Comments | linthornhill: One Thing and Another

linthornhill

One Thing and Another

Jun 25, 2009 00:05

What with the right hand's hampered recovery, and the left arm's cast, my keeping up to date in all the places I seem to have journals has been more than I could handle.

Having said that, I've also been quite the hermit recently.

I've been enjoying Kate Forsyth's Witches of Eileanan universe, which I've backed into by reading the last three books ( Read more... )

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dickgloucester June 25 2009, 12:08:15 UTC

*hugs*

linthornhill June 25 2009, 17:59:01 UTC

::hugs you too::

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linthornhill June 25 2009, 18:00:59 UTC

There really is, but I'm afraid after a week it gets a little tedious.

I'm at the tedious stage. Happily, the boys wanted to see Transformers 2 last night so we went early and watched endless testosterone splashed across the screen. It was definitely action-packed, and mindlessly entertaining.

mundungus42 June 25 2009, 17:01:04 UTC

*shoos* Hie thee back to bed with a tasty beverage and a fantastic book!

I really, really need to read Jaran- thank you for such a thoughtful recommendation. Also possibly to give Auel a re-read, or at least the first book. I recall being enthralled when I read it (I was in high school), and not just by the interspecies canoodling.

Rest well my dear, and remember: asking one of the gentlemen to fetch you a milkshake is perfectly reasonable since you need calcium to mend.

*hugs you*

linthornhill June 25 2009, 19:11:31 UTC

Libby! I'm about to dip my nose into a book. Really I am.

In the meantime, I suspect you will enjoy Jaran, especially for the parallel plot structure.

But.

But.

But wait.

You must go see this you tube video. I thought of you immediately when I watched it. Perpetuum Jazzile.

chanteur_dombre June 26 2009, 00:38:14 UTC

I love that book series - I have first editions! The author is Australian.

And a few years ago some friends and I recorded a CD of the songs the jongleurs sing... Hilary went mad with the research, because a lot of the folk songs Forsyth uses are real. And oddly enough, I asked them about a copy of it just the other day...

Also, get better, please! ♥

linthornhill June 26 2009, 02:33:33 UTC

You're only the third person I've met who knows about this series; it's probably 'cause she's Australian. I'm thoroughly enjoying them, and I think her cross-breeding is a terribly clever idea.

See! We're more alike than even we know if you were thinking about the jongleurs folk songs the other day. I'd love to hear that cd.

I'm working on it; I promise.

chanteur_dombre June 26 2009, 02:46:18 UTC

I have a well-worn set of six on my bookshelf, and I have the first three of the sequel series, too.

Haha, I must have known!! I'll get you a copy as soon as I have one!

You'd better be, or I'll fly out there and growl! Don't think that I won't! *uses any excuse, no matter how flimsy*

linthornhill June 27 2009, 15:31:05 UTC

Okay, so I'm at the part where Isabeau is on trial, and I'm really hoping it was Dide who saw her being carted through the village. If I could reach the fingers on my left hand, I'd be biting them!

So I wasn't terribly good yesterday or the day before, which is why I've been a little slow in responding. But I'm rested this morning, so you're among my first bits of typing for the day.

See.

I'm trying to be careful.

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