tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716833846895246215.post3981188020775029043..comments2024-03-24T00:12:38.570-07:00Comments on Light, Bright, and Sparkling: In Which I Visit Virginia and Vanessa - and Buy a Dress at 40,000 FeetDiana Birchallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18291540900938654707noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716833846895246215.post-72130710371485552282009-07-27T22:30:15.491-07:002009-07-27T22:30:15.491-07:00Oh, to be in England in the spring. Okay, summer....Oh, to be in England in the spring. Okay, summer. You lucky lady.<br />Gorgeous photos.Late Blooming Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686347589869383761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716833846895246215.post-65593448261719362582009-07-25T04:10:53.419-07:002009-07-25T04:10:53.419-07:00I had no one specifically in mind, was speaking ge...I had no one specifically in mind, was speaking generally. After all Diana came thousands of miles and went well out of her way to fulfill her imaginative and heart-felt needs.<br /><br />The world of the past, the imagination of history (what the French call "sites de memoire" only seem to be there awaiting us for when we are ready for them.<br /><br />EllenEllenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14979942382683140531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716833846895246215.post-44123999506730864852009-07-24T15:29:08.496-07:002009-07-24T15:29:08.496-07:00Well, lack of interest did not prevent me making t...Well, lack of interest did not prevent me making the trip with Diana, Ellen. Rather, lack of time. Unfortunately, a day out in Sussex from Leeds would entail at the minimum 3 days and 2 nights away from home and work and almost all my holiday entitlement was spoken for when Diana made her announcement to go. But now that I know it is possible and have seen the lovely pictures - I mean to do it sometime! BarbaraBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02196530511497772957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716833846895246215.post-14076595121444764052009-07-23T19:53:52.676-07:002009-07-23T19:53:52.676-07:00How interesting. It was sad no one would go with ...How interesting. It was sad no one would go with you -- in the sense that they weren't interested enough. I'd have loved to go to Monk House. A bit creepy in a way to stand where Woolf drowned herself, but then why not?<br /><br />You were very brave and stalwart and earned every book and experience you managed.<br /><br />EllenEllenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14979942382683140531noreply@blogger.com