tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.comments2024-02-27T09:33:20.185-08:00The Duchy of Burgundy CarrotsQueen of Carrotshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03193758647591339890noreply@blogger.comBlogger3149125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-62043027440803312042024-02-27T09:33:20.185-08:002024-02-27T09:33:20.185-08:00Fitzgerald wrote a less fictionalized account of h...Fitzgerald wrote a less fictionalized account of his family - particularly his parents - in Papa Married a Mormon. Clearly his fiction drew from his life, but it wasn't an exact match. Apparently, there were a pair of sequels, which I have never seen for sale anywhere. Diary of an Autodidacthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849157548643091986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-64697324342440887662024-01-30T09:42:18.905-08:002024-01-30T09:42:18.905-08:00Sounds like my kind of book list. I agree that Poo...Sounds like my kind of book list. I agree that Pooh and Alice never get old. My only Lawhead experience is Taliesin, which I liked, but have yet to get around to continuing the series. I probably should. Diary of an Autodidacthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849157548643091986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-86816495810195172952024-01-02T10:39:24.412-08:002024-01-02T10:39:24.412-08:00A lot of familiar ones there. It is always fascina...A lot of familiar ones there. It is always fascinating which ones have aged well and which haven't. I am kind of scared to revisit Kim, now that I am a lot more informed about British colonialism in India - the idea of the protagonist being a white kid is less appealing too. Although the Jungle Books still hold up. The Alice books seem to have aged well for me. Likewise for The Wind in the Willows and The Phantom Tollbooth, which is timeless. I would definitely vote for Brighty - the best of Henry's "horse" books, and it isn't close in my opinion. Diary of an Autodidacthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849157548643091986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-45711981707283925102024-01-02T10:33:17.464-08:002024-01-02T10:33:17.464-08:00Arguably the best novel of the Victorian Era. Arguably the best novel of the Victorian Era. Diary of an Autodidacthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849157548643091986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-71167073403059604562023-12-31T13:10:52.528-08:002023-12-31T13:10:52.528-08:00Re-reading your childhood's favourite books so...Re-reading your childhood's favourite books sounds like a great idea. I have been buying many of them as the libraries sell out books. You're lucky to remember so many of the titles, I began reading as a very young child, many of the books I would like to re-read, I only vaguely remember, and most of the titles slipped long ago. <br />I'd love to hear of your progress in this endeavour. <br />Happy and joy-filled new year to you and yours. Charlotte (MotherOwl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01059356989361649639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-25704038968720463392023-12-31T11:05:21.404-08:002023-12-31T11:05:21.404-08:00That looks like a really fun list to go through!
...That looks like a really fun list to go through!<br /><br />I should re-read Kim. It's been a few years, and I always enjoy it.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685777538999248205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-9945064035466992692023-09-26T03:55:14.062-07:002023-09-26T03:55:14.062-07:00Having never read the Canterbury tales I sttand ba...Having never read the Canterbury tales I sttand baffled. I know of the book - of course, who does not - but for me it's a Classics, in the meaning, a book you know of, but never get to read ;) Maybe I should try and change this? On the ohter hand I read Dekaemeron, so I maybe cen be forgiven? Charlotte (MotherOwl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01059356989361649639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-11470525333142448262023-09-05T10:34:13.990-07:002023-09-05T10:34:13.990-07:00Goodness, if I have to check numbering variations ...Goodness, if I have to check numbering variations in different languages this could take all day. But that does sound like a nice one.Queen of Carrotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03193758647591339890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-45026784382183733462023-09-05T02:39:11.804-07:002023-09-05T02:39:11.804-07:00It seems bibles are different. The Danish version ...It seems bibles are different. The Danish version have for Zechariah 2. 6 this one:<br /> "I asked, “Where are you going?” He answered me, “To measure Jerusalem, to find out how wide and how long it is.”" <br />Which I believe is Zechariah 2.2 in the American version. <br />But I find that this would be a strangely fitting citation to put on a boat ;) Charlotte (MotherOwl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01059356989361649639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-88962146027066454612023-09-01T09:38:31.759-07:002023-09-01T09:38:31.759-07:00"One of the great pleasures of parenting teen..."One of the great pleasures of parenting teenagers is being able to make obnoxious off-color remarks to a captive audience." This is true. Diary of an Autodidacthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849157548643091986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-44775890220366165452023-09-01T00:33:28.216-07:002023-09-01T00:33:28.216-07:00We also make several dishes for each meal nowadays...We also make several dishes for each meal nowadays also to account for allergies and intolerances, but earlier becayse ... well, mostly one normal size meal is not sufficient for 6 anyhow, so just as well accomodate as many as possible. But no meal, no snacks, and bread is always an option ;) Charlotte (MotherOwl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01059356989361649639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-64796010888414399972023-08-28T00:29:04.239-07:002023-08-28T00:29:04.239-07:00Oh, Sector General. One of my first loves in Sci-F...Oh, Sector General. One of my first loves in Sci-Fi, I'll have to go and see if we still have any around, I think it's time for a re-read; more so as some of the stories that have been rolling around in my brain marked with a Question mark as to origin sure seem to be from there. Thank you!Charlotte (MotherOwl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01059356989361649639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-92075677075450211892023-08-11T17:56:20.952-07:002023-08-11T17:56:20.952-07:00Note to my past self: The grocery bill is far wors...Note to my past self: The grocery bill is far worse than you can imagine.Queen of Carrotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03193758647591339890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-15920210114897258672023-08-11T17:50:31.733-07:002023-08-11T17:50:31.733-07:00Note to my past self: This will never be diagnosed...Note to my past self: This will never be diagnosed fully but it WILL get better. Queen of Carrotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03193758647591339890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-38954241226921933652023-08-11T17:39:06.014-07:002023-08-11T17:39:06.014-07:00Note to my past self: And also D4 will learn how t...Note to my past self: And also D4 will learn how to ride *his* bike without training wheels and ride it down the driveway straight out into the busy road, but he will not die or even get hit and you won't even learn about it for ten years. Queen of Carrotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03193758647591339890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-59244975994568516132023-08-11T13:04:44.171-07:002023-08-11T13:04:44.171-07:00The common meal is a real challenge! I have settle...The common meal is a real challenge! I have settled on bacon and apple crisp for a weekend brunch that can easily be made df/gf/nf, but then Dame can't tolerate bacon anymore and DOB doesn't want that much sugar so it still doesn't quite work. Queen of Carrotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03193758647591339890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-55139944173097515322023-08-11T00:51:43.304-07:002023-08-11T00:51:43.304-07:00Chaotic, cozy and almost like my life with teenage...Chaotic, cozy and almost like my life with teenagers, only yours are much more extrovert and then other diseases and ailment thrown into the mix. The meal chaos's and early morning-unwillingness of all but the one ninja-cum-early riser is totally the same :D One of life's big mystrerise for me is: Why is it that I find no meal (except maybe pancakes) that everybody in a family of six can both tolerate and like? Charlotte (MotherOwl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01059356989361649639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-90026615813190292872023-08-05T15:12:47.854-07:002023-08-05T15:12:47.854-07:00I didn't know if it would work yet. :DI didn't know if it would work yet. :D Queen of Carrotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03193758647591339890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-49350325748118371402023-08-05T13:52:25.988-07:002023-08-05T13:52:25.988-07:00Why didn't you write this post 20 years ago? T...Why didn't you write this post 20 years ago? That was when I needed to learn this :) Now I fear it is too late and my uintidy manners have rubbed off on the Owlets. <br />But gosh, I'm happy to hear from you!Charlotte (MotherOwl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01059356989361649639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-83442200205962869562022-10-20T07:54:39.154-07:002022-10-20T07:54:39.154-07:00Thanks. I always loved Mary Poppins - the book tha...Thanks. I always loved Mary Poppins - the book that is, as I never saw the movies, but I know the songs. As a child my whole Mary Poppins world was the chapter with the laughing gas, I enjoyed and re-read it the most of the stories in the collection of tales from around the world, wherein I found it. For me as a child reading was a guilty pleasure, done behind chairs, in the basement or at night, as I was an early reader (self taught and fluent at four years of age) and my parents tried to keep me from reading too much. Only as a grown up I discovered that Mary Poppins was more than a stand alone story and enjoyed the books I found .. it seems there are more :D Charlotte (MotherOwl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01059356989361649639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-67003095909175674502022-10-17T14:27:50.982-07:002022-10-17T14:27:50.982-07:00Wait, WHAT?? No deadline on responses for tenants ...Wait, WHAT?? No deadline on responses for tenants in an eviction? I thought California was pretty tenant friendly, but you still have to file a response or you get defaulted and evicted....Diary of an Autodidacthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849157548643091986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-9301352319418789662022-10-16T12:22:38.428-07:002022-10-16T12:22:38.428-07:00This sounds like one of these weeks - triply so! I...This sounds like one of these weeks - triply so! I sure hope for a better week ahead. And I'm happy to hear from you and your minions. Charlotte (MotherOwl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01059356989361649639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-45025379472008238682022-09-13T10:40:39.903-07:002022-09-13T10:40:39.903-07:00Also, Colonel Brandon is played by Alan Rickman in...Also, Colonel Brandon is played by Alan Rickman in the movie version. And any woman in her right mind would fall for him. Diary of an Autodidacthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849157548643091986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-31155264394392703792022-09-11T23:39:09.505-07:002022-09-11T23:39:09.505-07:00Although I do not understand much of your legal ta...Although I do not understand much of your legal talk, it sounds quite busy. I hope you both survive with good results. <br />I admire your skill in listening to audiobooks and podcasts. My thoughts begin to wander, and suddenly I realize that I did not hear the last 10 pages or so, or I simply fall asleep. Only way I could do this was driving, but we do not own a car any more. Charlotte (MotherOwl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01059356989361649639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5831804.post-69221595761941805692022-07-20T06:51:30.657-07:002022-07-20T06:51:30.657-07:00Frank Herbert had a knack for unlikeable character...Frank Herbert had a knack for unlikeable characters, I think. The missing humour not bearing the smallest part of the blame. Charlotte (MotherOwl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01059356989361649639noreply@blogger.com