Member: janeajones

I know you're a narrative poetry fan - I don't know if you've seen that some of us are going to play around with Clarel: http://www.librarything.com/topic/75781

posted by A_musing at 10:34 am (EST) on Oct 30, 2009

Dear Jane;
I kindly invite you to:
http://www.librarything.com/groups/colla...
http://www.librarything.com/topic/75008
Best regards Reinhardt [[user:Gangleri]]

posted by gangleri at 1:54 pm (EST) on Oct 14, 2009

Hmmmm. A novel about Ovid, eh? I'll be interested to hear what you think of it.

posted by LizzieD at 11:54 am (EST) on Oct 10, 2009

Jane, I'm glad the book arrived safely. I was quite pleased to find one in such good shape. Enjoy!
(And I won't say but one word about no longer having to grade papers..... WORD!) Give yourself some time off.
Peggy

posted by LizzieD at 11:53 am (EST) on Oct 10, 2009

Dear Jane;
Not to worry my dear. I am finding the small distractions are actually helping. I do appreciate your thoughtfulness, however. And she is improved. She actually "woke up" when they brought her out of the induced coma late yesterday afternoon. They were able to keep her awake and breathing without the ventilator for 1/2 hr. She couldn't talk to the doctors, but was cohesive enough to obey their wishes by lifting her hand, giving them a thumbs up, wiggling her toes, blinking, etc. After the half hour of evaluating her, they put her back into the induced coma (they are trying to keep her still, painfree, and calm), back onto the ventilator, and prepared her for surgery to repair and set her broken bones. They were not going to do that until there was a chance for her to survive.
So the family is feeling guardedly positive about her recovery at this point.
We actually came on home last night as did some of the other family members. There are still a great many there as so many flew down from Alaska. We are only 2 hours away from the hospital. I am planning to remain home today and just be in phone contact with my brother for info updates. Give her mom and dad some breathing room. Her brothers are there now and her boyfriend. Just so many. Everyone was there just to hold everyone up as is so often the case. They would only let 1 person in at a time and just for a few minutes and definitely mom and dad come first. But it is good for family to come together at times like this.
Thank you for being there this morning. I didn't realize that I needed to "talk" about it so much.
I have so appreciated my family here on L.T. this past few days. Amazing the love and care that comes through this small screen.
I will talk to you soon Jane.
hugs,
belva

posted by nannybebette at 11:55 am (EST) on Sep 28, 2009

No Jane;
No mailing list. I just tried to think of people whose comments on various threads I find interesting. I totally understand the time constraint and there are even some have said that they can't because they just simply have other books they want to read. And that's okay; it's all good.
I will meet you on the threads my dear.
hugs,
belva

posted by nannybebette at 6:18 pm (EST) on Sep 9, 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 11:04 am (EST) on Sep 9, 2009

Dear Jane,
Thank you my dear. That is all the info I needed. Sorry I missed it at the "Treehouse".
I hope you are reading something really good and having a great weekend.
I appreciate your input. I will look for a more gentle type from her to try; beginning with the ones you suggested. I just happened to grab those two because I found them and I never find Virago Press books. So even though they won't do for me, hopefully Andrew will enjoy them and I still feel good that I found them.
belva

posted by nannybebette at 2:45 pm (EST) on Aug 29, 2009

Good morning Jane.
I just wondered if you have read Angela Carter's "Shadow Dance"?
Am curious to see if it is written in the same vein as "The Passion of New Eve".
Thank you for any info you can give me.
belva :-)

posted by nannybebette at 8:46 am (EST) on Aug 29, 2009

YAY! Happy reading! In fact, when you decide to read it, let me know and I'll see whether I can join you.
(I was with a friend who was looking at the Ringling School of Art at the time. She came on back to Queens though...[that's Queens, Charlotte])
Peggy

posted by LizzieD at 10:10 am (EST) on Jun 11, 2009

Dear Jane, I remember visiting your site before because we show up fairly high on each other's weighted book list. (I also clicked your visitor's map, but didn't get the click far enough into the Atlantic for it to pick up my actual location.) Somehow, though, I suppose I didn't speak. "Hey!" We appear to have tastes in common. I started reteaching myself Latin at one point because I was in love with the medieval period. Then I discovered the classical texts, and fell even more in love with them. That's how I ended up my professional career teaching both English and Latin in the local high school. By last year I was doing more baby-sitting than teaching, so I took early retirement and have had a blissful year. I wish that joy for everyone.
That's more than you wanted to know, but I'll be looking for your address so that I can send you *HoCS*.
Peggy

posted by LizzieD at 10:39 am (EST) on Jun 5, 2009

Hey there!

