I am a lover of family and friends, books and food, gardening and gabbing and love to share stories and recipes, books and experiences with all who visit me here. I have the wonderful privilege of living with my husband and best friend Tom on two pleasant acres of nature in a delightfully wooded secret corner of Chicagoland where the deer and the antelope roam – okay, no antelope, but, plenty of voracious deer, woodchucks and orioles, and all such creatures.
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I so enjoyed reading your blog today…. just found you through a link from Corey…. I, too, love old houses, old movies, and old books. Thank you for the info on Gladys Taber. Those older books take me back to my childhood in the 50’s and 60’s. I’ll be reading again….
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Thank you so much for stopping by and commenting about Gladys Taber’s books. I think you will enjoy them. You should be able to find them through your library system, amazon, even ebay!
What an interesting time we live in where we can both “meet” through a delightful blog from Corey in France. I read her every morning over a cup of tea or coffee.
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Thanks for writing about Trudy’s Garden. I know you wrote it a long time ago, but it was very helpful and enjoyable to read this current moment. I feel like I’m only two people away from meeting her.
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Thank you for stopping by and for reading the post about Trudy Temple. She is an amazing woman and has made the world a better place. If you can get a copy of her book, you might enjoy her story. Best wishes to you.
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Thank you SO much for stopping by my blog today and telling me about Stillwater, MN While I think it may be a while before I can visit Hay-on-Wye, I am only about a seven hours’ drive to MN and will definitely add this to the list of possible literary vacation destinations!
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You are so welcome. I loved reading your blog. I think I wrote Way instead of Wye, but, I guess you know what I meant. Stillwater is a great little town that I’m sure you would enjoy with all sorts of bookstores, including one for philosophers, seminarians, theologians, and plain folks like me in an old and cold and rundown church that has plenty of charm. Thanks for stopping here.
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What a lovely blog you have. I wandered in via A Work in Progress, mainly because you mentioned you were reading One Thousand White Women and I have that on my tbr pile. I stayed to read and like your blog enough to add it to my ‘following’ list. I hope that’s okay…
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I’m so glad you stopped by, Cath, and thank you for adding me to your list. I’m flattered and yes it is okay.
I don’t know about you, but, my tbr pile is dangerously close to toppling and I’ve pages of lists as well. Life is grand!
Please let me know what you think of One Thousand White Women when you get to it and I will check your blog, which is so wonderful. I checked it out just now. I imagine you will post about it sometime. It is an interesting read and I can’t wait for our book group to discuss it.
Thanks for stopping by. Penny
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Gosh yes, my tbr pile is a ‘mountain’. I’m horrified by the size of it and it’s all the fault of various book bloggers. Well mostly… And it doesn’t help that I’m a regular library user too. LOL.
Yes, I will post about the book. I try to post about everything I read but get a bit behind sometimes. Three books behind at the moment but am hoping to do a catch-up post this afternoon.
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I’ll look for your posts. I have to admit that my piles of books has grown since I started reading blogs about books, but, I’m reading so many books I might not otherwise have read. What fun it is! Enjoy.
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How funny life is… I hooked up through your blog through the Booksnob blog. I am paging through and see your post about the Oak Park Farmer’s Market. That’s where I live – and I love the market. I am now going to page through your book blogs….
Thank you!
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Isn’t Rachel from Booksnob wonderful? I love her reviews of books, her writing style, and her zest for life and adventure. I’m so glad you stopped by and hope to see you here again. It is funny, indeed, you ending up here from a blogger who is from Britain, is currently living in New York, reading all things American, and on both of our radar screens.
I love Oak Park and your Farmers Market is the best there is. I am hoping to make one last trek there this weekend – and maybe some stone soup.
Thank you for stopping by, Julie. Penny
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What a lovely blog! I wish I had a green thumb!
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Thank you for stopping by. I’m not sure how green my thumb is, but, I sure do love to play in the dirt.
