tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post6922333323773233319..comments2024-03-14T04:01:02.005-04:00Comments on THE DOWNEAST DILETTANTE: Late For My Own Party---The Dilettante is One.The Down East Dilettantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-5278076356721393402014-08-14T22:21:08.657-04:002014-08-14T22:21:08.657-04:00You will probably never see this, but it was lovel...You will probably never see this, but it was lovely to remember Babe and Peter Corson. Thank you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-78799606295470758042011-04-06T14:04:32.091-04:002011-04-06T14:04:32.091-04:00Really enjoyable..and when you said not to mention...Really enjoyable..and when you said not to mention Baby or Jane or etc in the same breath it brought back a childhood memory of my mother's absolute disdain of her as their paths crossed socially due to some architectural project of my father's. My mother had little use for most women but she had a special contempt for BJ! Anyway I have been loving your posts and eye for detail!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-62907926149503737432010-12-17T04:55:55.069-05:002010-12-17T04:55:55.069-05:00I am a late fan come to your birthday, DED! I hav...I am a late fan come to your birthday, DED! I have just revisited your first delightful post and you have not failed to educate and amuse me along the way. Always impressed by your research and knowledge and glad that I've been an armchair traveller to Maine - a fabled place in my imagination. Oh and thank you for visiting my blog. Friends like that are what keeps me going.<br />Rosie xxRose C'est La Viehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193872186283731567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-1924952148838509252010-12-17T01:15:40.173-05:002010-12-17T01:15:40.173-05:00Happy Birthday! And thank you for this very funny ...Happy Birthday! And thank you for this very funny run of annecdotes. Keep inspiring us, and be inspired by the amusement you give to your readership!columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-48722432371455035152010-12-16T22:42:49.690-05:002010-12-16T22:42:49.690-05:00I agree with Janet, the Vermeer story is positivel...I agree with Janet, the Vermeer story is positively eerie and I love the Ancient's observation that blog years are like dog years! I would love to ramble on about the Dilettante's fresh and original voice, but it is so like the personality I know from Jonathan Fisher House, or even the the Post Office parking lot! There is always wonderful research and information...all garnished with your delightful stories and anecdotes. Life is richer with the DED blogging. Happy Anniversary and thank you!smilla4blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17516736514127098070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-72000433211037737862010-12-16T11:16:49.224-05:002010-12-16T11:16:49.224-05:00The anniversary post~a feast nearly too rich to be...The anniversary post~a feast nearly too rich to be<br />digested at one sitting! Many thanks for the wonderful<br />tales and all the laughter along the way.Toby Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887066048372484464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-38017570578600818132010-12-16T10:49:48.966-05:002010-12-16T10:49:48.966-05:00DED,
We are blessed to have your witty, wacky, wo...DED, <br />We are blessed to have your witty, wacky, wonderful presence in the blogosohere, where you have carved out an identity unlike any other. You are one of my "must reads" as I know I will always learn something interesting, arcane, and off-the-reservation by you, and it will be deliciously written with such clever humor that I can count on wiping tears of laughter from my eyes. Congratulations on your one year birthday, and remember Mr. Smarty Pants no matter how old you are Reggie will always be one day older than you!<br />xox, RDReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-25870862788498932902010-12-15T12:12:20.346-05:002010-12-15T12:12:20.346-05:00Wow, a year. Time flies when you are having fun! A...Wow, a year. Time flies when you are having fun! And, God, that story about the Vermeer is surreal.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04348849115235899670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-71533260462320879112010-12-14T13:34:09.676-05:002010-12-14T13:34:09.676-05:00BTW -when do we get to hear this famous voice of y...BTW -when do we get to hear this famous voice of yours?ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-61850029804975241552010-12-14T13:32:23.110-05:002010-12-14T13:32:23.110-05:00It's a thrill just to be nominated..or mention...It's a thrill just to be nominated..or mentioned :-)<br />Loved these stories, charming to a fault. Although I have never worked as a waiter I so agree with you; you can tell everything you need to know about a person by how they treat waitstaff: useful on first dates!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-87441409561214450872010-12-14T12:11:18.121-05:002010-12-14T12:11:18.121-05:00Happy B-day DED! Between you and Reggie D. I think...Happy B-day DED! Between you and Reggie D. I think I could listen to your wonderful stories all day while curled up by the fire. Maybe one time you could do a Skirted ANTIQUE Table type of interview like the ladies of the Skirted Round Table? And broadcast an audio link? Too good to be true, I know. All I can say is keep 'em comin'! You have an admiring audience out here in the ether. M. P.S. Ever think of featuring some of your antique stock on your blog (for purchase)?Michele from Bostonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-89042885532475211332010-12-14T10:34:02.303-05:002010-12-14T10:34:02.303-05:00BRAVO! I can't believe you've only been a...BRAVO! I can't believe you've only been around a year, you seem an old friend now! I can't remember how I found you, but I'm sure glad I did. I loved reading these stories, you have such a way. May you have many many many many more years to come!DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15435206223622005832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-88859774367722369352010-12-14T08:36:33.155-05:002010-12-14T08:36:33.155-05:00..."and I, I was the professor."
