tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post8970074837318851516..comments2024-03-05T03:05:52.336-06:00Comments on To The Manner Born: fantasy landToadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320342028348619490noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-42009274921187363912009-06-12T10:42:30.593-05:002009-06-12T10:42:30.593-05:00Mrs. E. and I just watched "A Handful of Dust...Mrs. E. and I just watched "A Handful of Dust." Great charades scene.... by the end she was cursing me and vowing that I should never again be allowed near the Netflix queue.<br><br>I was laughed at for carrying an unlined cotton sportcoat, knit tie and tailored khakis into the bush in West Africa.... but you never know. At one point, because of the duds and my leather passport cover, a too young machine wielding border guard let me through unquestioned as he assumed I was a diplomat (I understand French and my companion, a little patois....) Different times.<br><br>Bring on the white silk suits!Easy and Elegant Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951907004091808223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-29386278725325990162009-06-10T19:34:59.881-05:002009-06-10T19:34:59.881-05:00While at the library this morn, I picked up one of...While at the library this morn, I picked up one of Maugham's novels, thought for about 6 seconds, and told myself not in the summer.<br><br>Thank you for your comments.Toadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320342028348619490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-58618725604313127622009-06-10T18:54:39.122-05:002009-06-10T18:54:39.122-05:00Great post. Can't get enough of W. Somerset M...Great post. Can't get enough of W. Somerset Maugham. He is one of my all time favorite authors. I go back to him again and again. I currently have both volumes of his collected short stories bedside. I particularly like the stories with redemptive themes.~Tessa~Scoffshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026251653030390293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-17439087726329510492009-06-10T15:40:23.082-05:002009-06-10T15:40:23.082-05:00I loved the "Painted Veil". The scenery ...I loved the "Painted Veil". The scenery was breathtaking. I am a huge Betty Davis fan. She was always such the "bitch", & we loved her for it.<br>Nothing more ideal than digital recording & my Apple laptop. I would be much thinner & active if it weren't for those two evil devices.<br>Great post Toad as always!Dumbwit Tellherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18148671166061931241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-20571432786385125852009-06-10T10:05:35.207-05:002009-06-10T10:05:35.207-05:00suddenly we have cable options and the first q Mrs...suddenly we have cable options and the first q MrsT asks is can I keep my TIVO. Its a deal killer for most,Toadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320342028348619490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-41112276896709123912009-06-10T07:51:49.809-05:002009-06-10T07:51:49.809-05:00Yikes, how interesting. I have "The Letter&q...Yikes, how interesting. I have "The Letter" on my TIVO. I'll curl up with it soon.<br><br>Isn't TIVO one of the very best inventions ever? It's right up there with the light bulb and antibiotics, if you ask me.Kathleennoreply@blogger.com