tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post6891651767217385346..comments2024-03-27T06:22:50.868+01:00Comments on From My Mental Library: A Good Day, continuedLibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-24939238434129428122012-05-21T07:58:59.500+02:002012-05-21T07:58:59.500+02:00I try to be there once a year, and Ripon now truly...I try to be there once a year, and Ripon now truly feels like home away from home for me.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-69829086862699868442012-05-21T07:57:34.941+02:002012-05-21T07:57:34.941+02:00Yes, Julie, the panelling certainly plays a role, ...Yes, Julie, the panelling certainly plays a role, as does the rug and the lighting. And that is with the place not inhabited anymore; it must have felt even more homely when it still was, indeed, a family home.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-33104817828453289232012-05-20T22:34:03.047+02:002012-05-20T22:34:03.047+02:00Ahhh Only catching up with your posts from Yorkshi...Ahhh Only catching up with your posts from Yorkshire now!<br />I love Yorkshire - and used to go down there every couple of years or so! Enjoying seeing it through European eyes too.Macyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16117141586263456823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-6369748395213284292012-05-20T17:58:50.900+02:002012-05-20T17:58:50.900+02:00It always amazing me when I see such warmth and co...It always amazing me when I see such warmth and coziness in such grand buildings.<br />I think that wood paneling is a big factor in that!<br />xx<br />julieJulie Whitmore Potteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12283540996942265818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-87950922610556395492012-05-20T16:02:41.734+02:002012-05-20T16:02:41.734+02:00I understood exactly what you meant, Meike. It wa...I understood exactly what you meant, Meike. It was just such a succinct and meaningful way of putting it.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-36977903822604811372012-05-20T10:12:58.065+02:002012-05-20T10:12:58.065+02:00The wandering trees were my sister's suggestio...The wandering trees were my sister's suggestion, but once she said it, I had a closer look at some of them and had to agree.<br />As for the tugging appeal; well, I think you know what it feels like, that sharp little tug that is somewhere between pain and pleasure and can befall you when looking at something or hearing a certain tune or smelling a certain scent.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-88381568188544986862012-05-20T09:50:39.771+02:002012-05-20T09:50:39.771+02:00Every now and again one comes across a sentence or...Every now and again one comes across a sentence or phrase which really takes ones fancy. Today, for me, it's "large old trees, some of which we were sure pull out their roots at night and wander around the park, making sure everything is as it should be". Just loved that. In fact there were two in one post because I also agree with the sentiment that "Stone walls have almost the same tugging appeal to me as doors and doorways". Tugging appeal. I must remember that one.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-30847265589052201062012-05-20T08:32:06.625+02:002012-05-20T08:32:06.625+02:00You are welcome, Aguilar Elliot! Thank you for pop...You are welcome, Aguilar Elliot! Thank you for popping in and leaving a comment.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-36359047716409949292012-05-20T06:02:12.050+02:002012-05-20T06:02:12.050+02:00such a beautiful setting! thanks for sharing!such a beautiful setting! thanks for sharing!Aguilar Elliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06200558918676043343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-82802105771341608392012-05-19T20:48:09.236+02:002012-05-19T20:48:09.236+02:00I am glad we decided to take a closer look at the ...I am glad we decided to take a closer look at the Hall this time - after having walked past it many times before.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-29244942885268578742012-05-19T19:33:50.104+02:002012-05-19T19:33:50.104+02:00Fountains Abbey is one of my very favourite places...Fountains Abbey is one of my very favourite places, though I haven't been back for a long time. I remember seeing the Hall, but it wasn't open to the public then, so it's great to have these glimpses of the interior. I look forward to the rest of your day. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-55756826474352256082012-05-19T18:17:41.783+02:002012-05-19T18:17:41.783+02:00It has not really changed since I took those pictu...It has not really changed since I took those pictures in August 2010, just follow the link to my photobucket album :-)<br />But there will be some new pictures tomorrow morning.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-12375881607278861362012-05-19T15:42:10.681+02:002012-05-19T15:42:10.681+02:00Beautiful photos on your walk but you know I am wa...Beautiful photos on your walk but you know I am waiting for Fountains Abbey! :-)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-33274988787908024552012-05-19T09:39:00.265+02:002012-05-19T09:39:00.265+02:00It probably wasn't accessible back then; it wa...It probably wasn't accessible back then; it was still privately owned by the Vyner family and only came into the possession of the National Trust in 1983.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-14540023019851929002012-05-19T09:32:03.978+02:002012-05-19T09:32:03.978+02:00Lovely photos of English countryside. I know we vi...Lovely photos of English countryside. I know we visited Fountains Abbey back in the 1970s but I have no memories of the Hall.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.com