tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post2155985122386225312..comments2024-03-23T09:28:00.454+00:00Comments on Random Distractions: Random ramblingsmonixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-56882891383665855682008-03-17T18:00:00.000+00:002008-03-17T18:00:00.000+00:00Thank you, Logophile. I have some new pictures of ...Thank you, Logophile. I have some new pictures of Amelia but I'm trying to practise a little self-restraint, at least for a day or two!<BR/>I'm afraid 'The Lalmbs of London' isn't holding my attention in the way that 'Gilead' and 'Sea Glass' did and I keep wandering off into other books. I'll try to get through it in the next day or so and I'll say a few words about it.monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-42758807170487753552008-03-17T17:34:00.000+00:002008-03-17T17:34:00.000+00:00What an excellent post! Gilead is one of the best ...What an excellent post! Gilead is one of the best books I've ever read, so I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'll be interested in your thoughts on The Lambs of London, as it's one I'd like to read. And I think you're perfectly right to be a smitten grandmother!! I look forward to hearing about the adventures of Amelia Catherine.Logophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09822880147540261566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-77150397776627421612008-03-16T16:08:00.000+00:002008-03-16T16:08:00.000+00:00Welcome back! You have been missed. (And that baby...Welcome back! You have been missed. (And that baby is beautiful so why wouldn't your brain turn to mush? LOL)Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-6624348503051704802008-03-16T12:49:00.000+00:002008-03-16T12:49:00.000+00:00Hi D, I've got a book recommendation for you, one ...Hi D, I've got a book recommendation for you, one I had forgotten about but I'm sure you will enjoy: Thomas Merton's 'The Way of Chuang Tzu'. It's a beautiful read.monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-86885896971469587382008-03-16T11:24:00.000+00:002008-03-16T11:24:00.000+00:00I think the JL ticket just shows that it's possibl...I think the JL ticket just shows that it's possible to acquire stuff from the MPs' favourite store and that no-one will notice - until a journalist in pursuit of a story ...<BR/><BR/>Never mind M; if they clap you in irons in the Tower, we'll send food parcels. Or books.<BR/><BR/>(As a caller to Any Answers said yesterday - if you're on benefits it's assumed that Argos is good enough for the basic essentials required to furnish a home. But Argos wouldn't quite cut the mustard for all those hardworking, dedicated representatives of the people, would it?)<BR/><BR/>Glad you enjoyed both books; we must discuss. I am reliably assured that it is possible to be a smitten grandma and still have time to read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-33165856807990106592008-03-16T00:44:00.000+00:002008-03-16T00:44:00.000+00:00Ignore the uninitiated and grin and brag to your h...Ignore the uninitiated and grin and brag to your heart's content.erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826044412670324694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-6912262981036775822008-03-15T22:56:00.000+00:002008-03-15T22:56:00.000+00:00It doesn't wear off then, e? It's only the fixed g...It doesn't wear off then, e? <BR/><BR/>It's only the fixed grin and boring everyone to bits that I'm worried about. I'll keep the rest.monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-49199540320928150632008-03-15T22:41:00.000+00:002008-03-15T22:41:00.000+00:00Cured! Of what? Being the happiest person in the...Cured! Of what? Being the happiest person in the world. I don't think so.erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826044412670324694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-3695150179515416672008-03-15T20:04:00.000+00:002008-03-15T20:04:00.000+00:00Thank you, J. It is good to be back although I do ...Thank you, J. It is good to be back although I do have the next visit planned!<BR/>You don't think they'll let me off stealing the precious price tag, then? I'll opt for a custodial sentence so that I can catch up on a bit more reading.monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-41696329787533375572008-03-15T19:54:00.000+00:002008-03-15T19:54:00.000+00:00Lovely ramblings, M. Glad you enjoyed Sea Glass so...Lovely ramblings, M. Glad you enjoyed Sea Glass so much. And you have beaten me to it with the Lambs of London (it went on my TBR pile earlier this year after I'd been musing about Mary Lamb and her extraordinary life, but it hasn't reached anywhere near the top yet!). Very much look forward to hearing what you thought of it. Pregnancy and the immediate post-natal period are pretty solid mitigating factors in getting off a charge of shoplifting, I believe (I narrowly escaped testing this theory when I pushed a pram distractedly right out of M&S two weeks after I'd had #1, completely forgetting that I'd laid a couple of romper-suits across the cover - luckily I came to my senses just in time and dashed purposefully back in again and paid for them - it was amazing that no alarm bells went off!). I'm not sure that the same applies to immediate pre- and post-grandmotherhood, however!<BR/><BR/>We all missed you heaps, M - it's good to have you back and I'm sure none of us will mind a bit if babies feature in any or indeed ALL posts henceforth!Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055924620237477722noreply@blogger.com