tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post3530157024010995085..comments2024-03-27T20:36:43.009-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: January 2019 booksNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-46521292725124836282019-02-02T18:15:49.279-05:002019-02-02T18:15:49.279-05:00Gosh, thanks so much.
I've just left a commen...Gosh, thanks so much. <br />I've just left a comment on your blog about bronchitis! <br />I haven't heard of these mysteries. Will look into them.<br />Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-52305098916865313612019-02-02T16:57:55.045-05:002019-02-02T16:57:55.045-05:00What an inspiring entry.
I'm currently housebo...What an inspiring entry.<br />I'm currently housebound with Bronchitis, and I am rereading the Joseph Hansen Brandsetter mysteries. When I am done, I will go reread the Rabbi series again. Thank you.Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-50206331228124714862019-02-01T12:50:58.902-05:002019-02-01T12:50:58.902-05:00It pleases me no end that you have read the Rabbi ...It pleases me no end that you have read the Rabbi Small books!! I did so love the Jenni Keer. Kindly and warm, with serious overtones as well. (but nothing awful!)Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-88764751043712269742019-02-01T11:39:42.389-05:002019-02-01T11:39:42.389-05:00Well done, Nan, both with your reading and your ke...Well done, Nan, both with your reading and your keeping track of it. I read all those Rabbi Small books as they came out and have done several rereads.<br />I may read that Jenni Keer book which you make sound so interesting. Books are such a blessing.Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-48889484272498612792019-01-31T18:54:50.777-05:002019-01-31T18:54:50.777-05:00I can't imagine what happened. I moderate my c...I can't imagine what happened. I moderate my comments and always get notification if there's a new one. Weird. I love what you just wrote. I have no memories of adults around me reading anything. Well, there were books on the shelf, but it must have been wonderful for you to see. I bet Boston area people adored them!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-70800079220624727912019-01-31T18:22:24.277-05:002019-01-31T18:22:24.277-05:00Oh, Nan, I left a comment for you early last eveni...Oh, Nan, I left a comment for you early last evening, and I guess it must have disappeared.<br />I waxed on lots about the Rabbi series, especially because I grew up in the Boston area and all the adults in my world were reading them then. I must try Friday the Rabbi Slept Late. Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-57556370521339616842019-01-31T12:37:28.948-05:002019-01-31T12:37:28.948-05:00I really must look into her other work. I'm qu...I really must look into her other work. I'm quite sure you will like the JK book. Gentle, kindly, modern but old-fashioned at the same time. <br />I "think" I don't read a lot of men until I actually tally up the figures. So many of the old mysteries I've read have been by men. And right now I'm reading another Grisham book! <br />I love your idea of pronouncing it the British way. We, and our children because they heard it from us when they were little, say bass- il not bays-il. And that comes, of course, from Fawlty Towers. When we first saw the show in the 1970s, we hadn't ever heard of the plant, and when we first learned of it, we just assumed it was pronounced like Basil's name in the show! And yet, our dil's father, a Londoner, says it with the long a. Go figure!<br />Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-11122055045376057322019-01-31T12:18:18.952-05:002019-01-31T12:18:18.952-05:00Nan, I read Little Christmas on Little Christmas t...Nan, I read Little Christmas on Little Christmas too! Such a beautiful little book as are other Turnbull books. <br /><br />And now I see that the Rabbi books didn't end on the 7th day so I must find all the others now. There just is something about them, right? I don't ever read mysteries written by men so it's odd that I love these, but I do, even though the first 7 anyway were written during a time period that certainly isn't my favorite. I think the rabbi's very calmness in all situations is very helpful to me too. <br /><br />I've written down the Jenni Keer book as it sounds exactly the kind of book I would like, probably need to buy it rather than from the library as it sounds like a keeper, especially for someone who loves growing and using herbs. Btw, I've been watching the British show on Netflix about small gardens with Monty Don and have decided that I will go back to pronouncing herbs as the man's name Herb as that is what the British do. I grew up pronouncing it that way because my father did but I think it was dear Martha who made me change it. Ha, I was right the first time! <br /><br />Hmm, I wonder what you have in store for us in February, Nan? Happy, reading,<br />DewenaDewenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330797553600987145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-37046009276137278142019-01-31T10:06:34.970-05:002019-01-31T10:06:34.970-05:00I'm pleased to know that she is read over ther...I'm pleased to know that she is read over there as well. I NEVER skim read. I wouldn't know how. If a writer put the word there, then I am going to read it! If I skipped six pages in a book then I would just quit it and go on to a book I liked better. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-5341864005978764542019-01-31T10:03:36.879-05:002019-01-31T10:03:36.879-05:00Yup! It has been a real winter here.Yup! It has been a real winter here.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-30382218269201278242019-01-31T10:03:14.101-05:002019-01-31T10:03:14.101-05:00You've got to remember that I don't have a...You've got to remember that I don't have a job, I don't see the grandchildren as much now that they are in preschool, and your eyes are still getting over their ordeal! You have a very busy, full life. Mine is quite slower just now.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-32696275574687656202019-01-31T08:39:27.583-05:002019-01-31T08:39:27.583-05:00So, love the header picture. Guess you've had...So, love the header picture. Guess you've had some snow? Ha! That will make you very happy I know. Nice reading month for you. So happy you enjoyed your reread of the Rabbi Small books. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-67115319482447006222019-01-31T04:43:03.556-05:002019-01-31T04:43:03.556-05:00Glad to hear you're ok re the weather.
I'...Glad to hear you're ok re the weather. <br /><br />I've reserved this Anne Tyler book from the library, it's out at the moment but hopefully it won't be too long before it comes in. <br /><br />LOL... yes... it's quite clear we read at exactly the same rate. In fact I'm the slowest reader in my family, I read every word, they skim read. Nothing new for me to be distracted by my husband turning over half a dozen pages at once 'because this bit is a bit dull'. I've no idea how he can do that. Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-33409255056202875022019-01-31T00:21:19.774-05:002019-01-31T00:21:19.774-05:00I wish I was able to read 7 books in one month! I ...I wish I was able to read 7 books in one month! I finished 4, two of which weren't long and one was mostly still read in November and December of last year; reviews will follow on my blog.<br />The comparison you made with Frances Garrood's "Ruth Robinson" made me want to read "Lucy Baker", too.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-4259666991682587382019-01-30T20:50:23.501-05:002019-01-30T20:50:23.501-05:00Haha! Haha! Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-38343097836897440272019-01-30T19:30:02.401-05:002019-01-30T19:30:02.401-05:00You did have a good reading month. I don't rea...You did have a good reading month. I don't read as much as you do. I should be able to keep a list similar to this. Why don't I, especially since it is too cold to get out and do anything?Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-2087739194729484642019-01-30T19:17:29.736-05:002019-01-30T19:17:29.736-05:00I pretty much quit anything that doesn't make ...I pretty much quit anything that doesn't make me happy reading it! Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-53518476450950097412019-01-30T19:05:45.366-05:002019-01-30T19:05:45.366-05:00The Rabbi Small series sounds like a gem; congrats...The Rabbi Small series sounds like a gem; congrats on a great reading month, but more important, an enjoyable month of books.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-43190914048612781122019-01-30T18:13:38.338-05:002019-01-30T18:13:38.338-05:00Anne Tyler is very special. A very, very good writ...Anne Tyler is very special. A very, very good writer and storyteller. I think you'd like her. <br />As far as the weather, just a normal winter here. Snow, cold, wind. Repeat.<br />I felt quite sure you were finishing up book 7!!!!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-21732200473300406192019-01-30T18:04:55.181-05:002019-01-30T18:04:55.181-05:00I love that you love the Rabbi Small books to not ...I love that you love the Rabbi Small books to not only reread them all this time but do it again at a later stage. Hoping to read book 2 in February.<br /><br />I've never read anything by Anne Tyler but I love the sound of the one you read this month. *And* I don't have North Carolina yet for my American states challenge.<br /><br />I hope you're not too affected by this polar vortex weather we're hearing about over there? If you're in that region, stay safe. <br /><br />You'll be pleased to hear that I'm just coming to the end of my book 7 for January. LOL Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.com