tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481340601069600500.post4862976955910309396..comments2023-10-10T17:53:18.369+08:00Comments on Chapter III: Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175734326888791038noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481340601069600500.post-47855251519248063392008-04-16T09:42:00.000+08:002008-04-16T09:42:00.000+08:00What a hoot! A g-g-g-g-g-grandmother who 'gets aro...What a hoot! A g-g-g-g-g-grandmother who 'gets around'!Fairlie - www.feetonforeignlands.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00145612102935177016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481340601069600500.post-18949972826251546122008-04-15T23:01:00.000+08:002008-04-15T23:01:00.000+08:00Jennifer: I knew in my teens that Gainsborough had...Jennifer: I knew in my teens that Gainsborough had painted her, and that Sir Joshua Reynolds had painted her husband (who is our ancestor), but I'd completely forgotten that she was in the US. In my mind, both pictures were in the National Portrait Gallery in London. So it was an absolute thrill to walk into that room in the National Gallery and see her hanging there!<BR/>This portrait of her has also been used on the cover of a Penguin classics edition of 'Sense and Sensibility', and in a British ad for all-terrain bicycles. She clearly likes to get around!<BR/>And even if you put purple specs on Lady E, there's no way I'd look anything like her, but thanks anyway!Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07175734326888791038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481340601069600500.post-84089496674452927292008-04-15T19:14:00.000+08:002008-04-15T19:14:00.000+08:00Did you know that her portrait was there? You must...Did you know that her portrait was there? You must have.... How fabulous!! Beauty runs in the family, I see.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383220573177416855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481340601069600500.post-60596413204187221032008-04-15T11:33:00.000+08:002008-04-15T11:33:00.000+08:00GORGEOUS cherry blossom, much better than a month ...GORGEOUS cherry blossom, much better than a month ago in Japan when we were there, and only saw a measly half-tree's worth in Yanagawa! SO THAT'S what all the fuss is about! Well worth it.<BR/><BR/>And the GGGGGGG! DO tell! I'm trying to Skype you and keep missing you!Laura Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13299523378009842115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481340601069600500.post-11485043534604604532008-04-15T06:38:00.000+08:002008-04-15T06:38:00.000+08:00Those Blossoms! Stop! You are making me want to vi...Those Blossoms! Stop! You are making me want to visit <BR/>Washington and our budget doesn't allow it.<BR/><BR/>And that portrait. If I was to have a portrait painted that is the style in which I would want it done. Lots of soft focus...Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00831936165024410678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481340601069600500.post-69730333710547569012008-04-15T04:12:00.000+08:002008-04-15T04:12:00.000+08:00I am so intrigued and spellbound... what marvelous...I am so intrigued and spellbound... what marvelous information and history, and what a beautiful g.g.g.g.g.-gran you have!<BR/>The trees look fluffy with blossoms. I know it must look even more wonderful in person, and weren't you fortunate to be there at the right time to witness it all!<BR/>Welcome home, and thanks for bringing better temperatures.Natalie, the Chickenbloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07424213130274740719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481340601069600500.post-77370806759086068882008-04-14T23:55:00.000+08:002008-04-14T23:55:00.000+08:00Well Lesley or should I say Lady Lesley and of co...Well Lesley or should I say Lady Lesley and of course I am bobbing as we speak, this is really a moment when we truly wish that these walls could speak. What a fantastic trip it must have been for you. Love ShelleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com