Member: grkmwk

That is so good to hear! Congratulations.

posted by PaperbackPirate at 12:53 am (EST) on Aug 14, 2009

I was just coming here to see if you'd had your baby, and I see a message from lefty33!!!

I'm so happy for you!

posted by PaperbackPirate at 11:44 pm (EST) on Aug 12, 2009

I'm glad to hear both the quilt and your son arrived! I wondered, since you hadn't been on, whether that meant you would have some good news for us all when you returned. Yay! Congrats again!

posted by lefty33 at 4:48 pm (EST) on Jul 19, 2009

Keep an eye on the mail. If you want a to watch it come closer, I have a tracking number. I didn't know if you'd rather have the surprise of it arriving though. Let me know if you want the tracking number!

posted by lefty33 at 12:25 am (EST) on Jul 7, 2009

Congratulations! A boy will be so much fun!

posted by PaperbackPirate at 1:10 pm (EST) on Apr 5, 2009

Thank you Molly! i don't know what I would do without my LT freinds!

posted by pollysmith at 8:28 pm (EST) on Mar 31, 2009

So...is it a boy or a girl?!

posted by PaperbackPirate at 12:58 pm (EST) on Mar 27, 2009

Hope you feel better from the stomach bug grkmwk!

Ron

posted by Renald128 at 10:58 am (EST) on Mar 19, 2009

Molly, sorry I missed calling you. This conference is much busier than I anticipated. Hope you had a good one!

posted by kaelirenee at 1:55 pm (EST) on Mar 14, 2009

Dear Fellow Librarian,

Believe it or not, I hated to read as a boy! My tough experiences with reading inspired me to launch http://www.GettingBoysToRead.com. If possible, please check it out and let me know if you want to network as "friends".

Thanks,

Mike McQueen
Teacher-Librarian
PS - I love to read now :-)

posted by MikeMcQueen at 10:51 pm (EST) on Mar 5, 2009

Hi! I can recommend plenty, though none are quite as good as Gabaldon, but these are very good! Julie Garwood's medievals are great, Karen Marie Moning's are good with time travel element to them. The first two are so-so, but then they get better. I really like Monica McCarty as well. Sandy Blair's A Man in a Kilt was good too. So far, those are the ones I've liked best - happy reading! I rate all my books, so if you look my library and check the tags Scottish, you'll see what I liked best.

posted by ktleyed at 9:00 pm (EST) on Jan 21, 2009

Good news! We found 1 more thing from AZ in the grocery store: honey. We are almost up to a full meal.

posted by PaperbackPirate at 11:23 pm (EST) on Jan 17, 2009

I took a field trip to my grocery store to see what foods offered there come from Arizona...I found 3. 2 kinds of bread and chocolate milk! Pretty shocking. There is a farmers market downtown. I don't think it's open year round but I will definitely be hitting it up now.
Congratulations on the new reader on the way! Do you know if it's a boy or a girl?

posted by PaperbackPirate at 9:42 pm (EST) on Jan 14, 2009

I thought it would be more anecdotal but it's good anyway! It's also a little frustrating to read as a resident of the desert, but it's still inspiring me to do what I can.

P.S. I love Yertle the Turtle.

posted by PaperbackPirate at 11:40 pm (EST) on Jan 13, 2009

Saw on the "What are you reading now?" list that you're reading Animal Vegetable Miracle. I tried the recipe for the green bean frijoles - moles over the past weekend. Very yummy, I'm making it again for a work party next week. Happy reading (and eating).

posted by ShannonMDE at 1:02 pm (EST) on Jan 9, 2009

I have the set less a couple of volumes (I'm missing 4, 8, 13, and 14, I believe), but I'll be glad to list the ones I have:

V. 1 -- Treasure Island; David Copperfield; The Call of the Wild; Madame Curie
V. 2 -- The Scarlet Pimpernel; Tom Sawyer; The Good Earth; Robin Hood
V. 3 -- Captain Horatio Hornblower; Jane Eyre; My Friend Flicka; Alone
V. 5 -- Robinson Crusoe; The Story of Helen Keller; The Jungle Books; The Great Impersonation
V. 6 -- Little Women, Tales of Poe, Mutiny on the Bounty, Messer Marco Polo
V. 7 -- Kidnapped; Pride & Prejudice; Wind, Sand, and Stars; Green Mansions
V. 9 -- Wuthering Heights; Typhoon; The Last of the Mohicans; The Yearling
V. 10 -- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea; A Tree Grows in Brooklyn; Rabbit Hill; Beau Geste
V. 11 -- Bob, Son of Battle; Oliver Twist; Modern American Poetry; Cry, the Beloved Country
V. 12 -- Two Years Before the Mast; The Story of King Arthur and His Knights; Microbe Hunters; The Friendly Persuasion

They are, of course, abridged. My set is the 1964 version -- I believe Reader's Digest came out with another set in 1980, but I think the 1964 set has prettier covers (also, they were the ones I read at my grandparents' house growing up). I occasionally make a half-hearted attempt at filling in the gaps in my collection from ebay, but I can never find the volumes I need (I can usually find either the first volume or the entire set).

