tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post2442222708076882632..comments2024-03-27T23:34:27.671+00:00Comments on Read-warbler: A few stray reviewsCathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-31997600502351876182018-03-26T10:55:16.209+01:002018-03-26T10:55:16.209+01:00Nan, I don't think I watched it when it was or...Nan, I don't think I watched it when it was originally on... not sure now but I don't think so. So, thanks to your link, I now can and have bookmarked it into my 'France' folder. Can't wait to watch it when I have a moment. Thank you! <br /><br />Yes, we've seen those French markets. We were open mouthed at the amount of varieties of lettuce... the size of their radishes. My late sister-in-law grew tomatoes outside and they didn't get blight like ours do (we have to use the greenhouse). Wandering around French villages we were astonished at the size of the cabbages they were able to grow. My sister-in-law had a huge pot of red basil growing in her conservatory during the winter, better light and warmer than us in the UK, so it thrived. Here it would be dead by Christmas. I so envied her that basil... LOL.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-33948529623268857162018-03-25T02:46:55.506+01:002018-03-25T02:46:55.506+01:00Here I am, yet again! I'm not sure if youtube ...Here I am, yet again! I'm not sure if youtube works the same all over the world, but wanted to let you know that I am watching Monty Don in France here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1zESZoJ_1M&t=963s Hope you can get it. Lovely, lovely scenery and gardens. I think he said one third of all French people buy from the local markets. And oh, those markets. Just full of the most beautiful vegetables. I would be in heaven there.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-34606132188183892692018-03-09T11:08:32.802+00:002018-03-09T11:08:32.802+00:00Nan: I really can recommend Monty's Road to Th...Nan: I really can recommend Monty's Road to Tholonet. Lots of interesting stuff about his life, not just French gardens.<br /><br />Yes, I heard Peter Mayle had died. Not long after I read his book I think, so it was quite a shock. Very sad. Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-57455586055235527102018-03-08T18:46:06.568+00:002018-03-08T18:46:06.568+00:00So, when I was first here at this post, I didn'...So, when I was first here at this post, I didn't have a clue who Monty Don was, and now I'm totally interested. A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle was a shocker about the differences between my life in the US and his life in Provence - the day-to-day things, things we take for granted here. Plumbers, building rules, etc. <br />I just looked him up because I hadn't thought about him in a while and found he had died. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/18/obituaries/peter-mayle-who-wrote-of-a-year-in-provence-is-dead-at-78.htmlNanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-32867798996809642492018-01-04T23:10:47.055+00:002018-01-04T23:10:47.055+00:00Kay: The BLCC books vary a bit in quality bit most...Kay: The BLCC books vary a bit in quality bit mostly I've found them to be very enjoyable. I like the sense of a disappeared age when values were very different. Thus you do get the odd comment that we would not make today but it's all educational. Yes, Martin Edwards... such a talented writer and editor.<br /><br />Nan: Yes, I saw that but would rather read them slowly at my own pace rather than pack them into just one year. Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-41833076903037254102018-01-01T15:55:41.008+00:002018-01-01T15:55:41.008+00:00I love the thing that British Library Crime Classi...I love the thing that British Library Crime Classics offered on Facebook. I know you saw it, but in case someone reads this comment and is interested: New year, new you.<br /><br />Grab a Crime Classics checklist for a unique 2018 resolution... tick them all off by next Christmas!<br /><br />We can send pdfs via email or facebook message – or message us with an address for a printed copy.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-23772021375812554702018-01-01T15:31:15.900+00:002018-01-01T15:31:15.900+00:00I really need to try some of those British crime c...I really need to try some of those British crime classics that Poisoned Pen is publishing. So glad that Martin Edwards is working with that (or I think he is). I'm considering doing the Classics Club and if I decide to try it, some of these might work. I'll likely focus on crime novels as my selections.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.com