tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950125616480313208.post7340376363851978690..comments2024-02-13T11:27:03.941+00:00Comments on justthoughtsnstuff: winding down, the white peacock, dh lawrence, nottingham, the squire and his descendantFrankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12747661796129819667noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950125616480313208.post-68558725323777773482014-12-21T22:57:54.533+00:002014-12-21T22:57:54.533+00:00Ah, the byways of Hardy's Dorset - we've e...Ah, the byways of Hardy's Dorset - we've explored one or two, and loved them. There are quite a few Oxford echoes of Hardy as well - from Jude - including St Barnabas in Jericho, which I pass nearly every day. I've always meant to explore the Dorset of the Powys brothers too (which I suppose overlap with Hardy) but haven't got round to this yet. A treat for the future.Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12747661796129819667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950125616480313208.post-81387796498505828152014-12-21T22:50:38.840+00:002014-12-21T22:50:38.840+00:00It was a fascinating experience! And yes, there is...It was a fascinating experience! And yes, there is a chapter about the build-up to Christmas - very festive. Happy Solstice and Christmas to you too!Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12747661796129819667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950125616480313208.post-8917286128155593042014-12-21T10:33:16.435+00:002014-12-21T10:33:16.435+00:00Literature coming alive, as I was always aware of ...Literature coming alive, as I was always aware of Thomas Hardy in the byeways of Dorset.Rupert Neil Bumfreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460239805603476978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950125616480313208.post-7514926454391616532014-12-21T09:47:48.968+00:002014-12-21T09:47:48.968+00:00How fascinating to be let into in that long-stand...How fascinating to be let into in that long-standing local rancour about DHL! I read the White Peacock probably fifty years ago at university and have taken down my orange and white Penguin recently planning to read it again soon. There is a Christmas chapter in it , isn't there? Somehow I remember it as original and unusual yet full of tradition.<br />Happy solstice and Christmas.Margaret Keepinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269594462847727581noreply@blogger.com