Member: vintage_books

How strange - I thought we already had friended on here. Glad to hear from you, hope little Hannah is growing well and you are having lots of fun together. We are fine but what I hoped was teething seems to be just a cold. Poor Joseph is not happy.

posted by Jodyreadseverything at 4:13 pm (EST) on Nov 18, 2009

Vintage,

How are you? Is little Hannah growing fast?

We only had 9 people in the read of a Grave Goods and we're basically waiting for A Separate Country in Highly Rated Book Group.

Why don't you keep your giveaways for that read since it is an official HRBG read unlike ours which was spurred by one.

Hope you are taking some time for yourself. (reading of course) take care.

Cheli

posted by cyderry at 10:17 am (EST) on Sep 27, 2009

Congratulations, she is gorgeous, all that lovely hair!

Sorry, I am being hurried out but I will reply properly later. xxx

posted by Jodyreadseverything at 10:11 am (EST) on Sep 12, 2009

I've got three books:

The Lamp-Lighter by Maria S Cummins
The Lonesomest Doll by Abbie Farwell Brown
and
Guenn by Blanche Willie Howard

If you're interested in them, I'll just add them to my BM account and reserve them for you, though it might be about a month before I can mail them out (school just started, and after textbooks I have pretty much no money).

posted by Danneeness at 5:31 pm (EST) on Sep 11, 2009

Hi Cheryl, hope all is well. Not long to go now, unless things are happening already.

Our makeover went well and Andrew was very surprised. The TV crew asked us not to show the 'after' photos on public forums until after the show has been on TV. I tried to start a private group to put them in but I didn't do it properly.

Sorry your doctor was being difficult, some of them do seem to treat their patients as an inconvenience to their job rather than the reason they are doing the job.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for exciting news soon.

posted by Jodyreadseverything at 3:49 am (EST) on Sep 4, 2009

Hi, vintage,
Just wanted to check and make sure you were doing okay.

I didn't know if you saw that some of us wanted to read the sequel [The Serpent's Tale] because we enjoyed {Mistress of the Art of Death] so much. I'm really glad that I changed my mind because originally I wasn't going to read it with the group. I'm really glad I did. Thanks for such a wonderful experience.
Cheli

posted by cyderry at 10:41 pm (EST) on Jul 14, 2009

Hi V_B...drive-by hug...how's V_B_2.0 coming along?

posted by richardderus at 11:42 am (EST) on Jul 9, 2009

Thought you might be intersted in joining my new thread. Check it out.
http://www.librarything.com/topic/66785

posted by callmejacx at 10:19 pm (EST) on Jun 16, 2009

It's easier than it seems to get on the internet, feeding times work well for that. Once you get the hang of holding baby and bottle with one arm you can type with the other hand. It's even easier than reading because there are no pages to turn.

I'm feeding him now, trying to keep him awake enough to finish he feed but sleepy enough to get him to bed right after.

I'm glad you are okay and I am sure you will get things sorted out in plenty of time. And what we didn't think of when we were racing to finish the nursery was that Joseph's cot would be in our room for at least the first six months, so we finished everything and then had to dismantle it and move it.

I used to wonder just what he was doing to me sometimes, he could jab three places at once and I would have no idea what was poking me. The first time I saw him turn over was amazing though, I could see the shape of his head, bottom and legs through my bump.

And I never did get used to people grabbing me and I hated it. If people asked and were gentle that was okay but being leapt on was horrible, I felt very protective. And I found that in crowds I would walk with my arms out a bit to give myself more space and stop people bumping into us.

Take care and keep me updated please.

posted by Jodyreadseverything at 5:26 pm (EST) on Jun 15, 2009

Hi Vintage, just stopping by to ask how you are feeling now, hoping your reflux has settled. How long to you have to go now?

Joseph is almost 11 weeks old now and the time seems to have flown by. He's such a proper little boy already and making very determined efforts to put everything he can get hold of into his mouth. At the moment he's not that well co-ordinated though so mainly all that ends up there is his own fist. Anything else gets there by accident.

posted by Jodyreadseverything at 6:13 pm (EST) on Jun 14, 2009

Vintage..
In casy you never go back to your "silly" thread..
I want to repeat here
Message 24: mckait

Vintage, sorry that you feel attacked. I know that wasn't my intention.
My friend asked me last week if I like her handbag. I said no. She laughed
and we carried on, because if I am asked a question you get an honest answer from me. I realize that you weren't asking me.. but it was a situation where I read the OP and just posted what came to mind.

