tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post7307103023342032773..comments2024-03-29T02:40:16.271-05:00Comments on Charlotte's Library: The Battle for Duncragglin, by Andrew H. VanderwalCharlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-81438158451164105072009-10-02T10:07:53.142-05:002009-10-02T10:07:53.142-05:00Thanks for the review of my book, Charlotte, I enj...Thanks for the review of my book, Charlotte, I enjoyed reading your impressions of it. I was puzzled, however, by your "quibble" with smoking as nowhere in Duncragglin does anyone smoke. Then I found my reference to a pipe in the following text: "I should be home sittin’ before the fire with my pipe,havin’ my bairns and their bairns tendin’ to my needs." The "pipe" referred to here is an ancient musical instrument commonly played by peasants - one that predated bagpipes. It is not a pipe used for smoking. I can easily see how one could leap to the wrong conclusion and regret not making it more clear that this pipe is one that is played, not smoked.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15608482972228350936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-9843858607014781102009-07-17T15:48:31.550-05:002009-07-17T15:48:31.550-05:00Your welcome, Emile! I looked at the picture, and ...Your welcome, Emile! I looked at the picture, and it is truly jarring.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-78938544962760076212009-07-16T19:03:58.766-05:002009-07-16T19:03:58.766-05:00re. the peasants smoking pipes, now I know why the...re. the peasants smoking pipes, now I know why the image from this Onion story struck me as being not quite right:<br />http://www.theonion.com/content/news/7_million_people_direct?utm_source=most_pop_dugg<br />Thank you!Emilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08610575022803552015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-76520050105018433692009-07-15T06:42:29.111-05:002009-07-15T06:42:29.111-05:00Thanks!Thanks!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15750715350958105088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-72885596497109664212009-07-14T18:56:52.952-05:002009-07-14T18:56:52.952-05:00Great review!Great review!Tales of Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938494589922620170noreply@blogger.com