tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post6065763643367138756..comments2024-01-27T02:00:46.694-05:00Comments on Yet Another Period Drama Blog: In Which Your 'Satiable Curiosity is SatiatedMiss Dashwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15821653607968651548noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-21750022114193800022012-04-27T20:27:23.515-04:002012-04-27T20:27:23.515-04:00Ooh, I neglected to mention: I was much honoured b...Ooh, I neglected to mention: I was much honoured by my spot on and in your favorite blogs list! Thank you, dearling. :)Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05676306236172688321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-91465646797583917902012-04-20T17:24:33.159-04:002012-04-20T17:24:33.159-04:00Haha! I laughed quite hard over your "strong ...Haha! I laughed quite hard over your "strong arms" speech. ;-)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11137589022943286947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-64835624554494447602012-04-17T17:41:19.606-04:002012-04-17T17:41:19.606-04:00I've seen all the movies on your list, except ...I've seen all the movies on your list, except for The Young Victoria (which I want to see) and, of course, Les Miserables (which I REALLY want to see, but it's coming out the same day as The Hobbit, so, sadly, it will have to wait. HA!)<br /><br />You've never been to a period drama ball?! The scandal! They're SO much fun - especially with dancing cards. : )<br /><br />Huh... I think coming up with the characters is hardest. I can come up with a plot fine (I come up with different plots VERY often and have to somehow put them in books I'm already writing), but I can never seem to make my characters believable. (I've already hopped over to you blog and love it!)<br /><br />Love all those Not Jane Austen books! Haven't read a few of them... Have you read the sequel to Eight Cousins? *sigh* I love Eight Cousins and Rose in Bloom with a PASSION!! And I also really loved The Penderwicks (and all the sequels). It's so hard to find a good book these days... I totally skip the teen section at the library and book stores. : P<br /><br />The Scarlet Pimpernel movie better than the book... hmm, I think I agree with that. (But both the book and the movie are amazing!)<br /><br />A rule about not quoting movies at the table! HA! We need one of those. : D<br /><br />A hero's strong arms - ha! Yeah, I can't stand much physical description, either.<br /><br />Ugh, I think I'm going to be the shortest, too. : P It's not fun...<br /><br />I've never finished a novel, either. Short stories, yes - I have a series I'm doing. A medium-length nonfiction book! On what, may I ask?<br /><br />Sweet, another homeschooler! I love being homeschooled, too!<br /><br />Eastern US - me, too!<br /><br />Totally agree with you on the movies, thing. There aren't very many movies today that are family-friendly - or even ME-friendly. Arg. Except Pixar. : ) Love Pixar movies. Ooh, Roman Holiday! That was a good movie!<br /><br />Whew, that was long. : ) Thanks for answering my questions!<br />EowynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-13898629739688387322012-04-17T15:27:50.417-04:002012-04-17T15:27:50.417-04:00What? I also have four younger siblings...three si...What? I also have four younger siblings...three sisters, one brother. None older. And one taller. :P And I'm 5'5"1/2. :) Or maybe 5'6". :)<br /><br />oh wow...I'm also finishing eleventh grade. And love being homeschooled. And would definitely choose to be homeschooled if given the choice. Who knew we were so alike??!?!? <br /><br />I really want to see "Young Victoria." Cars...my brother loves it, so we've seen it too many times. :P "North and South" was too gloomy for me. And S&S 08 was good! :)<br /><br />Delightful answers!Charity Uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02717998337967392912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-67844814846545028672012-04-16T23:59:28.055-04:002012-04-16T23:59:28.055-04:00No, haven't read that one yet. Dad's readi...No, haven't read that one yet. Dad's reading it aloud to us.Vellvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04713442958776943063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-82919466570150703322012-04-16T18:44:31.235-04:002012-04-16T18:44:31.235-04:00Actually, I proberly like it better than Toy Story...Actually, I proberly like it better than Toy Story... but it's been a while since I've seen it. And I can't really compare it to Up, as I've only seen that one once. It seems different though, because it's... one of the newer ones. Kind of hard to explain. Like, Toy Story and Bug's Life are connected with my childhood in my mind, and Up isn't. haha <br /><br />I love that book, too! :D I've read it at least twice which is actually something for me... haha. Though when I reread it, I felt bad because I had never finished A Little Princess... haha. <br /><br />But, even when one knows the right word, the wrong ones are kind of fun to say. Heehee. ;-) <br />Haha, yeah, the Tween thing is kind of old news... but 'tis fun to say anyways. :D <br /><br />BTW, the 'can it be Christine' part usually Makes MG, too... :PMelodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05676306236172688321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-12822947266599408312012-04-16T18:29:05.190-04:002012-04-16T18:29:05.190-04:00I awarded you over at my blog.I awarded you over at my blog.Hanna-colhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11382326317994827649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-65366463078639572422012-04-16T17:59:02.073-04:002012-04-16T17:59:02.073-04:00Melody,
