tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post8521953765581921575..comments2023-11-03T17:56:12.796+05:30Comments on Coffee Rings Everywhere: Happy Birthday, Dame ChristieNatashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-6901124771789503822010-09-22T10:28:12.196+05:302010-09-22T10:28:12.196+05:30@ Ann - kids are all the same, aren't they? An...@ Ann - kids are all the same, aren't they? And Dame Christie was the best.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-54604963609558601172010-09-22T10:14:51.474+05:302010-09-22T10:14:51.474+05:30Hi Raynna - thanks for visiting over at My Villa L...Hi Raynna - thanks for visiting over at My Villa Life - yes my five year old wants to be six and my two year old wants to be a 'big boy'- Some things are the same the world over!<br /><br />I also love Agatha - have read dozens of her books and started when I was ten - rather ghoulish for a child but I'd like to think I'm well balanced despite it!Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08647407406551661556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-26025346617995007152010-09-19T13:01:58.448+05:302010-09-19T13:01:58.448+05:30@ Faith- there was a time when it used to bother m...@ Faith- there was a time when it used to bother me too, but I have now come to realise that she was a product of her age, and to expect us to conform to our way of thinking is asking for too much. <br />And even when she was making demeaning comments, she was still kind to the people.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-12555222195825467852010-09-19T10:12:07.736+05:302010-09-19T10:12:07.736+05:30Rayna, I'm a huge Christie fan. I've read ...Rayna, I'm a huge Christie fan. I've read and re-read nearly all of her books. I would have loved to meet her and watch her at work. <br />But I, too, am very bothered by her demeaning comments towards other races. I've found similar comments and descriptions by other English authors from that era. Despite the uncomfortable comments, Christie seems fairly all-encompassing in her acceptance of other nationalities, though.Faith Prayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711135740295281493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-14130906059175219752010-09-17T08:52:07.902+05:302010-09-17T08:52:07.902+05:30@ SueAnn- she is fantastic, is she not?@ SueAnn- she is fantastic, is she not?Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-60574130482729112822010-09-16T22:48:23.165+05:302010-09-16T22:48:23.165+05:30She has given me many hours of pleasure reading he...She has given me many hours of pleasure reading her books. <br />Hugs<br />SueAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-84989288043299579042010-09-16T20:17:00.318+05:302010-09-16T20:17:00.318+05:30@ Mari - ten books isn't really a lot. I am su...@ Mari - ten books isn't really a lot. I am sure you will love Miss Marple, once you get to know her better. And the last time I read Bundle Brent, she reminded me of you.<br /><br />@ Laura- time to correct that. Try Miss Marple's short stories. I am sure you will really like them.<br /><br />@ ViolaNut- that is iconic, isn't it? I am almost tempted to make myself something pink and fluffy in her honour<br /><br />@ Holly- that is one hell of a book!<br /><br />@ Helen- Margot never lets me forget :-)<br /><br />@ Clarissa- that makes you younger than me, Missy Clarissa! And is your name taken from her's?<br /><br />@ Jules- she is the best.<br /><br />@ Alex- :-)<br /><br />@ Tina- I am pretty sure you will like most of the Miss Marples.<br /><br />@ Jemi- I too read almost all of them in my teens, and have done a couple of re-reads since.<br /><br />@ Vicki- give it a try- whether you like it or not, you should read at least one. A couple of her's are not even mysteries- they are otherworld novels.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-46992326489713488892010-09-16T16:36:39.978+05:302010-09-16T16:36:39.978+05:30Would you believe I've never read an Agatha Ch...Would you believe I've never read an Agatha Christie novel? I'm not sure how that happened, really, I just never got around to it...suppose I ought to at least give one a try, huh?Vicki Rochohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07381089434014961076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-68598336209658054462010-09-16T07:08:10.224+05:302010-09-16T07:08:10.224+05:30I love Agatha Christie! I think I read each and ev...I love Agatha Christie! I think I read each and every one of her books in my early teen years. If I have a grade 8 class I read And Then There Were None - they love it!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-38342454792329673462010-09-16T06:14:20.013+05:302010-09-16T06:14:20.013+05:30Hmm..I'm embarrassed to say I've only read...Hmm..I'm embarrassed to say I've only read one of hers...must rectify. Lovely tribute, Rayna.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08925730745204736744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-49519813826366885122010-09-16T00:29:05.171+05:302010-09-16T00:29:05.171+05:30Then happy birthday Agatha!Then happy birthday Agatha!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-17732322351810293462010-09-15T23:23:06.280+05:302010-09-15T23:23:06.280+05:30Kudo's Rayna! I love the Dame.
Jules @ Trying ...Kudo's Rayna! I love the Dame.<br /><a href="http://fragilemouse.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow</a>Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136045025997662057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-26715062347481160282010-09-15T22:32:57.715+05:302010-09-15T22:32:57.715+05:30I've loved all the books she wrote (I think I&...I've loved all the books she wrote (I think I've read them all) and she died the year I was born. That's really sad.<br /><br />CDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-79571268641080080452010-09-15T21:49:52.952+05:302010-09-15T21:49:52.952+05:30Happy Birthday Agatha! And thank you Rayna for rem...Happy Birthday Agatha! And thank you Rayna for reminding us of her birth and talent.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-34454546111036426152010-09-15T20:52:56.531+05:302010-09-15T20:52:56.531+05:30HB AC! I read Murder on the Orient Express this su...HB AC! I read Murder on the Orient Express this summer.Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539290964546504171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-8615261516121495752010-09-15T19:52:24.375+05:302010-09-15T19:52:24.375+05:30I've been working my way through Laura Thompso...I've been working my way through Laura Thompson's biography of Agatha Christie this week in honour of her birthday - some pretty fascinating stuff. And YES, absolutely Miss Jane Marple with her fluffy pink knitting declaring herself Nemesis - totally iconic image, right there.<br /><br />PS Joan Hickson is the BEST Marple. Really. Trust me. ;-)ViolaNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07896411685523236241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-76823240927398805162010-09-15T19:34:03.776+05:302010-09-15T19:34:03.776+05:30It's odd but I've never read one of her bo...It's odd but I've never read one of her books. I'll have to correct that oversight. :)Laura Enohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982794146667832204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-91253603215865391812010-09-15T19:28:02.897+05:302010-09-15T19:28:02.897+05:30Happy Birthday, Agatha! I haven't actually rea...Happy Birthday, Agatha! I haven't actually read all that many of her books (alright, maybe I've read about ten, but in Agatha Christie terms, that isn't a lot), but I love the BBC adaptions. There, at least, I love Poirot (though Miss Marple is a close number two).Cruella Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422848273167338884noreply@blogger.com