Comments for kkish: My Spot

Comment on Christmas gifts returned … or Christmas in August by Terry Shepard

Terry Shepard — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:01:40 +0000

Keep drawing! Picasso didn’t nail Cubism on his first try. And I recognize that face — though not the shape — on that pear tree.

Comment on Someone has ruined Bill Bryson by Adam Capps

Adam Capps — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 22:42:41 +0000

I’ve been collecting Bill Bryson’s books – both print and audio – for years.

I’ve managed to accrue an almost complete list, but have been mightily disappointed that he did not narrate some either because he didn’t want to or because he wrote a few books before he was popular.

Bill Bryson – A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson – A Walk in the Woods – Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
Bill Bryson – At Home – A Short History of Private Life [Unabridged]
Bill Bryson – Bill Bryson’s African Diary
Bill Bryson – I’m a Stranger Here Myself (US) (abridged) Notes from a Big Country (UK)
Bill Bryson – In a Sunburned Country (US) – Down Under (UK)
Bill Bryson – Journeys In English
Bill Bryson – Neither Here Nor There
Bill Bryson – Notes from a Small Island
Bill Bryson – One Summer – America, 1927
Bill Bryson – Shakespeare – The World as Stage
Bill Bryson – The Bill Bryson BBC Radio Collection
Bill Bryson – The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid -Travels Through My Childhood
Bill Bryson – The Secret History of Christmas

The other books have usually been narrated either by Kerry Shale or Nathan Osgood.

E.g.:
NOT Bill Bryson – The Mother Tongue
NOT Bill Bryson – Icons of England (Edited by Bill Bryson)
NOT Bill Bryson – The Road to Little Dribbling
NOT Bill Bryson – The Lost Continent

Ping me if you want to know more. :-)

Comment on Doggedly bookish by Terry Shepard

Terry Shepard — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 16:24:53 +0000

In reply to Kim Kishbaugh.

I’m glad my one truly first-rate journalism student remains such a truly first-rate person. Wishing you the same health and happiness I have found.

If you haven’t read them yet, two book recommendations:

Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flynn
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

Comment on Doggedly bookish by Terry Shepard

Terry Shepard — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 16:21:53 +0000

I’m glad my one truly first-rate journalism student remains such a truly first-rate person. Wishing you the same health and happiness I have found.

If you haven’t read them yet, two book recommendations:

Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flynn
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

Comment on Doggedly bookish by Kim Kishbaugh

Kim Kishbaugh — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 00:09:54 +0000

In reply to Kristi. I swear, everyone I know has more books than they will ever read. There's no shame in it. Rather than not take any more in, I've become a lot more aggressive about removing them from the house when I'm done with them. It's the rare book that gains a permanent home on my shelves these days. Even ones I really loved, I try to move along quickly to another home: gifts to friends, deposits in little free libraries, donations to the thrift store or library book sale.

Comment on Doggedly bookish by Kristi

Kristi — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 21:37:41 +0000

Awww, so happy to hear you have another dog in the house. Personally I can’t bear the hole they leave when they’re gone. Ours are both 13, & I’m filled with dread at the thought of losing them.
Thanks for taking away my shame about buying books & not reading them. I still believe I might.
Good luck with Elwood (love that name!). He looks like a real doll!
Wishing you & Phil – & Elwood – the best of health. To

Comment on About kkish by Heywood Hoffman

Heywood Hoffman — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 20:19:44 +0000

Hey Kim, I wanted to touch base about PZ but find I don’t have a working email or phone for you — we just card. Please email me sometime so I get it correctly. Love, Woody

Comment on Wordless Wednesday: A gallery of snowmen by Kim Kishbaugh

Kim Kishbaugh — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 16:16:05 +0000

One of these snowmen – the happy guy with spectacles, blue hat and pink scarf in photo #13 – has a name, Jerry, shouted to me by one of the kids across the street as I took his photo. Not knowing that, friend E, on Facebook, provided names for every snowman in the gallery, and graciously allowed me to share them here. “They called out for names,” she told me:

1 – C. Ted
2 – Wolf
3 – Red
4 – Where’s My Earring?
5 – Pink Striper
6 – Triplettes (not identical)
7 – Mask
8 – Emperor
9 – Frenchie
10 – E. Mae C. A. Ted
11 – Friendly
12 – Dr. Who
13 – Happy
14 – Car Seat & Shades
15 – Mask, Jr.
16 – I. Lashes
17 – Simplicity

Comment on Just like that, it’s December by Kathleen Kirk

Kathleen Kirk — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 20:00:06 +0000

I was delighted to be the recipient of one of these marvelous postcards! And, as you know, I enjoy your front stoop poetry on the chalkboard!

Comment on Baking therapy by Leanna

Leanna — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 15:32:10 +0000

She is a sweetheart. She is improving with age!
Leanna