tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post3138645490873083842..comments2024-03-08T07:03:12.909-05:00Comments on Life at Willow Manor: The TudorsTess Kincaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-80448367045452351912008-05-10T18:56:00.000-04:002008-05-10T18:56:00.000-04:00Hi Suza,Yes! That's the rhyme! And thanks for the ...Hi Suza,<BR/><BR/>Yes! That's the rhyme! <BR/><BR/>And thanks for the Tudor History site. I'll go take a look...Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-15654648397125125002008-05-10T02:33:00.000-04:002008-05-10T02:33:00.000-04:00Hi Willow,I also loved Anne of a Thousand Days. Bu...Hi Willow,<BR/>I also loved Anne of a Thousand Days. Burton and Bujold - ah!<BR/><BR/>In order, Henry VIII’s six wives were: Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr. Hence the rhyme:<BR/>Divorced, beheaded, died,<BR/>Divorced, beheaded, survived.<BR/><BR/>Here is another one I found while searching around. It's kind of fun. Once you get there scroll down to the comment by PhD historian: http://tudorhistory.org/queryblog/2007/09/question-from-sandra-old-rhyme-about.htmlSuzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16684999144031013661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-55408511519646328532008-05-09T22:18:00.000-04:002008-05-09T22:18:00.000-04:00Sarah, the jaems Herriot series is perhaps teh bes...Sarah, the jaems Herriot series is perhaps teh best series ever made. I love "ALl Creatures Great and Small!" We've watched it many times on DVD. <BR/><BR/>Willow, sorry, can't recall that ditty!Mmmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379020705220234984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-64249662798169259672008-05-09T18:15:00.000-04:002008-05-09T18:15:00.000-04:00Brit Gal, thanks! I think I would enjoy The House ...Brit Gal, thanks! I think I would enjoy The House of Eliott. Must que it up on Netflix. I have read James Harrott's All Creatures Great and Small and seen some of the film series...they're great.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-11204564876447045382008-05-09T17:53:00.000-04:002008-05-09T17:53:00.000-04:00OMG Willow you would absolutely adore the House of...OMG Willow you would absolutely adore the House of Elliott. It was a wonderous BBC costume drama in the 90's about 2 young genteel sisters who fall on hard times and become famous dress designers to the rich and famous. Fictional but just fabulous, I know you would love it.<BR/><BR/>There is another series we have been getting on Netflix too. All Creatures Great & Small from the BBC in the 80's. About James Herriot and Yorkshire vet and based on his real-life books.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542425639950850366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-2860888796140924702008-05-09T09:20:00.000-04:002008-05-09T09:20:00.000-04:00I wished I could remember my history better and am...I wished I could remember my history better and am impressed by your knowledge. Lovely photos. Hope you have a lovely day, dear Willow.<BR/>Hugs ~<BR/>AlexandraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-70637402542952241952008-05-09T08:41:00.000-04:002008-05-09T08:41:00.000-04:00What's this House of Eliot that everyone is talkin...What's this House of Eliot that everyone is talking about? I'm going over to IMDb to check it out...Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-12858708667873253022008-05-09T00:39:00.000-04:002008-05-09T00:39:00.000-04:00I wish I got Showtime because this is one series t...I wish I got Showtime because this is one series that I would not miss. Alas, I will have to catch it on DVD.<BR/><BR/>Ahh, Rebecca, The House of Eliot was fabulous!steviewrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233066158555762167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-20390774688535224842008-05-09T00:04:00.000-04:002008-05-09T00:04:00.000-04:00Mmm, nice hair! And thanks for giving me a remedy ...Mmm, nice hair! And thanks for giving me a remedy for the annoying "cross eyed effect". I'll give it a try. <BR/><BR/>Help me out here...isn't there a little ditty that helps you remember the wives of Henry VIII? Something like "divorced, beheaded, died..." and I can't remember the rest.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-21418658247310730452008-05-08T23:56:00.000-04:002008-05-08T23:56:00.000-04:00JRM is a very good actor, isn't he? As I don't hav...JRM is a very good actor, isn't he? <BR/><BR/>As I don't have cable it's another one of those shows to one day rent on DVD. I'm quite sure I'd like it. I love history and have a huge book on Brit Kings and Queens--it's fascinating! Occassionally I flip through it and try to figure out what led to what. In school I love history but hated having to figure out all the Edwards, Henry's, etc. Very confusing. We studied all of the monachy from 1066 on. It was gruuuuueling! Now I love to research this sort of thing. What a tangled web of events, each affecting the other. It's kind of like the '7 from Kevin Bacon' game!<BR/><BR/>Oh, hey, I like your bigger picture. The 'cross eyed' affect you mentioned in earlier post comment is the result of sizing down an image using html instead of importing it at 100%. So, best way to avoid that is to edit image to size you need then importing at 100%. <BR/><BR/>I also added an image to my profile but from the back. One day I can review this as a momento to my hair colour before the white already there showed up too much,,assuming I still ahve hair then! LOL.Mmmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379020705220234984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-57244917991595588322008-05-08T23:46:00.000-04:002008-05-08T23:46:00.000-04:00George Bellows would be a good post topic...I'll h...George Bellows would be a good post topic...I'll have to work something up soon. Glad you enjoyed him!