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Books read in 2011:
(Touchstones will be in the messages containing the reviews, * signifies a re-read, # indicates an Off The Shelf book, + is a library book):
November
148. To Say Nothing of the Dog* by Connie Willis (434 pp.)
149. Wisdom's Kiss by Catherine Murdock (284 ppl)
150. American Gods* by Neil Gaiman (461 pp.)
151. Dragon's Time by Todd and Anne McCaffrey (321 pp.)
152. A Posse of Princesses by Sherwood Smith (299 pp.)
153. Maximum Ice by Kay Kenyon (418 pp.)
October
135. Remnant Population* by Elizabeth Moon (339 pp.)
136. One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire (354 pp.)
137. The Danger Box by Blue Balliett (304 pp.)
138. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (123 pp.)
139. Snuff by Terry Pratchett (398 pp.)
140. Blood Spirits by Sherwood Smith (488 pp.)
141. Libyrinth by Pearl North (332 pp.)
142. Enthusiasm by Polly Shulman (198 pp.)
143. The Broken Kingdom by N. K. Jemison (398 pp.)
144. The Harp of the Grey Rose by Charles de Lint (272 pp.)
145. Mastiff by Tamora Pierce (580 pp.)
146. The Face in the Frost by John Bellairs (174 pp.)
147. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (285 pp.)
September
116. The Hidden Goddess by M. K. Hobson (374 pp.)
117. Troubletwisters by Garth Nix and Sean Williams (293 pp.)
118. Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane by Suzanne Collins (309 pp.)
119. Storm Front* by Jim Butcher (322 pp.)
120. Fool Moon by Jim Butcher (342 pp.)
121. The Twelfth Enchantment by David Liss (399 pp.)
122. Darke by Angie Sage (641 pp.)
123. Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods by Suzanne Collins (358 pp.)
124. Intrigues by Mercedes Lackey (328 pp.)
125. Paul Among the People by Sarah Ruden (194 pp.)
126. Gregor and the Marks of Secret by Suzanne Collins (343 pp.)
127. Gregor and the Code of Claw by Suzanne Collins (412 pp.)
128. A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny (311 pp.)
129. Heart of Iron by Ekaterina Sedia (311 pp.)
130. Coronets and Steel by Sherwood Smith (439 pp.)
131. A Monstrous Regiment of Women by Laurie R. King (326 pp.)
132. The Game by Laurie R. King (365 pp.)
130. Coronets and Steel by Sherwood Smith (439 pp.)
131. A Monstrous Regiment of Women by Laurie R. King (326 pp.)
132. The Game by Laurie R. King (365 pp.)
133. Unnatural Issue by Mercedes Lackey (361 pp.)
134. Kat, Incorrigible by Stephanie Burgis (295 pp.)
August
97. Ghost Ship by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller (328 pp.)
98. The Dragon Guard# (The Magickers #3) by Emily Drake (368 pp.)
99. The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey+ by Trenton Lee Stewart (440 pp.)
100. The Door into Fire* by Diane Duane (304 pp.)
101. The Door into Shadow* by Diane Duane (298 pp.)
102. The Door into Sunset* by Diane Duane (382 pp.)
103. The Ark*+ by Margot Benary-Isbert (246 pp.)
104. Rowan Farm*+ by Margot Benary-Isbert (277 pp.)
105. The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma by Trenton Lee Stewart (391 pp.)
106. Melting Stones+ by Tamora Pierce (312pp.)
107. Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for people who love books and for those who want to write them by Francine Prose (273 pp.)
108. Chronicles of the Red King: The Secret Kingdom by Jenny Nimmo (207 pp.)
109 Robin's Country by Monica Furlong (139 pp.)
110. The Doppelganger Gambit* by Lee Killough (261 pp.)
111. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen (290 pp.)
112. Spider Play* by Lee Killough (232 pp.)
113. Dragon's Teeth (Questar Science Fiction) by Lee Killough (250 pp.)
114. Kindling the Moon by Jenn Bennett (358 pp.)
115. Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins (308 pp.)
July
77. The Lightning Thief* by Rick Riordan (375 pp.)
78. The Sea of Monsters* by Rick Riordan (279 pp.)
79. The Titan's Curse* by Rick Riordan (312 pp.)
80. The Battle of the Labyrinth# by Rick Riordan (361 pp.)
81. The Last Olympian# by Rick Riordan (381 pp.)
82. Elijah of Buxton# by Christopher Paul Curtis (341 pp.)
83. The Battle for Skandia# by John Flanagan (294 pp.)
84. The Sorcerer of the North# by John Flanagan (295 pp.)
85. Wizards at War# by Diane Duane (552 pp.)
86. A Wizard of Mars# by Diane Duane (550 pp.)
87. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making+ by Catherynne Valente (247 pp.)
88. Willie Bea and the Time the Martians Landed# by Virginia Hamilton (208 pp.)
89. The Siege of Macindaw by John Flanagan+ (293 pp.)
90. Except the Queen# by Jane Yolen and Midori Snyder (371 pp.)
91. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows* by J. K. Rowling (759 pp.)
92. Gifts# by Ursula K Le Guin (274 pp.)
93. Voices# by Ursula K. Le Guin (341 pp.)
94. Powers# by Ursula K. Le Guin (502 pp.)
95. The Night Bookmobile by Audrey Niffenegger (33 pp.)
96. The Mysterious Benedict Society+ by Trenton Lee Stewart (485 pp.)
June
59. Spellcast by Barbara Ashford (433 pp.)
60. Scones and Sensibility+ by Lindsay Eland (309 pp.)
61. Zoo City by Lauren Beukes (373 pp.)
62. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (246 pp.)
63. The Friendship of Women by Joan Chittister (89 pp.)
64. Sparks by Laura Bickle (358 pp.)
65. The Library of Shadows by Mikkel Bierkegaard (430 pp.)
66. Snotty Saves the Day by Tod Davies (182 pp.)
67. Uncertain Allies by Mark Del Franco (296 pp.)
68. The Brontes: A Life in Letters+ by Juliet Barker (402 pp.)
69. Across the Universe+ by Beth Revis (398 pp.)
70. To Weave a Web of Magic# by McKillip etal. (362 pp.)
71. The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde (281 pp.)
72. Five Odd Honors by Jane Lindskold (496 pp.)
73 The Making of Pride and Prejudice by Sue Birtwistle and Susie Conklin (113 pp.)
74. A Winter Love Story by Betty Neels (219 pp.)
75. Autumn Kittens by Janice Bennett, Shannon Donnelly, and Mona Gedney (223 pp.)
76. Heartless by Gail Carriger (374 pp.)
May
50. Skin Deep by Mark Del Franco (292 pp.)
51. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies# by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith (319 pp.)
52. Face Off by Mark Del Franco (322 pp.)
53. Sweet Revenge by Andrea Penrose (317 pp.)
54. Still Life# by Louise Penny (312 pp.)
55. The Female Man by Joanna Russ (214 pp.)
56. The Cloud Roads+ by Martha Wells (274 pp.)
57. Naked in Death+ by J. D. Robb (443 pp.)
58. Getting Things Done+ by David Allen (259 pp.)
April
41. Moon Flights by Elizabeth Moon (401 pp.)
42. Pride and Prejudice* by Jane Austen (205 pp.)
43. Tiassa by Steven Brust (336 pp.)
44. Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire (400 pp.)
45. How to Slay a Dragon by Bill Allen (211 pp.)
46. Millennial Mythmaking edited by John Perlich and David Whitt (195 pp.)
47. The Magicians and Mrs. Quent* by Galen Beckett (498 pp.)
48. Cat's Claw by Amber Benson (311 pp.)
49. The House on Durrow Street (685 pp.)
March
25. Murder of a Real Bad Boy# by Denise Swanson (259 pp.)
26. Murder of a Botoxed Blonde# by Denise Swanson (237 pp.)
27. Bye Bye Bertie# by Nancy Mehl (132 pp.)
28. For Whom the Wedding Bell Tolls# by Nancy Meho (133 pp.)
29. Tortall and other Lands by Tamora Pierce (369 pp.)
30. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisin (395 pp.)
31. Chasing Goldman Sachs: How the masters of the universe melted Wall Street down...and why they'll take us to the brink again by our very own Chatterbox, Suzanne McGee (378 pp.)
32. One of Our Thursdays is Missing by Jasper Fforde (3359 pp.)
33. Mort by Terry Pratchett (236 pp.)
34. Trio of Sorcery+ by Mercedes Lackey (351 pp.)
35. Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire (346 pp.)
36. Oath of Fealty by Elizabeth Moon* (471 pp.)
37. The Kings of the North by Elizabeth Moon (478 pp.)
38. A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire (387 pp.)
39. An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire (371 pp.)
40. Always Coming Home* by Ursula K. Le Guin (
February
17. Carousel Tides by Sharon Lee (306 pp.)
18. Catalyst+ by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (256 pp.)
19. Catacombs+ by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (256 pp.)
20. The Magicians by Lev Grossman (402 pp.)
21. The Spirit Lens by Carol Berg (487 pp.)
22. The Great Ghost Rescue+ by Eva Ibbotson (167 pp.)
23. Unperfect Souls by Mark Del Franco (338 pp.)
24. Death's Daughter by Amber Benson (359 pp)
January
1. Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi (385 pp.)
2. Kitty and the Midnight Hour# by Carrie Vaughn (259 pp.)
3. The Native Star by M. K. Hobson (387 pp.)
4. Native Tongue* by Suzette Haden Elgin (301 pp.)
5. The Bards of Bone Plain by Patricia A. McKillip (329 pp.)
6. Rules by Cynthia Lord# (200 pp.)
7. Unclutter Your Life in One Week+ by Erin Rooney Doland (233 pp.)
8. Christopher Lowell’s Seven Layers of Organization+ by Christopher Lowell (169 pp.)
9. Unclutter your Home+ by Donna Smallin (179 pp.)
10. Images of God for Young Children Marie-Helene Delval (89 pp.)
11. Sense and Sensibility* by Jane Austen (208 pp.)
12. Bright of the Sky+ by Kay Kenyon (451 pp.)
13. Unfallen Dead by Mark Del Franco (309 pp.)
14. On Stranger Tides+ by Tim Powers (326 pp.)
15. Grand Central Arena# by Ryk E. Spoor (671 pp.)
16. Plain Kate+ by Erin Bow (311 pp.)
(Touchstones will be in the messages containing the reviews, * signifies a re-read, # indicates an Off The Shelf book, + is a library book):
November
148. To Say Nothing of the Dog* by Connie Willis (434 pp.)
149. Wisdom's Kiss by Catherine Murdock (284 ppl)
150. American Gods* by Neil Gaiman (461 pp.)
151. Dragon's Time by Todd and Anne McCaffrey (321 pp.)
152. A Posse of Princesses by Sherwood Smith (299 pp.)
153. Maximum Ice by Kay Kenyon (418 pp.)
October
135. Remnant Population* by Elizabeth Moon (339 pp.)
136. One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire (354 pp.)
137. The Danger Box by Blue Balliett (304 pp.)
138. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (123 pp.)
139. Snuff by Terry Pratchett (398 pp.)
140. Blood Spirits by Sherwood Smith (488 pp.)
141. Libyrinth by Pearl North (332 pp.)
142. Enthusiasm by Polly Shulman (198 pp.)
143. The Broken Kingdom by N. K. Jemison (398 pp.)
144. The Harp of the Grey Rose by Charles de Lint (272 pp.)
145. Mastiff by Tamora Pierce (580 pp.)
146. The Face in the Frost by John Bellairs (174 pp.)
147. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (285 pp.)
