tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024200559736996534.post5598984947856807791..comments2023-11-25T07:32:42.065-07:00Comments on The Zees Go West: The Power of the Dogclairzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12076402619649343527noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024200559736996534.post-52364688570751969582009-05-28T05:25:16.608-06:002009-05-28T05:25:16.608-06:00Hmmm...sounds like a very well-written book, but I...Hmmm...sounds like a very well-written book, but I'll probably steer clear for now. I've been sort of a Princess Bluebird myself lately---feeling a need for hopeful reading. I'm definitely going to look up that Stillmeadow series---sounds like my kind of books. Thanks for your wonderful reviews, Clair.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12575140898505901920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024200559736996534.post-39372572982620887702009-05-27T13:59:31.252-06:002009-05-27T13:59:31.252-06:00Sounds excellent to me... I like dark reads. And s...Sounds excellent to me... I like dark reads. And since I don't read very much, the last dark western novel I read was Cormac McCarthy's (<I>All The Pretty Horses</I>) when it came out in the 90's. <I>No Country For Old Men </I> and <I>There Will Be Blood</I> also come to mind (didn't read the books but saw the films).<br /><br />All three of these have attached themselves to my psyche is a peculiar fascinating way, like nightmares that I'm so happy and relieved to wake up from, but that stay with me and give me some interesting perspectives on subsequent experiences in real life.<br /><br />Thanks for the reminder. It makes me appreciate the many lights in my life all the more.Jean (aka Auntie Bucksnort)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09674554298987110017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024200559736996534.post-90614293547048543432009-05-27T13:52:51.732-06:002009-05-27T13:52:51.732-06:00Erikka, how nice to hear from you! I would start w...Erikka, how nice to hear from you! I would start with just about any of the Stillmeadow books. They were mainly collections of Gladys' magazine columns, and it seems to me that she always recounted how she came to Stillmeadow in each book. <br /><br />Stillmeadow Album, as I recall, is a collection of photos from the farm. I always liked Stillmeadow Seasons... Any hope of getting Stillmeadow Harvest via interlibrary loan? It's pretty old, I guess.<br /><br />How I wish I still had my Stillmeadow books! I bundled them all up and donated them to the Candia Swap Shop when we moved. I don't usually regret getting rid of stuff, but I certainly do in this case. I just hope that someone is appreciating them.<br /><br />I'm thinking about reassembling my collection of Gladys' books via ebay and alibris.clairzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12076402619649343527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024200559736996534.post-23631645894168291742009-05-27T13:05:04.495-06:002009-05-27T13:05:04.495-06:00Hi Clair. If I wanted to try a stillmeadow book, w...Hi Clair. If I wanted to try a stillmeadow book, which would you recommend I read first? alas, the BPL does not have the first one, Harvest at Stillmeadow...Akkirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448133755067849396noreply@blogger.com