tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post8133661427148986579..comments2024-03-18T08:16:03.846+00:00Comments on A Shropshire Patch: A Hardy HolidayMrs Tiggywinklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-86571548085067227782021-09-05T12:40:39.836+01:002021-09-05T12:40:39.836+01:00We did! I'm writing the post now - rotten luc...We did! I'm writing the post now - rotten luck for you, I hope she's recovering well. xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-53720011119683928302021-09-05T12:38:49.359+01:002021-09-05T12:38:49.359+01:00Isn't it just? I've been since but writin...Isn't it just? I've been since but writing this post has made me yearn to go again. xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-12709778233353313742021-08-30T20:51:15.660+01:002021-08-30T20:51:15.660+01:00Did you go to the folk festival? We had to roll ou...Did you go to the folk festival? We had to roll our ticket over because oldest girl got covid last week. ;( Give us a run down!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03668713514058875484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-55287099699519770312021-08-12T14:24:24.960+01:002021-08-12T14:24:24.960+01:00Such a lovely part of the Country. xSuch a lovely part of the Country. xWinters End Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924495691256051693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-58102577998404409072021-08-12T12:42:57.786+01:002021-08-12T12:42:57.786+01:00Great Expectations is a wonderful book! I think i...Great Expectations is a wonderful book! I think it was a good idea to take the rest to the local library for others to discover. I've seen the Polanski Tess but it was the BBC adaptation with Gemma Arterton which really did me in, I don't think I can bear to read the book again. It's good to see you again, Cathy. xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-24199007927817976782021-08-01T08:34:08.030+01:002021-08-01T08:34:08.030+01:00Sounds like you had an enjoyable pilgrimage, very ...Sounds like you had an enjoyable pilgrimage, very interesting. Though I've never read a Thomas Hardy novel, like many, I've watched Tess of the d'Urbervilles on film. <br />I collected a classic set of hardback (fortnightly) back in the '90s I think. Before lockdown I decided they had to go as I'd only read one book Charles Dickens - Great Expectations, my favourite book. I took them to a local library hoping that they'd be loved and read. CxMy Creative Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775981979710429788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-7268012630904154092021-07-26T16:41:18.023+01:002021-07-26T16:41:18.023+01:00Jo, I think The Trumpet Major is a good place to b...Jo, I think The Trumpet Major is a good place to begin with Hardy. I don't like the removal of his heart either, I think his own wishes and those of his family should have been followed. As for the wedding, I think my sister was concerned that the presence of the England team would overshadow the event but you are right, it simply gave us more stories. xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-72312103307081961222021-07-25T17:37:42.245+01:002021-07-25T17:37:42.245+01:00What a great holiday, no worries with exams behind...What a great holiday, no worries with exams behind you and just following the connections to Hardy. Do you know, I've never read a Thomas Hardy novel, I feel I should, he's so many people's favourite author. I think it's sad that his heart was taken and buried whilst the rest of his body was cremated. I've just read your last post. I'd have been worried having my wedding at the hotel where the England team were staying but it sounds as though it just added to the magical experience, and you all have some wonderful stories to tell.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-74007287641104099332021-07-25T12:21:11.605+01:002021-07-25T12:21:11.605+01:00Thank you Amanda. My father had an old "gangs...Thank you Amanda. My father had an old "gangster's car" in our garage for several years when I was a small child - we used to play in it! I'd like to read Far From the Madding Crowd again but I don't have a copy as I read my mother's so I'll have to look out for a second-hand copy of that one next. xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-73320972826189018182021-07-25T12:19:00.545+01:002021-07-25T12:19:00.545+01:00I think it was a typical case of women being manip...I think it was a typical case of women being manipulated by powerful men. xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-26654908272468028882021-07-25T12:17:53.907+01:002021-07-25T12:17:53.907+01:00They are the only trips I'm making at the mome...They are the only trips I'm making at the moment! x<br />Mrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-39805052206014711122021-07-25T10:02:09.823+01:002021-07-25T10:02:09.823+01:00Thoroughly interesting post Mrs T! My Aunty and Un...Thoroughly interesting post Mrs T! My Aunty and Uncle lived in Charmouth and would visit us when we were children living in West Somerset. I find it hard to remember them now but I do remember their old vintage car, at the time I thought it looked like a gangster's