Member: MerryMary

Hi Mary,

I hope you are well and happy!

I'm writing to let you know that my new book is now available. 'A World Possessed' completes the trilogy about Rebecca, and I am now writing a new, very different book - no alternate world this time, but still something 'other' ...

'A World Possessed' is available now from Amazon (ISBN: 978-09564432-2-9), and I do hope you decide to give it a try. If you do, I'd love to hear what you think of it in due course - I had one stupendous bit of luck with the story line and would love to know if you guess what it was!

Have a lovely Christmas,

Joanna O'Neill

posted by JoannaON at 5:06 am (EST) on Dec 9, 2011

Thank you so much!!! Many virtual hugs for you and Merry Christmas!

posted by titania86 at 4:46 pm (EST) on Nov 29, 2011

LOL. Yup, standing in line at the grocery store: "Would you like to see a picture of my granddaughter?" (yeah, like they have a choice!).

posted by katylit at 9:21 pm (EST) on Nov 13, 2011

Almost every weekend. I like it! This grandma thing is wonderful! The biggest challenge is not showing everyone in the whole world the latest pictures!! lol.

posted by katylit at 12:36 pm (EST) on Nov 13, 2011

*waves* Hi Mary Lou :)

posted by katylit at 6:27 am (EST) on Nov 13, 2011

Looks like we like the same type of books... I am DrNeuton's friend... I am still tring to make new friends... So will you be my friend?

posted by BradonK at 2:41 pm (EST) on Oct 29, 2011

Thank you Mary!
I was encouraged with your comment.

'books...are my delight and my salvation'--I think so, too.:-)

posted by clara-f at 2:09 am (EST) on Sep 4, 2011

Just making sure we are still on:

Saturday, September 17th
11:30am

Barnes & Noble
13131 Ridgedale Drive
Minnetonka, MN

posted by Morphidae at 6:16 am (EST) on Sep 1, 2011

Thank you! I remember my grandfather using it a lot when I was a kid. It brings back memories. :-)

posted by Spunkypineapple at 6:38 pm (EST) on Jul 26, 2011

Just sending some sunshine your way, Merry! :*)

Oh, and to add this:
*clears throat*

To All Reading this,
This is to affirm that Merry is the sweetest, most compassionate and dear person I've (n)ever met!

So there! It's official & everything! :*)

Much Bliss & Purrs,
~Pandora~

posted by PandorasRequiem at 2:35 am (EST) on Jul 10, 2011

It's great to see someone else who likes Thomas Costain! He was a favorite of my mother's but I have only recently picked up (and read) some of the titles she had in her bookcase. If you enjoy Costain, you might enjoy Sharon Kay Penman's works, too.

Herriot didn't make my list, yet. Thanks for bringing him to mind. :)

Crispin has been recommended, but I've not read any of his works to date. Someday...or, as my mother used to say "Too many books, too little time".

posted by fuzzi at 8:01 am (EST) on Jul 8, 2011

Thank you.

posted by OldSarge at 9:10 am (EST) on Jul 4, 2011

I don't object at all! Welcome to my world of books!

posted by wearylibrarian at 9:57 am (EST) on Jul 1, 2011

Hello there, MerryMary ~

And thanks for your humorous posting in the thread on cataloging. I had no idea you lived out where you do. The Sandhills was my father's favorite part of the state. Though my sister and brother-in-law, who were high school sweethearts, moved to Aurora, Colorado after college, were they lived until their retirement six or seven years ago when they moved back to Nebraska and settled in McCook. The country is still a living part of me -- and only gets more so each passing year.

Sorry to learn of the difficult things life's given you to handle, but it seems you're managing it in fine fashion -- and keeping your sense of humor. I'm still very new to LT but relishing the abundant avenues it affords all willing to make full use of them. I'll be back again to take a good look at some of your 897 reviews! By the time I do, you'll probably have added another wagon full already; whereas I've yet to write my first (though with the Early Reviewers, I've got two to do). Also, I'll check out your library when I'm back next time.

Meanwhile, kindest thoughts to you, and may the spring be a time of renewal in ways deep and lasting,

Gene

posted by GeneRuyle at 1:51 pm (EST) on May 5, 2011

OMGosh! Mary I am sooo very sorry. From now own I will be more careful. Thank you for being so nice to me and letting me know I messed up. I will definitely be more careful in the future. I was wondering though since you have been here longer if you could answer my question. I was wondering how long it takes once a batch is closed for review reads for you to find out if you've won or not. Thank you so much ahead of time.

All the best!

Kitty

posted by GreatMindsThinkAloud at 12:23 am (EST) on Apr 29, 2011

Many Thanks. I was reposting from my blog and posted a review of Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon (2006)by mistake.

posted by ablueidol at 1:17 am (EST) on Apr 24, 2011

Hi Mary,

I just uploaded a bigger cover for "The Small One." Thought you might like to snag it.

