tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post3586630070164438393..comments2024-03-28T14:38:25.395-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: Short Story Wednesday: Stories from Home Schooling by Carol WindleyTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-17859203015733746122021-02-12T10:38:04.566-08:002021-02-12T10:38:04.566-08:00Not your type of stories, Col. I haven't gotte...Not your type of stories, Col. I haven't gotten back to the remaining stories in this one but will do that in the next month or two.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-74297650212936610412021-02-12T01:02:14.807-08:002021-02-12T01:02:14.807-08:00Probably not one I'll seek out, glad you liked...Probably not one I'll seek out, glad you liked the stories though.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-44934746253400399062021-01-15T10:41:55.748-08:002021-01-15T10:41:55.748-08:00Todd, some people who do the Canadian Reading Chal...Todd, some people who do the Canadian Reading Challenge aim for one book from every province or territory, but I have not been that dedicated. Maybe some day.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-57232391710235378652021-01-15T10:21:20.797-08:002021-01-15T10:21:20.797-08:00Yukon, like Nunavut and the Northwest Territories,...Yukon, like Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, territories all. I'm unsure how much this affects their operations or relations with the provinces.<br /><br />The Grand Tour of Canada!Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-36063341039469869952021-01-13T21:01:56.405-08:002021-01-13T21:01:56.405-08:00You may be right, George. My brother lives in Pana...You may be right, George. My brother lives in Panama City, Florida and has been affected by hurricanes. Here in California the effects of fires on our lives have gotten worse and worse and more frequent. When we first moved to Santa Barbara forty years ago, we did not even worry about fires in our area. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-74558754797839015922021-01-13T18:06:19.264-08:002021-01-13T18:06:19.264-08:00Tracy, think Global Warming. Our January has had ...Tracy, think Global Warming. Our January has had 11 days above Normal temperature and only one day below Normal. Very little snow. I suspect residents of southern U.S. states will move north as the weather--fires and tornados--and flooding increase.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-74649564727959194762021-01-13T13:38:25.422-08:002021-01-13T13:38:25.422-08:00Todd, I should figure out which provinces of Canad...Todd, I should figure out which provinces of Canada I have included in my reading. Definitely Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia. And Yukon, which is a territory?TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-24421606883666060442021-01-13T13:31:05.418-08:002021-01-13T13:31:05.418-08:00I am making some progress on my Canadian Reading C...I am making some progress on my Canadian Reading Challenge, Margot. Everytime I read about an area, I have to looks at maps because I am so bad with geography. And it is a big country.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-6037382765629870952021-01-13T11:58:29.595-08:002021-01-13T11:58:29.595-08:00George, in theory I would love to live near the Ca...George, in theory I would love to live near the Canadian border and be able to visit so easily. The reality is that I would not like the cold weather. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-38463156832015590472021-01-13T11:41:37.954-08:002021-01-13T11:41:37.954-08:00Patti, the setting is wonderful in these stories. ...Patti, the setting is wonderful in these stories. Makes me want to go to Vancouver Island. The characterizations are well done too.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-10570986103305517562021-01-13T10:44:41.941-08:002021-01-13T10:44:41.941-08:00Exactly what I thought, FictionFan. There are alwa...Exactly what I thought, FictionFan. There are always new readers coming to a book, especially one as famous as that. And coincidentally, I was just reading something where The Old Curiosity Shop was mentioned and the ending was spoiled. I had never read it and I can't believe they did that. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-8176313937882584072021-01-13T10:08:50.859-08:002021-01-13T10:08:50.859-08:00I have several Canadian books awaiting in my FFB/S...I have several Canadian books awaiting in my FFB/SSW queue, but, perhaps oddly, all but one is set in Eastern Canada, one largely in the wilderness of Ontario. And his despite being Alaska-born, myself...Yukon and BC being the only territory I've been through, though not since childhood.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-90507836299092418122021-01-13T09:23:42.481-08:002021-01-13T09:23:42.481-08:00Canadian settings always appeal to me, too, Tracy,...Canadian settings always appeal to me, too, Tracy, and Vancouver is especially beautiful. I can see how that would be a draw for you. And it's interesting what you say about stories staying with you, even if you'd have preferred more resolution. To me, that's a sign of a good story - one that a reader keeps thinking about afterwards.Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-30982991963593557722021-01-13T07:57:46.835-08:002021-01-13T07:57:46.835-08:00I live on the border of Canada and yearn for the I...I live on the border of Canada and yearn for the International Bridges to open again to U.S. traffic. But, with our covid-19 rates so high, the Canadians don't want us to cross the border to infect them further. Like Patti, I enjoy regional writers who illuminate their area.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-8941339426900342302021-01-13T06:01:20.678-08:002021-01-13T06:01:20.678-08:00The editor should have made her delete the Rebecca...The editor should have made her delete the Rebecca stuff. I like the idea of reading about the Canadian northwest though. Alice Munro gets there eventually when she moves to Victoria but I would like to read more from regional writers. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-70475155782237825262021-01-13T05:22:08.663-08:002021-01-13T05:22:08.663-08:00So annoying when an author spoils the ending of so...So annoying when an author spoils the ending of someone else's book! Even if it's as well known as Rebecca there are always new people coming to it for the first time. I'm currently reading The Old Curiosity Shop, the one with Little Nell, and because the ending of it is so well known it's making it quite hard for me to get fully invested in the story.FictionFanhttp://www.fictionfanblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com