That is, as they say, the question and I’ve been pondering it this afternoon as I’ve been cleaning out my cupboards and madly searching my kitchen for minute holes in the walls because my state has been beset by mice in plague proportions this last month or so, and the little buggers are STILL finding ways to get in.
So as I threw out and rearranged and wiped and scrubbed and cursed, I wondered whether or not this post was going to be my last. I’ve hardly listened to any new music in the last couple of months, but have been flogging the same 60 track playlist since January, with a few old favourites thrown on the stereo every now and then – The National, Sigur Ros, Withered Hand, Frightened Rabbit, Mountain Goats… and I find myself without a lot to say at the moment.
Big changes are going on away from the blog, and somehow, without realising it, I’ve moved on.
I don’t think this is my last post ever, but it seems that the need to blog has left me for a while and what was once an almost daily need is now something that I don’t find myself missing at all.
I’ll still be checking in but for now, consider the blog on the back burner. Thanks for reading and commenting and for enjoying the words and music you’ve found here. I can’t tell you how wonderful it’s been.
~ Agnes
Can’t leave you without some tunes now, can I?
Here are a few tracks that kept me company this afternoon. Enjoy.
Untitled (Love Song) – Romany Rye
Everywhere (Live) – Fleetwood Mac
I had the same kind of feelings at the start of the year but after a slight break in service I realised that I really did still enjoy it.
Whatever you decide, it has been fun and all the best.
Thanks Drew – I have had a few breaks here and there but this kinda feels like the end. You never know though, I might be back! Thanks so much for your kind words.
awww, we’ll miss you! hope you come back someday. xoxo
Thanks Chantilly! We’ll see.
Change is good… been quite a journey and loved the entries
Thanks Pedro – a supporter from the start! Has been wonderful, but yes… time to move on I think.
yours in cyberspace and beyond. E
Thank you so much E. My first reader, I reckon! Cheers
The thing is…no need to burn bridges…it doesn’t cost to have the blog sitting there for the odd occasion you feel moved to write/post/muse. I have had less and less time to devote to the old blog and like you, recognise the dwindling need, but still kind of like to look back and see how I felt about something 2 years ago etc…so will probably keep nibbling at it when I have time and motivation.
Funny how these things go in cycles. Hope all is well with you and you are enjoying the changes in life.
xx
Exactly! No harm in having it sit here just in case.
Thanks for your lovely words as always Ariza. And the changes are definitely for the best – thank you!
I already miss you.
So sad. But, I understand. Best of luck with whatever you do; I know it will be great.
Thanks so much Lee for your kind words and for the music chatter these last couple of years. Will still be checking in at KR, don’t you worry!
I love Cherry Tulips!
I understand but will nonetheless check back every so often in hope that you’ve had a little something to say. Thank you so much for all the great new songs and bands you’ve introduced me to. Very best wishes to you through all the changes.
Thanks so much Greer. I’ve loved getting to know you through your blog and you’ve opened my eyes to a pile of beautiful poems and words that I wouldn’t have known about otherwise. I’ll still be visiting A Sweet Unrest as well, so I’m sure we’ll continue to keep in touch!
Can I start this comment off by telling you how much I HATE FREAKIN” Mice??!! So sorry to hear about that nasty problem. I definitely feel your pain there.
Your blog has been one of my favorites and I have learned so much about music from you. I’ve always enjoyed your photos, too.
Like Greer, I will check in now and again hoping you might be here from time to time. Take care.
—-Tricia
You certainly can start your comment off like that Tricia! Aren’t they just the most repulsive things? They’re still about too, the little bastards.
Thanks so much for your lovely words – and you never know, I might pop back in again sometime down the track. We’ll see!
Funnily enough, Agnes, I had a hunch that I’d find this post on your wonderful blog. You seemed to be running out of steam. But this has been a wonderful place, partly for the music, but also for your warm and friendly text.
And your greatest gift has been introducing me to The Antlers, a complete classic record.
I do hope the changes in your life are wonderful and positive. The internet will be all the poorer without you, but, I feel sure, the world will be a much better place with you actively engaging in it.
PS This comment has been written whilst listening to Frightened Rabbit. Huh!
Nigel – thank you. I’ve loved getting to know you here and over at your blog as well.
I’m so glad about The Antlers – it’s wonderful to know that you’ve been able to introduce somebody to something that’s become an important part of their life and story. Thank you.
The changes are indeed all wonderful and positive and I’m at an incredibly good place in my life right now. What you wrote about me ‘actively engaging’ in the world is scarily spot on too – I’m certainly doing a lot more of that than I have been in the past couple of years and I think the lack of blogging recently is all tied up in that somehow.
Thanks so much for your kind words and for being such a regular and valuable contributor here. I’ll still be checking in at Under the Counter too – make no mistake!
Well, it’s a lot of times a matter of whether you heard something realllly good and you have the urge to shout it out to the world.
It’s the first time I read your blog and really liked it. Maybe the muse will strike you in the future. If I may, I attach this link for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVAZh8UGbxo
Greetings from Tel Aviv
Eatliz