tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post7530914830571479134..comments2024-03-08T08:24:40.104-07:00Comments on Art and Alfalfa: Books in DetailGinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-47693991256897520862011-06-28T04:52:28.171-06:002011-06-28T04:52:28.171-06:00Oh I could just sit at your table for hours if not...Oh I could just sit at your table for hours if not days, Gina ! your selection of books is amazing, the one which i think i'd love to find is Living in Portugal...My Castle in Spainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14572760890022593531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-50377944694103804252011-06-23T12:27:47.695-06:002011-06-23T12:27:47.695-06:00Dear Karin, Aren't books wonderful. So much ...Dear Karin, Aren't books wonderful. So much we can learn from them or just find a good spot and sit down and take time out to enjoy only the pictures.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-18021455792351637112011-06-23T11:41:01.673-06:002011-06-23T11:41:01.673-06:00Up-date to my previous comment:
Found a few 'f...Up-date to my previous comment:<br />Found a few 'friends' amongst your stunning collection!LaPouyettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793966763489506817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-77216024121198360532011-06-23T11:40:01.089-06:002011-06-23T11:40:01.089-06:00Books - Books - Books! It looks 'a bit' l...Books - Books - Books! It looks 'a bit' like on our place!<br />Very good post with beautifully captured photos!<br />You are an artist, Gina! No doubt!<br />karinLaPouyettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793966763489506817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-83997151342760270922011-06-21T07:28:35.195-06:002011-06-21T07:28:35.195-06:00Dear Ann, A disease? Maybe. I make no apologies...Dear Ann, A disease? Maybe. I make no apologies. Paint supplies, yes, especially my powder pigments I bring back from Italy. And flowers and plants, and books thereof, definitely. Ann, you would love my collection of books on Decorative Painting. I will take a few pictures and show them in one of my future posts.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-61432258911860527512011-06-21T07:24:22.004-06:002011-06-21T07:24:22.004-06:00Dear Theresa, We do have a lot in common, except ...Dear Theresa, We do have a lot in common, except age, I have a few years on you.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-86741697919254423902011-06-21T07:20:16.833-06:002011-06-21T07:20:16.833-06:00Dear Georgianna, You are the lucky one, you get t...Dear Georgianna, You are the lucky one, you get to travel and photograph beautiful scenes and flowers...and you call it work. Have a great week, dear Georgianna.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-30542015106622343702011-06-21T07:17:59.423-06:002011-06-21T07:17:59.423-06:00Hi Mark, I do the same, always interested in anot...Hi Mark, I do the same, always interested in another book. I especially like going to bookstores in Italy. And what about the many interesting books one can purchase in Museums all over the world.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-66570311496153328332011-06-21T07:15:50.043-06:002011-06-21T07:15:50.043-06:00Hi Karen, ...and then there are the many books on...Hi Karen, ...and then there are the many books on flowers and flower arranging. You just might have to come for a visit.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-24613733371981574912011-06-21T07:14:17.328-06:002011-06-21T07:14:17.328-06:00Hi Barbara, Our Alfalfa field was just cut yester...Hi Barbara, Our Alfalfa field was just cut yesterday and baled...in the nick of time, it rained all day yesterday.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-63251406541647594392011-06-20T10:21:40.253-06:002011-06-20T10:21:40.253-06:00Aahh-haa!!
I see that you also have this disease!...Aahh-haa!!<br /><br />I see that you also have this disease! Yeah!! I love it when others do as well!<br /><br />I confess- I have 2 other weaknesses- for paint supplies and for plants. I am sunk if I go to an art store or garden nursery, lol.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04922270492303539101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-87298572423368564832011-06-18T20:33:44.266-06:002011-06-18T20:33:44.266-06:00we have similar taste....many of the same books! I...we have similar taste....many of the same books! I do love the table as well.Your house is just wonderful!Theresa Cheekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429069123185290732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-34681510136000041972011-06-18T20:25:52.994-06:002011-06-18T20:25:52.994-06:00Just looking at all your books gives me wanderlust...Just looking at all your books gives me wanderlust! A feast of gorgeous publications I would love to curl up in your guest house with. :)<br /><br />Very coincidentally, I was just looking at that same French Country book yesterday with my Mom and sister (we have the series), oohing and ahhing all the way through. Why can't we find tubs like that in America? xoGeorgiannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298718026210625558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-54206176499919963232011-06-18T19:36:08.366-06:002011-06-18T19:36:08.366-06:00Whenever I see bookcases in style magazines, I alw...Whenever I see bookcases in style magazines, I always check out the books, and here you've made it that much easier for me! I think I could spend a week or two enjoying your library, particularly the books on Tuscany. My current book-buying is gravitating more towards the Italian Renaissance.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-55225801440942812862011-06-18T09:33:44.611-06:002011-06-18T09:33:44.611-06:00Oh I love this post, Gina - what a great idea to s...Oh I love this post, Gina - what a great idea to show us your books! A few of them I have too, and seeing some others have inspired me to go look them up on Amazon. I think if I came to your house I might never get past that hall table :))Karen @ Pas Grand-Chosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14735158798201053231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305117665027937006.post-87364877327859983952011-06-18T09:04:28.707-06:002011-06-18T09:04:28.707-06:00What a compilation! As I've told you before, ...What a compilation! As I've told you before, I think you have a wonderful and interesting life living in that alfalfa field! xo,Barbara F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05650730931602700042noreply@blogger.com