tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post4601975823969366576..comments2022-07-19T07:48:28.683-04:00Comments on Belle, Book, and Candle: A Life in Small ThingsBellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-73468534692768421062013-08-04T14:32:23.797-04:002013-08-04T14:32:23.797-04:00Good point, Penny, about Our Jane having fewer pos...Good point, Penny, about Our Jane having fewer possessions. I like your list. You have some intriguing items - I don't know anyone who has a collection of bird feathers.<br /><br />Thanks for letting me know about your 'small things.'<br /><br />How great that you have your parents' wallets and contents. I have my dad's leather one and used it as my own for a long time. It was a vertical bifold and I loved pulling it out of my purse. In this day of rampant identity theft, it does seem funny to think of carrying around one's SS card. Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-64842567170952767622013-08-04T14:23:06.415-04:002013-08-04T14:23:06.415-04:00Kathy, I looked up "In the Garden with JA&quo...Kathy, I looked up "In the Garden with JA" and it looks delightful. I am sure you will enjoy it. Oops. My library doesn't have a copy. Too bad. I do love a pretty book of flowers!<br /><br />Nice collection of 'small things'. I am glad you don't have a full-size Vespa on your desk! And, I am happy to know I am not the only one who buys herself birthday presents... Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-78308519228105439432013-08-03T16:47:32.902-04:002013-08-03T16:47:32.902-04:00I wonder if I have too much clutter to even find t...I wonder if I have too much clutter to even find the small things, Belle. Jane Austin would have fewer "things", therefore more meaningful, I suppose, as was dictated by the time she lived in. I would hope my coin pearl necklace would make someone wonder about me while fingering the flat pearl, or the simple wedding band made by my husband. Then there is a collection of bird feathers, each one from a different bird . .<br /><br />What an intriguing question. <br /><br />I have both my mother's and my father's wallets. Old, folded singles, social security cards, paper driver's license. Imagine the time when one carried their ss card? Penny O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665025558373015362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-59748835739582198182013-08-03T10:39:35.142-04:002013-08-03T10:39:35.142-04:00After reading your Jane Austen posts, as well as s...After reading your Jane Austen posts, as well as stumbling on a movie version of Mansfield Park yesterday, I'm convinced that I need to read some more Jane--both her own writings, and something about her. I'll be reading the article by Kate Hutchings and what she thinks are essential reads, and I think I'll check out In the Garden With Jane Austen, by Kim Wilson, from my library. <br /><br />As for what "small things" that would show up in my biography, that's a good question. Perhaps the miniature Vespa I have on my desk, a notebook (because I write in one nearly every day), a small heart necklace that I bought myself for my 40th birthday... Kathy A. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01499969787028085716noreply@blogger.com