Forsaking discretion in a previous post, openly I disclosed the theft of my heart by Insp. Morse. Henceforth, I’ve put him aside and moved on to other pastures. Please don’t reprimand my fickle, flirty vagabond heart. After all, to be a cougar is fashionable these days!
Morse shall forever remain dear and near, but one rainy day in February Insp.Thomas (Tommy, to his friends) Lynley, eighth Earl of Asherton entered my life. The tall, handsome, blonde-haired, brown-eyed Lord has barely left my side since! He’s a prisoner in my covetous grasp! Kudos to our mountain library! Over the past weeks I’ve fallen under the spell of author Elizabeth George’s brilliant tomes. Sadly, only a couple of volumes of the Lynley sagas remain to be engorged by me. I rue the day I turn the final page of the final book! The thought of releasing my beloved Tommy makes me shudder!
Falling in love (or is it mere infatuation?) with fictionalized characters is not uniquely a weakness of the young. An ancient like me can become a witless victim, as well! Mr. Darcy is not the sole protagonist capable of setting one’s mollient heart a-fluttering! You find me a real live Earl of Asherton (or Darcy), and we’ll discuss the matter further – okay? Until then, please keep your opinion to yourself!
Have you noticed as you grow older the mirror becomes heartlessly less kind to you?
Upon reflection, one would think that after years of gazing into each other’s eyes, and, on the surface, after all the diligent polishing of the relationship, the situation would be otherwise! Years of familiarity and close inspection make no difference whatsoever! The saying “familiarity breeds contempt” appears to be true in this instance; on both sides of the looking glass!
As my mirrors grow older and crankier, and my pace increases when passing one, I’ll continue to hitch a ride on the turning pages. Therein, my true love, or loves lay! I won’t find him (or them - I’m greedy) walking the aisle of the supermarket! Or could I?
Another painting by me for a niece's little girls...painted and presented late 2009.
I adore Tommy, too, Lee. But I have another love tucked away...Alex Cross. James Patterson, creator of said Alex...try his books. Fast paced murder mysteries...love them!
ReplyDeleteI'll put him on my list, Robyn. Once I've finished with Tommy, in on to Ian Rankin's Rebus...a couple of which I've already begun when the library ran out of my Lynley tales a couple of weeks ago. But I'll definitely get onto Patterson/Cross. I've been on a crime spree for the past couple of months!
ReplyDeleteWell, I'm sorry to admit that I don't know these two gentlemen whom you speak of but they sound delightful! I also find it funny reading your comments that these characters are involved with crime or mysteries. I have a friend who recently confessed that she fantasizes about a relationship with Sherlock Holmes. Why is it that crime-solving men attract us?
ReplyDeleteAaah yes, I forgot about Rebus, Lee. Another man to get interested in. I don't know about you, but it's tiring juggling all of these men, especially at this age in life. And to complicate matters even more...we both like the same men!
ReplyDeleteKortney....I think we like these fellows because they show intelligence, and they each have a blemished character of some description. I've always been a Sherlock fan, too.
ReplyDeleteRobyn...well, I'll be generous...I'll share with you. We're good mates!!! Yep...Rebus is a good character as well. The books are good reading, too!
Thanks for your comments, ladies! :)
Talking about the luck of the Irish on my father’s side my great, great Grandfather arrived from Ireland where he had been convicted of armed robbery, and, once he gained his ticket, (a free pardon) married and settled in the seaside town of Ballina in NSW. Henceforth those 3 generations were all involved in the cedar getting industry. My great grandfather fathered 15 children and both managed to live on to a respectable age.
ReplyDeleteLove your paintings and interested to hear you have fallen under the spell of author Elizabeth George’s brilliant tomes. An ancient not in heart I m sure but an entertaining post as usual.
Best wishes
Hi Lindsay - my grandfather and grandmother on my paternal side came out from Ireland and settled in Rockhampton where my father and his siblings were born. On my maternal side it was my great-grand parents who packed up their bags and left Ireland and Scotland.
ReplyDeleteNice to see you as always, Lindsay...thanks for dropping in. :)
Gosh you are behind the times. lol. I read these all long ago. BBC have even made some of them into TV movies. Interesting to see the characters and they are not at all as portrayed in the books appearancewise so it took a bit of getting used to.
ReplyDeleteEr my horse photo was taken in Australia, at my brother-in-law's place last year when I was visiting. I'm the CanAussie, remember? The Aussie expat.
I've seen all the television adaptations of Morse, Lynley and Rebus, jmb. I've always enjoyed watching crime shows but I've never been a big reader of crime novels until a friend loaned me the Morse books by Colin Dexter during Christmas. The weather was wet so I raced through 12 of them and when they ran out I hit the local library and started on Elizabeth George's books following a suggestion earlier by someone in here. So now I'm hooked on the books!
