Comments for Lanier's Books http://laniersbooks.com antiquarian gems and gently-loved jewels Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:48:18 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Favorite Things ~ January Edition by Lanier Ivester http://laniersbooks.com/2012/01/30/favorite-things-january-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-3742 Lanier Ivester Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:48:18 +0000 http://laniersbooks.com/?p=2198#comment-3742 Thank you for reminding me of those beautiful films, Teresa! I have seen them both but it has been years. I need to hunt them up again. :) Thank you for reminding me of those beautiful films, Teresa! I have seen them both but it has been years. I need to hunt them up again. :)

]]> Comment on Favorite Things ~ January Edition by Seeking to Follow http://laniersbooks.com/2012/01/30/favorite-things-january-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-3740 Seeking to Follow Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:02:38 +0000 http://laniersbooks.com/?p=2198#comment-3740 I too, like Heather and Teresa, have come to see you as a friend - which is why I'm asking, will you please go read this post? :) http://fromtherisingtothesettingofthesun.blogspot.com/2012/02/ive-realized.html I too, like Heather and Teresa, have come to see you as a friend – which is why I’m asking, will you please go read this post? :)

http://fromtherisingtothesettingofthesun.blogspot.com/2012/02/ive-realized.html

]]> Comment on Favorite Things ~ January Edition by Lanier Ivester http://laniersbooks.com/2012/01/30/favorite-things-january-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-3733 Lanier Ivester Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:47:52 +0000 http://laniersbooks.com/?p=2198#comment-3733 What a beautiful passage, Josie! I have never heard of the tradition surrounding snowdrops. That makes them even more dear. :) And a blessed (belated) Candlemas to you, as well, my friend! What a beautiful passage, Josie! I have never heard of the tradition surrounding snowdrops. That makes them even more dear. :)

And a blessed (belated) Candlemas to you, as well, my friend!

]]> Comment on Favorite Things ~ January Edition by Josie Ray http://laniersbooks.com/2012/01/30/favorite-things-january-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-3732 Josie Ray Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:31:16 +0000 http://laniersbooks.com/?p=2198#comment-3732 A blessed Candlemas to you and Phillip, Lanier. How I love your celebration of each month. It is a delight to see what you're doing, and the photo of your "gentle companions" made my heart leap with delight. It is such a treasure to know others who enjoy the classics; they are so steeped in charm. And L'ecurueil et la premiere neige looks enchanting. May your February be filled with equal joy. I just have to share this tidbit with you that I found online this morning, because it sounds to Ms. Goudge-like: "Snowdrops (galanthas nivalis) are known as Candlemas Bells because they often bloom early in the year, even before Candlemas. Some varieties bloom all winter (in the northern hemisphere). The superstitious used to believe that these flowers should not be brought into the house prior to Candlemas. However, it is also believed in more recent times that these flowers purify a home. According to folklore, an angel helped these Candlemas bells to bloom and pointed them as a sign of hope to Eve, who wept in repentance and in despair over the cold and death that entered the world. Many Christians see the flower as a symbol of Jesus Christ being this hope for the world. Candles that are lit during Candlemas also symbolize Jesus as the “light of the world”." Candlemas Bells. Isn't that delightful? My blogpost today is on Candlemas, and when I posted the above quote, I couldn't help mentioning, I think it was Winkle, in The Rosemary Tree, who actually heard the Canterbury bells in the garden ringing. A blessed Candlemas to you and Phillip, Lanier.

How I love your celebration of each month. It is a delight to see what you’re doing, and the photo of your “gentle companions” made my heart leap with delight. It is such a treasure to know others who enjoy the classics; they are so steeped in charm. And L’ecurueil et la premiere neige looks enchanting. May your February be filled with equal joy.

I just have to share this tidbit with you that I found online this morning, because it sounds to Ms. Goudge-like:

“Snowdrops (galanthas nivalis) are known as Candlemas Bells because they often bloom early in the year, even before Candlemas. Some varieties bloom all winter (in the northern hemisphere). The superstitious used to believe that these flowers should not be brought into the house prior to Candlemas. However, it is also believed in more recent times that these flowers purify a home.

According to folklore, an angel helped these Candlemas bells to bloom and pointed them as a sign of hope to Eve, who wept in repentance and in despair over the cold and death that entered the world. Many Christians see the flower as a symbol of Jesus Christ being this hope for the world. Candles that are lit during Candlemas also symbolize Jesus as the “light of the world”.”

Candlemas Bells. Isn’t that delightful? My blogpost today is on Candlemas, and when I posted the above quote, I couldn’t help mentioning, I think it was Winkle, in The Rosemary Tree, who actually heard the Canterbury bells in the garden ringing.

