tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post6846608616025343343..comments2024-03-27T20:36:43.009-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: Thinking, not talkingNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-9749717134115930312012-01-11T21:02:16.304-05:002012-01-11T21:02:16.304-05:00Colleen, ;<)Colleen, ;<)Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-49983965497215850322012-01-11T19:10:36.563-05:002012-01-11T19:10:36.563-05:00No comment. (heh heh)No comment. (heh heh)Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07583840141441745223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-89380742992318924872012-01-08T16:16:33.801-05:002012-01-08T16:16:33.801-05:00And more thanks to you who have written. I'm v...And more thanks to you who have written. I'm very pleased Auchincloss' words were meaningful to you, as well. And Catherine, you are related!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-70895389286447448072012-01-08T14:02:45.883-05:002012-01-08T14:02:45.883-05:00A "reader and a thinker." That's my ...A "reader and a thinker." That's my husband.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-28817420546639555432012-01-08T11:31:38.397-05:002012-01-08T11:31:38.397-05:00YES! -- barbaraYES! -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-6606435265182134662012-01-07T21:01:37.736-05:002012-01-07T21:01:37.736-05:00I believe readers and thinkers are still alive and...I believe readers and thinkers are still alive and thriving. In this age of instant communication, we seldom hear from them. It looks like it was the same in Achincloss' day. I believe society needs those people. I'd like to think some of them are quietly blogging.Margothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422981969760935118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-39428867541955392992012-01-07T10:28:38.702-05:002012-01-07T10:28:38.702-05:00Also, you must get this book: http://www.amazon.c...Also, you must get this book: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=World+Enough+and+Time&x=0&y=0 World ENOUGH and TIME. It speaks of these things: clearing spaces for other ideas, our own creativity and slowing down to see and hear the world around us. Less texting, emailing, babbling. I have a lot to learn there myself.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11361090241108323002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-32100345201227879232012-01-07T10:24:47.547-05:002012-01-07T10:24:47.547-05:00I love the new design of your blog! I really need ...I love the new design of your blog! I really need to add a list on my blog wall of blogs I like. Otherwise I don't always visit as often as I like.<br /><br />Auchincloss was a cousin of mine (through my grandmother/great grandmother, who was an Auchincloss). I enjoy his writings too and we corresponded once which was fun.<br /><br />Ironic that he and Salinger died only a day apart, esp. given that I believe Auchincloss to be an often underappreciated American novelist (and Salinger, IMHO, was overrated).<br /><br />Are you having a warm and balmy winter up in northern New England? It is 57 here today: mold has made me sick for two months!<br /><br />HAPPY NEW YEAR! CatherineCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11361090241108323002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-22396754822721484062012-01-06T18:12:39.118-05:002012-01-06T18:12:39.118-05:00My dad loved Auchincloss and would have completely...My dad loved Auchincloss and would have completely agreed with this passage. Although he could hold his own in a conversation, what he really loved was reading and solitude. I loved that about him and believe I have inherited his same passion. All this twittering, facebook-updating and over-sharing makes me cringe.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18273468231529654323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-3352310162375961452012-01-06T13:14:24.017-05:002012-01-06T13:14:24.017-05:00Thanks to each of you for your thoughtful observat...Thanks to each of you for your thoughtful observations on this passage. I read them all very carefully and so appreciated that you took the time to write.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-74981125193302022692012-01-05T22:30:19.513-05:002012-01-05T22:30:19.513-05:00Sometimes I feel guilty for not talking because, l...Sometimes I feel guilty for not talking because, like this author, I'm often surrounded by acquaintances whose thoughts don't agree with mine. I keep quiet because I hate confrontation and am not well-read enough to argue my position intelligently (out-loud).<br /><br />I am surprised that someone as well read and intellectual as he would have been happy not to speak out. Does it do any good to think good thoughts if you don't let anyone know about them?Sallie (FullTime-Life)http://travelingrainvilles.typepad.com/traveling_home/2012/01/happy-sky-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-23978352921875962232012-01-05T19:09:15.218-05:002012-01-05T19:09:15.218-05:00Hey Nan!
