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Post by stormymorning on Oct 22, 2015 20:56:12 GMT
For me, classical or instrumental jazz works well - sounds of nature can be nice too. But sometimes complete silence is the most enjoyable thing there is, I think.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2015 21:54:57 GMT
Yes, silence is often the most relaxing 'sound' to write to Our shop can be pretty busy at times and as I'm a naturally chatty person I'm often totally worn out with talking and smiling and helping customers so by the time I get home it's lovely to just completely decompress in silence I'm actually typing this out with no radio or other background noise on...just the dulcet tones of my dear husband snoring next door
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Post by sharmon202 on Oct 24, 2015 9:32:16 GMT
Soon going to miss writing with all the windows open and hearing birds and squirrels and wind. Hate the thought that soon we will not be able to get fresh air in every day. I am grateful Autumn cold has been delayed. We are well past the average first frost date and none in sight.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2015 21:55:52 GMT
Yes, it's lovely to be able to sit and write with the windows open during the warmer days....especially as the part of Alnwick I live in is nice and quiet Next year I plan to have a nice table and chairs on my allotment so I can write up there in the open air with just the sounds of the gentle wind in the trees in Hulne Park which is next to us, birds singing and chickens & pigeons on the surrounding plots. I've finished a couple of Five Questions letters this evening and it's been blissfully relaxing to do it with nothing but the ticking clock for company Neil is back at work and my two cats are fast asleep on the sofa. Tomorrow should be much the same as I don't have any allotment gardening to do and I'm still on holiday so I plan to keep writing letters
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Post by holsworth on Oct 27, 2015 7:09:25 GMT
I don't think my house is ever silent! When I'm writing C is normally watching TV or listening to music in the other room, or the cat is walking around yelling about how amazing she is, or the neighbours kids are outside, or there's cars driving by, or the guy next door has got his bass turned up high. Oh how I wish I could live in the middle of nowhere! So to drown out all of that I usually have music on - normally the radio. The idea of writing down on the allotment is very appealing, though I've got a lot of work to do before I can sit down there and write without feeling guilty about not weeding/digging/building!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2015 10:31:01 GMT
Yes, writing letters on the allotment is my plan BUT....I guess it'll only work if I keep on top of the weeding, watering, potting on and other endless jobs that pop up The one mistake I made this first year was letting the weeds grow!!! I'll keep on top of the blighters next year!!!
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Post by holsworth on Oct 27, 2015 10:52:29 GMT
Yes, writing letters on the allotment is my plan BUT....I guess it'll only work if I keep on top of the weeding, watering, potting on and other endless jobs that pop up The one mistake I made this first year was letting the weeds grow!!! I'll keep on top of the blighters next year!!! Yes, I'm sure allotment activities are at least 50% weeding! I've got plans for weed proof matting and bark chippings next year!
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Post by chojo on Oct 27, 2015 16:35:08 GMT
Yes, writing letters on the allotment is my plan BUT....I guess it'll only work if I keep on top of the weeding, watering, potting on and other endless jobs that pop up The one mistake I made this first year was letting the weeds grow!!! I'll keep on top of the blighters next year!!! Yes, I'm sure allotment activities are at least 50% weeding! I've got plans for weed proof matting and bark chippings next year! Be careful with bark chippings, don't use fresh stuff that has just been made or it can suck the nitrogen from the soil which is not good for your veggies! Any bagged stuff from garden centres should be fine.
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Post by jlynmriep on Oct 31, 2015 3:46:00 GMT
I listen to music, or turn on the TV, but nothing I care about watching closely - usually just a silly sitcom or something. I just need background noise
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2015 10:41:45 GMT
Yes, I'm sure allotment activities are at least 50% weeding! I've got plans for weed proof matting and bark chippings next year! That's what we are doing too. I'm currently working on designs for where to put the different beds and Neil will then make them from a stash of wood he currently has stored in the shed and polytunnel. We'll then lay some weed-suppressant membrane down to mark the paths between the beds and get bark chippings on top. It's done nothing but rain since early November and the grass/weed paths are as slippy as anything so they will be getting removed ASAP. They're very pretty in the summer but far too slippy when wet
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Post by orpilorp on Jan 13, 2016 15:42:09 GMT
I always write with the music on at low volume settings, and always slower tempos such as 1930s salon music, 1950s jazz, Eno's 1970s ambient stuff, and classical trios/quartets. I have found the human voice to be so totally distracting that I'm tempted to delete almost all voice from the iPod (well okay, I will kep Furtwangler's 1943 performance of Beethoven's 9th.)
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Post by MKB on Jan 15, 2016 7:24:22 GMT
I prefer quiet if available. Occasionally I listen to instrumental jazz, like Miles Davis or piano. I studied music in college, so classical music is too distracting, like most vocal music.
Lately at work I have been using rain storm background soundtracks with earbuds to drown out chitchat. I imagine that it might be nice for letter writing too. It reminds me of relaxing on the porch of a forest cabin. Of course, if you are from a rainy climate, additional rain might be more dreary than enjoyable.
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Post by orpilorp on Jan 15, 2016 13:48:57 GMT
MKB: "Lately at work I have been using rain storm background soundtracks with earbuds to drown out chitchat. I imagine that it might be nice for letter writing too. It reminds me of relaxing on the porch of a forest cabin." Then you just might love Arvo Pärt's 'Fur Alina' or Brian Eno's 'Discreet Music'. They are quite soothing but not at all distracting. After listening to them for about 40 years they are still some of my favorite records. Check them out on YouTube.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2016 11:23:02 GMT
I rarely listen to music while writing. But if I do, I like zen music (on Youtube) or the more quiet songs of the Dire Straits.
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Post by MKB on Jan 16, 2016 20:28:35 GMT
Then you just might love Arvo Pärt's 'Fur Alina' or Brian Eno's 'Discreet Music'. They are quite soothing but not at all distracting. After listening to them for about 40 years they are still some of my favorite records. Check them out on YouTube. Thanks! Nice choices for relaxation. I like the rain with thunder because it's both relaxing and energizing which helps keep me focused.
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