September
116. The Hidden Goddess by M. K. Hobson (374 pp.)
117. Troubletwisters by Garth Nix and Sean Williams (293 pp.)
118. Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane by Suzanne Collins (309 pp.)
119. Storm Front* by Jim Butcher (322 pp.)
120. Fool Moon by Jim Butcher (342 pp.)
121. The Twelfth Enchantment by David Liss (399 pp.)
122. Darke by Angie Sage (641 pp.)
123. Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods by Suzanne Collins (358 pp.)
124. Intrigues by Mercedes Lackey (328 pp.)
125. Paul Among the People by Sarah Ruden (194 pp.)
126. Gregor and the Marks of Secret by Suzanne Collins (343 pp.)
127. Gregor and the Code of Claw by Suzanne Collins (412 pp.)
128. A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny (311 pp.)
129. Heart of Iron by Ekaterina Sedia (311 pp.)
130. Coronets and Steel by Sherwood Smith (439 pp.)
131. A Monstrous Regiment of Women by Laurie R. King (326 pp.)
132. The Game by Laurie R. King (365 pp.)
130. Coronets and Steel by Sherwood Smith (439 pp.)
131. A Monstrous Regiment of Women by Laurie R. King (326 pp.)
132. The Game by Laurie R. King (365 pp.)
133. Unnatural Issue by Mercedes Lackey (361 pp.)
134. Kat, Incorrigible by Stephanie Burgis (295 pp.)
August
97. Ghost Ship by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller (328 pp.)
98. The Dragon Guard# (The Magickers #3) by Emily Drake (368 pp.)
99. The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey+ by Trenton Lee Stewart (440 pp.)
100. The Door into Fire* by Diane Duane (304 pp.)
101. The Door into Shadow* by Diane Duane (298 pp.)
102. The Door into Sunset* by Diane Duane (382 pp.)
103. The Ark*+ by Margot Benary-Isbert (246 pp.)
104. Rowan Farm*+ by Margot Benary-Isbert (277 pp.)
105. The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma by Trenton Lee Stewart (391 pp.)
106. Melting Stones+ by Tamora Pierce (312pp.)
107. Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for people who love books and for those who want to write them by Francine Prose (273 pp.)
108. Chronicles of the Red King: The Secret Kingdom by Jenny Nimmo (207 pp.)
109 Robin's Country by Monica Furlong (139 pp.)
110. The Doppelganger Gambit* by Lee Killough (261 pp.)
111. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen (290 pp.)
112. Spider Play* by Lee Killough (232 pp.)
113. Dragon's Teeth (Questar Science Fiction) by Lee Killough (250 pp.)
114. Kindling the Moon by Jenn Bennett (358 pp.)
115. Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins (308 pp.)
July
77. The Lightning Thief* by Rick Riordan (375 pp.)
78. The Sea of Monsters* by Rick Riordan (279 pp.)
79. The Titan's Curse* by Rick Riordan (312 pp.)
80. The Battle of the Labyrinth# by Rick Riordan (361 pp.)
81. The Last Olympian# by Rick Riordan (381 pp.)
82. Elijah of Buxton# by Christopher Paul Curtis (341 pp.)
83. The Battle for Skandia# by John Flanagan (294 pp.)
84. The Sorcerer of the North# by John Flanagan (295 pp.)
85. Wizards at War# by Diane Duane (552 pp.)
86. A Wizard of Mars# by Diane Duane (550 pp.)
87. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making+ by Catherynne Valente (247 pp.)
88. Willie Bea and the Time the Martians Landed# by Virginia Hamilton (208 pp.)
89. The Siege of Macindaw by John Flanagan+ (293 pp.)
90. Except the Queen# by Jane Yolen and Midori Snyder (371 pp.)
91. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows* by J. K. Rowling (759 pp.)
92. Gifts# by Ursula K Le Guin (274 pp.)
93. Voices# by Ursula K. Le Guin (341 pp.)
94. Powers# by Ursula K. Le Guin (502 pp.)
95. The Night Bookmobile by Audrey Niffenegger (33 pp.)
96. The Mysterious Benedict Society+ by Trenton Lee Stewart (485 pp.)
June
59. Spellcast by Barbara Ashford (433 pp.)
60. Scones and Sensibility+ by Lindsay Eland (309 pp.)
61. Zoo City by Lauren Beukes (373 pp.)
62. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (246 pp.)
63. The Friendship of Women by Joan Chittister (89 pp.)
64. Sparks by Laura Bickle (358 pp.)
65. The Library of Shadows by Mikkel Bierkegaard (430 pp.)
66. Snotty Saves the Day by Tod Davies (182 pp.)
67. Uncertain Allies by Mark Del Franco (296 pp.)
68. The Brontes: A Life in Letters+ by Juliet Barker (402 pp.)
69. Across the Universe+ by Beth Revis (398 pp.)
70. To Weave a Web of Magic# by McKillip etal. (362 pp.)
71. The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde (281 pp.)
72. Five Odd Honors by Jane Lindskold (496 pp.)
73 The Making of Pride and Prejudice by Sue Birtwistle and Susie Conklin (113 pp.)
74. A Winter Love Story by Betty Neels (219 pp.)
75. Autumn Kittens by Janice Bennett, Shannon Donnelly, and Mona Gedney (223 pp.)
76. Heartless by Gail Carriger (374 pp.)
May
50. Skin Deep by Mark Del Franco (292 pp.)
51. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies# by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith (319 pp.)
52. Face Off by Mark Del Franco (322 pp.)
53. Sweet Revenge by Andrea Penrose (317 pp.)
54. Still Life# by Louise Penny (312 pp.)
55. The Female Man by Joanna Russ (214 pp.)
56. The Cloud Roads+ by Martha Wells (274 pp.)
57. Naked in Death+ by J. D. Robb (443 pp.)
58. Getting Things Done+ by David Allen (259 pp.)
April
41. Moon Flights by Elizabeth Moon (401 pp.)
42. Pride and Prejudice* by Jane Austen (205 pp.)
43. Tiassa by Steven Brust (336 pp.)
44. Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire (400 pp.)
45. How to Slay a Dragon by Bill Allen (211 pp.)
46. Millennial Mythmaking edited by John Perlich and David Whitt (195 pp.)
47. The Magicians and Mrs. Quent* by Galen Beckett (498 pp.)
48. Cat's Claw by Amber Benson (311 pp.)
49. The House on Durrow Street (685 pp.)
March
25. Murder of a Real Bad Boy# by Denise Swanson (259 pp.)
26. Murder of a Botoxed Blonde# by Denise Swanson (237 pp.)
27. Bye Bye Bertie# by Nancy Mehl (132 pp.)
28. For Whom the Wedding Bell Tolls# by Nancy Meho (133 pp.)
29. Tortall and other Lands by Tamora Pierce (369 pp.)
30. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisin (395 pp.)
31. Chasing Goldman Sachs: How the masters of the universe melted Wall Street down...and why they'll take us to the brink again by our very own Chatterbox, Suzanne McGee (378 pp.)
32. One of Our Thursdays is Missing by Jasper Fforde (3359 pp.)
33. Mort by Terry Pratchett (236 pp.)
34. Trio of Sorcery+ by Mercedes Lackey (351 pp.)
35. Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire (346 pp.)
36. Oath of Fealty by Elizabeth Moon* (471 pp.)
37. The Kings of the North by Elizabeth Moon (478 pp.)
38. A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire (387 pp.)
39. An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire (371 pp.)
40. Always Coming Home* by Ursula K. Le Guin (
February
17. Carousel Tides by Sharon Lee (306 pp.)
18. Catalyst+ by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (256 pp.)
19. Catacombs+ by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (256 pp.)
20. The Magicians by Lev Grossman (402 pp.)
21. The Spirit Lens by Carol Berg (487 pp.)
22. The Great Ghost Rescue+ by Eva Ibbotson (167 pp.)
23. Unperfect Souls by Mark Del Franco (338 pp.)
24. Death's Daughter by Amber Benson (359 pp)
January
1. Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi (385 pp.)
2. Kitty and the Midnight Hour# by Carrie Vaughn (259 pp.)
3. The Native Star by M. K. Hobson (387 pp.)
4. Native Tongue* by Suzette Haden Elgin (301 pp.)
5. The Bards of Bone Plain by Patricia A. McKillip (329 pp.)
6. Rules by Cynthia Lord# (200 pp.)
7. Unclutter Your Life in One Week+ by Erin Rooney Doland (233 pp.)
8. Christopher Lowell’s Seven Layers of Organization+ by Christopher Lowell (169 pp.)
9. Unclutter your Home+ by Donna Smallin (179 pp.)
10. Images of God for Young Children Marie-Helene Delval (89 pp.)
11. Sense and Sensibility* by Jane Austen (208 pp.)
12. Bright of the Sky+ by Kay Kenyon (451 pp.)
13. Unfallen Dead by Mark Del Franco (309 pp.)
14. On Stranger Tides+ by Tim Powers (326 pp.)
15. Grand Central Arena# by Ryk E. Spoor (671 pp.)
16. Plain Kate+ by Erin Bow (311 pp.)
3ronincats
Books acquired in 2011:
January
1. Carousel Tides by Sharon Lee (Borders 50% coupon) READ
2. Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi (Borders) READ
3. Sprig Muslin by Georgette Heyer (Borders 33% coupon) REPLACEMENT
4. Fool Moon by Jim Butcher (PBS)
5. The Magicians by Lev Grossman (Borders 33% coupon) READ
6. Sylvester by Georgette Heyer (Borders gift card) REPLACEMENT
February
7. General Practice by James White (paperbackswap)
8. The Spirit Lens by Carol Berg (Mysterious Galaxy, for discussion group) READ
9. Unperfect Souls by Mark Del Franco (MG) READ
10. Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey (MG)3
11. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan (MG--finally in paperback!)
