Member: SqueakyChu

Picture comments are strange--I tried to respond to your comment and it posted on my own profile, but not yours! Anyway, this is what I was trying to say:

Thanks! It wasn't so bad once the sun came up, but on the way up during the night it was brutal!

posted by _Zoe_ at 8:15 am (EST) on Sep 2, 2010

Following up on your comment about clarity in the August TIOLI thread, you might want to clarify your September challenge description to note that we have to count the first three-letter combo that occurs. I know I got that wrong when I looked only at the wiki!

posted by _Zoe_ at 7:50 am (EST) on Sep 2, 2010

I'm actually on temporary leave from LT right now. I'm taking care of my wife who is being treated for cancer at the Mayo clinic. She has had an extensive surgery to remove the tumors (stage 4 in tongue and lymph nodes) and now she must have chemo and radiation therapy. Things are going as well as could be expected but I'll probably be away from LT for another month or two. If you want more info you can check http://www.carepages.com/carepages/agholland
If anybody else asks, you can feel free to share that address, it's not for "family only" or anything like that.

Try sending your request to John Dalton. He's our sysadmin but he is the only person who has done much work on the wiki side of things, other than myself.

posted by conceptDawg at 1:38 am (EST) on Aug 29, 2010

Hi, Madeline,

Just thought I'd let you know the TIOLI thread is getting slow nearly 300!

Stay dry today!
Cheli

posted by cyderry at 9:05 am (EST) on Aug 24, 2010

Hi Madeline,

The number to call for a froggy tee-shirt is 417-678-7749. Dana or Stacy will be glad to handle your order! Heather grey is the only color available but personally I think it looks good! I ordered a medium and I usually wear a size 10 or 12 in ladies' clothing. The only holes in these shirts are for heads and arms to go through! I think they could send one out to you right away as we had a dozen made up -- and I have two left from the ones I took out to Colorado for our LT meeting in Denver, both size Large.

It was so cool to meet with Jenn (nittnut), Anne (AMQS), and Joanne (coppers) at the Tattered Cover. I just got home after 11.5 hours in the car. Whew....tired!

Donna

posted by Donna828 at 7:40 pm (EST) on Aug 23, 2010

You are very welcome! I remember it being quite good; I should read it again sometime.

posted by PhoenixTerran at 10:28 pm (EST) on Aug 20, 2010

Wow, that takes me back--it seems like forever ago that I wrote that. Please do feel free to use the Vegetarian Judaism write-up in the newsletter. And hurrah for CSAs! :-D

posted by PhoenixTerran at 2:33 pm (EST) on Aug 20, 2010

Ha! So glad to hear that I wasn't the only one with that take on Acceptance. I love hearing I'm not alone in my reading experiences!

posted by alanna1122 at 7:58 am (EST) on Aug 18, 2010

Thought you might like this blog post by author Steve Augarde: http://steveaugarde.blogspot.com/2010/08/bookcrossing.html

posted by avatiakh at 2:21 am (EST) on Aug 10, 2010

FYI - the TIOLI thread is getting slow.

I'm really glad you like the frog logo!

Cheli

posted by cyderry at 7:21 pm (EST) on Aug 9, 2010

Hi! Re my Stuffed and Starved review, yes, you may. Thank you for asking. I just went through and did a fast edit. (Ugh, ambiguous pronouns!) Let me know if there's anything particular you need.

posted by sanguinity at 4:51 am (EST) on Aug 6, 2010

I've been running across you in the forums a lot lately and just wanted to say "Hi!" I'm the same MarysGirl as in Bookcrossing. I figured there couldn't be two SqueakyChus in the world! All the best, Faith (aka MarysGirl)

posted by MarysGirl at 4:46 pm (EST) on Jul 26, 2010

Sorry, I was off elsewhere and did not see your message until after I saw a new frog picture up. Only frog I knew/know the copyright information about involve frogs my mother has created through paint or glass artwork.

posted by MikeBriggs at 9:08 pm (EST) on Jul 24, 2010

You know Yiddish, do you, Madeline? Though brought up by my Yiddish speaking grandparents until I was three, I only know snippets, though I do like to drop them into comments now and then on LT. My grandmother, btw, whose maiden name was Abramowitz (or in Vilna, Abromovich), was the niece of Mendele Mocher Sforim.

posted by copyedit52 at 9:56 am (EST) on Jul 18, 2010

Hello and Happy Sunday
Congratulations on your hot review listed on today's home page~

posted by Whisper1 at 9:13 am (EST) on Jul 18, 2010

Madeline, I read your review of Outwitting History and it reminded me of a novel I read last year that you might like. Songs for the Butcher's Daughter features a similar theme of Yiddish book preservation.