Hope this helps!

posted by foggidawn at 7:31 pm (EST) on Jan 2, 2009

I'm glad it has arrived! Have a happy, fudge-filled New Year!

posted by lefty33 at 2:22 pm (EST) on Dec 27, 2008

So I am finally mailing your fudge! Sorry to be so slow about it! It should arrive by Saturday or so. Monday at the latest, hopefully!

posted by lefty33 at 10:06 am (EST) on Dec 23, 2008

lol -- not too late at all! Just leave a private post with a shipping address and I'll have it sent out in the next couple days. Just peanut butter or do you want some chocolate too?

posted by lefty33 at 9:17 pm (EST) on Dec 16, 2008

What a great theme! I love it! I recently made myself a pair of pj pants out of fleece safari material. They are my favorite pants -- I just love the little animals on them. Anyway, it'll probably be a couple months before I'm done with what I'm planning to make, so I'll get back to you in a while! You're due around summertime, right? Thanks for the detailed theme and color info -- it will make this much easier! :)

posted by lefty33 at 7:44 pm (EST) on Dec 16, 2008

Hey! So will you accepting baby shower gifts from the HE? If so, do you have nursery colors or a theme or anything?

posted by lefty33 at 12:39 pm (EST) on Dec 15, 2008

thanks Molly! and congrats to you as well!

posted by pollysmith at 5:36 pm (EST) on Dec 6, 2008

Thanks for telling me that I was a Breaking Dawn winner! I never would have found out otherwise! I'm also *technically* Molly Elizabeth and usually just use Molly.

Your reviews are so well written - I wish I had your patience. Mine are usually brief and anecdotal rather than a true review. But I write them between classes while I'm waiting for my students to trickle into the room and settle!

posted by MollyBethStrijkan at 8:07 pm (EST) on Sep 3, 2008

Hi,

I glanced through your library after you mentioned that you've recently read Take This Bread. You have fabulous books! I hope you don't mind, but I've added you as an interesting library.

Nancy

posted by nancyewhite at 9:11 am (EST) on Jul 8, 2008

Hi - thanks for the encouragement! I will definitely keep reading...you're right, compared to a little time travel what's an escape from Wentworth prison because of a herd of cows? I've only read the first one so far, and the funny thing was that even though I was rolling my eyes in places, I couldn't put it down.

Where's your profile picture from?

posted by cmt at 6:43 pm (EST) on Jun 25, 2008

Hi
Many thanks for your comments re. Irrestible Revolution. I'll write more later, but wanted to acknowledge that I appreciate your feedback.

posted by Whisper1 at 3:21 pm (EST) on Jun 18, 2008

Hi
I note you read Irrestible Revolution. If you have a minute, please let me know your thoughts on this book. I read it a few months ago. It was highly recommended by a friend.

posted by Whisper1 at 11:29 pm (EST) on Jun 14, 2008

Thanks for adding me to your interesting libraries list. I am happy to return the favor we have a good intersection of books. My husband has a separate list so you are missing out on all the books on Uboats, pirates, Napoleonic wars, and Lawrence of Arabia but he's on LT if you are interested in those topics. Also thanks for the fudge recipe. I am looking forward to trying it.

posted by Marensr at 5:54 pm (EST) on Nov 5, 2007

It is indeed the chained book bench in the lobby of the British Library. I lived in London for awhile and use to visit the library. I couldn't think of a more appropriate photo for this site. Where is the staircase in your photo? I always wanted to have a library with a winding staircase.

posted by bookworm12 at 10:39 am (EST) on Oct 9, 2007

Thanks! I've had this username for a few years now, and haven't gotten tired of it yet! Red is my color, and it's rare that I go out not wearing anything red... and I don't even do it on purpose. Glad you like it too!

posted by shewhowearsred at 9:49 am (EST) on Aug 28, 2007

Regarding the horrors of Rwanda, have you read "Shake Hands With The Devil: The Failure Of Humanity In Rwanda" by Romeo Dallaire? He was the Canadian general in charge of the 1993 peacekeeping mission who tried desperately to warn the U.N. and its Security Council of the impending carnage, but was defeated by appalling indifference and bureaucratic stupidity.

posted by tropics at 12:58 pm (EST) on Aug 23, 2007

Actually I read The City of Falling Angels in the fall of 2005. I was living in London at the time and I read it during a long train ride to Venice. It was perfect timing. I was prepped for my first visit to that beautiful city by Berendt's intimate descriptions.
I loved that book. I heard very mixed reviews and disappointed one from people about that book, so I'm thrilled you loved it as much as I did. I'll have to let you know what I think about The Aspern Papers. I'm about half way through.
Also I'm going to add you to my watch list so we can chat more about books.
Cheers-M

posted by bookworm12 at 1:55 pm (EST) on Jun 18, 2007