tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post2832655308256761208..comments2023-12-29T11:44:38.434+09:00Comments on yokohamamama: Never In All My Days...yokohamamamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098212549844656652noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-25379197022560133212011-07-09T02:54:41.537+09:002011-07-09T02:54:41.537+09:00That's the one! That's the first one I...That's the one! That's the first one I'll get, then, though I plan to look for all of Durrel's work...<br /><br />Seems like I've seen S&A mentioned recently, and in more than one place... and of course can't think where. I think I'd enjoy reading about the author as much as reading the series, just given that tantalizing tidbit you provided up there. "yokohamamamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098212549844656652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-7732526041087270182011-07-09T02:01:10.151+09:002011-07-09T02:01:10.151+09:00If you want recommendations:
My Family And Other ...If you want recommendations:<br /><br /><i>My Family And Other Animals,</i> which is, or at least was, one of the books that all Brit schoolchildren get given to read. It's in the company of <i>Animal Farm</i> and <i>To Kill A Mockingbird</i> there, which is pretty good company to be keeping, I'd say.<br /><br />Then <i>Birds, Beasts, and Relatives,</i> and <i>Golden Bats And Pink PigeonsDazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907025299657181744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-24090270880030164572011-07-08T02:26:40.095+09:002011-07-08T02:26:40.095+09:00Daz-- I really have to just break out the plastic ...Daz-- I really have to just break out the plastic and order something by Gerald Durrel...you've mentioned him several times, and since you mentioned him to me, I've seen him mentioned/praised other places, too. And <i>Swallows and Amazons</i>--I remember you said that was one of your favorite series. And I never need an excuse to read kids' books-- I just go right ahead and read yokohamamamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098212549844656652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-85544635049941946412011-07-08T02:22:28.198+09:002011-07-08T02:22:28.198+09:00Sarah-- sinister bamboo?? Which wip? Glimpse? A...Sarah-- sinister bamboo?? Which wip? Glimpse? Aaaaahhhh! No fair dropping exciting little tidbits like that!<br />(that was my favorite photo, too-- it can be hard to get a good shot of bamboo when you don't have a wide angle lens... or any lens at all...yokohamamamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098212549844656652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-48301900169839841572011-07-08T01:05:09.794+09:002011-07-08T01:05:09.794+09:00Sorry for the double post.
Got it! The Great Aunt...Sorry for the double post.<br /><br />Got it! The Great Aunt, in the <i>Swallows And Amazons</i> books. Not comedic at all. Bit of a prim old dragon, in fact.<br /><br />If you've not read them, I highly recommend 'em. And if you have kids, you even have an excuse to be reading kids' books… ☺Dazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907025299657181744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-68955473222474076792011-07-08T00:55:58.875+09:002011-07-08T00:55:58.875+09:00"Sinister bamboo"? Sarah, you cannot lea..."Sinister bamboo"? Sarah, you <i>cannot</i> leave things like that hanging over our curiosity-bumps!<br /><br /><i>*Now picturing bamboo in the act of slowly stroking a white cat*</i><br /><br />Amy, Gerald Durrel, maybe. Something semi-comedic, for sure.Dazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907025299657181744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-11059087548004787402011-07-08T00:45:45.300+09:002011-07-08T00:45:45.300+09:00Wow! Look how blue they are! And i love the flower...Wow! Look how blue they are! And i love the flowers and bamboo pic. I have bamboo in my current work in progress. But its sinister bamboo...Sarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-55439490057376391602011-07-08T00:06:27.719+09:002011-07-08T00:06:27.719+09:00I like that about Japan, too-- the fact that cherr...I like that about Japan, too-- the fact that cherry blossoms, plum blossoms, fall colors, and such are front page news:-) *Great* link--thanks! Perfect:-)<br /><br />Capitalizing... A.A. Milne did that, of course, but that's probably not who you're thinking of;-) What was I thinking of? Hmmmm... it was rather late at night when I was typing that... I have no idea!yokohamamamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098212549844656652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-8067426368243329212011-07-07T23:13:17.049+09:002011-07-07T23:13:17.049+09:00What I love is that so many people actually take t...What I love is that so many people actually take time to go and appreciate it. Saying 'I'm off to look at the flowers in the park' would get you many strange looks over here.<br /><br />'Aunties of a Certain Age,' capitalised like that, has a sort of literary look to it, but I can't think of what author I'm reminded of. Wodehouse, maybe? Any ideas?<br /><br />Haven'Dazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907025299657181744noreply@blogger.com