Nope, haven't seen A Bug's Life-- ...Melody,<br />Nope, haven't seen A Bug's Life-- have you? Is it anywhere near as good as Toy Story or Up?<br /><br />Ditto about the lighthouse, dearie. Indubitably.<br /><br />You know, I don't think we ever have talked about The Secret Garden, except maybe a brief mention of the movie... I LOVE that book.<br /><br />About Edmund B--well, you have the right to remain silent. :D<br /><br />Hahahaha, like I said, the quoting rule is very loosely enforced. And it really doesn't apply to books at all. :D <br /><br />Nope, didn't say "up-and-down thingy" tootuz now I know the RIGHT word. :D And yes, I knew we was Tweens. Right from the very beginning.<br /><br />Ally,<br /><br />"Can it be? Can it be Christine....? BRAVO!"<br /><br />My brother always cracks up laughing at that part. IDK why, but it's adorable.Miss Dashwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15821653607968651548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-32242510514836743072012-04-16T15:57:54.560-04:002012-04-16T15:57:54.560-04:00Think of meeeee, think of me fondly when we've...Think of meeeee, think of me fondly when we've said good-byyyyye...<br /><br />Sorry. :-P Hmmm! I will be thinking Oh So Hard about the hypothetical Tommy casting. WHO could it POSSIBLY be?! :-P <br /><br />Off to listen to IDAD, btw...Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437117457544744702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-16824133702994415502012-04-16T15:53:57.115-04:002012-04-16T15:53:57.115-04:00Heehee... from what I hear, Cars is kind of stupid...Heehee... from what I hear, Cars is kind of stupid... though I haven't seen it myself. Have you seen A Bug's Life? I asked you that but I can't remember what you said exactly. :P <br /><br />Hey, you and I should live in a lighthouse together on PEI someday. >:D<br /><br />"Mia Ican'tspellherlastname"... haha. I love you. :P<br /><br />Ooh... I love The Secret Garden. Have we ever talked about that?<br /><br />HAHAHA your candid opinion of Edmund Bertram....<br />WOW.<br />I chuse to remain silent. :P Especially since I can't think of any good arguments. *Looks around fearfully for Miss Laurie* <br /><br />HAHAHA I didn't know you had a rule about not quoting at the table.<br />Can you quote BOOKS? :D <br />Anyways. I'll have to remember that one. :P <br /><br />Emma Woodhouse made 2nd/3rd on your list! :D <br />Heehee, your list looks a lot like mine! Except Elinor Dashwood would actually be somewhere on the second half. ...heh. Don't murder me. <br /><br />*Snorts* hahaha yes, that annoys me too. As you know. <br /><br />Ahhh, your bedroom colour must be divine... <br /><br />Shnibly, you didn't say "up-and-down thingy". Haha. ;-)<br /><br />You should be glad, for my sake, that you are not the tallest sibling. Because if you were, I would be scared to meet you in real life. :P <br /><br /><i>the fact is that I have seen very, very few movies that take place in present-day.</i><br />:D<br />I knew we was Tweens. <br /><br />Fun reading all this, dearest.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05676306236172688321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-50877700326690085582012-04-16T15:01:13.919-04:002012-04-16T15:01:13.919-04:00Vellvin,
Ooh, you like the Penderwicks too? How sw...Vellvin,<br />Ooh, you like the Penderwicks too? How swellissimus! Have you read the newest book (Point Mouette)? I think it might be my favorite.<br /><br />Ally,<br />Incredible coincidence about T&T, definitely. Tell me, are there any actors that you think might fit the part of Tommy Beresford if someone were to hypothetically cast that series? ;P<br /><br />I want to see TYV sooooo badly... but there are so many other movies on my to-watch list already! Ooh, I'll be looking forward to that post about the Certain Hero That You're Crazy About. I wonder who it could be? <br /><br />Hahahaha, I knew you didn't mean Alun Armstrong when you referenced AA-- but I hadn't noticed that they had the same initials before this! I don't think the Baroness uses the strong arms thingy a lot... I mostly just notice it in more modern fiction. <br /><br />Aww, thanks for your words of encouragement, mon ami. I'm almost-nearly-done this novel, but I know there's going to be a whole slew of revising to come...