tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post639817362236300422..comments2024-03-06T03:44:15.470-08:00Comments on Tote Bags 'n' Blogs: Home - Helene YoungLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583249444580245924noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-5709570917091292272011-02-12T02:50:01.278-08:002011-02-12T02:50:01.278-08:00Nas, you must be somewhere in the southern hemisph...Nas, you must be somewhere in the southern hemisphere too! Cyclone Yasi whipped through last week leaving us relatively unscathed but further south devastated.. The ocean is usually such a calming place to live.Helene Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03642970292885499132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-86861241259828402132011-02-12T02:46:37.280-08:002011-02-12T02:46:37.280-08:00Kylie, your landscape sounds perfect for world bui...Kylie, your landscape sounds perfect for world building in fantasy fiction!Helene Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03642970292885499132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-43902473211610515112011-02-10T12:59:32.326-08:002011-02-10T12:59:32.326-08:00We have sea around where I live and it makes fabul...We have sea around where I live and it makes fabulous and calm scenery, when we drive along.<br /><br />But we also have tropical cyclones and right now we are smack in the middle of our cyclone season!<br /> <br />Good luck with 'Shattered Sky' and look forward to reading it!Nashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-34439325931781879112011-02-10T04:11:59.732-08:002011-02-10T04:11:59.732-08:00I love the volcanic shaped landscape of where I li...I love the volcanic shaped landscape of where I live, Helene.<br /><br />We have a mix of wide, open plains that were once an inland sea, and a series of hills that are the remnants of gigantic lava flows and volcanic plugs.<br /><br />It makes for a fantastic scenery when driving for about 100kms in any direction.Kylie Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469214884337936604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-6965178139581517692011-02-09T19:14:23.522-08:002011-02-09T19:14:23.522-08:00Pat, that's wonderful. Fifty years together is...Pat, that's wonderful. Fifty years together is a beautiful achievement and I bet you still hold hands!!<br /><br /> I hope I have as long with my man. It's been 26 good years so far!Helene Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03642970292885499132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-17895418228164275382011-02-09T19:12:49.262-08:002011-02-09T19:12:49.262-08:00Lol, Sandy, I just got soaked talking to my neighb...Lol, Sandy, I just got soaked talking to my neighbour discussing the storm water drains. A car drove past with a couple looking at us like we were mad women (which perhaps we are...) as we stood there in the down pour :)<br /><br />You have a good man to come home to! Home, as they say, is where the heart is!Helene Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03642970292885499132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-4148853561559693752011-02-09T19:10:32.328-08:002011-02-09T19:10:32.328-08:00Thanks Tash, it's still raining up here so I d...Thanks Tash, it's still raining up here so I do feel for those trying to get their lives back in order. Thanks for your good wishes for Shattered Sky.Helene Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03642970292885499132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-32209211520265172392011-02-09T18:45:26.766-08:002011-02-09T18:45:26.766-08:00Lovely pictures you've left with us!
I don...Lovely pictures you've left with us!<br /><br />I don't drive, so it is usually<br />Honey and I coming home together.<br />That is what is so important to<br />me: we started this life together<br />almost 50 years ago and it still<br />continues, the togetherness which<br />is us.<br /><br />Pat CochranPat Cochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997396930842831460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-63265485545798683172011-02-09T17:43:45.869-08:002011-02-09T17:43:45.869-08:00Hi Helene,
I remember when we lived in Cairns I di...Hi Helene,<br />I remember when we lived in Cairns I didn't even bother with an umbrella - especially if I was trying to get in or out of the car. Struggling with a brolly and trying to open and close doors without getting wet - not co-ordinated enough I'm afraid. I'd get less wet if I just made a dash for it :). Taking the dogs out for a walk in the rain was never a hardship as it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-82265637342884386612011-02-09T15:25:37.729-08:002011-02-09T15:25:37.729-08:00Happy to hear you're ok after Yasi paid a visi...Happy to hear you're ok after Yasi paid a visit and good luck with your new book :)TashNzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02146884245899602417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-83159499109741565502011-02-09T10:47:41.308-08:002011-02-09T10:47:41.308-08:00Hi Pageturner, I'm constantly amazed that I ge...Hi Pageturner, I'm constantly amazed that I get paid to look at the view - and it's a gorgeous view!<br /><br />It's 5 am and I'm heading off to work now to fly from Cairns to Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. Rain's bucketing down outside so there might not be much view today....Helene Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03642970292885499132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-81183908453309819562011-02-09T10:45:49.639-08:002011-02-09T10:45:49.639-08:00Ev, I love that sense of community that you're...Ev, I love that sense of community that you're describing. It's one of the lovely things about our little neighbourhood. Cyclone Yasi roared through a week ago and everyone has been helping out for their neighbours.Helene Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03642970292885499132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-12934062807924320932011-02-09T10:43:40.803-08:002011-02-09T10:43:40.803-08:00Thanks Christine, I hope you enjoy it too! I'm...Thanks Christine, I hope you enjoy it too! I'm still waiting for my copy of Captive to be delivered... Cyclone Yasi has much to answer for!Helene Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03642970292885499132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-74966576306584416722011-02-09T09:32:53.746-08:002011-02-09T09:32:53.746-08:00Coo, you're a pilot! How cool is that?
oagetu...Coo, you're a pilot! How cool is that?<br /><br />oageturner345@gmail.compageturnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147423242640032207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-33132567750511031742011-02-09T08:57:12.772-08:002011-02-09T08:57:12.772-08:00Sitting here freezing my arse off, so it was nice ...Sitting here freezing my arse off, so it was nice to warm it up a bit even vicariously through the picture you painted. I so will get there someday.<br /><br />Flying. I love to fly. I always wanted to learn but never had the money to do it. And then someone gave me the chance to fly in a helicopter. Wish I was coordinated enough to be able to learn to fly one of them. <br /><br />I moved to evhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17115095440272797137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-31637660822130852402011-02-09T03:29:09.354-08:002011-02-09T03:29:09.354-08:00Blogger ate my comment! Trying again...
I love ho...Blogger ate my comment! Trying again...<br /><br />I love how you weave the gorgeous landscape into your books, Helene, and I am so looking forward to reading Lauren's story!Christina Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14394771634788090193noreply@blogger.com