tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post8108546871418449561..comments2024-03-09T04:17:11.014-04:00Comments on One can't get over the habit of being a little girl all at once...: Books that Made a Difference: The Blue CastleWendyMcLeodMacKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-32771524921502807532013-02-13T12:23:58.782-04:002013-02-13T12:23:58.782-04:00Help! Unclear how to do this!!!Help! Unclear how to do this!!!Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13175229460841379583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-26867191186161026112013-02-12T23:04:53.973-04:002013-02-12T23:04:53.973-04:00BLUE CASTLE Lane, email me your snail mail addy an...BLUE CASTLE Lane, email me your snail mail addy and I will get my spare copy mailed off to you as soon as I can connect with my Dad, likely Friday. Sadly, I only have the cheapie paperback version, not WMM's pretty antique cover. But it is the illustrated not the rather garish photo version from the 1990s. All yours, good story!GetFreshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426579144685310371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-8559609023736201182013-02-12T20:52:50.659-04:002013-02-12T20:52:50.659-04:00I loved Lewis! I haves heard of the Outlander ser...I loved Lewis! I haves heard of the Outlander series, but never read it! I have so many good reading Rex's today - so much to read!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-91225327029015643962013-02-12T20:41:28.009-04:002013-02-12T20:41:28.009-04:00I totally would like both, please.I totally would like both, please.Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13175229460841379583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-70209712744511635282013-02-12T20:39:22.644-04:002013-02-12T20:39:22.644-04:00Lane, it is getfreshpress at gmail dot com One of...Lane, it is getfreshpress at gmail dot com One of us will make sure you have a copy, just "shout".GetFreshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426579144685310371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-7711946093128564402013-02-12T20:10:06.199-04:002013-02-12T20:10:06.199-04:00Hi WMM! Well, I have never heard of 'The Blue ...Hi WMM! Well, I have never heard of 'The Blue Castle', but will definitely be giving it a look-see now. Like others, I also read a lot as a child and teenager. A few of my favorite authors were Hemingway, George MacDonald, and C.S. Lewis. <br /><br />As an adult, I still love to read, but find it much more difficult to find time to do so. My latest read has been The Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. If you haven't heard of it, you should check it out. It's about an English combat nurse hurled back in time to 1743 Scotland. She falls in love with a Scottish warrior, even though she is already married to an Oxford professor in her future life in 1945. The storyline is quite riveting, with lots of adventure and romance. I am on book 5 of the 7 book series, and would love to finish them if I can ever find time.<br /><br />Melissa@AllThingsSimplifiedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06076948687302539385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-38186709071037597352013-02-12T19:24:33.813-04:002013-02-12T19:24:33.813-04:00I have never read the book or seen the movie now a...I have never read the book or seen the movie now added to list!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-72416694898839161332013-02-12T19:21:26.722-04:002013-02-12T19:21:26.722-04:00I do Lane let me know - I can send you one too if ...I do Lane let me know - I can send you one too if you like!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-72414657780145192272013-02-12T19:19:20.451-04:002013-02-12T19:19:20.451-04:00Oh I love all those books! I am a huge Betsy Ray ...Oh I love all those books! I am a huge Betsy Ray fan! Every one in awhile Ii even do my own version of Sunday supper! I really loved Emily of Deep Valley - I WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-65869674658875679662013-02-12T18:59:29.019-04:002013-02-12T18:59:29.019-04:00Kundera and Unbearable Lightness of Being have bee...Kundera and Unbearable Lightness of Being have been my favorite author and book for many years (I also loved The Joke), but I was older, in my 20s already I think. I wonder if I would like it as much if I read it again now...Emahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08331051805268660458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-68752394924773170212013-02-12T18:57:23.650-04:002013-02-12T18:57:23.650-04:00Yes, painful to part with them. I measured my boo...Yes, painful to part with them. I measured my bookshelf feet once to see how many books I could actually keep-- well over 200feet--but this did not really help. My oldest daughter is worse and is a real reader/critic type; we have started boxing up her books for when she is not over seas teaching English. Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13175229460841379583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-13049552545334073902013-02-12T18:51:24.871-04:002013-02-12T18:51:24.871-04:00Lord Peter Wimsey! My fave was " Nine Tailor...Lord Peter Wimsey! My fave was " Nine Tailors". <br /><br />WMM-- you must read Wodehouse; fine in little bits and so cheering and funny. Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13175229460841379583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-10553752548263879822013-02-12T18:46:21.461-04:002013-02-12T18:46:21.461-04:00Thanks, GF. Does WMM have your email?Thanks, GF. Does WMM have your email?Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13175229460841379583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-74728064078769675062013-02-12T17:56:31.527-04:002013-02-12T17:56:31.527-04:00OMG- We are twin daughters of different mothers. ...OMG- We are twin daughters of different mothers. I was the only one of my friends that was enraptured by Betsy, Tacy, and Tib. Obviously even back then I was a clothes horse, because I still remember excitedly reading about about Tib's beautiful skating outfit in ( I believe) blue velvet with white fur trim.Pat Olskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122299121164106652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-55101442547324861872013-02-12T16:57:34.262-04:002013-02-12T16:57:34.262-04:00well think how well-rounded that school made you!well think how well-rounded that school made you!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-76201621816377752002013-02-12T16:35:51.212-04:002013-02-12T16:35:51.212-04:00No, it was the school curriculum. :D School was re...No, it was the school curriculum. :D School was really strict where I grew up.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05184724930345348154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-9731415821551356492013-02-12T15:53:28.237-04:002013-02-12T15:53:28.237-04:00I retread it last year so I am good. I may retrea...I retread it last year so I am good. I may retread "Betsy's Wedding" by Maud Hart LovelaceWendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-53048728885354178632013-02-12T15:51:04.647-04:002013-02-12T15:51:04.647-04:00A, I am with you - I save kindle for more disposab...A, I am with you - I save kindle for more disposable titles, I hate to part with books!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-29676226953226365162013-02-12T15:49:12.453-04:002013-02-12T15:49:12.453-04:00I think you are right, Patricia, am going to searc...I think you are right, Patricia, am going to search for some!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-30301410367965789742013-02-12T15:47:38.211-04:002013-02-12T15:47:38.211-04:00Oh Abby, I really do have to go!Oh Abby, I really do have to go!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-19840884143160466522013-02-12T13:13:00.007-04:002013-02-12T13:13:00.007-04:00I wanted to be in boarding school after Enid Blyto...I wanted to be in boarding school after Enid Blyton books! But i grew up in very small town and that could have been why!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-67568565737002290392013-02-12T13:10:34.571-04:002013-02-12T13:10:34.571-04:00Oh a fine balance amazed and destroyed me - such a...Oh a fine balance amazed and destroyed me - such a good book. I had to phone a friend when i was done!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-76819899037931322162013-02-12T13:10:24.391-04:002013-02-12T13:10:24.391-04:00Interesting to hear your thoughts on international...Interesting to hear your thoughts on international school, GF. If we have kids here, they will likely go to international school, for language and cultural reasons. <br /><br />At university, I met a lot of people who grew up all over the world. I was always a little envious of that, especially since I was from the much reviled (by others) Toronto. Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858990227883593166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-69103568217083374912013-02-12T13:07:47.059-04:002013-02-12T13:07:47.059-04:00Cate, i think you were very deep, with a touch of ...Cate, i think you were very deep, with a touch of Steel and Sheldon! I confess to never having read a greek play outside of class!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140814948262466589.post-86061939874251119922013-02-12T13:02:09.974-04:002013-02-12T13:02:09.974-04:00Well, like many Canadians, he was born elsewhere :...Well, like many Canadians, he was born elsewhere :) That is true that his books have become known outside of Canada. I went to see him read in high school, and have a signed copy of one of his books. I was a little star struck :) Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858990227883593166noreply@blogger.com