tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post2727195913979525271..comments2023-12-26T08:30:51.034+00:00Comments on Mon Avis, Mes Amis: Au reservoir, how tarsome.ELShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10736614879046626605noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-29222865138755195552013-08-02T09:28:32.664+01:002013-08-02T09:28:32.664+01:00PS I have the books, but I also recently got the K...PS I have the books, but I also recently got the Kindle complete edition which was only 97p!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-70972467847516726942013-08-02T09:27:03.358+01:002013-08-02T09:27:03.358+01:00Love the books, and the remarkably good and accura...Love the books, and the remarkably good and accurate TV series. But still baffled by your comment about gin and sardines on toast. Surely the toast will end up very soggy?<br /><br />Also still a little worried by Mr Benson's 'tarsome'. Did he mean tiresome?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-81027458606864941702013-06-07T20:15:43.903+01:002013-06-07T20:15:43.903+01:00I stumbled upon an omnibus edition of these at tha...I stumbled upon an omnibus edition of these at that 2nd hand book stall on Brigade Road (Select Books, I think it's called) in Bangalore and loved them for this image they conjured up of a time that was simple and guiltless. Of course, the realist in me knows that it was a conjuring act after all, but in the same vein as the world that PGW created of clueless peers and their even more clueless sons.anandmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04778684853796700810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-27622928153497965622010-03-10T04:42:54.959+00:002010-03-10T04:42:54.959+00:00You have peeked my curiousity, I am off to find th...You have peeked my curiousity, I am off to find these works!Anastasia Schembrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05211914004943479346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-4161842745052015372010-02-22T14:24:41.348+00:002010-02-22T14:24:41.348+00:00I only know Rye as a visitor. Lovely place.
If y...I only know Rye as a visitor. Lovely place.<br /><br />If you like shellfish, get down there now - Rye bay scallops are in season. You can get them fresh off the boat.Sir Fopling Flutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17682136001703653592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-29563836113624904262010-02-17T09:53:24.011+00:002010-02-17T09:53:24.011+00:00Tish - au contraire, my expectations of Americans ...Tish - au contraire, my expectations of Americans are of the very highest! I think whatever route you take, it'll be a hoot.<br /><br />Tintin - I'm an all-round Abercrombie but luckily not a total germoline so you'll always have a warm (non-B&H) welcome round these parts.<br /><br />Lucille - perfect. And I hope you are working on the wistful far-away look as you do it!ELShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10736614879046626605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-19839745005688105632010-02-17T08:34:10.219+00:002010-02-17T08:34:10.219+00:00Yes and I only play the slow movement of the Moonl...Yes and I only play the slow movement of the Moonlight Sonata then close the piano lid with a gentle sigh.Lucillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414527658216916537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-20034213824161701142010-02-16T16:54:27.282+00:002010-02-16T16:54:27.282+00:00Turn the page? Reminds me of that Oscar Wilde jok...Turn the page? Reminds me of that Oscar Wilde joke. Anyway, I quit smoking because I couldn't get B&H Golds in the states. <br /><br />These DVDs look wonderful and since I'm a Septic and can't do an English accent in my head, they will have to suffice.tintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-34220713667296081962010-02-15T20:40:40.747+00:002010-02-15T20:40:40.747+00:00Being a mere American, in whom one can have only t...Being a mere American, in whom one can have only the lowliest of expectations, I am familiar with Lucia et.al because an American friend sent me the DVD collection one year for Christmas. (She speaks impeccable French, but we always say au reservoir to each other and then double-up laughing.)<br /><br />I loved every second of it. Perhaps I should now go the literary route, what do you think?<br /><br />xoxo,<br />TishTish Jetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08865177127050648489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-47517887314411159522010-02-15T18:20:05.200+00:002010-02-15T18:20:05.200+00:00Sir F-F - yes, made a pilgimage years ago and stay...Sir F-F - yes, made a pilgimage years ago and stayed at the Mermaid Inn. Hijusly over-rated, but the town was stunning. Do you know it?<br /><br />Anon - yes, that rings a bell. Thank you!<br /><br />Reggie D - a fellow pusher - you are so very welcome!<br /><br />Sandy - am beyond jealous - my neighbours thunder rather than trip and are more <br />barbour than kimono-swathed... So pleased to meet you!