tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post1275232769066673930..comments2024-03-28T20:35:37.931-04:00Comments on Hamlette's Soliloquy: My Summer To-Do ListHamlette (Rachel)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-32210384922876303982015-06-17T19:33:14.530-04:002015-06-17T19:33:14.530-04:00Let's see... so far I've started my next n...Let's see... so far I've started my next novel, gone to see <i>Age of Ultron</i> again, read 1 book from my TBR shelf (and am almost done with another), had another squirt gun fight with my kids, started cleaning my crafting corner, watched all of <i>Cranford</i> (RTC is on hold at the library and I'll watch it next week -- if I liked it as much as I liked Cranford, I'm so buying Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-40551783630388528442015-06-17T19:19:28.273-04:002015-06-17T19:19:28.273-04:00So how's it going so far? Have you watched Cra...So how's it going so far? Have you watched Cranford and Return to Cranford yet? Because I may just happen to love them both and am excited to hear that you want to watch them! Will look forward to hearing your thoughts. :)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-27983806048568541732015-06-12T08:17:07.641-04:002015-06-12T08:17:07.641-04:00Thanks, Walker Louise! I actually made the lavend...Thanks, Walker Louise! I actually made the lavender lemonade last week, and my kids declared it smelled and tasted too much like flowers, but I liked it :-)Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-78380829163500202162015-06-11T13:32:05.959-04:002015-06-11T13:32:05.959-04:00You have an amazing list! The water gun fight and ...You have an amazing list! The water gun fight and the lavender lemonade sound great. Good luck with your list. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10781275241953803923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-68781558062880094172015-06-05T09:18:10.398-04:002015-06-05T09:18:10.398-04:00Thanks! That's what I'm hoping. :)Thanks! That's what I'm hoping. :) Katie Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818413749107653398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-37401368847986163272015-06-05T07:32:43.611-04:002015-06-05T07:32:43.611-04:00Sounds like you're well on your way! And yes,...Sounds like you're well on your way! And yes, the sort of mixing of cultures was very fascinating. And led to some interesting romances and friendships, too!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-62848996631181953512015-06-03T09:09:36.976-04:002015-06-03T09:09:36.976-04:00Well, I've always been kind of in awe of all t...Well, I've always been kind of in awe of all the people who lived through that war and had to make so many sacrifices. When I was a kid, I read a WWII novel set in Holland called "The Winged Watchman," and it was amazing how much the characters went through. <br /><br />I also find the whole thing of "American-soldiers-going-over-to-Europe-and-meeting-European-folks" Katie Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818413749107653398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-59847218458446261312015-06-02T10:06:28.779-04:002015-06-02T10:06:28.779-04:00Precisely :-D
What do you love about the WWII era...Precisely :-D<br /><br />What do you love about the WWII era?Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-89953299684150603892015-06-02T09:25:30.240-04:002015-06-02T09:25:30.240-04:00Sorry, I made a comment and then realized it looke...Sorry, I made a comment and then realized it looked weird, so I deleted it. What I was trying to say was, I agree with you--you do have to love what you write, and that's the most important thing. Katie Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818413749107653398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-88111353215505369082015-06-02T08:29:08.830-04:002015-06-02T08:29:08.830-04:00I say, write what you love. It's relatively e...I say, write what you love. It's relatively easy to learn things, so writing what you know is a moot point. But if you don't love it, what's the point?Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-79254186436036058852015-06-01T10:44:12.924-04:002015-06-01T10:44:12.924-04:00Yeah, it really seems to work best if you write ab...Yeah, it really seems to work best if you write about what you know well. Writing is so much fun--I love imagining characters :)Katie Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818413749107653398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-42846565324882836732015-06-01T08:04:08.712-04:002015-06-01T08:04:08.712-04:00Olivia, it makes me happy too. And if I can, I do...Olivia, it makes me happy too. And if I can, I do want to reread <i>Ivanhoe</i> later this year! Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-66666313619296176472015-06-01T08:03:39.613-04:002015-06-01T08:03:39.613-04:00Hee, thanks, Jamie! And you should. Squirt gun f...Hee, thanks, Jamie! And you should. Squirt gun fights are always a good idea.