tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post1150789528930063848..comments2023-11-26T17:19:22.499+00:00Comments on RAMBLES FROM MY CHAIR: A GIVE-AWAY - my first ever !Scriptor Senexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-64057003807849141132012-03-08T23:13:00.899+00:002012-03-08T23:13:00.899+00:00Such a wonderful giveaway!! I have read a few of t...Such a wonderful giveaway!! I have read a few of those books with The Thousand Autums of Jacob DeZoet being my absolute favorite! I have rarely read a book as slowly as I read that one - savoring it from beginning to end. Such beautiful language and imagery! <br /><br />Well, spring here is in full swing and will be over and done with before we know it! The azaleas are in bloom, the flowering trees are loaded with blossoms and bursting open, daffodils and their likes are long gone. Spring happens so early here and then it seems the flow seamlessly into our eternal summer... <br /><br />Sending sunny greetings!! SilkeSilke Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17094855019089665976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-17655072595051644372012-03-06T17:01:26.553+00:002012-03-06T17:01:26.553+00:00You hit the nail - Spring beginning to spring but ...You hit the nail - Spring beginning to spring but the enormous amount of work showing too. Interesting group of titles. Three I have but do not know the rest.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799594980600477320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-88315042369293756942012-03-05T08:38:45.604+00:002012-03-05T08:38:45.604+00:00Gosh. "Snuff" seems to be appearing ever...Gosh. "Snuff" seems to be appearing everywhere. Monica aka Dawn Treader's listening to it, Pauline had it on her coffee table (it's not a coffee table book per se so the assumption has to be that it was being read (actually I know the answer to that 'cos I asked). I can't remember who the third person who's reading it is.<br /><br />I don't enjoy ironing <i>that</i> much.<br /><br />Marcheline and Meike (Librarian): I always say crocii but then people always wonder whether I'm talking about flowers or the game I play (croquet). The pronunciation isn't the same in the UK but come to NZ and the difference might be hard to spot.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-29735434869500662602012-03-04T21:24:37.157+00:002012-03-04T21:24:37.157+00:00Well there you have an idea for your NEXT giveaway...Well there you have an idea for your NEXT giveaway (referring to your answer to Jenny's comment)! LOLDawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-11871498737777770652012-03-04T16:31:10.093+00:002012-03-04T16:31:10.093+00:00the frog is my favorite and the lady bug second. a...the frog is my favorite and the lady bug second. also really like the flower in your hand and the way your ring shows in it.MadSnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163140037276496519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-82061109761117907432012-03-04T12:53:05.186+00:002012-03-04T12:53:05.186+00:00Librarian - our first daffodil was out on 27th Jan...Librarian - our first daffodil was out on 27th January this year. Ridiculously early - it's been so mild.<br /><br />Kay - "Why are they called ladybirds in England but ladybugs in America?" A good question but I don't have an answer!<br /><br />Mac n' Janet - I'll post it wherever - that's part of the giveaway.<br /><br />Jenny - Hiring myself out for the day might have problems with the postage costs and I'm afraid London is not my favourite place (though I enjoy reading about it) so your name might accidentally drop on the floor on the way to the saucepan... The only thing I can think of that I wouldn't do is ironing. You'd have to win GB for that.Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-42444236105116790552012-03-04T12:21:02.883+00:002012-03-04T12:21:02.883+00:00Oh surely you should hire yourself out for a day a...Oh surely you should hire yourself out for a day as a prize - like they do sometimes in charity auctions. You could of course specify a few things you WOULDN T do... Oh wait, I see you have offered a choice of books. Ah well :D<br /><br />I have also been considering a giveaway and am coming round to the idea of offering a choice. Good idea.Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-87703471601902984942012-03-04T08:19:51.600+00:002012-03-04T08:19:51.600+00:00Oh your spring is so much further along than ours....Oh your spring is so much further along than ours. I'm glad the snow is gone though (not that we're on the safe side of having more of it yet). But I have not yet seen any spring flowers popping up their heads. I guess there could be some snowdrops along a sunny south wall somewhere, but none that I've laid eyes on so far.<br /><br />Your give-away is exciting and the only problem might be for the winner to decide which book one wants most!<br /><br />Btw I'm listening to 'Snuff' as audio book just now. Actually on some level I've already finished it because one night I forgot to set the timer on the player and when I woke up in the morning it was still reading! Somehow I felt I'd kind of lost grip of the story though ;) So I started over. In smaller portions!DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-64004195267274585412012-03-04T06:57:00.014+00:002012-03-04T06:57:00.014+00:00Librarian: I always have fun saying "crocii&...Librarian: I always have fun saying "crocii" even though it's probably all wrong. 