tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post4785703422608941797..comments2024-03-28T20:39:15.991+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-61574378459627553842019-06-15T06:15:15.869+01:002019-06-15T06:15:15.869+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14272462306001141837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-1567053285990168862019-06-11T11:25:05.421+01:002019-06-11T11:25:05.421+01:00Inertia has its virtues. People un-couple too ea...Inertia has its virtues. People un-couple too easily these days. Especially where children are concerned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-84203698193137827612019-06-10T03:43:28.718+01:002019-06-10T03:43:28.718+01:00I married my husband after ten years of "dati...I married my husband after ten years of "dating." He was the boy next door. I thought I knew everything about him. I knew nothing. Marriage changes everything -which is why living together doesn't solve everything, IMHO. Not that I am in a position to tell anyone what to do:)! Thankfully, we are still married more than 42 years later - inertia or virtue? That remains to be seen;)!FuguesStateKnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14271842690827237203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-82574774573351841212019-06-09T08:26:22.844+01:002019-06-09T08:26:22.844+01:00I did enjoy Trollope's writing in "Miss M...I did enjoy Trollope's writing in "Miss Mackenzie" but he is really more concerned with social satire than with the emotional reality for his heroine - witness the charity bazaar. The dull fifty-year-old cousin comes not only with seven completely undifferentiated daughters but also a hideous mother who has already been cruel to Margaret on several occasions. Now he may be kind, and better than the monstrous Maguire, but it is still a dull choice. After all, she has had little chance of "Billing and cooing", as Trollope puts it, before.shandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-90361809419168551772019-06-09T00:06:53.215+01:002019-06-09T00:06:53.215+01:00...Er, there is usually a Pointless on a Saturday ......Er, there is usually a Pointless on a Saturday evening, though often at a different time. Sometimes there is even one on a Sunday. These are the Celebrity specials where eight well known people (often with a theme, eg sports presenters) play in an effort to win the prize for their chosen charity. The questions are similar, though often there is one about recognising songs, not easy to do!<br /><br />Helen (anon) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-12736571973217133002019-06-08T22:45:24.242+01:002019-06-08T22:45:24.242+01:00Sometimes my mother would read a dull-looking book...Sometimes my mother would read a dull-looking book entirely backwards, starting at the end. She said it made it like a detective story, finding out what happened and then finding out how they got into all that.=Tamarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-39984110172955870922019-06-08T22:36:38.179+01:002019-06-08T22:36:38.179+01:00I too read the last chapter before I start the boo...I too read the last chapter before I start the book. Always have.ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17380296569508243613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-81846488960498291152019-06-08T21:57:26.943+01:002019-06-08T21:57:26.943+01:00I see via Mason Dixon that Susan Crawford’s book i...I see via Mason Dixon that Susan Crawford’s book is now available as an ebook, but it contains none of the stories or written pieces, only the patterns and photos. I just saved myself 25 pounds,Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588244535423212079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-65717762998612759552019-06-08T21:42:35.990+01:002019-06-08T21:42:35.990+01:00I am beginning to feel a little guilty for pointin...I am beginning to feel a little guilty for pointing you at "No Name" in the first place. In mitigation, it was a long time ago when I read it, - I was younger and had more stamina for long books. Now, I cannot remember how it ended, so no chance of a spoiler, but you have my full permission to abandon it if you wish!jeanfromcornwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10062674591619616456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-83611292867636975772019-06-08T20:46:54.266+01:002019-06-08T20:46:54.266+01:00I am pretty bad about reading the ending mid-book....I am pretty bad about reading the ending mid-book. That way, I know if I want to continue reading to see how they got there. My husband doesn't approve. It is much harder to do with audiobooks, alas.<br /><br />Beverly in NJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-51037171712651705892019-06-08T20:43:23.974+01:002019-06-08T20:43:23.974+01:00Greek! The first time I saw Julius Caesar acted, t...Greek! The first time I saw Julius Caesar acted, the words 'it's all Greek to me', casually spoken, with almost emphasis, came as a total surprise.<br />I've just heard about 'Longbourne' by Jo Baker; Pride and Prejudice told from the servant's point of view. Looks interesting and amusing.<br />I am in awe of The Shawl... A work of art.KirstenMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460530603998948689noreply@blogger.com