tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25057281.post2588689369619090881..comments2023-03-10T12:38:54.612+01:00Comments on Beth in France: Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14141877537334176841noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25057281.post-75732585903438775442009-06-20T19:11:34.451+02:002009-06-20T19:11:34.451+02:00Exciting Home Decor Update:
I found an old cotton...Exciting Home Decor Update: <br />I found an old cotton rug rolled up in the attic. It is the EXACT shade of blue that is on the walls. I just put it on the landing in front of the bookcase and it fits there PERFECTLY!<br /><br />WIN!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141877537334176841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25057281.post-80987555877660714022009-06-20T16:11:05.271+02:002009-06-20T16:11:05.271+02:00I love the paint color! And the book case is a dr...I love the paint color! And the book case is a dream...Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737226743269912754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25057281.post-24956437870522825532009-06-19T20:19:33.580+02:002009-06-19T20:19:33.580+02:00Obviously I love your bookshelves too (jumping on ...Obviously I love your bookshelves too (jumping on the bandwagon) but the Pepperidge Farm cookies made me laugh - when I was living in Le Chambon sur Lignon ("c'est un petit village près de Lyon!" as I used to explain to every French person I met) my senior year in high school, in '95, the idea of the American cookie was just catching on. They had a series of Lu commercials on where a French guy was catching hot American chicks by putting out "American-style" cookies where they could see them. The girls would say, in this *horrendously* exaggerated American accent, "Oh, COOKIES by LU!"<br /><br />I can't see LU biscuit boxes now without thinking, "OH, COOKIES by LU!"Heidihttp://littleowl.com/heidinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25057281.post-36559083980373145052009-06-19T16:41:57.262+02:002009-06-19T16:41:57.262+02:00I think I must have the Interwebz' coolest rea...I think I must have the Interwebz' coolest readers, ever. What other group of people could get so excited with me over my bookshelves!? <br />I *heart* you all.<br /><br />Pam- I shall count the days until you post a picture of your very own French do-it-yourself 'wall of wonders'.<br /><br />Barb- Your chilluns are Good Kids, despite their access to tasty snack foods. I know this because they are yours and so must have inherited mega-wonderful character from you, impervious to spoiling.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141877537334176841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25057281.post-90122058494263329892009-06-19T14:01:03.482+02:002009-06-19T14:01:03.482+02:00Just stopped back by to drool over those bookshelv...Just stopped back by to drool over those bookshelves some more. There is nothing dearer to a bibliophile's heart than a bookshelf--bricks & plywood; metal utility racks; IKEA folding shelves; and now this BurkinaMom in France standard of excellence in bookshelvery!!! I too am so envious. Le F and I made a special trip to Châteauroux to look for alternatives to custom-made shelves for the house in Le Blanc because of the issue of cost. We found some really cool, 7 shelf/7ft tall/2ft wide/1ft deep, unfinished pine for $102 e per kit. Just the thought of one whole wall dedicated to our books made us both hopeful!!!La Framéricainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09879118710247405871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25057281.post-29037772706837518212009-06-19T03:11:46.411+02:002009-06-19T03:11:46.411+02:00I too, envy the bookshelves. This is the only reas...I too, envy the bookshelves. This is the only reason for having a wall, other than keeping up a roof, and what a perfect place to pick your evening's entertainment as you ascend. My husband doesn't believe in bookshelves. He says, "You just need fewer books!" Evil man, he will assemble bookshelves in Hell. <br /><br />Eldest daughter says that she could never have lived without Dr. Pepper and Reese PB cups for 8 years. Perhaps I have spoiled my children?Momma Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503538950732048064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25057281.post-74475725785224884192009-06-18T22:43:50.692+02:002009-06-18T22:43:50.692+02:00I am completely envious of your bookshelves!! In ...I am completely envious of your bookshelves!! In this instance, YES, the staircase would count as my favourite room, too! (FYI, I only consider our home unpacked after a move when the books are on the shelves...)Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09695354700835113117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25057281.post-6871016511511383092009-06-18T20:33:43.297+02:002009-06-18T20:33:43.297+02:00I am SO JEALOUS of your bookshelves. I could real...I am SO JEALOUS of your bookshelves. I could really use some like that....Teacher Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11215145025563985398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25057281.post-11352765894913393162009-06-18T13:46:25.313+02:002009-06-18T13:46:25.313+02:00From the heart of Albuquerque, NM, I have nothing ...From the heart of Albuquerque, NM, I have nothing more to say, after "Congratulations!" than, "Those are MY bookshelves!!!" How did you get them from the living room (I mean "library") in Le Blanc? As "beauty is in the eye of the beholder," how did you get them out of my mind's eye and into your staircase?<br /><br />I bet you can sleep sooooo much better now that those bookshelves are up in their beautiful surrounding.<br /><br />Oh, the joys of junk food!La Framéricainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09879118710247405871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25057281.post-65204118770850190412009-06-18T10:56:03.079+02:002009-06-18T10:56:03.079+02:00Rocky- I'm not sure that "misery loves co...Rocky- I'm not sure that "misery loves company" is the best way for me to put this. Maybe I'll just say that I'd be thrilled to share such a similar "challenging" experience with you!<br />Workmen are EVIL, mostly. <br /> <br />Can your guy do much of it himself? Or you?Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141877537334176841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25057281.post-85261551736481344762009-06-18T09:38:17.412+02:002009-06-18T09:38:17.412+02:00You of everyone has some idea of what we would be ...You of everyone has some idea of what we would be in for if we get this house and have to start work on it....I live in fear of Spanish workmen...OMG we have had such terrible luck, except one of them.orenetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.com