tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post1242016882270819422..comments2023-09-01T02:42:35.855-05:00Comments on The Transplantable Rose: Garden Bloggers' Book Club - Thyme of DeathAnnie in Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-53061160686126095702007-10-05T09:28:00.000-05:002007-10-05T09:28:00.000-05:00I love this mystery series. Started reading it whe...I love this mystery series. Started reading it when the books first started appearing and keep up with China, Ruby et al. with each new book.katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979577122006222781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-85367090080771488422007-10-02T19:49:00.000-05:002007-10-02T19:49:00.000-05:00How strange. I read about this book not too long a...How strange. I read about this book not too long ago on Chuck B's blog (I seem to remember that he picked it up after his big garage sale). I didn't have especially high expectations -- he didn't review it -- and was surprised at how engaging it was. Now I'm well into the series and really enjoying it. It's just funny that it would turn up twice in such a short time!<BR/><BR/>And I totally agree about the local flavor -- I live in Fort Worth and love the 'slow road' to Austin through Hico, Hamilton, Marble Falls, etc. China's shop could be in any one of those little towns!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-51255849832391955672007-10-02T09:11:00.000-05:002007-10-02T09:11:00.000-05:00Wonderfully detailed review(!), and I see we both ...Wonderfully detailed review(!), and I see we both enjoyed the book. I like to read a series in the order in which it was written, so I started with Thyme of Death, but if I'm reading you right, it sounds as though this series gets even better as it goes on. It's good to know that the setting is accurately portrayed - all the detail made the book come alive for me. I suppose it tests an author's skills to conjure up a fictionalized version of a real place without veering into stereotype, but the reader can be more forgiving when not familiar with the real place. <BR/><BR/>Have you seen the <A HREF="http://susanalbert.typepad.com/pecanspringsjournal/" REL="nofollow">Pecan Springs blog</A>? Ms. Albert is giving her readers a window into her writing process for the next book in the series.Entangledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07261805004615133289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-13082145025626514872007-10-02T04:46:00.000-05:002007-10-02T04:46:00.000-05:00Oh no, more books I have to add to my to read list...Oh no, more books I have to add to my to read list. ;-) Luckily I've already bought and seen the complete tv series of Rosemary and Thyme (great fun!). Miss Potter I haven't seen yet so that's something to look forward to.<BR/><BR/>I love reading Agatha Christie for the Britishness of her books. The China Bayles series seem to have a Texan atmosphere to them, sounds like fun to me! Courtesy of one Stephen King, I know now quite a lot about Maine. :-)Yolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-91600107692202774912007-10-01T18:40:00.000-05:002007-10-01T18:40:00.000-05:00Annie... Thanks for the link back to the virtual m...Annie... Thanks for the link back to the virtual meeting post. I keep forgetting about Annie's Addendum because I didn't add the feed to my feed reader. I'll fix that! I actually thought you'd pick it for the Texas connection.<BR/><BR/>Carol at May Dreams GardensCarol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-22032892727187263072007-10-01T11:30:00.000-05:002007-10-01T11:30:00.000-05:00Ohhh...thanks for reminding me to put Miss Potter ...Ohhh...thanks for reminding me to put Miss Potter on my Netflix list. I will see if my library has any of the books you mentioned here.meresy_ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01586109095715179608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-27041074733696645522007-10-01T09:35:00.000-05:002007-10-01T09:35:00.000-05:00Good morning Josie and Phillip, thank you for comm...Good morning <B>Josie</B> and <B>Phillip</B>, thank you for commenting. <BR/><BR/>Several people have raved about Rosemary and Thyme, and it sounds delicious! The first DVD is now in my queue. <BR/><BR/>I quite enjoyed Miss Potter, including the extras. Ewan McGregor was so charming as Norman, and his having the same name as Peter Rabbit's nemesis amused me. <BR/><BR/>Welcome <B>farmingfriends Sara</B> - Since you live on 250 acres in the North of England, it would be very interesting to hear what you think of both the Pecan Springs and Cottage Tales settings! <BR/><BR/>AnnieAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-4662611805606668282007-10-01T08:41:00.000-05:002007-10-01T08:41:00.000-05:00I