tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post2744248953486560597..comments2024-03-28T15:00:12.581-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: October ReadingNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-50494984452548517822013-12-13T15:04:57.187-05:002013-12-13T15:04:57.187-05:00That is quite a number!! Love your thought about t...That is quite a number!! Love your thought about the coffin. Like those societies that would put treasures in.<br />I am very fond of the Melendy family too. I actually wrote about the first two books here a few years back (and you commented!!):<br /><br />http://lettersfromahillfarm.blogspot.com/2009/03/saturdays-by-elizabeth-enright.html<br /><br />http://lettersfromahillfarm.blogspot.com/2009/03/four-story-mistake-by-elizabeth-enright.html<br /><br />Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-23626137367422592772013-12-12T08:43:05.101-05:002013-12-12T08:43:05.101-05:00Nan, I'm almost afraid to come here, for fear ...Nan, I'm almost afraid to come here, for fear you'll tell me about more books that I will need to add to my impossibly huge "books to read" list! That list has 872 books on it--they'll have to tuck a few into my coffin, I'm sure. I LOVED the first Penderwick book, which I read when I was still working as school librarian before retirement, and now you've reminded me to read some more of them. They remind me of Elizabeth Enright's Melendy family, which I adored reading about as a child. Thank you, as always!clairzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12076402619649343527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-52406654498333356362013-12-08T19:59:56.592-05:002013-12-08T19:59:56.592-05:00She had wonderful stories to tell about the family...She had wonderful stories to tell about the family. It was clear there was much love there.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-57782162077514536632013-12-08T18:57:25.461-05:002013-12-08T18:57:25.461-05:00I enjoy reading your posts and was particularly in...I enjoy reading your posts and was particularly interested in the book signing with Martha White. I always wonder about famous authors' backgrounds, families, and so on... I'm not sure why I've never gone to a book signing... A signed copy of something would make a great Christmas present wouldn't it? I also liked your lighted dog ornament that was a previous header! :)J.K.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02301872618934125578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-7120797634032199802013-12-06T22:28:27.124-05:002013-12-06T22:28:27.124-05:00Mine, too. But I found as I began reading that the...Mine, too. But I found as I began reading that the tv versions rather slipped away out of my mind.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-49833382262470257442013-12-06T22:27:43.440-05:002013-12-06T22:27:43.440-05:00I don't know how I missed them as a kid, but a...I don't know how I missed them as a kid, but am so happy to have found them now. Love the story of your childhood. It was perfect.<br />If you haven't seen Lewis or Endeavour you are in for a great treat!<br />Not everyone is as wild for Hildegarde as I am :<), so I'll be interested in what you think.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-66293733114740951632013-12-06T22:25:24.179-05:002013-12-06T22:25:24.179-05:00I'll be interested to hear what you think of M...I'll be interested to hear what you think of Morse. Am tickled you are also fond of Miss W.<br />Love the school story! Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-50009692902827206892013-12-06T22:23:46.818-05:002013-12-06T22:23:46.818-05:00Thank you so much!!!
I hope libraries still have ...Thank you so much!!!<br /><br />I hope libraries still have the Trixie Belden books.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-33016267328232968592013-12-06T19:37:42.461-05:002013-12-06T19:37:42.461-05:00I've been thinking I should re-read the Inspec...I've been thinking I should re-read the Inspector Morse books--I bought them as I was watching the PBS Mystery series years ago, so my image of Morse and Lewis was already in place. Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-84815027184274803692013-12-05T18:48:23.061-05:002013-12-05T18:48:23.061-05:00I had those Trixie Belden books when they first ca...I had those Trixie Belden books when they first came out, and I grew up in that era of enormous freedom in a suburb with woods and valleys all around and we could do anything we wanted as long as we showed up for meals and came in when the sun set. It is not that nothing bad ever happened, but it was so outweighed by the freedom and the closeness to the natural world...<br /><br />I've been watching Morse on netflix and I think I've seen all those titles. And I bought the Stuart Palmer for my kindle at your recommendation and have begun to read it. thanks, Nan!Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-40917829777039986142013-12-03T18:12:35.752-05:002013-12-03T18:12:35.752-05:00I came to visit you this morning, jumped over to A...I came to visit you this morning, jumped over to Amazon to order the Insp. Morse books and just now remembered that I forgot to come back to thank you. I think I already told you that I've been buying a "new" Hildegarde as soon as I finish one, ever since you told us about her. I actually remember reading Trixie Belden when I was in the fourth or fifth grades I guess. I used to hide library books in my desk and read them when I was supposed to be reading geography or science. Sallie (FullTime-Life)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15442598857394838271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-91861248420185009282013-12-03T12:00:12.970-05:002013-12-03T12:00:12.970-05:00Lovely post Nan..love the Dog header too!
