tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2739153214386464945.post2861260048183309334..comments2023-07-04T08:53:22.130-07:00Comments on In the Kitchen: No Desk!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2739153214386464945.post-3164175784027342202009-06-01T15:09:34.579-07:002009-06-01T15:09:34.579-07:00That was a very entertaining post. I sure laughed...That was a very entertaining post. I sure laughed when Evelyn said that "maybe we could see the pants that he was wearing at the desk." <br /><br />I'm all about the relics too. I love artifacts. They make learning more concrete than words, so don't give up on either please.Kristin https://www.blogger.com/profile/04323713538989288259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2739153214386464945.post-44796450004799301392009-05-31T19:48:35.758-07:002009-05-31T19:48:35.758-07:00Group taunting. What fun.
I would pay some money ...Group taunting. What fun.<br /><br />I would pay some money (but not my height in $100 bills) to see Greta doing the "no desk!" wail.<br /><br />And my next request from Mr. Woodworker is, in fact, a Jefferson desk.<br /><br />So there, Ev and Mike.Stefaneenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2739153214386464945.post-19039141778556794172009-05-30T20:41:34.324-07:002009-05-30T20:41:34.324-07:00Ha! I got similarly excited at the sight of the de...Ha! I got similarly excited at the sight of the desk at the Smithsonian, and also got some teasing from my family. Although nothing so witty as, "Can you see it? The desk has an aura of power and magic!"<br /><br />Well, I guess only us writers understand the sacredness of furniture where writing happens. At least you can know that you're not the only one who finds such things thrilling. (And we too missed seeing the Declaration and the Constitution.)patriciahttp://www.patriciazaballos.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2739153214386464945.post-51925004272032294952009-05-30T19:57:50.434-07:002009-05-30T19:57:50.434-07:00Jennifer, I am cracking up at "What's a desk?" it...Jennifer, I am cracking up at "What's a desk?" it could happen. You are right about the details. I want to feel as if I am there and that is all about the details. I guess we wouldn't have history museums if people weren't interested in seeing Thomas Jefferson's desk, right?Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779866178920345344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2739153214386464945.post-29983926699665974692009-05-30T18:44:02.878-07:002009-05-30T18:44:02.878-07:00Of course the novelist is interested in the STORY ...Of course the novelist is interested in the STORY part of the history, which is why desks and pajamas are so evocative. At the same time, I can't help but wonder if we might be in a wee bit better shape as a country if there were a few more people out there, young students, say, who were all aflutter about the idea of seeing Jefferson's desk in the flesh . . . " Jefferson who?" is what you're more likely to hear, or "What's a desk?"J.G. Wilderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02360757658444554466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2739153214386464945.post-45188067635867360452009-05-30T04:22:49.330-07:002009-05-30T04:22:49.330-07:00Kat, I wonder if his notes actually contributed to...Kat, I wonder if his notes actually contributed to giving the desk more importance than it would otherwise have had. Maybe not since there are people (me) who were excited about the desk without knowing about the notes. I am very happy to be mocked by Jefferson, and appreciative of his foresight, because there is nothing I like more than a good story.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779866178920345344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2739153214386464945.post-51808453156609133442009-05-29T08:15:00.178-07:002009-05-29T08:15:00.178-07:00That's pretty funny to be taunted by Thomas Jeffer...That's pretty funny to be taunted by Thomas Jefferson. Not everyone can say that.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399805400249672910noreply@blogger.com