I actually used to live in Sarasota and worked at Sarasota News & Books. So I tend to still keep up on events. =)

posted by DistortedSmile at 1:36 pm (EST) on Apr 23, 2009

Thank you for the informative review of Lacquer Lady. I think I'm going to start collecting Virago Modern classics.

posted by Ganeshaka at 12:53 pm (EST) on Mar 14, 2009

thanks again

posted by catarina1 at 2:53 pm (EST) on Mar 7, 2009

Thank you,thank you for the info about the brackets. I finally discovered that I did have those [ and ] on my Mac keyboard. Duh!!!

Now, do you know how I can enter "favorite bookstores" and "favorite libraries" in my profile? That's probably another "duh" for me!! LOL

posted by catarina1 at 2:28 pm (EST) on Mar 7, 2009

Hi Jane, Thanks for letting me know the Grace Nichols book arrived safe and sound. I hope you will enjoy it!
Maggie

posted by MaggieO at 9:09 am (EST) on Mar 7, 2009

What a great experience the Key West Literary Seminar was! It was great to meet you there, and I'm forever in your debt for telling me about it and encouraging me to attend.

posted by margad at 3:05 pm (EST) on Jan 19, 2009

Thanks for replying! Actually I haven't received it yet; I added it because I'm paranoid it won't come and I'll be penalized for not reviewing :-(. I have another copy and might have to read that one if the Early Reviewer copy doesn't come.

Thanks again for the info. Take care!

~ww

posted by wisewoman at 9:36 pm (EST) on Jan 13, 2009

Jane,
I will look for our only copy in English, which belongs to my children, and will let you know the edition. The illustrations are by Attilio Mussino, whom I mentioned on the thread.

Paola :-))

posted by aluvalibri at 9:16 pm (EST) on Jan 13, 2009

Hi Jane, Glad you joined. I think it will be fun to follow along what your reading. Cheers,d

posted by dchaikin at 5:20 pm (EST) on Jan 13, 2009

Hello! I saw your review of Pinocchio — was this the copy you received from the Early Reviewers program? When did it come? I'm a little worried because my copy hasn't come yet... Thanks for any info you can give :)

~ww

posted by wisewoman at 10:44 am (EST) on Jan 13, 2009

Jane,
I am happy you enjoyed Pinocchio. I have a very beautiful copy of the original, third edition, illustrated by Attilio Mussino, who was undoubtedly the most famous illustrator of this beloved book.
I don't think you will find any Italian who has not read it several times and cherish it as one of the most precious childhood memories.

:-))

posted by aluvalibri at 8:50 pm (EST) on Jan 12, 2009

Thanks, but I already have a copy. The Gentlewomen will probably go out on either Tuesday or Wednesday, depending on the weather (there's a lot of snow in the forecast).

-Jennifer

posted by inge87 at 7:17 am (EST) on Jan 10, 2009

Wednesday at noon is super dooper. I look forward to meeting you sans fleur.

posted by almigwin at 9:46 pm (EST) on Jan 3, 2009

Tuesday or Wednesday would be fine to meet. You could come to my house, and there is a coffee shop a block away. We could visit Haslams together (the big used book store!) Or if you prefer, the art museum and the cafe there. I will meet you anywhere you like, and hold something weird so you can recognize me. (like a paper flower). Miriam

posted by almigwin at 2:39 am (EST) on Jan 2, 2009

We have indeed had snow. In fact, we were essentially snowed in for about a week and a half before and including Christmas, and since both my husband and I had been planning to do our Christmas shopping that week, we didn't have a whole lot of presents to unwrap. We made up for it when the snow melted, though - in fact, my husband has been treating me to a sort of 12-days-of-Christmas affair, with new packages showing up every day.

