Comments on: Rest, then

By: OdetteO

OdetteO — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:43:30 +0000

p.s. I love the photos you’ve been posting on the parade!

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:16:21 +0000

These are old Insel books. They’re very sought after these days and quite expensive, but can often be found at antiques markets in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. I only have one in my possession, a lovely little book about Paul Klee.

By: Sue

Sue — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:00:18 +0000

As always, a pleasure to read and see.

By: OdetteO

OdetteO — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:04:02 +0000

I’m so sorry to hear you’re feeling poorly again. I second the wellness formula recommendation. & ginger poultices are always comforting.

For the comfort (or distraction) of books, some suggestions:

- Passionate Nomad: The Life of Freya Stark/Jane Fletcher Geniesse
- Isabelle: The Life of Isabelle Eberhardt/Annette Kobak
- Bronx Primitive & A Wider World/Kate Simon
- Heaven’s Breath: A Natural History of the Wind/Lyall Watson (can’t remember if I recommended this before)
- A Language Older than Words/Derrick Jensen
- Found Meals of the Lost Generation/Suzanne Rodriguez-Hunter
- Aphrodite: A memoir of the Senses/Isabel Allende
- The Last of Old Europe/AJP Taylor (picture book of the old world)
- Reading New York/John Tytell
- Remarkable, Unspeakable New York/Shaun O’Connell

And an idea to mull over: what if you wrote a short guide along the lines of Elizabeth Wurtzel’s The Secret of Life: Commonsense Advice for Uncommon Women? I would love love love to read your version of a guidebook (with illustrations, pretty please)

So presumptuous of me, but your writing makes me happy & I want to have it at hand, tangible-like. (& you had that idea about an advice column a while back…)

By: ee-nez

ee-nez — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:01:00 +0000

ahh, yes. we call the drink ‘apple pie’ because for some reason it tastes like the kind of apple pie we traditionally make in Poland. It is a very, very evil drink, because it’s so tasty and doesn’t seem alcohol-ish at all so you drink it and drink it and you don’t even know what hit you;P

By: Ghoul Next Door

Ghoul Next Door — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:54:31 +0000

Oh dear! Sorry to hear you are unwell; if you are into homeopathic remedies perhaps try some oscillococcinum http://www.oscillo.com/ (I do a part time gig at a healthfood store in addition to my other job…my customers swear by that stuff!) I do think you have to start taking it as soon as symptoms appear though…
Also: try Wellness Formula http://www.sourcenaturals.com/products/GP1345/ – in addition to stuff like echinacea, goldenseal, zinc, etc, it has astragalus, garlic, olive leaf, horehound and propolis, it’s really great stuff.
Also, Hildegard Von Bingen is excellent ambient music for a sick day(s)!

Aren’t those Stieg Larsson books RIVETING? And I believe there is one more to come, as well! Right now I am reading October Dreams: A Halloween Anthology, in addition to some compilations edited by sisters Seon Manley & Gogo Lewis – Dames of Detection, Mistresses of Mystery, Ghostly Gentlewomen, etc. In addition to such great collections of stories, the covers are phenomenal -check out this gallery @Amazon : http://tinyurl.com/ylberc2

Yay on the tumblr blog, I already see you over there stealing my CB I hate perfume!