tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post1789944745188207133..comments2024-03-04T11:43:18.337+01:00Comments on ParisDailyPhoto: The Christmas Tree slaughter has begun!Eric@ParisDailyPhotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07945292068472619659noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-89469294009396795002008-12-31T18:41:00.000+01:002008-12-31T18:41:00.000+01:00lol yes I recall S in Love Petrea!That stare... wo...lol yes I recall S in Love Petrea!<BR/><BR/>That stare... wow. No not from an icky man LOL.<BR/><BR/>Christie I must try to get that DVD - I haven't seen the Keira one.Cheltenhamdailyphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518073757785956012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-36685077567798419742008-12-31T17:41:00.000+01:002008-12-31T17:41:00.000+01:00Hugh Grant is just jealous.Every woman wants to re...Hugh Grant is just jealous.<BR/><BR/>Every woman wants to receive that stare from a man we're attracted, that's why we like the scene so much. (We don't want to receive that stare from an icky man. Eeuw.)<BR/><BR/>Firth is perfectly capable of playing a creep as well. See "Shakespeare in Love."Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-21930851524680887192008-12-31T16:13:00.000+01:002008-12-31T16:13:00.000+01:00**Sigh** I love Pride and Prejudice. I had a vid...**Sigh** I love Pride and Prejudice. I had a videotape of "the Colin Firth one" that I literally wore out. Thankfully, MY dear "Mr. Darcy"/hubby bought me the DVD for Christmas one year. It was and is lovely!! But I do have to say I like the one with Keira Knightly as well, the "transcendently, incandescently happy" scene is enough to make anyone swoon!! Lynn, you'll have to see that one and tell us what you think of the different portrayals!Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621552249179937594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-29784462564925147882008-12-31T12:14:00.000+01:002008-12-31T12:14:00.000+01:00UsElaine I do agree rather with Mrs. Bennett being...UsElaine I do agree rather with Mrs. Bennett being a bit too silly and overdramatic for my liking in the production, though I have admired Alison Steadman for years - I used to attend her amateur productions in a tiny theatre in the 70s every month when she was unknown. I did find the portrayal a little too silly; is that what you mean? I haven't seen the 2006 one either but I'd love to. <BR/><BR/>Petrea; that scene ooooooh I agree! For me, too, that stare is just spellbinding. I fell in love with him then and there I think. He repeats that stare in Bridget Jones too. Worth the film just for that. My, my...Cheltenhamdailyphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518073757785956012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-74743003782276358822008-12-31T09:14:00.000+01:002008-12-31T09:14:00.000+01:00P, he's been accused of being a bit too proud of t...P, he's been accused of being a <A HREF="http://www.aprilinverse.com/pictures/colin-firth-p&p.jpg" REL="nofollow">bit too proud of that trick.</A> But what does Hugh Grant know about it, anyway. 6^)USelainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551995221350532168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-84038894506317673142008-12-31T07:19:00.000+01:002008-12-31T07:19:00.000+01:00I haven't seen the 2006 version of P&P but...I haven't seen the 2006 version of P&P but I think I'd like it. Still, Colin Firth could have won me over with one scene, toward the end, where Elizabeth is turning the pages at the piano and he's simply staring at her from across the room. MY GOD. Melt! Just melt. The rest of the show could be awful and still worth watching just to get to that scene.<BR/><BR/>Of course I appreciate Ms. Austin's writing and you know I'm terribly erudite. That's really why I read or watch anything. Melting has nothing to do with it. Of course. Ahem.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-25486651293328033662008-12-31T04:40:00.000+01:002008-12-31T04:40:00.000+01:00Sounds like a good way to relieve holiday frustrat...Sounds like a good way to relieve holiday frustration -- tree tossing!<BR/>:-)<BR/>Reminds me of a TV show by Second City comedy troupe (SCTV) that was on in the 1980s, where they began the show by throwing television sets out the windows of an apartment building.Ms Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07960193596384417988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-76743738174235484262008-12-31T02:50:00.000+01:002008-12-31T02:50:00.000+01:00Nope. I'm always the odd one out on P & P....Nope. I'm always the odd one out on P & P. The 1995 rendition of Mrs. Bennett renders it unwatchable. She is in too many scenes to avoid, and lacks any believable humanity even while she is written to be an embarrassment. Brenda Blethyn got the character spot on in the 2006 film. The movie only suffers because it was confined to two hours, but the casting, generally, was superior. I wish we could remix them to be just right.USelainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551995221350532168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-70988766927064567792008-12-31T00:18:00.000+01:002008-12-31T00:18:00.000+01:00good looking bag!good looking bag!Ken Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100185198750536244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-70403574315612927152008-12-30T22:34:00.000+01:002008-12-30T22:34:00.000+01:00Actually, isn't a P & P party just a FAB i...Actually, isn't a P & P party just a FAB idea?Cheltenhamdailyphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518073757785956012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-17626007379473851502008-12-30T22:25:00.000+01:002008-12-30T22:25:00.000+01:00Yes Alexa, let's all wear pretty Empire line cotto...Yes Alexa, let's all wear pretty Empire line cotton dresses and perform downward blushful glances when men utter more than Good Evening to us. Swoon.Cheltenhamdailyphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518073757785956012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-56644484320481627522008-12-30T21:31:00.000+01:002008-12-30T21:31:00.000+01:00Hey guys...Thanks so much for all the wonderful wi...Hey guys...<BR/>Thanks so much for all the wonderful wishes. I had a perfect day!