tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post462335515138666253..comments2024-03-28T15:00:12.581-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: Thoughts about reading, writing, the blog, and lifeNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-82746228772457374542012-12-01T13:38:16.413-05:002012-12-01T13:38:16.413-05:00Never too late! I moderate my comments so I can ge...Never too late! I moderate my comments so I can get them on any post, old or new, and I SO appreciate them. <br />Thanks for your nice words. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-46248616610898044442012-11-29T20:14:11.228-05:002012-11-29T20:14:11.228-05:00Nan, I am late in commenting but I thought this wa...Nan, I am late in commenting but I thought this was a lovely, reflective post. <br /><br />I have been contemplating going on a hiatus with book reviewing myself, so I identify with some of what you say about that. I look forward to reading whatever you feel moved to post about.Christyhttp://agoodstoppingpoint.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-59357774140406448522012-11-28T10:11:11.582-05:002012-11-28T10:11:11.582-05:00Thank you so very much. Thank you so very much. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-12342281980987712642012-11-28T08:55:27.257-05:002012-11-28T08:55:27.257-05:00My Dear Nan,
Please forgive me for writing days af...My Dear Nan,<br />Please forgive me for writing days after <br />I should have.<br />You one of my favorites since I began writing 5 years ago.<br />Busy with my life and its ups and downs.<br />Read and usually do not respond and much reading not done lately.<br />I am so sorry about your loss<br />and understand so much you share.<br />Please take care...Ernestinehttp://myjourneytomindfulness.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-69840876429148478862012-11-20T12:16:19.080-05:002012-11-20T12:16:19.080-05:00Not forward. Thank you.
Wishing you the same. We a...Not forward. Thank you.<br />Wishing you the same. We are having a 'working' Thanksgiving. :<)Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-55814069848943810852012-11-20T07:18:29.718-05:002012-11-20T07:18:29.718-05:00Dear Nan,
I am sorry for the loss of your father-i...Dear Nan,<br />I am sorry for the loss of your father-in-law but you wrote about his passing in a beautiful way.<br />Is it very forward of me to say that I think he would be proud of what you wrote? It shows how much love you have for him.<br />I totally understand about your desire to read for pleasure and to not write about your reading so very much. I wanted to pass my love of books along to my son and I have done so, although, as he has told me the schools tried to talk, talk, talk so much about books that most of his friends do not read for pleasure the way that he does. You know, I think I have never gotten over my childlike wonder over books, and I hope I never do!<br />Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, blessings on you always!<br />Love,<br />KAYKay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-73549661509484757422012-11-18T12:31:35.647-05:002012-11-18T12:31:35.647-05:00How wonderful to have you mother for so long. Mine...How wonderful to have you mother for so long. Mine died at 59. <br /><br />I like your use of the word 'weariness.' Though I've never considered myself a book blogger, I have written a fair bit about books. :<)Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-43900987237430473782012-11-17T22:40:36.245-05:002012-11-17T22:40:36.245-05:00My own mother died just over a year ago, at 93. Sh...My own mother died just over a year ago, at 93. She went quickly, too, and it was, as they say, "a good death". Still, it takes time simply to adjust to absence and the changes wrought by someone's passing. Your decision to grant yourself some breathing room seems good to me. <br /><br />My situation is a little different, since the focus of my life is writing rather than reading. But the need for a good personal rhythm is the same, and I understand perfectly the weariness that seems to afflict "book bloggers" from time to time. <br /><br />It seems very much the same as the weariness of the photographer who suddenly realizes she hasn't taken a walk without a camera in a year, or the writer who can't really listen to someone because he's mining for conversational nuggets. Unless someone's paying us large hunks of money to meet deadlines and be ever more productive, there's no reason for these blogs to become burdens!<br /><br />shoreacreshttp://shoreacres.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-45790978754070183842012-11-15T14:45:10.887-05:002012-11-15T14:45:10.887-05:00You are so very kind. I'll find a way to let y...You are so very kind. I'll find a way to let you know what I've love so you won't run out. Ha!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-81174623820034947772012-11-15T14:32:25.678-05:002012-11-15T14:32:25.678-05:00I shudder to think how long he might have been the...I shudder to think how long he might have been there alone, if Tom hadn't happened to be at his place. <br />And that is so true about blogging. I'm interested in what these 'silly holiday type' books are :<)<br />Am thrilled you recommended the Lindbergh book. It is so wonderful.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-47241032194874224042012-11-15T14:30:14.011-05:002012-11-15T14:30:14.011-05:00Thank you so much.
