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Comments (24)Floridarose: You asked why I removed 'Crepuscule' and its supporting pergola . . . When, almost 18 yrs ago, we selected a site to build this home, the agent asserted that the towering pines on one side of the property were "mature". I assumed that meant they would grow no taller. What a naïve assumption THAT proved to be. We planted other trees, as did a neighbor. Portions of the property that once were very sunny gradually became shaded during much of the day -- ie, increasingly inhospitable to the roses that once grew so happily in those areas. So there you have it . . . 'Crepuscule' wasn't the only casualty, but it certainly was the most prominent one. Come spring, the side garden where the pergola stood will be planted with Southern Indica azaleas ('George L Taber' and/or 'Mrs GG Gerbing'), and probably a few other shade-tolerant plants. Nearby, beds behind a stone retaining wall will be home to a mass planting of Camellia sasanqua 'Marge Miller', the first-ever trailing camellia discovered in Australia that, at long last, is now available to American gardeners. Several years ago, a group of local water colorists came here on a spring weekend to paint 'Crepuscule' doing her riotous thing on her pergola. I hounded one of those artists mercilessly until he finally caved-in and sold his painting to me. Now that my 'Crepuscule' exists only as a fond memory, and as the subject of that wonderful water color painting, I'm more glad than ever that I was such a persistent nudge. PS: LOL -- You're right, Carol. Sure didn't anticipate such a lively exchange among rose folk regarding social mores and taboos vis-à-vis incest....See MoreProlific authors you still read.
Comments (20)Rosefolly, Do you think we change as well when we age, and our brains seek a different kind of book or reading? I use to read, when my children were young and needed so much of my time, Danielle Steele cover to cover. It filled the need to read when my mind and energy went in so many different directions. Now, I have no interest in them whatsoever...the last few I tried I couldn't read more than a couple of pages before becoming very impatient. But I can read history books and biographies, science based books for hours on end, which I had no hope of reading in those days. However, I do remember getting so caught up in Trinity by Leon Uris, that my four year old came over to me, after saying my name several times, took the book out of my hands, and looked me straight in the face and said "Mom" in a strident tone. Yes, he is an avid reader to this day, some 36 years later!...See MoreWhat "classic" author/work do you remember?
Comments (64)Indeed, acquiring the love of reading is quite a mystery to me too; especially when some siblings raised in the same family with the same exposures either 'get the bug' or they don't. Both of my parents, all of my grandparents, and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. were readers. The older of my two brothers and I turned out to be readers, but my brother just two years my senior was never much of a reader. My younger son is not a reader either, unless he has some practical purpose, such as studying manuals. Those he really relishes. One thing about both my brother and my younger son, though, is they are exceptionally good listeners. Our older brother (nearly six and eight years older) read a lot out loud, ostensibly to me, but it was brother #2 who remembers what was read much better than I do. He knows a great amount of many classics, although he never read them himself. Same with my younger son...he wouldn't allow me to read to him, but he 'eavesdropped' when I read to his brother. Vee, that's my understanding: your 'A' Level is roughly equivalent to the American first year of college. Something I didn't mention above is the SAT or ACT (acronyms) that American students who intend to go to college/univ usually sit for when they are high school seniors (12th grade, the last year). It's in two parts (math skills and language skills), and each takes several hours...maybe three each -- it's been forty-six years since I took the SAT so I'm fuzzy. It's supposed to measure how well a student is predicted to do in their university courses. There's much controversy about whether it actually means much in the long run, but it continues to be used as some sort of measurement of students' abilities. I did quite well on the SAT, but I've always suspected it was because I was good at taking tests. I actually did better on the math part than the language part, which shocked and confused me....See MoreDo you read lots of books by the same author?
Comments (42)Hi Carolyn - yes, I'd like to read the Stand, but as you say, it's been revised (as in - made much longer than it was). It's the old problem - the more popular an author, the less likely the editors will be prepared to say "Look, this is really a bit verbose - it needs to be cut down a bit...." Stephen King wanted to revise The Stand, and that's his prerogative - but I'd like to read the original version, not the new one. It's like DVD's and "director's cut" or "extended edition" versions. I want to see a DVD of the film as shown in cinemas - not some other longer version with scenes which, when you see them, you realize why they were edited out !...See Moreannpanagain
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