I stand by it.. but it wasn't meant as an attack.

I just wasn't thinking and should have posted more than I did..
I have a bad habit of checking in here while I eat and abbreviating posts

Again..

I am sorry
kath

posted by mckait at 11:24 am (EST) on Jun 12, 2009

Just wanted to stop by and tell you how excited I am about the group read of Mistress of the Art of Death. I've got all the threads starred and am ready to go. The timing is perfect because I'm finally out from under all the stress I had the last 2 months and am looking forward to a very relaxing time reading what promises to be a great book! Thanks for all you do to make this a "highly rated group!" :-)

Carolyn

posted by MusicMom41 at 6:06 pm (EST) on May 30, 2009

And I forgot to say, A GIRL! How lovely. I'm so excited for you now, a daughter!

posted by Jodyreadseverything at 7:37 am (EST) on May 4, 2009

I'm glad the reflux seems to be settling, it was such a relief to be able to eat and sleep when mine stopped and you must be feeling pleased to be putting on your weight at last.

I think that at 23 weeks you are doing well considering that you have had the reflux to deal with. At 23 weeks with BRE I had put on about eight pounds and my midwife was pleased with that. But then I was chatting in the pregnancy area of a forum I use and lots of people at the same stage were saying that they had put on double that and more (lots more in some cases) and were getting told that it was from over-eating rather than baby weight.

When I asked my midwife if I was underweight or they were overweight she said that everyone is different and as long as you feel healthy and the baby is well then not to worry about how anyone else is doing. She also said everyone seems to think that you have to eat for two as soon as the test is positive but actually it is only in the third trimester that you need about 200 extra calories per day. She said eating for two doesn't mean eat more food it means eat healthier, baby-beneficial food, which makes a lot of sense.

If you are worried about having a premmie talk to your doctor and if they share your concerns you could have the steroid injection that they gave me when I was about 24 weeks. It helps to mature the baby's lungs, a good thing if she is born early but without any bad effects if she isn't. It set my mind at rest.

I was the other way though, BRE seemed to make his presence known very early, I was all bump and right out at the front. People kept asking how many babies were in there. From the back nobody could tell I was pregnant and I kept my shape at the sides too. But my bump was enormous (there is a picture on my flickr account). But one week after BRE was born I was back in my normal clothes and although I need a bit of tummy toning I am just about back to my normal weight too.

I think you are at about the right time for registering too. We really started our shopping at just after 24 weeks. I think it's better to be prepared early because by the end I just didn't feel like going to crowded shops, my bump felt vulnerable and I was back in the easily tired stage. And my feet swelled up so my trainers didn't fit. Much better to get the shopping done early and then be able to sit back and enjoy the rest later on knowing everything is taken care of.

I know what you mean about the need to clean and tidy too, we are both hoarders and collectors and I cleared out a lot of things ready for BRE's arrival.

I'm okay, not looking forward to Andrew leaving later and we are not exactly sure when he will be home but it will be at least three weeks. Hopefully then he will get a weekend at home but the next few months are going to be full of him coming home for a day or two, then going again for a few weeks.

I am a bit nervous about being alone, mainly because at least with two of us here I am getting a bit more sleep than I will with just me. The tiredness is the worst thing but at the same time it's okay. This will sound odd but when BRE cries in the night, although sometimes it seems almost impossible to get out of bed and feed or change him, I realise I have missed him while we were sleeping and I'm glad to see his face, even if it is bright red and shouting at me for some milk and that makes getting up a lot easier again.

Still not looking forward to coping with the visitors but I will cope.

posted by Jodyreadseverything at 7:31 am (EST) on May 4, 2009

It sounds like you have a much worse case than I did, although I thought mine was bad enough. Mostly all I lost was sleep but I got very tired of the bland food I was able to eat. I spent two weeks eating plain rice and plain baked potato. Oddly though, the medication I was given also cleared up a small patch of excema on my elbow.

Joseph does have an account as babyreadseverything and I am planning to move my childrens books to his account too. I've had a lovely time buying new books for him and then reading them myself. Our favourite is Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney.

