tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post10683762688166255..comments2024-03-24T13:45:25.132-05:00Comments on Bookfoolery : To Serve Them All My Days by R. F. DelderfieldBookfoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-61061303027169407242009-10-26T15:42:22.817-05:002009-10-26T15:42:22.817-05:00I'm glad that she is doing better! It's t...I'm glad that she is doing better! It's too bad about her eye. I know a cat with one eye and he does really well.Teddy Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145413222317511542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-43130398746615485092009-10-25T14:36:50.689-05:002009-10-25T14:36:50.689-05:00Teddy,
It's a great book. I've been reco...Teddy,<br /><br />It's a great book. I've been recommending To Serve Them All My Days to everyone -- particularly those who are looking for a nice chunkster to settle in with.<br /><br />Yep, we got test results and some very strong medicine. It's helped her regain strength but her bad eye suddenly took a turn for the worse and she had a terrible reaction to her eyedrops on Friday. I spent all afternoon and evening taking care of the cat and cleaning up after her, after an emergency run to the vet. He said if we can't get the pressure down in that eye, she might have to have it removed. I hate to think of her having surgery, but she's doing great on one eye - no balance trouble, etc., and if we get to that point and it solves the problem, we'll just dress her like a pirate on Halloween. We just want her well. :)Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-69394529640293517482009-10-24T00:10:21.319-05:002009-10-24T00:10:21.319-05:00This sounds like a book I could really sink my tee...This sounds like a book I could really sink my teeth into. I added it to my TBR.<br /><br />I'm so sorry to hear about Ms. Spooky. Have you received the test results back yet?Teddy Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145413222317511542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-75737180161360456592009-10-14T12:53:25.530-05:002009-10-14T12:53:25.530-05:00Joy,
I wouldn't say that, but on the other ha...Joy,<br /><br />I wouldn't say that, but on the other hand the book is so realistic that you could look at it that way. It's very detailed and gives you a pretty good understanding of boarding school in England, at least during that time period. It also seems quite true to life as far as the ups and downs, but PJ is very emotional and his feelings are probably what separates it from a stiffer, nonfiction read. I just loved To Serve. <br /><br />Thanks! Kitty ate her entire bowl of food, last night, for the first time since she returned from the hospital. Another positive step!!Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-89455037597817357212009-10-14T08:56:38.725-05:002009-10-14T08:56:38.725-05:00I just may add this onto my TBR List. From your d...I just may add this onto my TBR List. From your description, it sounds like it has a non-fiction feel to it. Did you experience that as you read it?<br /><br />As for Kitty, I'm glad to read that she's on the mend. :)Thoughts of Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572910467988997432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-84303308260419000992009-10-13T10:02:29.068-05:002009-10-13T10:02:29.068-05:00Anna,
Thanks. Kitty looks better every day (excep...Anna,<br /><br />Thanks. Kitty looks better every day (except for her eye -- at least she's perky). Yep, I think you'd love this one.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-33776114383141089392009-10-13T09:40:50.351-05:002009-10-13T09:40:50.351-05:00Glad to hear that you received good news about you...Glad to hear that you received good news about your kitty. And this sounds like a book I'd enjoy.<br /><br />--Anna<br /><a href="http://diaryofaneccentric.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Diary of an Eccentric</a>Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-54036213951347934142009-10-10T19:36:44.694-05:002009-10-10T19:36:44.694-05:00Holly,
It's wonderful. Hubby and I are watch...Holly,<br /><br />It's wonderful. Hubby and I are watching the BBC mini-series based on the book and enjoying it, too. Thank you! We're so happy to have our kitty home, creepy eye and all. LOL She's moving a little better, today. Hopefully, she'll keep improving. She is a bit of a mess!Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-18828347475766416412009-10-10T14:51:19.023-05:002009-10-10T14:51:19.023-05:00This one looks really good. Love the review. I&#...This one looks really good. Love the review. I'm sorry about your cat, but I'm glad she's home now!Holly (2 Kids and Tired)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13075380878850295214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-31580128972791801202009-10-09T18:36:59.580-05:002009-10-09T18:36:59.580-05:00Hi April!
