tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post7923975115896295526..comments2024-03-23T21:38:31.368-04:00Comments on Coffee Tea Books and Me: Sunday Afternoon Tea - When I need a cozy chair, a good book, and a cup of teaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-59169503094337536032014-09-18T10:33:03.342-04:002014-09-18T10:33:03.342-04:00Brenda, I am sure the picture at the top of your ...Brenda, I am sure the picture at the top of your post is Mole's house (not Ratty's house). It may not seem like a big deal, but you MUST give Mole credit for his cozy home! (-: The picture comes at the end of the chapter "Dulce Domum". It's one of my favorites from Inga Moore's illustrations. I LOVE her work, but HATE the abridged version! I have to read the original, then look at her pictures separately as I go along. It's too bad she completely omitted the chapter "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn", as I would loved to have seen her illustrations of that. -JoyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-82197025303850939102014-09-17T09:31:52.706-04:002014-09-17T09:31:52.706-04:00What a lovely, newsy post full of books and beauti...What a lovely, newsy post full of books and beautiful word pictures!!! Thank you! I grabbed the Kindle Porter title and hope to read it soon. You've convinced me to add into my reading pile Wind in the Willows. I recently read it with my 9 yo but I'd love to go through it again slowly for myself!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11291951073853426272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-29301175696629169872014-09-16T23:30:46.982-04:002014-09-16T23:30:46.982-04:00Envying your cool fallish weather. It was 108 in S...Envying your cool fallish weather. It was 108 in San Diego today. I reread Wind in the Willows this spring, finally. I will be rereading it much more often. Thank you for the lovely post!<br /><br />Connie in San DiegoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-53131810524803862542014-09-15T19:41:04.519-04:002014-09-15T19:41:04.519-04:00Brenda,
There are actually 9 Gene Stratton Porter...Brenda,<br /><br />There are actually 9 Gene Stratton Porter books for the Kindle that are free. I just went to Amazon to see if they were still offered, and they are. At the Foot of the Rainbow, A Daughter of the Land, The Fire Bird, A Girl of the Limberlost, Her Father's Daughter, Laddie, Michael O'Halloran, Moths of the Limberlost, and The Song of the Cardinal.<br /><br />Ahh my friend, confession is good for the soul (chuckling). My sister-in- law grew up in Spain, and she's offered to take me along on a Europe trip sometime ... if only money grew on trees! ; 0)<br /><br />Enjoyed your post ... such a cozy, autumn type post.<br /><br />Pam (SD)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-39543360464971866452014-09-15T19:28:40.274-04:002014-09-15T19:28:40.274-04:00I have a library hold on the new Mitford book.I have a library hold on the new Mitford book.Mama Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941211100125966917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-85542317242782279352014-09-15T15:57:56.322-04:002014-09-15T15:57:56.322-04:00Thank you so much for the recommendation of these ...Thank you so much for the recommendation of these books, especially all of the FREE Kindle books by J.S. Porter, what a deal! Trying to find these free Kindle books takes a long time, so I appreciate this help in choosing good, clean, stories.Instagram.com/melissasnoteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03389672466065251231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-73600351011416774252014-09-15T14:40:33.866-04:002014-09-15T14:40:33.866-04:00We also love "Wind in the Willows" - and...We also love "Wind in the Willows" - and the illustrations by Inga Moore are delightful. <br />If you've not heard the audio version by the English playwright/radio personality, Alan Bennett, it is worth borrowing from the library. Each Christmas Eve afternoon we listen to him read the chapter, "Dulce Domum" - tracing Mole's longing for home to Ratty's cheerful assistance as they tidy it up and prepare a simple meal to share with carolling field mice.<br />Ah yes - there are stories outside the Scriptures that speak to us. They feed and nourish in lovely ways. Judynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-69176077659041748102014-09-15T00:46:07.715-04:002014-09-15T00:46:07.715-04:00I'd like to change the kind of books I'm r...I'd like to change the kind of books I'm reading this winter. What would you say the theme is for most of these books? <br /><br />Have you written any book reviews on the titles listed? Or what book would you recommend if you could choose just one? Living on Less Moneyhttp://www.livingonlessmoney.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-5983025793677498462014-09-14T23:22:43.757-04:002014-09-14T23:22:43.757-04:00I too love Ratty and Mole, and have re-read that b...I too love Ratty and Mole, and have re-read that book a number of times. I love to re-read old favorites, and since fall seems a nostalgic time, it's the perfect time to do so. I enjoyed your post.Deborah Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366855994841922862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-17144062247310009092014-09-14T22:57:52.051-04:002014-09-14T22:57:52.051-04:00I can't wait to read Jan Karon's new Mitfo...I can't wait to read Jan Karon's new Mitford book! It's on my birthday list!