Member: bleuroses

Cate, "Mistress of Nothing" won the Governor General's award for Canadian Lit the other day. I see that you have it...have you read it and did you like it? Please and thanks!
T.

posted by tiffin at 10:06 pm (EST) on Nov 18, 2009

Hi Cate and thank you so much for your message. Yes, I bought it via ebay but it was only volume 1. However, I have also just bought Volume 2 for £4.38 and free post and packing. I checked in your library and see that you also have the Virago editions. I was going to offer to get you which ever you lacked, but as it is I see you too have both volumes! Lovely to hear from you and do hope that all is well with you. Hugs across the pond Julie x

posted by juliette07 at 3:16 pm (EST) on Nov 15, 2009

Hi Cate,

Initially I entered books manually on GR, but that was a tedious process so I deleted everything and exported my LT library. It was well worth it and I only had to spend a couple of hours making some minor changes. In the process I also discovered I had several duplicate copies of books and wrong covers here on LT, so I tidied up my LT catalog as well. Now I always update both libraries at the same time. LT will always be home, but I like having a back up.

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday. I'm writing two exams this week so no fun reading for me!

Isabel

posted by izzybee at 12:34 pm (EST) on Nov 8, 2009

Hiya - thanks for your message. Yup - in daylight savings here too and it's dark just after 5. Wish there were more streetlamps as my running is not the most fun when I can't see where I am putting my feet!

never mind - a glorious crisp Autumn day today and went for a walk with a good friend down by a canal in Warwickshire - a lovely day!

Hope all is well

Liz x

posted by LyzzyBee at 1:48 pm (EST) on Nov 7, 2009

Hi, Cate -- There's a public photo album of some recent photos of Ellie here:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=20...

Including the recent spooky suit for Halloween!

Thanks for the reply and the posting of such a wonderful library! -- Jen

posted by outrageoussocks at 12:06 pm (EST) on Nov 2, 2009

Yeah, it was buried way in there, but I was enjoying looking at all the pictures so I kept flipping.

posted by Nickelini at 9:37 am (EST) on Oct 31, 2009

Hmmm . . . I really should become a librarian: I love finding out information! All I did was a Google images search for Sarah Bernhard and kept flipping through the pictures until I found that one. By the way, there is a lot of great art with her as a subject.

posted by Nickelini at 2:24 am (EST) on Oct 31, 2009

Cate: is it possible that the artist of Sarah is Manuel Orazi? Apparently he was born in Rome in the 1860s and died in Paris in 1934.

posted by Nickelini at 9:27 pm (EST) on Oct 30, 2009

I LOVE your profile picture! Who's the artist?

posted by Nickelini at 7:17 pm (EST) on Oct 26, 2009

Hi Cate,
It was very nice of you to stop by; thank you!! You are the second person this week who had lived in Saratoga Springs for a time, moved, and described it as "magical." And it is! We moved to Saratoga Springs in 1999, to be closer to my Mom who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 1998. I lived in Albany prior to our move to Wilmington, so I was familiar with Saratoga Springs. Since my husband was not too happy about our move, I let him choose where we would live, and he chose Saratoga Springs because he liked the atmosphere and was amazed at the hustle and bustle on Broadway on a cold March day. Our traveling days are now limited because in 2005, my husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, and his favorite place is home. My mother passed away last November, and now I care for him full time.
I have a high school friend (my third-grade beau), who lives in Danville. His business is in San Francisco, and he loves California. Our high school was rather small, so a number of us still communicate by e-mail on a regular basis.
When we moved here, you were still living in Saratoga Springs! I wonder if we passed each other in the library at one time or another.
Do stop by anytime... When I have more time, I will peruse your extensive library.

Kindest regards,
Irene

posted by saratoga99 at 1:09 pm (EST) on Oct 20, 2009

You are very welcome. But, as seems to be customary with Book Depository, they only send one book at a time. Expect another surprise then:-) XXXX Lois

posted by avaland at 9:01 am (EST) on Sep 26, 2009

Oh, and I see that we both just added "The Haunting of Sylvia Plath" to our libraries. I can't wait to dig into that one. What a fascinating personality. Some of these bigger than life personalities have some really dark places within their psyches.
Love,
belva

posted by nannybebette at 12:04 am (EST) on Sep 22, 2009

Hello Cate;
I read "Out of Love" the other day and of course I thought of you. I loved this book so much that I ran right to the computer and ordered the other 6 books that Victoria Clayton has out in print. Did you know that she is still writing? She is just in her forties and has many years of writing ahead of her. Which means we have many years of enjoyment ahead of us. Again, I want to thank you for sharing this read with me. I just enjoyed it tremendously. I laughed and chortled my way throughout the entire novel.
love,
belva