Aha! J......"and I, I was the professor."<br /><br />Aha! Just as I've suspected all along, dilletante schmillifont. I bow to you on your first anniversary, professor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-27391195410596426222010-12-13T23:28:21.889-05:002010-12-13T23:28:21.889-05:00TDED --
So, just how much of your furniture do I ...TDED --<br /><br />So, just how much of your furniture do I have to buy to induce you to post that video of your teenage self in sci-fi land?<br /><br />P.S. You may feel old, but I promise you, as I did Blue a while back, that it only gets worse. (Blog years are like dog years.)<br /><br />P.P.S. Cheers, etc.The Ancientnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-46092181594350544222010-12-13T20:53:34.457-05:002010-12-13T20:53:34.457-05:00Its hard to believe its only been a year. I thoug...Its hard to believe its only been a year. I thought you'd been blogging much longer when I stumbled across you(via Aesthetes Lament I think). The personal history of near fame is very funny. Thanks for a great year, and hope this one is even better(no car events, for example).balsamfirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12347379810451503618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-71459769974911767842010-12-13T17:45:32.561-05:002010-12-13T17:45:32.561-05:00And by the way there were approximately 35 people ...And by the way there were approximately 35 people at DED's 40th birthday. After the party started, the guests arriving, drinks being poured, the phone rings -- guess who? The dilettante calling from a place one hour and 30 minutes away! <br />Of course everyone there knew DED's scheduling issues, and he is sooo very charming, so it quickly became an oft told and defining anecdote. <br />We won't even talk about Key West, will we, DED?<br />Thanks for the blog -- so fun to read and instructive, too.The Sidekicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-47279694818714711972010-12-13T17:03:06.754-05:002010-12-13T17:03:06.754-05:00Sheer, antic brilliance, DED! Happy anniversary, ...Sheer, antic brilliance, DED! Happy anniversary, and may there be many more. Your grateful friend, ReggieReggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-78289601445480043242010-12-13T14:34:20.125-05:002010-12-13T14:34:20.125-05:00Again, a happy anniversary. Always love your view ...Again, a happy anniversary. Always love your view of the world, from you neck of the world: the Maine man.home before darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272062955786414729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-20126798303420205022010-12-13T14:16:58.677-05:002010-12-13T14:16:58.677-05:00Happy Birthday! So glad you decided to start blog...Happy Birthday! So glad you decided to start blogging. You're a natural!<br /><br />That took guts to drop the duck in the customer's lap.The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-19948924437177119982010-12-13T11:53:31.169-05:002010-12-13T11:53:31.169-05:00Happy One Year and Three Days anniversary! Yours i...Happy One Year and Three Days anniversary! Yours is one of the most welcome voices to have been heard this year and I for one am very glad of it. You are always worth reading, Dilettante - never a dull moment.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-15155009115675050042010-12-13T11:47:40.737-05:002010-12-13T11:47:40.737-05:00Only a year? Seems like you've been enlighten...Only a year? Seems like you've been enlightening us with your brilliant treaties on architecture and interiors for ages.<br /><br />Congratulations and I hope TDED is around for many many more years to come!Raina Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01095323923070587294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-63298145067627020682010-12-13T11:41:12.450-05:002010-12-13T11:41:12.450-05:00Happy blog birthday!! For some reason, it feels as...Happy blog birthday!! For some reason, it feels as though you have been blogging for more than a year.<br />Some of my worst and best experiences of humanity have been as a waitress. When my husband and I were in grad school and very low in cash, we worked the weekend 11pm - 6 am shift at the American City Diner in DC. My husband would always wait on a homeless man nicknamed Stinky by the other wait staff. He would come in at 4 am, when the fewest patrons were. This homeless man always left a tip and on Dan's last night at the diner he gave my husband $20. My husband tried to give it back but then accepted it - a gesture of dignity between the customer and waiter.My Notting Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029931096995642571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-69866920478803510752010-12-13T11:29:43.407-05:002010-12-13T11:29:43.407-05:00This re-cap is a delight! I was also introduced t...This re-cap is a delight! I was also introduced to the world of blogs through The Peak of Chic, searching for a fact-check on Emilio Terry. Thanks to yours and a few others I faithfully read, I have been inspired to start a blog of my own. It still needs some development of features and graphic tweaking, but it is up. Best wishes __ John J TackettThe Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com