tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168521040936634641.post8557979274895321111..comments2023-10-20T17:05:47.347+02:00Comments on Lady of the Manor: Book review: Lady Catherine, the Earl and the real Downton AbbeyBirdiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09240886179336298463noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168521040936634641.post-54201926019880882792013-10-30T12:06:05.802+01:002013-10-30T12:06:05.802+01:00Ah Friesland! I'm also from there originally. ...Ah Friesland! I'm also from there originally. Dykstra and Talsma are names still very regularly found in Friesland (my mom's neighbor is called Dykstra!) In fact, many Frisian last names end with -stra or -sma. Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240886179336298463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168521040936634641.post-21767354548261636252013-10-30T02:42:35.448+01:002013-10-30T02:42:35.448+01:00From what I understand, they came looking for bett...From what I understand, they came looking for better jobs, etc. My family came from Gronigen and Friesland, I believe. Some of the family names were TenKlej (TenKley), Haack, Renskers, Dykstra, Talsma. Do any of them sound familiar?danosgrammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871394507952920385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168521040936634641.post-85489918489086138462013-10-29T23:51:19.726+01:002013-10-29T23:51:19.726+01:00When you finish it, please email it to me at hamle...When you finish it, please email it to me at hamlettethedame at gmail dot com :-) Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168521040936634641.post-90666813606153571492013-10-29T23:50:21.394+01:002013-10-29T23:50:21.394+01:00Yeah, I was thinking about that, but I don't b...Yeah, I was thinking about that, but I don't believe we have anyone doing the read-along who hasn't at least seen the movies, even if they haven't read the books. And we can always put a spoiler alert at the beginning of it. A character profile is exactly what I have in mind! Here's what he's like, here's what his role is in the story, here's what his character arc is, etc.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168521040936634641.post-77292473828435397442013-10-29T23:32:33.287+01:002013-10-29T23:32:33.287+01:00Hello Hamlette,
Yes, I would very much like to wri...Hello Hamlette,<br />Yes, I would very much like to write an article about Aragorn. Should it be sort of a character profile? I do wonder though, it must almost inevitably contain spoilers for what happens later in the books. Is that a problem?Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240886179336298463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168521040936634641.post-36647164877318046882013-10-29T10:11:32.428+01:002013-10-29T10:11:32.428+01:00Hello, thank you so much for visiting and commenti...Hello, thank you so much for visiting and commenting! <br />That is so interesting to hear about your ancestors coming from The Netherlands. Do you know anything more about the reasons why they came, just looking for a better life or something more specific. Do Dutch names still run in your family?Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240886179336298463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168521040936634641.post-43494538940077164462013-10-28T23:38:25.188+01:002013-10-28T23:38:25.188+01:00Thanks for this post. Looks like a good read. I&...Thanks for this post. Looks like a good read. I've read and seen other bits about Highclere, and as my daughter, Hamlette, said, I'm a big fan of Downton Abbey. 3 of my grandparents came over to the US from The Netherlands in the late 1800's, and the other grandmother is also of Dutch descent. So, I feel we're a bit akin to each other :-) danosgrammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871394507952920385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168521040936634641.post-76701647304999393522013-10-28T14:55:59.567+01:002013-10-28T14:55:59.567+01:00My mom really loves Downton Abbey, so I'll hav...My mom really loves <i>Downton Abbey</i>, so I'll have to recommend this to her!<br /><br />BTW, are you still interested in writing a guest post about Aragorn? I'm reading "At the Sign of the Prancing Pony" right now and will be posting about it in a couple days, and then "Strider" will be next, so a post about Aragorn would fit right in! Let me know if you're still interested.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.com