tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716833846895246215.post7105151411830312607..comments2024-03-24T00:12:38.570-07:00Comments on Light, Bright, and Sparkling: Chawton Then and NowDiana Birchallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18291540900938654707noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716833846895246215.post-17630282147161499982023-10-02T19:31:04.459-07:002023-10-02T19:31:04.459-07:00Good reading this posttGood reading this posttVeta Literariahttps://vetaliteraria.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716833846895246215.post-16579273332652519662013-12-15T10:37:15.698-08:002013-12-15T10:37:15.698-08:00I was researching David Nokes, because I am readin...I was researching David Nokes, because I am reading his Jane Austen book, which is excellent, I think. Anyway, I was looking at a few photos of him on the web, and whee there was my friend, Diana. You sure get around. I was sad to see that he died in 2009, so there will be no more books. I just need to find his "Raillery and Rage: Study of Eighteenth Century Satire" now to complete my collection of his works. Clare Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18023202926551339975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716833846895246215.post-5280851014774350902011-10-23T17:29:19.300-07:002011-10-23T17:29:19.300-07:00This is simply fabulous, Diana. I love the before ...This is simply fabulous, Diana. I love the before and after shots, and seeing the famous faces that crop up in the Jane Austen world.Vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08625129602519836148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716833846895246215.post-16271097225489401012011-08-13T16:54:58.699-07:002011-08-13T16:54:58.699-07:00Linda, I can see you feel as I do about the charm ...Linda, I can see you feel as I do about the charm of the Jane Austen world in the "good old days." I'm not sure if memory gilds things<br /> ("How wonderful, how very wonderful the operations of time, and the changes of the human mind!”), or if the Jane Austen world really was more wonderful in the days before the glut of films and zombies...but I know what I think!Diana Birchallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18291540900938654707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716833846895246215.post-54897824966848863492011-08-13T04:50:05.706-07:002011-08-13T04:50:05.706-07:00"Oh! this is beautiful indeed! this is the ve..."Oh! this is beautiful indeed! this is the very thing!" Thank you! You brought back satisfying memories for me of several quiet visits in the 80s and 90s, when everything associated with JA was truly light, bright & sparkling. My last views of the garden were the week of 9/11 and I have not been back to England since. It is good to be able to think about it the way it was and the positive effect it continues to have on my life. "The comfort of it in her hours of leisure was extreme."Linda and Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12887745030733147431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716833846895246215.post-67252412418881072912011-08-12T08:07:06.321-07:002011-08-12T08:07:06.321-07:00Thank you, Diana, I love these peeks into your won...Thank you, Diana, I love these peeks into your wonderful journeys!<br />And your essay was delicious!!<br /><br />Christychristy somerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805030265490932853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716833846895246215.post-50251972902753212082011-08-12T01:43:08.930-07:002011-08-12T01:43:08.930-07:00If there is an ideal male costume for the JAS meet...If there is an ideal male costume for the JAS meetings, it is the pale linen suit. All Peter needed was a panama hat!<br />Ronancestorsworshiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14647216247106820990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716833846895246215.post-26656906734426922992011-08-10T22:31:49.920-07:002011-08-10T22:31:49.920-07:00Lost track, Barbara. Five or six, I think, in a qu...Lost track, Barbara. Five or six, I think, in a quarter of a century.Diana Birchallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18291540900938654707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716833846895246215.post-72955053132319536212011-08-10T14:10:51.140-07:002011-08-10T14:10:51.140-07:00A lovely trip down memory lane for you, Diana. How...A lovely trip down memory lane for you, Diana. How many of these Chawton conferences have you attended over the years? BarbaraBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02196530511497772957noreply@blogger.com