How long do you have left until vintage_baby_books is due?

posted by Jodyreadseverything at 5:00 pm (EST) on Apr 20, 2009

Just wanted to offer sympathy for the acid reflux you are suffering from. I know from being pregnant with BRE that it is no fun, I found it to be the hardest pregnancy symptom to cope with.

Everyone kept saying it will all be worth it in the end, and of course it is, but that doesn't really comfort you when you can't sleep because you can't lie down. I hope it eases for you soon and good luck with the rest of the pregnancy.

posted by Jodyreadseverything at 6:36 am (EST) on Apr 10, 2009

Hi VB -- I'm the winner of last week's quiz.

posted by aviddiva at 3:14 pm (EST) on Mar 26, 2009

Oh, dear, I should have let you know the tea had arrived! I did indeed receiver my prize -- if it's not too, late, please thank your sponsor and have them keep the second shipment. If it is too late, I'll happily keep it or donate it back as a prize for a future contest. It's really lovely tea!

Liz

posted by aviddiva at 3:23 pm (EST) on Mar 10, 2009

Hello V-B,

I recently read A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff. I thought you might be interested in it. It was an excellent book. I have posted a review.

- TT

posted by TheTortoise at 11:14 am (EST) on Feb 23, 2009

Orange-teriyaki broccoli toss

28.1g protein
11.5g fat
24g carbohydrates
3.7g fibre
2.3mg iron
85mg calcium
1859mg sodium
307caloriesPreparation time 10 minutes
Cooking time 10 minutes - 15 minutes or less
Makes 5 cups (1.25 L) sauce, enough to coat 1/2 lb (250 g) pasta

8 oz(250 g) boneless, skinless chicken or extra-firm tofu, sliced into 1/2 inch (1 cm) strips
4 tbsp(60 mL) teriyaki sauce
1 medium-size onion
1 cup(250 mL) chicken or vegetable broth
2 tbsp(30 mL) frozen orange juice concentrate
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 tsp(2 mL) salt
2 tsp(10 mL) cornstarch
1 tbsp(15 mL) vegetable oil
4 cups(1 L) small broccoli florets, about 1 large bunch
1 small red pepper, diced
2 tsp(10 mL) sesame oil
4 green onions, thinly sliced
1 to 2 tsp(5 to 10 mL) hot chili-garlic sauce (optional)

1.Place chicken or tofu in a bowl. You should have about 2 cups (500 mL). Stir in 2 tablespoons (30 mL) teriyaki sauce until coated. Slice onion in half, then into thin semicircles. In another bowl, stir broth with orange juice and peel, remaining teriyaki, garlic, salt and cornstarch until dissolved. Heat vegetable oil in a large deep frying pan set over medium-high heat. Remove chicken or tofu from marinade. Place in pan, along with onion. Stir-fry just until it begins to turn golden, about 5 minutes. Stir in broccoli and orange juice mixture, then stir for 2 minutes. Add pepper and continue to stir until sauce is thickened and broccoli is tender, from 2 to 4 more minutes. Stir in sesame oil and green onions. 2.For extra heat, add chili-garlic sauce. Serve over hot Oriental noodles, macaroni or spaghetti.
First published in Chatelaine's 09/2000 issue. © Rogers Media Publishing Inc.

posted by loosha at 6:37 pm (EST) on Feb 3, 2009

Yes! We're the Earthly Delights Historical Dance Academy: http://www.earthlydelights.com.au. The photo archive is a bit out of date, but you can still see some of our older costumes. The facebook page has some newer photos - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bordonian-...

I have passed those websites onto a friend of mine who will probably be going over them both with a fine tooth comb looking for bargains. :) Thanks for the links!

posted by WillSteed at 6:04 pm (EST) on Feb 3, 2009

Hi, vintage_books!
I received my collection of poetry "IXNAY" that you sent for the book group prize. I am really enjoying it. Thank you so much. You are doing a great job with this group. Have a wonderful weekend and thanks again.
--BJ

posted by billiejean at 11:22 am (EST) on Jan 31, 2009

Why thank you! Do you love that picture of Gertrude Stein? She makes me smile every time I check my profile page. Which isn't often, apparently, but I'm trying to do a big push now to get more of my books online.

posted by ebatTzedek at 2:13 pm (EST) on Jan 29, 2009

They did actually make a comic miniseries! Gaiman is also quite well-known for some of his comics, so I can see where you'd have gotten the graphic novel idea.

