tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post8919937629077374844..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Five Feathering-the-Nest Things Fridaymaterfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-89216529103696867542017-01-31T08:08:47.891-08:002017-01-31T08:08:47.891-08:00It was very daunting, L., but we did it and are ve...It was very daunting, L., but we did it and are very pleased...materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-83199381506859568392017-01-31T08:08:19.560-08:002017-01-31T08:08:19.560-08:00Yes! True for me as well -- Even though this confi...Yes! True for me as well -- Even though this configuration of books, dark leather, tribal rug and windows is new for us, it pulls together elements we've always lived with in a way that instantly felt familiar. Like a bird migrating solo, a first flight, getting there by something DNA... (and in the case of this human, not the bird, guided, admittedly, by countless images absorbed over the years through friends' homes and many shelter mags! ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-76226066919639029402017-01-30T10:24:24.773-08:002017-01-30T10:24:24.773-08:00Looks really cozy and rug shopping is fun but I fi...Looks really cozy and rug shopping is fun but I find it rather daunting as there are so many beautiful choices...good luck!hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-74840408268722534252017-01-29T14:52:26.407-08:002017-01-29T14:52:26.407-08:00So nice to see you settling in, and I love that so...So nice to see you settling in, and I love that sofa against the wall of books. So familiar to me, although it doesn't look like anything I physically have lived in, my mind lived there.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-37004583371907112852017-01-29T08:28:34.721-08:002017-01-29T08:28:34.721-08:00Yes, it's very easy to get waylaid on this tas...Yes, it's very easy to get waylaid on this task....<br />We don't see the birds here as much as we did "before," not surprisingly, and hence our efforts to entice them with food. I envy you their constant company. materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-6497388036708970432017-01-29T08:27:00.364-08:002017-01-29T08:27:00.364-08:00Saw Thirty-Nine Steps on a London stage several ye...Saw Thirty-Nine Steps on a London stage several years ago, but that's the only Buchan I've read, despite the Canadian connection. . . enjoy!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-27470306740603901562017-01-29T08:25:19.649-08:002017-01-29T08:25:19.649-08:00Apparently they do.Apparently they do.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-12229828517482157812017-01-29T08:24:34.636-08:002017-01-29T08:24:34.636-08:00Such great taste you have! ;-)
Hope you enjoyed Ja...Such great taste you have! ;-)<br />Hope you enjoyed Jackie -- we just saw Manchester by the Sea -- beautiful, but devastatingly sad....materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-1962412138337534212017-01-29T08:23:50.150-08:002017-01-29T08:23:50.150-08:00It's true, isn't it?! Books do that.It's true, isn't it?! Books do that.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-78703368743641634602017-01-29T08:23:34.425-08:002017-01-29T08:23:34.425-08:00Another vote for Daphne, thank you! I had a D. mez...Another vote for Daphne, thank you! I had a D. mezereum in my last garden and I love the scent and the gorgeous, rich, magenta blooms. I might be better this time with D. odorata just because we need more evergreen for winter cheer....materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-81007999720204611742017-01-29T08:21:11.363-08:002017-01-29T08:21:11.363-08:00Daphne odorata is a great candidate, and from what...Daphne odorata is a great candidate, and from what I've read, they can do well in the right container. Thanks for the suggestion.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-79186770342274792692017-01-29T08:15:16.666-08:002017-01-29T08:15:16.666-08:00I was surprised to see the tits dipping into the s...I was surprised to see the tits dipping into the seed feeder, as we were told they'd only come to the suet -- probably just a "getting acquainted" exploration.<br />Your garden sounds like one I'd love -- all those spring blooms getting ready. <br />That play will have been a demanding one to watch -- you'll have time to sit with it over your sewing. Hope you manage to make significant progress. materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-42087494300675833742017-01-29T08:11:50.620-08:002017-01-29T08:11:50.620-08:00I'm so much happier with the dressers. The cub...I'm so much happier with the dressers. The cubbies seem to require baskets or boxes and then it's hard to see what's there.... Plus I'm not enough (at all!) of a neatnik to want the "everything's exposed" approach!