tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post2938746994322040295..comments2023-10-01T11:34:38.534-04:00Comments on Country Weekend ~: the world in your pocketJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11774484903569370169noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-91219875000099402752012-09-28T16:36:33.721-04:002012-09-28T16:36:33.721-04:00I have the old Plants one...with mushrooms on the ...I have the old Plants one...with mushrooms on the cover. :)ElfReneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16022545534090853381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-25337467317162443182012-08-06T08:32:42.243-04:002012-08-06T08:32:42.243-04:00Welcome back! Following you on pinterest now--look...Welcome back! Following you on pinterest now--looking forward to exploring.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-135031336930174972012-08-06T08:31:26.005-04:002012-08-06T08:31:26.005-04:00One day the school will have a library sale and yo...One day the school will have a library sale and you'll get them back...Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-37185396370354445752012-08-06T08:30:55.078-04:002012-08-06T08:30:55.078-04:00There's definitely nostalgia involved in my pa...There's definitely nostalgia involved in my passion!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-51693935564345026512012-08-05T23:25:43.428-04:002012-08-05T23:25:43.428-04:00I love these too. I had no idea there were so many...I love these too. I had no idea there were so many versions! You have a nice collection. Have a great week!Jacqueline~Cabin and Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01043224721237700695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-42388438351043056392012-08-05T12:15:20.588-04:002012-08-05T12:15:20.588-04:00...I see you are also on pinterest! so I am follow......I see you are also on pinterest! so I am following!erleichdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02471341634223594648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-67435294128903473732012-08-05T12:14:28.136-04:002012-08-05T12:14:28.136-04:00This is a wonderful collection dear Jen!
( and th...This is a wonderful collection dear Jen! <br />( and thank you thank you thank you for the book I found when I came back from my holiday!<br />Such a lovely thought! )<br /><br />Good to be back and visit you again : )erleichdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02471341634223594648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-1836570592776060202012-08-05T09:53:28.480-04:002012-08-05T09:53:28.480-04:00I collect these guides too. I only have 5 or 6 but...I collect these guides too. I only have 5 or 6 but I loved them as a kid. My parents had lots of them. I asked my mom the other day where they all went and she told me she had donated them to a school library. I was so sad. I thought they would always be there on their shelf.In My Wild Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10943196871279605031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-55918917127217288042012-08-05T08:01:43.593-04:002012-08-05T08:01:43.593-04:00That's a blast from the past....very cool!That's a blast from the past....very cool!Ashlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056573219551250815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-49767215023375720512012-08-04T19:07:17.013-04:002012-08-04T19:07:17.013-04:00Oops, I meant the book The Orchid Thief. Adaptatio...Oops, I meant the book The Orchid Thief. Adaptation was the movie.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-47787261022196799182012-08-04T11:51:42.619-04:002012-08-04T11:51:42.619-04:00That's the way I like to think of the Everglad...That's the way I like to think of the Everglades. Did you ever read Susan's fabulous book Adaptation? (Much better than the movie.)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-2089128463874984632012-08-04T11:33:06.322-04:002012-08-04T11:33:06.322-04:00Didn't know Hiassen wrote kids books, i bet th...Didn't know Hiassen wrote kids books, i bet they're great!! Love your vintage collection.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110821218504320156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-12969259468709615082012-08-04T11:24:14.612-04:002012-08-04T11:24:14.612-04:00I grew up in Florida so your comment on the Evergl...I grew up in Florida so your comment on the Everglades hits home. I remember it as an amazing spooky wilderness with swamp creatures which are on the verge of extinction now. We've done so much damage, ugh.Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10548038213207928436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-64240376663496496352012-08-04T09:30:26.717-04:002012-08-04T09:30:26.717-04:00No, not good. I was thinking of how much we've...No, not good. I was thinking of how much we've damaged the environment. Over-building, diverting water...<br /><br />I get very nostalgic when I see certain books that I loved as a kid.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-55051996527825064472012-08-04T09:28:03.913-04:002012-08-04T09:28:03.913-04:00I am really touched by that. Such a modest book in...I am really touched by that. Such a modest book in a room full of cultural wealth! But their modesty is part of the appeal.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-76497776514548251092012-08-04T09:26:01.703-04:002012-08-04T09:26:01.703-04:00That's awesome!That's awesome!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-5532632614585879042012-08-04T09:25:10.892-04:002012-08-04T09:25:10.892-04:00My last reply didn't quite make sense, since t...My last reply didn't quite make sense, since the books are the way they were 50 years ago (though not 100 or 200). Anyway, it hurts a little to think of how magical the Everglades once were, and how badly we've screwed them up...and everything else.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-81758492135561081892012-08-04T09:23:28.638-04:002012-08-04T09:23:28.638-04:00It's something like the way I don't want t...It's something like the way I don't want to return to my childhood homes, where now things are crowded and built up. I want to remember them the way they were.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-45518527745456130782012-08-04T09:21:56.074-04:002012-08-04T09:21:56.074-04:00I was the same way until recently. Now I have a pr...I was the same way until recently. Now I have a pretty good collection I'm determined to hold onto! I have a weird primal attachment to them...Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-44864269940213582772012-08-04T09:12:18.891-04:002012-08-04T09:12:18.891-04:00"so much has changed since then", is it ..."so much has changed since then", is it good change? I suppose that the original which you are familliar with is better.<br />I have no books that I read when I was a kid...because of moving several times before I got married. It's a shame!haricothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052133324297115131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-30388792956303696862012-08-04T03:58:39.937-04:002012-08-04T03:58:39.937-04:00Hello Jen:
Our 'Golden Nature Guide' of Se...Hello Jen:<br />Our 'Golden Nature Guide' of Seashells of the World which you so generously and kindly gave to us is very much treasured and, we might add, much admired. Although we had thought to keep it in Brighton, it has found a permanent home on a desk in the Morning Room here in Budapest.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-49196705873172519352012-08-04T00:38:57.992-04:002012-08-04T00:38:57.992-04:00My brother and I fought non-stop over the "Ro...My brother and I fought non-stop over the "Rocks and Minerals" guide when we were growing up together in the early '60's.<br />A few years ago he surprised me by sending a copy he had stumbled across in a used book store.<br />I love my sweet, thoughtful little brother.....rosekrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17674163144912914991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-83653450244089491662012-08-04T00:37:18.117-04:002012-08-04T00:37:18.117-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.rosekrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17674163144912914991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-28407314241015557832012-08-03T22:28:15.558-04:002012-08-03T22:28:15.558-04:00they look great. but I hear you when you say you a...they look great. but I hear you when you say you are almost afraid to look at them because so much has changed....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1494925975380418965.post-70860216721086307532012-08-03T21:47:37.993-04:002012-08-03T21:47:37.993-04:00I too love these things. I've had them off and...I too love these things. I've had them off and on but never seen to hang on to them.Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.com