tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post1907263816300820709..comments2024-03-27T20:36:43.009-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: Tea Time for the Traditionally Built by Alexander McCall SmithNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-68173722718868979032009-07-20T12:05:06.874-04:002009-07-20T12:05:06.874-04:00Thanks, Heather for the recommendation. I have it...Thanks, Heather for the recommendation. I have it in my Netflix queue whenever it becomes available on dvd.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-15474584013875300132009-07-20T10:57:57.573-04:002009-07-20T10:57:57.573-04:00I haven't read any of these but I did watch th...I haven't read any of these but I did watch the HBO show based on the books. In the show, the humor and personability of the characters really came through, and I enjoyed it.Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-62997830637701046472009-07-19T11:08:50.817-04:002009-07-19T11:08:50.817-04:00Terra, thanks for coming by. Lovely to hear you f...Terra, thanks for coming by. Lovely to hear you feel the same way. Do you read any other AMS series? I love most of them.<br /><br />Susan, you may have your million dollar business here! What a fantastic idea! I'll bet AMS would front you some $$ for the publicity. :<) I remember reading years ago that Julia Child's clothes were from a company called The Forgotten Woman, also a great name.<br /><br />I read about it closing (in 1999) here:<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/14/nyregion/new-yorkers-co-the-forgotten-woman-will-soon-be-just-a-memory.html<br /><br />and then re-opening again here:<br /><br />http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-19700722.html<br /><br />But your name is even better! Please remember me when the money starts streaming in. :<)<br /><br />And I think the books get better and better with each glimpse.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-22323972320496043332009-07-18T23:25:15.802-04:002009-07-18T23:25:15.802-04:00I just adore that title. I want to find a store c...I just adore that title. I want to find a store called "Clothing for the Traditionally Built" now. Too terrific! I read the first book and liked it...I should dip back into the series.Susan Moorheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06744130110550636177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-52152794029613822542009-07-18T19:28:51.602-04:002009-07-18T19:28:51.602-04:00My husband and I have read all of the Mma Ramotswe...My husband and I have read all of the Mma Ramotswe books published to date and they are treasures. No, you are not nuts, I too think she deserves to be a real person.<br />Africa and her beloved Botswana are also real characters and the author writes so you can almost feel the African breeze on your cheek, no matter where you live.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-26988766760891579242009-07-18T12:51:48.051-04:002009-07-18T12:51:48.051-04:00Oh, Maureen thank you! I'll also spend time r...Oh, Maureen thank you! I'll also spend time reading about Zimbabwe from your sidebar. Thanks so much for drawing my attention to it.<br /><br />Ah, Scriptor Senex, I agree! By the way, have you ever gone to the Classic Mysteries blog? You may get the entries as a podcast too.<br /><br />http://www.classicmysteries.net/Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-21871945395213243562009-07-18T12:12:44.717-04:002009-07-18T12:12:44.717-04:00A great book and for the first time ever I read it...A great book and for the first time ever I read it before you! (Probably because it was published here first?) Otherwise I'm always chasing round to get copies of some of the books you read and recommend! Of all the bloggers I follow our tastes seem to be the closest to mine.Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-64032892247520122472009-07-18T11:52:01.520-04:002009-07-18T11:52:01.520-04:00Nan, this link should take you to a picture of my ...Nan, <a href="http://randomdistractions.blogspot.com/2007/09/epidemiologist.html" rel="nofollow">this link</a> should take you to a picture of my husband and his family. He is the one with the white mice, shirt tail hanging out the back of his trousers and socks round his ankles - he hasn't changed much! There are a number of posts about the sorry state of that country, filed under Zimbabwe on my sidebar. I will ask my husband to write something about his very happy childhood when the country was so very different.monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-84042706407305050582009-07-18T11:31:54.461-04:002009-07-18T11:31:54.461-04:00Maureen, thanks so much for your input on the tele...Maureen, thanks so much for your input on the televised version. Has your husband read the books? I'd sure love to hear more about his childhood.