I just wrote about Desiderata on my blog,...Hey Nan!<br />I just wrote about Desiderata on my blog, remember that from the 70's? It kind of goes along with what YOUR post. But then, great minds do think alike, don't they? :-)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-51530848486390453822012-01-05T16:54:42.349-05:002012-01-05T16:54:42.349-05:00There's a lot more talking going on than think...There's a lot more talking going on than thinking - at least that's what I think! lolBeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623887166087444590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-74115477167400432422012-01-05T16:36:57.733-05:002012-01-05T16:36:57.733-05:00Hi Nan,
I could think of plenty of people out the...Hi Nan,<br /><br />I could think of plenty of people out there who could do with a lot more thinking, before they opened their mouths to speak.<br /><br />They do say that, 'a little learning is a dangerous thing' and in these days of need to be in constant contact with everyone else on the planet, maybe we should all take time out during our day, to just reflect on things.<br /><br />YvonneYvonne @ Fiction Books Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821114534056290177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-63143617280903020772012-01-05T12:17:38.177-05:002012-01-05T12:17:38.177-05:00Here's to keeping one's own counsel. I do ...Here's to keeping one's own counsel. I do think such people exist, but, most probably think them "odd" these days, sad to say. Sounds like a good read, Nan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-37193462397347163302012-01-05T08:25:32.331-05:002012-01-05T08:25:32.331-05:00It's almost like an addiction with many, espec...It's almost like an addiction with many, especially the young. I am so grateful that I did not have to contend with texting, tweeting, and facebook when my children were growing up. <br />The thinkers do still exist but are less obvious. I think poets are a wonderful example of people who think then communicate, often very beautifully.<br />Carole.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-55712783542733686952012-01-04T23:02:25.007-05:002012-01-04T23:02:25.007-05:00I hope we still have readers and thinkers. I thin...I hope we still have readers and thinkers. I think that is why many of us blog-to talk about what we've read and what we think about it; some same it more intellectually than others but we are doing it at least. <br /><br />Sherri; My hope is that even if you are tweeting, texting and facebooking you are still doing it thoughtfully, yes?<br /><br />Great quote and wonderful post for discussion, Nan!Peaceful Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10265198438524420667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-10607636220079666402012-01-04T22:17:06.143-05:002012-01-04T22:17:06.143-05:00I love this excerpt, Nan. I've never read Loui...I love this excerpt, Nan. I've never read Louis Auchincloss, but I think I'll take a look now that you've intrigued me with these very wise words.<br /><br />I don't know if there are people like this anymore. Certainly not me with my blog full of opinions. :)<br /><br />But I think my own brother might have a little of that in his make-up.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-67602308672527267272012-01-04T18:34:53.112-05:002012-01-04T18:34:53.112-05:00...needed only himself for an intellectual compani......needed only himself for an intellectual companion.<br /><br />I think this is a good quality to develop, beginning in childhood. Not to be anti-social, but content and able to entertain oneself...to be comfortable with quiet...to be alone and not bored.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-29827458168715349802012-01-04T18:31:24.123-05:002012-01-04T18:31:24.123-05:00I do believe that they still exist....but boy was ...I do believe that they still exist....but boy was that post food for thought! I think that at some point we may talk ourselves to death!!Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-85337255573324660922012-01-04T15:55:24.866-05:002012-01-04T15:55:24.866-05:00Hmmm...I am most definitely married to one.Hmmm...I am most definitely married to one.Donna@anangloinquébechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03074337849133414753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-1588623960970337502012-01-04T15:04:41.782-05:002012-01-04T15:04:41.782-05:00Lisa, that's for sure!
Sherri, I agree, and I...Lisa, that's for sure!<br /><br />Sherri, I agree, and I love your last witty sentence. :<)Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-13647784622254774952012-01-04T14:06:27.474-05:002012-01-04T14:06:27.474-05:00I think with all the things like texting, twitting...I think with all the things like texting, twitting (?), e-mails, iphones, etc., etc. there is way too much sharing and not enough thinking! But that is just my opinion :).Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955995520615536271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-23050194664929977932012-01-04T13:55:04.033-05:002012-01-04T13:55:04.033-05:00I know they do. We need more of them too.I know they do. We need more of them too.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.com