tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post4278460285175951656..comments2023-10-31T09:56:10.369+00:00Comments on Verity's Virago Venture: The sheltered life (Glasgow) 61verityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post-18183614584221178512010-02-05T14:48:01.893+00:002010-02-05T14:48:01.893+00:00Jenny - that would have been costly for my parents...Jenny - that would have been costly for my parents! Thank goodness the pleasure of reading is worth it for me.verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post-41001292154388883792010-02-05T12:38:48.868+00:002010-02-05T12:38:48.868+00:00Aw, that's sweet about her grandfather paying ...Aw, that's sweet about her grandfather paying her to read. When my older sister was learning to read, and she was really struggling with it, she got paid a dime for each sentence she read out of Laura Ingalls Wilder. A whole dime! For each sentence! I resented it mightily. I felt I should get a prize for learning to read without being bribed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post-76448993371237352572010-02-05T11:06:20.548+00:002010-02-05T11:06:20.548+00:00Hi Hannah - I've now reviewed over 170 books o...Hi Hannah - I've now reviewed over 170 books of the 550+. Some of them I had already read before starting the challenge, and have more minimal reviews...verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post-72933499490504712392010-02-05T09:47:51.368+00:002010-02-05T09:47:51.368+00:00Verity - this sounds very interesting. I am absolu...Verity - this sounds very interesting. I am absolutely astounded by your VMC consumption - do you know how far the total collection you are? HannahHannah Stonehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11139146341592918233noreply@blogger.com