--Jenny :o)

posted by GCPLreader at 7:27 am (EST) on Jul 17, 2010

Isn't it great when you find great stuff at secondhand bookstores?! Yes, I would love to mooch the Sabato from you when you've read it. Thank you so much for thinking of me!!!

/Eva

posted by bookoholic13 at 11:31 pm (EST) on Jul 13, 2010

When and where is your next book sale?

posted by Whisper1 at 9:19 am (EST) on Jul 12, 2010

Thanks for your lovely, lovely message. I am sitting here with tears in my eyes. It is true that we so wish for just one more day when we could say all the things we want to say, including those silly daily occurrences. Sometimes I think that is what is missed the most, ie the phone calls that simply say "Hey, I'm thinking about you today."

Madeline
You are a dear, sweet, wonderful person. I'm very glad have found you on LT.

posted by Whisper1 at 9:14 am (EST) on Jul 12, 2010

Madeline,

HE HE You should have seen my first draft. Thanks for your comment.

Gary

posted by GaryBabb at 2:14 pm (EST) on Jul 2, 2010

Thanks! Yours in four part harmony,
Anna :)

posted by anna_in_pdx at 11:53 am (EST) on Jul 2, 2010

Frances and photo are both fine. Thanks again.

posted by evangelista at 8:39 am (EST) on Jun 30, 2010

Sure thing. Sorry about the delayed response. Hope I am not too late. Just reference my blog, Nonsuch Book ( www.nonsuchbook.com ), and my name? Thanks for including me. Very flattering. Best - Frances

posted by evangelista at 8:18 pm (EST) on Jun 29, 2010

Lucky. I've never been to an ALA convention; but then, big crowds of people aren't really my thing. Glad you enjoyed it though! :)

posted by saraslibrary at 5:00 pm (EST) on Jun 27, 2010

Yes, I remember you mentioning your cats are feral. Mine go outside once in awhile when I'm with them. All they eat is grass or the occasional insect, sunbathe, and stare at imaginary things. :) We have a few opposums and blue jays out here too, but mostly it's raccoons and crows that get into everything (still, I feed them).

posted by saraslibrary at 2:24 pm (EST) on Jun 27, 2010

LT's my favorite addiction too! :) It's my most-visited site, going by my history log.

That's cool that you might meet Tim and Abbey tomorrow. Ask them for my autograph, would ya? ;) j/k, of course! Enjoy the convention.

Your daughter's lucky to rat-sit for the weekend; and vice versa for the little critters. You're one of the few people I've met who actually loves rodents. Usually people think I'm kind of freakish for liking them, until I point out rabbits are also rodents. My cats like 'em too (in an aloof "you smell funny" sort of way; not the "I vant to suck your blood and gorge on your innards" sort of way). They're too lazy to hunt. :D

posted by saraslibrary at 12:22 am (EST) on Jun 27, 2010

Absolutely! He'd have to have a great sense of humor to keep this place going like it has. He is literally awe-some.

And I'm sure I've said it before, but I love your hamster! I had one as a kid a looong time ago and really miss having rodents as pets (well, the domesticated ones--there are plenty that live in the wetlands in my back yard, which I like to watch).

posted by saraslibrary at 11:36 pm (EST) on Jun 26, 2010

You're a very nice person. Truly.

posted by bohemima at 3:25 pm (EST) on Jun 26, 2010

Just a note to say thanks for Olive Kitteridge through Bookmooch. I've finished it, reviewed it on my thread and logged it on Bookcrossing. I'll be passing it along to another reader.
Thanks again and happy reading,
Angela

posted by BookAngel_a at 12:48 pm (EST) on Jun 26, 2010

Love the "My TimQuote Collection" link! XD Who knew there was a point to the whole WikiThing. Will have to peruse further....

posted by saraslibrary at 10:22 am (EST) on Jun 26, 2010

Can't resist sending you this link:
Another food related blog from Israel but this entry comes with photos of the restored train station in Tel Aviv.
http://www.baronesstapuzina.com/2010/06/16/trains-and-balkan-water-borek/
Kerry

posted by avatiakh at 10:23 pm (EST) on Jun 22, 2010

Hilarious!! Keret is just too funny. If I ever get a chance to have him sign a book, I will definitely ask for a fictional inscription. :) Thanks for sending that to me.
/Eva

posted by bookoholic13 at 11:36 am (EST) on Jun 19, 2010

I don't know if you will get back to "pimp your inventory" tonight, so I thought I would ask here too, for Gerri, I would be more than happy to "angel" Suite Francaise for her, if you are willing to reserve it for me.
Thanks a lot. I know how terribly expensive it can get sending outside the US. so I'd be glad to help out here.