12. The Soul Mirror by Carol Berg (Borders 33% coupon)
13. Tortall and Other Lands by Tamora Pierce (Borders 33% coupon) READ
14. Death's Daughter by Amber Benson (Borders) READ
March
15. Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins (Borders 25% off)
16. Gregor and the Marks of Secret by Suzanne Collins (Borders 25% off)
17. Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane by Suzanne Collins (Borders 25% off)
18. Moon Flights by Elizabeth Moon (Borders 25% off) READ
19. Cursor's Fury by Jim Butcher (Borders 25% off)
20. The Family Trade by Charles Stross (Borders 25% off)
21. The Hidden Family by Charles Stross (Borders 25% off)
22. The River Kings' Road (PBS)
23. Green Belt Kakuro by Conceptis Puzzles (B&N)
24. Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire (B&N) READ
25. The Broken Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisin (B&N Groupon)
26. How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend by The Monks of New Skete (PBS)
27. Kings of the North by Elizabeth Moon (MG) READ
28. Artificial Nights by Seanan McGuire (MG) READ
29. Reading Like a Writer by Francine Prose (Bookmooch)
30. Why Christianity Must Change or Die by John Shelby Spong (Bookmooch)
31. One of Our Thursdays is Missing by Jasper Fforde (MG) READ
April
32. Local Habitations by Seanan McGuire (MG) READ
33. Tiassa by Steven Brust (MG) READ
34. Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire (MG) READ
35. The Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer (Borders 33% off) Replacement
36. Cat's Claw by Amber Benson (Borders) READ
37. Face Off by Mark Del Franco (Borders) READ
38. How to Slay a Dragon by Bill Allen (ER) READ
39. Millenial Mythmaking by Perlich and Whitt (ER) READ
40. Unveiling Islam by Ergun Caner (PBS)
41. Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor (Borders 33% off)
42. Snotty Saves the Day by Tod Davies (ER) READ
43. The Coffee Trader by David Liss (Prospero's-LT meetup)
44. The Female Man by Joanna Russ (Prospero's-LT meetup) READ
45. The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke (Prospero's-LT meetup)
46. Swann's Way by Marcel Proust (Prospero's-LT meetup)
47. White Queen by Gwyneth Jones (Prospero's-LT meetup)
48. Maximum Ice by Kay Kenyon (Prospero's-LT meetup)
49. Skin Deep by Mark Del Franco (B&N) READ
50 Omnitopia Dawn by Diane Duane (Borders-50% off closing sale)
51. Dreadnought by Cherie Priest (Borders-50% off closing sale)
52. The Affinity Bridge by George Mann (Borders-50% off closing sale)
53. The Annotated Persuasion by Jane Austen (Borders-50% off closing sale)
54. The Secret History of Moscow by Ekaterina Sedia (Borders-50% off closing sale)
55. Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson (Borders-50% off closing sale)
May
56. Loving a Lost Lord by Mary Jo Putney (gift from Dolores)
57. The Clockwork Three by Matthew Kirby (borrowed from my sister)
58. Sweet Revenge by Andrea Penrose (Borders 33% coupon)
59. Five Odd Honors by Jane Lindskold ($5 Borders Bucks)
60. Uncertain Allies by Mark Del Franco (Borders 33% coupon) READ
61. A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny (PBS)
62. The Quiet War by Paul McAuley (PBS)
63. Zoo City by Lauren Beukes (Borders 20% off) READ
64. Sparks by Laura Bickle (Borders 20% off) READ
65. Spellcast by Barbara Ashford (Borders 20% off) READ
66. The Library of Shadows by Mikkel Birkegaard (Borders 20% off) READ
June
67. The Friendship of Women by Joan Chittister (PBS) READ
68. Steelhands by Jaida Jones (ER)
69. Goblin Moon by Teresa Edgerton (PBS)
70. The Moon in Hiding by Teresa Edgerton (PBS)
71. The Work of the Sun by Teresa Edgerton (PBS)
72. The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde (amazon) READ
73. The Hidden Goddess by M. K. Hobson (Borders 40% coupon) READ
74. The Making of Pride and Prejudice by Sue Birtwistle and Susie Conklin (PBS) READ
75. A Winter Love Story by Betty Neels (library 1¢ sale) READ
76. Autumn Kittens by Donnelly etal. (library 1¢ sale) READ
77. Heartless by Gail Carriger (Borders 30% coupon) READ
July:
78. A Christmas Treasury edited by Jack Newcombe (library sale 66¢)
79. Pearl Buck's Book of Christmas (library sale 66¢)
80. Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis (library sale 66¢)
81. Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather (library sale 33¢)
82. Pretender by C. J. Cherryh (library sale 33¢)
83. Mind of the Magic by Holly Lisle (library sale 33¢)
August:
84. Getting Things Done by Allen, David (Borders closeout sale, aka BCS) READ
85. The Annotated Sense and Sensibility by Austen, Jane (BCS)
86. Okay for Now by Schmidt, Gary D. (BCS)
87. The Girl Who Could Fly by Forester, Victoria (BCS)
88. Murder of a Royal Pain by Swanson,Denise (BCS)
89. Elantris by Sanderson, Brandon (BCS)
90. The War of the Flowers by Williams, Tad (BCS)
91. Heartless by Carriger, Gail (BCS) READ
92. Princess Academy by Hale, Shannon (BCS) READ
93. Ghost Ship by Lee, Sharon and Steve Miller (MG) READ
94. Darke by Sage, Angie (MG) READ
95. Leviathan Wakes by Corey, James S. A. (MG)
96. Darkship Thieves by Sarah A. Hoyt (Borders coupon)
97. The Engines of God by Jack McDevitt (PBS)
98. Live of Pi by Yann Martel (library sale 50¢)
99. Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton by Edward Rice (library sale 50¢)
100. The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway (library sale 50¢)
101. Castle on the Border by Margot Benary-Isbert (PBS)
102. Blue Mystery by Margot Benary-Isbert (PBS)
103. Chronicles of the Red King: The Secret Kingdom (Borders closing) READ
104. Troubletwisters by Garth Nix and Sean Williams (Borders closing) READ
105. Kindling the Moon by Jenn Bennett (Borders closing) READ
106. Bridling Chaos by Lee Killough (Borders closing) READ
107. The Inheritance by Robin Hobb and Megan Lindholm (Borders closing)
108. The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson (Borders closing)
109. The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (Borders closing)
110. The Knight of the Red Beard by Andre Norton and Sasha Miller (Borders closing)
111. Canticle by Ken Scholes (Borders closing)
112. Anathem by Neal Stephenson (Borders closing)
September
113. Intrigues by Mercedes Lackey (Borders closing) READ
114. Lord of Emperors by Guy Gavriel Kay (Borders closing)
115. Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi (Borders closing)
116. The Danger Box by Blue Balliett (Borders closing)
117. Commonsense Bidding by William Root (Borders closing)
118. Disturbance by Jan Burke (gift)
119. Heart of Iron by Ekaterina Sedia (MG)
120. Coronets and Steel by Sherwood Smith (MG)
121. One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire (MG)
October
122. Catholicism by Robert Barron (ER)
123. Snuff by Terry Pratchett (MG)
124. Blood Spirits by Sherwood Smith (MG)
125. Libyrinth by Pearl North (Amazon)
126. The Haunting of Granite Falls by Eva Ibbotson (Crown)
127. The Harp of the Grey Rose by Charles de Lint (Crown)
128. The Wizard's Map by Jane Yolen (Crown)
129. Mastiff by Tamora Pierce (MG)
130. The Kingdom of Gods by N. K. Jemison (MG)
131. Chasing Goldman Sachs by Suzanne McGee (Amazon)
November
132. Summer Knight by Jim Butcher (Adams Avenue UBS)
133. Cursor's Fury by Jim Butcher (Adams Avenue UBS)
134. At The Back of the North Wind by George MacDonald (Adams Avenue UBS)
135. Gabriel's Ghost by Linnea Sinclair (PBS)
136. Cyteen: The Rebirth by C. J. Cherryh (PBS)
January
1. Carousel Tides by Sharon Lee (Borders 50% coupon) READ
2. Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi (Borders) READ
3. Sprig Muslin by Georgette Heyer (Borders 33% coupon) REPLACEMENT
4. Fool Moon by Jim Butcher (PBS)
5. The Magicians by Lev Grossman (Borders 33% coupon) READ
6. Sylvester by Georgette Heyer (Borders gift card) REPLACEMENT
February
7. General Practice by James White (paperbackswap)
8. The Spirit Lens by Carol Berg (Mysterious Galaxy, for discussion group) READ
9. Unperfect Souls by Mark Del Franco (MG) READ
10. Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey (MG)3
11. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan (MG--finally in paperback!)
12. The Soul Mirror by Carol Berg (Borders 33% coupon)
13. Tortall and Other Lands by Tamora Pierce (Borders 33% coupon) READ
14. Death's Daughter by Amber Benson (Borders) READ
March
15. Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins (Borders 25% off)
16. Gregor and the Marks of Secret by Suzanne Collins (Borders 25% off)
17. Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane by Suzanne Collins (Borders 25% off)
18. Moon Flights by Elizabeth Moon (Borders 25% off) READ
19. Cursor's Fury by Jim Butcher (Borders 25% off)
20. The Family Trade by Charles Stross (Borders 25% off)
21. The Hidden Family by Charles Stross (Borders 25% off)
22. The River Kings' Road (PBS)
23. Green Belt Kakuro by Conceptis Puzzles (B&N)
24. Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire (B&N) READ
25. The Broken Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisin (B&N Groupon)
26. How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend by The Monks of New Skete (PBS)
27. Kings of the North by Elizabeth Moon (MG) READ
28. Artificial Nights by Seanan McGuire (MG) READ
29. Reading Like a Writer by Francine Prose (Bookmooch)
30. Why Christianity Must Change or Die by John Shelby Spong (Bookmooch)
31. One of Our Thursdays is Missing by Jasper Fforde (MG) READ
April
32. Local Habitations by Seanan McGuire (MG) READ
33. Tiassa by Steven Brust (MG) READ
34. Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire (MG) READ
35. The Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer (Borders 33% off) Replacement
36. Cat's Claw by Amber Benson (Borders) READ
37. Face Off by Mark Del Franco (Borders) READ
38. How to Slay a Dragon by Bill Allen (ER) READ
39. Millenial Mythmaking by Perlich and Whitt (ER) READ
40. Unveiling Islam by Ergun Caner (PBS)
41. Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor (Borders 33% off)
42. Snotty Saves the Day by Tod Davies (ER) READ
43. The Coffee Trader by David Liss (Prospero's-LT meetup)
44. The Female Man by Joanna Russ (Prospero's-LT meetup) READ
45. The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke (Prospero's-LT meetup)
46. Swann's Way by Marcel Proust (Prospero's-LT meetup)
47. White Queen by Gwyneth Jones (Prospero's-LT meetup)
48. Maximum Ice by Kay Kenyon (Prospero's-LT meetup)
49. Skin Deep by Mark Del Franco (B&N) READ
50 Omnitopia Dawn by Diane Duane (Borders-50% off closing sale)
51. Dreadnought by Cherie Priest (Borders-50% off closing sale)
52. The Affinity Bridge by George Mann (Borders-50% off closing sale)
53. The Annotated Persuasion by Jane Austen (Borders-50% off closing sale)
54. The Secret History of Moscow by Ekaterina Sedia (Borders-50% off closing sale)
55. Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson (Borders-50% off closing sale)
May
56. Loving a Lost Lord by Mary Jo Putney (gift from Dolores)
57. The Clockwork Three by Matthew Kirby (borrowed from my sister)
58. Sweet Revenge by Andrea Penrose (Borders 33% coupon)
59. Five Odd Honors by Jane Lindskold ($5 Borders Bucks)
60. Uncertain Allies by Mark Del Franco (Borders 33% coupon) READ
61. A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny (PBS)
62. The Quiet War by Paul McAuley (PBS)
63. Zoo City by Lauren Beukes (Borders 20% off) READ
64. Sparks by Laura Bickle (Borders 20% off) READ
65. Spellcast by Barbara Ashford (Borders 20% off) READ
66. The Library of Shadows by Mikkel Birkegaard (Borders 20% off) READ
June
67. The Friendship of Women by Joan Chittister (PBS) READ
68. Steelhands by Jaida Jones (ER)
69. Goblin Moon by Teresa Edgerton (PBS)
70. The Moon in Hiding by Teresa Edgerton (PBS)
71. The Work of the Sun by Teresa Edgerton (PBS)
72. The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde (amazon) READ
73. The Hidden Goddess by M. K. Hobson (Borders 40% coupon) READ
74. The Making of Pride and Prejudice by Sue Birtwistle and Susie Conklin (PBS) READ
75. A Winter Love Story by Betty Neels (library 1¢ sale) READ
76. Autumn Kittens by Donnelly etal. (library 1¢ sale) READ
77. Heartless by Gail Carriger (Borders 30% coupon) READ
July:
78. A Christmas Treasury edited by Jack Newcombe (library sale 66¢)
79. Pearl Buck's Book of Christmas (library sale 66¢)
80. Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis (library sale 66¢)
81. Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather (library sale 33¢)
82. Pretender by C. J. Cherryh (library sale 33¢)
83. Mind of the Magic by Holly Lisle (library sale 33¢)
August:
84. Getting Things Done by Allen, David (Borders closeout sale, aka BCS) READ
85. The Annotated Sense and Sensibility by Austen, Jane (BCS)
86. Okay for Now by Schmidt, Gary D. (BCS)
87. The Girl Who Could Fly by Forester, Victoria (BCS)
88. Murder of a Royal Pain by Swanson,Denise (BCS)
89. Elantris by Sanderson, Brandon (BCS)
90. The War of the Flowers by Williams, Tad (BCS)
91. Heartless by Carriger, Gail (BCS) READ
92. Princess Academy by Hale, Shannon (BCS) READ
93. Ghost Ship by Lee, Sharon and Steve Miller (MG) READ
94. Darke by Sage, Angie (MG) READ
95. Leviathan Wakes by Corey, James S. A. (MG)
96. Darkship Thieves by Sarah A. Hoyt (Borders coupon)
97. The Engines of God by Jack McDevitt (PBS)
98. Live of Pi by Yann Martel (library sale 50¢)
99. Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton by Edward Rice (library sale 50¢)
100. The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway (library sale 50¢)
101. Castle on the Border by Margot Benary-Isbert (PBS)
102. Blue Mystery by Margot Benary-Isbert (PBS)
103. Chronicles of the Red King: The Secret Kingdom (Borders closing) READ
104. Troubletwisters by Garth Nix and Sean Williams (Borders closing) READ
105. Kindling the Moon by Jenn Bennett (Borders closing) READ
106. Bridling Chaos by Lee Killough (Borders closing) READ
107. The Inheritance by Robin Hobb and Megan Lindholm (Borders closing)
108. The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson (Borders closing)
109. The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (Borders closing)
110. The Knight of the Red Beard by Andre Norton and Sasha Miller (Borders closing)
111. Canticle by Ken Scholes (Borders closing)
112. Anathem by Neal Stephenson (Borders closing)
September
113. Intrigues by Mercedes Lackey (Borders closing) READ
114. Lord of Emperors by Guy Gavriel Kay (Borders closing)
115. Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi (Borders closing)
116. The Danger Box by Blue Balliett (Borders closing)
117. Commonsense Bidding by William Root (Borders closing)
118. Disturbance by Jan Burke (gift)
119. Heart of Iron by Ekaterina Sedia (MG)
120. Coronets and Steel by Sherwood Smith (MG)
121. One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire (MG)
October
122. Catholicism by Robert Barron (ER)
123. Snuff by Terry Pratchett (MG)
124. Blood Spirits by Sherwood Smith (MG)
125. Libyrinth by Pearl North (Amazon)
126. The Haunting of Granite Falls by Eva Ibbotson (Crown)
127. The Harp of the Grey Rose by Charles de Lint (Crown)
128. The Wizard's Map by Jane Yolen (Crown)
129. Mastiff by Tamora Pierce (MG)
130. The Kingdom of Gods by N. K. Jemison (MG)
131. Chasing Goldman Sachs by Suzanne McGee (Amazon)
November
132. Summer Knight by Jim Butcher (Adams Avenue UBS)
133. Cursor's Fury by Jim Butcher (Adams Avenue UBS)
134. At The Back of the North Wind by George MacDonald (Adams Avenue UBS)
135. Gabriel's Ghost by Linnea Sinclair (PBS)
136. Cyteen: The Rebirth by C. J. Cherryh (PBS)
5BookAngel_a
Hi Roni! You've been starred...