The book actually started as a BBC miniseries, too.

posted by chelonianmobile at 5:40 pm (EST) on Jan 8, 2009

Thanks for the welcome. I usually take time to get started and I have a question for you.

Thanks Again.

Ger

posted by mrbandings at 11:36 pm (EST) on Jan 5, 2009

Excellent! Excellent! Excellent! I love the new threads (and you're absolutely right - they do deserve a thread of their own). We can unofficially convert 'my' thread into The Bob Thread... I'll leave a notice.
Please feel very free to create threads with abandon, you have such wonderful ideas and materials and besides, I don't own the group, except in the sense that I shan't let it die through lack of conversation (therefore, not much for me to fix at the present moment!). I'm very excited about your fashion information!
Best regards, Carolyn

posted by citizenkelly at 3:22 am (EST) on Jan 2, 2009

Thanks for the info. For now, I'll probably just enter my mags on a spreadsheet - that seems a good way to keep track. I have pretty complete runs of several current magazines - not vintage ones like yours - that would be fun (uh-oh....must not start collecting vintage fashion magazines!) - mainly "Threads", "Piecework", several beading magazines, "Ornament", and some others such as "American Bungalow" and "Style 1900".

posted by wi_jessamine at 6:18 pm (EST) on Dec 31, 2008

"You asked such a great question be warned: I am going to re-post it in the Coffee Thread! Starting January 5, I will be posting Chapter Headings and questions. See the last group read for how we do it; it is amazingly simply to understand."
****************************************...
V_B, I took a peek at the Fall 2008 group reads and got a better idea of how you do it here. Thanks.

"What does your fashion library focus on?"
****************************************...
Mostly just recent (last 10 years or so) fashion "coffee table" books with lots of great pictures! I'll add them soon.

"Selvedge is a great magazine..."
****************************************...
How did you enter your Selvedge mags in LT? Just wondering as I'd like to enter my own....

posted by wi_jessamine at 5:41 pm (EST) on Dec 31, 2008

Thanks for your welcome, vintage_books. I'm looking forward to discussing The Coffee Trader, which I just started at lunch today. So far, so good. I'll head over to Highly Rated and join up. Just one question...do we start discussing the first 100 pages right away on Jan. 1, or do we wait until the end of the first period (Jan. 11, I think it was?).

On another note, I'm enthralled by your extensive colleciton of vintage fashion and clothing books and magazines. I love Selvedge magazine, but cringe everytime I spend the $ on one! I have good number of books (not vintage) about fashion, style, etc. which I have yet to enter in LT.

posted by wi_jessamine at 4:19 pm (EST) on Dec 30, 2008

Uh-oh - I hope you don't expect "amazing insightful" comments from me:) - I have so many kids that I am lucky to be able to string words together in a sentence sometimes!

I can't wait to try and win a prize - it sounds really fun!

I should take a look at bookmooch. I have many books in my house that I could probably trade. I do try to take them to the local used bookstore first. They either pay you for the books you sell or you can opt to use the funds for books and get double the amount. For instance, if you sell them $10 worth of books, you can either take the $10 cash or you can pick out $20 worth of books. I try to take the cash but sometimes it is just too tempting and I get the books which does absolutely nothing towards trying to clear out my stacks and stacks of books. Oh well! I could have a worse vice!

posted by bookaholicgirl at 2:05 pm (EST) on Dec 30, 2008

*No Pressure Then* she whispers courageously...

Ha-ha-ha-ha!!!! Help! I am be-spelled!

Can I join and only read a few during the year -huh? Can I? Can I? I have my next month's reading list "SET IN STONE" she says rather strongly.

