tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post2684678634355640160..comments2024-03-28T15:00:12.581-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: Robert B. Parker obituaryNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-45785907048616691772010-01-29T10:18:24.621-05:002010-01-29T10:18:24.621-05:00Thanks, Catherine. I love that old coffee ad. I us...Thanks, Catherine. I love that old coffee ad. I used it for a while last winter, too. Not often I see my name in print like that! I decided to sit right down and read The Pantry instead of just dipping in all the time (nearly every day!). That way it will draw people to it when I do a book report. It is a work of art.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-64929996097905167872010-01-28T21:41:24.823-05:002010-01-28T21:41:24.823-05:00Nan, thanks for the plug! I've never read any ...Nan, thanks for the plug! I've never read any of the Robert Parker books, not being into mysteries (unless Wilkie Collins or the Bronte sisters). And I really, really like your new blog header pic! Just great.<br /><br />All best, CatherineCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11361090241108323002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-70885927682911197182010-01-22T15:55:38.728-05:002010-01-22T15:55:38.728-05:00What a nice, nice thought, anonymous. (who are you...What a nice, nice thought, anonymous. (who are you?)Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-73330423044937213742010-01-22T13:46:26.173-05:002010-01-22T13:46:26.173-05:00Oh how I'll miss them all - Spenser,Susan,Pear...Oh how I'll miss them all - Spenser,Susan,Pearl,and Hawk - even the bad guys. I've sometimes put his books down and thought what fun it would have been had Robert Parker been part of our own family. My condolences to his wife and sons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-33456039204506628282010-01-22T11:03:04.567-05:002010-01-22T11:03:04.567-05:00Terra, beautiful words. Thanks.Terra, beautiful words. Thanks.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-79510470550099249282010-01-21T19:14:49.566-05:002010-01-21T19:14:49.566-05:00Robert Parker will be missed by many readers, incl...Robert Parker will be missed by many readers, including my dh and I. His books are engaging and great fun, so I am happy you printed this in your post.<br />I believe the news said he was found at his desk, and for a writer that is an appropriate way to go.<br />I am glad there are a few more Spenser books in the pipeline.<br />May you be in heaven today, Mr. Parker.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-90844459854290928052010-01-21T14:02:01.041-05:002010-01-21T14:02:01.041-05:00Jodi, such unique characters. I haven't read a...Jodi, such unique characters. I haven't read all the books in the series, so thankfully have some to look forward to.<br /><br />Les, I've not read the Sunny books, but love the Spenser series.<br /><br />Susan, I love how we associate books with times and places in our lives. I'll be over to read your piece. I didn't listen much to the sisters, but they've been in my consciousness for ages; and now her children, too. <br /><br />Margot, we've just seen the Tom Selleck versions but would like to read the books now. I think Selleck was terrific in this role. Did you?Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-64300618362275496712010-01-21T00:18:05.521-05:002010-01-21T00:18:05.521-05:00I'm so sorry to hear he is gone. My husband an...I'm so sorry to hear he is gone. My husband and I like his Jesse Stone books and my husband likes the Westerns too. This is a great loss. Thanks for the great memorial to Mr. Parker.Margothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422981969760935118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-71075133005195972102010-01-20T23:09:59.925-05:002010-01-20T23:09:59.925-05:00I started reading his books when I was dating my h...I started reading his books when I was dating my husband - good memories curled up in a big armchair in a Park Slope apartment reading Spencer paperbacks. A great gruff lovely man. I just did an obit on my blog about Kate McGarrigle. It seems that there is a scary lot of that lately.Susan Moorheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06744130110550636177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-79306485327123837192010-01-20T21:34:14.101-05:002010-01-20T21:34:14.101-05:00I was so saddened to hear of his death. I have the...I was so saddened to hear of his death. I have the entire Spenser (and Jessie) series to look forward to, but I'm sorry there won't be any more of Sunny Randall. Damn. I loved that series.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-88304290792552298842010-01-20T19:22:13.433-05:002010-01-20T19:22:13.433-05:00I was shocked and sad to read his obit this mornin...I was shocked and sad to read his obit this morning. No more Hawk and Pearl and Susan.jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10512572406681071671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-40146676522800339032010-01-20T13:40:25.659-05:002010-01-20T13:40:25.659-05:00It's funny, Librarian, how some writers get on...It's funny, Librarian, how some writers get on our radar and others don't. I'm always learning of new-to-me authors. Please thank your mum!<br /><br />Kay, I had hoped for more years and more books. He just seemed so alive.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-59976750522059781952010-01-20T12:47:57.629-05:002010-01-20T12:47:57.629-05:00I'm so sad to hear this. I've read a lot ...I'm so sad to hear this. I've read a lot of his Spenser books. 77is much too young to leave us.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-2274160255090770912010-01-20T12:13:47.273-05:002010-01-20T12:13:47.273-05:00I must admit I have never read any of Mr. Parker&#...I must admit I have never read any of Mr. Parker's books and never consciously came across his name until now - and that's me, the Librarian!<br />But I truly like his comparing his work to building a book, like a carpenter would build something; good writing is just as much handicraft as it is talent.<br /><br />(By the way, Nan - my mum is still trying to find info about German mysteries translated into English. Seems it is not so easy!)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.com