I'll be arriving in Key West on the 11th at around 7:15 p.m. Miles tells me the airport is only 15 minutes away, which sounds great. 7:15 p.m. Key West time is 10:15 p.m. Oregon time, and I will have taken a 6:00 a.m. plane flight from Portland, so I'll probably be ready to fall right into bed! I'm a late riser at home, so it will be fun to have my internal clock set on early-to-bed, early-to-rise for a change.

I'm looking forward to eating lots and lots of seafood. And, of course, to some balmy weather!

posted by margad at 2:15 am (EST) on Dec 31, 2008

Greetings

Merry Christmas , Seasons Greetings , Happy Hannukah , Joyeux Noel , Happy Kwanzaa , Yuletide Blessings , Peace on Earth and Blessings from Sacred Mother Earth.

May this holiday season inspire one and all to elevate their souls to greater things. May we all sip lifes sweet moments as we celebrate the coming of the New Year for with it comes the hope for a brighter tomorrow.

I thank all who have touched my life this past year , for friendships and acts of kindness are the nectar that nurtures ones spirit and sustains ones soul. Know that your kindness has allowed my inner self to swim in an ocean of light. The singing of your heart has resonated positively with me and inspired me to greet each day with brilliance.

My wish is for the New Year to bring all who read this peace , love and harmony. May you create a path of light where earthly treasures abound and may you awaken to your true purpose as you open your soul to a new world of guiding wisdom. The greatest gift you can give during the holidays is a warm smile , a loving embrace and an outstretched hand. Share those things not only with loved ones but with all humankind and together we can make the New Year one of bliss , beauty and love profound.

Merry Christmas , Seasons Greetings , Happy Hannukah , Joyeux Noel , Happy Kwanzaa , Yuletide Blessings , Peace on Earth and Blessings from Sacred Mother Earth.

Yours in Holiday Spirit
Micheal Teal
The Ancient One

posted by theoldman at 8:51 am (EST) on Dec 23, 2008

I have no idea where Chelsea House or Truman Street are in relation to the Westwinds Inn, but they can't possibly be very far apart. Do you know of some good places to eat fish? Are you on Facebook? I have a recent photo posted there.

posted by margad at 12:07 am (EST) on Dec 18, 2008

Janea,

Thanks for the note. If you really want to see the international authors and titles, you can check out the tags for my library. All my fiction has a tag for the nationality of the author. I see that you and Doug met while up here in my neck of the woods. I live about an hour west of Hobart. Do you miss the Finger Lakes at all?

Ferris

posted by hemlokgang at 7:46 am (EST) on Dec 13, 2008

Hello Jane,
I just wanted to let you know that I sent Frost in May out today via Media Mail.
Thanks
Laura

posted by lindsacl at 6:09 pm (EST) on Oct 18, 2008

Hi Jane,

Glad to hear from you. You know I haven't actually read that one to the kids yet. I've been adding children's books, and found that one hiding in a stack. I'll have to try it out.

Hope all is well.

Cheers,
d

posted by dchaikin at 7:48 pm (EST) on Sep 20, 2008

Dear Jane: Happy belated birthday! My own is today, and I'm catching up on tardy book reviewing. I had left my classroom at SMA an incredible mess, so I put in a number of 12 hour days getting it in shape. I'm a terrible pack rat, and I had dozens of boxes of papers to sort through and file. But it all got done, and the room was in good shape for the first Monday of school. So far, knock on wood, my classes are going well. I'm not the traditional high school teacher kids have been used to, but this year I'm rather reveling in that fact, rather than hiding it. The strategies I learned in my literacy class this summer have been working out beautifully in the classroom -- I'm engaging more kids during class time than I ever have before. Always a wondrous thing!

I must say that having Tuesday off was wonderful -- my eldest daughter's day off coincided with the "non" Hurricane Fay day, and we had a terrific time watching some of our favorite movies together. I hadn't watched much of anything this summer, so it was a nice change of pace, and allowed me to catch up on some much needed rest!

I enjoyed meeting you for lunch. Hope your own classes are going well.