<BR/><BR/>And Eric thanks for dropping by... I know it wasn't your first visit but it was your first comment ever! :)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06482335102412437745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-70577956153988956012008-12-30T21:04:00.000+01:002008-12-30T21:04:00.000+01:00Only in Parree!!!!Only in Parree!!!!ParisStyleAntiques https://www.blogger.com/profile/09692555461085368674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-3183929404012567252008-12-30T20:39:00.000+01:002008-12-30T20:39:00.000+01:00Lynn & Petrea -- may I join the P&P party,...Lynn & Petrea -- may I join the P&P party, pretty please? I'll wear the t-shirt my mom gave me for Christmas last year—it says "I [heart] Mr. Darcy"—and you know which Mr. D I [heart]!<BR/>BTW, before I started chucking the tree out the window, in order to avoid leaving a trail of pine needles all over our building I had to cut all the branches off (not easy) & put them in bags, then carry them and the bare tree trunk outside to be collected. I'm loving my fake tree more and more.<BR/>Happy Birthday, Rose!Alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-46427020001455735662008-12-30T19:58:00.000+01:002008-12-30T19:58:00.000+01:00There's lots of things I'd like to throw out the w...There's lots of things I'd like to throw out the window, but I'd probably hit someone and get sued. Here in SF most people put their trees on street corners to be picked up (except for Lois Simon, LOL). I used to cut mine up and put it in plastic bags in the trash. Now I have a little metal tree and just take it apart and put it under the bed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-70685417799427634622008-12-30T19:36:00.000+01:002008-12-30T19:36:00.000+01:00In any case, our trees in the UK stay up until the...In any case, our trees in the UK stay up until the Twelfth Night, which is January 6th. To leave any decorations longer than that is considered bad luck but most of us hang on to the bitter end! Er... not Rose though and she has a good excuse; her birthday.Cheltenhamdailyphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518073757785956012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-78850398481304546682008-12-30T19:34:00.000+01:002008-12-30T19:34:00.000+01:00LOL Coltrane! Quite right. At least we'll know, ...LOL Coltrane! Quite right. At least we'll know, now that Eric has given us the heads up!Cheltenhamdailyphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518073757785956012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-5257116514132472782008-12-30T19:19:00.000+01:002008-12-30T19:19:00.000+01:00Is this the same group of PDPers who are into recy...Is this the same group of PDPers who are into recycling? Has the world turned on its head? Am I in an alternate universe? Back in time? Did somebody mention "pots of urine being thrown onto the streets"? And somebody else mentioned "smashing" too. OMG, the barbarians have come out in Paris. Looking at it from a dog's perspective...the holidays are literally upon us. lolColtrane_liveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11449241394346466734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-58488288544138092452008-12-30T18:37:00.000+01:002008-12-30T18:37:00.000+01:00Can't wait to throw my "Freaking Tree out the wind...Can't wait to throw my "Freaking Tree out the window"! You are too funny!Laurie Brandriet Kellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00809388954042184189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-85239880737406018942008-12-30T18:08:00.000+01:002008-12-30T18:08:00.000+01:00Oh, I forgot, Happy Birthday Rose. Merci Elisabet...Oh, I forgot, Happy Birthday Rose. <BR/><BR/>Merci Elisabeth, Happy New Year!Lois Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15147226104566786852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-16063649123971413552008-12-30T18:06:00.000+01:002008-12-30T18:06:00.000+01:00I throw my old Christmas tree out of the window he...I throw my old Christmas tree out of the window here in San Francisco. No one is shocked though -- hmmmmm, at least, I never thought so until now. I agree Emily, I always thought it was hilarious!<BR/><BR/>Christie, Thank you, and Happy New Year to you too.<BR/><BR/>Carrie, "Poor little Noel Orphans shivering on the sidewalks" LOL Merci, very funny.<BR/><BR/>Guille, No, taking it downstairs is a horrible mess, needles everywhere.<BR/><BR/>Love the photo BTW. It looks so rural, not like the city at all. Did you shoot this photo in the burbs?Lois Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15147226104566786852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-38904993973895933042008-12-30T17:57:00.000+01:002008-12-30T17:57:00.000+01:00Wishing you a very Happy New Year just a tad early...Wishing you a very Happy New Year just a tad early, Eric. Since I am away from home, my internet time is rather sporadic, and I was not able to wish a merry Christmas individually to everyone on my blogroll. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for all your great work on PDP, and I hope to be able to connect with you again maybe in late spring or early summer, when I travel to France.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06397908781677596824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-80439946205544837382008-12-30T17:16:00.000+01:002008-12-30T17:16:00.000+01:00No TREE? Said she, sounding like the handbag quot...No TREE? Said she, sounding like the handbag quote in the Importance of Earnest. Goodness!<BR/><BR/>I still can't quite believe this habit of Parisians Eric. Does someone lurk on the streets below to warn passers by or do you just drop it giving a cursory check first from the window? Do you even check at all? LOL and, as I asked before, what happens then? Who picks up the discarded trees?Cheltenhamdailyphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518073757785956012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-56140176545816299972008-12-30T17:08:00.000+01:002008-12-30T17:08:00.000+01:00No Guille it's not a joke. I've done it several ti...No Guille it's not a joke. I've done it several times... And I know a lot of people who do it (the purpose is to avoid putting pins everywhere in the staircase).<BR/><BR/>Rose: "What did you do with your tree Eric?" Nothing, I had no tree this year ;)Eric Teninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05368181213992718196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-74454632037970413012008-12-30T15:54:00.000+01:002008-12-30T15:54:00.000+01:00lol Jeff: defenestration! I've not heard that bef...lol Jeff: defenestration! I've not heard that before. How often can one use it though, I wonder? he he... love it.Cheltenhamdailyphotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518073757785956012noreply@blogger.com