8-)<br /><br />SS: I'd love to join the raffle ranks! Count me in! Off now to look at the synopses...Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201825708442679157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-41444454129281000362012-03-04T02:03:53.962+00:002012-03-04T02:03:53.962+00:00I haven't had a chocolate covered cherry in ye...I haven't had a chocolate covered cherry in years. We would get a box of an assortment of chocolates when we were children. There would be four chocolate covered cherries and I would get one. I don't think I would be able to limit myself to one now!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18199552342801852610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-30660173679366583002012-03-04T00:59:10.876+00:002012-03-04T00:59:10.876+00:00Well, you're quite perky today :) Must be all...Well, you're quite perky today :) Must be all of that chocolate, and, yes, I did hear the happy in your tone. I want to tell you a special 'thank you' for the wonderful little surprise that greeted me in my mailbox! What a wonderful treat for me and that you remember my froggy love!<br /><br />{big huggy thank you}<br /><br />Oh...and I wanted to mention how I like your ring!!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04693495698843336789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-10319342620493773482012-03-03T21:14:50.719+00:002012-03-03T21:14:50.719+00:00No, I don't think there could be a more divers...No, I don't think there could be a more diverse blog, but books are as close to a common theme as anyone could find, I think. I think I have three frogs in my little pond but they never venture out on to the lawn. And it may well be only one frog that I see over and over and the other two have escaped. Mine are tiny little green native frogs.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-89983582961323952102012-03-03T19:43:06.137+00:002012-03-03T19:43:06.137+00:00How lovely the miniature daffodils look! We don&#...How lovely the miniature daffodils look! We don't have any yet, but the tulips in the tubs by the front gate are beginning to sport leaves, though it will probably be a month before we have flowers.<br /><br />I'm so glad you got some chocolate-covered cherries. My uncle Ernie used to love them, but for some reason they don't seem to be as easy to find as they used to be. Can't think why; I think they're delicious.<br /><br />Yes, please, enter me in your book draw. How could a book nut (like me!) pass up a chance to get a book? If I win, I will send you my sister-in-law's address in Essex to save on the postage, and she can hold the book for me until we get over to your side of the pond again.<br /><br />In the meantime, hope you have a wonderful weekend. Enjoy the flowers! Love, CarolCanadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-25367094115162333572012-03-03T17:25:38.669+00:002012-03-03T17:25:38.669+00:00Oh my, please sign me up for your give away. What...Oh my, please sign me up for your give away. What a superior list of books; I'be be delighted with any one of them.<br /><br />PS...My miniature daffodils are about to 'go over' as you say, and I love that description, much nicer than about to die!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791018174075586241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-91094166158774052132012-03-03T17:10:32.999+00:002012-03-03T17:10:32.999+00:00It will be some time before we see signs of spring...It will be some time before we see signs of spring here in northern New England. How lovely to have frogs and daffodils and ladybugs about!<br /><br />Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.<br /> -Dr SeussRutahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09356170000565572994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-15395024366225755052012-03-03T15:18:48.773+00:002012-03-03T15:18:48.773+00:00Too expensive to post to the States, but The Thou...Too expensive to post to the States, but The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet has been on my wish list for quite some time.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-86589592429311237042012-03-03T14:48:00.312+00:002012-03-03T14:48:00.312+00:00Do you see why I said you are a versatile blogger?...Do you see why I said you are a versatile blogger? This post proves it.<br />I am pleased that you liked "The Lorax". I really love all of the books by Dr. Seuss but that is one of my favorites.<br />The story of your son being wheeled out at 100 to see the quarter moon reminded me of Mark Twain coming in with Haley's Comet, and then dying the day after its return. <br />Why are they called ladybirds in England but ladybugs in America? <br />I always thought the yellow of a daffodil was my favorite yellow, but now the yellow of the jasmine on Arabia is running close to it!<br />You really would have liked the fruitcake made by the monks, I think!<br />A giveaway, hope you have as much fun with it as I do! I think you could draw something for your giveaway...just a thought!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-72510446926305698352012-03-03T13:29:01.124+00:002012-03-03T13:29:01.124+00:00You already have daffodils!! We've only had ab...You already have daffodils!! We've only had about a week of snowdrops, and they are far from over. The first crocus (what's the plural?) are showing, but no daffodils yet, and I have yet to meet my first bee of this year.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.com