tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post499199740410330231..comments2024-02-28T23:35:56.193-05:00Comments on The Curious Reader: Please Drop In And Stay AwhileGradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17526750467742207099noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post-52431765574247226322014-01-07T13:46:44.463-05:002014-01-07T13:46:44.463-05:00Kit-Kat, what I wouldn't give for you to be ab...Kit-Kat, what I wouldn't give for you to be able to do that right now! Keep snug, honey. I better find my winter coat by February or I'll freeze my knickers off when I get to Maryland. Stay safe, honey. Love you and Jakie-poo and NikaGradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17526750467742207099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post-29307935420656252662014-01-07T13:42:35.572-05:002014-01-07T13:42:35.572-05:00Today would be a PERFECT day to come over and talk...Today would be a PERFECT day to come over and talk books over Brandy nestled up next to the fire! 5 degrees!!!!!! :) Loved it, Maja...as usual!!!!Katharinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950745503043935811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post-1209994811996837892014-01-06T09:40:15.656-05:002014-01-06T09:40:15.656-05:00Jenny I am anxious to read more of Jeanne Ray myse...Jenny I am anxious to read more of Jeanne Ray myself this year. Of the two I've read, they are witty and wise and full of endearing characters. Just the sort one likes to spend a little time getting to know. Don't you love discovering new authors? That's the biggest reason I love reading book blogs (such as yours.)Gradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17526750467742207099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post-56772264948330879502014-01-06T09:38:20.371-05:002014-01-06T09:38:20.371-05:00Hi Pete. Has the house sold? I'll run over t...Hi Pete. Has the house sold? I'll run over to Couch Trip to catch up on what's new with you. I really do wish I could have the whole gang over in person rather than virtually. But, hey, virtual is good too. I'm anxious to hear what you think of S&S. It was the first Jane Austen I read and (I hate to admit it), that was only a handful of years ago! Best of everything in 2014.Gradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17526750467742207099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post-62939792430449700722014-01-05T17:47:29.432-05:002014-01-05T17:47:29.432-05:00How lovely to have discovered Jeanne Ray this year...How lovely to have discovered Jeanne Ray this year! I have only read Eat Cake and Step Ball Change (have I got that title right?) so far, and am saving the others for rainy days. Her books are so wonderfully dear and comforting.Jenny @ Reading the Endhttp://readingtheend.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post-29483760467292202362014-01-05T17:33:22.651-05:002014-01-05T17:33:22.651-05:00Cheers! What a lovely invitation. And congratulati...Cheers! What a lovely invitation. And congratulations on your reads for 2013 by the way. I wish you an exciting and enjoyable reading year ahead. For comfort reading (and because I was curious) I've picked up Sense and Sensibility. It will definitely keep me from packing this week but perhaps it will keep me from worrying too much about that same packing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post-50642004419886514152014-01-04T10:27:47.901-05:002014-01-04T10:27:47.901-05:00Litlove, I do thank you for all your wonderful rea...Litlove, I do thank you for all your wonderful reading suggestions over the years, including Jeanne Ray. As for the wing chair, I had three children all 24 months apart in ages. I had some very nice things that, if I was all that worried about, I put out of reach until I could teach my children how to be careful with them. But I had to resolve myself to the fact that everyday things could not be too precious to be used if I hoped to keep peace and sanity in my mind and in our house. Besides, short of them sawing off the legs, I knew these chairs could take whatever my kids could dish out. <br />Especially since the saw was stored in the garage out of reach! Cat's claws though...now that's another story.Gradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17526750467742207099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post-91213855119818844702014-01-04T09:40:14.063-05:002014-01-04T09:40:14.063-05:00Wow, you were nice about the sofa! My mother would...Wow, you were nice about the sofa! My mother would have banished me to outer darkness for that, though to be fair, when I was sick on the back seat of the new car she only said that I had 'christened' it. I do love best-of lists, and I don't think I've ever been invited so graciously, or to such a comfy setting, to enjoy one! I'm delighted you liked Jeanne Ray and I am a Louise Penny fan too. And this year To Kill A Mockingbird is on my pile of must-reads so I hope very much I'll love it as much as you do. Happy, happy new year, dear Grad and may 2014 be fantastic in all possible ways for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post-24228933187253073562014-01-02T11:41:09.831-05:002014-01-02T11:41:09.831-05:00Stef, I concur with Bookman. I think it was my ab...Stef, I concur with Bookman. I think it was my absolute favorite for 2013. I did love Address Unknown. Simply loved it. Thank you for the suggestion. You always have such good ones. And the cookies are vegan.Gradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17526750467742207099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post-72964327599257265062014-01-02T11:37:51.849-05:002014-01-02T11:37:51.849-05:00I will decline the brandy but maybe a cup of tea? ...I will decline the brandy but maybe a cup of tea? I am glad you liked Address Unknown so much! It really is an amazing story. You had a good year of reading. Bookman gave me that King book after he read it when it first came out, told I had to read it, it was soooo good. Have I read it yet? Nope. Maybe in 2014. Stefaniehttp://somanybooksblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post-19445598205765467352014-01-01T20:52:26.102-05:002014-01-01T20:52:26.102-05:00Alex, ha! I loved your comment. Yes...I would be...Alex, ha! I loved your comment. Yes...I would be so sad if Gamache retires because for such a little town Three Pines has an awful lot going on. Wouldn't it be heaven to live in such a place? No cell reception? And that wonderful inn and bookstore? I'm moving there! I just received Still Life in the mail, and I have many more of the books to get through. Let's hope Penny keep writing them. (p.s. I don't think Peter should come back...the twerp.)Gradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17526750467742207099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post-27908591360863984952014-01-01T10:07:47.651-05:002014-01-01T10:07:47.651-05:00Louise Penny is excellent isn't she? I just h...Louise Penny is excellent isn't she? I just hope that Jean-Guy is correct when he predicts that Gamache will not settle into retirement. I keep my hopes up by remembering that we have yet to find out whether or not Peter will come back and what Clara will do if he does.Alexhttp://thinkinginfragments.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post-76877435251881768932014-01-01T10:01:16.868-05:002014-01-01T10:01:16.868-05:00Tinky, I'll be sending along that recipe I pro...Tinky, I'll be sending along that recipe I promised. Happy reading and happy everything else to you as well. Stay happy, my friend.Gradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17526750467742207099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160223532207347025.post-43224609257422236922014-01-01T09:51:24.204-05:002014-01-01T09:51:24.204-05:00What a lovely picture you paint, Grad--and I love ...What a lovely picture you paint, Grad--and I love that princess! Happy reading in 2014, and please continue sharing.Tinkyhttp://www.tinkycooks.comnoreply@blogger.com