haven't seen "Miss Potter" yet but it is on my l...I haven't seen "Miss Potter" yet but it is on my list. Like Josie said, I highly recommend the British tv series "Rosemary and Thyme." It is wonderful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-41052259703545374512007-10-01T01:03:00.000-05:002007-10-01T01:03:00.000-05:00oh you have introduced me to 2 sets of books in th...oh you have introduced me to 2 sets of books in this review. I can't wait to look them out and start reading. Thanks. sara from farmingfriendsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-67016746269895193762007-09-30T23:21:00.000-05:002007-09-30T23:21:00.000-05:00Annie, did you ever see a BBC series called "Rosem...Annie, did you ever see a BBC series called "Rosemary and Thyme" about two lady detectives who were also landscape architects? It was really good.<BR/><BR/>I saw the Beatrix Potter movie and I loved it.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06979114933441527890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-1228115753347422122007-09-30T21:54:00.000-05:002007-09-30T21:54:00.000-05:00Hi MSS- "Tale of Beatrix Potter" sounds like a goo...Hi <B>MSS</B>- "Tale of Beatrix Potter" sounds like a good program and if I get a working VHS machine again, you may get a request to borrow it. Although the Herb Bar is probably a cool place, it's not actually the herbs themselves than make one want to visit Thyme & Seasons, but the possibility of encountering the outspoken, quirky staff and customers. <BR/><BR/>It was a pleasure, <B>Carol</B> - and thank you for letting us have alternates! It might not have been too hard to guess since the book appeared in my stack on the Annie's Addendum blog, right? <BR/><BR/>I've had a book sit around for quite awhile before it seems like the right time to read it. <BR/><BR/><B>Leslie</B>, think of your garden blogging friends in Central Texas when you read it ;-]<BR/><BR/>[The removed post was sales spam - not a real person] <BR/><BR/>Hello <B>Bill</B> - knowing that you do like China Bayles and did not like the official selection makes me pretty sure I wouldn't have liked it either. And thank you for your recommendation for the Beatrix Potter mystery. <BR/><BR/>AnnieAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-3049750527073842592007-09-29T09:26:00.000-05:002007-09-29T09:26:00.000-05:00I've read several of the China Bayles books too an...I've read several of the China Bayles books too and really liked them. I am not the type who has to read every single one in a series but I will eventually read more of these. <BR/><BR/>And I've also read the first book in the Beatrix Potter mystery series and can recommend that also.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-70880786962714769142007-09-29T01:05:00.000-05:002007-09-29T01:05:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Vipinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02700705334076932493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-77735761743811206502007-09-28T22:13:00.000-05:002007-09-28T22:13:00.000-05:00Thanks for the recommendation...I just reserved it...Thanks for the recommendation...I just reserved it at our library!growingagardenindavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959600840504166899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-40130812218075006022007-09-28T19:54:00.000-05:002007-09-28T19:54:00.000-05:00Annie, Thanks for posting for the Garden Bloggers'...Annie, <BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting for the Garden Bloggers' Book Club again. I suspected you might pick a China Bayles mystery. It's been awhile since I read a few of them, but I do recall enjoying those I read and think that the herb shop in the book would be a wonderful place to visit. I do like a book that creates a sense of a place that one would like to visit in real life, if it did exist. <BR/><BR/>I also bought the first Beatrix mystery, but it sits in a stack of books to be read.<BR/><BR/>Carol at May Dreams GardensCarol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-1287384801999191342007-09-28T18:34:00.000-05:002007-09-28T18:34:00.000-05:00The 1982 "Tale of Beatrix Potter" which aired on P...The 1982 "Tale of Beatrix Potter" which aired on PBS was more factual, I believe, l than the 2006 "Miss Potter". I really love the former and you can borrow my VHS tape of it, if you like.<BR/><BR/>If you haven't been before, perhaps we should visit <A HREF="http://www.theherbbar.com/entrance.html" REL="nofollow">The Herb Bar</A> the next time come visiting in South Austin. I haven't read the Susan's books (yet) but The Herb Bar is quite the experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com