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-18754967258397264132009-07-18T10:19:10.340-04:002009-07-18T10:19:10.340-04:00I have loved all of the books (I haven't read ...I have loved all of the books (I haven't read #10 yet), I loved the film and I have really enjoyed the television adaptation. My husband grew up across the border from Botswana and he tells me the way of life, the characters and the countryside that are depicted are really accurate. He wouldn't miss an episode either.monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-5826309421824845742009-07-18T10:01:03.569-04:002009-07-18T10:01:03.569-04:00Thank you all for writing. I loved reading your co...Thank you all for writing. I loved reading your comments.<br /><br />I wonder if I'll watch the televised version when it comes to dvd/Netflix. I believe it was you, Call Me Madam who wrote of something Mma R. said which was so out of character. And I think they may have added a character I don't recognize from the books. But then again, I would love to see Botswana; and the author seems to approve.<br /><br />There's a website here with video clips of both the show, and Alexander McCall Smith. <br /><br />http://www.hbo.com/no1ladiesdetectiveagency/<br /><br />The actors pictured seem perfect to me. The involvement of such greats as the late Anthony Minghella and Sydney Pollack, and Richard Curtis certainly recommend it. There is so much to recommend watching that I probably will. <br /><br />There are lots of reviews by people at the Netflix site if you are interested:<br /><br />http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_No._1_Ladies_Detective_Agency_Season_1/70111828?trkid=226872<br /><br />I had forgotten about Mma Makutsi's brother.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-86833977015745522382009-07-18T07:23:03.151-04:002009-07-18T07:23:03.151-04:00I agree these books are delightful! After reading ...I agree these books are delightful! After reading the first one, I switched to audiobooks for the next few. The reader was wonderful and added yet another dimension to the story. It's good to see you reviewing a library book again ;-)<br /><br />The header photo is gorgeous!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-6403250081987565282009-07-18T06:01:24.269-04:002009-07-18T06:01:24.269-04:00I agree with all of this. As far as I'm concer...I agree with all of this. As far as I'm concerned, AMS could just go on producing a book a year about the characters' lives and I would buy the lot. He really is one of the great discoveries of the age.<br />'I don't believe there have been characters with the disease'<br />Mma Makutsi's brother has it.<br /><br />Be warned, folks, the TV series is disliked by everyone who loves the books.callmemadamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711070764040041338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-4543749491834645812009-07-18T04:15:48.303-04:002009-07-18T04:15:48.303-04:00I love this series and the Edinburgh ones too! Do ...I love this series and the Edinburgh ones too! Do agree with you about how wonderful they are!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-29306123134434518282009-07-17T22:25:40.522-04:002009-07-17T22:25:40.522-04:00Nodding head here! I'm a big fan of this serie...Nodding head here! I'm a big fan of this series, and have "Tea Time" on my bedside stand ready to read soon. My sisterinlaw taped the 6 HBO episodes that aired last year based on the books. I was hesitant to have my own imagination supplanted, and to my surprise, I was delighted that the television program captures almost every detail of personality and setting I had imagined. I guess that is a tribute to MacCall Smith for setting up such rich characters in our minds. I recommend that show if you can get it. It is completely entertaining. I can't wait to read #10.nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445777687088584603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-78276419909418148712009-07-17T18:24:51.410-04:002009-07-17T18:24:51.410-04:00Lucky, lucky. I would love to hear him speak. He...Lucky, lucky. I would love to hear him speak. He is amazing to me -all he does, all he writes, and still seems so cheerful, so very decent a person. And thank you very much about the pictures, Laura.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-59692080202256827302009-07-17T17:58:51.327-04:002009-07-17T17:58:51.327-04:00I have had the pleasure of seeing the author twice...I have had the pleasure of seeing the author twice at readings he gave. He is SO AMAZING! You know that rhetorical question; who would you invite to a dinner party....it should be Alexendar McCall Smith!!! He is the best!<br /><br />Also, Nan, your banner pictures are just gorgeous~Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10415990188478250116noreply@blogger.com