Cheers!

posted by 2wonderY at 2:59 pm (EST) on Mar 10, 2011

Thanks so much for the dot and the visit! I was excited to see my map but to my dismay, it wasn't there. Figured out the data base is down.

I've been fascinated with your area of Nebraska ever since I read "Old Jules" by Mari Sandoz. Someday I hope to visit and find some of the areas in the book. I plan to read a bunch of Cather too.

I don't have regular access to the grandson I've been cataloging books for, but I hear his favorite word, at 20 mnonths, is Read, Read, Read. Said over and over again. My kind of kid.

Kasey

posted by KAzevedo at 12:42 pm (EST) on Mar 1, 2011

Oh ok, i guess I was tired last night LOL

posted by pollysmith at 6:54 pm (EST) on Feb 28, 2011

Hi mary, Are we friends on facebook? I don't think so. If you would like to friend me look for polly smith in Daytona Beach

posted by pollysmith at 6:44 am (EST) on Feb 28, 2011

it's the morning after the night before. . . and I'm still singing all the verses of the Eddystone Light!

posted by Esta1923 at 12:33 pm (EST) on Feb 15, 2011

So glad your books finally came in. Hope you have a great time reading them.

posted by chairless at 11:51 pm (EST) on Jan 29, 2011

Thank you for telling about your family. Although not a teacher or librarian myself, I recognize that one of my main sources of happines has come through the efforts of teachers and librarians.
I found your library to be very interesting so far. I want to find some more Jean Plaidy books, and apparently there is no shortage of titles in her output.

posted by libraryhermit at 6:42 pm (EST) on Jan 29, 2011

Why, thank you, Mary Lou! How nice of you to come by to say something so sweet to me! *smooch*

posted by richardderus at 7:51 am (EST) on Jan 6, 2011

I keep forgetting to tell you about the store I saw awhile ago, called...Merry Marry! It's a bridal store ;-) Made me chuckle and wish I had my camera to show you.

posted by katylit at 2:25 pm (EST) on Jan 4, 2011

Gracie also likes the words "cat, hat, ..." There's a black one from next door that sits just outside the invisible fence and torments her. Of course, Gracie usually doesn't even have her collar for the fence on since she's very good about not leaving the yard, but once in a while she'll scoot through to the next yard and chase that cat. She also likes the word "ambush" which means there's a squirrel in the yard and she goes out through the side door to sneak around back to chase it.

posted by dudes22 at 9:55 am (EST) on Dec 29, 2010

Hi Mary,

This is to let you know that my second book, 'A World Denied', is now out and available through Amazon and other on-line booksellers. As you might guess from the title, it continues the story begun in 'A World Invisible', and I am now in the planning stages of the third and final novel in the sequence.

'A World Denied' is published by Wooden Hill Press (ISBN: 978-0956443212) at $12.99. I really hope you will buy it and enjoy it!

Have a great Christmas,

Joanna

posted by JoannaON at 6:31 am (EST) on Dec 14, 2010

Glad to see you back. Hope recovery is smooth.

posted by OldSarge at 8:04 am (EST) on Oct 9, 2010

Mummy loves the story too, even though it sometimes makes her cry (she says it's the fault of Watership Down and those long velvety ears that do it). We've also gotten very good at Moo Baa La La La too, mummy reads and I make the animal sounds (except the Rhinos, they're a bit difficult)

posted by Babyreadseverything at 5:16 pm (EST) on Aug 30, 2010

Thank you; it's a bitter sisterhood to share. Cancer is not something I'd wish on anyone, and yes, some days are good, and some are not so good.

It sounds like you had a long, happy time with Lee. My time with Isaac was way too short, but very happy. I will never forget the days I shared with him.

posted by PhaedraB at 10:16 am (EST) on Aug 25, 2010

Ah! Glad I checked with you.
This past week I've been playing with the Book Trails set, and I see that you have at least 2 of the older version. I've been successful organizing the different volumes in that set, but I know there are lots of small clusters of others that won't stick to the same editor page. There are too many ways to record them. LMK if yours didn't end up in the correct place. I'm in the process of listing the contents of each one at the bottom of the works pages. It's a labor of love, as these were my original readers.

posted by 2wonderY at 2:20 pm (EST) on Aug 23, 2010

Don't know why, and I know I don't need an excuse, but I'm thinking about you today and thought I'd drop in and say hi *waves*. :-)

Hope you're having a good day my friend.

posted by katylit at 12:00 pm (EST) on Aug 18, 2010

Thanks for the titles! *wishlists* I do love how the two L'Amour fans I've talked to since reading Lando have both recommended different titles as their stand-outs :)

posted by wisewoman at 8:15 am (EST) on Aug 16, 2010

Hi Merry, and thanks for the note! I love that we can enjoy Westerns even if we are not the target audience. I know someone who said that there are no chick movies... there are good movies and bad movies. I think the same applies to books!