I think you would love this book. It&#...Hi April!<br /><br />I think you would love this book. It's a great book to sink your teeth into -- especially terrific for a quiet, snowy day. I'll bet you'll have a few of those coming up. :) <br /><br />Thank you. She's a pretty girl. Miss Spooky is home! She looks awful, with her bad eye all puffy, and she's pretty much done nothing but sleep but we're so happy to have her back!!Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-60740865865304297062009-10-09T17:30:12.815-05:002009-10-09T17:30:12.815-05:00This sounds like a really great and powerful book....This sounds like a really great and powerful book. I will have to keep my eye out for it.<br />I hope all goes well with Miss Spooky. What a beautiful picture!Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026539637409766437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-43379496212769178362009-10-09T11:22:37.186-05:002009-10-09T11:22:37.186-05:00Allison,
The vet went ahead and started treating ...Allison,<br /><br />The vet went ahead and started treating kitty for the two possibilities to which he'd narrowed down and, as of yesterday, said she was responding very well. We should be able to pick her up today (unless the storm I just mentioned in my latest post gets in our way!!!). :) Thanks for your support! We're so excited that she's going to be okay!!!Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-85153937138942618402009-10-09T11:07:31.892-05:002009-10-09T11:07:31.892-05:00I am so sorry to hear about your cat! She really i...I am so sorry to hear about your cat! She really is very pretty. Hopefully the further testing will help fix whatever may be ailing her.<br /><br />Allison<br /><a href="http://www.wellreadreviews.com" rel="nofollow">Well-Read Reviews</a>Allison Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04659783918527507212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-84222392649258003722009-10-09T10:35:23.886-05:002009-10-09T10:35:23.886-05:00Trish,
Yeah, huge relief. We really thought she ...Trish,<br /><br />Yeah, huge relief. We really thought she was a goner. I can't wait till we get to fetch her!<br /><br />Lilly,<br /><br />I love this author, too. His books are fun to settle into for days or weeks. Our kitty is improving! We may even get to bring her home, today. I can't wait! It's weird not having a cat around.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-10404341692723581502009-10-09T09:41:32.199-05:002009-10-09T09:41:32.199-05:00I'm glad to hear you liked this book. I am ver...I'm glad to hear you liked this book. I am very happy that I discovered this author and already have two more books of his waiting on my shelf to be read.<br />I'm sorry to hear that your beloved kitty's health is failing and I hope that those ills are indeed treatable.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127042690689033583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-74373294766550897412009-10-09T08:26:22.499-05:002009-10-09T08:26:22.499-05:00Whew...letting out a sigh of relief. Good news, N...Whew...letting out a sigh of relief. Good news, Nancy, and I'm thrilled to hear it.Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-10072298908095834982009-10-08T22:35:40.553-05:002009-10-08T22:35:40.553-05:00Trish,
It's all good news on the kitty!! We ...Trish,<br /><br />It's all good news on the kitty!! We dropped by the clinic because it was getting close to closing time, we were out that way and the vet hadn't called when I left the house (I didn't want to miss an update). We didn't get to bring her home, yet, but he said he'd narrowed her problem down to two possibilities and started treating her -- and she was already showing some improvement. We'll probably get her back, tomorrow! Squeeee! So happy!! Kiddo is thrilled, of course. He's had enough grief in the last couple of years.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-86848681787885310002009-10-08T21:27:32.681-05:002009-10-08T21:27:32.681-05:00Oh poor Miss Spooky (and Bookfool family). I hope...Oh poor Miss Spooky (and Bookfool family). I hope she pulls through. I had a cat who had kidney failure and it was really hard to see him go through it. My heart goes out to kiddo.Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-49529103797681325102009-10-08T08:26:58.888-05:002009-10-08T08:26:58.888-05:00Kailana,
Yep, and you should. Hope you enjoyed t...Kailana,<br /><br />Yep, and you should. Hope you enjoyed the review. Isn't that a great cover? It looks very 30's to me.<br /><br />Thanks for the kitty wishes. I didn't get much sleep, last night. I'm kind of hovering by the phone. :)<br /><br />Jenclair,<br /><br />Good, I'm glad it's not just me who noticed Delderfield's misogynistic characters. I just looked him up and found that he died in 1972 of lung cancer. Interesting, given the fact that his characters smoke heavily in To Serve and one of them dies of lung cancer. <br /><br />Thank you. That's so true about pets. A house without a cat is very, very odd and lonely. I hope she'll be treatable and we can bring her home. I miss her like crazy.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-77459943165312295862009-10-08T06:44:26.732-05:002009-10-08T06:44:26.732-05:00Haven't finished God Is an Englishman, but you...Haven't finished God Is an Englishman, but your observations about the protagonist ring true for me as well. I'm looking forward to To Serve Them All My Days; as a retired teacher, I still love books on the subject.<br /><br />Hate to hear about Miss Spooky's problems and hope things improve soon. Beloved pets...such joy, such sorrow.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-34423780712112253622009-10-08T04:52:41.765-05:002009-10-08T04:52:41.765-05:00Like I told you, I really want to read this! I rea...Like I told you, I really want to read this! I really like the cover, too... <br /><br />I am sorry to hear about your cat. I hope a full recovery is made!Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-76619294804252111632009-10-08T01:39:35.500-05:002009-10-08T01:39:35.500-05:00Belle,
It's one do dive into and swim around ...Belle,<br /><br />It's one do dive into and swim around for a while. I seldom feel like I love the setting of a saga so much that I'd like to move right in, but I felt that way about To Serve. Thanks for the kitty hopes. :)<br /><br />Rosemary, <br /><br />I didn't think of this before, but it would make a great book for sitting by a roaring fire when it's snowing heavily and there's not a thing to do because you're stuck indoors. Are you in a snowy part of the country? I'm not. Snow every 7 years is about our average. Thank you for the kitty wishes! I'm both anxious and terrified to find out the results.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-14219831140168115142009-10-07T21:42:38.450-05:002009-10-07T21:42:38.450-05:00Wow, I need to pick up this book. It sounds like a...Wow, I need to pick up this book. It sounds like a great gift idea for lots of my reader friends. All my best wishes to Miss Spooky!Rosemary Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03443172136203359953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-73362844309506562512009-10-07T20:57:57.867-05:002009-10-07T20:57:57.867-05:00This sounds like a lovely book, one you can really...This sounds like a lovely book, one you can really get into. I hope everything will work out with Miss Spooky.Bellehttp://msbookish.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-32696261536443518632009-10-07T19:29:56.180-05:002009-10-07T19:29:56.180-05:00Kathy,
It's a book to get lost in; I'm su...Kathy,<br /><br />It's a book to get lost in; I'm sure you'd love it. :) Thanks for the wishes for Spooky. She was really hurting, so I hope we can get her problem figured out quickly.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.com