tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post2628535394283801066..comments2024-02-27T10:50:27.922+00:00Comments on Books, Mud and Compost. And Horses.: PBOTD 24th December: Jill's GymkhanaJane Badgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02628233623713926723noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-51810934455980175212014-12-30T11:23:54.203+00:002014-12-30T11:23:54.203+00:00Thank you!
I have read The Wild Pony but don'...Thank you!<br /><br />I have read The Wild Pony but don't remember the Christmas bit at all, which is a splendid excuse for getting it down and reading it again (and in fact her other pony book).Jane Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02628233623713926723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-9971865094008163232014-12-30T08:39:36.533+00:002014-12-30T08:39:36.533+00:00Yes indeed, I was thinking that,too!
On a separate...Yes indeed, I was thinking that,too!<br />On a separate note, another description of Christmas in a pony book that I always liked - and it is quite different from Jill's - is in 'Wild Pony' by Lucy Rees, a book that I loved fanatically as a teen.<br />I have been reading your blog for about a year, and I very much enjoy it.<br />Caroline Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-17060094541197261132014-12-29T10:31:12.489+00:002014-12-29T10:31:12.489+00:00I think you have it exactly right - and it does ma...I think you have it exactly right - and it does make me think what a very far cry Jill's Christmas is from our Christmases now!Jane Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02628233623713926723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-31217711595907902052014-12-28T13:26:57.404+00:002014-12-28T13:26:57.404+00:00I love descriptions of Christmas in otherwise un C...I love descriptions of Christmas in otherwise un Christmassy books, and I always particularly liked this one, finding the description of Jill and Mummy's Christmas quite touching. There is a real sense of Jill's gratitude for what she has that is in keeping with the season. Thankyou! CarolineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com