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For those posts too good to, ahem, flush down the pan, but not quite sufficiently meaty to make a satisfying meal on their own, why not collect them and concoct a tasty olla podrida.
Perhaps a charivari would not be quite the thing, we want them to be melodious, fragrant affairs, nothing to frighten the horses.
We are always being told that waste is bad, and I totally agree; let's create posts which are entirely made up from left-overs, unconsidered trifles, juicy snippets, witty/moving/interesting/made-up/found/ bits and pieces, poetry or prose, a kind of fridge soup for blogland.
I see these posts appearing on our own blogs, perhaps once a month, with or without pictures. Anything you fancy, in fact. There'll be a list of members somewhere and we'll all go and take a spoonful of each other's concoctions, fulsome appreciation obligatory.
When I posted a taster of Fridge Soup before, many of you seemed to like the idea. Do you still?
Who's in?
I'm in the mood. Please sign me up.
ReplyDeleteCount me in - although in truth I have to say that my life too, too often seems to consist soley of that hodge podge. Oh for a defining moment, a blast of inspiraton that would result in pithy post after pithy post.
ReplyDeleteI'll be your most faithful maker of Fridge Soup.
I think most of my posts are already like that. I'm the Scatter Queen. A friend of mine whose son had ADD said she has no trouble following my conversations with her. But what are you proposing, that we start a Fridge Soup blog or just that we do the miscellany on our own blogs?
ReplyDeleteI don't know what olla podrida or charivari are, but I can grasp "fridge soup."
ReplyDeleteI'm in.
If memories does not make me wrong, remember the best meals to have been made of left-overs.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful idea.
Please have a nice start into the new month and week as well.
Me, me! I have a blog fridge full of such bits and pieces...
ReplyDeleteFriko, you're in it now!!! I love the idea of a Fridge Soup blog (and a title like that is perfectly quirky and way more appealing than the rather literary Miscellany - no criticism implied or intended)and will post under that title. Unless you want to go to the work of creating..ahem.. another blog...??
ReplyDeleteGreat idea I'm in. I feel a poem brewing.
ReplyDeleteMoodling - I think I got the word from Julia Cameron... not sure. I think it means thinking about anything and everything and something creative coming (hopefully).
Hello Friko. I have been a bit quiet for a while but now I am back to surfing again and have just cought up with your last few posts.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of this Miscellany Fridge Soup blog and will tackle it in due course when my actual postings cells are fully awake.
Yes please. Count me in! Friko, on your last blog 'regrets' you asked me what I meant by 'Friko wrote on your wall'. Well - my daughter, son, niece and her college age children are all on facebook so I thought I'd have a peek to see what they're all up to. Mind you I think I'm probably 30 years past it, but never mind. They all put their photographs up and write messages sort of similar to e-mails except that they call it writing on someone's wall. On your post 'Regrets' I found such an identity with what you were saying that it really felt as though you were'writng on my wall' so to speak. I must admit when I saw all the college photos of my niece's children I couldn't help feeling a pang of regret as 'college' although I would have loved to have had the chance to go - was not to to be for me. Oh gosh, I think I might have a little blog for 'Miscellany' coming on. Oops!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a plan! I'll see what I can do.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a nice concept and I’ll be interested in reading all the material gathered in it. I don’t think I’ll take part in it because I usually think about one post, a long time in advance, and keep with it until I post it. Or we go on a trip and this is an opportunity for a post. I also have ideas for posts (I made a list) that will keep me busy until the Fall, and by then I’ll have thought of more. I think about them, the pictures, the painting, etc. and don’t let go – like a dog on a bone. I don’t have snippets of posts but would love to read some – how are you going to organize them?
ReplyDeleteI might jump in..I'm keeping my eyes open here. The poetry together with some of the photos throws me as it is real nice..I enjoyed the dog humor. I think I have a pretty good sense of humor but the traffic I draw over at my blog keeps me sober! I just want to cut loose sometimes. Anyway, I'll be checking back. Regina-
ReplyDeleteSo what happens next? Do we just post our own Miscellany posts as and when we like, or shall we have a week each month (or something) in which we post it, and can then be reminded (by a certain Friko?) to look for other people's? I'm giving away my bad memory and lack of organisation and discipline here, I know!
ReplyDeleteYes count me in too please.
ReplyDeleteI know I'm a little behind but I'm interested!
ReplyDeleteEverybody - look at the next post up.
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