Lindsay Townsend: Lindsay's Book Chat

Hi Cheryl - you have to keep an eye on fire, very ...

2009-11-08T10:34:53.678Z

Hi Cheryl - you have to keep an eye on fire, very much so!

Thanks, Carol - I wish I could nip over and pinch some of your sunshine - I'm afraid it's very grey over here at the moment. Glad you enjoyed it.

I agree, Savanna. Fire to me is deeply magical.

Hi Linda! Lovely to see you here and on the pinkie. My hubby appreciated your comments as he also designs both blogs.

Keena - oo la la! Interesting about undies. Books of Hours and picture and manuscript sources are wonderful, I agree - often there is so much to see and to learn from them.

Lovely, Maggi! I adore parrots. How lucky you are!...

2009-11-08T10:28:07.671Z

Lovely, Maggi! I adore parrots. How lucky you are!

Fire is primal, isn't it? Life and death both. I l...

2009-11-08T02:20:04.262Z

Fire is primal, isn't it? Life and death both. I love the book of hours you mentioned. Such details of daily life to be found in the illuminations.

And, really, isn't underwear still optional?

This is my first visit to this site, Lindsay. It ...

2009-11-08T02:16:00.484Z

This is my first visit to this site, Lindsay. It is very artistic as is your Pink blog.
When it's time to build fires, my husband and I head for our Florida condo but we have a few cozy fires in our Kentucky fireplace before we go. Enjoyed your picture and your blog. Linda

I've been through Yorkshire. It is a lovely place....

2009-11-08T02:14:23.198Z

I've been through Yorkshire. It is a lovely place. In the southern highlands of Australia where I live, it can get cold, although rarely snows. We have a variety of parrots here. Bright rosellas, and King parrots crimson, blue and green, and huge yellow crested white cockatoos. Big black parrots swing in the top of the trees, feeding on the cones.
Maggi

Wonderful picture, Lindsay... I so wish I had a wa...

2009-11-07T21:46:47.322Z

Wonderful picture, Lindsay... I so wish I had a way to build a cooking hearth.
I love any kind of fireplace, though. Watching and feeling the flames, there's something magical about it.

Underwear optional? No wonder they wore those full...

2009-11-07T21:41:27.685Z

Underwear optional? No wonder they wore those full skirts and petticoats.

I live in Savannah and don't see roaring fires, unless a house is burning down, so enjoyed the picture and the explanation.

Hey Lindsay, I love a big fire on a chilly night....

2009-11-07T20:47:56.713Z

Hey Lindsay,

I love a big fire on a chilly night. When I was a senior in high school, we had to move from Oklahoma to West Virginia--the winters there are longer and colder. Houses here at that time (in Oklahoma) didn't tend to have fireplaces, but in WV that was a "must." My dad built up a roaring fire so hot that the firebox (metal) inside the walls began to scorch the 2x4's that were next to it. Before we knew it, the smell of fire was all through the house, but was coming from inside the walls. My parents called the fire dept. who came out and tore out the beautiful rock fireplace to be able to get to the source. The firemen told my dad it was lucky that it hadn't burned over to the window where it would get oxygen--if it had, the whole house would've gone up in flames. So now, I love a big roaring fire in our fireplace too, but I use a bit of caution after that experience!
Cheryl

Thanks, Chelle! Thanks, LK! There is something e...

2009-11-07T20:02:54.925Z

Thanks, Chelle! Thanks, LK!

There is something elemental about fire, and comforting. Of course when it goes wrong, that's a very different matter.

Ahh, Lindsay, you have me wishing for a big bonfir...

2009-11-07T18:57:43.850Z

Ahh, Lindsay, you have me wishing for a big bonfire now! :-)

That picture is a pleasure on such a chilly night,...

2009-11-07T08:54:08.484Z

That picture is a pleasure on such a chilly night,

I love the whole of the Tres Riches Heures du Duc ...

2009-11-07T08:17:06.582Z

I love the whole of the Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry - I find the pictures really beautiful and informative.

Glad you liked it, Kaye!

I love this picture, Lindsay! I really like mediev...

2009-11-06T22:29:39.098Z

I love this picture, Lindsay! I really like medieval fireplaces. Fact is I like anything medieval. Thanks.

Thanks, Kaye!

2009-10-29T13:11:11.616Z

Thanks, Kaye!

Wow, Lindsay! I just got here and found this. I sh...

2009-10-29T12:32:39.281Z

Wow, Lindsay! I just got here and found this. I should keep more up on things happening. Great story. I love the pic too.

Absolutely, Anita. Thanks very much! I've added yo...

2009-10-27T14:56:55.587Z

Absolutely, Anita. Thanks very much! I've added you to the author blog list on mine in return.

I love exploring new authors and after your messag...

2009-10-27T08:26:56.391Z

I love exploring new authors and after your message this morning, couldn't resist popping over. Love the excerpt, and may I link your blog to mine?

Thanks, Natalie!

2009-10-20T18:56:34.816+01:00

Thanks, Natalie!

I enjoyed your post and photos, Lindsay. Cowboy ...

2009-10-20T03:21:05.274+01:00

I enjoyed your post and photos, Lindsay.

Cowboy Love,
Natalie Acres

Thanks, Hywela, Renee, Linda, Tara, Savanna, Keena...

2009-10-09T10:10:11.040+01:00

Thanks, Hywela, Renee, Linda, Tara, Savanna, Keena, LK!

I agree - I love to watch birds and sometimes to just sit and stare is the best thing there is!

I love to stare out at the birds, also. Which remi...

2009-10-08T19:38:44.827+01:00

I love to stare out at the birds, also. Which reminds me it's time to add seed to their feeder since it's getting colder.

Great post and fabulous photos. I live on the four...

2009-10-08T01:07:36.078+01:00

Great post and fabulous photos. I live on the fourth floor of a condo complex, so I didn't get many birds. For a while, a flocks of crows would gather on a dead tree outside by balcony and scream at me, but management cut the tree down and the crows went elsewhere. Good thing, too. Crows can be creepy when they're all staring at you.

I love my west-facing window because of the landsc...

2009-10-07T22:33:43.108+01:00

I love my west-facing window because of the landscape and all the birds flitting and flying and feeding.
Mostly I see cardinals and wrens and tit-species, sometimes bluejays... they are all so adorable.
Yesterday, I saw a flock of seven small hawks as I was driving home.

Smiles for you, Lindsay. I love it!

2009-10-07T22:28:47.388+01:00

Smiles for you, Lindsay. I love it!

What a lovely and compelling review.

2009-10-07T22:27:41.839+01:00

What a lovely and compelling review.