tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post6313142845063233964..comments2024-02-11T10:58:23.271-08:00Comments on Reading to Know: Pat of Silver Bush, by L.M. MontgomeryCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-76889513747443436222013-01-24T19:23:58.228-08:002013-01-24T19:23:58.228-08:00What a lovely reflection about Pat--and about your...What a lovely reflection about Pat--and about your home too!Cheryl @ Tales of the Marveloushttp://marveloustales.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-58347931707648539922013-01-11T23:09:17.389-08:002013-01-11T23:09:17.389-08:00It is so good to find another Pat fan! I have to ...It is so good to find another Pat fan! I have to confess I may like her a little more than I like Anne, though her love for her home sometimes seems to border on the unhealthy. Her friendship with Hilary is especially charming, though. I love how she helps him get through the meeting with his mother and simply how quick they both are to recognize each other's needs and respond to them--but always in a sensitive manner. But my favorite character of all may just be McGinty.Petrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13155924019089937579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-76406104538236075352013-01-09T13:31:22.715-08:002013-01-09T13:31:22.715-08:00I haven't read any of these. I'm afraid I...I haven't read any of these. I'm afraid I'm not nearly the Montgomery fan you are.<br /><br />However, I look forward to the next Pat review because I'm trying ever so hard not to say something like "never say you never want to move" because. . .well, ya know. . . :)<br /><br />And I will repeat, your house is lovely! Maybe in the next post you can take us on a tour of the inside.Shonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310547848215492736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-12757397881473120132013-01-09T11:12:02.276-08:002013-01-09T11:12:02.276-08:00I haven't met Pat yet, but after that rave, I ...I haven't met Pat yet, but after that rave, I think I can't help but make her acquaintance this year.BerlinerinPoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853762912371387793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-22397012242611557252013-01-09T09:53:33.347-08:002013-01-09T09:53:33.347-08:00I can see why you like Pat! I've not read eith...I can see why you like Pat! I've not read either of the books about her but I have to remedy that. lol I should be done with Anne of Green Gables tonight and I'm already mourning the loss. heheCassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319901329438691914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-81720825601646107532013-01-08T13:41:50.988-08:002013-01-08T13:41:50.988-08:00Reading through the comments, I now have the song ...Reading through the comments, I now have the song Barbara mentioned running through my head. Unfortunately, that's the only line I know. :P <br /><br />Every time I read a review of any of Montgomery's works, it sounds so lovely and peaceful that I feel like I MUST pick it up immediately. This one is no exception. <br /><br />I imagine I'd feel the same way about your house. It IS beautiful, and I always enjoy seeing pictures of it. (I do love my house, too...most the time). :)Bluerosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00680170638396181756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-90491025739106754312013-01-08T11:21:11.924-08:002013-01-08T11:21:11.924-08:00I completely agree - modern houses (in subdivision...I completely agree - modern houses (in subdivisions) lack character and personality. But then, so did my neighborhood when it was built 60+ years ago. Every house on my street was in the days after WWII and they used the exact same floor plan. But in the last 60 years each house has been added on to in different ways. Now you'd never know they were identical if you didn't go in them (with the exception of my house and immediate neighbor's which looks the same on the outside but is totally different on the inside). I guess my point is that time and families are really what gives a house it's charm and beauty. :)Stephanie Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02976709475515458563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-82041170020491718392013-01-08T10:04:33.606-08:002013-01-08T10:04:33.606-08:00I love Pat. Even more then Emily! But I have yet t...I love Pat. Even more then Emily! But I have yet to find the Pat books!! I see Emily all over. (What this means in regards to readers giving up good books I will not get started on..)<br /><br />I dream of having that home, the one I am connected to, the one we will grow old in. I know what it looks like in my heart and I am eager to go there and rest my gypsy feet and plant some roots!!Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446914963118461073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-2857515905571134422013-01-08T10:03:06.072-08:002013-01-08T10:03:06.072-08:00I'm not very far into the book yet, but BOTH o...I'm not very far into the book yet, but BOTH of those quotes stuck out to me, too. I may still include them in my review...we'll see. I am really enjoying the book, and decided to read your review knowing you are good about warning of spoilers.<br /><br />Home...it really is where the heart is! And to make it a nice, enjoyable, even fun home is even better! Love that snowy photo...and your view!Annette Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992675906662456790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-20278727282602583642013-01-08T07:51:18.508-08:002013-01-08T07:51:18.508-08:00Your house is beautiful, Carrie! Maybe someday I&#...Your house is beautiful, Carrie! Maybe someday I'll get to see it . . . =) Our house is 103 years old, and we love the gorgeous woodwork and other unique details.<br /><br />Blast from the past with that song--hadn't heard it in AGES!*carrie*https://www.blogger.com/profile/10545859613596796648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-33140322797182996712013-01-08T06:40:27.953-08:002013-01-08T06:40:27.953-08:00Did I know you lived in a log home? If I did, I ha...Did I know you lived in a log home? If I did, I had forgotten. There was a time we really wanted one, but have changed our minds over the years. But I still think they look cool: yours is gorgeous.<br /><br />I haven't read either of the Pat books and hope to get to them one day.<br /><br />I do like houses with character, too, rather than carbon copy blueprints.<br /><br />Our last house was one I didn't like for a number of reasons, but realized as we were moving that it did have warmth and character and love because of the people who lived in it, not necessarily because of its own merit. But when you have a warm, loving family and a cozy, sweet house together, well, that's a great thing.<br /><br />But then I think, too, of people like the Goforths, missionaries to China several years ago, who lost all of their possessions not once but I think 4 times in their marriage (I think fire one time, riot another, and I can't remember the other circumstances). Her husband's attitude was, "They're just things, dear," and brought up the verse about taking joyfully the spoiling of your goods, but she, of course, had a harder time with it. I would, too, yet have to acknowledge that our houses are one of those things that we can't take with us.<br /><br />As I was reading your post, I thought of the Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young song, "Our house is a very, very, very fine house." I loved that as a teen-ager (a bit before your time...) and just heard it in the grocery store recently and loved it all over again. <br /><br />Barbara H.http://barbarah.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-73948587891536525552013-01-08T06:06:50.115-08:002013-01-08T06:06:50.115-08:00I like Pat a lot, too, though I confess I think he...I like Pat a lot, too, though I confess I think her love of her home is just a bit over-the-top (I think this comes through to me more in Mistress Pat). Of course, if I had a beautiful home like yours, I might not feel this way. ;-). <br /><br />Judy Plum is a hoot, isn't she? I love her, as I do most of LMM's surrogate mothers!Amy @ Hope Is the Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949836482747469686noreply@blogger.com