tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post1544991869029093884..comments2024-03-25T19:49:16.058-06:00Comments on Brenda @ It's A Beautiful Life: Here In Oxford, Part 2Brenda @ Its A Beautiful Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02955486477303938670noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-42386235379060192462017-05-19T20:57:27.592-06:002017-05-19T20:57:27.592-06:00Wow! Thank you for sharing. I really enjoy reading...Wow! Thank you for sharing. I really enjoy reading your posts. My first time to comment :-) Looking forward for your next. acefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04095123292487849139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-45357380796362904732017-05-13T20:42:45.039-06:002017-05-13T20:42:45.039-06:00A smashing post, Brenda! I'm so enjoying follo...A smashing post, Brenda! I'm so enjoying following your Oxford adventures, they have such old-world charm, like a Father Brown mystery only without the bodies (unless there is a part 3?).<br />Amalia<br />xo<br />handmade by amaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15589172037052603746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-31960864656308968182017-05-09T19:13:56.634-06:002017-05-09T19:13:56.634-06:00Just breath taking. Thank you, thank you for a bea...Just breath taking. Thank you, thank you for a beautiful tour.<br />Mary Hasketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11572995553600590934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-50927024231872388762017-05-07T22:01:06.454-06:002017-05-07T22:01:06.454-06:00Such a wonderful post! I enjoyed coming along with...Such a wonderful post! I enjoyed coming along with you, from the sweet garden with Jack, to the amazing tree once gazed upon by C.S. Lewis, the delicious breakfast, and on to the beautiful village of Oxford and those incredible spires in every view. I see the forget-me-not are blooming in the garden, and I love the hand-stitched egg cozies. My father, who's mother's ancestors were English, always loved bacon sandwiches and my mother would make them for him every Sunday morning. I love the painting that you bought, and the watercolors, too. I think the desire to experience where our favorite authors, artists, etc. lived, is to understand where they found their inspiration and to imagine history in the making, as we retrace their very footsteps. The bridge of sighs is certainly sigh-worthy. Thank you for taking us along! Karen @ Beatrice Euphemiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08631972741518142563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-19644615985657038792017-05-06T22:38:10.224-06:002017-05-06T22:38:10.224-06:00I've had this post in my feed for several days...I've had this post in my feed for several days, and waited until I could give it my full attention. It was well worth the wait. I'd love to visit Oxford one day, too, the scene of so much literature and history. About our desire to connect with figures from the past, I'm still pondering the question and appreciate Vee's inclusion of Lewis' comment. I think that when a story from the past touches us, in a variety of ways, we want to somehow connect with that story, be it historical or fiction. Our lives are made up of stories.<br /><br />Now, I'm off to investigate why the Bridge of Sighs is so-called. Thank you for this delightful read (and the delicious breakfast descriptions and photos). Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-53817872924149534982017-05-06T08:14:06.723-06:002017-05-06T08:14:06.723-06:00Another wonderful tour! You can give Rick Steves a...Another wonderful tour! You can give Rick Steves a run for his money.Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12216292186501923706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-17977213886879750822017-05-05T07:52:09.493-06:002017-05-05T07:52:09.493-06:00Oh my GOODNESS, Brenda. What wonderful posts! And...Oh my GOODNESS, Brenda. What wonderful posts! And what a trip! WOWSERS. How I loved those little chicken egg covers. And I don't think I could have navigated that narrow staircase. Oh Lordy. I am so happy you were able to take this trip of a lifetime. SusanSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12358462881287190635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-47423215442402378782017-05-04T14:16:59.031-06:002017-05-04T14:16:59.031-06:00Again, a wonderful and lovey post! Your pictures j...Again, a wonderful and lovey post! Your pictures just capture me. I got goosebumps when I read about C.S. Lewis and the treeless tree! That is almost worth the whole trip! But the History of Oxford and all the Architecture, amazing!<br />Brenda, your posts on Oxford and your B& B, just gives me shivers with delight!<br />Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690722786561637489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-37447028793518081802017-05-04T03:36:30.009-06:002017-05-04T03:36:30.009-06:00how fun, just fascinating...love Englandhow fun, just fascinating...love EnglandGreat Grandma Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-62229919284876971982017-05-03T19:31:45.325-06:002017-05-03T19:31:45.325-06:00Thoroughly enjoyed your post with its delightful d...Thoroughly enjoyed your post with its delightful descriptions of garden, breakfast, and tea, and more. I have been pondering your question about wishing to see the places our "heroes" saw. Someone no less than C.S. Lewis himself answered your question very well: <i>There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations — these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub and exploit — immortal horrors or everlasting splendors...</i>Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-48687042814410536782017-05-03T15:46:58.140-06:002017-05-03T15:46:58.140-06:00Oh Brenda, you brought back such memories of my ea...Oh Brenda, you brought back such memories of my early days near Oxford. I'm so glad you had such a fulfilling visit, music,tours, walks, and all those steps too!Elizabethdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405703727112759947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-53251488987448722612017-05-03T14:15:10.893-06:002017-05-03T14:15:10.893-06:00Absolutely fabulous! I thoroughly enjoyed you tak...Absolutely fabulous! I thoroughly enjoyed you taking me on a tour. Loved every single word and photo. And, I so enjoyed breakfast. Truly, lovely Bren - you should write a book about the experience. I know through your eyes and with your words, it would be a piece to treasure. Sandra at Maison De Jardinhttp://whereinspirationblooms.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-52537397610968096132017-05-03T13:34:13.407-06:002017-05-03T13:34:13.407-06:00I long to visit Oxford one day! Thank you for sha...I long to visit Oxford one day! Thank you for sharing your wonderful trip with us!Deanna Rabe - Creekside Cottage Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16133684514103206137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017539925620642059.post-71238384533022316002017-05-03T10:37:24.141-06:002017-05-03T10:37:24.141-06:00Lovely, lovely! What a sweetheart of a puppy, I w...Lovely, lovely! What a sweetheart of a puppy, I want a Jack of my own:) I do believe in the power of place, perhaps that does help explain why we are drawn to places we've never been before. Except now you have been! Thanks for sharing your wonderful photos and experiences with us!Kathyhttps://30yearsworth.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com