tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post2988996647052935044..comments2024-03-05T03:05:52.336-06:00Comments on To The Manner Born: The StorytellerToadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320342028348619490noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-32662132268803455912011-09-12T20:21:42.631-05:002011-09-12T20:21:42.631-05:00Toad,love your shoes. Where can I get a pair?Toad,love your shoes. Where can I get a pair?Ronin1951https://www.blogger.com/profile/03308546514487126895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-19933608598607610962011-08-20T08:32:18.557-05:002011-08-20T08:32:18.557-05:00Having met ADG, I can avow he is the real deal. I&...Having met ADG, I can avow he is the real deal. I'm guessing you are too. So lovely to think of you both, meeting.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-81651916349408398842011-08-20T07:28:19.396-05:002011-08-20T07:28:19.396-05:00Oh, I'm so glad to hear that you hate it. I...Oh, I'm so glad to hear that you hate it. I'm definitely in that camp , something my main squeeze is always trying to talk me out of. My favorite restaurants are Clancy's, Lillette and now Vizards, though the decor could use a little tweaking. I adore Galatoires and don't get there often enough.Clara Walmsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907801725064204958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-280043340841214662011-08-18T11:44:04.806-05:002011-08-18T11:44:04.806-05:00Clara, one of my bonus son's went to Tulane so...Clara, one of my bonus son's went to Tulane so I accept that you trump for heat, humidity and a good dose of rain. I do so love your fair city.<br /><br />Taking a survey. Which side of the Commander's Palace divide do you reside? So love it, some hate it. I lean towards hating it, but may be talked into trying it again.Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17320342028348619490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-8342128022067515462011-08-18T08:09:21.265-05:002011-08-18T08:09:21.265-05:00Oh no, I'm in trouble. I am completely and utt...Oh no, I'm in trouble. I am completely and utterly enchanted by the Wm. Hocker figures. I am going to have to order something right away from his catalogue !<br />Have been enjoying your blog immensely with it's warmth, good humor and breezy style. BTW, love it that you pay homage to Perlis etc. as I am a New Orleans girl living not to far from said store. You think it is hot in Mayberry ! All the best, ClaraClara Walmsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907801725064204958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-24860471782963576892011-08-15T18:56:39.493-05:002011-08-15T18:56:39.493-05:00You two are Too Cool for words.
I am glad you had ...You two are Too Cool for words.<br />I am glad you had a fun get-together.<br />Cheers!Scale Wormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09583891708651272779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-8016285247026187562011-08-15T17:56:46.135-05:002011-08-15T17:56:46.135-05:00I KNOW it was an epic meeting!I KNOW it was an epic meeting!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-63421331760185040152011-08-15T11:27:27.950-05:002011-08-15T11:27:27.950-05:00How perfectly wonderful - the meeting, the gift, t...How perfectly wonderful - the meeting, the gift, the books, everthing.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840629057159581688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-73595888858158646362011-08-14T19:59:09.093-05:002011-08-14T19:59:09.093-05:00I can just tell that the two of you are fine chaps...I can just tell that the two of you are fine chaps, and you both have (had) wonderful blogs. (Not too mention a fine array of clothes).Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918424936098694369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-62990586781179529282011-08-14T19:32:06.737-05:002011-08-14T19:32:06.737-05:00Ah, good. That means there's hope that I will ...Ah, good. That means there's hope that I will grow another 2.5" to achieve the coveted 6-foot mark before I shuffle off this mortal coil.<br /><br />In all seriousness though, very cool that you two got to meet in person.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00757489375302816047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-52198414430873378242011-08-14T18:29:59.030-05:002011-08-14T18:29:59.030-05:00I'm taller because I am older.I'm taller because I am older.Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17320342028348619490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-64514712502747575152011-08-14T18:26:16.532-05:002011-08-14T18:26:16.532-05:00Wow. In blog terms, this kind of qualifies as a co...Wow. In blog terms, this kind of qualifies as a cosmic event.<br /><br />Also, you're taller than ADG. Odd.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00757489375302816047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-28725777208625571922011-08-14T15:10:32.970-05:002011-08-14T15:10:32.970-05:00Toad & ADG, my two favorite bloggers/story tel...Toad & ADG, my two favorite bloggers/story tellers. Beautiful photo. Nice that you were able to cath up with one another and share with your readers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-28951170623595762662011-08-14T11:35:57.472-05:002011-08-14T11:35:57.472-05:00Hello Toad - I followed a link from The Polo House...Hello Toad - I followed a link from The Polo House Blog to yours, simply because I used to market my wares in a showroom named "The Manor Born", in the Merchandise Mart in Atlanta, Georgia. Owned by a petite English powerhouse named Wendy. I'm SO glad I followed that link; happy to know I have many mornings ahead of me with my coffee, reading my way through your archives. What a treasure to have a friend like ADG, and what a delight to find your Blog!Linda McMullanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11281904433011380558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-35602288424561002992011-08-14T11:15:03.246-05:002011-08-14T11:15:03.246-05:00Toad I am truly so happy you are meeting up with g...Toad I am truly so happy you are meeting up with good friends from our Blog World. What a most special gift to receive from ADG!!<br /><br />xoxo<br />Karena<br /><br />Art by KarenaKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-29866047757754325972011-08-14T08:51:38.709-05:002011-08-14T08:51:38.709-05:00You lucky dog you.
Happy to hear Maxminimus is hap...You lucky dog you.<br />Happy to hear Maxminimus is happy, relaxed and enjoying his summer with friends. There isn't enough of him to go around.Gail, in northern Californianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-34219126926421718812011-08-14T08:29:57.867-05:002011-08-14T08:29:57.867-05:00What is this tear in my eye, what is it about the ...What is this tear in my eye, what is it about the sight of these two giants standing together, two men I hold in such high esteem, storytellers both. Giants of the internet, what good fortune to have happened upon their work, what delight. Robert Penn Warren says it so well:<br /><br /><br />Tell Me a Story<br /><br />[A]<br /><br />Long ago, in Kentucky, I a boy, stood<br />By a dirt road, in first dark, and heard<br />The great geese hoot northward.<br /><br />I could not see them, there being no moon<br />And the stars sparse. I heard them.<br /><br />I did not know what was happening in my heart.<br /><br />It was the season before the elderberry blooms,<br />Therefore they were going north.<br /><br />The sound was passing northward.<br /><br />[B]<br /><br />Tell me a story.<br /><br />In this century, and moment, of mania,<br />Tell me a story.<br /><br />Make it a story of great distances, and starlight.<br /><br />The name of the story will be Time,<br />But you must not pronounce its name.<br /><br />Tell me a story of deep delight.<br /><br />-Robert Penn Warren<br /><br />Honored to be a reader. <br />Signed, Old FaithfulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-55415570697081695552011-08-14T04:40:42.172-05:002011-08-14T04:40:42.172-05:00Toad...it isn't difficult to discern "goo...Toad...it isn't difficult to discern "good people" and you my friend, are as good as they come. I just wish that we'd had more time to visit...and that LFG was around...you'da manifested a flood if she'd been your breakfast partner instead of me.<br /><br />Onward.ADGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612897500610475937noreply@blogger.com