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-74100945034219889482015-06-01T08:02:45.788-04:002015-06-01T08:02:45.788-04:00You know, I have the hardest time remembering if t...You know, I have the hardest time remembering if the P&P family has one T or two. Weird mental block. Sorry!<br /><br />My craft corner has stuff not just for me, but for art projects my kids do for school, and also for the Sunday School class I help teach, and it is a DISASTER. I should take before-and-after photos.<br /><br />Wait, what? Tom? Tom Hiddleston? Is in Return to Cranford?Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-32709112746994513802015-05-31T15:32:31.263-04:002015-05-31T15:32:31.263-04:00Cool! I love that you're doing a Robin Hood y...Cool! I love that you're doing a Robin Hood year...it makes me happy, for some reason:D (You should totally reread Ivanhoe. But that's just me;D )<br /><br />Good luck on all your plans!Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546655886492251059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-62843403997504283122015-05-31T13:39:23.498-04:002015-05-31T13:39:23.498-04:00This post is awesome! I should do a squirt gun fig...This post is awesome! I should do a squirt gun fight with my brother too!<br /><br />~JamieJamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17203554335912426375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-32831255830646681852015-05-31T01:47:08.429-04:002015-05-31T01:47:08.429-04:00I'm so honoured that I inspired you to write t...I'm so honoured that I inspired you to write this post! Your list as very lovely - especially the squirt gun fighting. Sounds so much fun! :-) <br /><br />Best of luck on your new novel! I had an EXTREMELY messy crafting shelf in my room for ages - kept on procrastinating the organising of it. I finally did, though, and it feels so much better now. Craft corners are the easier kind to get Naomi Pittshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13932777444665441104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-3721420140204896652015-05-30T19:40:03.609-04:002015-05-30T19:40:03.609-04:00Aibhilin, thanks! I hope so.Aibhilin, thanks! I hope so.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-30726789391629479582015-05-30T19:39:49.769-04:002015-05-30T19:39:49.769-04:00Lois, Cranford seems to be pretty universally love...Lois, <i>Cranford</i> seems to be pretty universally loved, so I'm greatly looking forward to it! Got the first disc, so I hope to see it in a day or two.<br /><br /><i>Agents of SHIELD</i> got Really REALLY <b>REALLY</b> good at episode 14 of Season 1. And then Season 2 started out a little slow too, but I just watched eps 15 and 16 last night, and it got Really Good again. So I Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-17329752246510387082015-05-30T18:49:49.273-04:002015-05-30T18:49:49.273-04:00Ooooooh great list! :-)Ooooooh great list! :-)Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946413686778364463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-8986552987534576092015-05-30T18:43:40.937-04:002015-05-30T18:43:40.937-04:00I've watched Cranford (and loved it) but I hav...I've watched Cranford (and loved it) but I have yet to watch Return to Cranford. I need to finish Agents of Shield too. I stopped halfway through the first season when I got really busy with school. :(Lois TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-27533950036863776992015-05-30T17:49:49.530-04:002015-05-30T17:49:49.530-04:00Jessica, oooooh! A first novel! Awesome! I love...Jessica, oooooh! A first novel! Awesome! I love WWII. <br /><br />And that's kind of why I write westerns -- I know the time period and love it, and all its trappings. (I know a lot about WWII too, though, cuz I write fanfic set there. If I ever get tired of westerns, I can hop over to that era.)Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-46177616427032682015-05-30T17:48:06.724-04:002015-05-30T17:48:06.724-04:00Ashley, no, it doesn't. It does involve a lyn...Ashley, no, it doesn't. It does involve a lynch mob, though.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-10551618242976684402015-05-30T15:59:34.282-04:002015-05-30T15:59:34.282-04:00That all sounds great :)
I have a whole bunch of s...That all sounds great :)<br />I have a whole bunch of stuff to do this summer, including (like you) writing a novel! Yippee!! It's something I've always wanted to do and never really been able to, but this time it seems to be working all right (so far!), and I'm REALLY excited about it. It's about England in WWII. <br />I hope your YA Western goes well--I love Westerns, but I Katie Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818413749107653398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881774.post-69198192376639123062015-05-30T15:10:19.297-04:002015-05-30T15:10:19.297-04:00Does that YA western have anything to do with a ti...Does that YA western have anything to do with a time traveler and a gyrocycle thing? ;)<br />Cool list!Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12335689970676214959noreply@blogger.com