Are there any specific L'Amour titles you would recommend for my next foray? :)

posted by wisewoman at 11:30 am (EST) on Aug 13, 2010

Thanks so much for the advice. But in the end, Legos saved the day. She and I each built a model of how her playhouse might be built. Mine was a simple little abode. The mansion she designed would take me a lifetime to actually build. I think we'll go with mine.

posted by beelzebubba at 10:40 pm (EST) on Jul 24, 2010

Happening by again. I just took a look at your comments on Gone with the Wind and think....ah, how many people feel this way. I seem to have you as a "friend" but don't recall writing. I am a former librarian, finally after 7 years "getting over it"...just use libraries now...and after getting my own collection into LT started on my daughter's. (I won't tell her...she HATES me doing this...obsessive compulsive) While she is out of town of course.

And I read Scarlet Letter for the first time. My granddaughter is taking an American lit course on line for her junior year, and I am distressed...it is taught at it was when I was in school and I NEVER figured out all those Mather guys. So I looked at SL from what I think would be her perspective.
Actually all those unwed mothers in her school would probably get more out of it than anyone else (unwed fathers too), as Hester arises above all of them.

posted by carterchristian1 at 3:21 pm (EST) on Jun 29, 2010

Well, I am delighted to present a male perspective on a very "woman's book" author! I htink those are silly distinctions, myself...gender has less to do with liking something that does one's tastes.

Cheers, and thanks for dropping by
RMD

posted by richardderus at 12:43 pm (EST) on Jun 5, 2010

...and you will be made VERY welcome too.

posted by justmespecialk at 5:31 am (EST) on May 29, 2010

Re- Hay-on-Wye, Have you read or heard of a book called 'Sixpence House' by Paul Collins

"A bibliophile shares his and his family's experiences as citizens of Hay-on-Wye, a Welsh village known as the "Town of Books" that boasts 1,500 inhabitants and forty antiquarian bookstores"

I bought a second hand copy a few days ago..not read it yet though

posted by justmespecialk at 12:30 pm (EST) on May 27, 2010

Hi, it's justmespecialk, aka karen.

I read the comment you left about the loganberry booksite and visiting the lady's bookstore.I love that word...bookstore.

Didn't want to comment again on that posting by astuo in case they get disappointed that their booksearch isn't yet resolved.
I'd love to visit the USA but am not brave enough to fly so I get my husband to pick up what he can on business trips,though books and magazines are rather heavy.London is brilliant for bookshops as you probably know.

We live about an hour away from the book town of Hay-on-Wye and two hours from London by car providing the motorway isn't too congested.

Kind regards...karen

posted by justmespecialk at 11:16 am (EST) on May 27, 2010

Hi MerryMary. I've read some of your reviews and just wanted to let you know how much I like them. For books we have in common, you're right on target for me. Have to say I'm lost in admiration at the task of doing over 800 reviews! Wow!

posted by turtlesleap at 6:02 pm (EST) on Apr 23, 2010

So what are some of your top ten favorites ever?

posted by infiniteletters at 9:31 am (EST) on Apr 20, 2010

Enjoyed the story of the boy's knee being braced by his fellow boy scouts!

Best wishes - Joe

posted by jnwelch at 9:50 am (EST) on Apr 17, 2010

Sorry for the late reply. The bookstore didn't work out. My friend had some personal business that kind of interfered with our plans. I was really disappointed, lol. Megan is a dearheart, I really love talking to her. I am glad we are friends.

posted by NickKnight at 7:14 pm (EST) on Apr 2, 2010

Like the best satires, this April Fool’s article contains a nugget of truth:

U.S. Government To Save Billions By Cutting Wasteful Senator Program

WASHINGTON—In an effort to reduce wasteful spending and eliminate non-vital federal services, the U.S. government announced plans this week to cut its long-standing senator program, a move it says will help save more than $300 billion each year.

According to officials, the decision to cut the national legislative body was reached during a budget review meeting on Tuesday. After hours of deliberation, it was agreed that the cost of financing U.S. senators far outweighed the benefits they provided.

"Now more than ever, we must eliminate needless spending wherever possible," President Obama said at a press conference Wednesday. "When we sat down to go over our annual budget, we asked ourselves, where can we safely trim back? What programs can we do away with without negatively impacting the American people? Which bloated and ineffective institutions can we no longer justify having around?"

"The answer was obvious," Obama added. "The U.S. Senate just needed to go."

