tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post2287386266309365257..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Tha Armchair Traveller.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-40135540473938309192009-03-10T06:02:00.000-07:002009-03-10T06:02:00.000-07:00Put me in the plus column for Theroux, too.If you ...Put me in the plus column for Theroux, too.<BR/><BR/>If you haven't read his novel, "The Mosquito Coast," you really must. <BR/><BR/>Therouox took a lot of flak for his book on Sir Vidia, but everyone has pretty much come around to Theroux's point of view.greg rappleyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16498560951002730878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-43126264258939165412009-03-09T09:34:00.002-07:002009-03-09T09:34:00.002-07:00ADEL AND ROBYNHope you read this - I love your log...ADEL AND ROBYN<BR/>Hope you read this - I love your log and find it so interesting but try as I may I cannot leave a comment on it - there doesn't seem to be a space.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-12577623073006147722009-03-09T09:34:00.001-07:002009-03-09T09:34:00.001-07:00ADEL AND ROBYNHope you read this - I love your log...ADEL AND ROBYN<BR/>Hope you read this - I love your log and find it so interesting but try as I may I cannot leave a comment on it - there doesn't seem to be a space.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-36658256032658554872009-03-09T09:34:00.000-07:002009-03-09T09:34:00.000-07:00ADEL AND ROBYNHope you read this - I love your log...ADEL AND ROBYN<BR/>Hope you read this - I love your log and find it so interesting but try as I may I cannot leave a comment on it - there doesn't seem to be a space.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-62461967977274342362009-03-09T09:27:00.001-07:002009-03-09T09:27:00.001-07:00Chris - get reading, there is a whole world there ...Chris - get reading, there is a whole world there waiting for you.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-28279004724804593382009-03-09T09:27:00.000-07:002009-03-09T09:27:00.000-07:00Hope you get to enjoy his books Red clover.Hope you get to enjoy his books Red clover.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-33853007833306032342009-03-09T09:26:00.000-07:002009-03-09T09:26:00.000-07:00Agree about Theroux Scribe - the best.Agree about Theroux Scribe - the best.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-4739767237474911042009-03-09T09:25:00.001-07:002009-03-09T09:25:00.001-07:00Thanks for visiting Adel and Robyn - glad you enjo...Thanks for visiting Adel and Robyn - glad you enjoyed the read. Shall call on you.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-8862067214781132162009-03-09T09:25:00.000-07:002009-03-09T09:25:00.000-07:00Jinksy - you will see from today's post that lambi...Jinksy - you will see from today's post that lambing has moved indoors as the weather is so cold.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-56249925711334171662009-03-09T09:24:00.000-07:002009-03-09T09:24:00.000-07:00Gramma Ann - the older I get the more I love the a...Gramma Ann - the older I get the more I love the armchair kind of travel.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-5956696501723395622009-03-09T09:23:00.000-07:002009-03-09T09:23:00.000-07:00Yes Helen, I too am a Bill Bryson fan - he used to...Yes Helen, I too am a Bill Bryson fan - he used to live quite near here at one time. It was he who coined the Malhamdale wave - the way our farmers up here just raise on finger in acknowledgement when they are driving around.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-81753017312521282232009-03-09T09:22:00.000-07:002009-03-09T09:22:00.000-07:00Mussels on skewers Derrick - yum. I have to say t...Mussels on skewers Derrick - yum. I have to say that the fish restaurants in Istanbul are the best in the world. Their sea bass with herbs - to die for.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-37597328669598243512009-03-09T09:17:00.000-07:002009-03-09T09:17:00.000-07:00Thanks for the meme c.g.p. I am thinking about w...Thanks for the meme c.g.p. I am thinking about who has influenced my writing - such a long list. Hope to put it on my blog eventually.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-45275181338165055352009-03-09T09:16:00.000-07:002009-03-09T09:16:00.000-07:00My father was an armchair traveller as well, Heath...My father was an armchair traveller as well, Heather - he only ever went to London once and he was not impressed - he was a true countryman.<BR/>Sorry about the gardening aches and pains - we never learn do we.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-62656103621557049282009-03-09T02:38:00.000-07:002009-03-09T02:38:00.000-07:00Good afternoon DW,I have never read Theroux. I sus...Good afternoon DW,<BR/><BR/>I have never read Theroux. I suspect I will have to mitigate that loss as soon as time provides, although there is a substantial reading list to my right and left already...