Seriously, I would love to join, but I need to pick and choose. I'm going to see what the next book is - do you have the next few decided yet? I don't want to join and not take part...*says mantra, says mantra*

:)

posted by Lman at 7:57 pm (EST) on Dec 26, 2008

Thanks for the welcome to the Highly Rated Book Group. Y'all are so much fun and read terrific books!
--BJ

posted by billiejean at 9:59 am (EST) on Dec 26, 2008

Thanks for your welcome message!

regards

Laura

posted by digifish_books at 5:56 pm (EST) on Dec 25, 2008

Vintage_Books,

Thanks for your comment about my review of Rory Miller's Meditations on Violence. The book took on especial interest since it came to me the same time my brother had his encounter. In fact, I gave him the book and he'll share with his fire fighter and police colleagues.

posted by chuck_ralston at 12:55 pm (EST) on Oct 20, 2008

I think the biggest difference for me is that there seemed to be more interaction among the participants on PWB. Even when I got behind in my reading and was posting "late" on threads people who were ahead of me would come back and respond to my posts. And there were several discussions that involved 3 or more participants discussing. I felt the PWB group felt "friendly" with everyone being encouraging of each other and acknowledging each others posts.

On KL I got quite a late start because my book was so long in coming and then RL became very busy and stressful so I didn't have much time to read. I may feel differently when I get farther on, but in the first section the biggest discussion seemed to be on how the Norwegian names were to be pronounced--which I guess just didn't interest me, especially since we are discussing by writing not speaking. It also seems that many times a reader would post his/her reactions to something and there didn't seem to be responses that led to discussion. But as I say, I'm so far behind that may be the main problem. Also, as I said before, there doesn't seem to be as many "extras" as you provided that made the read that much more interesting.

You ran our group read very much like my RL book group that I left behind in Savannah was run. Each book had a moderator who provided background information on the book and the author and also had questions that were used to start the discussions. This is what you did and that is what made it work so well. The questions especially helped several people (including me) focus our posts so that they invited discussion. And then the discussions encouraged us to keep reading so we could get to the next discussion. KL doesn't seem to have that kind of leadership so it is not as compelling--at least for me.

posted by MusicMom41 at 1:16 am (EST) on Oct 12, 2008

I hadn't realized that 1920 to 1950 was called the Golden Era. When I started the group, Bestsellers over the Years (link, http://www.librarything.com/groups/bests... ), I noticed that most of the novels before WWI had become quite obscure, as well as many of the ones written after 1960 or so. But that in-between period had many best-selling novels that have become classics.

posted by vpfluke at 12:01 am (EST) on Oct 7, 2008

Hi,

I ran across your name on the Reading Globally Forum. Although we have few books in common, we do share two interests - interests not reflected in my library: fashion and bookbinding. I particularly enjoy clothing from the Regency, Edwardian and Roaring Twenties eras. I also like ethnic clothing. I don't know much about but am interested in Turkish fashion of the Ottoman empire. I have concomitant interest in textiles. I don't do bookbinding myself, but I have been considering the idea for a number of years. Ever since I was a small child I have enjoyed designing (in my head) my favorite books.

posted by urania1 at 10:43 pm (EST) on Oct 6, 2008

heya V-B, thanks so much for the work you do. I can't remember exactly where I found those birds.. I had the image saved on a disk and I too really liked them.

I enhjoy your website.. I have been kinda busy lately so haven;t had as much time to read and comment, both blogwise and disucussion wise here on LT. I'm thinking that as the year end approaches things will slow down (mostly a matter of getting a handle on my new teaching job) and I'll have more time.

thanks again

posted by kcs_hiker at 7:28 pm (EST) on Oct 1, 2008

Hi,
Thanks for the note. I did, in fact, notice the comment but I've been extremely busy lately and haven't checked in to LT very often. When life calms down a bit, I do hope to catch up on things like correspondence--and checking out what looks to be a very interesting library (yours!)

Thanks again for your thoughtfulness.

Dave

posted by Gypsy_Boy at 7:46 pm (EST) on Sep 30, 2008

I just wanted to let you know how much I've learned from your moderation of The Poisonwood Bible. Your work was truly exceptional and increased my enjoyment of the experience tenfold. Many thanks.

Teresa

posted by theaelizabet at 7:16 pm (EST) on Sep 30, 2008

Hi VB,

I've just finished reading the PB and wanted to say thanks for coordinating the group. It's taken me years to get it off the shelf and read it, and I wouldn't have bothered if you hadn't suggested a group read. I gave it 4 stars, and really enjoyed it. Might try the Prodigal Summer, but am going to read Kristin L. next with the other group read, and find something trashy(ish) to go with it!

