tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109280025743411757.post2489474114961476033..comments2023-09-30T06:42:37.342-04:00Comments on Losing Our Shirts, Keeping The Farm: A Time of MourningNancy Chasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06537838536319846967noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109280025743411757.post-8096758063830373852007-09-19T13:07:00.000-04:002007-09-19T13:07:00.000-04:00Hi Nancy,You described so well the feeling I also ...Hi Nancy,<BR/>You described so well the feeling I also get every Fall (as well as the flip side in Spring). It is very different from SAD, it really is a sense of loss, and it happens every year. (I am always surprised too, why?) These two times of year are intense transitions, and people like us, who are in tune, feel the change very acutely. Thank you for a beautiful post! LaurieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109280025743411757.post-57700607815116979622007-09-16T19:17:00.000-04:002007-09-16T19:17:00.000-04:00Hi Rod! I do know about SAD... and may very well ...Hi Rod! I do know about SAD... and may very well be affected by it later in the year. <BR/><BR/>But this time of year, I am still working outside on the farm quite a lot and getting lots of natural light---actually probably MORE natural light than in previous months because it's finally cool enough to spend longer periods of time outside.<BR/><BR/>I grew up in Maine, where the winters are long and cold. I always dreaded them. I don't do well in the cold, so Maine winters were a misery to me every year for months on end.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps I still have a bit of that dread ingrained in my bones, even after having moved to Virginia where the winters are not that bad.Nancy Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06537838536319846967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109280025743411757.post-65288281771833918312007-09-16T19:04:00.000-04:002007-09-16T19:04:00.000-04:00What you're describing is SAD, seasonal affective ...What you're describing is SAD, seasonal affective disorder. I built my wife a "light box," it hangs from the ceiling in the Winter right above where she sits in the evenings. When you turn it on, it is like being in sunlight. You should try it.RODhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11021640991330386126noreply@blogger.com