tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post3522442471322152008..comments2024-03-28T09:20:13.324-04:00Comments on 37 Paddington: Frida37paddingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-17967401791551309152011-07-18T21:45:30.385-04:002011-07-18T21:45:30.385-04:00Ah, Frida. I have been a longtime admirer of this...Ah, Frida. I have been a longtime admirer of this incredible woman but became even more so after reading her biography many years ago. It was then that I discovered that the woman whom I admired also suffered from the same chronic illness that I live with today. After that, I felt connected to her in a way that made me relate to her on a very personal level. To achieve all that she achieved while coping with the stress of daily 8 level pain on a scale of 1-10, makes her a hero to me. I can barely get out of bed in the early afternoon and she was able to achieve some extremely extraordinary things. Her spirit. Her spirit is what creates a lump in my throat every time I think about her...<br /><br />I purchased The Diary of Frida Kahlo when it first came out but have not yet read it. You have inspired me to pull it back out again. I read The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver last summer and I LOVED it. I know that it was a piece of historical fiction, but I still came away from it with a feeling of knowing Frida and Diego in a more intimate way. I think you would enjoy it.<br /><br />Lots of love and big hugs,<br />DebraDebrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05328458241519464529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-69105218223821269012011-07-15T08:10:31.345-04:002011-07-15T08:10:31.345-04:00mouse, dear friend, suppose i confessed that I com...mouse, dear friend, suppose i confessed that I completely did not think of the significance of the date, which makes my posting this today somewhat eerie. I've just been feeling frida a lot lately, she was such a courageous soul, and we take courage from whatever source is at hand. but yes, it is indeed the perfect date to have posted this. the perfect month, as she was both born and died in july. ah, frida. can't wait to see your pic of ms t!<br /><br />Claire, thank you for this, and for the love from the other side of the world. I send love to you, too.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-10923943545680934682011-07-14T21:36:47.264-04:002011-07-14T21:36:47.264-04:00Ah, Frida. . . a remarkable woman, whose courage a...Ah, Frida. . . a remarkable woman, whose courage and spirit(edness) endures. <br /><br />I came upon these lines this morning, Angella, and thought of you. . . <br /><br />"Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time." - Thomas Merton<br /><br />Love to you from the South of the South Island, NZ - C xoClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-23023539829557893572011-07-14T19:42:39.402-04:002011-07-14T19:42:39.402-04:00am sure it is no coincidence that you posted this ...am sure it is no coincidence that you posted this wonderful tribute to frida on 13 july.<br /><br />rest in piece frida.<br /><br />have you read the lacuna by kingsolver? if so what did you think of her refashioning history.<br /><br />wait till you see the pic i snapped today of ms t - total frida channelling!! coming soon to the mouse, i'll give you a head's up when i post it.....<br /><br />xxmouse (aka kimy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09385557065971602436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-45735451444641649692011-07-14T18:41:44.101-04:002011-07-14T18:41:44.101-04:00Elizabeth, she fascinates me because no matter how...Elizabeth, she fascinates me because no matter how much i peer into her life, i can never really truly fathom where her strength and fortitude came from. it was so much. love to you, dear friend.<br /><br />Candice, somehow it doesn't surprise me that you are a Frida lover too. xo37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-33631506458919684122011-07-13T23:51:31.470-04:002011-07-13T23:51:31.470-04:00one of my long-time female idols. i did a report o...one of my long-time female idols. i did a report on her in high school and did so much research on her and was incredibly intrigued by her story. diego was a great muralist as well but frida's feminism and her life story, in addition to her superior artwork, is awe-inspiring. <br /><br />great post.Candice Frederickhttp://ticketstubz.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-22386224997527510562011-07-13T23:37:15.359-04:002011-07-13T23:37:15.359-04:00That book looks amazing -- you've written a re...That book looks amazing -- you've written a really fine review of both it and HER.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-77525525504568004192011-07-13T19:54:47.299-04:002011-07-13T19:54:47.299-04:00Ms. Moon, i know there are many here who see the G...Ms. Moon, i know there are many here who see the Goddess in her, as you do. And the thing I didn't mention, her face. Such a face. Her eyes look into and through you. It is the work, yes, and her survival, but it is also the woman herself, as you say. Love to you.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-74074903774427814502011-07-13T19:47:02.858-04:002011-07-13T19:47:02.858-04:00So many of us find so much in Frida and her work. ...So many of us find so much in Frida and her work. Inspiration, awe, mystery, explanations for love and art. <br />I don't know why she was the way she was. I am more interested in the fact that she WAS. I see in her The Goddess, The Artist, The Woman. Even, yes, The Mother, although she was never able to give birth to a baby. She gave birth to art and to herself. Over and over again.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.com