tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post6687370493587919617..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: The Secret GardenWisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-6298431689871232472010-07-11T15:20:39.306-02:302010-07-11T15:20:39.306-02:30i loved that book, too, and i am heartened that yo...i loved that book, too, and i am heartened that your daughters love it too--children's books are not so complex and thoughtful anymore; they move lickety split, with no pauses for introspection. just plot, action, boom.<br /><br />my dearly loved nieces will have nothing to do with any of the books i send them. i keep sending them. some things one should simply not give up on.lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055442432266567561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-79324183246149905552010-07-07T05:50:15.670-02:302010-07-07T05:50:15.670-02:30I must borrow that book for Elly and read it again...I must borrow that book for Elly and read it again! I love hidden wild forgotten gsrdens.Grannymarhttp://grannymar.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-42002063354222144862010-07-06T15:05:39.199-02:302010-07-06T15:05:39.199-02:30T:
I must track down the BBC series!
Thanks for th...T:<br />I must track down the BBC series!<br />Thanks for the compliment!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-91863795624694739232010-07-06T15:03:23.410-02:302010-07-06T15:03:23.410-02:30Twain:
She be a rare beauty alright!
XO
WWWTwain:<br />She be a rare beauty alright!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-28243011290890446252010-07-06T13:35:50.115-02:302010-07-06T13:35:50.115-02:30Jo:
Cornwall & Devon are on my list of places ...Jo:<br />Cornwall & Devon are on my list of places to see before I die, I will remember the Lost Gardens of Heligan. Thanks!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-41460491576309512002010-07-06T13:34:52.020-02:302010-07-06T13:34:52.020-02:30Tessa:
Isn't it wonderful how it resonates wit...Tessa:<br />Isn't it wonderful how it resonates with us all?<br />I remember a garden like this in the local church grounds, it had a potting shed in the middle and two doors always locked in the walls but we would climb over the wall and pick the flowers and veggies.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-15947230783789946412010-07-06T11:52:43.962-02:302010-07-06T11:52:43.962-02:30I don't think I ever read the book, but I do ...I don't think I ever read the book, but I do recall the BBC series that Tessa mentions, and I enjoyed that a lot. The story has come to mind on several occasions, when, like you, I've stumbled across a long abandoned garden somewhere.<br /><br />"Can anywone see it?" lol!<br />The whole world can now, WWW - if they vivit your excellent blog.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-55247863929577038922010-07-06T09:17:31.302-02:302010-07-06T09:17:31.302-02:30what a glorious rhododendronwhat a glorious rhododendronCorvusCorax12https://www.blogger.com/profile/02705986279180729268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-89355998208312457712010-07-06T08:05:29.481-02:302010-07-06T08:05:29.481-02:30I *adored* The Secret Garden - every time I reread...I *adored* The Secret Garden - every time I reread it, I discovered something new about the story as I got older - the different layers that swept over my head when I was 7 or 8 that only came to life when I was able to understand the more complex issues - but the magic stayed the same.<br /><br />If you are ever over in the UK and happen down to Cornwall, then go to the Lost Gardens of Heligan: http://www.heligan.com/ - they were completely overgrown when WW1 took away the garden staff (and most never returned), but were rediscovered and restored.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17965300148218903639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-16920601900473810072010-07-05T23:48:28.178-02:302010-07-05T23:48:28.178-02:30I loved that book with a passion. And then my sist...I loved that book with a passion. And then my sister's mother-in-law had a walled, mostly secret, garden on her demesne, which was just magical, even to a garden-shy person like myself. I seem to remember a very good BBC tv production, which captured that darkness of which you speak. It was very enjoyable. xoTTessahttp://www.nutsandmutton.comnoreply@blogger.com