8KiwiNyx
Hi Roni, nice new thread, what is the painting in message 1? I love the flower field in the foreground. And what have you used as the petals in the necklace? I love the green flower especially, beautiful colours.
9ronincats
Ordinary shell beads make up the petals, Leonie. And the painting is from the Big Sky Prairie Exhibit, Morning Rays by Judith Mackey, at the South Wind Gallery in Topeka, Kansas.
11souloftherose
Wow, beautiful necklace Roni!
12ChelleBearss
Very nice necklace!
13ronincats
Book #132 The Game by Laurie R. King (365 pp.)
THIS was the book I came back to the Mary Russell series for, and it did not disappoint! After the events in the second book, just read, I made the decision that the most important relationship issues had been resolved, making the rest of the books just a series of cases. Those who have read the whole series may correct me on this, but jumping directly to Book 7 does not seem to have missed any major changes.
I am a big fan of Kim and have been since childhood. It is one of those seminal books that grafted itself into my heart (along with the Mowgli stories and Puck of Pook's Hill, although the latter is not at the same level), and how could I resist an amalgamation of Kim and Sherlock Holmes? And it was exceedingly well-done. Granted, I figured out the boy about mid-book, but this book was a homage to Kim and Kipling, done with skill and love, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Highly recommended.
THIS was the book I came back to the Mary Russell series for, and it did not disappoint! After the events in the second book, just read, I made the decision that the most important relationship issues had been resolved, making the rest of the books just a series of cases. Those who have read the whole series may correct me on this, but jumping directly to Book 7 does not seem to have missed any major changes.
I am a big fan of Kim and have been since childhood. It is one of those seminal books that grafted itself into my heart (along with the Mowgli stories and Puck of Pook's Hill, although the latter is not at the same level), and how could I resist an amalgamation of Kim and Sherlock Holmes? And it was exceedingly well-done. Granted, I figured out the boy about mid-book, but this book was a homage to Kim and Kipling, done with skill and love, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Highly recommended.
14ronincats
Book # 133 Unnatural Issue by Mercedes Lackey (361 pp.)
This is the latest in the Elemental Masters series. Somehow, I always want to like these more than I actually do. I think it's a great idea, merging fairy tale retellings with late Victorian, early 20th century history, but only the first of these, The Fire Rose, written long before the others and before it was conceptualized as a series, has really gripped me as a story. In this one, I felt that there was too much telling at times, and Lackey's prose simply did not immerse me in the story, despite the plot potential.
This is the latest in the Elemental Masters series. Somehow, I always want to like these more than I actually do. I think it's a great idea, merging fairy tale retellings with late Victorian, early 20th century history, but only the first of these, The Fire Rose, written long before the others and before it was conceptualized as a series, has really gripped me as a story. In this one, I felt that there was too much telling at times, and Lackey's prose simply did not immerse me in the story, despite the plot potential.
15bluesalamanders
That's how I always felt about Lackey's books, that her writing just doesn't live up to the stories. It's too bad, really.
16Donna828
I'm glad I found your thread before it got too long, Roni. Starred! I love the painting... big fan of Kansas skies, vistas, flowers, etc. And I must say I find nothing "ordinary" about those shell beads you used in your latest creation. Stunning!
Now, back to books. I loved your thoughts about the Laurie R. King book. I am slowly making my way through the Mary Russell series. I probably won't jump ahead to book No. 7 (I've only read the first two), but I'll look forward to reading it after your enticing comments. I heard her latest book is about pirates? Not sure about Pirate King, although I'll get to it eventually.
Now, back to books. I loved your thoughts about the Laurie R. King book. I am slowly making my way through the Mary Russell series. I probably won't jump ahead to book No. 7 (I've only read the first two), but I'll look forward to reading it after your enticing comments. I heard her latest book is about pirates? Not sure about Pirate King, although I'll get to it eventually.
17souloftherose
I'm long overdue getting to the Mary Russell series but you've also made me want to read Kim and Puck of Pook's Hill too.
18ronincats
Book #134 Kat, Incorrigible by Stephanie Burgis (295 pp.)
This was first brought to my attention by stephsxu last year, and then Sarah (beserene) read it recently and reminded me to check my library, which NOW has it! This middle school level story is absolutely charming, as one might hope for from an artist who cites Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer as major influences. Kat is a scamp and a rapscallion, with a heritage of magic and the need to see her older sisters in happy marriages rather than marry to save the family's finances. Over the top, definitely, but a lot of fun on the way.
Blue, as usual, we are on the same page.
Donna, great to see you here. I'll be joining you for The Age of Innocence later this month.
Heather, Kim is a multicultural masterpiece IMO although some who have encountered it as adults don't see what all the fuss is about. It makes the sights and smells and people of India just leap off the page. Puck of Pook's Hill is a children's book, as two English children encounter Puck on Midsummer Day and have a series of adventures with him meeting the core British mythological figures--a great background for Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising series and Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Chronicles and Alan Garner's The Wierdstone of Brisingamen and other books.
This was first brought to my attention by stephsxu last year, and then Sarah (beserene) read it recently and reminded me to check my library, which NOW has it! This middle school level story is absolutely charming, as one might hope for from an artist who cites Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer as major influences. Kat is a scamp and a rapscallion, with a heritage of magic and the need to see her older sisters in happy marriages rather than marry to save the family's finances. Over the top, definitely, but a lot of fun on the way.
Blue, as usual, we are on the same page.
Donna, great to see you here. I'll be joining you for The Age of Innocence later this month.
Heather, Kim is a multicultural masterpiece IMO although some who have encountered it as adults don't see what all the fuss is about. It makes the sights and smells and people of India just leap off the page. Puck of Pook's Hill is a children's book, as two English children encounter Puck on Midsummer Day and have a series of adventures with him meeting the core British mythological figures--a great background for Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising series and Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Chronicles and Alan Garner's The Wierdstone of Brisingamen and other books.
20FAMeulstee
hi Roni
Glad you started a new thread, so I will (hopefully) be able to keep up with, now my energy levels are finally rising :-)
Love the necklace and bracelets, I rarely wear things like that, but like to look at them.
Glad you started a new thread, so I will (hopefully) be able to keep up with, now my energy levels are finally rising :-)
Love the necklace and bracelets, I rarely wear things like that, but like to look at them.
21porch_reader
Wow! I love your bracelets and necklace, Roni! Thanks for sharing them!
22richardderus
*puffpuffpuff* A week late is all, just a week, here I am now...whew...and "Morning Rays" is just lovely!!
24souloftherose
#18 Thanks for the info about the Kipling books Roni. I don't think I've read more than his Jungle Book stories before (and that was a while ago).
#19 Beautiful bracelets :-)
#19 Beautiful bracelets :-)
25ronincats
Yay, company! Break out the tea, sherry, zinfandel, and cookies! Thanks, Anita, porch_reader, Richard, Anne and Heather! More pottery pictures coming tomorrow.
September Summary: The listing of books is in message 2 above.
19 books read, 6723 pages, average book length 354 pages.
18 books were new reads, one was a re-read.
15 fantasy (7 juvenile)
3 mystery
1 nonficton
authors: 16 US, one each from England, Canada, and Australia.
5 books by males, 14 by females
1 published in 1995, 8 published from 2000-2009, and 9 published in 2010 or2011
13 books were part of series, with two more being the first books in intended series
11 books were mine, all but the re-read acquired this calendar year
8 books were from the library.
End of the 3rd quarter summary for 2011
135 books read, 44,033 pages, 326 pages average book length.
114 new reads, 21 re-reads.
36 books from the library
25 Books Off the Shelf (owned before 1/1/11)
September Summary: The listing of books is in message 2 above.
19 books read, 6723 pages, average book length 354 pages.
18 books were new reads, one was a re-read.
15 fantasy (7 juvenile)
3 mystery
1 nonficton
authors: 16 US, one each from England, Canada, and Australia.
5 books by males, 14 by females
1 published in 1995, 8 published from 2000-2009, and 9 published in 2010 or2011
13 books were part of series, with two more being the first books in intended series
11 books were mine, all but the re-read acquired this calendar year
8 books were from the library.
End of the 3rd quarter summary for 2011
135 books read, 44,033 pages, 326 pages average book length.