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-7779968428731271332008-05-08T23:40:00.000-04:002008-05-08T23:40:00.000-04:00Not exactly the boxing crowd according to Dee Dee....Not exactly the boxing crowd according to Dee Dee. I did look up George Bellows and look at some of his work. You were right about his paintings. I could have used one to illustrate my poem. Thanks for expanding my artistic horizon. :)Pappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118854996343714131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-41929316218536689442008-05-08T23:20:00.000-04:002008-05-08T23:20:00.000-04:00Oh I am a huge historian and adore the Henry VIII ...Oh I am a huge historian and adore the Henry VIII through Elizabethan times, but we don't have HBO! So I am waiting for someone near or dear to buy me the first series on DVD :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542425639950850366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-28838388254968012592008-05-08T16:05:00.000-04:002008-05-08T16:05:00.000-04:00Thank you Mod Girl, it's a deal...20 years...but y...Thank you Mod Girl, it's a deal...20 years...but you must promise to remain my faithful reader! <BR/><BR/>Three years ago, it was the first time in 25 years that I didn't have someone to get up, pack a lunch for and make sure they got on the school bus, among a myriad of motherly duties. At first, I felt sad and strange and didn't know exactly what to do with myself. Now I am into the world of my own pursuits and it is a wonderful new adventure. Although, I do so miss Sesame Street, Richard Scarry and Hot Wheels!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-73546209917220048452008-05-08T15:52:00.000-04:002008-05-08T15:52:00.000-04:00Willow, I so admire your varied interests in the a...Willow, I so admire your varied interests in the arts and history, and the merging of the two! It's a nice change to come to your blog and read about things that are quite different from my everyday, which includes Sesame Street, Richard Scarry, and Hot Wheels. I look forward to a stage in life when I'm more able to explore... For now I'm doing good to read a few pages in a book at night after collapsing on the couch! I think you must continue to blog for the next 20 years so that when I'm able you can guide me back into variety of interesting pursuits!Christian - Modobject@Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09687272618188063178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-36525477163946187762008-05-08T15:45:00.000-04:002008-05-08T15:45:00.000-04:00I enjoyed Jeremy Northam in Possession, The Golden...I enjoyed Jeremy Northam in Possession, The Golden Bowl and Gosford Park and An Ideal Husband, to name a few. I'm not familiar with The Statement...I'm going over to IMDB to look it up!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-13893560911523739992008-05-08T15:37:00.000-04:002008-05-08T15:37:00.000-04:00Willow, I am so out of the tv watching mode....unf...Willow, I am so out of the tv watching mode....unfortunately....but this is something that I know I would enjoy watching. And I love Jeremy Northam...he is fabulous in every movie he does...did you like him in The Statement? I thought he did a great job. He really is handsome in a most interesting way...his face is so unique.Laviniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810442216887536113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-20713564484102864632008-05-08T12:17:00.000-04:002008-05-08T12:17:00.000-04:00I heard this was on, but we don't have cable....ye...I heard this was on, but we don't have cable....yet. Maybe at the new house.Striderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809828176514703114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-89150442240101752372008-05-08T10:31:00.000-04:002008-05-08T10:31:00.000-04:00I really like Jonathan Rhys-Meyers. I see the stre...I really like Jonathan Rhys-Meyers. I see the stretch here, though as far as casting. Still, he's definitely eye-catching. Funny, you have a pic of Peter Sellers from a movie I had never even heard of until just the other day when I caught the World of Henry Orient. I wondered how that one slipped past me all these years!Michelle Engel Bencskohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16219482020450093441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-66884312887111203372008-05-08T09:44:00.000-04:002008-05-08T09:44:00.000-04:00DeeDee your gracious comments always mean so much....DeeDee your gracious comments always mean so much. Thank you for being you.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-90938663577118989912008-05-08T09:36:00.000-04:002008-05-08T09:36:00.000-04:00Willow, this is one of those times when I would li...Willow, this is one of those times when I would like to have Showtime.. I too have always been fascinated with the British Monarchy...it is true we want glamourous good looking people to watch in these roles..<BR/><BR/>Speaking of good looking people..I love your photo ...your such a beautiful girl..you and Betsy :)Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03369948264736239411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-40439644236081857212008-05-08T09:23:00.000-04:002008-05-08T09:23:00.000-04:00Betsy, do I remember? I did talk about it for week...Betsy, do I remember? I did talk about it for weeks, maybe even years. It was Anne of a Thousand Days with Richard Burton and Geneviève Bujold. We watched it in our British Literature class. The teacher was amazing and I absolutely loved that class. It was made in 1969, so when I was in high school, it was still a new movie. I haven't seen it in ages. Gotta que it up in my Netflix.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-50893887577793823522008-05-08T09:19:00.000-04:002008-05-08T09:19:00.000-04:00Lavinia, Netflix is an online service where you pa...Lavinia, Netflix is an online service where you pay a monthly fee to have movie discs mailed to you and after watching, you mail them back in the provided envelope. I just joined last week. I picked the cheapest plan...$4.99 per month. And I have been very impressed with the shipping speed and selection of films.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-38553455658573989162008-05-08T09:14:00.000-04:002008-05-08T09:14:00.000-04:00Haven't seen it but have heard some good things. ...Haven't seen it but have heard some good things. I don't mind some creative license either. Love the period costumes of this time. And I'm easy to hate Henry, huh! Do you remember watching an Ann Bolen/Henry movie in high school? I'd never seen you so moved my a movie. I think you watched it in a history class. You talked about it for weeks.Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-85458151427818146082008-05-08T09:11:00.000-04:002008-05-08T09:11:00.000-04:00Willow, what is this Netflix that everyone keeps t...Willow, what is this Netflix that everyone keeps talking about? IS it a channel or a video store?<BR/><BR/>I feel out of it...<BR/><BR/>ThanksLaviniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810442216887536113noreply@blogger.com