car! LOL! I think my favourite Thomas Hardy novel is "Far from the Madding Crowd" and like yourself it was a book I had to read for O'Levels but enjoyed so much that i brought myself another copy. I have enjoyed reading about your happy memories! keep well Amanda xCrafty in the Medhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15365932964481050936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-38649768154715555722021-07-24T09:54:29.989+01:002021-07-24T09:54:29.989+01:00A trip down memory lane. Jo xA trip down memory lane. Jo xJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03668713514058875484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-83960195814485354102021-07-23T17:02:14.503+01:002021-07-23T17:02:14.503+01:00Such a lovely post. I think I read Hardy for my A ...Such a lovely post. I think I read Hardy for my A levels as well. I didn't know his heart had been removed and buried elsewhere. I would have buried him with his family, sod the nation.<br />Jean. xShrimpton and Perfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11936163290981358252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-13584730465188715432021-07-23T11:57:54.059+01:002021-07-23T11:57:54.059+01:00Thanks Barbara, I have been reviewing my Hardy boo...Thanks Barbara, I have been reviewing my Hardy books and working out which gaps need to be filled. Have you read Claire Tomalin's biography? I thoroughly recommend it. Take care - I know that Jersey's infection rate isn't good. xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-26500195393033549092021-07-23T11:55:54.719+01:002021-07-23T11:55:54.719+01:00Thank you Rosie. It's a beautiful place, isn&...Thank you Rosie. It's a beautiful place, isn't it? I have a few fossils collected from the beach in Charmouth in 1999 which I keep close by. xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-48735479457643513872021-07-23T11:54:43.332+01:002021-07-23T11:54:43.332+01:00Thank you! I caught one of those accidentally and...Thank you! I caught one of those accidentally and really enjoyed it. Hardy did love women but my goodness, he really put his heroines through the wringer! xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-22450427784823423422021-07-23T11:53:38.347+01:002021-07-23T11:53:38.347+01:00Lorrie, the heat is nowhere near the temperatures ...Lorrie, the heat is nowhere near the temperatures you have had to endure but I am British so I'm not set up for it! I agree with you about landscape, I like to paint the author's pictures in my head and that's so much easier when I know the landscape. x Mrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-40416748500834112802021-07-23T11:50:53.423+01:002021-07-23T11:50:53.423+01:00Hello Anna, it's lovely to see you here. Than...Hello Anna, it's lovely to see you here. Thank you for visiting. xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-72186810472099762152021-07-22T12:28:15.461+01:002021-07-22T12:28:15.461+01:00Sorry I’m a little late in replying to blogs at th...Sorry I’m a little late in replying to blogs at the moment. It must be the heat. Loved this post and loved all the places you visited. For three years in the seventies I was in the heart of Hardy country. So beautiful and unspoilt even to this day. I have read most of his books too and it may well be time to dust off a few of them and reread. We visited the cottage where he was born a few years ago and loved the feel of the place. Hope you get to visit it in person one of these days. B xCoastal Rippleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355914194686166834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-19907460487960518402021-07-21T08:49:24.009+01:002021-07-21T08:49:24.009+01:00Lovely post full of happy memories of your 'Ha...Lovely post full of happy memories of your 'Hardy holiday' you have lots of lovely keepsakes from that time to treasure too. I love that part of the country and have happy memories of holidays there:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-66751536464596977142021-07-21T07:46:06.773+01:002021-07-21T07:46:06.773+01:00To travel with a purpose gladdens the heart!
Tess...To travel with a purpose gladdens the heart! <br />Tess was my school read. Recently, Radio 4 dramatised some of Hardy's books from the female characters ' point of view. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000s855Crimson Kettlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701829170555353323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-69276141299103326892021-07-21T00:43:00.215+01:002021-07-21T00:43:00.215+01:00I love it when I can place myself in the same land...I love it when I can place myself in the same landscape as the novel I've read. Landscape tells so much about a person, I think. Your Hardy Holiday sounded just lovely and I thank you for sharing it with us. I hope the heat soon dissipates. Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-40675912468207714362021-07-20T19:57:38.040+01:002021-07-20T19:57:38.040+01:00Nice places to visit and unusual writer,greetings ...Nice places to visit and unusual writer,greetings from anna Nowe Przygody z drutamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04144123447667552709noreply@blogger.com