Established in 1789 as a means of overseeing the passage of bills into law, the once-promising senator program has reportedly failed to contribute to the governing of the nation in any significant way since 1964. Last year alone, approximately $450 billion was funneled into the legislative chamber, an amount deemed fiscally unsound considering how few citizens actually benefit in any way from its existence.

In fact, the program has gone unchecked for so long that many in Washington are now unable to recall what purpose U.S. senators were originally meant to serve.

"I'm sure when it was first introduced the U.S. Senate seemed like a worthwhile public service that would aid vast segments of the population and play an important role in the years to come," said Sheila McKenzie, president of the watchdog group the American Center for Responsible Government. "But in reality, this program has been a complete and utter failure."

"It simply doesn't work," she added. "We've been pouring taxpayer dollars into this outdated relic for far too long."

An analysis conducted last week revealed a number of troubling flaws within the long-running, heavily subsidized program, including a lack of consistent oversight, no clear objectives or goals, the persistent hiring of unqualified and selfishly motivated individuals, and a 100 percent redundancy rate among its employees.

Moreover, the study found that the U.S. government already funds a fully operational legislative body that appears to do the exact same job as the Senate, but which also provides a fair and proportional representation of the nation's citizens and has rules in place to prevent one individual from holding the operations of the entire chamber hostage until he is guaranteed massive federal spending projects for his home state of Alabama.

Not only have U.S. Senators cost the country billions of dollars in misspent funds over the years, but Washington insiders claim they have also derailed a wide range of other government programs, from social welfare to job creation to environmental protection.

"Even just the space the Senate currently occupies could be put to better use," consumer advocate Michael Dodgerson said. "Were the government to open a day-care center, a homeless shelter, or even an affordable restaurant in that building, it would make more of a difference in the lives of everyday Americans than what's there now."

So far, reaction to the cutback has been overwhelming positive, with many across the country calling it a long-awaited step toward progress.

Still, a small pocket of the nation's populace vehemently disagreed with Tuesday's decision.

"This is outrageous," said Joe Lieberman, a Connecticut-area resident and concerned citizen who makes more than $150,000 a year, enjoys full health care benefits, and lives comfortably in a large, non-foreclosed home. "The U.S. Senate has always looked out for my best interests. It's always done right by me."

Added Lieberman, "Without it, I'll have no choice but to exploit my extensive connections in the real estate, legal, insurance, and pharmaceutical industries to obtain strictly honorary positions at large companies that, in exchange for my subservience over the years and the prestige of my name, will compensate me generously and allow me to continue living a privileged life without contributing even a moment of my time to the society that has made it all possible."

posted by one-horse_library at 4:29 pm (EST) on Apr 2, 2010

Congrats on the new addition to the family.

posted by OldSarge at 9:49 am (EST) on Mar 25, 2010

Lovely! My prayers are with her. :)

posted by MrsLee at 8:21 pm (EST) on Mar 24, 2010

Congratulations! How many grandchildren will this be?

posted by MrsLee at 8:16 pm (EST) on Mar 24, 2010

Hello! The welcome is quite appreciated, no matter how belated. :)
Am thinking of naming the x-box Orson, though for the life of me I can't figure where the name struck me from. Good eye on the tags! My personal status is not changing just yet, just my reading genre, though. Your collection is quite amazing!

posted by barefootlibrarian at 11:33 pm (EST) on Mar 17, 2010

You're welcome. But don't thank me, thank the people who recorded and then spent years learning Cat before finally dubbing it into English. And thank the person who sent it to me. Forward it.

By the way, do you use Pirate Google?

posted by one-horse_library at 2:16 pm (EST) on Mar 15, 2010

WOW. 836 reviews???!!! Gotta check them out. Thanks for making the rest of us look bad. :)

And a CORSAIR BADGE. Ha! Awesome. How do we get the Pirate version of LT?

posted by one-horse_library at 1:59 pm (EST) on Mar 15, 2010

Hello, MirthfulMerry. Enjoy.

posted by one-horse_library at 1:57 pm (EST) on Mar 15, 2010

No worries on the delayed response — it sounds like you have your hands full :). Hope you're getting some rest here and there!

Oh my goodness, your description of Victoria Holt makes me want to drop everything and read her books asap. How have I never read anything of hers? I love Gothic! I am heading to some library booksales this weekend and will trawl the tables conscientiously for her books. It has happened before... someone has recommended an author to me here, and the next sale I hit had a bunch of books by that very person! Don't you just love LT? :)

And I see you've recently added an Edmund Crispin book. I've heard of him — is he good? As if I need to add anything more to my to-read list... :-P

Thanks Merry, and I'll see you around! Take care.

