tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post3068248809213856948..comments2024-03-24T12:54:29.192-04:00Comments on P i g t o w n * D e s i g n: James Lees-Milne's BuildingsPigtown*Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-8296201601475450172008-12-30T22:26:00.000-05:002008-12-30T22:26:00.000-05:00AL... you've seen pix of the library! I'd never fi...AL... you've seen pix of the library! I'd never find them!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-1286171190632446332008-12-30T22:07:00.000-05:002008-12-30T22:07:00.000-05:00Then it is up to you to secret them out of the Sho...Then it is up to you to secret them out of the Shore, one volume at a time, in your handbag.An Aesthete's Lamenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620941811191294750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-50927025581116399352008-12-30T08:59:00.000-05:002008-12-30T08:59:00.000-05:00I think the very best thing that Lees-Milne did is...I think the very best thing that Lees-Milne did is to leave the royalties and publication rights from his books to the National Trust. <BR/><BR/>I think that my brother-in-law on the Shore got all of my father's copies of Lees-Milne's books.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-85907160653026239102008-12-30T08:47:00.000-05:002008-12-30T08:47:00.000-05:00Oh, but Pigtown, her lovers were much, much more i...Oh, but Pigtown, her lovers were much, much more interesting folks! However, I read JL-M's diaries religiously; they are such good reading, especially the one about his National Trust years. And his last lover, Michael Bloch, edited abridged versions of his last diaries and runs the official Lees-Milne website. Bloch also has written a Lees-Milne biography that will be published in September 2009An Aesthete's Lamenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620941811191294750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-33369393892901013772008-12-30T02:47:00.000-05:002008-12-30T02:47:00.000-05:00another winner!another winner!cotedetexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-36328141902040366812008-12-29T18:16:00.000-05:002008-12-29T18:16:00.000-05:00Have you read " Running for the Hills"? While it ...Have you read " Running for the Hills"? While it was first published in 2006 it has been my favorite book of 2008..Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17320342028348619490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-83621186949623598702008-12-29T14:54:00.000-05:002008-12-29T14:54:00.000-05:00Just read some of JLM's diaries this winter - deli...Just read some of JLM's diaries this winter - delightful company n'est ce pas? <BR/>KDMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-64044998220623239862008-12-29T14:42:00.000-05:002008-12-29T14:42:00.000-05:00AL... what about HIS lovers? Many and varied, too....AL... what about HIS lovers? Many and varied, too.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-78066219785726297942008-12-29T13:43:00.000-05:002008-12-29T13:43:00.000-05:00Ah, the fascinating Alvilde Bridges ... first the ...Ah, the fascinating Alvilde Bridges ... first the wife of 3rd Viscount Chaplin ... then the lover of Princess Winnaretta de Polignac ... then the lover of Vita Sackville-West ... then wife of JL-M ... what a curious couple ...An Aesthete's Lamenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620941811191294750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-38623214059800991262008-12-29T11:22:00.000-05:002008-12-29T11:22:00.000-05:00You find the most wonderful things. I need to make...You find the most wonderful things. I need to make time in 2009 for more hunting and gathering of treasures like this !Karenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-46570191024082996372008-12-29T10:08:00.000-05:002008-12-29T10:08:00.000-05:00I'm here from An Aesthete's Lament's blogroll - in...I'm here from An Aesthete's Lament's blogroll - intrigued by your blog's title. And how wonderful! I spent a little bit of time in Baltimore in the 1980s, and loved the city. It's nice to look around your blog. I love your interest in antiques and decor - but it was your photo of John Waters that made me laugh. I adore John - was thrilled when I got to meet him backstage after a performance of "AGlennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03681336164718681936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-67095755088977550172008-12-29T09:59:00.000-05:002008-12-29T09:59:00.000-05:00Looks like you found yet another treasure at the B...Looks like you found yet another treasure at the Book Thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-33731259731562016522008-12-29T09:36:00.000-05:002008-12-29T09:36:00.000-05:00What a fun find and those illustrations are lovely...What a fun find and those illustrations are lovely looking. They are a lot less dated looking than 1940s color photos would be. And what an interesting read; I just love the idea of popping next door to get the key.LINDA from Each Little Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380944603357066650noreply@blogger.com