tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post8179332815836757638..comments2024-03-29T14:20:24.282+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: A Literary GoalSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-34392236033590369082019-12-09T15:25:00.186+00:002019-12-09T15:25:00.186+00:00DC used to be one of my favorite books. I find his...DC used to be one of my favorite books. I find his attitude a little snotty now, but I still ove the opening line (I briefly thought of getting it as a tatoo--but I'm not the type):<br />"Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show."<br /><br />The hero of my own life...Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-22767793660403890232019-12-09T01:28:43.455+00:002019-12-09T01:28:43.455+00:00I think it's a great plan to read one Dickens ...I think it's a great plan to read one Dickens a year. Surely some of them are shorter than the others, so you could maybe read TWO in some years! I remember when you did the War and Peace thing -- how long ago was that? Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-67379663918188482122019-12-08T20:37:34.410+00:002019-12-08T20:37:34.410+00:00"Happy Little Note." Says BoB Ross - Olg..."Happy Little Note." Says BoB Ross - Olga, Just Love That Look!!<br /><br />Cheers The Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07488266642564760406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-86557260088142542912019-12-08T18:39:57.577+00:002019-12-08T18:39:57.577+00:00Yeah, the leaves on different trees do fall at dif...Yeah, the leaves on different trees do fall at different times. I like that it's a gradual thing instead of a big whoosh all at once.<br /><br />I never could read Dickens. I feel that may be some kind of character flaw in me, but there it is.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-13482633752545083552019-12-08T17:52:35.444+00:002019-12-08T17:52:35.444+00:00Good luck with your reading program. I'm havi...Good luck with your reading program. I'm having enough trouble just keeping up with blogs.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-15309674940737840842019-12-08T17:16:14.489+00:002019-12-08T17:16:14.489+00:00It's lovely to see the trees there still with ...It's lovely to see the trees there still with some leaves. Enjoy them while you can. I wish I could read long novels, but my brain simply won't put up with all those words. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-42753380432543404012019-12-08T16:15:02.254+00:002019-12-08T16:15:02.254+00:00That is a lofty literary goal you seem to have set...That is a lofty literary goal you seem to have set. But it is a good one. I love the scenes at the Heath both the full trees and the bare ones. Enjoy your day judging. It should be interesting.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-8861447959372296382019-12-08T16:03:38.502+00:002019-12-08T16:03:38.502+00:00That's a beautiful photo of Olga in the open f...That's a beautiful photo of Olga in the open field. I agree some trees take a bit longer to lose all their leaves. However, most of the trees here are getting quite bare too. I think it's great that you are enjoying Dickens' books. You have a wonderful day, hugs, Edna B.Edna Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02550994321689374875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-28872004083459777052019-12-08T15:34:58.322+00:002019-12-08T15:34:58.322+00:00the oaks here are slower to lose their leaves but ...the oaks here are slower to lose their leaves but the pecans are all bare.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-14874334060256798152019-12-08T15:32:20.131+00:002019-12-08T15:32:20.131+00:00I admire your fortitude in reading Dickens. I read...I admire your fortitude in reading Dickens. I read a number of his novels when I was younger and had a longer attention span. I'm not sure how I lost that! Bravo to you for judging the robot competition. Looking forward to haring about that.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-55864074015073162922019-12-08T15:14:28.947+00:002019-12-08T15:14:28.947+00:00You've reminded me that it's time to read ...You've reminded me that it's time to read some Dickens.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-66705968700318963572019-12-08T14:21:57.871+00:002019-12-08T14:21:57.871+00:00A worthy goal. I read Dickens as a youngster. Make...A worthy goal. I read Dickens as a youngster. Makes me wonder how I'd receive him now. Maybe I will pick up one of his books and read afresh. Thanks for the inspiration.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-77992746178125152682019-12-08T14:20:13.721+00:002019-12-08T14:20:13.721+00:00"David Copperfield" is one of my favorit..."David Copperfield" is one of my favorite books ever. I know you'll love reading it. <br />Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-57560256406158984712019-12-08T10:53:47.719+00:002019-12-08T10:53:47.719+00:00A Tale of Two Cities was my introduction to Dicken... A Tale of Two Cities was my introduction to Dickens as a kid. Perhaps I'll re-read it before I'm 65...ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-71871037547737539412019-12-08T09:07:00.482+00:002019-12-08T09:07:00.482+00:00That is a laudable goal Steve...but should you rea...That is a laudable goal Steve...but should you reach the grand old age of 65 it is possible that you will have lost your marbles as I have done. Once I had great expectations...<br />P.S. Sorry for the herpes joke and for any undue distress caused. I know that herpes is not a laughing matter - but not I hasten to add - from personal experience!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com