tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post1698261457831844349..comments2023-12-22T10:17:24.280-05:00Comments on Bookpuddle: The Winter of My DickenscontentCiprianohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-45107579810350349222012-01-23T23:54:39.389-05:002012-01-23T23:54:39.389-05:00"C" -- yes, some cognac would do the tri...<b>"C"</b> -- yes, some cognac would do the trick. Or, "sloeberry wine" which Moley served his guests while the fire crackled away, in <i>The Wind in the Willows</i>.<br /><br /><b>Stefanie</b> -- mmm -- bottomless coffee, yes. Perhaps the new Atwood Blend. There are times I've wished I were a giraffe, so I could <i>enjoy</i> the coffee longer!Ciprianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-58813363323381323892012-01-23T14:34:58.428-05:002012-01-23T14:34:58.428-05:00A lovely fantasy, especially the bottomless pot of...A lovely fantasy, especially the bottomless pot of coffee. Fair trade, shade grown organic of course ;)Stefaniehttp://somanybooksblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-59238060471869207382012-01-23T14:29:50.155-05:002012-01-23T14:29:50.155-05:00Yup, a small house (easily kept clean.. almost by ...Yup, a small house (easily kept clean.. almost by magic!), a dog or two, a fire crackling, cognac or port and your homie in another room watching some friggin' sport or other and occasionally exclaiming in frustration or elation.<br />And all the time in the world of course...<br />Perfect.<br />C.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-35498971971743038562012-01-22T01:30:25.996-05:002012-01-22T01:30:25.996-05:00Dana -- I see. You are a fan of Dickens and warm f...Dana -- I see. You are a fan of Dickens and warm fireplaces, and even cats -- but not coffee.<br />Your fantasy retreat will have to have a minibar in it!<br />Brandy sounds dandy!Ciprianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-10020818217760316072012-01-22T00:45:29.063-05:002012-01-22T00:45:29.063-05:00p.s. could I get some brandy with my coffee - hol...p.s. could I get some brandy with my coffee - hold the coffee.D.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02012190421578654870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-69963780050887593672012-01-22T00:32:53.617-05:002012-01-22T00:32:53.617-05:00Speaking as one hermit to another - it's safe ...Speaking as one hermit to another - it's safe here. Though I am allergic to cats, in my "fantasy" it's an old English country manor and of course, I am reading Dickens with purring cat in lap as I settle into the worn leather chair by the fire. I was introduced to Great Expectations along with Edgar Alan Poe at the crazy age of 13, so of course, they both took root.D.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02012190421578654870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-85917465040168243312012-01-21T20:40:17.326-05:002012-01-21T20:40:17.326-05:00This is so something that an Octopus would point o...This is so something that an <i>Octopus</i> would point out! Thinking with all eight brains at once!<br />But you're so right, even my clarification is still grammatically wrong. <br />Alas, I am a bear of little brain.Ciprianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-11261885707641043732012-01-21T20:22:02.596-05:002012-01-21T20:22:02.596-05:00"[That is to say, I am reading the novel, not..."[That is to say, I am reading the novel, not the cat]."<br /><br />Why would anyone read a cat?Isabella Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735198478395875257noreply@blogger.com