tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post8943463217228917515..comments2024-03-27T10:01:12.225+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-16364827324872512272020-07-23T05:29:08.844+01:002020-07-23T05:29:08.844+01:00Hey there! I just checked and it's available o...Hey there! I just checked and it's available on YT in two parts, because 12 hours is the YT limit (who knew?) so they re-read the last hour again and posted it as a second part. Just look for "Pride and Prejudice Theatre Fundraiser" streamed live by Sun and Moon Theatre on 12 July.Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292701509476856967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-55670985021205388032020-07-22T14:48:47.998+01:002020-07-22T14:48:47.998+01:00Do you have more info would love to watch listen t...Do you have more info would love to watch listen to this. One of my fav booksSouthern Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12704854973003741122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-89786143431414529902020-07-22T09:30:29.767+01:002020-07-22T09:30:29.767+01:00Arthur Ransome wrote "Swallows and Amazons&qu...Arthur Ransome wrote "Swallows and Amazons". Re-reading old favourites is what I had in mind. Barbara Pym certainly comes into that category, as might some of the early Barbara Kingsolver. And Annie Proulx.shandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-33405232164793296852020-07-22T00:19:01.892+01:002020-07-22T00:19:01.892+01:00A Gentleman in Moscow! Yes! I know you prefer no...A Gentleman in Moscow! Yes! I know you prefer not to read books set in places you have never been, but this is worth it. Well, I thought so, after avoiding it. Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588244535423212079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-46389625765211293662020-07-21T21:38:35.167+01:002020-07-21T21:38:35.167+01:00On a recent Sunday I watched a livestream on YouTu...On a recent Sunday I watched a livestream on YouTube (and my internet connection miraculously had very few hiccups) of Pride and Prejudice being read aloud, unabridged, by a large group of characters and a narrator. It was to encourage support for struggling theatres, but there was no link for donations - I think the idea was to enjoy the performance/reading and then donate to a theatre of one's choice. I started watching to see how it would go, and ended up watching the entire thing - it was something like 12 hours, maybe longer. It was an entire day of enjoyment and distraction - I even listened to it on my phone when I was outside doing the necessary chores, so I wouldn't miss anything. Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292701509476856967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-42779116355384125852020-07-21T21:26:45.916+01:002020-07-21T21:26:45.916+01:00I love the suggestion of Mark Twain for Pandemic r...I love the suggestion of Mark Twain for Pandemic reading. And I will re read Huck Finn and find the story of his father. <br />I absolutely loved A Gentleman in Moscow. I do suggest that you watch Casablanca, the movie, before you finish the book. I have just read Flight Portfolio and will soon read the Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer. Both are engaging and set around the 2nd World War.<br />I went through a period about 30 years ago of reading all of Barbara Pym. May try again. I used to go to a used book store in Soho near my office in New York and discover new books on the $1.00 shelf. I always thought they found me. I think that is where I got the first Barbara Pym.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269757003909983034noreply@blogger.com