tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post4982738008126094627..comments2024-03-29T03:21:19.599-04:00Comments on Georgia Girl With An English Heart: April - Amaryllis/AsyndetonKay G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-22971148083260594992021-05-07T03:36:58.110-04:002021-05-07T03:36:58.110-04:00Ah, the old Readers Digest condensed books! My pa...Ah, the old Readers Digest condensed books! My parents had a lot of those, although I do not remember that I ever read them. They also had LP recordings from Readers Digest. Your Amaryllis are just beautiful; did you know we call them Hippeastrum? I have a dark red one which flowers just once a year. Asyndeton: I thoroughly approve of it, it makes the point more pointedly and should be encouraged. And I never even knew it had a name! Thank you, we always learn on your posts.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-7977363965798724022021-05-06T17:38:10.328-04:002021-05-06T17:38:10.328-04:00Hey Sue!
No, I have never seen that TV show but I...Hey Sue! <br />No, I have never seen that TV show but I like that the singer was a guest on there singing their big hit!<br />I am glad that you liked the RD's Condensed Books and I really wish I could have known of those Best Loved Books for Young Readers. I have fond memories of some kind of series...they were biographies of Americans, I read every one that they had in the library when I was in the 3rd grade. Started my love of non fiction at an early age!<br />Hope you are doing well in your part of the country and enjoying a lovely spring. xxKay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-6836277167887530142021-05-02T23:11:53.793-04:002021-05-02T23:11:53.793-04:00We were raised on RD's Condensed Books, and th...We were raised on RD's Condensed Books, and their Best-Loved Books for Young Readers (which I think were also abridged). I went on to read the full versions of many of them. We also had a series of condensed biographies from RD. They introduced me to a lot of history I would otherwise never have known.<br /><br />Have you ever watched the show "Psych"? It had a kind of running gag involving Curt Smith of Tears for Fears. He was a guest on the show a few times too, singing that very song. :)Mrs. Micawberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680436275934263596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-42767474903905847572021-04-29T18:35:04.370-04:002021-04-29T18:35:04.370-04:00Hey Sandy! Good thing I married someone who likes ...Hey Sandy! Good thing I married someone who likes a good laugh as much as I do! LOL! I must say that I miss my son living with us, not only can he sing but also this ...we would be watching TV and a song would come on and he would grab his guitar and then, PERFECTLY play the tune! I miss that. My parents were not big on books, I really begged for them.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-28105715302905713612021-04-29T16:16:54.866-04:002021-04-29T16:16:54.866-04:00Flowers are beautiful, and I did snicker seeing yo...Flowers are beautiful, and I did snicker seeing your M character, lol. Glad you had a good visit and listen with your son. I miss hearing my daughter sink, she has such an awesome voice and sang all the time when she lived here at home. Readers Digest.......yes, we had a bookshelf with quite a few. Think my folks belonged to like a book club for awhile as I remember. Sandyhttps://4ccccs.blogspot.com/2021/04/snow-go-away-its-spring-full-body.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-27920939234691942612021-04-29T14:49:36.573-04:002021-04-29T14:49:36.573-04:00Happy to bring back a fond reading memory for you!...Happy to bring back a fond reading memory for you!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-26157574007403859962021-04-29T11:58:29.154-04:002021-04-29T11:58:29.154-04:00My grandparents had a whole bookcase full of the h...My grandparents had a whole bookcase full of the hardcover Readers Digest books and I loved reading them when we visited them and when I spent a week with them in the summer when I was a kid. I haven't thought of them in years.S. Donaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061537432451049514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-87586398541814690852021-04-28T16:16:26.470-04:002021-04-28T16:16:26.470-04:00I'm glad you liked them too! Like you, after I... I'm glad you liked them too! Like you, after I did this post, I googled it! And just as you say, charity book shops won't accept them!😊Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-35548337169566552732021-04-28T08:43:11.553-04:002021-04-28T08:43:11.553-04:00Yes, me too, I headed straight to the funny storie...Yes, me too, I headed straight to the funny stories! I also loved "All In A Day's Work" and "Test Your Brain Power". And reading whatever else was chosen to highlight were always positive stories that were often inspiring. Speaking of that, I also loved reading the magazine "Guideposts". I had a neighbor who always had both magazines and since I babysat for them, I read them all during my early teens!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-59065155568175203152021-04-28T08:24:07.333-04:002021-04-28T08:24:07.333-04:00And what a flower it is! So happy you also enjoyed...And what a flower it is! So happy you also enjoyed some of the condensed books. I always love reading books, magazines and newspapers in Britain, the writing is excellent. Many disagree with me, somehow craving tons of descriptive passages. Just give me the story!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-42208724494097705122021-04-28T08:18:50.311-04:002021-04-28T08:18:50.311-04:00I appreciated. Thank you, funny lady!I appreciated. Thank you, funny lady!