tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post1276643459889794281..comments2024-03-19T02:34:30.151-04:00Comments on The Blue Remembered Hills™: Did I really chose?Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-1271865292476181452011-07-18T04:00:24.860-04:002011-07-18T04:00:24.860-04:00I was extremely pleased to locate this website. I ...I was extremely pleased to locate this website. I wanted to thank you with regard to this excellent read!! I certainly appreciated every little bit of it and I’ve you bookmarked to look at new things you publish.College Essayshttp://www.essayprovider.com/school-college-essay-papers.aspxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-4892297869215190332011-06-22T09:34:05.383-04:002011-06-22T09:34:05.383-04:00Smilla4blogs, thank you. We've taken the New Y...Smilla4blogs, thank you. We've taken the New Yorker for eighteen years and over the last year so I got too busy to read it. Now I have all the back issues on my iPad and the Celt has his print version - ideal, and I don't feel guilty any more about that pile lying there unread by me. It was going to be my reading on the now cancelled transatlantic plane journey. <br /><br />I find reading iPad in bed pretty easy now I remove the magnetic cover. It's just like a slightly unwieldy book. I've grown to love it but just wish iBooks had a more interesting selection! <br /><br />The pain is much reduced and thank you for asking.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-62607982243278450032011-06-21T21:27:23.297-04:002011-06-21T21:27:23.297-04:00Blue, I am dipping my toes into Ibooks now that I ...Blue, I am dipping my toes into Ibooks now that I finally have my much coveted IPad. I love the idea of a 'greener' reading experience, but to tell you the truth, I can't figure out how I am going to hang on to the slippery IPad in winter, when the mercury drops below zero and I am burrowed under a mound of quilts. Lately have found most magazines hopelessly boring (used to subscribe to dozens!) Still love the "New Yorker."<br /><br />Are you feeling a little better? I hope so!smilla4blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17516736514127098070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-76086294573973412602011-06-21T08:04:29.158-04:002011-06-21T08:04:29.158-04:00Emile de Bruijn, thank you. I wish I could say it ...Emile de Bruijn, thank you. I wish I could say it was!Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-75929538896531547642011-06-21T08:01:28.273-04:002011-06-21T08:01:28.273-04:00The Devoted Classicist, thank you. According to th...The Devoted Classicist, thank you. According to the caption the rod is indeed iron. The woods are mahogany and ebony with gilt filets. Did you not once tell me this room was the inspiration for William McCarty's rooms for Douglas Cooper in Monaco? Or was that some other Terry room. I must go back through your comments and check.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-53801893982244442402011-06-21T07:53:21.961-04:002011-06-21T07:53:21.961-04:00Lindaraxa, thank you. How I hate to read that phra...Lindaraxa, thank you. How I hate to read that phrase "thrown out" but it must be a hard choice to make - between your books and your daughter!<br /><br />Years ago, (1972 I think) I was given a copy of the Betty Crocker cookery book - the last before they all became spiral-bound - and it was stolen. I have regretted the loss of that book so much over the years, and I know it is downright obsessive to do so, but I miss it. Those were the days before I even knew what a cup measure was and, this was when I still lived in England, I made use of a teacup and my grandmother's tablespoon. (The English tablespoon is or was the serving spoon, so very big compared the the modern American one I now use.) Betty Crocker's German Chocolate Cake was delicious, if a tad sweet.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-90538116856367090062011-06-20T23:32:59.228-04:002011-06-20T23:32:59.228-04:00Blue, I did indeed notice the paintings hanging fr...Blue, I did indeed notice the paintings hanging from the rod. I was thinking about Maison Jansen's use of blue steel and brass or polished bronze, but this could be blackened iron. The same is used as a ladder rest on the bookcases. Lighting is evident on the shelves with small books, but I assume it just shows more on those, and all shelves are lighted. Although I might be tempted to rearrange the furniture, Terry was surely a genius.The Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-85841376233649964732011-06-20T21:41:07.496-04:002011-06-20T21:41:07.496-04:00I have been threatened with eviction by my daughte...I have been threatened with eviction by my daughter who keeps telling me half of my books have to leave. Every time I go to clean the bookshelves I fall in love again with all my books, particularly the cookbooks. I have just