tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post6966316802659505947..comments2024-03-09T04:17:11.014-04:00Comments on One can't get over the habit of being a little girl all at once...: On GoldfinchesWendyMcLeodMacKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-47633745454352739832014-01-27T08:12:44.080-04:002014-01-27T08:12:44.080-04:00I love that term "book munger"!I love that term "book munger"!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-87627488934999326922014-01-27T08:11:26.124-04:002014-01-27T08:11:26.124-04:00Those shoes are rather jolly!
I confess I've n...Those shoes are rather jolly!<br />I confess I've not yet read any of her work. Fiction is not my thing at the moment. But next trip to the book munger I'll be having at look at it for sure.Curatorhttp://adlib.conoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-26900641556415016832014-01-27T07:49:07.891-04:002014-01-27T07:49:07.891-04:00and so cold! I am about ready to invite them in!and so cold! I am about ready to invite them in!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-34286590679391077012014-01-27T02:01:03.259-04:002014-01-27T02:01:03.259-04:00How nice of you to out out birdseed for them! It m...How nice of you to out out birdseed for them! It must be so hard for them to find food when everything is covered by snow!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05184724930345348154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-2525028479998859872014-01-26T22:10:22.277-04:002014-01-26T22:10:22.277-04:00I miss my hummers! Can't wIt for them to come...I miss my hummers! Can't wIt for them to come back!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-20035992462707897352014-01-26T22:02:51.637-04:002014-01-26T22:02:51.637-04:00Those goldfinches are so lovely! We mainly have do...Those goldfinches are so lovely! We mainly have doves in our outside tree, and a neighborhood hummingbird who hangs out. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05422996611178479902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-23794074952652780082014-01-26T20:39:20.208-04:002014-01-26T20:39:20.208-04:00I am still working my way through S can only do a ...I am still working my way through S can only do a chapter at a time as it is labour intensive!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-8611078594869999092014-01-26T20:29:01.930-04:002014-01-26T20:29:01.930-04:00I finished S and have Luminaries on my Kindle. Not...I finished S and have Luminaries on my Kindle. Not time to take on another long read just yet. So easy to look out at the birds as they fight to get to the feeder in the blustery winds we are having in our back yard. I am not even trying to get to the car! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01649567646783537650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-6040490951176960952014-01-26T20:26:31.877-04:002014-01-26T20:26:31.877-04:00We love juncos - had some nesting with us last spr...We love juncos - had some nesting with us last spring and they are the most sociable of birds! Agree about the fun of watching them all - brings life to winter!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-86411335099355590472014-01-26T20:02:35.317-04:002014-01-26T20:02:35.317-04:00Those goldfinches are so pretty. We are enjoying f...Those goldfinches are so pretty. We are enjoying feeding the juncos and cardinals from our deck. There is also a cheeky squirrel who visits and the birds fuss at him. Something fun to watch in this dreary season. Shopping Cellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08609287005914939866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-31368714401977110152014-01-26T17:55:14.740-04:002014-01-26T17:55:14.740-04:00Steph - I am with you! I read this and the lumina...Steph - I am with you! I read this and the luminaries back to back and at 1600 pages between the two, it was quite a go! I am going smaller for a bit!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-53114718375423491032014-01-26T17:54:11.904-04:002014-01-26T17:54:11.904-04:00Ema - you and I read them opposite - I am just sta...Ema - you and I read them opposite - I am just starting The Interestings now! I wish I'd got down to the Fricke, but since I am desperate to go back to Europe and The Hague, well, there you go - an excuse!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-15283953573808319392014-01-26T17:53:08.186-04:002014-01-26T17:53:08.186-04:00I only started to read again this year and I inten...I only started to read again this year and I intend to keep it serious as I love reading so much. But I don't think it would be reasonable for me to target such a book for now. I will still put it on my list as it sounds interesting. We don't get many birds around here... I need to start to feed them more seriously to get a chance to see some...FunkyStephhttp://funkysteph.canalblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-25090258732051497552014-01-26T17:51:05.055-04:002014-01-26T17:51:05.055-04:00I did managa to go to the Frick to see the exhibit...I did managa to go to the Frick to see the exhibit (coldest day ever but at least I had bought the ticket in advance so no line outside!) and loved that little bird. What is more striking IRL is the gold painting on one of the wings. I even bought a reproduction but now I can't find a frame for it (I thought that a frame I already had would work but it is too big. The girl with the pearl earring is absolutely mesmerizing, really a masterpiece.