tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post3515308758240774841..comments2024-03-27T20:36:43.009-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: Cheerful Weather for the Wedding by Julia StracheyNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-21861046524638001602009-09-19T11:36:22.552-04:002009-09-19T11:36:22.552-04:00Stuck in a Book, I'd be interested to know if ...Stuck in a Book, I'd be interested to know if your mother read it, and what she thought. You are right about 'thoughtful' in the sense of full of thought. There isn't an unnecessary word or sentiment.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-14368440748097720142009-09-18T19:35:14.617-04:002009-09-18T19:35:14.617-04:00I so loved this book - so witty and thoughtful.I so loved this book - so witty and thoughtful.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-73558472747223932332009-09-09T10:02:53.671-04:002009-09-09T10:02:53.671-04:00Carole, I've got to see the movie again. It&#...Carole, I've got to see the movie again. It's been ages, and I don't remember it that well. My favorite things about our wedding were the violets bought from a street vendor, and the hotel giving us champagne, and the taxi driver giving us a free ride as our 'first wedding present.' The kindness and generosity of the British is something wonderful.<br /><br />Yes, Cath, it is one of the 'classics.' I'm with you about being the center of attention. :<)<br /><br />June, the amazing thing is that this wedding was 77 years ago, and feels quite fresh and recognizable. <br /><br />Now, Jeff, do you really think you can just drop a sentence like that into a conversation without giving the recipe?!!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-62789636081881436482009-09-08T20:25:10.655-04:002009-09-08T20:25:10.655-04:00That was actually the only and last - but I've...That was actually the only and last - but I've now been known to come up with a killer key lime pie... :)<br /><br />- J.Jeffhttp://www.lazarusdodge.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-74013001870490332522009-09-08T18:04:00.447-04:002009-09-08T18:04:00.447-04:00Oh! You had the kind of wedding I wished to have/...Oh! You had the kind of wedding I wished to have/ should have had. Good for you. I'm sure I'll get reverberations from my own as I read Julia Strachey's novel. Still, I can't wait to read it. As always, thanks, Nan!Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04630593290368661236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-88448439973162690892009-09-08T18:01:53.006-04:002009-09-08T18:01:53.006-04:00A lovely review of a Persephone that I've not ...A lovely review of a Persephone that I've not heard of. But it must be a well known one because that lovely cover would indicate that it's been republished as one of their 'classics' or whatever they call it. It also means I may find it in my local Waterstones so I'll look when I'm next there. Thanks for bringing it to my notice, Nan. <br /><br />We had a very small wedding with only about 10 close family members and have never regretted it. I was not, and never have been, keen on being the centre of attention at some huge do.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-44118581193549322432009-09-08T17:40:55.964-04:002009-09-08T17:40:55.964-04:00I love that you were married in South Ken. I find ...I love that you were married in South Ken. I find that very romantic, the way you did it. My wedding was more like Four Weddings and a Funeral! I didn't feel stressed though, I think my parents did.carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08272759523287561228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-33647588231110744832009-09-08T11:43:26.632-04:002009-09-08T11:43:26.632-04:00BookPsmith, I like that about needing 'a littl...BookPsmith, I like that about needing 'a little distance' - and about it being with only 'certain' books. There are some I sit down and write about the minute I finish and others take days and days before I am inspired to say anything. It's so interesting to me. I'm sorry about the 'shadow.' I suspect every single one has some not-so-positive aspect. Mine was that both my parents didn't live to see it.<br /><br />Sherri, every Persephone book has these amazing endpapers that are from the same year the book was published. Such a terrific publisher!<br /><br />Edelweiss Transplanted, no I haven't, but the preface was written by Frances P. in 2002. I did read A Pacifist's War a few years ago. Lucky, lucky you. I would have loved that - to be completely immersed intellectually and locally with these amazing people. I'm sure it is a treasured experience for you.<br /><br />Jeff, thanks! I've thought about the kindle in these terms too - I suppose the words are the thing but it is also the feel, the smell, the look, the essence. Your wedding sounds perfect! Do you make the choc cake each anniversary?!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-21704230021168693642009-09-08T09:10:42.048-04:002009-09-08T09:10:42.048-04:00Gotta say - love the way you love books. Not only ...Gotta say - love the way you love books. Not only content, but the way they physically present themselves.<br /><br />Sometimes I fall for a book for its cover...a human failing I suppose...which is why Kindle will never have me...not even at hello... :)<br /><br />- J.<br /><br />PS - Wife and I had never had the big wedding and never regretted it either. Taxi'd down to city hall, married by the judge, then back home to our apartment with friends and home made chocolate cake...that was 28 years ago...Jeffhttp://www.lazarusdodge.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-52617155016044897882009-09-08T07:43:56.516-04:002009-09-08T07:43:56.516-04:00Have you read "Julia: A Portrait of Julia Str...Have you read "Julia: A Portrait of Julia Strachey by Herself and Frances Partridge"? It's a very interesting autobiography of Julia Strachey in collaboration with her oldest friend. Out of print now, but available second hand.<br /><br />I lived for a year in the backyard of the Bloomsbury Group in Sussex and had so much fun studying them and visiting their homes while I was there. Thanks for this wonderful post!L'Artisanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17606520439123186792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-878828348219430632009-09-07T18:16:58.478-04:002009-09-07T18:16:58.478-04:00I love the endpapers of that book! How beautiful!...I love the endpapers of that book! How beautiful!Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955995520615536271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-19223353267416709332009-09-07T17:11:15.690-04:002009-09-07T17:11:15.690-04:00I have this title on my wishlist. Sometimes I need...I have this title on my wishlist. Sometimes I need a little distance from certain books in order to think them over and work out my feelings. I wonder about all the follow up to a wedding and how the stress can take away from the day when two people should be focused on the act of uniting their lives into one. We had a very small wedding, about thirty people, and the little stress that we had (family-related as well as financial) was not pleasant and cast a shadow on the day as well as my memories. I think you and your husband were on to something.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387313238448432017noreply@blogger.com