Chatback#9

[susieq100]

Good morning all. Just had a 'trawl' through some of the posts I have missed over the past few days. Thank you everyone who made positive and supportive comments about my 'viaggio' to Florence - you were all RIGHT! I had a wonderful time, I did feel a little bit lonely occasionally ... sometimes you just want to share something amazing ... but mostly it was tremendous. What a city! I didn't read the post about the brass pig until I got home VC - not even sure where it was? But, my original Brussels Airlines flight was delayed so that I could not make my connection. Had to go the next day (!!) so there should be some compensation. When I get that, I shall go somewhere else!

Grey and wet here. I picked lots of veggies yesterday and made greengage and chilli chutney last night. Put veggies for piccalilli to brine and froze a lot of damsons; too many to deal with. Today, probably will make green tomato chutney and Two Sheds green tomato soup, which is a thing of beauty! Have a good day everyone. Ciao!

[Sheneval]

Morning, another lovely morning but very autumnal...sunny and chilly!

Scarlet I have just finished 'Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' by Stieg Larsson.

Haven't read the books but I have watched the 3 films plus the one with Daniel Craig - very good

[Sheneval]

NVG, I think I'm the only one that donates books to our local charity shop - books are really dying out. son had a clear out before he started 6th form in the Summer and he got rid of all his encyclopaedia and "places of the world" books saying that he can get what he wants off the internet.

Scarlet - Every so often I have a clear out of books I gather over the year and these go the one of the local charity shops - nowadays the books I buy are nearly all fact rather than fiction - my fiction library remains as it was with the odd addition after I had a major clearances many years ago and mainly consist of books I have read time and time again like CS Forrester's Hornblower series or my Maurice Walsh's collection - great books to read when you are in bed with the flu

[Bigmallly]

Morning all from a very wet but sunny Nestland...........Not sure what to do today, retirement is so tiring having to think all the time.............

[Bren In Pots]

Its good to have you back Flo hope your daughter continues to improve.

I'm trying to find a book to read ...fed up with looking on Ama£on, they keep directing me to those books that are rubbish and costs 50p. What are you lot reading at the moment?

Scarlet have you read any Fanfiction there's usually some good books to read, just make sure the book is completed.

[bearded bloke]

Morning all

Been wet, currently dry

[Dorothy rouse]

Decided ro 're read', some of the books I enjoyed 30 years ago, so have just started Sons and Lover. 'The Rainbow' and 'Women in Love', downloaded and waiting.

But as we are in Harvey country at the moment, do have Tess of the D'Urbavilles, waiting in the car. Won't get round to it at all I know, all wishful thinking

[Dorothy rouse]

And it's another wet, wet day in Dorset!

Means we have to spend more time in the pub! And bathing the dog, who Loves muddy puddles!

[JanieB]

Decided ro 're read', some of the books I enjoyed 30 years ago, so have just started Sons and Lover. 'The Rainbow' and 'Women in Love', downloaded and waiting.

But as we are in Harvey country at the moment, do have Tess of the D'Urbavilles, waiting in the car. Won't get round to it at all I know, all wishful thinking

I'm reading some books I've wanted to read but never had and some that I've read before but a (very) long time ago. At the moment it's "Grapes of Wrath", last month it was "To Kill a Mocking Bird". I intersperse them with more recent books such as "The Life of Pi" and books by (eg) Patricia Cornwell and Nicci French.

I used to read 2/3 books a week, but nowadays the dogs seem to object and I find one or the other trying to sit between me and the book, so I've slowed down to about 1 or 2 a month.

[susieq100]

But as we are in Harvey country at the moment, do have Tess of the D'Urbavilles, waiting in the car. Won't get round to it at all I know, all wishful thinking

I 'did' Tess of the D'Urbevilles for English A Level (a very long time ago!) and hated it. She annoyed me, Hardy annoyed me and I read it, very much, under protest. Then in my early 30's I bought a box of leftover books at a Church jumble sale (for you young people that is like a car boot only where you donate stuff to be sold ) and in there was a copy of Far From the Madding Crowd. I read it and loved it. So began my fling with Thomas Hardy and I re-read Tess. Amazing the difference a little emotional maturity and life experience can make! I was entranced. My favourite is still The Mayor of Casterbridge though. I think in many ways Hardy was a bit of a feminist!

So Dotty - enjoy!

[veggiechicken]

I read "Tess etc" when I did an OU module on Victorian England and was hooked. It was so much more understandable when set against the attitudes and beliefs of the time. Read Dickens' "Hard Times" too and enjoyed it.

[Sheneval]

I'm reading some books I've wanted to read but never had and some that I've read before but a (very) long time ago. At the moment it's "Grapes of Wrath", last month it was "To Kill a Mocking Bird".

JanieB - My eldest grandson was reading my copy of 'To Kill a Mocking Bird' a few months ago so I read it once again after he had finished it and then we watched the film together afterwards. To me Gregory Peck will always be Atticus Finch. They will probably do a remake eventually but I cannot see anyone with his stature around today.

[rosiepumpkin]

I get my books from the cheaper charity shops and a local private library which has wooden shelves to the ceiling. When I joined a few years ago, they still used paper tags in the books. Remember those?

[rosiepumpkin]

Ooooh, my OH just came in and brought me a new saw so I can finish my new greenhouse bench. He does know how to spoil a girl.

[Sheneval]

Ooooh, my OH just came in and brought me a new saw so I can finish my new greenhouse bench. He does know how to spoil a girl.

If he ever buys you an iron can you let me know how you use it on the allotment?