Gregory's girl

Flowers and Gardens

Food

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

Cornflower book group

Charlotte Brontë: Jane Eyre
~ For discussion from Saturday, 25th. April

Please note

Sidebar book cover thumbnail pictures are affiliate links to Amazon, and the storefront links to Blackwell's and The Book Depository are also affiliated; should you purchase a book directly through those links, I will receive a small commission. Older posts may also contain affiliate links to one of those bookshops. I am not paid to produce content and all opinions are my own.

« River Cottage risoniotto and a few words on mushrooms | Main | Friday flowers - seed heads »

Gregory's girl

You may remember this post. Well, look who's got the specs! Not the actual Peoples' Gregory Peck ones but a very similar pair, the change from my old glasses prompted in part by my hero, Gregory/Atticus, and partly by a yen for a new look (see this video - and note the "once nerdy, now cool" line).

This is, I think, only the second time that the camera-shy Cornflower has actually appeared on her own website - and isn't it difficult to take a picture of yourself?

27 October 2011 in General | Permalink

Comments

You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post.

From Dead Men's Spex or from somwehere else?

I agree greatly with you final comment, that is why I employ Morgana to take pictures of me; well maybe not the only reason ;-)

Posted by: Dark Puss | 27 October 2011 at 12:19 PM

It's nice to be able to put a face with the words! I really like the new glasses. They look great on you!

Posted by: Kate/Massachusetts | 27 October 2011 at 01:17 PM

Love your new specs! Suddenly feeling quite boring in my plain old functional wire-rimmed ones.

Posted by: Darlene | 27 October 2011 at 01:43 PM

Love the new specs and I, too, like having a face to put with words (and voice, thanks to BBC Scotland).

Posted by: Lee | 27 October 2011 at 02:38 PM

Love the glasses. Its interesting how something so timeless can look so au courant.

Posted by: rj | 28 October 2011 at 04:38 AM

They look really good on you! If I wore them I'd look like I hadn't changed my specs since the 1980s :-(

Posted by: Barbara | 28 October 2011 at 08:13 AM

Barbara, I still do use my pair from the 80's but they are twice the size of these pretty ones!
Maybe now I can wear them again in public;-)

Posted by: Teresa | 28 October 2011 at 09:48 AM

And isn't it funny that one of the few places we usually do self-portraits is in our bathrooms. Lovely to "see" you. Love the glasses.

Posted by: Mary | 28 October 2011 at 11:33 AM

Very cool!!

Posted by: Deirdre | 28 October 2011 at 12:24 PM

Beautiful! And the glasses are pretty nice too. ;)

Posted by: Ros | 28 October 2011 at 03:34 PM

Classic is always cool, and you have a classic beauty. Thanks for giving us a peak.

Posted by: LoriAngela | 28 October 2011 at 04:10 PM

Love your new glasses! They are perfect for you. I am also partial to tortoise shell frames. And it is great to see your face. Now I can't remember what I guessed you looked like!

Posted by: michel | 28 October 2011 at 07:10 PM

You should appear more often Karen, you look quite as lovely as you sound and the specs are excellent.

Posted by: Rebecca | 28 October 2011 at 07:28 PM

I agree with all the other comments. Love the specs. They look good on you. Very Cool!!

Posted by: Anji | 29 October 2011 at 12:41 AM

Although I've been reading for ages, I only found out your name last week, so how fitting now to have a face to go with it, beautiful!!
I also love the glasses, though not to follow suit - at present I am pleased my glasses are the shallow design because I can't see anything closer than 18" properly and keep looking under them for close work (and gazing at my new baby granddaughter!)... I know, I'm too cowardly (or young!?!) for bi-focals. And yet so short-sighted. Sigh!!

Posted by: MelD | 31 October 2011 at 12:57 PM

Wonderful to have a glimpse of you! and the cornflower blue bathroom too!
Always swoon over Gregory Peck! He was in a class above most!

Posted by: lila rostenberg | 31 October 2011 at 03:06 PM

My local optician.
(Can't imagine employing anyone to take a picture of me!!)

Posted by: Cornflower | 02 November 2011 at 04:41 PM

Congratulations on your new arrival!

Posted by: Cornflower | 02 November 2011 at 04:41 PM

Its just not fair that someone so off-the-chart talented, interesting, and accomplished is also so physically attractive. Having missed the first image of you on your site, I imagined that you might be a bit matronly, though in retroSPEC's, this makes no sense. You are truly blessed. Thank you for sharing your world. Love the glasses!

Posted by: Deborah in Michigan | 04 November 2011 at 07:20 PM

I just knew you would be lovely, Karen!

Posted by: Nicola | 06 November 2011 at 09:04 PM

Verify your Comment

Previewing your Comment

Posted by: |

This is only a preview. Your comment has not yet been posted.

Your comment could not be posted. Error type:

Your comment has been posted. Post another comment

The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. Please try again.

As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This prevents automated programs from posting comments.

Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate.

Cornflower Books

If you're looking for the bookish side of Cornflower, please click here to visit the other site.

About

Current reading:

Jerrard Tickell: Appointment With Venus

The Reading Map - and links to all reviews

Map No. 1: from the Maine Coast to the Arctic Circle ...

Search

Please note

Sidebar book cover thumbnail pictures are affiliate links to Amazon, and the storefront links to Blackwell's and The Book Depository are also affiliated; should you purchase a book directly through those links, I will receive a small commission. Older posts may also contain affiliate links to one of those bookshops. I am not paid to produce content and all opinions are my own.