Mar 11, 2023·edited Mar 11, 2023Liked by prue batten
I really loved this, Prue! When I was quite little I was given a lockable diary - of course it was far too special to touch, let alone write in! How silly of me. I wonder what happened to it?
Your embroidered heart is beautiful - what a lovely project to be involved with.
Hi and thank you for reading and commenting, Rebecca.
I have a feeling that my diary might have been a bit flat compared with say, Vita S-W's. Or the Mitfords. Or even the Queen Mum's!
Maybe a gin or two might have helped but I think I was probably only 10-11...
www.1000hearts.com.au is the most perfect charity with which to be involved. It has spread globally but still emanates from Hobart, Tasmania. It's astonishing what a little heart can do to elevate the spirit of someone who needs a pocket hug. There's a vast demand.
Great post! I'm lucky to have kept my own five-year diary, which I received around the age of nine. In the beginning I wrote faithfully, but the entries tapered off as time went by. However, it is interesting (and hilarious) to rediscover who I was at the stage of the game. I only wish I had the notes from friends that we passed in class.
Clever lady, keeping the diary! I reckon the diary entries would be wonderful reading. Our whole view of the world is just beginning to change as we approach teenage years and the amount of angst would be poignant and funny in equal measure.
As for the class notes - like secret squirrel stuff! ;)
Thanks Prue so much for the shout out. We are so fortunate to live where we do. I’m quite envious of people who manage to keep a regular diary. I think I always like the idea of it, and perhaps more in love with the physical diary than the actual writing in it!
Like you, I had a locking diary during childhood that is long gone. Knowing me, its entries would have been inconsistent, so I suspect at some point I deemed it not worth saving. I've never been a daily journal writer, except when given the challenge to do so, as with The Artist's Way. When I was working as a market farmer, I was more dedicated for a while, so I have 3-4 years of those "volumes," but at some point, I gave that up as well. Pity. Thanks for calling all of these memories to mind, Prue!
I found some diaries from my teenage years a few years ago. I have to be honest and say, I decided to get rid of them. There was something strange about meeting that confused, sometimes sad, trying-too-hard teenage me on the page. Time moves on. I wonder how I'll feel about my current diaries in another twenty years!!! (I envy that pale pink lockable diary, by the way!)
I really loved this, Prue! When I was quite little I was given a lockable diary - of course it was far too special to touch, let alone write in! How silly of me. I wonder what happened to it?
Your embroidered heart is beautiful - what a lovely project to be involved with.
PERFECT song choice! 😊
Hi and thank you for reading and commenting, Rebecca.
I have a feeling that my diary might have been a bit flat compared with say, Vita S-W's. Or the Mitfords. Or even the Queen Mum's!
Maybe a gin or two might have helped but I think I was probably only 10-11...
www.1000hearts.com.au is the most perfect charity with which to be involved. It has spread globally but still emanates from Hobart, Tasmania. It's astonishing what a little heart can do to elevate the spirit of someone who needs a pocket hug. There's a vast demand.
Ooooh, the Queen Mum's diary was probably one heck of a read!
Thank you so much for the link to the 1000 hearts website - I'm going to be spending some time exploring! 😊
Excellent news!!!
Great post! I'm lucky to have kept my own five-year diary, which I received around the age of nine. In the beginning I wrote faithfully, but the entries tapered off as time went by. However, it is interesting (and hilarious) to rediscover who I was at the stage of the game. I only wish I had the notes from friends that we passed in class.
Clever lady, keeping the diary! I reckon the diary entries would be wonderful reading. Our whole view of the world is just beginning to change as we approach teenage years and the amount of angst would be poignant and funny in equal measure.
As for the class notes - like secret squirrel stuff! ;)
Thanks Prue so much for the shout out. We are so fortunate to live where we do. I’m quite envious of people who manage to keep a regular diary. I think I always like the idea of it, and perhaps more in love with the physical diary than the actual writing in it!
Pleasure Julia. I love that our beautiful little island is beginning to feature on Substack.
And truth? I have a number of blank journals on my shelves. They're beautiful and caught my eye but they remain empty. Similar thoughts to you.
Like you, I had a locking diary during childhood that is long gone. Knowing me, its entries would have been inconsistent, so I suspect at some point I deemed it not worth saving. I've never been a daily journal writer, except when given the challenge to do so, as with The Artist's Way. When I was working as a market farmer, I was more dedicated for a while, so I have 3-4 years of those "volumes," but at some point, I gave that up as well. Pity. Thanks for calling all of these memories to mind, Prue!
I found some diaries from my teenage years a few years ago. I have to be honest and say, I decided to get rid of them. There was something strange about meeting that confused, sometimes sad, trying-too-hard teenage me on the page. Time moves on. I wonder how I'll feel about my current diaries in another twenty years!!! (I envy that pale pink lockable diary, by the way!)
I actually write a grateful journal every year - 5 things that I appreciate in every day.
When the journal is full, I take it outside and burn it. Its a ceremonial thing. Works for me...
What a fantastic idea! I might adopt this...