114 new reads, 21 re-reads.
36 books from the library
25 Books Off the Shelf (owned before 1/1/11)
26Storeetllr
Hi, Roni ~ Gorgeous jewelry! Esp. love the blue bracelet. You're so talented! Also organized. Your reading stats are impressive, of course, but to put it all together like that...it's more than I ever seem able to manage. Happy October!
27richardderus
*holds out glass* A touch more zin, please? Such a statistical effort! Y'all who do this kind of summary make me feel like such a wimpy lazy-ass. I collect no stats, I track no trends, I just pick up what interests me at the moment, read as much of it as I feel like reading, and then one time in three or four write a review of it. Bone idle, I fear.
28avatiakh
Love the bracelets too, Roni. Just found your thread again, I don't know, I just can't seem to keep up these days.
I'll have to check out Mary Russell and I'm intending to read/listen to Kim for Paul's Nobel Prize Winners theme read sometime this month.
I'll have to check out Mary Russell and I'm intending to read/listen to Kim for Paul's Nobel Prize Winners theme read sometime this month.
29bluesalamanders
Nice, tight coils, roni, and I like the color combinatinos.
Looking at your work kind of makes me want to start making jewelry again. I haven't made anything in years.
Looking at your work kind of makes me want to start making jewelry again. I haven't made anything in years.
30ncgraham
> 25, speaking of tea, I'm loving the cooler fall weather and the excuses it gives me for drinking more of the stuff. Unfortunately my favorite coffee shop/study center has run out of my favorite, a vanilla grapefruit white tea (sounds weird, tastes wonderful), and I've been having to branch out and try their other flavors. Yesterday I had a blend of black and green teas with guava and strawberry. Mmmmm!
31Storeetllr
>25 ronincats:, 30 Mmmm, you've got me thinking of tea now too. One of my cool weather favorites is chai green tea. Better check the pantry & restock soon.
32AMQS
My daughter is 12, and started jr. high this year. She wakes up a whole lot earlier than she did in elementary school, and one of her new morning rituals is to make herself a cup of tea. Usually I'm just waking up myself, and I love hearing her downstairs before it's even light putting the kettle on.
34Storeetllr
Beautiful!
35gennyt
Pretty pots! Interesting summary - you did well on the series! And I'll have a dry sherry, as you're offering!
36ronincats
Book #135 Remnant Population* by Elizabeth Moon (339 pp.)
After finishing Chapter Four of Pagans & Christians today, and having a slight headache (purely coincidental, I'm sure), I needed something engrossing but not challenging. In other words, a re-read of a book enjoyed before. I remembered that several people had enjoyed Remnant Population earlier this year, and I hadn't read it again since it came out 15 years ago. Talk about wish fulfillment for older women--I could identify with Ofelia in ways undreamed of 15 years ago! But I really liked the story then, and still do now. It is handled so well--the creation of Ofelia as a real person, and the aliens. Granted, the other human characters were pretty sterotypical, but they were not the focus of the story. At the core is the desire of every one of us to be truly respected and listened to. And that of many of us to actually have some privacy...
After finishing Chapter Four of Pagans & Christians today, and having a slight headache (purely coincidental, I'm sure), I needed something engrossing but not challenging. In other words, a re-read of a book enjoyed before. I remembered that several people had enjoyed Remnant Population earlier this year, and I hadn't read it again since it came out 15 years ago. Talk about wish fulfillment for older women--I could identify with Ofelia in ways undreamed of 15 years ago! But I really liked the story then, and still do now. It is handled so well--the creation of Ofelia as a real person, and the aliens. Granted, the other human characters were pretty sterotypical, but they were not the focus of the story. At the core is the desire of every one of us to be truly respected and listened to. And that of many of us to actually have some privacy...
37ronincats
Thank you, Mary and Genny, Blue and Kerry. Glad I offered the beverages--it brought the visitors in! Richard and I will sip the old-vine Zinfandel and Genny can have her dry sherry while I brew the teas for the tee-totalers. Nathan and Anne, I love tea too, many varieties, and it's always fun to try different ones. For cold rainy days, it's Lapsong Souchang for me, a dark smoky tea that many don't care for, but otherwise Earl Gray or Darjeeling are my mainstays.
I borrowed the statistical categories from those even more-organized than myself, and am keeping a spread sheet of books read, books acquired, and books disposed of this year, to help with quickly getting the pertinent information. I do like the sense of accomplishment from summing up.
I borrowed the statistical categories from those even more-organized than myself, and am keeping a spread sheet of books read, books acquired, and books disposed of this year, to help with quickly getting the pertinent information. I do like the sense of accomplishment from summing up.
39souloftherose
#33 Love the variety of colours in the glazes Roni.
#36 And another reminder that I need to read Remnant Population one day. Glad you enjoyed your reread.
#36 And another reminder that I need to read Remnant Population one day. Glad you enjoyed your reread.
40scaifea
*whispers* I'll have some Earl Grey, please.
Oh, and I'm adding Remnant Population to the wishlist - sounds good!
Oh, and I'm adding Remnant Population to the wishlist - sounds good!
41DragonFreak
>36 ronincats: I already have that one on my Wishlist! I think it was Sibyx who recommended it.
42KiwiNyx
Great pots Roni, just saying Hi and catching up and adding Remnant Population to the list.
44sibylline
Glad you enjoyed Remnant. I love a book with such an unlikely heroine. I'll be interested what you make of it Nathan.
Your pots are getting a very confident look -- some of the shapes and colors really are marvelous.
Your pots are getting a very confident look -- some of the shapes and colors really are marvelous.
45gennyt
I enjoyed Remnant Population very much too, earlier this year.
46jolerie
Dropping my star a bit late. :)
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, your jewelry Roni! Please tell me you will start selling some soon because I would be first in line to purchase some!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, your jewelry Roni! Please tell me you will start selling some soon because I would be first in line to purchase some!
47richardderus
*hic* Barkeep! Whassa boy gotta do ta gessummore *urp* wine roun here?
48sibylline
I was just thinking you might be ready to set up a table at one of the Christmas craft fairs!
49ronincats
Book 136 One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire (354 pp.)
Book 5 of the Toby Daye series continues on at the usual regular breakneck pace. Several plot threads get wrapped up, and several new ones creep out. This series is never predictable! Now I have to wait nearly a whole year for the next one--boo hoo!
Book 5 of the Toby Daye series continues on at the usual regular breakneck pace. Several plot threads get wrapped up, and several new ones creep out. This series is never predictable! Now I have to wait nearly a whole year for the next one--boo hoo!
51markon
I'm hit - I checked out Kim at the library today, and put Remnant population on hold. I'll have a glass of Merlot please.
52ronincats
Oooh, book bullets on target! Ren, I don't think you'll regret it--they just get even better after the first two.
I have Tin Roof merlot, Ardene, sitting here for you. Lots of zinfandel for Richard and me, too--where's your glass, Richard?
I have to check out what the legal things are for selling jewelry--so many regulations these days.
Sunday--worked a bit on Pagans & Christians, got clothes and bedding up into the attic where they belong instead of dumped on my office couch, washed the dog, dumped the week's junk mail, watched the Chargers squeak out a win, made an apple pie (my husband cooked the meal). I want to read some fiction other than Northanger Abbey but can't settle to anything.
I have Tin Roof merlot, Ardene, sitting here for you. Lots of zinfandel for Richard and me, too--where's your glass, Richard?
I have to check out what the legal things are for selling jewelry--so many regulations these days.
Sunday--worked a bit on Pagans & Christians, got clothes and bedding up into the attic where they belong instead of dumped on my office couch, washed the dog, dumped the week's junk mail, watched the Chargers squeak out a win, made an apple pie (my husband cooked the meal). I want to read some fiction other than Northanger Abbey but can't settle to anything.
53richardderus
*holds up 96-oz stein*
Ri' heeritz iz
Zit hahtnheer?
Ri' heeritz iz
Zit hahtnheer?
54ronincats
Good thing I've got a case of the Zin. After that whambanger thing you were drinking earlier in the week, I'm not sure you've any taste buds left to appreciate it!
Finally picked up The Danger Box, a juvenile mystery by the author of Chasing Vermeer and its sequels, which I loved.
Finally picked up The Danger Box, a juvenile mystery by the author of Chasing Vermeer and its sequels, which I loved.
55Donna828
Hi Roni, lots going on here. I love the diversity of your thread... and now you're offering tea and cookies. It's a happenin' place!
56ronincats
Book 137 The Danger Box by Blue Balliett (304 pp.)
Balliett's previous books were the children's mystery series Chasing Vermeer, The Wright 3 and The Calder Game. Each featured some unique children, nurturing adults, a mystery, an artist, and a puzzle, all completely intertwined. I loved the way I learned about the artists at the same time as I became absorbed in the story, and loved the individuality of the children.
Although The Danger Box does not continue with the characters of the other three books, once again it combines all of the above features. Zoomy is a biracial boy who is legally blind and has OCD, abandoned on his grandparents' step in a small, small town in rural Michigan. Now he is 12 years old, and things start happening. A great read, and great values that infuse the book without dominating it.
Balliett's previous books were the children's mystery series Chasing Vermeer, The Wright 3 and The Calder Game. Each featured some unique children, nurturing adults, a mystery, an artist, and a puzzle, all completely intertwined. I loved the way I learned about the artists at the same time as I became absorbed in the story, and loved the individuality of the children.
Although The Danger Box does not continue with the characters of the other three books, once again it combines all of the above features. Zoomy is a biracial boy who is legally blind and has OCD, abandoned on his grandparents' step in a small, small town in rural Michigan. Now he is 12 years old, and things start happening. A great read, and great values that infuse the book without dominating it.
58richardderus
Such a cool bookstore! Have fun, Roni.
59ronincats
Well, 4 books came into my house today, and I had to order the book for the book club.
Off to MG and picked up Snuff, but they didn't have Libyrinth. So, even though I hadn't really wanted to get it in hardback, I bought the sequel to Coronets and Steel above--Blood Spirits. After all, I have a Thingaversary coming up in just under 2 weeks and I'll count these two hardbacks toward that.
The mail had come by the time we got home and brought a PBS book that had been requested for many months (Be The Pack Leader) AND, shock of all shocks, my JUNE ER book, What Do You Use to Help YOUR Body?, a children's book about disabilities.
It is a very simple little picture book about a girl walking with her mom and all the people using assistive devices they use, but one thing drove me crazy. It's a pattern book, so the first sentence in each case is "Maggie and Momma stop to chat with." And then they always put the name of the person they are chatting with between commas. This can't be correct usage, can it? Even if you want the reader to pause before saying the name of the new person? Feedback, please!
"Maggie and Momma stop to chat with, Mrs. Ali, who writes poetry under trees."
And then since I couldn't find a local bookstore from which to buy my book club book, Libyrinth, I went to Amazon and lo and behold they have the hardcover as a bargain book, $2 cheaper than the paperback, and they are offering me a free trial of Amazon Prime so will get it here on Thursday for no charge, and directed me to my credit card page where I have accumulated $40.20 through use of my Amazon card, and I can apply that to my order, so I will get the book on Thursday with absolutely no outlay of money and in plenty of time to get it read by next Tuesday. How about THEM apples?
And I got my flu shot and my shingles vaccine today, so I have two sore arms.
Off to MG and picked up Snuff, but they didn't have Libyrinth. So, even though I hadn't really wanted to get it in hardback, I bought the sequel to Coronets and Steel above--Blood Spirits. After all, I have a Thingaversary coming up in just under 2 weeks and I'll count these two hardbacks toward that.
