tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post8879944634294579379..comments2022-07-19T07:48:28.683-04:00Comments on Belle, Book, and Candle: Ladies of the Field by Amanda AdamsBellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-13181819463892036232013-09-26T10:51:41.132-04:002013-09-26T10:51:41.132-04:00Vicki, that sounds like a lot of trouble for a han...Vicki, that sounds like a lot of trouble for a handful of pins! But if you love to dig then that might seem like a treasure! <br /><br />As to the speculation: actually it was only about one of the featured women but it struck me as superfluous wondering that didn't enhance the profile. I have just noticed in a few books or articles I have read that this goes on and I don't like it. Give me facts or give me nothing! Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-73243306583645885642013-09-26T07:13:51.525-04:002013-09-26T07:13:51.525-04:00The only dig I've been on was in a city but it...The only dig I've been on was in a city but it made up my mind for me that I was not cut from the archaeologist cloth - it was over 40 degrees centigrade, under an iron roof, and the dig was 19th century workers cottages. I think the best find was a handful of pins. But I still love the idea of archaeology! This book sounds like something I would enjoy, but I agree about the problems of over-speculating.skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-11814001196534091882013-09-24T14:59:13.273-04:002013-09-24T14:59:13.273-04:00Joan, I was surprised to read that some of the wom...Joan, I was surprised to read that some of the women were 'up in years' and still digging and sifting. I don't know how they did it. True grit!Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-70367737564074662402013-09-24T14:38:40.262-04:002013-09-24T14:38:40.262-04:00What an adventure you had, Kathy. The closest I ha...What an adventure you had, Kathy. The closest I have ever been to an archaeological dig came from watching the Indiana Jones movies.<br /><br />This book doesn't go into a whole lot of detail about the digs themselves but offers an overview of each woman's life. Most, of course, came from wealth and were interested in travel. Archaeology became the focus for that.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-23499711853049908052013-09-24T08:47:38.312-04:002013-09-24T08:47:38.312-04:00I loved this book. Thanks for mentioning it a whi...I loved this book. Thanks for mentioning it a while ago. I thought I wanted to be an archeologist when I was a teenager. Maybe if I'd pursued that way back then, I would have enjoyed it. Now, I can't imagine living in the conditions these women did. I, like you, like clean sheets, warmth or coolness depending, good food, no bugs, but I admire women like these and never tire of reading about them.joan.kylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-13073448129868489502013-09-23T21:36:24.776-04:002013-09-23T21:36:24.776-04:00I should buy this book for my aunt who has worked ...I should buy this book for my aunt who has worked at archaeological digs in California, researching early settlers. I'd be tempted to read it first, though! I worked on a dig in the City of David when I was in college one summer--I thought it was great fun (though hard work, with picks and shovels and buckets of dirt--none of these little trowels or brushes you see in the movies), but I doubt I would enjoy it much now. I'm a little too attached to my comfortable bed and the lack of sand in my food.Kathy A. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01499969787028085716noreply@blogger.com