Comments on ENGLISH DREAMING, ENGLISH RAIN: Essexmania

Looks as if you have adopted London and She, you. ...

2007-09-09T10:27:00.000+01:00

Looks as if you have adopted London and She, you. You descibe her in magical terms. The place you were born to were not of yer choice. The place where you make yer home, is.

Seems strange that we are sooner parted with our mothers than our motherland.

Stay Stompy

Its a good thing I think that you and Essex are 'd...

2007-09-06T19:18:00.000+01:00

Its a good thing I think that you and Essex are 'divorcing' - I dont think you were ever comfortable there- but look where you are now, it maybe a roaring bustling city but you turn it into a peaceful idyll for your soul with your words. The glass is half full if anything D.

That's depressing. Really. I find the same thing t...

2007-09-03T16:21:00.000+01:00

That's depressing. Really. I find the same thing tho, still living in the city i grew up in. Well, i lived in its suburb. Whenever i drive over there (a mere 10 minutes away) the memories push further and further back. The people are gone, the sun doesn't seem to shine as brightly. I see the ghosts of teenagers.

I understand.

Home and not home? It sounds like maybe it's some...

2007-09-03T13:56:00.000+01:00

Home and not home? It sounds like maybe it's something you'll be relieved to be done with.

You could be describing my own visits "home". It'...

2007-09-03T01:57:00.000+01:00

You could be describing my own visits "home". It's not home any more; the homestead no longer belongs to us. The memories that linger are no longer accompanied by a place to go to resurrect them. So strange for it to be so easy to no longer have a physical home to "return" to. But it does emphasize the idea that your home is where your heart lies. And with your family of choice, sometimes.<