<br /><br />Milady Waving - wonder if we overlapped? The books certainly weren't on any reading list I saw, and whatever you say it can't have been as dull as wot I done.<br />Yes, marvellous is certainly one way of looking at it..!!ELShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10736614879046626605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-57721048253328945582010-02-15T15:42:33.491+00:002010-02-15T15:42:33.491+00:00Ah, you brought back memories of my time studying ...Ah, you brought back memories of my time studying 'wonderful, fascinating' English Lit at Newcastle, many years ago. I was a lazy cow and picked mostly poetry options, and mostly imagist poets at that, so I didn't have to read too many words. Which is how these wonderful-sounding books have passed me by. PS Your mother sounds marvellous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-6478007010746877392010-02-15T14:54:03.459+00:002010-02-15T14:54:03.459+00:00In 1977 my Southampton (New York) neighbor came tr...In 1977 my Southampton (New York) neighbor came tripping throught the privet around noon dressed in his Japanese kimono carrying his usual morning glass of vodka calling my name and "ooh hoo, ooh hoo." I hid. He left "Queen Lucia" on my back stoop. I think of dear Jim everytime I think of Lucia or E.F. Benson and have almost forgiven myself for hiding that day. Friend of Tilling.sandykayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549694431416289892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-4998946184912313262010-02-15T14:09:50.806+00:002010-02-15T14:09:50.806+00:00Hello, stumbled in to your blog from who knows whe...Hello, stumbled in to your blog from who knows where! Terrific posting. LPC dear, you are in for a treat. I adore these books, one of which made me laugh out loud so hysterically and often on a long plane ride that I alienated almost all of the other passengers in the cabin, and inspired several to buy the books and read them. A "scream" as they say...<br /><br />He's no swami, he's a curry chef!<br /><br />ReggieReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-29060501744940856652010-02-14T10:35:37.953+00:002010-02-14T10:35:37.953+00:00I think the bookshop was called Mawson Swan and Mo...I think the bookshop was called Mawson Swan and Morgan.......Happy reading xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-66491046512474301332010-02-14T10:10:42.809+00:002010-02-14T10:10:42.809+00:00Wonderful stories. As you probably know, they'...Wonderful stories. As you probably know, they're set in Rye in East Sussex, where EF Benson served as mayor in the '30s. Incidentally, Henry James also lived in the town.Sir Fopling Flutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17682136001703653592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-12358003048188717492010-02-14T08:15:00.791+00:002010-02-14T08:15:00.791+00:00SE - oh, the lucky girl! She will have a wonderful...SE - oh, the lucky girl! She will have a wonderful time - it's a beautiful town in the most stunning part of the country. Am quite faint with envy..!<br /><br />Trish - I have a feeling it was a Waterstones but might have made that up. Huge and old-fashioned though and I remember going there as a very small girl too.ELShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10736614879046626605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-10834402830451171372010-02-14T07:40:49.720+00:002010-02-14T07:40:49.720+00:00I remember that lovely bookshop near the monument....I remember that lovely bookshop near the monument...happy days.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119443727504215312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-8316109677326667362010-02-14T07:38:27.367+00:002010-02-14T07:38:27.367+00:00Fabulous.. thank you...Will get the DVD for me and...Fabulous.. thank you...Will get the DVD for me and the books for daughter who I am delighted to say, takes up her place in Durham University in September. One proud mother. And yes, will probably meet her in Newcastle too, as I KNOW for sure that her room will be a complete pigsty!Semi Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12839322243900070800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-82331543072876588162010-02-13T21:43:02.473+00:002010-02-13T21:43:02.473+00:00Queen Lucia, though I started with Lucia in London...Queen Lucia, though I started with Lucia in London with no ill effects.ELShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10736614879046626605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1371061786274762220.post-47365042639833297372010-02-13T20:41:21.779+00:002010-02-13T20:41:21.779+00:00Ooh lovely. Am as you know currently on a book hun...Ooh lovely. Am as you know currently on a book hunt. I whiled away so many hours as a girl reading Georgette Heyer, I have nothing but love for English literature, real or faux. Which is the first one? I must read them in order.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.com