finished the latest purge and have thrown out all of 6, that with heavy heart. I hate books on the floor and chairs too even though some of mine, because of circumstances, presently reside there. I haven't tried e-books yet but for some one who reads as much as I do I may have no option. <br /><br />I am now dreading the purge of the so called coffee table books. Oh the money I have spent there. Perhaps a sale is not a bad idea (more $$$ to buy more books?) oh well, I'll have to think about that tomorrow. <br /><br />Sorry to hear about your back but happy to see you so inspired.lindaraxahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721286284279902181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-17775116907955064162011-06-20T12:02:06.045-04:002011-06-20T12:02:06.045-04:00Randy, precisely!Randy, precisely!Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-69015072537288299882011-06-20T09:32:48.513-04:002011-06-20T09:32:48.513-04:00Great minds ... !Great minds ... !Randy @ AJ Barneshttp://www.ajbarnesonline.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-38708824525929723082011-06-18T07:54:14.197-04:002011-06-18T07:54:14.197-04:00I am sorry to hear your back has been giving you t...I am sorry to hear your back has been giving you trouble - but this long and informed post suggests it is improving :)Emile de Bruijnhttp://nttreasurehunt.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-38819652424592100612011-06-18T00:19:23.189-04:002011-06-18T00:19:23.189-04:00The Devoted Classicist, thank you. The door and it...The Devoted Classicist, thank you. The door and its case are superb. I wish the editor had allowed more photographs of that room but what you see is all there was. Even the text, the captions, were pretty rudimentary. <br /><br />Did you notice the paintings hanging from an iron rod?Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-76919055374831543932011-06-18T00:15:16.789-04:002011-06-18T00:15:16.789-04:00Flo, thank you. I have just gone to the magazine&#...Flo, thank you. I have just gone to the magazine's website and cancelled the subscription which had been extended to September 2012. So, if my present subscription finishes in September this year I wonder why I was asked for payment in June. This is the last time I subscribe to any magazine except for WoI - the amusing thing with that magazine is that it doesn't even bother informing one when the subscription is ending. The magazine just stops coming. <br /><br />I miss the Lou Gropp days, and Dominique Browning's days as well.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-64831796061962546862011-06-17T22:38:52.348-04:002011-06-17T22:38:52.348-04:00"I was thanked for choosing to be part of a m..."I was thanked for choosing to be part of a magazine's Continuous Service Renewal and as I'd recently been notified, my renewal has been processed and payment was now due."<br /><br />You should see what happens when you do NOT remit payment on Continuous Service. It goes on and on, and finally you are turned over to a collection agency. Oh yes, this is the new age of hijacking subscribers into magazine subscription servitude. I learned the painful way that the "trick" to getting out of these hidden contracts is to go online and cancel a subscription prior to expiration.<br /><br />In my case, my most recent bondage was launched when I took advantage of a very low cost subscription offer in the mail. I didn't realize the miniscule print informing me that I was lucky enough to have qualified for the courtesy of automatic renewal.<br /><br />Today in the mail comes AD offering me 15 months for $12, but only because I'm THAT important do I get this offer and, since I'm THAT important, I've qualified for Continuous Service! Been there with AD, now I'm forever over the AD thing, and every other Contiuous Service subscription gimmick including the enticing Veranda + Town&Country offer, one year of BOTH for $12, wiiiiith the benefit of Continuous Service. <br /><br />These trickster mags create an opportunity for others to secure fairer footing but, to date, that opportunity is being grabbed by bloggers who scan and publish the glossies hot off the press. Oh, but I do agree with you that Rue, Gloss and Lonny don't go anywhere near my deep longing for, say, Lou Gropp's editorial days at H&G. <br /><br />Stay down flat, follow that Rx, and with all best,<br /><br />F.