tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post7136921938101234442..comments2024-02-23T01:12:01.599-08:00Comments on Today's Stuff: Precious ThingsLeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15617604296746784414noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-39063311412953842972014-09-22T13:24:12.072-07:002014-09-22T13:24:12.072-07:00The Secret Garden captured me too and I still love...The Secret Garden captured me too and I still love it even today. Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-15096410858473215112014-09-22T05:30:37.140-07:002014-09-22T05:30:37.140-07:00What a fabulous project to be involved in, and wha...What a fabulous project to be involved in, and what a great post. You are always so frank and honest, it's one of the things I love about your blog. Books would feature pretty high on my list, too, although I know nothing about the classics, and can think that books and bookshops puncture many of my major experiences and memories. xGillian Roehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05080123177116154219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-70579635767034111552014-09-20T07:41:13.002-07:002014-09-20T07:41:13.002-07:00I went to Leeds Uni, N! XxI went to Leeds Uni, N! XxLeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617604296746784414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-49832744983558948062014-09-20T06:15:02.425-07:002014-09-20T06:15:02.425-07:00I loved this post Leanne, an opportunity to learn ...I loved this post Leanne, an opportunity to learn more about you. Classics - wow...it never even occurred to me that that would be an option at Uni but of course, I was such a science geek, I could see the wood for the biomedical science!!<br /> I did do English A level though and also had Lawrence on my A level syllabus (alongside Fitzgerald not sure what curriculum my teacher was following!).<br /><br />I loved the Secret Garden too...I cannot wait for BigR to be old enough to enjoy it. I'll have to have a think about books for a precious things post! xxThe Creative Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02438707871350549392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-31516323980872423412014-09-19T00:23:19.956-07:002014-09-19T00:23:19.956-07:00Loved this post - so thoughtful and beautifully ev...Loved this post - so thoughtful and beautifully evocative - books would be my choice too.I am a bit of a dreamer and books set my imagination on fire.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-2161562555562162252014-09-18T15:04:01.572-07:002014-09-18T15:04:01.572-07:00I loved this post Leanne. Books are so precious to...I loved this post Leanne. Books are so precious to me too. The Secret Garden is a favourite and what a precious little robin. Thanks for sharing, Bee xxthe linen cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09972816445651003593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-65809272032478377012014-09-18T13:31:14.970-07:002014-09-18T13:31:14.970-07:00What a wonderful post Leanne. I loved The Secret ...What a wonderful post Leanne. I loved The Secret Garden as well, you have reminded me of it. I knew Georges bookshop on Park Street well too, I bought the books for my law degree there. I think I would have preferred classics to be honest. CJ xxCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-7219938888656526372014-09-18T13:00:44.222-07:002014-09-18T13:00:44.222-07:00books are filled with precious memories, they weav...books are filled with precious memories, they weave themselves in between the words xdriftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11416170414524297337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-23809051730421882862014-09-18T11:32:35.999-07:002014-09-18T11:32:35.999-07:00Just love your writing Leanne! My precious things ...Just love your writing Leanne! My precious things (after family and dogs) would be my laptop - and my copy of Bambi by Felix Salten, a school prize presented to me age 10 in 1964. I still have it and love the descriptions of forest life (not the Disney version) there were very few line drawings in the book. So this is where your love of the Secret Garden is close to my experience. I LOVE LOVE LOVE to be in the open air and at heart I'm still 10 years old, lying in the grass, watching wispy clouds scud across the sky and dreaming of spring in the meadow, with the most precious of books. Words, stories they never leave us, Leanne, I shall remember yours for a while. MaryShirleyGoldenDoodleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691958734838848387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-39459885380752021612014-09-18T04:15:45.363-07:002014-09-18T04:15:45.363-07:00Your honesty is so refreshing. How lovely that the...Your honesty is so refreshing. How lovely that the robin triggered healing thoughts for you at a difficult time XPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03174324346613155013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-62290774412978454292014-09-18T03:27:16.443-07:002014-09-18T03:27:16.443-07:00Beautifully written, Leanne - I'm feeling so g...Beautifully written, Leanne - I'm feeling so glad I asked you to be part of this :)<br /><br />That young woman you describe sounds just like me, complete with the pretentions and substance-dabblings. I cringe a bit now but can put it down to finding my own way... and boy, am I glad I grew out of it eventually! <br /><br />I too had a copy of The Secret Garden (I still have it) with gorgeous illustrations, and it's been read so many times.<br /><br />As you know, things here are hard right now. I'm constantly, desperately on the lookout for that robin, or any little sign really. Maybe there's something in what the story says though: once you stop looking, the answer will appear and let you know things will be OK. In my case: that she's somewhere better.<br /><br />Thanks again for sharing this and being so candid. I'm looking forward to more of your memories.<br /><br />S xSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08038836502384520598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-24328127098731835932014-09-18T02:43:10.007-07:002014-09-18T02:43:10.007-07:00What a wonderful post, Leanne. You and I have so m...What a wonderful post, Leanne. You and I have so much in common (including the post natal depression). I LOVE The Secret Garden (have you seen the film, the one produced by Francis Ford Coppola?); and Lawrence and Sophocles are also very dear to me (I loved classics at school and considered studying it, but went for literature - including Lawrence - instead.)<br /><br />The story of the robin is very moving - what a beautiful thing to share. xxxisabellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800975757387187365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-82261309074080957762014-09-18T02:09:34.141-07:002014-09-18T02:09:34.141-07:00That's a great post Leanne. Apart from childre...That's a great post Leanne. Apart from children, dogs and husband, the only thing I would take if I had to leave in a hurry would be the blanket I knitted last winter. Funny, the things that matter xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-44441636887711944812014-09-18T01:50:31.632-07:002014-09-18T01:50:31.632-07:00This is a beautiful post Leanne. I am so glad you ...This is a beautiful post Leanne. I am so glad you saw that robin showed you the way when you most needed help. I didn't study Classics but took A level Latin (although they were not called A levels in Switzerland). I still remember my exam text, I loved the story: Apuleius's Metamorphoses. Only I knew it as "The Golden Ass". Books can evoke such powerful memories, can't they? Christina xxChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-26033741247914259812014-09-17T18:22:07.598-07:002014-09-17T18:22:07.598-07:00What a wonderful post, Leanne. Your robin story is...What a wonderful post, Leanne. Your robin story is a reminder that often it is something surprising, something seemingly insignificant, that can influence us the most. I once had an elderly gentleman approach me in a grocery store - it was at a very troubled time in my life, one where many bad things I had no control over were spinning out of control - and he said something kind to me. I can't even remember his exact words, but I remember the warmth in his eyes. It pulled me through that time, and I will never forget it. kristieinbchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08620113214111945592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654141479722625610.post-42549158580242209982014-09-17T17:39:02.456-07:002014-09-17T17:39:02.456-07:00I would have to agree, books are high on my list t...I would have to agree, books are high on my list too. I studied classics some myself, and loved Sophocles and Aeschylus. I took a great class called Greek Myth in Literature when I was a freshman. You would have loved it; we read modern plays and looked at them through the lens of Greek myths, which we read alongside them. I loved The Secret Garden and would say it's one of my favorite books from childhood. I can't wait until my daughter is ready to read it.Jennifer Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685253944514672324noreply@blogger.com