tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post2686026015548575689..comments2024-03-24T05:36:35.449-07:00Comments on Patricia Gray | Interior Design Blog™: Wrapping up 2009Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217566407504060905noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-65359049733787462612011-02-14T20:28:42.764-08:002011-02-14T20:28:42.764-08:00Smart blog.thanks to share this blog with us.
...Smart blog.thanks to share this blog with us.<br /><br /><br /> Havenlife@rocketnail.comclippingimageshttp://www.clippingimages.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-20620502924829958752010-01-12T18:11:50.853-08:002010-01-12T18:11:50.853-08:00I can't wait to read the raved about Elegance ...I can't wait to read the raved about Elegance of the Hedgehog. With a little one at home, it has gotten much harder for me to travel, so I have immersed myself in travelogues, such as Catfish and Mandala, Three Cups of Tea. But my hands down first choice is Colin Thubron's Shadow of the Silk Road. For fiction: Olive Kitteredge and Zorba the Greek. Enjoy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-33340524509875288472010-01-11T16:37:05.731-08:002010-01-11T16:37:05.731-08:00The Help - loved it. Also, I second The Book Thief...The Help - loved it. Also, I second The Book Thief.<br />I am waiting (not so patiently) for Elegance of the Hedgehog to come out in the Kindle edition!melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00956053283547372068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-14581320674964012082010-01-08T09:39:50.503-08:002010-01-08T09:39:50.503-08:00The Road
The HelpThe Road<br />The Helppve designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527745630303158002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-56332030077324355542010-01-05T22:41:12.496-08:002010-01-05T22:41:12.496-08:00the Book Thief by Markus Zusak
http://www.theage.c...the Book Thief by Markus Zusak<br />http://www.theage.com.au/news/reviews/the-book-thief/2005/09/08/1125772645161.html<br />incredibly moving and hard to put downGwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07004696454976724108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-47747186541001194562010-01-04T20:38:10.590-08:002010-01-04T20:38:10.590-08:00Hi Qerat
I have read both Stumbling On Happiness &...Hi Qerat<br />I have read both Stumbling On Happiness & Outlier - both excellent reads. I will check out:The Towering World Of Jimmy Choo & Ahdaf Soueif. Which book of Ahdaf Soueif do you recommend.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217566407504060905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-35118365859256943162010-01-04T20:26:38.703-08:002010-01-04T20:26:38.703-08:00Hi Anon
I read the book A Thousand Splendid Suns l...Hi Anon<br />I read the book A Thousand Splendid Suns last year. It is a great read to understand the Muslim mentality towards women, and to understand how the Muslim women are trapped in this mind set.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217566407504060905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-2729092237890527822010-01-01T16:45:23.185-08:002010-01-01T16:45:23.185-08:00My most recent, favorite book is A Thousand Splend...My most recent, favorite book is A Thousand Splendid Suns. The book is both heartbreaking and inspirational, and an insight into the lives of women in a country where they are treated as second class citizens. Another excellent book is Three Cups of Tea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-92135268798554011032010-01-01T13:44:41.321-08:002010-01-01T13:44:41.321-08:00I loved Elegance of the Hedgehog. It took me a whi...I loved Elegance of the Hedgehog. It took me a while to get inot it, but then I was hooked. It's been made into a movie, which doesn't do it justice. I've just finished Stunt Road by Indie Author Greg Mose. Fantastic! Makes you question a lot of things that we just accept as true. And jsut a great read with lots of himour. Happy New year!<br /><br />SophiaSophia van Woenselnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-66397917881176608672009-12-31T22:34:30.784-08:002009-12-31T22:34:30.784-08:00Olive Kettering, and Loving Frank (Lloyd Wright) ...Olive Kettering, and Loving Frank (Lloyd Wright) both are very good! Happy New Years!Karenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-33780349048940059482009-12-31T13:12:32.757-08:002009-12-31T13:12:32.757-08:00Not a reader at all, how I got through design scho...Not a reader at all, how I got through design school @ 40 is still a mystery...(must admit I used a tape recorder often in my classes)<br />Everyword is upside down and backwards to me, so hard to get into a book when you are Dyslexic, so I do my best to enjoy reading cook books and design books...and I have many of both...Fav now is Dwellings, Living with great style and a few Julia Child cookbooks.<br />Happy New Year to you, hope 2010 gives you everything your heart desires...and more clients than you can handle ;)<br />Regards, Carol Ann xCarolAnne - camdesignhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870903742909653119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-53061302409078100582009-12-31T09:18:21.329-08:002009-12-31T09:18:21.329-08:00Love Orhan Pamuk.