The mail had come by the time we got home and brought a PBS book that had been requested for many months (Be The Pack Leader) AND, shock of all shocks, my JUNE ER book, What Do You Use to Help YOUR Body?, a children's book about disabilities.
It is a very simple little picture book about a girl walking with her mom and all the people using assistive devices they use, but one thing drove me crazy. It's a pattern book, so the first sentence in each case is "Maggie and Momma stop to chat with." And then they always put the name of the person they are chatting with between commas. This can't be correct usage, can it? Even if you want the reader to pause before saying the name of the new person? Feedback, please!
"Maggie and Momma stop to chat with, Mrs. Ali, who writes poetry under trees."
And then since I couldn't find a local bookstore from which to buy my book club book, Libyrinth, I went to Amazon and lo and behold they have the hardcover as a bargain book, $2 cheaper than the paperback, and they are offering me a free trial of Amazon Prime so will get it here on Thursday for no charge, and directed me to my credit card page where I have accumulated $40.20 through use of my Amazon card, and I can apply that to my order, so I will get the book on Thursday with absolutely no outlay of money and in plenty of time to get it read by next Tuesday. How about THEM apples?
And I got my flu shot and my shingles vaccine today, so I have two sore arms.
61blackdogbooks
We have been using the Amazon Prime thing for sometime now and it is worth the price; we've saved a ton of money and the items ship and arrive so much quicker.
62ronincats
Book 138 Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (123 pp.)
This earliest of Jane's books shows her wit without some of the maturity of her later books. There are many more authorial comments, many quite amusing. There is a deus ex machina at the end in Miss Tilney's disposition and how it affects Catherine's fate that in later books would be integrated into the overall story-line. And I think Catherine is the most ordinary of Jane's heroines--not particularly clever or witty but an ordinary 17-year-old with honest emotions. Still, her Gothic imaginings are quite amusing and the rest of the book serves as a backdrop for Austen's skewering of Gothic tropes.
Only Persuasion is left in the Austenathon, and it is my favorite (sometimes. The rest of the time it is tied with P&P.)
This earliest of Jane's books shows her wit without some of the maturity of her later books. There are many more authorial comments, many quite amusing. There is a deus ex machina at the end in Miss Tilney's disposition and how it affects Catherine's fate that in later books would be integrated into the overall story-line. And I think Catherine is the most ordinary of Jane's heroines--not particularly clever or witty but an ordinary 17-year-old with honest emotions. Still, her Gothic imaginings are quite amusing and the rest of the book serves as a backdrop for Austen's skewering of Gothic tropes.
Only Persuasion is left in the Austenathon, and it is my favorite (sometimes. The rest of the time it is tied with P&P.)
63MickyFine
Glad you enjoyed Northanger Abbey. :)
64DeltaQueen50
Hi Roni, I'm just slipping in and sitting in the back. If it's still on offer, or if Richard left any, I'd love a glass of Zinfandel. Looks like you've had a very productive spell of book buying!
65Donna828
>59 ronincats:: Roni, that is quite a lot of coincidences that made for a good day except for the sore arms, but even that is a small tradeoff compared to getting the flu or shingles.
I'm not sure what to think about that punctuation. It's an inventive way to set apart the different people the girl meets; however, I don't like to see such usage in a children's book because it would be a confusing use of commas.
I'm not sure what to think about that punctuation. It's an inventive way to set apart the different people the girl meets; however, I don't like to see such usage in a children's book because it would be a confusing use of commas.
66ronincats
Okay, my desktop computer went down at midday as I was finishing a response to Kerry, Jim, and Micky, as well as my review of Snuff. It still hasn't come back up--I fear I may have lost another hard drive. And I don't know that I feel up to another write-up of my review.
Book 139 Snuff by Terry Pratchett (398 pp.)
Lady Sybil has finally "convinced" Vimes to take a vacation out at her country estate with young Sam, now 6 years old. If I may digress, Lady Sybil has all my admiration. What a woman! The bathtub scene in this book, in particular...
Okay, so there are secrets and dark shenanigans and you know if anyone can figure things out and change the world yet again, it will be Sam Vimes. I do love that man.
Book 139 Snuff by Terry Pratchett (398 pp.)
Lady Sybil has finally "convinced" Vimes to take a vacation out at her country estate with young Sam, now 6 years old. If I may digress, Lady Sybil has all my admiration. What a woman! The bathtub scene in this book, in particular...
Okay, so there are secrets and dark shenanigans and you know if anyone can figure things out and change the world yet again, it will be Sam Vimes. I do love that man.
67ronincats
Okay, so in the middle of writing the above, finally the other computer decided to resurrect itself. I am now reinstalling the system software in an attempt to cure it. Or at least trying to.
We have had two unseasonably warm days--it was 100 yesterday--with very low humidity, and I have had pains shooting through my brain today that seem to start in one of my upper sinuses. So I have been laying down in a room with the humidifier on under a ceiling fan and reading all day.
Book #140 Blood Spirits by Sherwood Smith (488 pp)
This is the sequel to Coronets and Steel above, and I must say, I am really enjoying this fantasy series. Kim is drawn back to Dobrenica where things are in uproar. Not only are the characters interesting, so is the mystery and the secondary characters are rich.
We have had two unseasonably warm days--it was 100 yesterday--with very low humidity, and I have had pains shooting through my brain today that seem to start in one of my upper sinuses. So I have been laying down in a room with the humidifier on under a ceiling fan and reading all day.
Book #140 Blood Spirits by Sherwood Smith (488 pp)
This is the sequel to Coronets and Steel above, and I must say, I am really enjoying this fantasy series. Kim is drawn back to Dobrenica where things are in uproar. Not only are the characters interesting, so is the mystery and the secondary characters are rich.
68ronincats
Judy, there is always Zinfandel here--have a glass.
Thanks, Donna. The punctuation was just so jarring to me--I want to mention it in my review but wanted some backup in case it was just me.
Thanks, Donna. The punctuation was just so jarring to me--I want to mention it in my review but wanted some backup in case it was just me.
69Storeetllr
100 degrees in SAN DIEGO?!? Wow! That's pretty unusual, especially in October, isn't it? I mean, we're used to it here in Pasadena (and my late-blossoming cherry tomato seems to like it), but not down there. No wonder you're a bit under the weather (pun intended).
70AMQS
Roni, I enjoyed your review of Northanger Abbey. I listened to a delightful audio version, and the fun both the narrator and the author had with the book came through. It made it a lot of fun for me, too:)
71jolerie
100 degrees?? That's crazy. We have been dipping below the freezing point the last couple of nights so you know what that means - frost is back and winter is not far off. :)
73jadebird
Coronets and Steel goes on the wish list for sure!
74ronincats
Book #141 Libyrinth by Pearl North (332 pages)
This is a YA book with some great concepts and interesting characters, a quick read, but it was a little too juvenile for me. I think what I mean by that is that the message was so overt and over the top in a way, and the way things were resolved felt overly simplified. Of course, this is only the first of a projected series so that could change. On the other hand, the sprinkling of quotes throughout the book that Haly could "hear" are marvelous and all are attributed at the end of the book--the book is really almost worth it just for that.
This is a YA book with some great concepts and interesting characters, a quick read, but it was a little too juvenile for me. I think what I mean by that is that the message was so overt and over the top in a way, and the way things were resolved felt overly simplified. Of course, this is only the first of a projected series so that could change. On the other hand, the sprinkling of quotes throughout the book that Haly could "hear" are marvelous and all are attributed at the end of the book--the book is really almost worth it just for that.
75souloftherose
#59 "How about THEM apples?" Woo! What a haul!
#62 You make an interesting point about how Miss Tilney's disposition would have become part of the plot in a later book; I hadn't thought of that before.
#66 I love Sam Vimes too.
#62 You make an interesting point about how Miss Tilney's disposition would have become part of the plot in a later book; I hadn't thought of that before.
#66 I love Sam Vimes too.
77markon
I'll look forward to Snuff when my library gets a copy. Hope your computer cure is successful.
78ronincats
Ardene, I know how that is, but Pratchett is one of the few authors I have to buy.
Yes, Ren, run, run! It came out in the US on the 11th, which is the day I bought it.
Hi, Heather, thanks for stopping by.
I've now read the first 13 chapters of The Age of Innocence for the group read, and am in the middle of Chapter 8, Visions and Prophecy, of Pagans and Christians for the paired read with Lucy. Read a bit of both of those today, but spent most of the time continuing work out in the shed--put up pegboard inside and over my potting bench and hung stuff, finished sorting out screws and nails and assorted hardware and putting them in the new cabinet and labeling it, finished cleaning through the cabinets in the utility room. So utility room is done, and next I move on to the kitchen, with its earthshaking decisions. Do I really need 4 stock pots, 3 dutch ovens, thirty tupperware containers, an espresso machine I haven't used in 20 years, etc.? Oh, many decisions to be made, most difficult decisions. After all, I didn't throw out the pasta maker or the dehydrator in the utility room pantry, did I?
But tomorrow I'm off to the Harvest Festival for a day of fun and shopping! http://www.harvestfestival.com/Index.aspx if you don't know what the Harvest Festival is.
Yes, Ren, run, run! It came out in the US on the 11th, which is the day I bought it.
Hi, Heather, thanks for stopping by.
I've now read the first 13 chapters of The Age of Innocence for the group read, and am in the middle of Chapter 8, Visions and Prophecy, of Pagans and Christians for the paired read with Lucy. Read a bit of both of those today, but spent most of the time continuing work out in the shed--put up pegboard inside and over my potting bench and hung stuff, finished sorting out screws and nails and assorted hardware and putting them in the new cabinet and labeling it, finished cleaning through the cabinets in the utility room. So utility room is done, and next I move on to the kitchen, with its earthshaking decisions. Do I really need 4 stock pots, 3 dutch ovens, thirty tupperware containers, an espresso machine I haven't used in 20 years, etc.? Oh, many decisions to be made, most difficult decisions. After all, I didn't throw out the pasta maker or the dehydrator in the utility room pantry, did I?
But tomorrow I'm off to the Harvest Festival for a day of fun and shopping! http://www.harvestfestival.com/Index.aspx if you don't know what the Harvest Festival is.
79DeltaQueen50
Ohh, the Harvest Festival Arts and Craft Show looks amazing. What a great way to spend the day, have fun and let us know what you bring home in either actual goods or project ideas.
80ronincats
Judy, the Harvest Festival is great. It's so wonderful to get away from all those mass market vendors who have taken over the street fairs. For the last 6 or 7 years, I have bought mostly the food items, as there is only so much in the way of clothing, jewelry and crafts one can put in one's house, and this time was no different. We bought garlic salsa from the Gilroy Garlic Festival people, chardonnay white balsamic vinegar (aged 10 years), some polished stones for my jewelry, and I found a pendant and earring set that will go perfectly not only with the red dress I am taking on our cruise in December, but also with the red and turquoise beads I bought at the Art Glass Guild sale at Balboa Park last weekend to make jewelry to go with the dress. And I got some great ideas from other people's stuff for my own stuff! So many neat crafts!
And we stopped by Crown Books, a temporary book discount store that has taken over the Borders space until Christmas. Hardly anything in the science fiction/fantasy section, but I picked up three children's books at half price:
The Haunting of Granite Falls by Eva Ibbotson
The Wizard's Map by Jane Yolen
The Harp of the Grey Rose by Charles de Lint
Now we are home and exhausted, watching the news and I am having my glass of zinfandel before supper. You all are welcome to join me! Especially Ann, Valerie, and Cynara who I forgot to acknowledge in my last message--love it when you all visit me here in San Diego! (Richard--more wine!!)