- glenda (also glendaham on BM)

posted by GlendaHam at 9:38 pm (EST) on Jun 14, 2010

Hi Madeline - I've just started following a few Israeli food blogs these past couple of weeks and now a couple of bloggers have also launched a website you might like to visit - Flavours of Israel http://www.flavorsofisrael.com/
Kerry

posted by avatiakh at 6:01 pm (EST) on Jun 12, 2010

Helloooo there Madeline,

Thank you so very much for 'Laundry'. It popped into my mailbox today. I like that it's a traveling book and I'll definitely journal it on bookcrossing when I've read it, and pass it along to another lucky reader.

Have a great evening,

hugs
caroline

posted by cameling at 6:37 pm (EST) on Jun 9, 2010

Yes, definitely one of the best parts about it is that you find out the story in bits - that really keeps the tension up. I'm glad I didn't read that review until now... :)

posted by bookoholic13 at 5:29 pm (EST) on Jun 4, 2010

I'm so glad you liked Laundry too - it's really great and CREEPY! :) I lent my copy to a friend's husband who is a psychiatrist and he went straight to the DSM-IV and showed me his diagnosis of that horrible woman. I don't remember quite which entry it was now, but it was definitely one of the psychopathic ones - he said Adam had nailed the characteristics perfectly! Even creepier! :)

posted by bookoholic13 at 2:49 pm (EST) on Jun 4, 2010

Hi Madeline,

I flew straight to bookmooch and found the reservation. Book has been mooched. Thank you so very much for your kind generosity. I will certainly pass this on when I finish reading it so the wealth is shared.

hugs
Caroline

posted by cameling at 10:38 pm (EST) on Jun 3, 2010

Hi Madeline,

If you're going to list 'Laundry' on bookmooch and if no one else has requested it yet, may I put my request in please? I'm listed in bookmooch as ...... wait for it, wait for it ....... cameling. :-)

hugs
caroline

posted by cameling at 7:20 pm (EST) on Jun 3, 2010

Hi SqueakyChu,

I did it!See profile.
We had a memorable holiday in Mauritius and I took this photo.
I couldn't think what to do with it, but I really liked it.
I think it encapsulates how I feel these days, almost a dinosaur.
Thanks,
oldstick.

posted by oldstick at 6:46 am (EST) on May 29, 2010

Glad you enjoyed Dracula! Nice review :)

posted by wisewoman at 8:11 am (EST) on May 28, 2010

Wow, thanks for the heads up on John Waters. I had no idea he was in town.

posted by SomeGuyInVirginia at 11:04 pm (EST) on May 23, 2010

The photos are great, thanks for sharing! If it's ok, I will share the link with folks at our temple too. Perhaps it will inspire one or two to make the trek up to the farm this summer.

posted by bfertig at 4:10 pm (EST) on May 11, 2010

Thanks much Madeline! We're looking forward to the little tyke :)

The Rhubarb Bread Puddling looks delicious. I will circulate that recipe, thanks for sharing!

posted by bfertig at 8:41 am (EST) on May 11, 2010

Hi Madeline, Thanks for the note - yes, we are starting with Calvert Farm at Temple Beth Shalom on Thursday the 20. We've gotten 35 shares signed up for this first year; very exciting!

Thanks - from the sneak peak I've gotten, it sounds like we will be getting asparagus, rhubarb, spring garlic, spring onions, head lettuce, salad mix, herbs, and radish if the weather holds.

Any idea what to do with rhubarb if there aren't strawberries to go along with it?

Sounds like it will be fun - will see how up for anything I will be; my wife is due 9.16, so I have very little ability to plan anything that far ahead these days :)

Cheers,
Ben

posted by bfertig at 6:51 am (EST) on May 11, 2010

Hey Madeline!

Ooh, you're in for a good read - The Laundry is seriously creepy but very, very good! Hope you like it!!!

LOL - yeah, I'm finding it hard myself to find new IL authors I don't already have. You definitely read more of them, though, I just accumulate them faster - I have some of the best secondhand bookstores and FotL bookstores close to where I live and the people who work there give me a heads up when they get something new Israeli in.

