tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post1183466332358978003..comments2024-03-26T12:10:51.054-07:00Comments on the lazy farmer: Literature older than 100 yearsbuddeshepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-19740436374153428232014-01-26T10:06:40.744-08:002014-01-26T10:06:40.744-08:00Absolutely, blow up the TV and the iPhone and the ...Absolutely, blow up the TV and the iPhone and the iPad. I know that I waste an inordinate amount of time with this MacBook Pro. <br />AND get rid of Amazon prime! Just because I can now watch weird TV shows doesn't mean that it has improved my life in any way?buddeshepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-39482455366418385392014-01-22T09:35:50.027-08:002014-01-22T09:35:50.027-08:00You want reading suggestions? Dump the TV. We didn...You want reading suggestions? Dump the TV. We didn't have one at home when I grew up & I read everything from Zane Grey to the encyclopedia and then worked through my father's library. Maybe one of the best things my Dad did for me. Then I bought one. One of these days I hope I have the sense to toss my tv.MuddyValleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561027881611420247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-11401381576826461942014-01-19T23:01:00.185-08:002014-01-19T23:01:00.185-08:00Also, I like your bilingual blogAlso, I like your bilingual blogbuddeshepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-26278907368228097442014-01-19T22:57:59.481-08:002014-01-19T22:57:59.481-08:00I've got a couple Zane Grey westerns. I read a...I've got a couple Zane Grey westerns. I read a little Virgil to her tonight. We are going to try a Virgil vs Homer but I'm thinking I will have to read it to her to get it working.buddeshepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-64191744432285720912014-01-19T22:56:06.935-08:002014-01-19T22:56:06.935-08:00Robinson Crusoe is a good choice. Thanks.Robinson Crusoe is a good choice. Thanks.buddeshepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-16286775242165966152014-01-19T13:45:57.521-08:002014-01-19T13:45:57.521-08:00What about Robinson Crusoe? My 12 yo loved it.What about Robinson Crusoe? My 12 yo loved it.AnaGFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09114850064762738271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-4739572087973463002014-01-19T05:48:03.385-08:002014-01-19T05:48:03.385-08:00she could totally do it!. so are we over looking t...she could totally do it!. so are we over looking the obvious - what about Little House on the Prairie? Ohiofarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-40424375345972513582014-01-18T12:41:06.403-08:002014-01-18T12:41:06.403-08:00She is only 12...and a six inch thick book is a bi...She is only 12...and a six inch thick book is a bit intimidating.buddeshepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-31368148402580679162014-01-18T12:31:05.768-08:002014-01-18T12:31:05.768-08:00Any of the Zane Grey! westerns. He wrote some kid...Any of the Zane Grey! westerns. He wrote some kid's books too.MuddyValleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561027881611420247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-36755088425467020912014-01-18T09:41:02.322-08:002014-01-18T09:41:02.322-08:00who WOULDNT want to read this... "Call me Ish...who WOULDNT want to read this... "Call me Ishmael. Some years ago—never mind how long precisely—having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world."Ohiofarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-30490444931814962722014-01-18T09:39:37.641-08:002014-01-18T09:39:37.641-08:00i came over to say Jane Austen also but now i'...i came over to say Jane Austen also but now i'm switching to Moby Dick. also i think OMFG makes me like 100 times more hilarious. i might change it just because of you. ha!<br />:-DOhiofarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-61621898099581398552014-01-18T08:07:36.888-08:002014-01-18T08:07:36.888-08:00Thanks for the suggestions. I'm making a list....Thanks for the suggestions. I'm making a list. I feel like I'm looking for this one magic book that will turn her into me. I suspect that is wrong-headed thinking.buddeshepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-47489753571746831632014-01-18T00:48:09.293-08:002014-01-18T00:48:09.293-08:00Wind, Sand and Stars, by Saint Exupéry. Captain Ki...Wind, Sand and Stars, by Saint Exupéry. Captain Kidd's Cow, by Kurt Wiese. T-model Tommy, by Stephen Meader. Anything by Stephen Crane. The 1939 Montgomery Ward catalog is pretty interesting. Parents found it (intact) in the outhouse when they moved to the Meyer farm in 1947.collieguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10298533259335227324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-35026344438525648602014-01-18T00:18:04.127-08:002014-01-18T00:18:04.127-08:00Zane Grey, Riders of the Purple Sage, 1912.Zane Grey, Riders of the Purple Sage, 1912.Left Bank of the Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494310302328322830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-88529990420559002982014-01-18T00:12:01.673-08:002014-01-18T00:12:01.673-08:00O Pioneers by Willa Cather, published in 1913.O Pioneers by Willa Cather, published in 1913.Left Bank of the Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494310302328322830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-8014121379026249382014-01-18T00:00:21.941-08:002014-01-18T00:00:21.941-08:00Jane Austen, starting with Pride and Prejudice. Re...Jane Austen, starting with Pride and Prejudice. Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. Agatha Christie. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee.Left Bank of the Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494310302328322830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-78058710009240844252014-01-17T22:18:23.514-08:002014-01-17T22:18:23.514-08:00Watership Down was one I really liked . Not sure h...Watership Down was one I really liked . Not sure how old it is. Or how young I was when I read it but that was the first book that came to mind when you mentioned the old ones. Ralph Goffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873610891410100788noreply@blogger.com