tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post3278466860784865734..comments2024-03-20T18:36:43.524-04:00Comments on Thrift at Home: "Some Deeply Coloured Jewel"Margohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-44248899555500407562015-07-15T19:22:58.788-04:002015-07-15T19:22:58.788-04:00We love to read, too! I would be lost without book...We love to read, too! I would be lost without books. And blogs!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-1556161293529975852015-07-15T12:09:04.570-04:002015-07-15T12:09:04.570-04:00This author is new to me, so thanks! The only boo...This author is new to me, so thanks! The only book by her available at our libraries is Cold Comfort Farm...so I guess I will start there. I am sure glad to hear of how much use your family gets from the library. Fantastic.BLD in MThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06449967376288331137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-56480390267940306112015-07-14T01:28:48.439-04:002015-07-14T01:28:48.439-04:00mmmmmmmmmmmm deliciousmmmmmmmmmmmm deliciousAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-34782925564441606212015-07-13T16:11:16.814-04:002015-07-13T16:11:16.814-04:00Cold Comfort Farm, one of my all time fave films!!...Cold Comfort Farm, one of my all time fave films!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00576053785355324560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-75098174602725922752015-07-13T10:12:38.674-04:002015-07-13T10:12:38.674-04:00Ah, Marisa! There are more authors of her ilk - pe...Ah, Marisa! There are more authors of her ilk - perhaps you know them. . . Margery Sharp, Dodie Smith, and Rumer Godden come to mind. I also adore Mary Stewart. These are all British women with fantastic writing styles, interesting characters, and a wry sense of humor.Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-73763954321955072282015-07-12T23:37:37.498-04:002015-07-12T23:37:37.498-04:00I am so excited to learn that Stella Gibbons wrote...I am so excited to learn that Stella Gibbons wrote more than just Cold Comfort Farm! I love that book and reread it every couple of years. Now I'm on the hunt for her collected works! Marisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230374658230217397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-30946590571141145162015-07-12T21:51:17.802-04:002015-07-12T21:51:17.802-04:00Yes, we love the library too! Love your pretty zi...Yes, we love the library too! Love your pretty zinnias too ; ) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757226979393134529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-50932583168132795772015-07-12T21:15:32.038-04:002015-07-12T21:15:32.038-04:00Thank you for that lovely taste of Westwood, I wan...Thank you for that lovely taste of Westwood, I want to read it now .... Leishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10550858502158736036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-3832377156362004052015-07-12T21:08:29.218-04:002015-07-12T21:08:29.218-04:00I think they were recently reprinted and only in E...I think they were recently reprinted and only in England. Bothers me to think of what wonderful authors may be languishing in out-of-print. . . Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-57005971572318662992015-07-12T16:56:51.495-04:002015-07-12T16:56:51.495-04:00Love that passage. How did I not know that she wro...Love that passage. How did I not know that she wrote more books?!? MDiskinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838716310730455831noreply@blogger.com