tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post2058998766212034974..comments2023-11-03T07:29:03.259+00:00Comments on Lettuce-eating: Librarylettucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13872380339261609060noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-66368216335409572982009-02-22T04:57:00.000+00:002009-02-22T04:57:00.000+00:00I see what you mean about Callum's resemblance to ...I see what you mean about Callum's resemblance to Andy Pandy. I'm ashamed to say I had to look AP's picture up on the internet, it's been a very long time since I watched "Children's Hour" on the telly.Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-25269498894886285452009-02-21T16:39:00.000+00:002009-02-21T16:39:00.000+00:00Gorgeous images, Lettuce. There's something so de...Gorgeous images, Lettuce. There's something so deeply evocative and mysterious and magical about libraries, particularly the old, grand ones. I remember so well the smell of books in the Trinity College Library, and the serious air that hovered in nooks and crannies in the Bodleian Library. Hmmm...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871239587214383387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-791559421017890632009-02-21T13:58:00.000+00:002009-02-21T13:58:00.000+00:00That reminds me, I have to go to the library next ...That reminds me, I have to go to the library next week, I've run out of reading material, not that I have much time to read at the moment. Our library is housed in the same building as the local swimming pool, once there was a leak and some of the books got rather wet!!Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-88592716501987700472009-02-20T20:40:00.000+00:002009-02-20T20:40:00.000+00:00Why does everything there just look better?Why does everything there just look better?KLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07192325704111933050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-20049615082380655782009-02-20T16:47:00.000+00:002009-02-20T16:47:00.000+00:00they are Barbara, aren't they?rlb, I didn't to my ...they are Barbara, aren't they?<BR/><BR/>rlb, I didn't to my knowledge, but many of those old scholars could actually have been ghosts...<BR/><BR/>it is Marianna. Tho the Library itself is now moved elsewhere.<BR/><BR/>runmotman, that could be true. But wearing glasses makes one look so intellectual, don't you think?<BR/><BR/>its quite a phenomenon, Cuppa Joe. 14 million books alone<BR/>pfft. makes my head spin<BR/><BR/>thanks Megan, I was pleased with that pic.<BR/><BR/>hi squirrel. xoxo<BR/><BR/>nope Kris, none at all.<BR/><BR/>It was certainly an experience Mrsupole (kind of an experience of antiquatedness)lettucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872380339261609060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-87317264174432757772009-02-20T11:53:00.000+00:002009-02-20T11:53:00.000+00:00Loved the pics.Lucky you to have the old men bring...Loved the pics.<BR/><BR/>Lucky you to have the old men bring you your books in that way.<BR/><BR/>Thank you.Mrsupolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01563854387767106508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-18014505344383962522009-02-20T02:56:00.000+00:002009-02-20T02:56:00.000+00:00And no sign of Karl Marx!And no sign of Karl Marx!Kris McCrackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789355638389350528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-66130595744629022792009-02-20T00:03:00.000+00:002009-02-20T00:03:00.000+00:00what a vivid picture in my mind of you in that lib...what a vivid picture in my mind of you in that library studying.<BR/><BR/>xxxoooxxxooosquirrelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-43679581778646194192009-02-20T00:00:00.000+00:002009-02-20T00:00:00.000+00:00I like the one of the two folks sitting under the ...I like the one of the two folks sitting under the window.<BR/><BR/>Neat!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387041422819664987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-40214774628330974272009-02-19T20:57:00.000+00:002009-02-19T20:57:00.000+00:00Holy crap! Those are a lot of books! I've only bee...Holy crap! Those are a lot of books! I've only been to the British Museum once and I only had time for a quick look so I went to the American history part for some reason, only to see a photograph of an American Indian whom I actually met while camping in Yosemite as a child. Fascinating. I had no clue about this library-thingy they have going on! I gotta get myself back there and quick!Cuppa Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759837201203287904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-71801847884280060832009-02-19T20:10:00.000+00:002009-02-19T20:10:00.000+00:00i think reading in these ill lit rooms would be ba...i think reading in these ill lit rooms would be bad for your eyes...at least that's what my mamma used to tell me.