Comments on: Rain, Rain

By: LisaMM

LisaMM — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 05:36:25 +0000

It’s raining here in Southern California, too. Maybe this is nature’s way of preparing you for your trip.

By: polaris

polaris — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:49:09 +0000

Glad to know that the storm isn’t too bad where you are,Lily. I have been waiting to hear about the storm from my Bay Area friends, so it is good to know that things are not too bad there. I was getting worried about the power outage and the forecast of “few feet” (!!!) of snow.

I think one really appreciates the Bay Area weather when one goes away. I visited for Thanksgiving, and as soon as I stepped out of the plane in San Jose, I felt the familiar pleasant evening breeze and knew what I had been missing for three months.

Thanks for your comment on the blog. A happy new year to you as well!

By: Litlove

Litlove — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 12:49:15 +0000

Oh God, men and plausibility! How many of my fictional stories crashed on exactly those rocks? It all seemed fine to me, because let’s face it, life isn’t that plausible to begin with, but many a tale was laid down with a sorry shaking of the head. If I can read detective novels and wonder all the time why the conversations in them never go the way I think they should, then you can have a suitcase full of money in the arms of an otherwise smart woman.

Oh and it’s a bit nicer here today! Bring your thermal vest and all will be well!

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 07:08:13 +0000

The other option to running if you do find that your fingers are chilly, BlogLily, is that there will probably be sales on and you can pop into almost any high street boutique and buy yourself an elegant little pair of gloves for very small pounds.

By: bloglily

bloglily — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 01:51:24 +0000

Hello Sandi — There is some sort of tea-powered connection between rainy northern California and cold Connecticut, I am convinced. I cannot wait to hear what scrapes your people get in to. And thank you for that insight about the sensible people who behave badly and those who are non-sensible to begin with. I forget about the latter, and should not, because they are such interesting characters, aren’t they?

Dear SigNo (Don’t worry, I will come up with something better and soon….) I love your new novel, first of all. And welcome to the world of blogging, second of all. And third of all, thank you for that comforting insight into the fashion habits of the British people. I will be packing my furry slippers next to my ski gloves, next to my pajamas and I will not have a further worry about cold weather fashion.

By: sandi

sandi — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:18:18 +0000

You see? This is just what I’ve been thinking about, too: how, in novels, people have to do stupid, non-sensible things, and get themselves into scrapes–both plausible and implausible–or else, where’s the story? And how are they going to move forward in their lives if they’re already doing everything so well? It seems that they either have to have everything perfect and then lose it through acting badly…or else they have to be non-sensible to begin with and then learn how to make their lives good. Having said that, I must confess that I hate going to movies in which the characters behave so out of character that it suspends disbelief–but I find the world much more interesting when people behave just the way you’ve described: like Suzanne Summers secretly hoarding Ben & Jerry’s in her suitcase while she’s lecturing to others about health. That would be a great situation, wouldn’t it? Have fun on your trip to London. And stay dry!

By: signifying nothing

signifying nothing — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 23:34:10 +0000

Lily, the great thing about London, and in fact Britain, is that no matter how weird you look, there always be someone weirder. It is very liberating. When my daughter was in primary school there was one mother who used to walk her children to school still wearing her pyjamas. Some people just aren’t early morning kinds of people! Don’t worry about wearing skiing gloves to the theater. Or indeed your furry slippers…

By: bloglily

bloglily — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:27:48 +0000

Susan, I’m glad you’re feeling better — what a week to be sick in, huh? Pretty soon I’m driving up to the mountains with son number 3, and it’s only because of massive amounts of tea that I’m able to pull myself away from our easy chair, and implausible comedy to do it. xo

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 21:34:47 +0000

Ha, your photo looks a lot like mine and I almost titled mine “Rain, Rain” too!