tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post8261977433464999073..comments2024-03-19T08:35:01.699+00:00Comments on Love my life: Book review. Walking HomeMeanqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-48127274406288606182012-11-20T19:30:06.044+00:002012-11-20T19:30:06.044+00:00No I haven't thought about it Gill, far too ad...No I haven't thought about it Gill, far too adventurous for me.Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-75211351482249260612012-11-18T20:31:39.307+00:002012-11-18T20:31:39.307+00:00Wow, the recommended book is £9.02 on my kindle.
...Wow, the recommended book is £9.02 on my kindle. <br />I nearly always go to the web site for free books for kindle.<br /><br />Not so keen on the library as I find it a hassle having to take the books back before they run out of date!<br /><br />I am reading a paper book I enjoyed so much I am reading it for about the 3rd time.<br />It is called "Narrow dog to carcassonne" by Terry Darlington. It is about a retired couple and their whippet called Jim. They sail their narrow boat across the channel and down to the mediterranean.<br /><br />I sometimes wonder if it is just a good story as I cannot see a canal boat traveling the sea to France.<br /><br />I picked up the free Boots "health and beauty magazine today wile doing a little shopping.<br />A free read, then will pass it on...<br /><br />from House Fairy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-85281888401751846722012-11-18T08:46:50.272+00:002012-11-18T08:46:50.272+00:00I think sometimes poetry is like Shakespeare - whe...I think sometimes poetry is like Shakespeare - when it is read aloud - or acted - it suddenly comes alive and makes sense...especially if it is read by the poet themselves. But don't knock your lack of education. Education doesn't make you intelligent, witty, interesting or clever - all of which can be used to describe you!Fat Dormousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11061838276997211115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-84304323412021948092012-11-18T08:24:34.946+00:002012-11-18T08:24:34.946+00:00I think I should stick to writing in the mornings ...I think I should stick to writing in the mornings as my brain is more alert. If I leave blogging till the end of the day, all that comes out is a load of drivel, ha ha. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-71424819234472195462012-11-17T16:14:15.161+00:002012-11-17T16:14:15.161+00:00'trips and falls over itself as it is spoken.....'trips and falls over itself as it is spoken..' 'rolled off the tongue like flowing honey..' Hmmm, sounds kinda poetic to me.john bainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15624118202659480062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-54946175930690702902012-11-17T16:04:25.413+00:002012-11-17T16:04:25.413+00:00Well thanks for giving your thoughts on it. I'...Well thanks for giving your thoughts on it. I'd like to read it for the walking and countryside aspects but am put off now I know it's one long poem. I will read poetry and there are some I enjoy but like you, I feel unsure how to read some poems and I don't have the kind of brain to interpret them and see the real meanings, I have a good brain for maths and science but not literature - I take what ever is written very literally and can't seem to grasp metaphors or the hidden meanings you get from poems... I need someone to point it all out to me to fully understand most poems!Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16043065727770116407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-10538909416855136332012-11-17T13:06:03.429+00:002012-11-17T13:06:03.429+00:00I've found the best (sometimes the only) way t...I've found the best (sometimes the only) way to enjoy poetry is to hear it spoken aloud. Preferably by someone else! But if I was trying to read a book written as a poem, I would try reading pieces aloud to myself. I'm not much of a speaker, but at the very least, it would entertain the dog! ;)Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292701509476856967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-27320239689480889362012-11-17T13:03:36.625+00:002012-11-17T13:03:36.625+00:00Have you ever thought of hiking the Appalachian Tr...Have you ever thought of hiking the Appalachian Trail in the States, it's on my bucket list to at least set foot on it and walk at least a mile!!! I am not a big walker but the blogs and forums about it here: http://www.appalachiantrail.org/ sound great.<br /><br />Gill in CanadaGill - That British Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456247587052149765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-6499264248343464812012-11-17T12:38:27.955+00:002012-11-17T12:38:27.955+00:00You are criticising your lack of education but you...You are criticising your lack of education but you are commenting about the book like a true pro! Phrases like " He crafts his words as would a sculptor or a master craftsman would" are truly descriptive words themselves!<br /><br />I think I'd like the book too and will look out for it. I've also done some stages of the Pennine Way.<br /><br />If you ever get hold of it try Wainwrights "A Pennine Journey" which was his own journey from Settle to the Roman Wall, just before the outbreak of War. All he took was a lot of maps, a couple of pairs of socks and a couple of hankies for the whole journey! Fascinating reading. (If you can't find it you can always borrow mine)Campfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06573797205145907726noreply@blogger.com