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-70367093959474050472011-06-17T16:18:08.641-04:002011-06-17T16:18:08.641-04:00Although most of my clients are gilt-shy (due to t...Although most of my clients are gilt-shy (due to the wide mis-use of both the leaf and metallic paint), I have been greatly influenced by the handsome millwork designed by Emilio Terry. My own interpretations of French-polished, crotch-grain mahogany panels with ebonized fillets have been a crowd-pleaser, if I do say. I must speed up my progress of converting my own archival images to digital!The Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-58779820702543676762011-06-17T10:57:41.918-04:002011-06-17T10:57:41.918-04:00home before dark, thank you. There are always more...home before dark, thank you. There are always more books than one thinks and there always more memories attached to them than one thinks! That's why I'm being judicious is my weeding - I began with four books (the decorator "monographs") and am eyeing my shelves with a certain trepidation and with discrimination. I don't want to cull for the sake of it yet there is so much I know we'll never read again. It is time to let stuff go precisely because I am feeling suffocated by too many things. <br /><br />I know exactly what you mean about reading a dictionary for hours on end - Fowler's A Dictionary of Modern English Usage is even more enjoyable. Love it!Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-84251099324818883672011-06-17T09:48:41.666-04:002011-06-17T09:48:41.666-04:00I understand the impulse for one out for a new one...I understand the impulse for one out for a new one in. Really I do. In preparation for some work in the living room, I am clearing out books in bookcases and storing them away. It is taking more time than I thought. There are more books than I thought. And then there is that "reading the dictionary" syndrome. You know. You look up a word and hours later you have read PAGES! There were some great surprises: that's where the Edith Wharton books had gone (into the sides, where titles were not seen). And then there was the 1836 book on philosophy that had been my husband's grandmother's..complete with notations. Love reading other's notations. I lack your willpower, but admire your curated taste! I think I may die of book suffocation. Would that be such a bad way to go?home before darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272062955786414729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-80196415977443519892011-06-17T08:32:47.580-04:002011-06-17T08:32:47.580-04:00Columnist, thank you. I had not realized quite how...Columnist, thank you. I had not realized quite how big a book it is until I saw a picture of the Queen holding it. I'm not surprised it split - not that it should have but, given the way modern books are produced ... That aside, I think it a terrific book about a terrific lady.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-29963236746924615552011-06-17T08:27:55.496-04:002011-06-17T08:27:55.496-04:00Carter Nicholas, thank you. I have not read anythi...Carter Nicholas, thank you. I have not read anything by Shawcross before but find his writing very supple and non-intrusive. I'm thoroughly enjoying this book and couldn't wait, as I'd intended, to read it on the plane to England next week.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-24919443237623073482011-06-17T08:25:57.699-04:002011-06-17T08:25:57.699-04:00Jane and Lance Hattatt, thank you. I understand yo...Jane and Lance Hattatt, thank you. I understand your point of view as do many of my friends, judging by what I see, yet I truly feel there comes a point where enough is enough. I have a rule now and it is that a book doesn't come in until one goes out. Arbitrary, but it does impose discipline.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-45188630561997238372011-06-16T02:27:04.798-04:002011-06-16T02:27:04.798-04:00I like the idea of Shawcross's book on Queen E...I like the idea of Shawcross's book on Queen Elizabeth being on iBook. It is such a huge volume that as careful as I am about books, mine split. It was also very heavy to hold whilst reading, and I found the only way to do so in comfort, was to read at my desk.columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-1281187725512365242011-06-15T19:10:29.245-04:002011-06-15T19:10:29.245-04:00Shawcross I would read on boiled eggs; it's gr...Shawcross I would read on boiled eggs; it's great to select an inaugural book, isn't it, or a book for an ideal trip? I hope you enjoy this one, it's time to feel better!Carter Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12781069361506897917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-84241461495021027392011-06-15T14:44:44.802-04:002011-06-15T14:44:44.802-04:00Hello:
We do so hope that your time spent languish...Hello:<br />We do so hope that your time spent languishing in the Library has given your back the rest that it needs.<br /><br />For our own part, we rarely part with anything either decorative or useful. Books we should NEVER part with, but then again we are ones for stacks on the floor, several filled bookcases, books as plinths, books on tables.....The only advice [if indeed advice is either needed or wanted]is not to do anything in haste. When you are more yourself, everything may look quite different.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com