tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post808939096472528574..comments2023-07-08T06:45:37.946-06:00Comments on Penrose Mornings: Blood Family Blog: Lamps and ShadesDwighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06174492647465668322noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-67152272710588636882010-07-15T08:46:29.552-06:002010-07-15T08:46:29.552-06:00Is that where the phrase orginated? How often we ...Is that where the phrase orginated? How often we used that title!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288597968563641842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-40215365560239651542010-07-14T14:24:10.612-06:002010-07-14T14:24:10.612-06:00Five Little Peppers? How I loved that book. Does ...Five Little Peppers? How I loved that book. Does anyone have the original? Another book went into the white nightstand that was quite famous - "Marsha, Private Secretary". I don't have any idea how that book came to be in my collection (don't still have it), but Dad used to tease me like crazy and sometimes would call me "Marsha". It was quite mind stimulating!Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06652616779595499610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-26133824504206220212010-07-12T12:20:34.261-06:002010-07-12T12:20:34.261-06:00We have yet to see new postings of Louise's ro...We have yet to see new postings of Louise's round wall hangings, and additional info on Dwight's orange chest. What happened to it?<br />Also who is going to write the story of the glass door knobs?Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288597968563641842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-294212353595631032010-07-12T09:56:03.901-06:002010-07-12T09:56:03.901-06:00there were a couple of Nancy Drews there, along wi...there were a couple of Nancy Drews there, along with Heidi, and Five Little Peppers. Have we hit a record on the number of comments for this posting?Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14728351230605312730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-58410717115287025932010-07-12T08:13:50.987-06:002010-07-12T08:13:50.987-06:00I must have replaced it with my Nancy Drew and &qu...I must have replaced it with my Nancy Drew and "The Clue of the Tapping Heels" book.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288597968563641842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-34291732383848980772010-07-12T08:12:37.944-06:002010-07-12T08:12:37.944-06:00You can tell that I didn't read it.You can tell that I didn't read it.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288597968563641842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-28951281142665229892010-07-11T22:31:00.648-06:002010-07-11T22:31:00.648-06:00Sorry, Judy, but during my tenure in the "gir...Sorry, Judy, but during my tenure in the "girl's bedroom", Carl Sandburg was in the little bookshelf by the bed You must have moved it.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14728351230605312730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-46665115358466663962010-07-11T18:41:01.892-06:002010-07-11T18:41:01.892-06:00No. That book was in the big book shelf in the li...No. That book was in the big book shelf in the living room. Only books with romantic connections were allowed to reside in our little white book stand.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288597968563641842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-63348050764450230312010-07-11T17:49:37.263-06:002010-07-11T17:49:37.263-06:00I think the book was Carl Sandburg's biography...I think the book was Carl Sandburg's biography of Abraham LincolnDwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06174492647465668322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-72302427489452125992010-07-11T07:33:24.954-06:002010-07-11T07:33:24.954-06:00I remember vaguely, but for once, I can't reme...I remember vaguely, but for once, I can't remember the story. Phooey.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14728351230605312730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-18599984556699150182010-07-10T19:34:34.168-06:002010-07-10T19:34:34.168-06:00Another book from Dad's book club. It is a his...Another book from Dad's book club. It is a historical novel about A. Lincoln and the Civil War. Black cover. Shall I take a picture and post it on the blog? You will immediately recognize it.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288597968563641842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-2085131148932549142010-07-10T11:55:14.109-06:002010-07-10T11:55:14.109-06:00Why can't I remember "Woman With a Sword&...Why can't I remember "Woman With a Sword"? What was it about? I can't have forgotten a book! Horrors!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14728351230605312730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-19978611487037014562010-07-10T00:14:02.055-06:002010-07-10T00:14:02.055-06:00I found and bought a copy of Woman With a Sword th...I found and bought a copy of Woman With a Sword this morning. That book was in the bookshelf at various times. I will respond to Dwight's list after I have had a good night's sleep.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288597968563641842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-81131204730822571602010-07-09T16:11:39.829-06:002010-07-09T16:11:39.829-06:00Sloppy bedmaking? We made it every morning, or el...Sloppy bedmaking? We made it every morning, or else! Books in the little table by the bed always included the following: Carl Sandburg's "Abe Lincoln, The Prairie Years", Elizabeth Goudge's "City of Bells"; "No Trumpet Before HIm", which came from a book club Daddy belonged to for a short while; "Song of Years" and "Mother Mason", by Bess Streeter Aldrich, "Adam Bede" by George Eliot; "Tree of Liberty", and what else???? Knew some of them almost by heart.