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-59259182059160491742021-04-27T23:41:19.212-04:002021-04-27T23:41:19.212-04:00I just Googled the condensed books. In 1997 they w...I just Googled the condensed books. In 1997 they were replaced by Readers Digest Select Editions, which sounds as if it's pretty much the same thing.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-46091744818391912822021-04-27T23:36:03.885-04:002021-04-27T23:36:03.885-04:00No, I haven't read reviews. I enjoyed the cond...No, I haven't read reviews. I enjoyed the condensed books, too. Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-75819930077604422742021-04-27T14:07:52.139-04:002021-04-27T14:07:52.139-04:00I always enjoyed Reader's Digest as a kid and ...I always enjoyed Reader's Digest as a kid and well into my adult years. I stopped subscribing to a few magazines since I was able to read the condensed versions of their articles in Reader's Digest. I always started with "Laughter is the Best Medicine"Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16353693465208433306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-58841981083749622412021-04-27T05:01:34.709-04:002021-04-27T05:01:34.709-04:00Just heard of Amaryllis recently as a female name,...Just heard of Amaryllis recently as a female name, now I know it's a flower. I have read and enjoyed condensed R.D. books in the past. I've also read several new 500 plus page books recently and had to skip a lot of 'padding' in them yet re-reading a bunch of 1960s and 1970s books, which stick to a 250 page rule normally there's never a word wasted. So less can be much more.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-11565399394285322472021-04-26T22:37:45.972-04:002021-04-26T22:37:45.972-04:00Such an informative post! I came. I read. I commen...Such an informative post! I came. I read. I commented.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-52948838963821938602021-04-26T20:54:41.519-04:002021-04-26T20:54:41.519-04:00Yay! I couldn't be snobby about books, I simpl...Yay! I couldn't be snobby about books, I simply liked anything and everything that came my way as a kid!<br />We love our amaryllis!!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-713283460372110732021-04-26T20:53:45.287-04:002021-04-26T20:53:45.287-04:00Thanks! :-)Thanks! :-)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-80725250961963322382021-04-26T20:53:11.509-04:002021-04-26T20:53:11.509-04:00Ah, I found at least one other person who liked th...Ah, I found at least one other person who liked those books! I think I started reading them when I was in 4th grade, so I read them for a fair number of years. I really did read anything I could get my hands on as a kid!<br />C. really is a great guy, just as much as he is a great singer! xxKay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-85181168178262311872021-04-26T20:51:00.548-04:002021-04-26T20:51:00.548-04:00When I was older, I went back and read some of the...When I was older, I went back and read some of the books that I liked from Reader's Digest Condensed books and do you know, I actually liked the shorter versions better! But then, that's me. What is the expression that you are told in writing, "kill your darlings"? You must take out things if they don't contribute to the main idea! I don't need to give YOU any writing advice, I am astonished that you write so well in English, I have to remind myself that your first language is German. xxKay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-86236990392760408782021-04-26T20:42:56.962-04:002021-04-26T20:42:56.962-04:00Oh yes, now it is my turn to agree with you! Very ...Oh yes, now it is my turn to agree with you! Very often, at then end, I will say..."what the heck?" Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-67068155653299708572021-04-26T20:41:15.749-04:002021-04-26T20:41:15.749-04:00There's not much love for the Readers Digest C...There's not much love for the Readers Digest Condensed Books but I enjoyed the ones that I read as a kid. As an editor, I wonder if you have ever read any reviews of the books themselves. I read that some authors felt the editors did a good job on their books, that they still got the essence of the writing. I just looked it up and that is what I read!<br />Maybe one day my son will get it together with his music and you will know his name along with his great singing voice!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-60565848212501427912021-04-26T20:37:54.382-04:002021-04-26T20:37:54.382-04:00Thank, hon! I bet you were like me and giggled at ...Thank, hon! I bet you were like me and giggled at the Archie Comics too, I always thought Betty and Veronica were so pretty, wish I looked like Veronica! Take care!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-75307831430062664442021-04-26T20:35:55.654-04:002021-04-26T20:35:55.654-04:00It was a neighbor who loaned those Reader's Di...It was a neighbor who loaned those Reader's Digest Condensed books to me. I appreciated any books that came my way, I couldn't be picky about them! You don't want to know my childhood begging for books, do you? And of course, you would say "full stop" also, I do wonder how our English in America has so many differences!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-49534364008453798852021-04-26T10:34:34.717-04:002021-04-26T10:34:34.717-04:00I'd never heard of Asyndeton's before, bu...I'd never heard of Asyndeton's before, but I did read a lot of readers digest books. They may have been condensed but I enjoyed so many of them. I won't complain at all. Your amaryllis are beautiful!I'm mostly known as 'MA'https://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.com