tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post614589899398003357..comments2024-03-12T05:02:14.140-04:00Comments on MOUNTAIN MUSINGS: Addled Her BrainNCmountainwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-90764271724017526052011-09-03T10:30:34.196-04:002011-09-03T10:30:34.196-04:00Haven't read any of Vicki Lane's, but have...Haven't read any of Vicki Lane's, but have enjoyed all of Margaret Maron's, which are set in eastern NC. I guess it's time for me to move westward in my reading. <br /><br />We felt exactly as you did about the Bob Edwards incident! It was nice to find him again on satellite radio. I'll definitely download the book. THANKS!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-31207215482562969932011-09-02T21:20:22.648-04:002011-09-02T21:20:22.648-04:00Thanks so much for the kind words, Carolyn!Thanks so much for the kind words, Carolyn!Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-19333706336944417202011-09-02T09:35:06.442-04:002011-09-02T09:35:06.442-04:00I was schooled as you were--reading was at the top...I was schooled as you were--reading was at the top of the list since one could not do much else without reading well. I'm certain that reading has "addled" my brain but in a good way. You didn't mention Jan Karon as one of the N.C. writers you read. I've enjoyed her Mitford series once I made myself finish the first one.<br /><br />As a library trustee, my motto is "read more"!!<br /><br />Best,<br />BonnieFrom the Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00789641912016566894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-7871289814866187382011-09-02T09:32:12.858-04:002011-09-02T09:32:12.858-04:00Thanks for your comments, everyone.
troutbirder -...Thanks for your comments, everyone.<br /><br />troutbirder - You have given me some good book recommendations from your blog.<br /><br />Rudee - I am often torn between knitting and reading. I also read AWOL and found it very interesting.<br /><br />Carol - Thanks for the correction. Somehow I always picture Vicki's farm in Maggie Valley.<br /><br />Suz - Time for reading is a great perk of retirement. I can read late into the night/early morning knowing I don't have to get up and go to work.<br /><br />Fern - Dyslexia also affects my nephew's reading. It doesn't seem fair, does it?<br /><br />KB - Me too. And we were graded on pensmenship. Mine was always sloppy because I was in a hurry to finish.<br /><br />Peruby - The TURTLES! Talk about boosting self-esteem. Thanks for dropping by.<br /><br />Madi's Mom - Yep, in retirement there are so many options. So I end up with several knitting projects, crochet projects and books all waiting for me.<br /><br />Robin - There is indeed a big difference in reading for pleasure and reading for an assignment. My husband is a physician (retired) and his undergrad major was English because he loved to read.<br /><br />Wayfaring - I grew up in Watauga County. The old saying is right...you can take the woman out of the mountains, but you can never take the mountains out of the woman. We are indeed blessed to retire here.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-5559719668342381612011-09-02T00:54:28.604-04:002011-09-02T00:54:28.604-04:00Congrats on winning that book. How fun! I hare t...Congrats on winning that book. How fun! I hare to see a good series come to an end.<br /><br />I loved reading as a kid. Haven't read much since D died.Cicero Singshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-47692742668316065372011-09-01T22:40:26.421-04:002011-09-01T22:40:26.421-04:00My wife and I are both Vicki Lane fans, having stu...My wife and I are both Vicki Lane fans, having stumbled across her first book in Bluff Mountain Outfitters in Hot Springs. We, too, are looking forward to the next. Congratulations on your drawing success; we weren't so lucky, but we tried.<br /><br />Interesting that your father worked on Fontana Dam. That must mean you "came home" to the mountains when you retired. I think no one values the mountains as much as those of us who left to make livings and were fortunate enough to be able to come back. JimWayfarin' Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806995797136803377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-7643177682193771512011-09-01T22:11:49.387-04:002011-09-01T22:11:49.387-04:00Hee hee..didnt win the lottery but you won the boo...Hee hee..didnt win the lottery but you won the book! I have never heard of the author..I am always looking for a good read. thanksDawn Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320576787003821586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-33144287224338426362011-09-01T20:32:58.313-04:002011-09-01T20:32:58.313-04:00Reading is the joy of retirement -- barbaraReading is the joy of retirement -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-59379632836882026332011-09-01T17:48:38.004-04:002011-09-01T17:48:38.004-04:00I wish I liked to read the way I once did. I made ...I wish I liked to read the way I once did. I made the mistake of going to graduate school for a degree in Literature. Nothing made me dislike reading as much as that. All that "close" reading, with an eye for a possible topic for a paper or thesis, just killed the joy. I haven't been able to get it back. Every now and then I do pick up a book and read it very quickly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-25288452789031792392011-09-01T14:19:54.957-04:002011-09-01T14:19:54.957-04:00I agree I retired on April 1, 2011 and have read m...I agree I retired on April 1, 2011 and have read more books in the last 5 months than I've read in a long time. Thanks for the new author recommendation.<br />I'm also enjoying crocheting, blogging, lots of walks and doing nothing.