Take care!
Rachel

posted by RachelfromSarasota at 4:30 pm (EST) on Aug 24, 2008

Dear Jane,

Happy Birthday, from a fellow Viragoite!

I glanced at your faculty page, and see that you have quite a busy teaching schedule this fall! I'll be doing a little teaching this fall, reading Sophocles' Antigone with some advanced Greek students at Carleton College. I also see that you trained as a medievalist. My undergraduate advisor at Oberlin College was a great medievalist, Marcia Colish. I did a lot of work with her on the classical tradition in the Renaissance, and wrote an honors thesis on Erasmus.

I hope you have a wonderful birthday and an enjoyable and productive fall, with plenty of time to read for pleasure!

Rob

posted by rbhardy3rd at 9:17 am (EST) on Aug 21, 2008

Dear Jane,

Many Happy Birthday wishes.

Valerie

posted by englishrose60 at 5:21 am (EST) on Aug 21, 2008

Earth, Teach Me

Earth teach me quiet ~ as the grasses are still with new light.
Earth teach me suffering ~ as old stones suffer with memory.
Earth teach me humility ~ as blossoms are humble with beginning.
Earth teach me caring ~ as mothers nurture their young.
Earth teach me courage ~ as the tree that stands alone.
Earth teach me limitation ~ as the ant that crawls on the ground.
Earth teach me freedom ~ as the eagle that soars in the sky.
Earth teach me acceptance ~ as the leaves that die each fall.
Earth teach me renewal ~ as the seed that rises in the spring.
Earth teach me to forget myself ~ as melted snow forgets its life.
Earth teach me to remember kindness ~ as dry fields weep with rain.

An Ute Prayer

posted by theoldman at 1:14 pm (EST) on Aug 12, 2008

Dear Jane: It looks like we may share more than simply residing in Sarasota (I actually live in North Port). I grew up in Buffalo, NY. That's about as "western" as NYS gets. I don't miss the winters (I did not skate or ski, only scraped and shoveled), but I do miss the wonderful autumns and the terrific produce (crisply tart Macouns fresh from the tree, Concord grapes still warm from the vine, the juiciest of fresh-picked strawberries, radishes the size of my fist. . .sigh). I teach U.S. history, economics and government at Sarasota Military Academy -- I'm a happy refugee from teaching English at Venice High School. I've been at SMA for three years, and I love it!

I would imagine you're a bit less hungry for book talk than I -- at least I assume since you work in a collegiate atmosphere that many of your colleagues actually read for pleasure. Most of mine, both at SMA and at VHS, rarely read for pure fun. My colleagues echo the plaint of most teachers, everywhere -- they are simply to busy to read. I may be too lazy to exercise, too indolent to do housework, and too reluctant to grade papers -- but I would find it as easy to stop breathing as I would to stop reading. So I am positively starved for book talk!

Do you teach at the Manatee or Venice campus? If you are ever interested in meeting for coffee or a drink, to engage in some person-to-person book chat, let me know. I work up in Sarasota (we go back to work on August 11) and live in North Port, so I'm available to meet either in north or south county.

Well, thanks so much for getting in touch. I hope I hear from you again!

posted by RachelfromSarasota at 8:39 pm (EST) on Jul 27, 2008

Thanks so much for your note, Jane. I haven't read Stealing Athena, but I've listed it on www.HistoricalNovels.info. It looks good and is on my very long TBR list. I'll hunt for the review and see what I find.

OMG, I am in lust over the workshop! I think I will apply for a scholarship and see what happens.

posted by margad at 6:06 pm (EST) on Jul 27, 2008

I'm so glad you're enjoying www.HistoricalNovels.info! I've been having a good time putting it together and am learning a lot.

It's fun seeing the books we have in common. Everything from the Borrowers and Grimm's Fairy Tales to Magdalena and Balthasar (a favorite of mine) and Slammerkin (another favorite).

posted by margad at 8:09 pm (EST) on Jun 5, 2008

Hi, "Florida in Poetry" appeared on my doorstop today. I've poked through a little, it's quite a fascinating collection. I'm very happy to have it. cheers,d

posted by dchaikin at 10:09 pm (EST) on May 28, 2008

Hi Jane, I enjoyed your Delightful Compendium review, especially the last paragraph. Funny that we both got a copy, I think there were only 25 Early Reviewer copies given out...

