tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post7394468536338851371..comments2022-07-19T07:48:28.683-04:00Comments on Belle, Book, and Candle: Griffin and Sabine, Sabine's Notebook, and The Golden Mean by Nick BantockBellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-55904419900813764102016-11-14T16:09:41.076-05:002016-11-14T16:09:41.076-05:00Well, Kat, they are picture books but so much more...Well, Kat, they are picture books but so much more. I enjoyed reading and looking at them. Give them a try.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-16258543969485213242016-11-14T12:29:00.076-05:002016-11-14T12:29:00.076-05:00Belle, these are lovely. I, too, ignored them whe...Belle, these are lovely. I, too, ignored them when they came out. Perhaps I thought they were picture books!Kathttp://mirabiledictu.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-87198847627741363542016-10-26T13:00:20.200-04:002016-10-26T13:00:20.200-04:00Hello and thanks for the laugh. I had to look up t...Hello and thanks for the laugh. I had to look up the Postman books! They look delightful and I can see how you would have been attracted to them during that time of your life. I will have to give them a try!Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-86143879702809135902016-10-26T12:57:01.467-04:002016-10-26T12:57:01.467-04:00Hi, Kathy. Sorry to be slow in answering your comm...Hi, Kathy. Sorry to be slow in answering your comment but am just returning from a trip to see fall foliage in the Smoky Mountains. A grand display!<br /><br />I agree with you about maybe not appreciating the first Griffin and Sabine book before I started my own art journey! Now, of course, I find them inspiring and love looking not only at the illustrations but reading the couple's secret correspondence. Definitely give them a try.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-89048341593209180652016-10-26T12:52:15.780-04:002016-10-26T12:52:15.780-04:00Hi, Joan. Sorry to be so slow in responding to you...Hi, Joan. Sorry to be so slow in responding to your comment but have been leaf-peeping in the Smoky Mountains. The colors were not as vibrant as in New England...more of soft rust and orange colors but still a treat for the eyes.<br /><br />I was reminded about these books upon recently meeting a woman named Sabine. She had not heard of the series so I was doing a little investigating and discovered how many more have been published since the first one. They are very fun to look through.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-13330698595919323652016-10-26T11:04:18.941-04:002016-10-26T11:04:18.941-04:00When these came out I was lost in a welter of gett...When these came out I was lost in a welter of getting married and having a baby on top of working full time. Therefore, my favorites of this epistolary genre are the "Postman" books by the Ahlbergs...GSGreatEscaperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03362042499522934670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-83920146760820270002016-10-23T09:41:50.234-04:002016-10-23T09:41:50.234-04:00I read at least the first one of the Griffin and S...I read at least the first one of the Griffin and Sabine books a long time ago, probably when it first came out. I remember that it was a work of art! This was long before I started sketching and keeping illustrated journals, so perhaps a rereading is required, especially now that there are more books in the series. I think I would appreciate them more now.Kathy A. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01499969787028085716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-80292963025079971782016-10-22T10:03:53.551-04:002016-10-22T10:03:53.551-04:00I was sure I'd read the first Griffin and Sabi...I was sure I'd read the first Griffin and Sabine book, but it doesn't show up on my Book Read list. That doesn't mean I didn't read it, just that I read it during one of the times when I wasn't so careful about logging in my reading. I remember the book being charming and lovely. I almost named one of my cats Sabine. My stepson had a dog named Griffin.joan.kylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.com