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-1661785102841776992017-01-29T08:10:03.333-08:002017-01-29T08:10:03.333-08:00You're lucky to have those two book clubs, but...You're lucky to have those two book clubs, but it's work to keep up sometimes, isn't it? materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-51991040470014582112017-01-29T07:48:29.782-08:002017-01-29T07:48:29.782-08:00It's an ongoing temptation to which I regularl...It's an ongoing temptation to which I regularly succumb!<br />As for your second paragraph -- so you're saying that I will forever be linked in your mind with the sunchoke fiasco?! too funny. . . . but interesting to note that the gut both benefits and adjusts (there's something of this effect with kimchi, actually, for different reasons obviously)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-66050299940148207752017-01-28T16:08:52.761-08:002017-01-28T16:08:52.761-08:00I always find arranging bookshelves to take much l...I always find arranging bookshelves to take much longer than anticipated, for there is always the temptation to read just one poem, or one chapter, or find my favorite bits. <br />The birds have been busy around here, too. They are full of life and energy!Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-18944928724291073762017-01-28T14:53:37.630-08:002017-01-28T14:53:37.630-08:00I very much warm to the idea of organising the boo...I very much warm to the idea of organising the books. I like to do this every now and then and huge pleasure results. When you can put your hand on the very book you want then life has little more to offer. I shall now go off to bed with John Buchan and roister around the Britain of a century ago. Thank the Maker I never have to go out on the town on a Saturday night. Books..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-66189089984467015482017-01-28T09:53:29.496-08:002017-01-28T09:53:29.496-08:00Do some apartments/condos ban bird feeders?Do some apartments/condos ban bird feeders?Cynthia Washburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03872674307948362400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-21783518214598464922017-01-28T09:05:16.268-08:002017-01-28T09:05:16.268-08:00Love the combination of sofa and Billy bookshelves...Love the combination of sofa and Billy bookshelves :-)! And books....<br />I'm going to the cinema ("Jackie")and drinks tonight<br />DottoressaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-57510383082770253252017-01-28T05:15:31.975-08:002017-01-28T05:15:31.975-08:00You had me at the bookshelves! Already looks like ...You had me at the bookshelves! Already looks like a real home.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-53937953696018430812017-01-28T03:45:56.600-08:002017-01-28T03:45:56.600-08:00I've looked up bushtits & chickadees , nei...I've looked up bushtits & chickadees , neither of which we have here . I envy you your hummingbirds , we've loved watching those on holiday . I thought maybe a Daphne too , mezereum has a lovely scent & stays quite neat . Lovely to see rows of books - not killed by kindle after all !<br />Wendy in York Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-15622328443821264062017-01-28T00:26:58.300-08:002017-01-28T00:26:58.300-08:00Looks like all is going well inside. The leather s...Looks like all is going well inside. The leather sofa and shelves really work. A rug will definitely cosy up everything. How about a daphne odorata for outside? B xCoastal Rippleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355914194686166834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-57520796875678226232017-01-27T16:57:01.477-08:002017-01-27T16:57:01.477-08:00I love the bushtits -- I see lots of them at my tw...I love the bushtits -- I see lots of them at my two suet feeders and they are so entertaining! They don't seem as interested in the seed feeder, which leaves it for the chickadees and sparrows. I enjoy watching them all. As to the garden, the snowdrops are about ready to bloom and the crocuses and daffodils are finally sprouting from the ground! Love this time of year for the new growth! As for the weekend, I am seeing a play at the Stanley tomorrow with my girlfriend and then plan to sew for much of the rest of the weekend (I need to finish the jacket and skirt I'm making for my daughter's birthday next month!). Enjoy the weekend. Lyndonnybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17045144642404479715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-83975517682061650802017-01-27T13:36:15.659-08:002017-01-27T13:36:15.659-08:00Looking cozy and inviting. I have those open shelv...Looking cozy and inviting. I have those open shelves and cubbies in my closet, and the dust drives me crazy. I did replace some of them with dressers. Just saying.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-13331028468820351722017-01-27T13:20:43.559-08:002017-01-27T13:20:43.559-08:00Your sofa looks great. We have a lot of little orn...Your sofa looks great. We have a lot of little ornaments that I change about (dust-collectors really). We're getting flickers to our suet feeder as well. I plan to finish two books this week-end as book clubs are coming up.Madame Là-bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16703782237948233124noreply@blogger.com