Also, I must have missed it before, but I just noticed you have an LT author button! Now, I'm going to hunt down a copy of Florida in Poetry. Cheers,d.

posted by dchaikin at 7:07 pm (EST) on May 12, 2008

Sounds like we have a lot in common -- I also teach at a community college, outside Atlanta and am a medievalist by training, and a generalist -- English, Humanities - by trade. I have friends near you -- Tampa, New Port Richey, Maitland (I realize that's more a line across the state and . . .) St. Pete, Elfers. I've gotten very little of my library on line so far -- maybe 5%?? Adding when I can between classes and study.

posted by medievalmama at 9:20 pm (EST) on Feb 4, 2008

Welcome to Books Compared. I see we have a lot of books in common, including some of my old favorites like The King Must Die. Your idea for a new topic to compare hurricane books is great - go for it!

posted by margad at 11:58 pm (EST) on Oct 24, 2007

I love that quote. :) An excerpt from Zora's storm description was quoted in The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise by Michael Grunwald - it was this quote that drove me to read the book. I love how she captures Okeechobee threatening and then bursting it's dike.

Early in the storm:
"It woke up old Okechobee and the monster began to roll in his bed. Began to roll and complain like a peevish world on a grumble."

And the dike collapse:
"And the lake. Under its Multiplied roar could be heard a mighty sound of grinding rock and timber and a wail. They looked back. Saw people trying to run in raging waters and screaming when they found they couldn’t. A huge barrier of the makings of the dike to which the cabins had been added was rolling and tumbling forward. Ten feet higher and as far as they could see the muttering wall advanced before the braced-up waters like a road crusher on a cosmic scale. The monstropolous beast had left his bed. The two hundred miles an hour wind had loosed his chains. He seized hold of his dikes and ran forward until he met the quarters; uprooted them like grass and rushed on after his supposed-to-be conquerors, rolling the dikes, rolling the houses, rolling the people in the houses along with other timbers. The sea was walking the earth with a heavy heel."

PS: Enjoyed your comments on the books compared thread.

cheers,d

posted by dchaikin at 10:06 pm (EST) on Oct 24, 2007

Hi Jane, I've already forgotten so much about Their Eyes Were Watching God. I have to go back a bit find my recall. (I have a review, but, rereading it, it's only semi-coherent.) I struggled a lot with the Language, but eventually got sucked in the world and really enjoyed it. The story itself never hooked me, but I really enjoyed the atmosphere. The hurricane description was fascinating, brilliant...and powerful since I assume she knew who to talk to and got it authentic on some level.

Now that I think about it, I wish I had saved my questions to ask you them, but I can't recall what my main questions were.

You might find this thread of interest: Books Compared : The Sound of Waves / Their Eyes Were Watching God

posted by dchaikin at 11:40 pm (EST) on Oct 21, 2007

Jane,

I hadn't thought about the poem being haunting before but i can see how that can be the case since the frames are empty.

It seems that there is a connection between memory, the spirt world, and that which is haunting.

I have never been to Florida but one book that I read which discussed many aspects of Florida's history was the [Orchid Thief].

David Perrings

posted by dperrings at 2:42 pm (EST) on Oct 9, 2007

Jane,

thanks for your kind note regard the Poem "The Curator" by Miller Williams

David Perrings

posted by dperrings at 12:38 pm (EST) on Oct 8, 2007

i love the heron picturee!

rare that it's lifted a foot And is turning it's head.

the herons & egrets we get up here seem to move more slowly.

maybe it's the cool night air ...

posted by Tim_Watkinson at 10:30 am (EST) on Oct 3, 2007

Thanks for the www.floridabookreview.com link!

Regards,
Dan

posted by dchaikin at 11:40 am (EST) on Jun 5, 2007

Wow, your home page is an incredible reference on FL lit! Glad I found this. (by seaching the tag "Florada Literature")

posted by dchaikin at 10:04 am (EST) on Mar 19, 2007