Cheers
Cushla

posted by cmt at 8:58 pm (EST) on Sep 26, 2008

Thanks! I'll add it on.

posted by mccin68 at 11:17 am (EST) on Sep 26, 2008

He he he, it's not original - do you watch the Matrix? He features in the 2nd (reloaded) & 3rd (revolutions). The asian guy who guards the Mother (if that makes any sense to you at all). My husband did sorta come up with it. His original idea though is call him 'Sushi'. I put my foot down on that one!

I am completely addicted to Shelfari - I really love the groups there, so creative with their challenges. I'm in one right one (well several really but one big one) that's finishing end of this month and I'll be jumping straight into another one on 1st Oct :p Goodreads isn't too bad - I created my own group there because I find that I'm not satisfied with the groups there, ha ha ha... I'm such an addict.

Hhm... Shelfari would probably have most of what I've read and some of what I own (I don't own very many, had to set aside some when I moved 3 years ago and had to cut down on purchasing thanks to rate rises :p)

Anyway, you may have noticed that I'm rambling a bit, that's because it's way way past my bedtime. Cheri-o!

posted by babemuffin at 9:47 am (EST) on Sep 23, 2008

Hey vintage_books,

I don't mean to be mysterious, I just find librarything a little bit strange to navigate around (that is, it's not as user friendly as Shelfari or goodreads, and yes, I'm there too, LOL, I'm just a little bit addicted) plus I only have a free account which limits my books to 200 :p so if I want to add any new book, I have to delete some others (& that's just too much work for me).

I always have a dream of working in bookshops / libraries but it's not happening, there really isn't that much money there and I have a mortgage to pay off :p instead I'm in insurance.

babemuffin

ps: I absolutely adore my dog- his name is Seraph, btw...

posted by babemuffin at 8:03 pm (EST) on Sep 21, 2008

I see that you are interested in saving books related to Judaism.
I recently bought Outwitting History by Aaron Lansky. I think it may be just the sort of book that you would like.
From the blurb: In 1980, an entire body of Jewish literature – the physical remnant of the Yiddish culture – was on the verge of extinction. A twenty-three year old student set out to rescue the world’s abandoned Yiddish books. He has now saved 1.5 million books. This is his story.
I have read the first chapter and I found it fascinating.

-TT

posted by TheTortoise at 6:58 am (EST) on Sep 20, 2008

I was going to read Kristin Lavransdatter with the Group but have decided to dropout before I begin! I think I would rather stay with our Group and hopefully find another great book to read together.

I know I suggested The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco. I must have been having a mad moment!

This sounds interesting : A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: The Life of William Dampier: Explorer, Naturalist, and Buccaneer. The two reviews on LT are favourable. Also, it can be obtained from the library.

Not sure I like the sound of this one: Or Perish in the Attempt: Wilderness Medicine in the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Mrs T. is crazy about medicine and so I hear enough about it from her.

Mixed reviews for Desert Queen : The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell, Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia. Not sure if its my kind of book.

So one out of three isn’t bad! I would be quite happy to read The Exquisite Mind of a Pirate! Let’s put it to the rest of the group and see what interest, if any, it generates.

-TT

posted by TheTortoise at 6:49 am (EST) on Sep 20, 2008

Hello VB,

Kristin Lavransdatter is already a group read: It has just started in Group Reads - Literature.

*A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: The Life of William Dampier: Explorer, Naturalist, and Buccaneer
*Or Perish in the Attempt: Wilderness Medicine in the Lewis and Clark Expedition
*The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

I don't have any of the above in my library.

"I don't want to read Doctor Zhivago again, too depressing." You have put me right off DR.Z!

I read Galileo's Daughter recently - I thoroughly recommend it but not as a group read.

And yes I was suggesting you moderate the book group as you are doing a great job with PWB.

Or perhaps you would prefer to leave it at just PWB, as this came about my consensus as did the Kristin Lavransdatter read.

Like you, I would prefer to read from my MOUNT TBR books!

