tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post4388762120684710587..comments2024-03-29T10:25:17.813-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Yay, Sweater Season!Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79081666080105187792021-10-10T09:09:17.206-04:002021-10-10T09:09:17.206-04:00Of course you can use Mrs. Coffee's name. She...Of course you can use Mrs. Coffee's name. She would be thrilled! My secret vice is the 64 pack of Crayola - with the sharpener. I always have a coloring book in the house.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31108552341409596352021-10-09T19:47:28.100-04:002021-10-09T19:47:28.100-04:00Hi Carol,
I’m in southern Connecticut, right by L...Hi Carol,<br /><br />I’m in southern Connecticut, right by Long Island Sound. I usually vacation in Virginia in August, where it’s a lot hotter than it is here in Connecticut. Sadly, Covid has kept me close to hone for the last couple of summers. I really, really enjoy hot weather!<br /><br />DebRo Deb Romanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01650858888197217258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-17619064296262137372021-10-09T15:26:19.856-04:002021-10-09T15:26:19.856-04:00Oh, the gas ones. I didn't know that..okay, ma...Oh, the gas ones. I didn't know that..okay, makes sense!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33830752923917799502021-10-09T15:25:29.633-04:002021-10-09T15:25:29.633-04:00That is the CUTEST story! xxThat is the CUTEST story! xxHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26702575537349654222021-10-09T15:24:44.338-04:002021-10-09T15:24:44.338-04:00Oh, YAY, thank you Rick! xxx Oh, YAY, thank you Rick! xxx Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24086442250698937052021-10-09T14:56:21.142-04:002021-10-09T14:56:21.142-04:00Kathy, thank you so much. Yes, you can start with ...Kathy, thank you so much. Yes, you can start with Death Rang the Bell but it might take away a little of the enjoyment from the first two. A lot of relationships are built over the time that all three take place. I'd recommend reading in order for maximum fun.<br /><br />I love that your Mom was your kindergarten teacher and that the class was in your cellar!! Carol Pouliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588465186098766676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72925940669726263622021-10-09T14:49:35.211-04:002021-10-09T14:49:35.211-04:00Oh, Jenn, that's so sweet of you to say. Thank...Oh, Jenn, that's so sweet of you to say. Thank you! I really loved writing and getting lost in the memories of this post. I hope you enjoy my books. Thanks for the good wishes. xoCarol Pouliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588465186098766676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-67033678758629641832021-10-09T14:48:13.012-04:002021-10-09T14:48:13.012-04:00Thank you so much, Diana. I'm glad you enjoyed...Thank you so much, Diana. I'm glad you enjoyed my pictures and I hope you enjoy reading my books as well. It sounds like that princess costume really made an impression on you. Isn't it amazing what our memory chooses to preserve? I can see you turning the pages of that coffee table book on the Middle Ages in awe and wonder. My absolute favorite thing in the entire world was my Mom's apple pie. I'm grateful that one of my nieces knows how to make it. It helps keep those memories alive for me. Happy Fall.Carol Pouliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588465186098766676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79450226055775776682021-10-09T14:43:31.501-04:002021-10-09T14:43:31.501-04:00Oh, thank you so much, Debs. I can't think of ...Oh, thank you so much, Debs. I can't think of anyone I'd rather be twins with. xoxoCarol Pouliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588465186098766676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39991363416050636732021-10-09T14:42:40.719-04:002021-10-09T14:42:40.719-04:00Lucky you, Pat. Such a nice boss! I taught for 30+...Lucky you, Pat. Such a nice boss! I taught for 30+ years, so leaving school for lunch wasn't an option anyway. Happy Upcoming Birthday. I hope you can enjoy a lunch out at a favorite restaurant and a ride to see the changing foliage.Carol Pouliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588465186098766676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4212904689157686402021-10-09T14:39:57.699-04:002021-10-09T14:39:57.699-04:00Yes, Halloween is definitely exciting for kids, Ri...Yes, Halloween is definitely exciting for kids, Rick. There are areas near me where leaf burning is illegal as well. I live out in the country and we're expected to use, recycle, and burn as much as we can to send