tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post8169318909320236689..comments2024-03-29T00:44:21.785-07:00Comments on Codlinsandcream2: Thomas Hardy's ChristmasBovey Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-81616331467033116332021-12-16T00:32:20.020-08:002021-12-16T00:32:20.020-08:00Glad you enjoyed it. Thomas Hardy saw himself as a...Glad you enjoyed it. Thomas Hardy saw himself as a poet, first and foremost, but he wrote a good story too. This at the least melodramatic end of his scope.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-39060148237406187992021-12-15T16:07:14.345-08:002021-12-15T16:07:14.345-08:00What a wonderful readWhat a wonderful readSimon Douglas Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331409652996600049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-33923641297213751422021-12-14T01:24:13.203-08:002021-12-14T01:24:13.203-08:00Glad you enjoyed it Jackie. He was writing about ...Glad you enjoyed it Jackie. He was writing about something which certainly happened in his father's time and well into his, when this very orchestra (perhaps with names changed) played in Stinsford church. His family were the orchestral leaders and largely played violin and cello.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-56185836173116683952021-12-14T01:21:01.364-08:002021-12-14T01:21:01.364-08:00Hi SueJay - the Yetties came from Sherborne way di...Hi SueJay - the Yetties came from Sherborne way didn't they (Yetminster?) This extract from Hardy would have been perfect for their Christmas concerts.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-48723975234046728502021-12-13T17:12:29.194-08:002021-12-13T17:12:29.194-08:00Thank you for sharing that lovely passage from Har...Thank you for sharing that lovely passage from Hardy. <br /><br />God bless.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051183778965359500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-57934760089689264052021-12-13T15:24:54.936-08:002021-12-13T15:24:54.936-08:00This took me back a bit. I’m sure the Yetties use...This took me back a bit. I’m sure the Yetties used to read the first two or three paragraphs at their Christmas concerts in and around Dorset. SueJayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004772925948620811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-17393045178114200022021-12-13T14:35:35.106-08:002021-12-13T14:35:35.106-08:00This is a lighter book to read if you've not t...This is a lighter book to read if you've not tried Hardy before. Not so melodramatic. Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-77221417594649708922021-12-13T11:48:49.759-08:002021-12-13T11:48:49.759-08:00Never having read any Mr. Hardy's musing afore...Never having read any Mr. Hardy's musing afore I am sorely tempted to look this up. Thanks for the sharing m'dear.<br />JohnJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13845113520987402425noreply@blogger.com