~Amy

posted by wisewoman at 2:18 pm (EST) on Mar 10, 2010

Re: the full disclosure thread, you're making perfect sense to me :)

I see you are currently reading a Victoria Holt book. She's been recommended to me and I'm curious about her; are you a fan? Is there a book of hers that I should start with? Thank you!

posted by wisewoman at 8:37 am (EST) on Mar 5, 2010

Had a crash and burn on my computer that was terminal. New computer arrived yesterday and I'm back.

posted by OldSarge at 8:49 am (EST) on Feb 24, 2010

yeah but the weather keeps teasing us by giving us nice warm days and then at night turns freezing and snowy. I don't hardly have any of my books up here yet. I joined almost a year ago and instead of really putting my books on here i challenged myself to actually read. I've got until july to read i think 18 more books. I just moved and most of my books are still packed. I'm saving those for last that way i can make a list of all the books that I have.

posted by honeydew69862004 at 4:38 pm (EST) on Feb 19, 2010

hi yeah i just hate the weather we are having. i'm close to hastings just bout 45 mins. i really enjoy this site. it's the best book site i've found so far. how do you enjoy it?

posted by honeydew69862004 at 2:13 am (EST) on Feb 19, 2010

Dang! Sorry, where are my manners?

You're welcome.

D.

posted by one-horse_library at 2:42 pm (EST) on Feb 5, 2010

Hi again. I'm glad your mom is doing better, and is still with your father.

And as someone in your situation, here's a little something you might enjoy:

http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/hospital_paperwork_reduces

D.

posted by one-horse_library at 2:41 pm (EST) on Feb 5, 2010

Hi, Mary! Hope your mom is alright now, and escaped the hospital.

Sorry to be abrupt, but I came across this stunningly beautiful video and thought you might like it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_HXUhShhmY

Good luck!

posted by one-horse_library at 7:36 pm (EST) on Feb 4, 2010

Hi Marylou, I've been so chaotically busy, I haven't catelogued my beloved shelf, but there is The Great Gatsby, A Crime in the Neighborhood by Suzanne Berne, Some Alice Hoffmans, Lots of Sue Miller, and more!

posted by CarolineLeavitt at 6:52 pm (EST) on Feb 4, 2010

Hi Mary,
I thought I'd come over and say hello -- what a lovely smile in your pic. We share a lot more than it looks like because I haven't listed too many of my childhood and adolescent loves -- I must have read EPISODE OF SPARROWS twenty times between the age of 11 and 25! And CHINA COURT too. Why those, I'll never know, but they really affected me. I would happily reread them if I had another fifty years! But it is nice to just think about how much I loved them. When I have time to add more books I'll be over to visit again for inspiration!

Lucy/Sibyx from the 50 somethings!

posted by sibyx at 9:46 am (EST) on Feb 2, 2010

Hi, MerryMary...

Thanks for the comment about Huskernutz! I picked it up at a signing by the author/artist in December at the Lee Booksellers store in Lincoln's Edgewood shopping center, where they were in the midst of their going-out-of-business sale (they closed 1/24/2010). Fell's stuff has always amused me -- back in the 1970s, he used to do a one-panel cartoon in the Lincoln Journal predicting the outcome of the Husker football games each week, and I loved them. He was also the editorial cartoonist for the Lincoln Journal. I couldn't believe Huskernutz hadn't been entered into LT by anyone yet...and I had to enter it in manually, because it didn't show up in any of the standard databases, despite it having a legitimate ISBN.

Hope the hospital visit doesn't end up being too lengthy. Hope you don't mind me adding you as a "friend" -- we seem to share some similar reading tastes!

Scott "CannellFan" C. - Lincoln, NE

posted by cannellfan at 10:21 am (EST) on Jan 29, 2010

Hope your mom is doing okay at hospital.

Am glad you enjoyed the clips more than you found them annoying. :)

Take care, now. Hope everything turns out alright.

D.

posted by one-horse_library at 6:23 pm (EST) on Jan 25, 2010

Hello Merry Mary - thank you for your kind words, sorry for the delay in getting back with you... holiday season and all.

LT Author? I am still new to this site, so not sure where to go. I do have a web site http://sites.google.com/site/marthastewardsbooks/ for the Darby's Story and would like to share great news. The book will be at the LA Times Festival of Books April 24 and 25, 2010.

I hope to hear from you soon. In the means time have a great day.

Martha

posted by MarthaSteward64 at 4:54 pm (EST) on Jan 25, 2010

You're in the hospital? Are you okay? Trust the nurses; {they} aren't in it for the money.

Hope you have enough books to last your stay, and good luck!

Anyway, here are some other funny clips to cheer you up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVAvF0IQgxY

and make sure to check out ImprovEverywhere's other pranks.