ReplyDeleteI haven't forgotten you're an Aussie, Jmb. :)
Btw...jmb...it was, I agree, a little difficult at first to alter my picture of Lynley in my mind after being used to Nathaniel Parker's portrayal of him in the television shows...he being of dark hair, and the Lynley in the books has blonde hair! But I'm now accustomed to the literary Lynley.
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ReplyDeleteI always like to read a book first as I have in my minds eye how the character should look and I do not like to know what will happen on the next page. It rather spoils a book for me to see a show or play before I read. Hence, the Geisha book is still laying unread and weeping for me to finish. Peace
Hi Lady Di...I'm the same usually about reading the book first before see the filmed version, but in these particular cases (Morse, Lynley & Rebus), it matters little or not at all, because the TV series are so different to the books and have left our screens. I'm able to divorce the two in my mind.
ReplyDeleteWhen I read "The Horse Whisperer" I absolutely became engrossed in the book and loved it. I then went to see the movie much later when it was released and I much preferred the ending in the movie to that of the book. I loved the movie, too. After seeing the movie, I read the book again for the second time. (And still preferred the movie ending).
No matter how wrinkly and jowly my mirror gets, I am never too old for some literary hero worship.
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I agree with you totally, Voyager...one is never too old (or will ever get too old) to have heart flutters of the most enjoyably delicious kind over literary heroes. Not me, anyway and I'm not embarrassed to admit to my failings of the heart! I've always had my fantasy heroes and nothing will ever change that! Oh! Swoooooooonnn! ;)
ReplyDeleteHello Lee. Just stopped by to say Hi.
ReplyDeleteHey Shannon...thanks for popping in. :)
ReplyDeleteI am not quite senile yet. I didn't really leave you a second comment, forgetting I had already done so. I got an error message after sending the first one, and assumed it was swallowed up in the ether, never to appear on your site. So I sent another. So you got two. Now three.
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Voyager, that's okay, ...I understood that something must have happened.
ReplyDeleteI'm not senile either...I've just got indigestion....repeating myself! ;)
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean. I find a author who wrote a series I adore, then I finish the last book in the series, and I'm lost and alone.
ReplyDeleteUntil I find another writer.
Take care, and ignore that mirror, I do.
Janice~
I think your fickle, flirty vagabond heart is delightfully charming. My mirror's getting crankier, too, but I still believe anything and everything is possible.:)
ReplyDeleteG'day there Janice and Serena...always nice to see you both!
ReplyDeleteAhhhhhh...the shell might be getting ancient, but the heart and mind are still young! ;)
Lee just a fresh thought on looking in that mirror. I'm now AgedJustRite and wouldn't have it any other way. It's plumb peaceful to see what those well read books of old have finally turned out from my read as a young minds eye.
ReplyDeleteHi Richard...I've done more reading in the past three months that I've ever done! I'm on about my 30th book since Christmas Day, so I've had little time for mirror gazing, let alone much else! ;)
ReplyDeleteAlways good to see you. Hope all is well.
Since I haven't seen my name brought up in all of this fantasy, I'll be on my way.
ReplyDeleteMy wife had a mirror mounted on the ceiling in the bedroom. Now she's mad because I like to shave in bed. I don't understand women sometimes.
No. Never.
Hahahahaha, Cliff...it's what you're shaving that is the problem!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHahahahaha, Cliff...it's what you're shaving that is the problem!!!!!
ReplyDeleteBoy! I really repeated myself there! But, it really wasn't my fault! The "identity" part was stuffing around and I had to go into it a couple of times, so that's what caused the doubling up, doubling up!!!
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ReplyDeleteHappy Thursday / Friday MsLee (round about midnight down under eh?)
ReplyDeleteIt's 11pm, Katfish...you're not too far off the mark...I'm on the run down!
ReplyDeleteYou're up bright and early...I hope the day treats you well...as I head into Friday. :)
Hi Lee ~~ I try to avoid mirrors and have no real fantasy romances these
ReplyDeletedays. My favourite was always Paul Newman.
Thanks for your comments and welcome back. It is so good to be back.
I asked Peter to put a post on for me to explain my absence. He had to have a dig about dementia, but that's
Peter. Take care dear friend,
Love, Merle.
Yep...it's good to see you're up and running again, Merle (or your internet connection is)! You know what brothers are like, Merle! They're always a tease...they never change! ;)
ReplyDeleteGlad you are back! Don't know where you were, but it seemes to have been uplifting to you. Your absence was noted and missed.
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I will share them with you again in their life.
Don't ever stop searching.
William
Oh, yes, I like Lynley too! I don't normally like detective series but I make an exception for this one. Love the Alice theme...
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