<br /><br />I adore rereading favorite books. I don't know if I have a certain book/books that I like to read during different seasons, but I feel that way about the Little Women movie. It seems a winter/Christmas movie to me, and that is when I watch it every year!<br /><br />Enjoy your reads!<br /><br />DeannaDeanna Rabe - Creekside Cottage Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16133684514103206137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-52739737168170180832014-09-14T22:00:18.203-04:002014-09-14T22:00:18.203-04:00Thank you for more books to check out. I enjoyed ...Thank you for more books to check out. I enjoyed Pilgrim's inn. You introduced me to Jan Karon, and I love Mitford! Just read Somewhere safe with somebody good, and I really enjoyed it. I wish that I knew a Father Tim.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710629007170091862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-66779748310641161292014-09-14T18:18:44.086-04:002014-09-14T18:18:44.086-04:00Thank you for the book suggestions. I'll have ...Thank you for the book suggestions. I'll have to check out those authors. I read Jan Karon's latest book and it's good. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-56949249506620340542014-09-14T17:05:50.598-04:002014-09-14T17:05:50.598-04:00we left on a road trip to Buffalo, NY last Sunday,...we left on a road trip to Buffalo, NY last Sunday, and are heading back home to MN now. Spending the night in Wooster, OH. When we left home, the temp in this area was 79ish...today, a crisp 61. Back home, though, its 49. i'll take this brief respite! Your chicken soup sounds wonderful, and will be on our menu when we roll back home Tuesday...God's Blessings! LynnelynneinMNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919732300332224012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-80075819734290676882014-09-14T16:55:37.437-04:002014-09-14T16:55:37.437-04:00Reading a good book always takes me away from all ...Reading a good book always takes me away from all that surrounds me. I find that so refreshing and relaxing<br />nowdays with all the "news" that bombards our weary minds and hearts every day. There are so many things about which we can do nothing and it can be tiring just constantly hearing about it. I steal away with my little Kindle and am whisked away in time.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05446699803419287037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-62340277285985330252014-09-14T16:26:16.290-04:002014-09-14T16:26:16.290-04:00Delightful to see some favorite authors' names...Delightful to see some favorite authors' names here today. Our weather dropped to very chilly/cold but it is on the way back up so maybe yours will too. Now for an Indian Summer. I have been thinking of rereading some of my Tabor and Sarton and L'Engle books...you have urged me on to make it a winter project. Bookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12043111213031211794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-27757458220269164512014-09-14T15:45:43.107-04:002014-09-14T15:45:43.107-04:00I agree with the previous commenter! :)I agree with the previous commenter! :)Amy @ Hope Is the Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949836482747469686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-18118268961462584492014-09-14T13:55:54.281-04:002014-09-14T13:55:54.281-04:00Thank you for yet another lovely Sunday Afternoon ...Thank you for yet another lovely Sunday Afternoon Tea post! I always enjoy these, although I don't always comment. Kerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05544930173539144894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-10512192475683400442014-09-14T13:00:14.433-04:002014-09-14T13:00:14.433-04:00I believe this shall be my winter of Goudge. I do...I believe this shall be my winter of Goudge. I don't know how I've lived 65 years w/o reading her! <br /><br />Today (after a good Sunday nap), I am going to being Chasing Francis: A Pilgrim Tale by Ian Morgan Cron. It came highly recommended--is about a discouraged megachurch pastor who travels to Italy to trace steps of St. Francis. It is supposed to revolutionize one's spiritual life. I'll see..... :)Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-37373551427340658472014-09-14T12:16:29.668-04:002014-09-14T12:16:29.668-04:00Such great books you've mentioned, Brenda. I h...Such great books you've mentioned, Brenda. I have read a little Goudge, but not the ones in your post. I will have to remember to check one out from my local library. I found The Song of the Cardinal a little tedious (it's actually about cardinals), but Girl of the Limberlost is one of my favorite books. I thought Freckles was pretty good also. I loved The Wind in the Willows and must read it again soon, too! Have you ever read Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster? It's another one I really liked. Thank you for being so faithful to share good reading on your blog! We had to turn on our heat as well, but it's supposed to warm up to 80 today. It's too early to have a low of 33! Many blessings to you and yours, BessMy Cottage Diaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169424355289862453noreply@blogger.com