it all back into the earth. I'm psyched to read Hank's latest book as well as Rhys Bowen's new Georgie. Lots of good stuff to curl up with!Carol Pouliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588465186098766676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70050273439410023842021-10-09T14:36:45.026-04:002021-10-09T14:36:45.026-04:00Great question, Hank. I actually approach the book...Great question, Hank. I actually approach the books as if I were writing two separate stories - with two settings (one historical), two plot lines, and two casts of characters. The two stories are linked by the time travel. From the very beginning, I had a sense of what seemed logical and realistically possible if time travel were to exist. I ground everything in reality to make the time travel more believable. Steven's and Olivia's ability to enter each other's time has become an everyday part of their lives. I think that accepting it like that makes it easier for the reader to accept it, too.Carol Pouliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588465186098766676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35105380427095456632021-10-09T14:30:09.551-04:002021-10-09T14:30:09.551-04:00Thanks, Deb. I hope you enjoy the books. What part...Thanks, Deb. I hope you enjoy the books. What part of the country do you live in? Do you get a long hot summer? I liked summer well enough when I was younger but have less tolerance for the heat now. I've never heard of a kindergarten without naptime. You must be one in a million!Carol Pouliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588465186098766676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-77065011971239172352021-10-09T14:29:36.235-04:002021-10-09T14:29:36.235-04:00Carol, I can't believe I haven't started r...Carol, I can't believe I haven't started reading your Blackwell and Watson Time-Travel Mysteries yet. Time travel is high on my list of favorite kinds of books. Of course, combine time travel and mystery, and perfection is achieved. Do you think it would be okay to start with this third one, since it's Halloween oriented. And, I'm adding it to my list of books for Halloween reads I will post on my blog later today.<br /><br />Fall is my favorite time of year, and I can't imagine living somewhere that doesn't have a beautiful color change in leaves every year. There are moments in one's life that stick, moments that aren't even eventful, but one such moment for me is riding along in my sister's car with her, as I was not old enough to drive then, and thinking how much I loved fall in my little hometown. I even remember the exact spot we were at when I thought this. It also coincided with school and the excitement of a new year and fall clothes. A pure moment of joy.<br /><br />Hank, I do remember some things about kindergarten, probably because my mother was the teacher, and it was held in our basement. I especially remember that one day I was sick, and my mother set me up on the couch in the living room with the TV. Not too bad. So, the next day, I decided maybe I was sick, too. However, I was the fourth kid for my mother, so it wasn't her first rodeo. She told me I could go back to bed, and spend the day being quiet and sleeping. I suddenly felt like going to kindergarten that day. I also have a picture of my mother's kindergarten class at the library, with all the children, save one, looking down at books with my mother and the librarian. I was the only one who was looking at the camera. I wonder what that says. Hmmm. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74634312504847182952021-10-09T14:02:44.390-04:002021-10-09T14:02:44.390-04:00Hank - in the mountains west of Boulder at 8,600 f...Hank - in the mountains west of Boulder at 8,600 feet for most of the year; Maine for part of it. And Carol -- I would love to have that recipe! I'm making tomato soup today, and the Romas are in the oven roasting right now. To be served up with grilled cheese made with thin slices of apple, Gruyere, aged cheddar and a swipe of strawberry jam. Mmmmm.Debra B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18245472930950041171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56523470631405653702021-10-09T13:52:04.281-04:002021-10-09T13:52:04.281-04:00I love this post! I want to wrap it around me like...I love this post! I want to wrap it around me like a hand knit throw and watch the leaves fall from the trees like autumn confetti! Thanks for visiting us today, Carol. I'm going to hunt down your series and read them all! Congrats on your latest release.Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45719852069943118222021-10-09T12:36:39.633-04:002021-10-09T12:36:39.633-04:00It is much easier for me to type in French.