<br /><br />Maria Elisabeth,<br /><br />Thanks so much for the information about the tenterhooks--and of course I would never suspect you of something so dastardly as plagiarizing Wikipedia. ;)<br /><br />I'd be happy to turn this into another 63-comment debate if you so choose-- because I stick to my guns when it comes to Edmund. If he's really such a great guy, why was he so infatuated with someone as shallow as Mary Crawford? Plus, there's nothing truly interesting about him. Now, feel free to fire back at me and list all the reasons why I should like him, for I am quite at my leisure.<br /><br />Well, actually, I'm not quite at my leisure-- in point of fact, I have some vacuuming to do right now. Think of Me, coming right up.Miss Dashwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15821653607968651548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-43372929196849843792012-04-16T07:28:05.460-04:002012-04-16T07:28:05.460-04:00Someone else who sings 'Think of Me' while...Someone else who sings 'Think of Me' while doing the vacuuming? O.o.<br /><br />I have argued enough with you to know that changing your mind is a hopeless case, but I must maintain that Edmund is as good or better than your beloved Edward. There.<br /><br />And since I always answer questions people ask me *smug look* I will ignore the fact that I only found it out with a quick search today and tell you that tenterhooks were used as far back as the fourteenth century in the process of making woollen cloth. After the cloth was woven it still contained oil from the fleece and some dirt. A fuller (also called a tucker or wa[u]lker) cleaned the woollen cloth in a fulling mill, and then had to dry it carefully or the wool would shrink. To prevent this shrinkage, the fuller would place the wet cloth on a large wooden frame, a "tenter", and leave it to dry outdoors. The lengths of wet cloth were stretched on the tenter (from Latin tendere, meaning "to stretch") using hooks (nails driven through the wood) all around the perimeter of the frame to which the cloth's edges (selvedges) were fixed so that as it dried the cloth would retain its shape and size. In manufacturing areas tenter-fields full of these frames were once common.<br /><br />Did I just copy and paste that from Wikipedia? Do not suppose me of such a heinous crime.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02297989443217404313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-49014015214257808222012-04-15T22:25:01.027-04:002012-04-15T22:25:01.027-04:00This post made me mucho happy. I don't even kn...This post made me mucho happy. I don't even know if that's the proper use of that Spanish word. And Spanish is my dad's first language. I should be shot. <br /><br />Awwwwww!!! Thanks for listing moi on your favorite five blogs! (Now I have reverted to French) Sniff!!!<br /><br />Hey, I'm reading T&T too! What a coincidence, no? :-P<br /><br />OOOOOOOH. You MUST MUST MUST see TYV. It is awesomeness and one of my top five favorite films. It's number four, actually. AND North and South. It's number three. So yes. You must see. And Night at the Museum is a HOOT. Love it. The second one is even better, IMO.<br /><br />And ditto, ditto, ditto about Les Miz, of course.<br /><br />I'm so glad you feel that way about studying people...I was afraid I was beginning to bore you. Wait until I write a Very Deep Post in response to a question *I* got about a Certain Hero that I'm Crazy About. I can be very deep. oh, but wait. You've read my Fantine post. That was considered deep. So yeah. But anyway. Wait until then! :-D<br /><br />Totally true about plot...and yippee about the writing blog!!!<br /><br />Nods about Inspector Javert...he's Nick's favorite character and according to him, NOT a villain. Not sure whether or not I totally agree with that, but still deciding.<br /><br />Much nodding and squeeeing over the one favorite actor who's initials are AA...and I didn't mean Alun Armstrong. :-P<br /><br />And of course, total agreement over TSP the film. Of course.<br /><br />Awwww, poetry is nice. I love John Keats. But YES. Love sonnet 116. Love, love, love. <br /><br />LOL about the movie quoting...and hehehe about Mr. Darcy. COUGH. :-P<br /><br />HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH about the strong arms. Does the Baroness use that phrase a lot? I don't seem to mind it so much for some odd reason. Hehe.<br /><br />SQUEEEE!!! So I LOVE singing while vacuuming!!!!! YAY! GMTA. Seriously.<br /><br />Finishing a novel is a WONDERFUL feeling. You can do it, mon ami. :-P<br /><br />LOVED THIS to bitty bits!!!<br /><br />Now I must needs scurry over to the writing blog...Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437117457544744702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373804891656164472.post-32922011041017020862012-04-15T21:37:38.645-04:002012-04-15T21:37:38.645-04:00Penderwicks are awesome! So is anything by L.M. Al...Penderwicks are awesome! So is anything by L.M. Alcott. ;)<br />I would love to go to Prince Edward island one day. <br />You haven't seen Night at the Museum or Young Victoria? Than you need to watch them! (Young Victoria the most)Vellvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04713442958776943063noreply@blogger.com