tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post9040576545410099496..comments2024-03-28T15:00:12.581-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: Family Happiness by Laurie ColwinNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-15899115798534482032009-07-03T10:37:45.503-04:002009-07-03T10:37:45.503-04:00June, I know exactly what you are talking about. ...June, I know exactly what you are talking about. I still have a few to read by her, and have one more on my shelves that I will most likely read soonish. Do you read mysteries? There are a couple series I've read that I think you would like: the Mrs Pollifax books by Dorothy Gilman; and the Amelia Peabody books by Elizabeth Peters. Great writing, great stories, and great women!<br /><br />Carole, I love, love what you wrote. I wish you had a blog so more people could read your great writing. You express yourself wonderfully. I may start doing co-reviews with you!<br /><br />Cait, if you do a search on my blog, you'll find some other LC books I've read. Wonderful writer.<br /><br />Gigi, I fear I've given the wrong impression. I had the hardest time writing this book report. The title is actually perfect for the book. It is ironic, but it is also right and real. <br /><br />Blessed with Four, and Les - she had heart failure and died in her sleep. More about her here:<br /><br />http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55809-2003Jul1.html<br /><br />Linda, I've read 'Bridges' and I never thought of this comparison, but you are right. Each concerns a woman who truly loves two men. I think you'd like Family Happiness, and her other work. My favorite so far, other than her nonfiction cooking books, is Happy All the Time. You may find the review by doing a search on the blog.<br /><br />Karen, I loved that book, and wrote about it here:<br /><br />http://lettersfromahillfarm.blogspot.com/2007/04/book-reporthome-cooking.html<br /><br />Beverly, thanks for coming by. That ol' banner changes often these days!<br /><br />Tara, as you may know, I began with the cooking books, and am now reading her fiction. What a wonderful, wonderful woman and writer.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-56491652168486595252009-07-02T20:51:05.934-04:002009-07-02T20:51:05.934-04:00This sounds interesting - and I love the cover! I...This sounds interesting - and I love the cover! I think my first Laurie Colwin(s) are going to be her food books. I am looking forward to getting to know her.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208766776468157501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-45271433211929535932009-07-01T01:11:50.359-04:002009-07-01T01:11:50.359-04:00Hello Nan!
Thanks for the book review, and oh how...Hello Nan!<br /><br />Thanks for the book review, and oh how beautiful your banner is!<br /><br />Smiles...<br /><br />Beverlytea time and roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04386569881819809790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-13252036200945750392009-06-30T23:43:33.768-04:002009-06-30T23:43:33.768-04:00Laurie Colwin's Home Cooking is a terrific boo...Laurie Colwin's Home Cooking is a terrific book-with-recipes. Not quite a cookbook -- much better, in fact!Karenhttp://www.bookish.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-26766408995268648872009-06-30T17:44:07.368-04:002009-06-30T17:44:07.368-04:00This book sounds like the book "Bridges of Ma...This book sounds like the book "Bridges of Madison County". I will certaineley pick it up for reading. I love a good book and don't usually buy it unless someone tells me to!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02274892067256359414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-43627002827362942242009-06-29T22:31:47.784-04:002009-06-29T22:31:47.784-04:00She died at 48?! What a shame. I have one of her b...She died at 48?! What a shame. I have one of her books in my stack on my nightstand. I will read it this summer.<br /><br />So good to see a comment here from our Kay!! Hope it cools down for you, Kay. That's far too hot!!!!!!Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-48785411416030583662009-06-29T17:15:58.084-04:002009-06-29T17:15:58.084-04:00hhhm - so what happened to her Nan?hhhm - so what happened to her Nan?Blessed With Fourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01044784625592801571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-24547682971083693632009-06-29T14:10:20.682-04:002009-06-29T14:10:20.682-04:00Wow, what a great book! It is too bad the title i...Wow, what a great book! It is too bad the title is so mundane and misleading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-19542546016880517832009-06-29T07:08:48.512-04:002009-06-29T07:08:48.512-04:00I have her on my list to read, thank you.I have her on my list to read, thank you.Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-53491143199643969082009-06-28T18:26:50.670-04:002009-06-28T18:26:50.670-04:00I recently read this book too. I totally agree wit...I recently read this book too. I totally agree with your comments. Laurie Colwin has, as ever, written with great sensitivity. Many writers would be tempted to write with more fireworks about Polly's affair, but by resisting this we are able to see the layers of Polly's character, and the end result is that we care, we do not judge, we understand, with the help of this very special writer. Oh, how she is missed.carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08272759523287561228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-58493148952667609052009-06-28T18:09:14.203-04:002009-06-28T18:09:14.203-04:00Oh, I have always looked forward to reading this. ...Oh, I have always looked forward to reading this. I don't wish to run out of Laurie Colwin novels. It was terrible, losing her so young. She was so very perceptive and funny in the best possible way. I am always so aware of reading the last (for me) book by a dear author: The last Austen, Wharton...sigh. Sometimes I hoard the unread titles.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04630593290368661236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-43003829764606760902009-06-28T16:54:17.590-04:002009-06-28T16:54:17.590-04:00Thanks for coming by JoAnn and Mary Lois. LC is s...Thanks for coming by JoAnn and Mary Lois. LC is so varied in her subject matter. But everything I read is touched with magic for me.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-65528840696877904852009-06-28T16:36:42.434-04:002009-06-28T16:36:42.434-04:00Another Laurie Colton I must read. Subject matter ...Another Laurie Colton I must read. Subject matter kind of reminds me of <a href="http://www.myselfinhoboken.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> my own most recent blog post</a> on my reaction to Gov. Sanford of South Carolina and all the comments it elicited.<br /><br />People have all kinds of feelings about such matters.Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-41458513815948944812009-06-28T16:26:49.935-04:002009-06-28T16:26:49.935-04:00Laurie Colwin has been on my 'authors to read&...Laurie Colwin has been on my 'authors to read' list since you wrote about her several months ago. This does sound sad to me, too. Family dynamics can be a tough thing to negotiate. I'm off now for the weekly family dinner...today at my sisters ;-)JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-33010216545450478322009-06-28T16:18:26.661-04:002009-06-28T16:18:26.661-04:00Kay, I am so pleased to hear from you. I wonder i...Kay, I am so pleased to hear from you. I wonder if there are books - fiction or nonfiction - about the south/southwest in the days when air conditioning first appeared. A huge thing that really changed everything. The cover painting is Still-Life of Fruit in a Bowl by Louise Moillon (1610-1696).<br /><br />http://renownedart.com/Moillon/Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-57589491067290834252009-06-28T16:02:33.843-04:002009-06-28T16:02:33.843-04:00I love the cover of the book. Sounds an interesti...I love the cover of the book. Sounds an interesting book. Family dynamics are a challenge.<br /><br />Hope you are well. We are way too hot, between 100-107 for the last few days. Thank goodness for A/C. Life continues on. I'll write more soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-78842700592107310732009-06-28T15:02:26.882-04:002009-06-28T15:02:26.882-04:00Thanks, Sherri. It'll probably be something n...Thanks, Sherri. It'll probably be something new in the next few days. :<)Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-86772267819879620582009-06-28T14:47:50.685-04:002009-06-28T14:47:50.685-04:00I love the peony in your header!I love the peony in your header!Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955995520615536271noreply@blogger.com