posted by nannybebette at 12:02 am (EST) on Sep 22, 2009

Hi;
Mark and I have been discussing the possibility of another group read in November and want your input. We have narrowed it down to two books at this point. "The People of the Book" by Geraldine Brooks and "The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield. So chat it up with friends or us and let us know if you are up for it and what you think. Probably the same plan as with "Pillars of the Earth" which seemed to work out perfectly for almost all of us.
Think it over and give one of us a shout.
hugs and looking forward to hearing from you,
belva

posted by nannybebette at 10:52 am (EST) on Sep 9, 2009

Lucky you---I think that is my longest post ever.
Sorry about that. I didn't realize how long winded I was.
:-(
later,
belva

posted by nannybebette at 6:00 pm (EST) on Aug 28, 2009

Hi Cate;
Just got home late yesterday and wanted to stop over and say "Hey, how's it going?"
Have you been reading any good books while I was gone? I only read one complete book while at Robbi's. "Battle Cry of Freedom" and it was mesmerizing. She and my friends kept me very busy for all of the 2 weeks. I was able to almost finish another on the flight home.
It was soo good to get home until I got home and found the dishes hadn't been done in 2 weeks; my last coffee cup was still in the sink. But apparently they ate out a lot. But the hubby took awesome care of the grandsons while I was away and of my mother also (and was happy to do it so I could go and spend some time with Robbi) so I didn't say anything about anything. I am just so appreciative that I was able to go and be with her for those two weeks. I got up at 5 A.M. today and cleaned the bathroom and did the dishes. The rest I will catch as catch can, but at least now the bathroom doesn't smell like a latrine and when I want to eat I can find a clean dish. So it's all good.
We went to the Pocket Sandwich Theater while I was there and they were showing a vaudevillian type play in which the actors interact with the audience. Popcorn fights are the rage and we had a blast throwing popcorn at the actors and other patrons and having popcorn rain down upon us as well. I can't wait to go back the next time!~! It was so much fun.
And they have Half Price Books stores all over the Dallas/Ft Worth/Plano/Irving/McKinny area. I think we hit everyone of them and I had to go to the P.O. and ship books home so as not to have to pay the heavy toll to check baggage at the airport. I travel so light. One very small back pack and my purse. That's it. Needless to say I do a lot of laundry while there, but traveling light just works for me.
Missed you and our conversations while I was gone. Can't wait to catch up on your thread and all the others. But I wanted to say hello as I know it will take time to play catch up.
Will see you on your thread.
belva

posted by nannybebette at 11:42 am (EST) on Aug 25, 2009

Thankyou for your message Cate - my mum often mentions you. I want to get into the habit of writing reviews after reading all of my books, but I'm finding it hard to get around to it- There's one book that I have read that I intend to review, but I've been busy studying for my school exams. Once they are over, I plan on going back and reviewing books I have read recently.
Have you not written any reviews?

posted by kJ. at 8:39 am (EST) on Jul 28, 2009

Hi,

Thanks for the warm welcome. Is your name a tip to "Glass Menagerie?" Your list of favorite authors can be almost a duplicate of mine. I have this thing for the Bloomsburys and those, like Vita Sackville-West, who have connections. Sometimes I think their lives are more interesting than their writings...well, not really, but just as. Have you read any of James Lees-Milne's diaries. He was a good friend and biographer of Harold Nicholson and knew, and disapproved of, the Strachey-Bell-Woolf set. But what wonderful gossip! And you like Byatt! One of my favorite reads from this year is Angels and Insects.

Liz

posted by Liz1564 at 8:23 pm (EST) on Jul 13, 2009

Has your Persephone book bag arrived yet?

~D

posted by luvlondon at 8:10 am (EST) on Jul 3, 2009

Dear Bleu:
If your parents have been living in st pete, maybe they have some intellectual friends to pass along. I dont know anyone here yet, and would like to meet some other bibliophilic old geezers. Please ask them if they know of anyone I might be able to meet to go on museum or bookstore toots with, or just hang out.

posted by almigwin at 4:11 pm (EST) on Jun 11, 2009

If the old man croaks before I do, I would love to move to England. As long as he is here with me, we can't move across the street!~! Ha!
Thank you so very much. I (and my new shelf) are very appreciative.
belva

posted by nannybebette at 10:40 am (EST) on Jun 1, 2009

All comments have been archived as I've heard there is limited space for 'live' comments!

posted by bleuroses at 11:28 am (EST) on May 31, 2009