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Bella Tuscany: The Sweet Life in Italy by Frances Mayes
How to Be Alone: Essays by Jonathan Franzen
Where the Stress Falls: Essays by Susan Sontag
It's Not News, It's Fark: How Mass Media Tries to Pass Off Crap As News by Drew Curtis
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About me I became an AVID reader in the 6th grade with the book The Mystery of the Green Cat. I also became an avid Dear Diary writer when I reached in and picked out a purple diary from the Christmas grab bag that same year. Both of these loves have stayed with me all my life, with the diary scribbling turning into journal entries. I still have that original diary, along with all others from over the years. I have not been blessed with children so my 2 Great Neices ages 8 and 3 are my faux- children and hold my heart in their little hands. The 8 year old loves her books I'm thrilled to report. I am owned by the little guy in the picture above named Toto (after Dorothy's dog) He is almost 2 years old and continues to fascinate and amaze me on a daily basis.
Along with reading and writing I enjoy movies of every kind. My Mothers favorites were Musicals and Film Noir, so growing up I learned to love many classics. (I'm a collector of Wizard of Oz memorabilia -long story-and love all things Fred and Ginger) and I was actually named (Laura Gene) after the 1940's B&W movie "Laura" starring Gene Tierny - The hospital staff thought my Mom made a mistake in the spelling of Gene and decided to "correct" it to the more feminine Jean, thus I became Laura Jean (first name)
L J for short.
I love swimming and yoga, and cooking (oh and eating too!!)
About my library I don't really know where to begin. My home is totally consumed with books. Pretty much every conceivable wall space has a bookcase of all different shapes and sizes snuggled up to it, with books lined up like sardines. I wouldn't have it any other way. My Neice always tells me "Aunt L J you know what you need?" I think to myself "Some additional rooms for more books" and she'll say "A library card" The books are organized by subject matter, with many areas of interest having multiple sections, as I run out of space. I enjoy true adventure stories, bio's and pretty much anything political. Also enjoy a great novel. I invite you all to take a second and browse around. I'm not done cataloging all my books yet so more to come soon....
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I have not yet mastered how to post pictures on LT, which is why Lilly, Tucker, and Peal's pics are not yet up. I'll give it a shot over the weekend. Glad you enjoyed Lilly's tale -- I am positive Tucker saved her life.
Your Toto is absolutely adorable -- does he like to cuddle? Of all my animals, only Tucker is a lap dog, sad to say. The other two, my princesses, are a bit like my cat -- they'll allow themselves to be held for about a minute at a time, just to acknowledge the homage of their humans, and then they're off to their favorite perches. Thank goodness Tucker is a cuddler.
My kids and I are also Fred & Ginger fans -- my personal favorite is SWING TIME. And LAURA is one of my favorite movies! Gene Tierney was just drop-dead gorgeous, wasn't she? I also loved her in my absolute favorite movie, an oldie but goodie called THE MATING SEASON, and starring the inimitable Thelma Ritter. My kids were raised to appreciate old flicks, and though we enjoy many of the new films, some of our favorites are those wonderful B&W masterpieces.
I saw in a post on your profile that you like the TV series Torchwood. So do we -- though I hate it that they killed off Tosh and Owen. I confess to liking the series most when it doesn't take itself too seriously. We're also fans of the new Dr. Who -- but again, we hated this season's ending.
Do you like science fiction? We're huge fans. Our latest addiction is Battlestar Galactica, in its new incarnation. We also loved Firefly.
I don't like to cook (though I do love to eat) but I love to read cookbooks -- especially the ones that include as much of the history of an area or the recipe as the recipes themselves. I particularly love historical cookbooks.
Thanks for the note, and I look forward to hearing from you again. I'll work on getting the dogs' pics posted!
Do you live anywhere near Sarasota? I'm always looking for in-the-flesh fellow readers -- there just seem to be so few of us around these days!
posted by RachelfromSarasota at 11:35 pm (EST) on Jul 29, 2008
Ferris
posted by hemlokgang at 7:28 am (EST) on Jun 5, 2008
posted by Phlox72 at 5:14 pm (EST) on Jun 2, 2008
posted by Booksloth at 7:37 am (EST) on May 15, 2008
I saw a couple of episodes of the Tudors online but don't have Showtime--just HBO--so I'm going to have rent that series at some point. I love English history and that series seemed fascinating; I agree Jonathan Rhys-Meyer is one of those actors that just keep your eyes riveted on him when he's on screen.