Will brave the snow conditions ...Love Orhan Pamuk.<br />Will brave the snow conditions and run to Borders to get Elegance of the Hedgehog.<br />tend to gravitate towartds contemporary american fiction and just finished Sarah Conley by Ellen Gilchrist.<br />Looking forward to seeing you in 2010.<br />Happy New Year,<br />Francine<br />ps will be thinking of you as i will be glued to my TV watching the Olympics...Francine Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042631088215474109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-55437239332811184802009-12-30T21:40:16.490-08:002009-12-30T21:40:16.490-08:00I just finished reading "What the Dog Saw&quo...I just finished reading "What the Dog Saw". It's a fascinating read; but then I love anything written by Malcolm Gladwell. <br /><br />Another book I just read that I could not put down, was "The Glass Castle", a memoir by Jeannette Walls. I cannot get that book out of my head, it made such an impression on me.Inez Braznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-67450836979120676422009-12-30T17:43:12.196-08:002009-12-30T17:43:12.196-08:00Patricia, I love this post! I gave my husband &quo...Patricia, I love this post! I gave my husband "What the dog saw" for Christmas so we could both read it! Also, I read the quote about writing to him and several friends. Thanks for the other recommendations too! Have a happy and healthy new year !Hill Country House Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15669069876394459689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-61706451167485154462009-12-30T17:03:25.654-08:002009-12-30T17:03:25.654-08:00I, too, enjoyed The Elegance of the Hedgehog, but ...I, too, enjoyed The Elegance of the Hedgehog, but confess to not having read either of the others, though have read Snow byParmuk. I would recommend anything by Colm Toibin.<br />Read on!<br />MarnieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-66264685361671834452009-12-30T15:30:27.835-08:002009-12-30T15:30:27.835-08:00I just finished "Smart Girls Like Me", w...I just finished "Smart Girls Like Me", which was an entertaining, quick read. I also recommend "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan -- one of the best books I read this year!Niche Interiorshttp://nicheinteriors.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-89205056123943253542009-12-30T09:11:01.711-08:002009-12-30T09:11:01.711-08:00Patricia,
I'm reading The Tipping Point, by ...Patricia,<br /><br />I'm reading The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell. Great read. <br /><br />I'm also getting familiar with my iPhone and apps for efficiency as a designer and blogger. An app called 2Do: A great to do list with tabs etc. keeps everything in one great place on your iPhone.<br /><br />Cheers!<br /><br />BetteAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115674582600945465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-26919521175458661062009-12-30T04:34:50.288-08:002009-12-30T04:34:50.288-08:00The Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux.The Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux.Sedat Kurtulushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11907497971564895959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842244027880136050.post-50715259404736165682009-12-30T02:47:36.623-08:002009-12-30T02:47:36.623-08:00Patricia, it is always interesting getting into pe...Patricia, it is always interesting getting into people's minds to see how they think and what they think about. Books, to me, are one way to get to know a person. What they read says a lot about who they are, or who they want to be sometimes.<br />Love Pamuk by the way.<br />For the past couple of years i have been reading non fiction, Some of my favourites that I now can recall are:<br /><br />- Stumbling On Happiness.<br />- Outliers.<br />- The Towering World Of Jimmy Choo (its a business book by the way and a must for designers that are trying to build a successful company)<br />- Mavericks at work<br /><br />For fiction I highly recommend Ahdaf Soueif, an Egyptian Novelistqerathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749203820088469885noreply@blogger.com