<br />CMy Mind's Eyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12014097754516123017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-22839899081512439762011-09-01T11:44:04.065-04:002011-09-01T11:44:04.065-04:00How wonderful that you won a galley proof of a boo...How wonderful that you won a galley proof of a book you will enjoy so much. I usually have a couple of books in progress, but I don't have nearly as much reading time as I would like.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923630536753873113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-84519673734151611302011-09-01T04:39:28.928-04:002011-09-01T04:39:28.928-04:00This teacher I had created a group for the slower ...This teacher I had created a group for the slower readers called "The Turtles" - no lie! I thought that was so cruel - even at 12 years old "I" knew it was wrong.<br /><br />She did quite a few more stupid things that year - not one of my favorite people.<br /><br />I have to laugh at myself though, because I was so bored with the slower readers when we took turns reading around the classroom, I would read ahead. Then when the student in front of me was reading and I realized I was next, I never could find out where we were in the story! I think I made myself look a bit foolish.Perubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948233191244821909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-55392062396944585642011-09-01T01:20:04.150-04:002011-09-01T01:20:04.150-04:00I love to read, I do not get as much time as I wou...I love to read, I do not get as much time as I would like but generally read for about an hour before going to sleep.<br /><br />My husband always tells me that I am taking over the book shelves and that his area is getting smaller. I guess that is true :)<br /><br />Enjoy your read and good luck with the lottery.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-7869596236407255942011-08-31T23:40:58.125-04:002011-08-31T23:40:58.125-04:00congratulations! What fun! And, thanks for point...congratulations! What fun! And, thanks for pointing out some good reads...I, too, usually have 2 or 3 going at a time.Taradharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665801586196931603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-41456676481563445512011-08-31T21:43:06.486-04:002011-08-31T21:43:06.486-04:00Congratulations on your win! I used to love to re...Congratulations on your win! I used to love to read, until my eyes betrayed me. Thank goodness I can enlarge the print on my computer!Ms. Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263882972749791087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-87659217878123186512011-08-31T21:19:08.345-04:002011-08-31T21:19:08.345-04:00Congratulations on your win!! What an exciting gif...Congratulations on your win!! What an exciting gift to one who loves to read.Karinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12953073381987950597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-49028319997095869582011-08-31T21:16:50.304-04:002011-08-31T21:16:50.304-04:00I've always loved reading too. We had the same...I've always loved reading too. We had the same "fast" and "slow" groups. I always aced the R's but I failed "personal organization". I'm not kidding...<br /><br />Thanks for the new ideas of authors to read!KBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16885661679762446456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-18953670983625305672011-08-31T14:59:34.115-04:002011-08-31T14:59:34.115-04:00Oh I missed so much as a child!!! I didn't hav...Oh I missed so much as a child!!! I didn't have parents who loved to read.<br />Turns out I am dyslexic and words were not my friend. In school I was the dumb one!! No one knew what was wrong with me or how to help me.<br />The computer has made a big improvement in my brain and my life. It has brought me you!!<br />xx, Fernanimal lover, quilt loverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04601858320913048863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-63285114823255780382011-08-31T14:58:08.337-04:002011-08-31T14:58:08.337-04:00How wonderful for you to win this treasure!!!!
It ...How wonderful for you to win this treasure!!!!<br />It makes me so happy to know that you are getting to do so much reading these days; simple pleasures of life!!!Busy Bee Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115487928147732314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-25654089983957326242011-08-31T11:12:27.107-04:002011-08-31T11:12:27.107-04:00Carolyn, I've read it too and I think it her b...Carolyn, I've read it too and I think it her best yet! I told Vicki she showed out on this one! By the way, you might want to edit, Vicki lives in Marshall. XOCarol Murdockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749285023748227382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-84051956992155131852011-08-31T11:06:10.512-04:002011-08-31T11:06:10.512-04:00I loved this post. Reading is one of my favorite ...I loved this post. Reading is one of my favorite activities, though sometimes I think there aren't enough hours in the day. I just finished reading AWOL on the Appalachian Trail and highly recommend this David Miller book. It even made me set down my knitting for a day so I could finish reading of his trials and tribulations on his through-hike.Rudeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17889298704039071473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906718086309436335.post-72788098882934757302011-08-31T10:54:22.511-04:002011-08-31T10:54:22.511-04:00What fun! I try to find "local" as well....What fun! I try to find "local" as well. One was a woman author (whose name escapes me at the moment) who wrote (nonefiction)about her parents and growing up in St. Paul. The scenes and even some of the names were familiar to me. Troutbirder (another "bluebird" with an addled brain." :)troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.com