tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post4646362031845004597..comments2024-01-28T07:35:12.229+00:00Comments on Bloomsbury Bell: Charleston Literary Festival - calm in the chaosBloomsbury Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12770210075581113565noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-50275317339444702512010-06-10T15:28:51.124+01:002010-06-10T15:28:51.124+01:00Lucky, lucky to be able to go. I especially like t...Lucky, lucky to be able to go. I especially like the tables. I would love to visit Charleston but just bought a book that will have to suffice - the one by Quentin Bell and Virginia Nicholson.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-36919132575783406302010-06-01T21:54:09.253+01:002010-06-01T21:54:09.253+01:00I've never been to a literary festival but thi...I've never been to a literary festival but this sounds fabulous. Beautiful photos.Vintage Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-62956395292157542962010-06-01T16:09:30.028+01:002010-06-01T16:09:30.028+01:00I just discovered your blog and I'm looking fo...I just discovered your blog and I'm looking forward to spending more time here...I've loved reading about the Bloomsbury Group and Charleston (I have a beautiful book about it), and I'll visit it someday. I'm determined!Audreyhttp://booksasfood.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-19754704584601569852010-05-28T19:20:13.827+01:002010-05-28T19:20:13.827+01:00Carol Ann Duffy pops up every now and then on my W...Carol Ann Duffy pops up every now and then on my Woman's Hour podcasts. I'm slowly coming around to the world of poetry since discovering Keats this past winter. <br /><br />What a perfectly lovely afternoon and whatever your plans are they do sound exciting...best of luck with everything!Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-88682302454164950862010-05-27T14:17:21.821+01:002010-05-27T14:17:21.821+01:00Yes, Carol Ann Duffy is a wonderful Poet Laureate....Yes, Carol Ann Duffy is a wonderful Poet Laureate.Rehan Qayoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02391797858691917631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-22895355949083923042010-05-27T10:54:16.342+01:002010-05-27T10:54:16.342+01:00That's a lovely looking tea! I've seen/hea...That's a lovely looking tea! I've seen/heard Carol Anne Duffy read her work a few years ago - mostly from The World's Wife which had just come out at the time. She is a very, very entertaining reader and it is a treat ot get the chance to see her whether you are normally a poetry person or not.Juxtabookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102279698993288454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-40683111152909884682010-05-27T10:01:45.695+01:002010-05-27T10:01:45.695+01:00Looks divine...wish I could have been there. Thoug...Looks divine...wish I could have been there. Though frankly I had enough of Carol Ann after GCSEs - 'my love is like an onion' - snore. Not a fan I'm afraid!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-72903077819589060092010-05-27T09:44:02.060+01:002010-05-27T09:44:02.060+01:00Oh I would love to hear Carol Ann Duffy read one d...Oh I would love to hear Carol Ann Duffy read one day. Did she read Little Red-Cap? It is a great favourite of mine.<br /><br />Thank you for letting us experience the festival vicariously!tea ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02677205938522236209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-2747946745443198282010-05-27T09:30:54.083+01:002010-05-27T09:30:54.083+01:00That sounds like a lovely weekend - I like the way...That sounds like a lovely weekend - I like the way they iced the cake! Yum!verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-22119693097694179962010-05-27T08:47:51.165+01:002010-05-27T08:47:51.165+01:00You truly make me yearn for Sussex, I am so fond o...You truly make me yearn for Sussex, I am so fond of Charleston, and all the beauty that surrounds it. Thank you for sharing it with us and allowing us Londoners a moment’s escape.zehrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03043586845046126778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-17654218633776493042010-05-27T00:16:18.878+01:002010-05-27T00:16:18.878+01:00I loved your very descriptive post!I loved your very descriptive post!Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-55114115757247307362010-05-26T23:39:11.747+01:002010-05-26T23:39:11.747+01:00Oh my, I am so envious!! I love Charleston Farmhou...Oh my, I am so envious!! I love Charleston Farmhouse but have never been to the Literary Festival there - I will definitely book a weekend in Sussex for next year. Your photos are so enticing, not to mention the lemon drizzle cake ...<br /><br />The World's Wife is a tremendous collection, I'm so glad you enjoyed the readings.<br /><br />I'm intrigued by mention of your 'exciting changes' - don't keep us in suspense for too long:-)<br /><br />Jeanne<br />xReading Tea Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928999793157507134noreply@blogger.com