Elizabeth
posted by ejj1955 at 2:47 am (EST) on Apr 22, 2008
I saw your comment on the Dogs thread about BBC America and Hotel Babylon--it is coming back for another season soon (yay!). I love Torchwood and Last Restaurant Standing, both on at the moment, but Hotel Babylon is another of those trashy guilty pleasures that are so much fun--did you see Footballers' Wives or Mile High? I really enjoyed them but nobody I know watches this stuff!
Elizabeth
posted by ejj1955 at 2:06 pm (EST) on Apr 17, 2008
Annie
posted by blissfulwitch at 9:31 am (EST) on Mar 4, 2008
Each case has a back, sides, and removable/adjustable shelves. The sidewalls have holes drilled for the pegs that will support the shelves. Each case, about 36" wide, is fixed to the wall and the cases are butted up next to one and other. The trim covers all the edges. The libraries in the site below will give you tons of ideas.
One wall is broken up by a closet door so on the short wall, about 40 inches, I put one wide shelf which serves as a desk and very narrow shelves above it for nicknacks etc. Since the closet runs behind that wall (it's a walk in) I'll drill through and put my computer printer, office supplies, and file cabinet in there. A window is perpendicular to the desk so it works nicely. Shelves and cabinets are painted. By a happy accident/mistake the insides are a solid color and the exteriors are slightly darker with a ragging effect--via some paint product. To accomodate a 40" flat screen tv, the corner is open L shaped. That is, one case with L shaped shelves--no unused corner space. The shelf for the tv was custom cut to support to fit the tv base so it's not an L. This innovation happened as a result of miscommunication. Turned out great!! This L piece was sized to take up the odd space left from the matching 36" cabinets so they can go right to the wall with no leftover space.
Good luck! Happy building and happy reading.
Carol
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posted by CEP at 10:27 am (EST) on Feb 22, 2008
posted by siubhank at 8:16 am (EST) on Feb 21, 2008
Toto is a doll. She looks so ready for us to throw the ball. Bones is a ball lover. His is a red ball and he is eager to chase any red ball including the red pool ball on our friend's pool table.
Thanks for writing
Carrie P.S. Bones says good-bye!
posted by cal8769 at 7:00 am (EST) on Feb 13, 2008
posted by KymberK at 8:56 pm (EST) on Feb 12, 2008
Ferris
posted by hemlokgang at 5:13 pm (EST) on Feb 12, 2008
A top 5 is really hard...
I will say I have a sentimental attachment to my Fannie Farmer Cookbook mostly because that's the one I remember cooking from when I wanted to learn to cook when I was about 10.
From there, a lot depends on what I'm in the mood for - I go through phases.
I do adore Alton Brown, so his [I'm Just Here for the Food] is a good go-to. Same goes for Ted Allen's The Food You Want to Eat.
I adore [The Poetical Pursuit of Food] because it makes Japanese cooking even easier than you can imagine. [The Mustard Grill] is one of my favorite restaurant cookbooks.
Welcome to LT - stop by the Cookbookers group! http://www.librarything.com/groups/cookb...
posted by stephmo at 8:03 pm (EST) on Feb 11, 2008
Toto sounds lovely although I can't quite picture a Cairn/Poodle cross. I'm imagining him with long curls. I have a scottie, called Scottie, and she is lovely. I think that Cairn's were involved in the breeding mix to get scottie's way back in time so perhaps Toto and Scottie are similar.
Hope to see you in the group, take care, Jody
posted by Jodyreadseverything at 4:50 am (EST) on Feb 9, 2008
The picture I took and used as a computer wallpaper was taken in Montreal. The domed building in the background is the Marché Bonsecours, and the water in front of it is a basin in the Saint Lawrence River formed by one of the larger quais in the Old Port. I've seen other photos on Flickr taken from almost the same spot: if your brother-in-law took that photo in Montreal (and it's an easy enough trip from New York City), it may well be one such photo. If it's available online, I'd be more than happy to take a look and say for certain.
Thanks for your interest in my photos!
AnnaClaire
posted by AnnaClaire at 10:53 pm (EST) on Feb 8, 2008