And check out the Onion Radio News at

http://www.theonion.com/content/radio_news/pope_announces_plan_to_build

then, go through the playlists. they're hilarious.

I think you'll enjoy this if you've ever had a printer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQGtucrJ8hM

the following requires no explanation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vna0AEXV7U&feature=related

and remember that the internet is full of distractions just a click away! some of them funny, most of them a waste of time!

hope you get better.

posted by one-horse_library at 2:49 pm (EST) on Jan 24, 2010

Someone forwarded me this unbelievably funny video; it's based on this concept where people with a lot of creativity and time rework lyrics to fit the music video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOlI5Qiq-9g

posted by one-horse_library at 12:45 pm (EST) on Jan 24, 2010

Can you bump one of the threads in Greyhead's group so it's not dormant?
http://www.librarything.com/groups/greyheadsfrequentlya

posted by infiniteletters at 3:09 pm (EST) on Jan 12, 2010

That is so Funny. I didn't even realize we had done that. Thanks for dropping in with a smile. I've added you to my interesting hoards crew.
Lynda

posted by LA12Hernandez at 3:23 pm (EST) on Dec 30, 2009

Hey MerryMary!
I figured since we've bought SantaThing books for each other, we may as well be friends! I hope you liked the books I sent you a couple years back. I really appreciate the three that I received from you this year, and I hope to find time to read them all early in 2010!

posted by jpers36 at 12:29 pm (EST) on Dec 29, 2009

Sorry to hear that you are caught in bad weather today! My best wishes for the holiday (despite the meltdowns over puzzles and the mess of chocolate pudding).

Take care of yourself!

Jill

posted by jillmwo at 5:48 pm (EST) on Dec 25, 2009

Have a MerryMary Christmas!

(And forgive me for the bad pun.)

posted by one-horse_library at 2:43 pm (EST) on Dec 25, 2009

I'm glad you liked my SantaThing choices for you. I am the Cheese is my most favorite book ever, and when I saw you had a Cormier book in your library already, I thought I'd better get it for you.

posted by meggyweg at 8:12 am (EST) on Dec 23, 2009

Hello, many thanks for your message. Sorry to bother you but can you tell me what 'Add to Private Watch' means and also what happens when you add a friend / interesting library? Sorry so many questions, happy reading!

posted by sevenwillows at 4:45 pm (EST) on Dec 20, 2009

I saw in one of your reviews that you were slowly attempting to collect books by Victoria Holt. I am too! My grandmother turned me on to her books when I was about 12! Luckily for me, my reading was never censored as a child because I found some great stuff back then.

I currently have all but 4 Victoria Holt books, all but 5 Philippa Carr books and I only have 2 Jean Plaidy books so I have a long way to go. I am doing Hardbacks in the first two and I am looking for the pretty Three Rivers and Arrow reprints of the Jean Plaidy books.

I am glad I found a fellow "Plaidian" :) I even have a category dedicated to her in my 1010 challenge.

Jenn

posted by Belladonna1975 at 3:18 pm (EST) on Dec 10, 2009

*snicker* Yup, I knew there was a reason we got along.

posted by jillmwo at 8:10 pm (EST) on Dec 6, 2009

Really interesting review, Mary Lou. And I so agree with "(English really needs more gender-neutral nouns"! I'm still reading.

posted by megwaiteclayton at 5:55 pm (EST) on Dec 3, 2009

I'm waiting for my first batch of pineapple coconut loives to come out of the oven. I'll let you know how they turned out tomorrow.

posted by OldSarge at 6:56 pm (EST) on Nov 24, 2009

Thank you so much! I'm so happy to be able to participate and so thrilled that I will have some new books for my girls under the tree! Bless you!

Jen

posted by jenex at 12:51 pm (EST) on Nov 23, 2009

What?! You do have a very interesting library. Anyone who has both "The Trolley Car Family" and "The Phantom Tollbooth" listed is automatically interesting. Those were two of my favorite books when I was growing up. We also share many other books and genre's. I look forward to taking a closer look at your books. Thanks for accepting my friend and interesting library requests!

posted by TheFlamingoReads at 3:55 pm (EST) on Nov 21, 2009

Mathematicians are very special people, I've found. Being loved by one is a divine gift that is quite unlike anything I've known/read about/experienced. It's a very good thing. I hope I get to keep him for a long time.

I'm one of those 'burn on a rainy day' redheads, so the sun and I have have a love(vitamin d)-hate(skin cancer) relationship... I wear spf100+ here even on winter days. :)

I've recently had to give up sugar, wheat, and other ingredients that I just can't be too cautious about, so I've been looking at adapting all my old favourite recipes into this new, ever-more restrictive plan. I'm also in school, so I have to follow the times of year when I'm 'slightly' less busy than other times in order to spend time on LT. No more cheese either for me, I'm afraid. That one was pretty harsh, I must admit, since I adore cheese. But of course, my health and wellbeing are more important than haloumi...mostly. :)

I have, however, discovered all the wonderful things that coconuts, cocoa butter and agave syrup can do. :)

Thank you for the wishes of fog and low-hanging clouds... I could really use those this week (99 and 100 here... whew! It's only spring!)