I read...It is much easier for me to type in French.<br />I read a lot in English but I must say that I occasionally use a translation app when I’m not sure how to express a feeling or an opinion.danielle-momohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02004302871652952720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-293471328632498562021-10-09T12:32:00.601-04:002021-10-09T12:32:00.601-04:00Carol, welcome to Jungle Reds! Your name sounded ...Carol, welcome to Jungle Reds! Your name sounded familiar and I think I had seen your books somewhere. After reading your post and your description of your novel, now I want to read your cozy mystery.<br /><br />Time Travel is so fascinating. I loved DISCOVERY OF WITCHES, which has the time travel element to the story.<br /><br />Trying to remember my first Halloween. It is all a blur. I remember dressing up like Minnie Mouse for Halloween one year at University. I remember trick and treating as a young child. Trying to remember - I think my babysitter created a beautiful princess costume for me and I loved it. The princess costume included a cone for the head. I loved the paintings of medieval princesses in a coffee table book that my family had when I was a young child.<br /><br />Yes to sweater weather. I love cozy sweaters. And apples can be made into apple pies. I remember having apple butter and apple syrup when we visited Harper's Ferry in West Virginia one summer a long time ago.<br /><br />Love love love your photos!<br /><br />Happy Saturday,<br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4692758819589984602021-10-09T12:19:14.372-04:002021-10-09T12:19:14.372-04:00Leafblowers needn’t be loud, if they are battery p...Leafblowers needn’t be loud, if they are battery powered like ours. It’s the damned gas ones. There was a proposal here to ban gas ones, but landscapers said it would be too expensive to buy new equipment and lobbied heavily against. It didn’t pass.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69506353535157495972021-10-09T12:18:14.084-04:002021-10-09T12:18:14.084-04:00Carol, I think we were twins in kindergarten!! Lov...Carol, I think we were twins in kindergarten!! Love your photos, love the book! Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84189626843248106532021-10-09T12:04:08.945-04:002021-10-09T12:04:08.945-04:00I'm in the same era as you, Carol, in regards ...I'm in the same era as you, Carol, in regards to kindergarten. I hated naptime. We had towels or something to put between us and the hard floor. Being a November baby I didn't start school until midterm. <br />One of my favorite fall things to do was driving and admiring the colors of the leaves in Northeast Ohio. I worked at a small office. When our birthdays rolled around we'd each pick a place for lunch, the boss would drive there and treat us to lunch. We had fun and since my birthday coincided with the beautiful leaves we always took the long way back to admire them.Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20060598041743715782021-10-09T11:56:22.018-04:002021-10-09T11:56:22.018-04:00When I was a child Halloween was exciting as much ...When I was a child Halloween was exciting as much for the candy as anything. In Southern California there weren’t any Fall leaf color changes, and no big leaf fall, so no burning. Here in Oregon, there is color - our Maples are gold and red now - but leaf burning is illegal. We compost some and the rest go in the yard debris bin to be hauled away. So our Fall activities are pruning, bulb planting (the squirrels keep earring the Daffodil bulbs) and next month adding soil amendments. Our sweaters aren’t out yet, not cold enough in the 60s, but soon. <br /><br />The supply-chain problem has us trying to get holiday shopping started early, but we’re already seeing delays on things. But I have Hank’s new one, so I’m all set. :-)Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82542864544039368852021-10-09T11:27:55.138-04:002021-10-09T11:27:55.138-04:00Hmmm...it's a treasure hunt! Maybe I didn'...Hmmm...it's a treasure hunt! Maybe I didn't go?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57219738830509589362021-10-09T11:27:20.174-04:002021-10-09T11:27:20.174-04:00May I ask a weird question? I know you are so flue...May I ask a weird question? I know you are so fluent--but is it as easy for you to type in French as it is to type in English?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9287747252365367632021-10-09T11:26:18.207-04:002021-10-09T11:26:18.207-04:00Oh, birthday on Halloween..was that a good thing?Oh, birthday on Halloween..was that a good thing?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.com