder how I would have fared alone without the resources of colleagues (who were instrumental in my healing).<br /><br />I have taught myself to meditate in my little paradise and that has done more to sustain me than anything else. So, a long haul of such meditation would certainly do me good and maybe keep me healthier. I think the health question is one of the most important in this decision. <br /><br />I am torn. I am torn, especially after visiting NYC and falling in love with it. Torn between the invisibility one can have in an exciting, large city and the invisibility one can have up North.Marytehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285389121007179915noreply@blogger.com