<br />I started the book but then had to move on to my bookclub book (meeting is this week), The Interestings by Meg Wolitze which is very enjoyable too. I can't wait to start over!Emahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08331051805268660458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-39507393623699105362014-01-26T17:48:17.395-04:002014-01-26T17:48:17.395-04:00Heidi - I would love parrots in the trees! Around...Heidi - I would love parrots in the trees! Around here we get crows and they are just as noisy and very smart!!! I am off to go look up Siberian swallows!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-62298789161836666352014-01-26T17:45:13.168-04:002014-01-26T17:45:13.168-04:00In fact, I've just looked out my window to see...In fact, I've just looked out my window to see the damn parrots eating all my figs on the tree. They always get them before they are properly ripe! Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01432089507602828735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-52593795986530010562014-01-26T17:44:30.727-04:002014-01-26T17:44:30.727-04:00I loved that book so much, and am still thinking a...I loved that book so much, and am still thinking about it too. Now my husband is reading it, and he commented as I had thought that it reminded him a little of The Catcher in the Rye. <br />How lovely to have a little bird feeder to watch the birds. I try not to encourage the birds at our place - we get flocks of native parrots and they are so noisy and fight each other all the time. But we do get Siberian Swallows in Summer, which literally do fly down to Australia from Siberia to escape the cold there. <br />Love the yellow Kiki's - I have a pair of yellow ballet flats and a bag that matches too, but I tend to wear it in Winter - a great lift when wearing a lot of grey and black. Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01432089507602828735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-89729920736714449112014-01-26T17:41:10.626-04:002014-01-26T17:41:10.626-04:00Lane - we are hulled sunflower seed people too, wh...Lane - we are hulled sunflower seed people too, which is why we are popular! It is expensive, but is quite worth it!<br /><br />I haven't read any more Donna Tartt yet, but plan to do so ASAP!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-78438674057020363512014-01-26T17:40:06.128-04:002014-01-26T17:40:06.128-04:00Oh poor Lucy! Indy ignores the seed and the birds...Oh poor Lucy! Indy ignores the seed and the birds - he is on squirrel patrol and cannot be dissuaded from his task!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-80760335996853894652014-01-26T16:44:08.224-04:002014-01-26T16:44:08.224-04:00I have yet to read this; have you read her " ...I have yet to read this; have you read her " The Secret History"? Loved that one. Also didn't make it to the Frick--we like to go there when we visit, but just haven't been. We could have seen Vermeer's pearl earring girl, too.<br /><br />Our birds get hulled sunflower seeds, so spoiled. If you stand with a few in your palm, very still, sometimes a chickadee will dare to snatch one.Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13175229460841379583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-23208017073607938892014-01-26T16:43:21.595-04:002014-01-26T16:43:21.595-04:00I'm not sure I have the attention span to stic...I'm not sure I have the attention span to stick with such a long book. It would need to be an "on holiday book", so life didn't interrupt. I love watching the birds play and splash in my bird bath. I can't feed them because Lucy eats the seed from the ground and makes herself sick, poor dear. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04723360304687997220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-65284259512342290582014-01-26T16:20:34.270-04:002014-01-26T16:20:34.270-04:00GF it sounds weird to say that a Wharton novel cou...GF it sounds weird to say that a Wharton novel could be crammed but this one can, I found it a real page-turner. I take no credit for the title, it was our GSL who suggested it to me in an email, isn't he the clever one!DaniBPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02633155240779845497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-52258012363686988832014-01-26T15:53:21.889-04:002014-01-26T15:53:21.889-04:00It was a bright spot while I slog away at press re...It was a bright spot while I slog away at press releases and budgets. Wish I could do yellow, like a girl from Ipanema. But even on my feet, sickly.GetFreshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426579144685310371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-87599446675540457632014-01-26T15:27:11.066-04:002014-01-26T15:27:11.066-04:00It is a conundrum, isn't it? I loved the book...It is a conundrum, isn't it? I loved the book, I didn't hate any part of it, even the parts that I thought could have been shortened, but I did wonder why it was allowed to go on in some places. The power of the author I guess, as Tabs says!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-68571990957899934542014-01-26T15:25:42.873-04:002014-01-26T15:25:42.873-04:00Audreys - it is hard to stay mad at the squirrels,...Audreys - it is hard to stay mad at the squirrels, but my husband is not so accommodating as I! I like the kindle (and kindle app on my ipad) for the kinds of books you mention, but also for BIG books like The Luminaries and The Goldfinch. I am a great lover of reading in bed and it sure facilitates that. And if truth be told, it also lets me make the font size larger...WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.com