I wish you more good days than bad, oh, and my serendipity book collection. They are some of those 'simply wonderful' children's booklets (tiny little things) that I still treasure.

Kass :)

posted by kassetra at 1:47 am (EST) on Nov 21, 2009

You're welcome Mary Lou! Nice to see you coming by.
Greetings from Paris!
JW

posted by JanWillemNoldus at 8:20 pm (EST) on Nov 20, 2009

Hi Mary,
Thanks so much for the friend invite-I'm happy to accept!
Jennifer

posted by mstrust at 11:55 pm (EST) on Nov 16, 2009

Hello Mary;
Don't know what brought me by today, but I wanted to pop over and say "Hi" and that I hope things are going well for you.
I hope you don't mind me peeking at your library.
have a good one,
belva

posted by rainpebble at 2:18 pm (EST) on Nov 14, 2009

Bwa haa haa! I'll have to check it out...
:oD
Thank you for telling me.
*hugs*
Clare

posted by clamairy at 7:11 pm (EST) on Nov 11, 2009

:) It is also very kind of you.

posted by Eurydice at 7:17 pm (EST) on Nov 1, 2009

Thank you! In addition to the congratulations, it's a lovely wish; and one I hope will come true.

posted by Eurydice at 7:16 pm (EST) on Nov 1, 2009

Merry Mary,

I haven't got any more hidden classics to recommend but I did enjoy "The Drowned Maiden's Hair" by Laura Amy Schlitz. She won the Newbery a couple of years ago with "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!" (which I loved).
"Drowned Maiden...." is the story of young Maud who is plucked from an orphanage by a trio of elderly sisters, one of whom showers her with affection. Scrappy Maud, who is hungry for love, is immediately taken in until she discovers that the sisters plan to use her during their fake seances. Schlitz brings us back to the early 20th century when spiritualism was popular and charlatans were everywhere. I really enjoyed this one and hope you do too.
AnneH

posted by AnneH at 1:22 am (EST) on Nov 1, 2009

Thanks, I appreciate that very much!

posted by oakes at 1:29 am (EST) on Oct 31, 2009

Hi,MerryMary Thanks for dropping by my profile.

Hope you don't mind but can I ask - "Why is it that nearly everyone wants to rename my cat?"

You want to call her Tagmash and one of the other suggestions was Smudge, she does have her nicknames (including Fuzzy britches!) but what is wrong with Circe - a perfectly good witchy name for a cat! Not only is she a character in one of the great epic poems of all times she also turns up in the lyrics of a King Crimson track! She is my little dark enchantress. Just curious, see you in the GD!

calm

posted by calm at 6:45 pm (EST) on Oct 28, 2009

Hi Mary Lou,
Just wanted you to know that I was thinking of you when I was in Ontario with Mark. The geese were migrating and we saw many flocks in the days I was there. They don't migrate here, too warm I guess, they tend to stick around all winter. So when I saw them with Mark I couldn't help but think of you and feel how lucky we both are. You for having had such a wonderful man as Lee in your life for so long, and me for having Mark.

I love watching the geese too, brings back good memories of fall days up at our cottage when I was little, gorgeous autumn colours, calm lake waters, silence and honking geese. I'm glad you shared your experience and memory with us.

hugs my friend,
Katherine

posted by katylit at 4:05 pm (EST) on Oct 23, 2009

Mary Lou,
I am such a pathological bibliophile that I have to smuggle new books into the house so that my husband doesn't see them! I just can not say no to books. I also love Star Trek. Many of my Star Trek books are paperbacks and I have not catalogued those yet. Thanks for dropping by.

Barbara

posted by barbharris1 at 6:04 am (EST) on Oct 22, 2009

Hi MerryMary, thanks for befriending me!

posted by JoannaON at 11:14 am (EST) on Oct 21, 2009

Mary, I'm so glad you enjoyed "Dear Enemy". I don't know why it's such a secret. A dear friend who had also loved "Daddy Longlegs" had never heard of it either and was just as delighted to find it. Both books are published in one volume that's available through Amazon. Guess what I'm giving my grown up daughters in their Christmas stockings?