]]> Comment on Favorite Things ~ January Edition by Teresa http://laniersbooks.com/2012/01/30/favorite-things-january-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-3731 Teresa Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:47:00 +0000 http://laniersbooks.com/?p=2198#comment-3731 Lanier! Just yesterday I was doing some small chores around the house and you popped into my mind. I realized it had been a while since I had seen a post from you (I almost said "it had been a while since I heard from you" because, like Heather above, I think of you as a friend too) when there you were, popping up on my reader! I was surprised and happy. I love your transferware platter - I collect it in brown and cream and love all my dishes, teapots and platters. Thank you for the movie and book recommendations - I look forward to exploring them all. And here's a fun way to brush up on one's French: try and find the absolutely exquisite movies "My Father's Glory" and it's sequel, "My Mother's Castle." If you have yet to see these beyond charming adaptations of Marcel Pagnol's autobiographical stories, you are in for such a treat. Cheers for a sweet February! Lanier! Just yesterday I was doing some small chores around the house and you popped into my mind. I realized it had been a while since I had seen a post from you (I almost said “it had been a while since I heard from you” because, like Heather above, I think of you as a friend too) when there you were, popping up on my reader! I was surprised and happy.
I love your transferware platter – I collect it in brown and cream and love all my dishes, teapots and platters. Thank you for the movie and book recommendations – I look forward to exploring them all. And here’s a fun way to brush up on one’s French: try and find the absolutely exquisite movies “My Father’s Glory” and it’s sequel, “My Mother’s Castle.” If you have yet to see these beyond charming adaptations of Marcel Pagnol’s autobiographical stories, you are in for such a treat. Cheers for a sweet February!

]]> Comment on Favorite Things ~ January Edition by Lanier Ivester http://laniersbooks.com/2012/01/30/favorite-things-january-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-3729 Lanier Ivester Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:15:01 +0000 http://laniersbooks.com/?p=2198#comment-3729 Heather, what a beautiful thing to say. I consider it the greatest (and most humbling) gift when one of my readers considers me a friend. *Thank you* Heather, what a beautiful thing to say. I consider it the greatest (and most humbling) gift when one of my readers considers me a friend. *Thank you*

]]> Comment on Favorite Things ~ January Edition by Lanier Ivester http://laniersbooks.com/2012/01/30/favorite-things-january-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-3728 Lanier Ivester Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:13:36 +0000 http://laniersbooks.com/?p=2198#comment-3728 Oui, nous sommes allés à la France, à Paris. Je l'adore! :) Le livre est très bonne avec de belles images. Je lis des livres pour enfants dès maintenant. :) Oui, nous sommes allés à la France, à Paris. Je l’adore! :) Le livre est très bonne avec de belles images. Je lis des livres pour enfants dès maintenant. :)

]]> Comment on Favorite Things ~ January Edition by Josh http://laniersbooks.com/2012/01/30/favorite-things-january-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-3726 Josh Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:02:09 +0000 http://laniersbooks.com/?p=2198#comment-3726 What a breathe of fresh air this is. The world would be a happier place, I think, if we all adopted a similar January philosophy. :) What a breathe of fresh air this is. The world would be a happier place, I think, if we all adopted a similar January philosophy. :)

]]> Comment on Favorite Things ~ January Edition by Linda@UndertheGables http://laniersbooks.com/2012/01/30/favorite-things-january-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-3724 Linda@UndertheGables Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:20:12 +0000 http://laniersbooks.com/?p=2198#comment-3724 Thank you so much for this post. This is exactly how I felt after Christmas and I definitely needed some hibernation for rejuvenation. I know that many people feel that way after the Christmas season, but I love how you said it--perfectly. Thank you so much for this post. This is exactly how I felt after Christmas and I definitely needed some hibernation for rejuvenation. I know that many people feel that way after the Christmas season, but I love how you said it–perfectly.

]]> Comment on Favorite Things ~ January Edition by Bonnie Buckingham http://laniersbooks.com/2012/01/30/favorite-things-january-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-3722 Bonnie Buckingham Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:16:16 +0000 http://laniersbooks.com/?p=2198#comment-3722 So good to READ what you have been doing and the books you are reading and the movie! I haven't seen it yet. I have read some of Lamb's essays and Elizabeth Goudge's autobiography ( the first page is exquisite of why she wrote it) .....now to find Centuries. Waiting for YOUR book! So good to READ what you have been doing and the books you are reading and the movie! I haven’t seen it yet. I have read some of Lamb’s essays and Elizabeth Goudge’s autobiography ( the first page is exquisite of why she wrote it) …..now to find Centuries. Waiting for YOUR book!

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