tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post8990937854598924820..comments2024-03-07T10:06:13.620-05:00Comments on View from Federal Twist: Honest Scrap Award?James Goldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-73988184135551935652010-01-13T07:12:24.031-05:002010-01-13T07:12:24.031-05:00Martin of the Overthrow,
This is the second recomm...Martin of the Overthrow,<br />This is the second recommendation of Osler's book. And if you recommend it, it must offer something special. I found it on Amazon.com and placed the order last night.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-73523794292937349142010-01-12T07:28:29.780-05:002010-01-12T07:28:29.780-05:00Mirabel Osler's "A Gentle Plea for Chaos&...Mirabel Osler's "A Gentle Plea for Chaos" <br />Great book..it leaves Lloyd for dead. (woops)<br /><br />M.O.T.O.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-55372929051471153302009-12-28T22:15:58.074-05:002009-12-28T22:15:58.074-05:00elizabethm,
I have to go see your post now. Thank...elizabethm, <br />I have to go see your post now. Thanks for "halfish" playing. I haven't heard of the Mirabel Osler book, but will look it up. I'm constantly looking for out-of-the-ordinary gardening books. I'm also a fan of Christopher Lloyd, though I practice a very different kind of gardening. I fondly recall seeing him in his old rose garden many years ago. Fascinating house!James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-13568336019306376852009-12-28T12:56:59.273-05:002009-12-28T12:56:59.273-05:00OK James, done it in a halfish way as in not passe...OK James, done it in a halfish way as in not passed it on, and maybe not been interesting, but have written 10 - thank you for thinking of me. Talking of great gardening books, I have been given Mirabel Osler's "A Gentle Plea for Chaos" for Christmas. Have you read it? It is very very good. I am also very fond of Christopher Lloyd.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-89992250251851706472009-12-23T21:22:29.408-05:002009-12-23T21:22:29.408-05:00Les, so Gloucester is on my list when I come south...Les, so Gloucester is on my list when I come south to do some "hands on" ancestry research. I'll have to get by your nursery too.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-75680605293319299552009-12-23T20:55:14.186-05:002009-12-23T20:55:14.186-05:00Gloucester is not far from here and there are a lo...Gloucester is not far from here and there are a lot of great old places there, as well as old families. It is also home to Brent and Becky's Bulbs.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-80555936452467240242009-12-22T00:01:29.227-05:002009-12-22T00:01:29.227-05:00Correction on origin: Lincolnshire, EnglandCorrection on origin: Lincolnshire, EnglandJames Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-88861787643069678762009-12-21T23:42:57.834-05:002009-12-21T23:42:57.834-05:00Susan aka... I'd settle for the south of Franc...Susan aka... I'd settle for the south of France too, though I have no French. At least I speak menu Italian. Thanks for the invite.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-20889232474508870092009-12-21T23:41:28.927-05:002009-12-21T23:41:28.927-05:00Les, OK. You don't have to play. You've do...Les, OK. You don't have to play. You've done it already. Thanks for your kind answer, though. Near as I can tell, my first Golden ancestor, a John Golding, came from Lancastershire, England, to Gloucester (County?), VA, between 1660 and 1670. His name had the alternate spelling of Golding (but I'm pretty sure it would have been pronounced as if it ended in "en" at that time). One of my co-ancestry searchers is planning to publish a book on what he refers to as the "Tidewater Goldens," but I'm not sure exactly what he means by that term, and I'm still waiting for the book. Good to find You're a Richard Ford fan. He's from Mississippi too, you know, though you'd never guess it reading his New Jersey trilogy (Independence Day, The Sportswriter, The Lay of the Land.) One could do a study of use of landscape in those three books.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-51994627642561673502009-12-21T23:25:29.149-05:002009-12-21T23:25:29.149-05:00Susan, yes, the food alone is enough. I once order...Susan, yes, the food alone is enough. I once ordered a fava bean appetizer in Florence, and got a plate full of unshelled fava beans, a bowl of olive oil, and salt. You can't get more elemental than that. Only in Italy!James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-91390668737397282952009-12-21T23:23:26.485-05:002009-12-21T23:23:26.485-05:00Phillip, now I think I remember your being tagged ...Phillip, now I think I remember your being tagged with one of these things. You're excused. BTW, I did hear your interview on Ken Druse's radio show (via podcast).James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-82969013237964353292009-12-21T23:20:08.626-05:002009-12-21T23:20:08.626-05:00Carol, thanks. And a Happy Winter Solstice to you ...Carol, thanks. And a Happy Winter Solstice to you too. Now the nadir of the year has passed and soon the days grow longer ... that long climb toward spring has begun.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-55932830443194633892009-12-21T21:37:45.816-05:002009-12-21T21:37:45.816-05:00Thanks for playing James. The wait was worth the ...Thanks for playing James. The wait was worth the 10...Italy is my second choice only because I already speak passable French...a good book to quell a busy brain has been my trick since the 4th grade. Have a wonderful holiday.Susan aka Miss Rhttp://www.susancohan.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-81566401706333775492009-12-21T19:21:32.687-05:002009-12-21T19:21:32.687-05:00James,
I am honored that you chose to include me i...James,<br />I am honored that you chose to include me in the list, but will graciously decline. I posted something similar last summer which you can see <a href="http://atidewatergardener.blogspot.com/2008/07/playing-tag.html" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>.<br /><br />What part of Va. did your poor farming relatives come from? I am also an anglophile and gave myself a trip to England to see gardens as my 40th birthday present to myself. I also enjoy Richard Ford and have been racking my brain trying to remember his name and the name of his last book I want to read - thanks for the prompt. I am sorry that you had to leave the country to get married, but being a Canadian couple can't be but so bad.<br /><br />Thanks again, and I hope both of you have a happy holiday and a great new year.<br /><br />LesLeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-11067519896404678612009-12-21T19:04:39.805-05:002009-12-21T19:04:39.805-05:00I am honored to be in some great company on that l...I am honored to be in some great company on that list, James.<br /><br />I'd want to live in italy for the food alone.<br /><br />Blessings on you and your spouse.Susan Tomlinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01532464326705599296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-46883265167533713692009-12-21T09:26:57.193-05:002009-12-21T09:26:57.193-05:00Hi James, it sounds like we have many things in co...Hi James, it sounds like we have many things in common. I love P.D. James as well as most of the other things on your list. Thank you for the award. I've done something like this in the past but I think the thread was called something else. I'll look into it.Phillip Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546160918395373740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-31728433253726741622009-12-21T08:34:07.018-05:002009-12-21T08:34:07.018-05:00I whole heartedly agree with your numbers 2, 5 and...I whole heartedly agree with your numbers 2, 5 and 10! Happy Winter Solstice! CarolCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.com