tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post6612900388467031880..comments2024-03-28T15:00:12.581-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: Quote du jour/Gladys TaberNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-32459041177133525312012-12-13T16:06:12.633-05:002012-12-13T16:06:12.633-05:00It is a sweet book.It is a sweet book.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-38138231458290635502012-12-12T00:48:27.842-05:002012-12-12T00:48:27.842-05:00Thank you for the opportunity to enter your giveaw...Thank you for the opportunity to enter your giveaway for a lovely book.Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518858062969978457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-67030444183374931602012-12-10T14:16:58.834-05:002012-12-10T14:16:58.834-05:00I keep thinking of doing this but haven't yet....I keep thinking of doing this but haven't yet. I'm frankly not wild about this one.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-22642443513235880192012-12-10T14:16:20.000-05:002012-12-10T14:16:20.000-05:00That's so wonderful.That's so wonderful.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-53239587508268446552012-12-10T14:15:48.652-05:002012-12-10T14:15:48.652-05:00I am a member!!I am a member!!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-24446441668081469842012-12-10T14:15:30.107-05:002012-12-10T14:15:30.107-05:00Thanks! Let's see, here are a few of the title...Thanks! Let's see, here are a few of the titles - Time and Again by Jack Finney, The Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell, many Barbara Pym books, the Provincial Lady books by EM Delafield.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-37043671506253129852012-12-10T14:02:40.755-05:002012-12-10T14:02:40.755-05:00I've 'met' a few people who found the ...I've 'met' a few people who found the books slow and not that interesting. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-8108173370717134722012-12-10T14:02:12.128-05:002012-12-10T14:02:12.128-05:00She is such a pleasure to spend time with.She is such a pleasure to spend time with.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-14982999653130548412012-12-10T14:01:54.506-05:002012-12-10T14:01:54.506-05:00I do so like her.I do so like her.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-85667582038997768112012-12-10T12:13:12.739-05:002012-12-10T12:13:12.739-05:00Gladys is so good at expressing just what I often ...Gladys is so good at expressing just what I often feel. Most 'best of' lists, which come out this time of year leave me cold. I so rarely read or enjoy what others deem 'best.' It is always a sweet surprise to me when I do!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-22204674337618036262012-12-10T12:11:59.933-05:002012-12-10T12:11:59.933-05:00Not the actor! Yes, he died in 2001.
You may find...Not the actor! Yes, he died in 2001.<br /><br />You may find out more about this fellow, and his first first novel here:<br /><br />http://anthonyquinnwriter.com/<br /><br />Disappeared is really excellent. I was so impressed.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-52046133104203633832012-12-09T16:33:48.645-05:002012-12-09T16:33:48.645-05:00I recently re-read the Maisie Dobbs series as a le...I recently re-read the Maisie Dobbs series as a lead-in to the the lastest book--which, I have to say was a disappointment. [Elegy for Eddie] While Maisie is undoubtedly a unique character and a compelling one in the earlier books, the supposrting history of the times is fascinating as well.<br />I'll be interested to see your reaction to the latest book--don't want to give any spoilers.Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-54936153397011684682012-12-08T17:42:34.461-05:002012-12-08T17:42:34.461-05:00I have always loved Gladys Taber's writing, ma...I have always loved Gladys Taber's writing, mainly her nonfiction, and have managed to collect quite a few of her books. I originally ran across her columns in my mother's 1950s "ladies magazines."Hughes ap Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10069264462698564387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-31121897252362762662012-12-08T09:11:42.228-05:002012-12-08T09:11:42.228-05:00I wonder if Gladys would be surprised at the numbe...I wonder if Gladys would be surprised at the number of world's greatest books lists she is on...Gladys Taber has quite a following. Interested? Check out www.friendsofgladystaber.org to become a member. The quarterly newsletter (each issue contains approx. 40 pages) is fabulous! The next(June 2013) member Reunion will be held in West Chester, PA - home to Sugarbridge of Stillmeadow and Sugarbridge (1953) fame. A Gladys Taber fan? You won't want to miss this opportunity!Cyndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570917564586656264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-32365728151947595932012-12-07T20:59:14.015-05:002012-12-07T20:59:14.015-05:00Not a book comment, but just to say how much I lov...Not a book comment, but just to say how much I love your header photo, except that I can't read the book titles ;)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-16826041301322750242012-12-07T18:59:17.826-05:002012-12-07T18:59:17.826-05:00I like to read these 'best books' lists an...I like to read these 'best books' lists and then I start to think as I scan the list, 'Actually, I didn't like that...' So it's all a nonsense really! Each to his own. For instance, I can't seem to get on with Maisie but realise that I'm in the minority and that thousands, including my daughter, love the books. That's just the way it is. :-)Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-23487394618611475492012-12-07T16:21:40.247-05:002012-12-07T16:21:40.247-05:00Good quote, Nan, and I must agree. I've been t...Good quote, Nan, and I must agree. I've been thinking of Gladys Taber later, even pulled out some Stillmeadow for browsing. Penny O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665025558373015362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-34065659592916603192012-12-07T15:42:14.560-05:002012-12-07T15:42:14.560-05:00A Lesson in Secrets, the 8th Maisie Dobbs book by ...A Lesson in Secrets, the 8th Maisie Dobbs book by Jacqueline Winspear ..... I love Maisie Dobbs, a singular kind of woman! Glad you are enjoying them too.Mrs Mac.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13169786083907144694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-36214959100988935282012-12-07T15:00:14.707-05:002012-12-07T15:00:14.707-05:00That is exactly the right way to think about books...That is exactly the right way to think about books! Reading is such a very personal response, and while I have favourites that I return to time and time again, I couldn't even begin to draw up a list of the world's greatest books, because I only know what I like.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-22601953683838631832012-12-07T13:24:22.112-05:002012-12-07T13:24:22.112-05:00Is that Anthony Quinn the actor that is writing? O...Is that Anthony Quinn the actor that is writing? Or is he dead?? He would be a very old man now. I always enjoyed him as an actor. So many actors are also artists in other mediums.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.com