Morse in...Lovely post Nan..love the Dog header too!<br />Morse in the books is quite different isn't he..satisfying in a different way from the TV ..I have an audio recording of Colin Dexter chatting somewhere I'll have to find it for you. <br />The Penderwicks are Old friends but the Trixie is new to us..I think the girls would enjoy her so onto the library list she goes :0)<br />Now I'll just look out My Christmas music and think fond and festive thoughts of you and yours!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003915263556622215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-24679661588488411012013-12-03T09:15:48.405-05:002013-12-03T09:15:48.405-05:00I'm not currently reading any Christmas books,...I'm not currently reading any Christmas books, other than Adam Gopnik's Winter. I just randomly make note of books I've read, or books that have caught my attention that I want to read at Goodreads. And I've stopped listing any current reading. <br />Yes, Batty means the same thing here. The late mother's name was Elizabeth and that is Batty's real name so it is probably a form of Betty. I do find the name a bit distracting.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-21892246573947490592013-12-03T09:06:16.413-05:002013-12-03T09:06:16.413-05:00I had some of those re-done cover versions of that...I had some of those re-done cover versions of that ilk of book when I was a kid, too. I can remember the slick feel of them. As I noted, perhaps it is Julie Campbell's writing which makes these books so good. I hope to read all six that she wrote, and then try one she didn't write and see if there is a difference. Perhaps they get formulaic later on. I just don't know at this point.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-74735651544226533742013-12-03T09:03:22.327-05:002013-12-03T09:03:22.327-05:00If you have a device on which to read ebooks, your...If you have a device on which to read ebooks, your local library should offer a link to your state's downloadable books site. In my little state, there are a multitude of books offered - both new and old. I read the Penderwick books and Trixie B. books from there. It is a wonderful service.<br />Another friend wasn't as wild about 'Hildy' as I am, either. That's the great thing about reading that there are so many books to choose from. We don't have to waste a minute on a book if we don't love it. I'm just so smitten with the character.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-20919174025478203792013-12-03T06:37:16.083-05:002013-12-03T06:37:16.083-05:00You're reading some lovely books at the moment...You're reading some lovely books at the moment, Nan. And I see from Goodreads that you're also enjoying some Christmas books. I shall see what I have very soon too, not feeling all that Christmassy just yet. I love the name 'Batty'... over here that's an old-fashioned term for someone who's a little eccentric. Does it mean the same over there?Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-8461957889168310472013-12-03T01:38:16.241-05:002013-12-03T01:38:16.241-05:00Your description of the Trixie Belden books makes ...Your description of the Trixie Belden books makes me so want to get them! I do remember having read (and probably owned) one of the books when I was a child, but I can not remember anything about the story itself, just the cover, which was re-done in the 1970s to make it look more "modern" to us back then, I guess.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-6541170043519234032013-12-03T01:16:27.795-05:002013-12-03T01:16:27.795-05:00I have only read one of the Penderwicke books, loo...I have only read one of the Penderwicke books, looks like I should find some others. I would love to read some Trixie Belden again. It really brings back childhood in a multitude of ways--the freedom we had and the pleasure I derived from reading. I have to admit I'm not as big a fan of Hildegarde Withers as you are but I found the one I read mildly interesting. I couldn't finish one of them.<br />Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666609213171939599noreply@blogger.com