Anne

posted by AnneH at 12:16 am (EST) on Oct 12, 2009

Sorry you feel spammed but I don't know how to enter my library. I will when I can figure it out. Maybe you can help me with this. Linda

posted by LindaMeckler at 1:29 am (EST) on Oct 7, 2009

Hi Mary, hope you are okay. I just read your post about the geese. I love to see that when they fly over my mum's house. I've been known to abandon dinner and race outside shouting "The geese are here, the geese are here!" when we here them flying over. And what a special place for you to see them.

I just last week had a similar experience but on a much smaller scale. I was taking flowers to Ally and Elisabeth's grave and when I got there I saw two magpies on the grass right by their memorial vase.

Most people here don't like magpies as they are unlucky, but I love to see them and don't find them unlucky at all and often when I am thinking about my babies I see a pair together, so they are a bit of a comfort to me. It was lovely to see two right there in the baby garden.

I'm glad the geese made you happy, seeing a big flock like that, it's always an amazing sight.

posted by Jodyreadseverything at 3:28 pm (EST) on Oct 5, 2009

(from the pirates thread)

there are two more pictures in the series: http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2006/10/ragtag-and-whimsy.html

best wishes

sunny

posted by sunny at 4:04 pm (EST) on Sep 22, 2009

Hi MerryMary:

You gave it away, 60 tomorrow (5 books thread), so here I am to wish you an early Happy Birthday! Have a lovely day tomorrow.

karenmarie

posted by karenmarie at 8:34 pm (EST) on Sep 17, 2009

THANK YOU SO MUCH for helping me find Mousekin's Golden house!!!! I am so excited!!! Much appreciated!!!

posted by AuntieCol at 2:13 am (EST) on Aug 23, 2009

Noticed you liked I Never Promised You a Rose Garden, and I was wondering if you'd be interested in reviewing my new novel and posting your comments here as well as a few other book-related sites. Thought you might like my book since it's also about a disturbed young girl's mental illness and also a bit dark. I could e-mail you the novel in an e-book format if you'd like (I'm out of physical copies at the moment). Let me know if you're interested. Here's a link to a summary in case you're interested:

http://christophertusa.com/

Thanks,

Chris

posted by cmtusa at 1:15 pm (EST) on Aug 13, 2009

Just dropping by to wish you a good day!

posted by drneutron at 5:19 pm (EST) on Aug 12, 2009

Sorry to have been extremely scarce, just re-adjusting and spending a lot of time by the ocean. Gonna take time to sort things out.

posted by OldSarge at 11:41 am (EST) on Jul 16, 2009

So, Stitchers and Bitchers?

I am intrigued. More so because you are the only onen who owns it.
Is there a story here? :)

I must know!

kath

posted by mckait at 6:50 am (EST) on Jun 30, 2009

I saw your post about the role of a librarian...I'm thinking about going back to school to be an elementary school librarian. What degree did you have for it? I've heard conflicting responses - some people say I will need a degree in library science, while some say I'll need an education degree. My BA is in English and French.

~Jenny

posted by jenreidreads at 1:06 pm (EST) on Jun 26, 2009

Thanks for what you said about me in the discussion about flags and reviews and whatnot. I'm not trying to supress a discussion, I just don't think it's going anywhere now so what's the point in carrying it on, especially when feelings have been hurt? Perhaps I should take a deep breath in and keep my nose out from now on :-)

But it's always nice to have nice things said, thanks again.

And - oops - I just misread your profile info and thought you said your daughter turned into a 6'5 football player, gave me quite a surprise :-D

posted by Jodyreadseverything at 3:54 am (EST) on Jun 16, 2009

As far as I know they were written in Swedish :D

posted by Busifer at 1:03 pm (EST) on Jun 9, 2009

Hehe, I'm glad you're amused. Sadly it's true - I'm probably more concerned about having the right covers than I am about any other catalogue details! Oh well...

posted by ladycassilis at 3:22 pm (EST) on Jun 6, 2009

Oh it won't be long before I get there! : ) Thanks for noticing my nerdy milestone.

Kris

posted by Bookmarque at 6:26 am (EST) on Jun 5, 2009

Thanks Mary Lou, I’m glad to be here. Yeah, I did seem to bring a box of spiders to the old lady convention, but this ain’t nuthin’. I used to be an editor at an on-line political satire site, back before site owners were held liable for posted comments. THOSE guys were contentious.

We have almost no books in common. I think that is very cool, I don’t have much interest in people whose reading tastes are similar to mine so I hope you don’t mind but I’ve added you to my interesting libraries.

I also couldn’t let my grandmother’s books go either so have them in storage. I remember one where she had written on the inside cover- ‘read by moonlight’ and gave the date. And, another thing we both like is that I love the smell of a book. On rainy weekends I love to read for a few hours and then doze with an open book resting on the bridge of my nose. Simple joys.

posted by SomeGuyInVirginia at 10:16 pm (EST) on Jun 4, 2009