tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130999193823092450.post7300651088408782222..comments2024-03-08T10:57:50.061+00:00Comments on A Raft of Apples: BookishJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130999193823092450.post-49082073698724967102012-02-17T08:47:54.916+00:002012-02-17T08:47:54.916+00:00What a lovely post, Joy, and what a beautiful litt...What a lovely post, Joy, and what a beautiful little girl you were. xElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05792185208462306952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130999193823092450.post-1372863716837977792012-02-16T04:41:37.491+00:002012-02-16T04:41:37.491+00:00Enjoyed your pictures and stories - you're nev...Enjoyed your pictures and stories - you're never alone with a book! I love walled gardens too. We had a greengage tree which we climbed to get on top of our wall when I was young. Happy memories :-)Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04360272405643318813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130999193823092450.post-72437223455162274632012-02-12T18:50:28.870+00:002012-02-12T18:50:28.870+00:00I was reminded of The Secret Garden too. And was t...I was reminded of The Secret Garden too. And was there ever a cuter more adorable little girl? What I would give to have hair like that!Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130999193823092450.post-36223749948830120402012-02-12T17:29:31.216+00:002012-02-12T17:29:31.216+00:00What a charming photo of you (and your little book...What a charming photo of you (and your little book) to start off this very enjoyable post.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130999193823092450.post-159991925079201222012-02-12T13:13:34.454+00:002012-02-12T13:13:34.454+00:00Walled gardens, secret gardens, hidden doorways .....Walled gardens, secret gardens, hidden doorways ... all bringing back distant childhood memories.dakotaboohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00804592205708387211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130999193823092450.post-49303039316888733282012-02-12T12:07:52.403+00:002012-02-12T12:07:52.403+00:00Love this post -- and don't think one can poss...Love this post -- and don't think one can possibly love books too much! (Although I do remember my grandmother once telling me that I'd go blind if I didn't put down my book and go outside and play.) (I didn't believe her!)Sallie (FullTime-Life.comhttp://www.travelingrainvilles.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130999193823092450.post-50914344202583752752012-02-12T07:57:44.675+00:002012-02-12T07:57:44.675+00:00Your post captures the time and that feeling of es...Your post captures the time and that feeling of escape even the smallest book could give you. I suppose books were our internet and just like the internet today, they provided access to a world wide web of thoughts, places and ideas.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130999193823092450.post-73170542787067531022012-02-12T04:11:26.448+00:002012-02-12T04:11:26.448+00:00Adorable child you were here - I love the wind in ...Adorable child you were here - I love the wind in your hair from the right .. I notice in your profile photo it is blowing your hair in the same place! :) The woman sitting in the stream can't be much more comfortable than the girl on the branch - but it makes for a nice image. :)Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130999193823092450.post-47633551809648677952012-02-12T02:04:03.476+00:002012-02-12T02:04:03.476+00:00The picture with the girl on the branch is cute, b...The picture with the girl on the branch is cute, but totally unrealistic. She doesn't have anything to lean on, and her feet don't touch the ground!Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130999193823092450.post-42675222207179341472012-02-11T17:31:52.921+00:002012-02-11T17:31:52.921+00:00Idyllic settings for a little girl with a book and...Idyllic settings for a little girl with a book and a big imagination. Lovely!Linda@VShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499621332375290781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130999193823092450.post-87092809450086334542012-02-11T17:30:57.704+00:002012-02-11T17:30:57.704+00:00I enjoyed your post, such beautiful memories and p...I enjoyed your post, such beautiful memories and photos. Thank you for sharing them with us.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09868602300924756450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130999193823092450.post-48058163028248013622012-02-11T17:15:17.683+00:002012-02-11T17:15:17.683+00:00LOVE the hat on the lady in the bottom photo! Tha...LOVE the hat on the lady in the bottom photo! That walled garden would be irresistible to me, too.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520385015262898344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130999193823092450.post-69505016868184837172012-02-11T16:02:52.088+00:002012-02-11T16:02:52.088+00:00I too find ivied wall enchanting. What a cute litt...I too find ivied wall enchanting. What a cute little girl. I have my mother's old cook book where I practiced writing my name.<br />QMMAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04721708092323894355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130999193823092450.post-53104094432346497822012-02-11T13:25:01.375+00:002012-02-11T13:25:01.375+00:00The wall reminds me of one of my favorite childhoo...The wall reminds me of one of my favorite childhood books -- "The Secret Garden." My best friend and I used to read it every summer.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130999193823092450.post-86940168245077155482012-02-11T13:19:36.891+00:002012-02-11T13:19:36.891+00:00I enjoyed your memories, Joy. The pictures look b...I enjoyed your memories, Joy. The pictures look beautiful especially the walled garden and the woman on the rocks reading. Love the title "Enthralling Stories or Girls."Teresa Wilson Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130999193823092450.post-29334651569946206002012-02-11T10:17:17.270+00:002012-02-11T10:17:17.270+00:00You can never love books too much!You can never love books too much!Stephhttp://www.ladiesinmonochrome.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130999193823092450.post-72778465203705852962012-02-11T07:38:06.347+00:002012-02-11T07:38:06.347+00:00Trees and walled gardens always fascinated me. The...Trees and walled gardens always fascinated me. The lady with the hat is in a picturesque scene and looks as if she is reading a newspaper.<br />I still find books of mine that have been coloured in (not very well) by one or other of my children.<br />I shall have to check out that North Yorkshire Library Collection.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com