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14728351230605312730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-62916531417859482012010-07-08T10:40:29.457-06:002010-07-08T10:40:29.457-06:00In re: housekeeping: the rag rug creeps up on the ...In re: housekeeping: the rag rug creeps up on the bookshelf. The chenille bedspread is not even, indicating sloppy bedmaking. There are some boxes of stuff on the cabinet to which no one has alluded (to).Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06174492647465668322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-22637299291987486532010-07-08T10:29:28.380-06:002010-07-08T10:29:28.380-06:00Study Guide for Lamps and Shades:
1. List each and...Study Guide for Lamps and Shades:<br />1. List each and every item visible in the photo, including the upholstery tacks that held the top on the cabinet.<br />2. Write the history, origins, and future destinations of each and every item in the photo.<br />3. No one mentioned the glass doorknob.<br />4. List the titles of all books in the bookshelf.<br />5. Explain why girls had so much more luxurious surroundings and doodads than boys.<br />6. Explain why the pose was a bit, shall we say, "risque."<br />7. Identify, list, and provide past and current history of all unseen items that are not in the photo but in the room.Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06174492647465668322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-25782876141231262322010-07-07T22:49:58.373-06:002010-07-07T22:49:58.373-06:00Notice the bottle of fingernail polish remover on ...Notice the bottle of fingernail polish remover on the cabinet? Ann was into doing her nails?Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288597968563641842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-76004296364036935622010-07-07T14:56:20.077-06:002010-07-07T14:56:20.077-06:00The orange chest was originally Dad's tool che...The orange chest was originally Dad's tool chest. It was in my room because there was no place else to put it. There was never anything in except maybe dirty socks and such. I had no dresser, no mirror, no flimsy doodads on the wall. I thought about sending the photo to my friends at FBI hdq. who run the computer forensics program there to find out the titles of the books. I tried, but no luck. I don't think I even had curtains. It was sad.Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06174492647465668322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-87993604088737677202010-07-07T10:31:35.584-06:002010-07-07T10:31:35.584-06:00I figured Dwight couldn't resist to rise to th...I figured Dwight couldn't resist to rise to the bait. You probably all know the story and what "it" was. <br />Serves you right, Dwight, being mentally scarred, for reading the diary,Louise Bloodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720563725669666384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-9946703376041802242010-07-07T06:09:49.007-06:002010-07-07T06:09:49.007-06:00It was called the Tunnel of Love. I didn't sno...It was called the Tunnel of Love. I didn't snoop. It was in plain sight. And nauseating. I've been mentally scarred ever since.Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06174492647465668322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-45063111348272560092010-07-06T20:42:32.085-06:002010-07-06T20:42:32.085-06:00Be careful what you write. Dwight usually can'...Be careful what you write. Dwight usually can't resist rising to the challenge. Until he found your diary, he thought most of the contents of our room very uninteresting. Besides, he's sick, so we have to make allowances..or not.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14728351230605312730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-35322333907017240352010-07-06T10:40:01.334-06:002010-07-06T10:40:01.334-06:00I had actually thought about taking a picture of t...I had actually thought about taking a picture of the plaques. I'll have to get Stephanie to take the picture. Whether allowed or not, I know for an embarrasing fact that Dwight was in our room at least a few times because he managed to find my diary and dellighted in teasing me about what I had written. (which I won't repeat, and Dwight had better not.)Louise Bloodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720563725669666384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-4601708552856314782010-07-06T10:37:18.185-06:002010-07-06T10:37:18.185-06:00GagGagDwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06174492647465668322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-58284664610521723712010-07-06T09:38:51.696-06:002010-07-06T09:38:51.696-06:00What we need next is a photo of Dwight's chest...What we need next is a photo of Dwight's chest. Then we could discuss the mystery of its contents.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06652616779595499610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4114307744147144762.post-60912061252890573622010-07-06T08:33:16.307-06:002010-07-06T08:33:16.307-06:00Blue air.....um....Yes, Dwight's room was sacr...Blue air.....um....Yes, Dwight's room was sacred territory. Louise, would you take a picture of your round wall hangings and post them on the blog? That would be fun. And Ann, how about the precious copy of Song of Years?<br /><br />Steve and Dwight.....what do you have in your defense?Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288597968563641842noreply@blogger.com