Thank you so much. <br />Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-22635860131513139372012-11-15T14:29:21.574-05:002012-11-15T14:29:21.574-05:00Thank you, and you don't ever need to feel you...Thank you, and you don't ever need to feel you must comment. I'm just happy you are here reading.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-53643020566651741562012-11-15T14:18:55.346-05:002012-11-15T14:18:55.346-05:00I have such mixed feelings in reading this post. ...I have such mixed feelings in reading this post. My sympathy on the death of Tom's dad. While I am happy for him and for you that he died while in a happy place/time, it is still hard to lose a loved parent (including loved in-laws...by the time our folks died, we barely knew the difference any more).<br /><br />And as for your reading -- I understand perfectly and completely (as I know I've told you)...except .. oh I will miss your reading suggestions and wonderful reviews. (But on the bright side for me, without your suggestions, I might actually catch up with my reading list in the years I have left to read ;>) Of course I will undoubtedly miss some wonderful books! (And I would need to recast your one sentence to "I don't have 72 more years of reading...." so I really don't have all that much more time to catch up.<br /><br />Thank you for all you've done and whatever you decide to do with "Letters..." I know very well that I will love it all. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />Sallie (FullTime-Life)http://www.travelingrainvilles.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-17439129590421841262012-11-15T13:08:37.973-05:002012-11-15T13:08:37.973-05:00Thank you, Nan!!!Thank you, Nan!!!Dorothy Jameshttp://www.myplaceformystery.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-3214378597077618582012-11-15T12:01:44.145-05:002012-11-15T12:01:44.145-05:00Dear Nan, I am sorry to hear of the passing of Tom...Dear Nan, I am sorry to hear of the passing of Tom's father. I hope this time of sadness comes with a sense of peace as well. It was good that Tom was with him when he collapsed and it warms me to hear of a town so caring in these times. Please accept my condolences. <br /><br />One of the nice things about our blogs is that we can do whatever we want with them. I appreciate your sentiments about reading what you want to read. I'm there myself and old enough to read what I want to read. At the moment, it is silly, holiday type books that are all basically the same story and allow me to mindlessly wander as the nights grow colder and worries stronger. I will say, however, that I recommended My Grandmother is a Hippie to a very good friend from college/aka hippie days whose husband's name is Jim. Fun.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-571017558345732152012-11-14T17:52:02.460-05:002012-11-14T17:52:02.460-05:00Oh, Nan, my heart goes out to you and Tom! As you...Oh, Nan, my heart goes out to you and Tom! As you know, we had the same experience in August with my MIL and it is truly a comfort to know the end was peaceful and she remained in her home and well-cared for... just like Tom's father. Your feelings on reading and blogging sound very familiar, too. I seem to be pulling out of an extended blogging/reading slump now, but I'm not sure how long it will last. Oh well, this is a hobby that naturally rises and falls. I will be thankful for any letters and book talks you choose to post.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-13528863311441207632012-11-13T19:54:50.372-05:002012-11-13T19:54:50.372-05:00I am so very sorry to hear this. I am not at all s...I am so very sorry to hear this. I am not at all surprised that you can't write now. Don't feel hopeless. It is normal. The stress, the worry, the sadness overcome all right now. You will write again. Just not now. Wish I were closer. Take good care of yourself, too, as you go through this. Thinking of you.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-88768527059601360772012-11-13T18:44:17.824-05:002012-11-13T18:44:17.824-05:00Thank you, Nan! No I am back in Brooklyn for some...Thank you, Nan! No I am back in Brooklyn for some weeks, but I shall be returning to Wales soon. It is an incurable illness, and she needs me.<br />I have written nothing lately, have not finished the next novel, but when I feel really hopeless about all that, I read your review of the first one. It picks up my spirits and revives a few hopes. Dorothy Jameshttp://www.myplaceformystery.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-73958651630515366682012-11-13T17:30:40.346-05:002012-11-13T17:30:40.346-05:00Nan, all you share I understand. So sorry about T...Nan, all you share I understand. So sorry about Tom's father. I read but do not comment as much lately. Please take care....One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12548226150115102345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-4075278949630666142012-11-13T16:21:48.466-05:002012-11-13T16:21:48.466-05:00Thank you! And you are so right. Thank you! And you are so right. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-31890420482227449622012-11-13T16:09:19.631-05:002012-11-13T16:09:19.631-05:00Just write what you want when the time is right. W...Just write what you want when the time is right. Writing is just like reading - you should enjoy it. Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-48577897583141764462012-11-13T14:41:38.309-05:002012-11-13T14:41:38.309-05:00Thank you so much. It was long, but it wasn't ...Thank you so much. It was long, but it wasn't terrible all those months. He really went downhill fast once the fall began. I had read somewhere that the changing seasons do affect A. sufferers. I'm glad your father went in such a way, too.<br /><br />I very well might do monthly shorter writeups of the books read.<br /><br />And I have no intention of quitting the blog! I thank you for your kind words. They mean so much.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-69048853938648401172012-11-13T14:34:22.375-05:002012-11-13T14:34:22.375-05:00I'm so sorry about your sister. Are you over t...I'm so sorry about your sister. Are you over there now?<br /><br />Believe me, when you write your new book, I shall read it and do a book report!!! I loved that book, and think about it more often than you might expect. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-91443706230650021272012-11-13T14:32:41.868-05:002012-11-13T14:32:41.868-05:00Thank you.
I shall be there reading what you have...Thank you.<br /><br />I shall be there reading what you have to say!<br /><br />And thanks. I was lucky to get that shot.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-64526405762628722632012-11-13T14:27:02.661-05:002012-11-13T14:27:02.661-05:00Maybe because of the d#&* word verification wh...Maybe because of the d#&* word verification which I have shut off. I got an email from a friend who said she tried four times, and finally gave up so I just decided, no big deal. I can delete those spams myself. I want it to be easy for my dear readers to leave a note.<br /><br />I'm pretty much fine with writing as long as I don't 'have' to write about every book I read. I was simply tired of doing so. <br /><br />Thank you for your encouragement.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.com