tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post7873155114238575206..comments2023-10-04T05:58:46.892-07:00Comments on Left-Handed Housewife: An E. B. White SummerLeft-Handed Housewifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014518128739580267noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-26921711942996357512011-07-21T14:48:40.358-07:002011-07-21T14:48:40.358-07:00To Kill A Mockingbird IS wonderful on a hot summer...To Kill A Mockingbird IS wonderful on a hot summer's day. But I think HE Bates and his stories of the Larkin Family [Darling buds of May etc] are wonderfully evocative of an English summer in the 50s/early 60s- and his descriptions of food are breathtakingly mouthwatering, and the pictures he paints of Kentish countryside ...Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-40407544561025954742011-07-19T20:19:12.031-07:002011-07-19T20:19:12.031-07:00I have been endlessly deliberating what books to t...I have been endlessly deliberating what books to take on our trip tomorrow - after reading this post it's obvious what it should be: Stuart Little, one of my all-time favorites. I need him right now.<br /><br />That Eccentric Life etc book sounds like one I must have.<br /><br />Thanks!!GretchenJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641677400029070452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-35194320285620008732011-07-19T09:22:26.717-07:002011-07-19T09:22:26.717-07:00Agreed here too! I'm working through the quilt...Agreed here too! I'm working through the quilt books by Jennifer Chiaverinni, but an E.B. White summer sounds great! I have to agree with your paraphrase of Harold Bloom's too. Brilliant post!<br /><br />Blessings!<br />DeborahThe dB familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170331499885879774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-13909520839637102132011-07-19T08:53:37.931-07:002011-07-19T08:53:37.931-07:00It sounds oh so very cliche, but my favorite summe...It sounds oh so very cliche, but my favorite summer companion is To Kill a Mockingbird. It was on my summer reading list for ninth grade. Since I discovered the wonders of Mockingbird in summer, it only seems right to re-visit it each summer to unlock a richer understanding. Plus, in summer I can almost smell Maycomb County and feel the Southern summer days and evenings. My summer daydreams are of sitting on a squeeky old porch swing with Atticus and smelling Miss Maudie's hydrangeas.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12196717975204396575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-45888239067934406562011-07-19T08:28:13.465-07:002011-07-19T08:28:13.465-07:00Oh, I agree. Charlotte's Web is perfect for su...Oh, I agree. Charlotte's Web is perfect for summertime. E.B. White certainly captures the way children think and feel compassion. I would love to read about him, too. <br /><br />I just started Treasure Island. Stevenson is such an interesting man that I look forward to seeing what I learn about him through this book. I've read Dr. Jekyll several times and his book of poems have been read to all my children.<br /><br />I'm going to have to think about that quote about novels not improving us morally. I like doing that...thinking about stuff for a long time.<br /><br />Happy reading!<br />LeslieLeslie https://www.blogger.com/profile/11216448707277968516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626107370797678390.post-68798991691119550932011-07-19T08:03:56.148-07:002011-07-19T08:03:56.148-07:00Oh yes. I quite agree! Stuart Little is a member ...Oh yes. I quite agree! Stuart Little is a member of our family. E.B. White was a genius. It's been quite some time since I read about him. Thank you for the reminder.Pom Pomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524994024698986829noreply@blogger.com