And we stopped by Crown Books, a temporary book discount store that has taken over the Borders space until Christmas. Hardly anything in the science fiction/fantasy section, but I picked up three children's books at half price:
The Haunting of Granite Falls by Eva Ibbotson
The Wizard's Map by Jane Yolen
The Harp of the Grey Rose by Charles de Lint
Now we are home and exhausted, watching the news and I am having my glass of zinfandel before supper. You all are welcome to join me! Especially Ann, Valerie, and Cynara who I forgot to acknowledge in my last message--love it when you all visit me here in San Diego! (Richard--more wine!!)
82ronincats
And I forgot that I also got this. These are really neat. There is an unglazed insert that you see the top of, that you pull out and put water in the outside pot, and then the African violet just sucks it up as needed.
I had gotten one of her cats two years ago--she was out of them last year--but decided I like the one above better than the white cats she had this year.
I had gotten one of her cats two years ago--she was out of them last year--but decided I like the one above better than the white cats she had this year.
83DeltaQueen50
You had a near perfect day. Books, crafts, foods - what could be better!
We stopped in Gilroy some years ago on our way to Monterey, and I remember the air smelled faintly of garlic. I bought a garlic peeler that makes me think of Gilroy everytime I use it.
Your jewelry is gorgeous, I especially love the chunky beads with the turquoise.
We stopped in Gilroy some years ago on our way to Monterey, and I remember the air smelled faintly of garlic. I bought a garlic peeler that makes me think of Gilroy everytime I use it.
Your jewelry is gorgeous, I especially love the chunky beads with the turquoise.
84ronincats
Book #142 Enthusiasm by Polly Shulman (198 pp.)
After reading Sarah's (beserene) review here, http://www.librarything.com/topic/120988#2933109 , I could not resist getting this book from the library. It is very lightly done, a fun young teen book about girls, boys, high school, and family. Glad I checked it out!
After reading Sarah's (beserene) review here, http://www.librarything.com/topic/120988#2933109 , I could not resist getting this book from the library. It is very lightly done, a fun young teen book about girls, boys, high school, and family. Glad I checked it out!
85ChelleBearss
Sounds like you had a great day! Very nice jewellery and I love that plant! I love african violets but I always manage to kill any I buy
86ronincats
These "automatic" waterers extend their lifespan greatly, as long as you remember to check occasionally that they still have water in the reservoir, Hannah.
Judy, the beads are handmade by an artist here in San Diego--I loved them too, and thought the pendant and earrings looked well with them. I will probably string beads to put the pendant on and use the large bead for a bracelet rather than the pendant as I originally intended. It was a very nice day.
Judy, the beads are handmade by an artist here in San Diego--I loved them too, and thought the pendant and earrings looked well with them. I will probably string beads to put the pendant on and use the large bead for a bracelet rather than the pendant as I originally intended. It was a very nice day.
87Donna828
I love those cat planters, Roni. Was the Harvest Festival in Balboa Park? We went to some kind of fine arts festival there years ago when my youngest son lived in San Diego. There were so many treasures there. I bought a copper heart pendant and a few small watercolor prints by a local artist. I miss those days in your beautiful city!
88ronincats
No, it was up at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. But the art glass sale where I bought my beads was in Spanish Village in Balboa Park.
Come out and visit! You have the time.
Come out and visit! You have the time.
91ronincats
So, I brought some of my pottery home on Saturday. This was for my husband, who adores red.
92ronincats
And then some bowls--
Here I was playing with some blue glazes
and these were intended to be a wedding gift, although I'm not sure I'm crazy about how they turned out. She is a pastel kind of person.
Here I was playing with some blue glazes
and these were intended to be a wedding gift, although I'm not sure I'm crazy about how they turned out. She is a pastel kind of person.
93RosyLibrarian
I love the pastel dishes because I am a pastel-y person too, so talented!
94Donna828
I like the vibrant colors best! That is one serious mug for your husband, Roni. Love it!
I'll let you know when the California bug bites me. I'm pretty much a homebody but will travel to see my kids just about anywhere.
I'll let you know when the California bug bites me. I'm pretty much a homebody but will travel to see my kids just about anywhere.
95ChelleBearss
Love the mug!! (and the rest too!) I'm a big tea drinker and obsessed with cool mugs, very nice one!
96ncgraham
I love how the blue looks on the computer screen, although if I had to buy one, I'd probably pick the red mug. ;)
97DeltaQueen50
Definitely the red mug for me, I can imagine curling my hand around a steaming cup of coffee. Very cheery.
99souloftherose
I like the vibrant colours and the red and the blue look lovely.
100markon
The jewelry & beads from the festival look great together Roni. (I'm with you on the vibrant colors - few if any pastels for me.)
101ronincats
Thank you, Marie, Hannah, Donna, Nathan, Judy, Morphy, Heather, and Ardene. It is a process, and to my surprise, I found out the trimming and the glazing are every bit as important as the throwing. I'm still very much a beginner, but I am enjoying learning!
Book #143 The Broken Kingdoms by N. K. Jemison (384 pp.)
Jemison's first book, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, was nominated for the Nebula Award this year. I enjoyed it but thought there was some unevenness in the story-telling. However, the originality and creativity of the world-building was outstanding. This second book in the trilogy picks up where the first book ended, but with a different focus, another mortal woman who ends up interacting with the gods. I think this book is stronger, and it is very good story-telling. A very engrossing read!
Book #143 The Broken Kingdoms by N. K. Jemison (384 pp.)
Jemison's first book, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, was nominated for the Nebula Award this year. I enjoyed it but thought there was some unevenness in the story-telling. However, the originality and creativity of the world-building was outstanding. This second book in the trilogy picks up where the first book ended, but with a different focus, another mortal woman who ends up interacting with the gods. I think this book is stronger, and it is very good story-telling. A very engrossing read!
103souloftherose
#101 I enjoyed Hundred Thousand Kingdoms last year so glad to hear the sequel is stronger. I think the third in the trilogy has just been released (although I don't know if the UK and US publication dates tie up)
104ronincats
Looks like it is coming out on Thursday here. Thanks for the heads up on that, Heather.
There you go, Ren--by Thursday all three will be out so you have no excuse.
There you go, Ren--by Thursday all three will be out so you have no excuse.
105sibylline
Dropping by Roni -- I like the pale bowls -- well, I like everything, but the last bowl with the pale blue, that's the one!
106gennyt
I think the dark blue bowl is my favourite - what fun to be playing around with glazes and seeing how they come out. They look so different before they are glazed, it's hard to imagine the outcome, isn't it.
107jolerie
The red mug for your husband makes me want to drink a nice warm cup of coffee! :)
I just picked up The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms and The Broken Kingdoms a couple of weeks ago but have no idea when I will ever get to them!
I just picked up The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms and The Broken Kingdoms a couple of weeks ago but have no idea when I will ever get to them!
108cameling
Roni : your pastel bowls are so similar to ones I see in Japan sold for mucho moolah! I think you should set up a shop and start selling your pottery. They're fantastic. I love the red mug.
109ronincats
I have acquired more books. I went up to Mysterious Galaxy yesterday to pick up Mastiff by Tamora Pierce. Since Heather alerted me that the third book of the Jemison Hundred Thousand Kingdoms series was due out this week, today actually, I asked them if they had received that book, The Kingdom of Gods, yet, and they had!! Still in the box, but they sold it to me.
I also finished Book #144 The Harp of the Grey Rose by Charles de Lint (272 pp.). At about 75 pages in, when Cerin had completed the impossible first quest with very little difficulty, I paged back to see when de Lint wrote this. Yes, 1985, one of his first books. This is pure epic fantasy, without much complexity and with the use of a lot of tropes. When the long hidden gates of the lost dwarven kingdom suddenly appeared before the trio of questers, and they decide to travel under the mountains through the paths of the dwarf caves rather than above ground, I was looking for the Balrog to appear any minute. Thankfully, it didn't, and they didn't run into any trouble until they came out the other side even though I was anticipating drums in the deep throughout their passage. Clearly this is early de Lint, very derivative of Tolkien, and without the complexity of his later work. However, it still makes a nice middle-school level fantasy quest story.
Thanks, Lucy, Genny, Valerie, and Caroline, for the kind words regarding the pottery. I'm now trying to make matched mug sets for Christmas presents. I still have trouble making two things the same. So maybe they'll be like the two bowls--similar and with the same glaze, but each with its own personality.
I also finished Book #144 The Harp of the Grey Rose by Charles de Lint (272 pp.). At about 75 pages in, when Cerin had completed the impossible first quest with very little difficulty, I paged back to see when de Lint wrote this. Yes, 1985, one of his first books. This is pure epic fantasy, without much complexity and with the use of a lot of tropes. When the long hidden gates of the lost dwarven kingdom suddenly appeared before the trio of questers, and they decide to travel under the mountains through the paths of the dwarf caves rather than above ground, I was looking for the Balrog to appear any minute. Thankfully, it didn't, and they didn't run into any trouble until they came out the other side even though I was anticipating drums in the deep throughout their passage. Clearly this is early de Lint, very derivative of Tolkien, and without the complexity of his later work. However, it still makes a nice middle-school level fantasy quest story.
Thanks, Lucy, Genny, Valerie, and Caroline, for the kind words regarding the pottery. I'm now trying to make matched mug sets for Christmas presents. I still have trouble making two things the same. So maybe they'll be like the two bowls--similar and with the same glaze, but each with its own personality.
110cameling
Nice haul, Roni. I'll be watching out for your review of Mastiff. I've got this in my TBR Tower.
112scaifea
Ohmygosh, beautiful stuff, Roni! Shall we open a shop together? Wait, no, you're stuff looks too good - I wouldn't sell a thing!
113ronincats
Wooo, I'm tired! Lovely day in San Diego today, sunshine and low 70s, so I spent the morning prepping one of my garden beds and planting the pea and sweet pea seedlings I started last week in that bed and the raised bed I prepped last week. Also carrot and beet seeds. And watering the potted plants. I still haven't gotten my husband to cut the lumber for the two 3x5 raised beds I'm going to have for more peas and the greens.
Then I came in and read some more of Mastiff until I needed to get ready for pottery class, which I spent trimming stuff I threw last week. I'm at page 482 of Mastiff, only 100 more pages to go so I should finish tonight which means back to The Age of Innocence tomorrow. Now I've got a glass of Zin calling my name--thank goodness it's my husband's turn to cook!
Then I came in and read some more of Mastiff until I needed to get ready for pottery class, which I spent trimming stuff I threw last week. I'm at page 482 of Mastiff, only 100 more pages to go so I should finish tonight which means back to The Age of Innocence tomorrow. Now I've got a glass of Zin calling my name--thank goodness it's my husband's turn to cook!
114ronincats
Book #145 Mastiff by Tamora Pierce (580 pp.)
This is the third and culminating volume of the Beka Cooper story. When the young prince is kidnapped and nobles and mages are in revolution, a team of Dogs on the prince's trail are in constant danger. While not great literature, this is still engrossing story and Tamora Pierce fans will not be disappointed!
Book #146 The Face in the Frost* by John Bellairs (174 pp.)
This is the only adult book that John Bellairs wrote, and one of the spookiest books I know (I don't read horror, so take that into account), so I make this my annual Halloween read. Reality is bending around Prospero (not THAT Prospero) and Roger Bacon, as they try to find out who and how and why they are targeting Prospero. Full of whimsy and fear, this is highly enjoyable, one of my favorite books.