-TT

posted by TheTortoise at 4:04 pm (EST) on Sep 18, 2008

You certainly may post an already published review as an entry for my contest. I don't want this to be hard, just fun. Also, I imagine I'll be adding a few books to my wishlist, or moving them up my TBR pile. So you are all really helping me out.

posted by VeraMarie at 7:24 am (EST) on Sep 16, 2008

Thanks for letting me know about the covers for The Adventures of Yaya and Grace. As is turns out, my copy does have the a different, although possibly similar, cover, black and white woodcuts by Ralph Almeida.

posted by zero-one_law at 11:35 am (EST) on Sep 7, 2008

Hi vintage_books

Hope you are having a good weekend. I just visited the Poisonwood Bible site (henceforth PwB) and for fun counted how many people have responded. Counting us there are 16 people who plan to do this. If only half of them remain active we have the makings of a good group discussion. Can't wait til Tuesday. It's a good thing I left my book home--I cant be tempted to start reading now! Actually, if we get home too late I may have to wait until Wednesday! Ouch!

posted by MusicMom41 at 7:04 pm (EST) on Aug 31, 2008

I have just realised that it is House of the Spirits by Isobel Allende that is on the 1001 Books list. That is on my TBR list.

-TT

posted by TheTortoise at 10:12 am (EST) on Aug 31, 2008

I see we share some books:

The Annotated Shakespeare: The Complete Works Illustrated.

Edited with Introductions, Notes, a Biography and Bibliography by A.L.Rowse

The book is A4 size, has 2,464 pages is annotated on every page and has 4, 200 illustrations comprising drawings, photographs and paintings by famous artists.

This was a brilliant find in a second hand book shop and cost £3.00! (approx $5-6.00)

The condition is very good. The dust cover is curling at the edges but otherwise, no problems.

If a single artist illustrated yours then it may be a different edition.

But as you note the illustrations are worth the price. I mean, 4,200 illustrations for £3.00! Wow.

I see you also have two excellent books, which I have read: Daughters of Fortune by Isobel Allende and English Passengers by Matthew Kneale both on the 1001 Books list. I rate them both 5 Stars.

Look forward to the PwB read tomorrow.

-TT

posted by TheTortoise at 10:09 am (EST) on Aug 31, 2008

Ooh, is that me on your map - ooh it is!! How nice.
I am stopping annoying your profile page now...

posted by Lman at 7:01 am (EST) on Aug 31, 2008

Too funny! Don't worry, I have so much trouble with profile comments (because we can't edit our typos) too!
I have sent you a long email and mooched the book for you. Let me know if you don't get my message so I can resend.
Happy to help, will be in touch, hopefully soon,
Lyn

P.S. put a link on here to Bookmooch - it is in the "Also on" bit when you edit your profile. It is so easy to do - and you can check it when it appears; and it then is so easy for us all to link. I have a link to here on my Bookmooch profile too, like lots of us.

posted by Lman at 6:59 am (EST) on Aug 31, 2008

Hello,
I just left a comment on your post - I will 'angel' books from Australia for you (as long as not too big and heavy). There is a link on my profile to the Bookmooch site, there you can email me with the book links, and names. I can't see one for you here (yet).

Lyn

posted by Lman at 5:19 am (EST) on Aug 31, 2008

These are how-to on leather working. Has article and patterns -some with pull out pattens. I have about 15 I've found so far. They're in good condition. Some have edge wear and creases or a tear or two on spine of cover but all have all their pages, even some of those ads they staple in. Various patterns and instructions from wearable items to purses and holsters.

Clara

posted by booknutzz at 12:03 am (EST) on Aug 31, 2008

Let me know how you are enjoying your book. Is is all you had hoped? If you get pictures up on the web let me know where to look.

The OED is the Oxford English Dictionary, a multi volume work that is the most comprehensive collection of English words with quotations illustrating all the various connotations of each word. A fascinating book that tells the story of one of the major contributors to the dictionary and also describes how it was compiled it The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester. I've read it twice and listened to it once. But then I'm fascinated by words and the people who love them.

We are up at our place in the East Bay area (the house we inherited from my parents) for Labor Day weekend and brought our younger son with us, so we are really on the go. He's going back to Fresno Monday AM so Hubby and I will have a day to catch our breaths before we go home Tuesday and face the slam of busy fall schedules. Hope you are having a nice weekend.

posted by MusicMom41 at 9:36 pm (EST) on Aug 30, 2008

I have been very dubious about my maps. I saw that they seemed to notice different visitors at times and that visitors on one would be from a different city on the other. That is why I offered gratitude that I didn't have to trust them.