I've heard of The Book Thing in many threads on LT and it's definitely on my to-visit list if and when I get to go to Baltimore!!

/Eva

posted by bookoholic13 at 12:02 pm (EST) on May 9, 2010

Wow! That was quick. They told me it would get to you on Wednesday. Enjoy.

posted by alphaorder at 10:53 am (EST) on Apr 27, 2010

Madeline,
Here's the loink to the Flicker page.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyderry/4555938680/sizes/s/

Let me know if this doesn't get you there.

Cheli

posted by cyderry at 11:37 pm (EST) on Apr 26, 2010

Great! I will be heading to the PO later today.

n

posted by alphaorder at 10:50 am (EST) on Apr 23, 2010

Good morning, Madeline. I hope you are well today.

I'm writing to let you know (of course, I'm sure many people have let you know by now, but just in case...) that the current TIOLI thread will not allow a new message to be posted. Apparently some lunatic spammed with about 5 messages, all of which were flagged, and now we get an "Error or Page" message when we try to post.

I love TIOLI, btw, just to tell you one more boring time...

Gail

posted by bohemima at 9:12 am (EST) on Apr 23, 2010

Thinking of you as you prepare for your book festival. I wish you sunshine and a happy, happy day!

posted by Whisper1 at 8:50 pm (EST) on Apr 20, 2010

Good luck with your book festival.

posted by Whisper1 at 5:37 pm (EST) on Apr 18, 2010

Hope you like it! Once I got past the first part, it just flew by and I ended up loving it. It reminded me of Vikram Seth's A Suitable Boy if you've read that one.

That movie looks great! I can't seem to find it available anywhere, but I'll put it on the "wishlist." :)

posted by bookoholic13 at 11:51 am (EST) on Apr 18, 2010

Those are all good suggestions and I'll consider them. I am on threads about giving away books and have kept tabs on some others - fantasy & Young adults. The balance is weighing the time and effort it takes to wade through everything and the end results. Does it yield reviews, which leads to potential sales. I have to keep the large end picture in sight and divide my time. As I'm sure you know being online can really eat into ones day.

I do appreciate your suggestions and on some threads have already made suggestions from an author's perspective concerning ARC, reviews and the relationship between authors and readers.

Again, thanks.

posted by ShawnLamb at 9:19 pm (EST) on Apr 8, 2010

Hi Madeline. Thankyou for your friendly greeting. I'm currently living in Ontario Canada and though I am not sure what Mooching
is all about I thank you for the kind offer and I do realise mailing anything is an expensive procedure. Anyway I noticed you are
currently reading Three Cups of Tea- I actually have that book sitting on the shelf patiently waiting for me to read it. I'm looking
forward to any ratings you happen to give it. Right now I'm trying to read The Bottom Billion but this site is so compelling that I'm finding it hard to pull myself away. NIce to hear from you. Margaret.. I am actually from Belfast Northern Ireland.

posted by jenkimar at 1:02 am (EST) on Mar 28, 2010

Okay, here's the thread: http://www.librarything.com/topic/87830

posted by _Zoe_ at 6:30 pm (EST) on Mar 26, 2010

I noticed this picture because of the comment that showed up on your profile, and I love it! A Fine Balance is perfect.

posted by _Zoe_ at 11:34 am (EST) on Mar 26, 2010

I really like this photo! Enjoying LT so much. People are so nice, tons of info, I'll be browsing forever!

posted by shesinplainview at 11:53 pm (EST) on Mar 25, 2010

SqueakyChu:
Thank you so much for contacting me and letting me know about the group. I am relatively new to this site and book blogging in general. Still trying to navigate. I have, however, joined the group you mentioned. Thank you again.
CMash

posted by Mash1195 at 7:37 am (EST) on Mar 23, 2010

glad you could get Georg Letham, it's a great read. I'm personally collecting books by Archipelago Books Publishing, so if you ever happen to see any, please let me know. I just love their stuff!

Take care and enjoy!
Amy

posted by BlackSheepDances at 11:16 pm (EST) on Mar 21, 2010

Congratulations on yet another hot review... Your comments are always so well written and insightful that I want to run out and get the book immediately.

The sun is shining today. I hope your day will be filled with light, breezy love and laughter.

posted by Whisper1 at 10:48 am (EST) on Mar 20, 2010

Simply stopping by to say hello.

posted by Whisper1 at 10:25 pm (EST) on Mar 18, 2010