tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post135515912391728588..comments2024-03-25T22:00:50.265+00:00Comments on *An English Travel Writer*: In the Grant MuseumJenny Woolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-3830258170515177172011-09-21T13:37:11.555+01:002011-09-21T13:37:11.555+01:00Hello Jenny, I just realised how many posts of you...Hello Jenny, I just realised how many posts of yours I'd missed when I started to read! I'm bookmarking the links you give, especially for the Grant Museum. I'm fascinated by the quagga, and those glass sea creatures are beautiful. I like the Museum's sense of humour too with the audience in the gallery - they'd be a quiet lot :D)<br /><br />How marvellous for you to be there to see your daughter give a talk. Does she specialise in a particular type of research or subject?Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849036690807834080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-84485854446458146252011-09-20T18:36:39.875+01:002011-09-20T18:36:39.875+01:00I like those skeletons. And I like old museums gen...I like those skeletons. And I like old museums generally, especially if they steer clear of all the audio visual gimmicks. My favourite is the fabulously eccentric Rothschild Museum at Tring - my boys still talk about the time we went.The bike shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-79586336156294565282011-09-18T04:50:59.043+01:002011-09-18T04:50:59.043+01:00These are fascinating Victorian curiosities! (I l...These are fascinating Victorian curiosities! (I love the library of beautifully bound books resting behind the skeletons!) Victorian society is so interesting, and I am still thinking about what you mentioned in your Carroll book about their fascination for spirits and seances. (I will be referencing your point in a post I'm preparing for the next day or two.)<br /><br />Congratulations to your daughter (and to the mum)!The Foolish Aesthetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17115423516641338460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-64493165786088741442011-09-16T09:40:18.790+01:002011-09-16T09:40:18.790+01:00Is the museum open to the public? (Sorry, am a bit...Is the museum open to the public? (Sorry, am a bit short of time right now and have not checked the link) If yes, next time I am in London, I really must pay it a visit.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-27707034354510585512011-09-16T09:25:10.436+01:002011-09-16T09:25:10.436+01:00I would be a proud mom too.:)
I must say, those m...I would be a proud mom too.:)<br /><br />I must say, those members of audience up above, sure looks like a fun bunch. :plinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-73103762244013569192011-09-16T05:47:12.499+01:002011-09-16T05:47:12.499+01:00I too learned several things but I was so sad abou...I too learned several things but I was so sad about the extinct Quagga, what a beautiful animal.<br /><br />What a proud Mum indeed. Fabulous.<br /><br />cheer, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-54983221300369529032011-09-15T22:59:24.988+01:002011-09-15T22:59:24.988+01:00I had never heard of the quagga. Never. How illumi...I had never heard of the quagga. Never. How illuminating this is for me. I love all kinds of museums, but this sounds very intriguing. Those glass sea creatures are especially wonderful.<br /><br />A proud mum, indeed. I would have been, too. <br /><br />Love the group in the upper gallery.<br /><br />I keep forgetting to tell you, I love your header photo.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-70174550744555843812011-09-15T21:11:40.572+01:002011-09-15T21:11:40.572+01:00I learned several things today!! Was sad, intrigu...I learned several things today!! Was sad, intrigued, and got a giggle. Thanks! And congrats to your daughter. :)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-69396864892059493912011-09-15T20:57:05.070+01:002011-09-15T20:57:05.070+01:00i can get the humor sense and i love it : )i can get the humor sense and i love it : )erleichdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02471341634223594648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-77580084330272829992011-09-15T20:18:36.552+01:002011-09-15T20:18:36.552+01:00Quaggas, dodos and thylacines have a very special ...Quaggas, dodos and thylacines have a very special place in my heart! So many of our animals in South Africa are endangered, including the white rhino and wild dog, and we were taught all about the less fortunate species in school.<br /><br />Those Blaschka creatures are lovely! <br /><br />You must have been very proud of your daughter!Emmhttp://missus-emm.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com