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10948978798395906663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-31075361201497311222009-02-19T18:53:00.000+00:002009-02-19T18:53:00.000+00:00Oh I think I remember this Library in the British ...Oh I think I remember this Library in the British Museum. Is it the round room in the centre, where people like C. Marx used to study?<BR/><BR/>Great post!<BR/><BR/>take care<BR/>peace and love<BR/>xoxoNew Yorker wannabeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00255233215434967348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-7496642477160502252009-02-19T18:04:00.000+00:002009-02-19T18:04:00.000+00:00Lovely. And thanks for the link at the bottom of t...Lovely. And thanks for the link at the bottom of the post. the flickr photos are a treat indeed.<BR/><BR/>Loved the image of the lone young woman in that huge room of elderly scholars. (Did you encounter the ghost of Karl Marx while you were there? Once met an...interesting person who claimed to have had a fascinating conversation with said ghost. I forgot to ask if it was in English or in German.)R.L. Bourgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02850533057828782722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-31142016679291056532009-02-19T17:47:00.000+00:002009-02-19T17:47:00.000+00:00Libraries are such AWESOME places!Libraries are such AWESOME places!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356998698106275372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-34489817330213440162009-02-19T17:45:00.000+00:002009-02-19T17:45:00.000+00:00oops sorry, i should clarify, I didn't take the fi...oops sorry, i should clarify, I didn't take the first picture. Sorry.<BR/><BR/>(and don't imagine cameras would have been allowed in there. not much was)<BR/><BR/>The others in NYC are mine.<BR/><BR/>thanks for nice comments. No Reya, its not Steve.lettucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872380339261609060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-1356975194708312842009-02-19T17:19:00.000+00:002009-02-19T17:19:00.000+00:00The pictures are incredible!Is that Steve in the p...The pictures are incredible!<BR/><BR/>Is that Steve in the phone booth in the last pic?Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-42698963377852810942009-02-19T15:44:00.000+00:002009-02-19T15:44:00.000+00:00I can just picture some eccentric little old man d...I can just picture some eccentric little old man delivering you your requested titles! delightful post! <BR/><BR/>libraries are such holy places! I can't believe I didn't wander into a library when I visited london - well I must remedy that....I'm focusing on making it happen in 2010! more to come on that!mouse (aka kimy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09385557065971602436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-70544950363459780762009-02-19T15:21:00.000+00:002009-02-19T15:21:00.000+00:00Thanks for sharing these images.Thanks for sharing these images.The Clever Puphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198739825136188378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-67926129595964050732009-02-19T15:06:00.000+00:002009-02-19T15:06:00.000+00:00I agree with Willow.Very beautiful pictures.I agree with Willow.<BR/>Very beautiful pictures.Candiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09820349874923006162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-29148560574791772462009-02-19T14:42:00.000+00:002009-02-19T14:42:00.000+00:00Fabulous library pix!Fabulous library pix!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-74625234095784190092009-02-19T13:49:00.000+00:002009-02-19T13:49:00.000+00:00Nice pics! Especially the first one of the reading...Nice pics! Especially the first one of the reading room.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-79569333395061853622009-02-19T11:33:00.000+00:002009-02-19T11:33:00.000+00:00Hello Lettuce: Great photos. I remember studying i...Hello Lettuce: Great photos. I remember studying in the Bodleian in Oxford during one of my college years. You had to sign a paper stating you wouldn't light any fires before you could get a card.tut-tuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15713003038275525797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21985601.post-31910795516873437242009-02-19T08:58:00.000+00:002009-02-19T08:58:00.000+00:00I haven't been to a library for years. I used to b...I haven't been to a library for years. I used to be a member of Fulham library when I lived there (lived in Fulham, that is, not in the library). I love being in the quiet of libraries, surrounded by books and other readers.Dumdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070838905120958459noreply@blogger.com