tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post3288170470785997996..comments2024-03-27T20:36:43.009-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: Book Travels - March 2009Nanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-6837033881593368512009-04-06T09:10:00.000-04:002009-04-06T09:10:00.000-04:00Ksvw, your country life now is very like the Melen...Ksvw, your country life now is very like the Melendy's!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-65241784078368872882009-04-05T20:25:00.000-04:002009-04-05T20:25:00.000-04:00I read _The Four Story Mistake_ (of Melendy fame)w...I read _The Four Story Mistake_ (of Melendy fame)when I was 9 or 10. I loved it - and while I remembered many details, particularly the cupola and the hidden room, I forgot the title of the book. When the internet made it possible to google any odd-bit, I googled some combination of words I could remember from the book and found it again! I bought an ex-library copy just like the one I read as a kid for my daughter. She wasn't that interested, but I reread it and realized how it had colored my idea of what a great childhood should be (as a child). I was thwarted in suburbia! I wanted the romance of the Melendy's. I still do. I am not surprised to find you are also a fan.Kim Velkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06729808121762572706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-90519777959077687422009-04-05T12:02:00.000-04:002009-04-05T12:02:00.000-04:00Elaine, that's so great! I had never heard of ...Elaine, that's so great! I had never heard of them until I bought them for my children. I haven't kept all their childhood books, but I knew I would want to read these again. Speaking of Wagner, you must get a kick out of the names of the Erskine-Brown children's names in Mortimer's books. :<)Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-53790421350487772012009-04-05T08:57:00.000-04:002009-04-05T08:57:00.000-04:00I love the Melendy stories. I read them as a child...I love the Melendy stories. I read them as a child and was fascinated by the depiction of New York in The Saturdays. I recently bought all four of them and re-read them will utter delight all over again, this time with my love of Wagner to the fore when I realised that Rush went to the Met to see the Ring which I did not understand at the time. When my copies arrived they still had the same wonderful illustrations inside that I remembered. Happy days!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17739410242766153431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-80144138354370519032009-04-03T18:16:00.000-04:002009-04-03T18:16:00.000-04:00Cait, it sure is! It gives me the chance to get o...Cait, it sure is! It gives me the chance to get over your way without having to spend any money or leave my dogs. :<)Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-89478837608816279842009-04-03T17:11:00.000-04:002009-04-03T17:11:00.000-04:00I am catching up on your blog as I have not had ti...I am catching up on your blog as I have not had time to read any for ages. Isn't it wonderful that you can travel the world from your armchair or your bed with a book?Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-81794535474625329382009-04-01T10:40:00.000-04:002009-04-01T10:40:00.000-04:00Your first sentence makes me laugh, Clair. :<)T...Your first sentence makes me laugh, Clair. :<)<BR/>That's an interesting idea for a blog post, but I'm not sure I know the answer! Mostly from reading articles over the years or now blogs I'd guess. Thank you for all your nice comments. I apppreciate you coming by and taking the time to write.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-60298861163122411012009-04-01T10:25:00.000-04:002009-04-01T10:25:00.000-04:00I can't decide if your blog is good for me, or not...I can't decide if your blog is good for me, or not. Every post you write about books introduces me to new authors--now it's Hazel Holt! And Vicki Delany! My Shelfari list of books I plan to read has never been so long and my weekly trips to the library keep me smiling. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for everything you've been writing. Perhaps some time you might write a post about how you find your own ideas for books to read...clairzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12076402619649343527noreply@blogger.com