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I am SO glad I stopped by…I found you through Kate Shrewsday’s fabulous blog–I so love the interconnecting! What a fabulous site you have have here! I’ll look forward to a regular diet! Debra
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Please create a facebook page, yours is one of the few blogs where i stop by almost everyday thanks 🙂
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I really like your blog! I found it via William Kuhn’s FB page. I was very upset at the Downtown Abbey finale also – and enraged. Nooooo! And I loved Mrs. Queen. How can you not? I have a very soft spot for Her Majesty and it became even squishier after this book. Looking forward to more posts!
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I’m so pleased you found me via William Kuhn’s Facebook page (and was so thrilled that he mentioned me) and that you took the time to comment. Wasn’t Mrs. Queen grand? I loved it, too. I’ve been lost without Downton Abbey, but, look forward to next year.
You have a very interesting blog, Lea. I look forward to returning to read more. Penny
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I’ve nominated you for the Liebster Award! Check out my post to find out more details 🙂 http://readingforthemasses.wordpress.com/2013/12/23/liebster-award-100th-post/
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Laura, my behind is finally catching up to my head, on this, the last day of the year. I saw this earlier, but, got a bit boggled down with my husband’s surgery and the holidays (and on and on).
Thank you for the Liebster Award nomination! I have actually been nominated, and complied, in the past. While I don’t usually do awards, I’ll find a way come the New Year to post back to you and answer the questions. Looks like fun and your blog is such a pleasure to read.
Thank you, Happy New Year. Penny
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Happy New Year to you too!
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Hi, I really loved your blog. I am so glad I stopped by. 🙂
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So lovely to hear – and I’m glad you stopped by as well. Thank you.
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I have always wanted to out together a nippersink alumni group of sort, nippersink where I vacationed with my family as a child holds my fondest memories. I miss those days so much! Do you know of any similar places still in existence? Would love to hear from you.
Blessings-
Saul
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I have always wanted to get together a nippersink alumni group of sort, nippersink where I vacationed with my family as a child holds my fondest memories. I miss those days so much! Do you know of any similar places still in existence? Would love to hear from you.
Blessings-
Saul
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Thank you for stopping by and commenting, Saul. Nippersink was certainly a place to carve memories. I do not know of any similar places, especially in the southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois area, but, there just may something someone will write about.
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What years were you there? I was there 83-88…
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Saul, in answering the comment below, I just saw I never answered you. Should you return, thank you, and in answer we were there around 86/87. 🙂
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I’m honored to be on your blog list. Thank you. Very Best!
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You are just too wonderful not to share. You are most welcome. 🙂
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I just read your blog on the Simon and Garfunkel concert in St. Louis, Nov. 1969. My ex-husband and I were at that same concert and had many of the same feelings and emotions you stated. I remember it well. Great memory.
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How nice of you to stop and comment. Thank you.
It was such a wonderful concert and point in time. How interesting that you were there as well. I think one had to be there and be part of that time to really “get it” – so glad you do. Now I have a yearning to put an S&G album (yes, album) on.
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Sounds beautiful! I live on 2 acres in New Hampshire! Love it!!!
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New Hampshire is such a beautiful state and your 2 acres must be as well. Thank you for taking the time to comment. I’ll stop by your blog and visit for a bit soon.
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I’ve just come across your blog when google-ing Salt Creek Butterfly Farm to check in on how I’m doing in the community. Though its an older post I really appreciated reading your sentiment on how it feels and inspires to hold a monarch. I’ve changed the structure of the “farm” and now give away monarch eggs all summer to anyone with access to milkweed. Would you like a metamorphosis kit this summer? I’m happy just to give it to you- I know it would bring great joy.- Lori
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I’m so pleased that you came across the blog, Lori. I remember that day well, as do our garden club members who visited Salt Creek Butterfly Farm. I do have milkweed here and would love a metamorphosis kit this summer. Thank you for your generous offer. I actually live in the same area as your Butterfly Farm.
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Hello from Spain, I am Tom fan since Magnun, dont blame me, you know he is great, hehe. I reached this blog couse i were worried about Tom health and is so nice of you to write he is better. Thanks. Follow your blog now as a Couple fan. 😀 hugsss
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