<BR/><BR/>Thank you, though, in advance, for the introduction. The pincushion quote is enough seal the purchase.<BR/><BR/>Tshcuess,<BR/>ChrisSepiru Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600130405222535830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-81138803141234512332009-03-08T22:40:00.000-07:002009-03-08T22:40:00.000-07:00Yea! I love getting new names...book addicts are ...Yea! I love getting new names...book addicts are sad, garden addicts are sad, but when you combine the two together, you could end up desperate. <BR/><BR/>Here's to all of us who are incurably both! Thanks for the titles. I'll have to check them out.Red Cloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11905304732342794946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-7054392552000794972009-03-08T19:44:00.000-07:002009-03-08T19:44:00.000-07:00What wonderful journeys I've enjoyed via books! No...What wonderful journeys I've enjoyed via books! Not only to places I'll never see in person (and some I liked reading about, but actually wouldn't want to experience first-hand) but places in times which are long gone, before they were forever changed, or perhaps disappeared entirely.<BR/><BR/>No book can ever equal the real thing, of course; you can have bits and pieces, as isolated by the senses and interests of the writer/traveler whose work you're perusing. But a good travel writer can give you an experience of the place and people, the land, the smell of rain and leaves and hot sand under midday sun. Theroux is a fine writer and companion for any journey.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-6571860770952730712009-03-08T15:05:00.000-07:002009-03-08T15:05:00.000-07:00i love Paul Thredoux's book and thoroughly enjoyed...i love Paul Thredoux's book and thoroughly enjoyed Dark Star Safari. Mostly for his great writing but also because I love Cape to Cairo travel books... probably because I live in both places... I haven't read this one yet.Robyn Kadishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00831614214468480653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-91133973309087695122009-03-08T12:21:00.000-07:002009-03-08T12:21:00.000-07:00Armchair travel certainly beats March lambing time...Armchair travel certainly beats March lambing time...Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-7027485362160508522009-03-08T12:03:00.000-07:002009-03-08T12:03:00.000-07:00You always make everything sound so interesting. I...You always make everything sound so interesting. I love to armchair travel also. Gigi Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092019687497845746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-37091712670853548962009-03-08T11:58:00.000-07:002009-03-08T11:58:00.000-07:00Sounds great. I love Bill Bryson's travel books a...Sounds great. I love Bill Bryson's travel books as well.HelenMWaltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182100572365505905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-39055216045554772962009-03-08T10:26:00.000-07:002009-03-08T10:26:00.000-07:00Hello Weaver,I agree that Instanbul is a fascinati...Hello Weaver,<BR/><BR/>I agree that Instanbul is a fascinating city. We went on a ferry trip up the Bosphorus, criss crossing from side to side, wondering when it might stop! At the terminus, we had the most wonderful mussels on skewers for our lunch and then went all the way back!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-53391008511044916452009-03-08T09:25:00.000-07:002009-03-08T09:25:00.000-07:00You always find something interesting to posts on ...You always find something interesting to posts on your blog. The wonderful things I have learnt from you. Now I'm an armchair Traveller.Annie Wickinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086872542948192391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-39728109038428359732009-03-08T09:04:00.000-07:002009-03-08T09:04:00.000-07:00I love readling travel books too!I've tagged you w...I love readling travel books too!<BR/><BR/>I've tagged you with a meme about influential writers, you can find out more on my blog, if you want to play along!Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-35946430011826277432009-03-08T08:38:00.000-07:002009-03-08T08:38:00.000-07:00It's a good way to reduce one's carbon footprint t...It's a good way to reduce one's carbon footprint too. My father was a great armchair traveller and never went abroad but had a good general knowledge of 'abroad' from his reading. I am nervous of going to certain countries as I know of two people who have come home with very unpleasant illnesses which have permanently affected their health. One has to be so careful. I thought I had been very careful not to overdo it yesterday, but my unfit muscles are glad of today's horrid weather. To misquote: 'She who gardens and crawls away, lives to garden another day'!!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.com