tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post2476015363297164588..comments2024-03-13T07:34:24.149+00:00Comments on The Age of Uncertainty: An Afternoon With Virginia WoolfSteerforthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-83514394817965689902014-05-05T07:36:49.741+00:002014-05-05T07:36:49.741+00:00I see you got there before me! (Two years ago alm...I see you got there before me! (Two years ago almost to the day). I have lived in Seaford for 8 years and am an NT Member but never got round to visiting it for years. Your post has some interesting comments on it hasn't it. Tom Cunliffehttp://www.acommonreader.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-55760927276723982182012-05-09T00:56:29.794+00:002012-05-09T00:56:29.794+00:00Great photos, thanks for sharing. I just finished ...Great photos, thanks for sharing. I just finished reading Orlando. So good!Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615345242334094697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-63153052718421501492012-05-07T14:42:39.372+00:002012-05-07T14:42:39.372+00:00Might I recommend, To The River by Olivia Laing, a...Might I recommend, To The River by Olivia Laing, a Woolf obsessed exploration of the Ouse, just out in paperback. It's very good.JonathanMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14282373784021642208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-34116938549355420212012-05-05T22:36:32.750+00:002012-05-05T22:36:32.750+00:00Desperate Reader - I can imagine that Ravilious wo...Desperate Reader - I can imagine that Ravilious wouldn't have got on with the Charleston crowd. He was a pure artist, whereas they were gifted bohemians who created art, the sum of which was greater than its parts. I love Charleston greatly, but if I had to have something on my wall, it would be Ravilious every time. <br /><br />Helen - Glad you liked it. <i>A Shed of One's Own</i> doesn't quite have the same ring to it, does it?<br /><br />Pearl - No, it's not scary at all. I think it's the angle I chose. There's a bust of Leonard at the other end of the wall.<br /><br />zmck - You're right. It is a newish handle - probably a B&Q zinc-plated range called something inappropriate like 'Viscount' or 'Blenheim'.<br /><br />Brett - Glad you like it. <br /><br />Martin - You're near enough to make it worth the journey, if you combine the three places. But in spite of my post, I'd pick a sunny day as Charleston's garden is a feast of colour.<br /><br />Anna - The southeast is in my DNA, so I'm not a huge fan of rain, but after the last few months I've learned to appreciate it. There's something magical about dew-soaked grass and damp, ivy-clad walls.<br /><br />Mike - I think Virginia would have been more of a <i>Countdown</i> fan, getting depressed if the contestants came up with longer words.<br /><br />Nilly - Yes, that's my issue with Woolf - a free thinker and modernist in so many ways, but still very conventional when it came to the lower classes. She wrote something that suggested that working class soldiers in World War One didn't suffer as much because their sensibilities were less developed!Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-58619281665245671042012-05-05T19:47:37.862+00:002012-05-05T19:47:37.862+00:00Lovely photos! I'm a huge fan of the Bloomsbur...Lovely photos! I'm a huge fan of the Bloomsbury Group's colourful style and try to copy it wherever I can - but I do hope I have a better attitude towards the lower classes.nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-17052631995200015052012-05-05T09:00:35.402+00:002012-05-05T09:00:35.402+00:00I wonder if Virginia would have wagtched Flogit in...I wonder if Virginia would have wagtched Flogit in the afternoons when she was depressed?MikePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08589363260977274335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-88943107604398650422012-05-05T07:46:46.868+00:002012-05-05T07:46:46.868+00:00It may be because I'm a northener and rain is ...It may be because I'm a northener and rain is in my bones, but I really think English gardens look their best in the rain - all that lovely green...<br />This was such a lovely entry. Thank you. AnnaCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-35902673010326293002012-05-05T07:05:05.567+00:002012-05-05T07:05:05.567+00:00I must get along to Monk's House and Charlesto...I must get along to Monk's House and Charleston, one day soon. You've really whetted my appetite with this post.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-80327088690135600722012-05-05T05:08:17.637+00:002012-05-05T05:08:17.637+00:00Lovely, what a treat. Thanks!Lovely, what a treat. Thanks!Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09389916070547430075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-1703630937302286052012-05-05T04:44:07.868+00:002012-05-05T04:44:07.868+00:00In my obsessive way, I became fixated by the doorh...In my obsessive way, I became fixated by the doorhandle on the writing room door. I bet trillions it is not the one Woolf used. It looks v cheap and nasty. I wonder what could possibly have been the reason for changing it. Lovely pictures and post I should hasten to add.zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-45377995596980308942012-05-04T21:58:46.762+00:002012-05-04T21:58:46.762+00:00Wonderful stuff, thanks for sharing :o) Wow though...Wonderful stuff, thanks for sharing :o) Wow though, that's a scary looking statue in the first picture! Is it as terrifying in person?<br /><br />http://www.etsy.com/shop/PearlFogPearlFoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01801099750614747277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-1765511053064286912012-05-04T20:51:33.765+00:002012-05-04T20:51:33.765+00:00Charleston is one of my favourite places on earth....Charleston is one of my favourite places on earth. I love Monk's House too, being a great Woolf fan as you know and I've always envied the writing shed. Wonderful pictures you've taken xHelen Brocklebankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04572008161376510229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-86906628621375949812012-05-04T18:55:46.343+00:002012-05-04T18:55:46.343+00:00I believe Ravilious used to stay with Peggy Angus ...I believe Ravilious used to stay with Peggy Angus quite close by but the two grous weren't on friendly terms. Excellent use of a wet day.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-507233745804519132012-05-04T18:54:21.263+00:002012-05-04T18:54:21.263+00:00I believe Ravilious used to stay quite close by wi...I believe Ravilious used to stay quite close by with Peggy Angus but they weren't friendly with the Bloomsbury set. It looks wonderful, a good use of a rainy day.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-45067447023842375312012-05-04T16:41:00.600+00:002012-05-04T16:41:00.600+00:00Lucy - I should have mentioned the church too - on...Lucy - I should have mentioned the church too - only a mile east of Charleston, it's an inspiration. <br /><br />Thanks for the link (how do they get so many comments?!)<br /><br />Suki - It is strange seeing the very spot where she wrote, looking out at the view that greeted Woolf every time she looked up. The good thing about going on such a gloomy day was that I had the whole place to myself and didn't have to listen to any self-appointed experts wittering on.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-30280284391033653222012-05-04T16:25:31.733+00:002012-05-04T16:25:31.733+00:00thank you! I adore both Virginia and Vanessa. Ha...thank you! I adore both Virginia and Vanessa. Had no idea they lived so close. Never seen any pictures of Monk house. oh, maybe not as glamorous as her sister's place, however it is within these walls that she breathed and wrote and thunked. LOL.<br /><br />I am thrilled to vicariously see the rooms and gardens. wonderful post. am booking my flight now....sukipoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351851210507048174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-74563499455128698332012-05-04T15:31:38.554+00:002012-05-04T15:31:38.554+00:00I saw a couple of pictures recently on this post (...I saw a couple of pictures recently on this post (with loads of comments) <br /><br />http://hattatt.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/bishop-orders-painting.html<br /><br />and I'm pleased to see more here.<br />O! To have a room and money of my own....lucy joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863146546863419637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-52826823778464238892012-05-04T13:31:57.376+00:002012-05-04T13:31:57.376+00:00Glad you enjoyed it. The credit partly goes to the...Glad you enjoyed it. The credit partly goes to the very nice staff at Monk's House, who let me take as many photos as I liked.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-82205206165617852602012-05-04T13:04:04.869+00:002012-05-04T13:04:04.869+00:00Thanks for this wonderful little tour! I'm a ...Thanks for this wonderful little tour! I'm a big Woolf fan, and would love to visit one day, but it likely won't be soon, so seeing this made my morning.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14437131006500673982noreply@blogger.com