tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post8892295063969612954..comments2024-03-23T16:18:34.397+00:00Comments on Where Five Valleys Meet: CollectionsRosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-58813680633129597692016-09-23T19:19:59.110+01:002016-09-23T19:19:59.110+01:00Dear Mariette - this post is one of my earlier one...Dear Mariette - this post is one of my earlier ones, but I did appreciate reading your kind comments and hearing about your own collections.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-32116348554568207332016-09-23T18:46:33.321+01:002016-09-23T18:46:33.321+01:00Dearest Rosemary,
Very lovely pea pods you have an...Dearest Rosemary,<br />Very lovely pea pods you have and as you said, they are extremely rare.<br />We have always found it interesting to collect pieces for dear friends that they love. One friend, a former FBI agent collected whales and we've carried many home with us, little pieces of pewter, silver or ceramic but all very unique.<br />As for me, I love roses and angels and our home is filled up with many in different materials, also silver ones.<br />Sending you hugs and admiration for your style and class and writing skills.<br />Mariette Mariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-57386503145270816282011-09-29T15:00:37.686+01:002011-09-29T15:00:37.686+01:00Dear Kate - as far as I can remember there is no G...Dear Kate - as far as I can remember there is no Grinling Gibbons work left at Strawberry Hill. Sadly the collection has been dispersed which must count as a tragic loss to this country's cultural heritage. I have managed to find an image of the cravat which I have now incorporated into the post. You can see beautiful examples of Grinling's work in St. Paul's Cathedral and many of our stately homes.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-67848172819024370762011-09-29T14:36:49.848+01:002011-09-29T14:36:49.848+01:00Oh, gorgeous piece, Rosemary. I shall never downsi...Oh, gorgeous piece, Rosemary. I shall never downsize: beautiful things are a joy to see and feel and possess, and they improve my quality of life. I am a confirmed upsizer. This is a little awkward right now because Big Al, my nephew, is intent on helping me dispose of my beautiful things.<br /><br />Grinling Gibbons is a new one on me. If our beloved (albeit hatstand)Walpole loved him, then he's a friend of mine too. I shall clock his work as I wander round Strawberry Hill and take copious pictures: although there seems a really tactile quality to his work from your pictures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-76288734265791968022011-09-28T08:40:37.082+01:002011-09-28T08:40:37.082+01:00Hello Jane & Lance - H would never go out an b...Hello Jane & Lance - H would never go out an buy an object for himself, but he is happy to get them for me. Books, yes, objects, no.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-20047835497417192152011-09-28T08:25:45.823+01:002011-09-28T08:25:45.823+01:00Hello Rosemary:
It is interesting, as you say, to ...Hello Rosemary:<br />It is interesting, as you say, to ponder why we surround ourselves with the things that we do. All that we know from our extremely eclectic collections is that we should not wish to be parted from them and, try as we might, the collections do, almost imperceptibly, keep on growing.<br /><br />Your pea pods are so delightful and what fun to be on the look-out for them as they must occur so infrequently. The work of Grinling Gibbons is wonderful, now to have a few of his carvings would suit us very well!!!Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-16144048975826493262011-09-28T08:16:42.580+01:002011-09-28T08:16:42.580+01:00Hello Mark - I am pleased that you like them. Stan...Hello Mark - I am pleased that you like them. Stand alone pea pods are incredibly hard to find - I do not come across them very often.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-20883625017673396862011-09-28T02:21:42.927+01:002011-09-28T02:21:42.927+01:00Your collection of pea pods is delightful! The gre...Your collection of pea pods is delightful! The great thing about a unique collection like yours is that one isn't very likely to get inundated with pea pods from well-meaning friends. When I owned a live rabbit, I knew to announce to one and all that I was NOT collecting rabbit knicknacks!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.com