I have added the clustrmap map that you referred me to. I have expanded my dubiety to all of them.

I owe you thanks for the reference, and I have a question. Is there a way to post a clustrmap at about the same size as my other two maps?

I hadn't thought that I had done much with the statcounter. I had my Golden whatever daemon posted for quite awhile; people got to comment as to whether it was right. Then it settled. A raven would fly in everytime one came to my profile. Some of the wording would cycle. Then it conked out. After awhile I deleted it.

I hope you are having a pleasant weekend and that it continues pleasant,

Robert

posted by Mr.Durick at 9:10 pm (EST) on Aug 30, 2008

Hi,

For what it is worth, I have posted my review of Was Hinduism Invented?

Robert

posted by Mr.Durick at 6:13 pm (EST) on Aug 26, 2008

I would love to have you moderate. Originally I thought I was going to do this with just one or two people and it kind of snowballed!

Until very recently I only did email and business things on the internet (banking and buying from Amazon was about the extent of it)so I'm learning as I go how to get the most out of LT. I only started posting on groups a couple of weeks ago. I've led book groups before, but I always read the book first and did extensive research--probably more than anyone here would want. :-) I know nothing about this book--which is why I was so happy with the site you set up. It gave me some background to help me get into the book.

When I was active weaving we didn't have the internet. We got that after we moved to California and I haven't done any weaving here. All I have form my "previous life" are scrapbooks in trunks. In the area I live quilting is very big--in Fresno there is an annual Quilt Auction that raises tens of thousands of dollars for the Mennonite Central Committee. (The town I live in is the West Coast Headquarters for that Committee). I did quite a bit of quilting when I first came here--it was a way to meet people and I enjoyed it--but now I only occasionally work on a small quilt project for my own enjoyment. The part I liked best was the designing so I have lots of unfinished objects (ufos) that when I slow down I may get back to. Or I may donate them to some of my Mennonite friends to finish and sell.

At least I was smart enough to join the Group when I visited the PwB site, so I can get back there from my profile page and won''t get lost. :-)

posted by MusicMom41 at 5:20 pm (EST) on Aug 25, 2008

Hi,

I didn't want to sidetrack the thread in answering you.

The question about the reality of a monolithic Hinduism is apparently not new. Explicitly, it is new to me. Implicitly, the Vishna crowd and the Shiva crowd are clearly not bed mates. But some of the worshipers do chants from multiple traditions. Anyway, it might be supposed that the British in order to simplify their take on a set of primitive practices and beliefs reduced all of Indian thinking to one religion when in fact there were many.

This book, according to the jacket, says that Indian thinkers were complicit in finding commonalities in the various divisions of Indian worship. A Nepalese Hindu here says something like that; he told me that his father, I think, chanted in two different traditions. Details remain to be discovered.

Robert

posted by Mr.Durick at 7:57 pm (EST) on Aug 22, 2008

You wrote: "LOL ErstwhileEditor, I think we are more alike than you know. I also "rescue" old books, but I'm sure they didn't ask to be rescued by me! I'm starting to upload my vintage cookbook images, and I'd love to see covers of your old books. You might want to look in my blog for the German cookbook from the 1800's; I uploaded quite a few plates to drool over."

Rescuing by ANYONE beats the old books being recycled or just thrown out--which happens. This drives me crazy and propels me out to the sales, which I detest.

I haven't done my covers. I am going to move within a year, and I am planning to get very organized then--also, I hope, I will have a library. I will go back and do all of my covers after that. It is such a task just getting the books input--and I do all of that manually, because I have my own idiosyncratic style, which seems to be overridden when you use a library's copy as a way to avoid typing.

Let me go look at your images and blog....

posted by ErstwhileEditor at 8:20 am (EST) on Aug 21, 2008

Hi Vintage Books,

Thank you for your nice comment. It is always nice to hear from other book collectors. You sure started collecting at an enviably young age!

As far as old books go, I primarily collect old cookbooks and recipe booklets. However, I find myself also picking up other antique books for a variety of reasons, including just plain rescuing them. :-) I increasingly think of myself as a crazy book collector.

ErstwhileEditor

posted by ErstwhileEditor at 8:55 pm (EST) on Aug 20, 2008