tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post957400962449441075..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Personal PleasuresStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-77887109541490138892011-01-15T11:50:57.277+00:002011-01-15T11:50:57.277+00:00Eva - I know! However much I've enjoyed visit...<b>Eva</b> - I know! However much I've enjoyed visiting someone, I always want to be back in my own bed...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-80304654693398080972011-01-12T06:27:57.832+00:002011-01-12T06:27:57.832+00:00So true! And of course it goes in reverse as well;...So true! And of course it goes in reverse as well; when I've been visiting someone, however much I loved it, there's such a profound relief upon getting back home. I also love the contrast between the floweriness of most of the passage with the sudden down-to-earthness at the end. Wonderful!Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-44027929523917847472011-01-11T17:56:25.887+00:002011-01-11T17:56:25.887+00:00Mary - funny you should say that, I almost mention...<b>Mary</b> - funny you should say that, I almost mentioned him in the blog post. I haven't actually read Delight, but I have read Modern Delight - the one done for charity (I think) a few years ago, with many different authors and celebrities contributing a 'delight' of their own.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-46180072499112684182011-01-11T14:35:39.917+00:002011-01-11T14:35:39.917+00:00Have you read JB Priestley's Delight, Simon? A...Have you read JB Priestley's Delight, Simon? A more robust and masculine version of the same idea.maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-55893782687945514702011-01-11T09:21:18.966+00:002011-01-11T09:21:18.966+00:00Susan - I do like that expression! Of course, I l...<b>Susan</b> - I do like that expression! Of course, I love having guests to stay, hope none read this and think I don't :) But I still seem to be at the stage of life of staying on people's sofas - bring on the guest bed stage!<br /><br /><b>Mystica</b> - might be another one you'll find hard to track down, I'm afraid... but best of luck!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-78945551367383375352011-01-11T01:14:53.933+00:002011-01-11T01:14:53.933+00:00Sounds so good.Sounds so good.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-17919523585894714952011-01-11T00:45:49.564+00:002011-01-11T00:45:49.564+00:00Ah, this echoes my mother's saying of "co...Ah, this echoes my mother's saying of "company and old fish -- both begin to smell after three days." It really cracked me up coming on the heels of the holidays, and I didn't even have to host this year! :)Susan in TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550766549670690646noreply@blogger.com