This is the third and culminating volume of the Beka Cooper story. When the young prince is kidnapped and nobles and mages are in revolution, a team of Dogs on the prince's trail are in constant danger. While not great literature, this is still engrossing story and Tamora Pierce fans will not be disappointed!
Book #146 The Face in the Frost* by John Bellairs (174 pp.)
This is the only adult book that John Bellairs wrote, and one of the spookiest books I know (I don't read horror, so take that into account), so I make this my annual Halloween read. Reality is bending around Prospero (not THAT Prospero) and Roger Bacon, as they try to find out who and how and why they are targeting Prospero. Full of whimsy and fear, this is highly enjoyable, one of my favorite books.
115souloftherose
#109 I think similar mugs with each having their own personality sounds lovely.
Let us know what you think of The Kingdom of Gods, not that I need to buy more books...
Let us know what you think of The Kingdom of Gods, not that I need to buy more books...
116ronincats
Well, we worked on making the raised beds yesterday, and I put up the netting and planted them today. Here are the new beds.
Not a lot to see, except for all the deck furniture which is sitting on the lawn because my husband is going to stain the deck tomorrow, and the dirt--a mix of compost, peat moss, and vermiculite. As recommended by Mel Bartholomew in All New Square Foot Gardening, I dumped 15 cubic feet (5 of each) on a big tarp and we took shovels and mixed it all together before putting it in the boxes. Worked really well. We are going to put gravel over the weed cloth between the two beds.
This is the bed I was talking about in message 113, just to the left of the new raised beds--you can see just a bit of the edging on the far left of the picture above. I still need to get on the south side and finish the edging. I moved my bulbs over today from the bed I am taking out into the bottom right section of this bed. Note the row in the middle right under the netting, mostly at the right end of the bed, of pea seedlings I started from seed the other week.
And we got pegboard put up over my potting bench--which was cleared but now has stuff from the deck on it temporarily.
You can see the edge of the deck and the new bed behind it in the back yard. The side garden raised bed is right in front of this bench.
Not a lot to see, except for all the deck furniture which is sitting on the lawn because my husband is going to stain the deck tomorrow, and the dirt--a mix of compost, peat moss, and vermiculite. As recommended by Mel Bartholomew in All New Square Foot Gardening, I dumped 15 cubic feet (5 of each) on a big tarp and we took shovels and mixed it all together before putting it in the boxes. Worked really well. We are going to put gravel over the weed cloth between the two beds.
This is the bed I was talking about in message 113, just to the left of the new raised beds--you can see just a bit of the edging on the far left of the picture above. I still need to get on the south side and finish the edging. I moved my bulbs over today from the bed I am taking out into the bottom right section of this bed. Note the row in the middle right under the netting, mostly at the right end of the bed, of pea seedlings I started from seed the other week.
And we got pegboard put up over my potting bench--which was cleared but now has stuff from the deck on it temporarily.
You can see the edge of the deck and the new bed behind it in the back yard. The side garden raised bed is right in front of this bench.
119LizzieD
Nice!!! You are certainly making best use of your retirement. I know that you're going to enjoy the fruits of all this labor next year. (And somehow you've read twice as many books this year as I did. Somebody's lazy.)
120ronincats
I just realized I failed to record my last book finished in October, several days ago actually.
Book #147 The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (285 pp.)
This was read to join Donna in her reading for her audited class. I had never read Wharton and was glad to try her. It was an interesting book, although my edition (New Riverside Edition) had so many footnotes as to be a distraction. Newland as the focal point, I am sorry, is such a wuss. I understand how he got forced into the marriage with May, but to not go up to the apartment at the end? To be content with what might have been instead of seeing what was there, whether good or bad? Infamous!
"A woman's standard of truthfulness was tacitly held to be lower: she was the subject creature, and versed in the arts of the enslaved. Then she could always plead moods and nervs, and the right not to be held too strictly to account..."
I would like to read a biography of Wharton.
Book #147 The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (285 pp.)
This was read to join Donna in her reading for her audited class. I had never read Wharton and was glad to try her. It was an interesting book, although my edition (New Riverside Edition) had so many footnotes as to be a distraction. Newland as the focal point, I am sorry, is such a wuss. I understand how he got forced into the marriage with May, but to not go up to the apartment at the end? To be content with what might have been instead of seeing what was there, whether good or bad? Infamous!
"A woman's standard of truthfulness was tacitly held to be lower: she was the subject creature, and versed in the arts of the enslaved. Then she could always plead moods and nervs, and the right not to be held too strictly to account..."
I would like to read a biography of Wharton.
121ronincats
Thanks, Brenda and Amber. Peggy, I'm certainly enjoying my retirement, and gardening is one of the things I wanted to spend more time on. My completion rate of tasks, however, has dramatically increased since my husband's retirement last month!
122cameling
Roni, you're my inspiration for what I want to be when I retire ... if I ever get to retire that is. ;-)
123ronincats
Caro, your travels are my inspiration! I've never been more than 70 miles outside of the US--down to Ensenada here from San Diego. I just got my passport for our Caribbean cruise in December--I would love to do some serious traveling in the next 10 years.
Also forgot to record my latest book acquired--the paperback of Chasing Goldman Sachs by Suzanne McGee arrived from Amazon on Monday.
Also forgot to record my latest book acquired--the paperback of Chasing Goldman Sachs by Suzanne McGee arrived from Amazon on Monday.
124ronincats
October Summary
13 books read, 4245 pages
10 new books, 3 rereads
2 library books, 11 owned by me
8 fantasy
1 science fiction
1 children's book, 1 YA fiction
2 classic fiction
2 authors from England, the rest from the US
8 published in the last decade
10 books acquired
8 fantasy, 2 nonficton
Summary for the year to date
147 books read, 48,278 pages
123 new books, 24 rereads
38 library books, 109 owned by me
25 Books Off the Shelf
131 books acquired for the year, 63 read
13 books read, 4245 pages
10 new books, 3 rereads
2 library books, 11 owned by me
8 fantasy
1 science fiction
1 children's book, 1 YA fiction
2 classic fiction
2 authors from England, the rest from the US
8 published in the last decade
10 books acquired
8 fantasy, 2 nonficton
Summary for the year to date
147 books read, 48,278 pages
123 new books, 24 rereads
38 library books, 109 owned by me
25 Books Off the Shelf
131 books acquired for the year, 63 read
125ronincats
Book #148 To Say Nothing of the Dog* by Connie Willis (434 pp.)
I finished To Say Nothing of the Dog last night, and loved it as usual. I had forgotten how much of it revolved around worrying about how incongruities might change the future, as per Blackout and All Clear. And the detail after detail, all of the examples of where an individual changed outcomes versus the Grand Design examples, and then interspersed among them, the lovingly drawn characters that power this. And I enjoy the quote from Victorian literature at the top of each new chapter, and the Chapter Headings (e.g., Chapter Thirteen: Another Visitor--Variations on a Theme--The Birds--Importance of Butlers--An Old-Fashioned English Breakfast--Wildlife--The Bishop's Bird Stump--The One Little Fact--The Mystery of the Maid's Name Solved--I am Prepped--The Mystery of the Origin of the Jumble Sale Solved--My Time in the States--Victorian Handicrafts--My Boater--Mr. C--A Surprise) Hats off to Jerome K. Jerome and Three Men in a Boat, To Say Nothing of the Dog which inspired the ride down the Thames, and I keep promising myself to read the Dorothy Sayers mysteries starring Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriett Vane every time I read this. After the flat-out heart-wrenching drama of Doomsday Book, this allows one to catch one's breath while still partaking of Oxford's time travel adventures.
I finished To Say Nothing of the Dog last night, and loved it as usual. I had forgotten how much of it revolved around worrying about how incongruities might change the future, as per Blackout and All Clear. And the detail after detail, all of the examples of where an individual changed outcomes versus the Grand Design examples, and then interspersed among them, the lovingly drawn characters that power this. And I enjoy the quote from Victorian literature at the top of each new chapter, and the Chapter Headings (e.g., Chapter Thirteen: Another Visitor--Variations on a Theme--The Birds--Importance of Butlers--An Old-Fashioned English Breakfast--Wildlife--The Bishop's Bird Stump--The One Little Fact--The Mystery of the Maid's Name Solved--I am Prepped--The Mystery of the Origin of the Jumble Sale Solved--My Time in the States--Victorian Handicrafts--My Boater--Mr. C--A Surprise) Hats off to Jerome K. Jerome and Three Men in a Boat, To Say Nothing of the Dog which inspired the ride down the Thames, and I keep promising myself to read the Dorothy Sayers mysteries starring Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriett Vane every time I read this. After the flat-out heart-wrenching drama of Doomsday Book, this allows one to catch one's breath while still partaking of Oxford's time travel adventures.
126foggidawn
*waves hello*
I had lost track of your thread . . . er . . . a while back, but now I am here, and will try not to lose you again!
I had lost track of your thread . . . er . . . a while back, but now I am here, and will try not to lose you again!
127qebo
116: I am in the process of fall cleanup, which includes removing the dead plants from the raised beds. :-( California can be so attractive at times...
125: I read Three Men in a Boat when I was 12, and I remember laughing out loud. I want to read it again before To Say Nothing of the Dog, which I have, so your review is encouraging.
125: I read Three Men in a Boat when I was 12, and I remember laughing out loud. I want to read it again before To Say Nothing of the Dog, which I have, so your review is encouraging.
129markon
Roni, your garden looks great - they always do when you're starting up, and then the weeds and the lack of water . . . but I digress. Congratulations!
131ronincats
I'm glad you found me, foggi!
Qebo, it's one of the best things about being here--gardens year round! Do read Three Men in a Boat first, then hurry on to To Say Nothing of the Dog asap!
Thanks, genny. You note that I am one of the "reaction" writers instead of a reviewer as discussed on your thread.
Ardene, the new beds should have no grass or weed seeds in the soil mix, and I have high hopes for them. On the other hand, the four-o'clocks have dropped seeds prolifically in the raised bed at the side of the house--I am pulling seedlings daily as they sprout. Thanks.
Caro, we are cruise virgins. It's the western Caribbean, Grand Turk, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, and the company island in the Bahamas, Holland America's Eurodam.
Qebo, it's one of the best things about being here--gardens year round! Do read Three Men in a Boat first, then hurry on to To Say Nothing of the Dog asap!
Thanks, genny. You note that I am one of the "reaction" writers instead of a reviewer as discussed on your thread.
Ardene, the new beds should have no grass or weed seeds in the soil mix, and I have high hopes for them. On the other hand, the four-o'clocks have dropped seeds prolifically in the raised bed at the side of the house--I am pulling seedlings daily as they sprout. Thanks.
Caro, we are cruise virgins. It's the western Caribbean, Grand Turk, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, and the company island in the Bahamas, Holland America's Eurodam.
132cameling
You'll have a wonderful time, Roni. Those are some beautiful islands you'll be visiting.
133RosyLibrarian
You'll love cruising. It's so relaxing. My husband and I went on one this past September for our honeymoon and we visited Grand Turk. It's so beautiful there, enjoy your trip!
134ronincats
Thanks, Caro. Marie, we are really hoping for a great time. Thanks for the encouragement.
135qebo
Oh, you have Chasing Goldman Sachs too -- I'd had the paperback on pre-order, and suddenly it arrived. I plan to read it this month.
I've had little trouble with weeds in two years of raised beds. I get them, but not so profusely as in the yard, and if you position the seeds as suggested in the square foot garden book, you'll know where the sprouts should be, so anything else is an interloper and can be pulled out immediately.
I've had little trouble with weeds in two years of raised beds. I get them, but not so profusely as in the yard, and if you position the seeds as suggested in the square foot garden book, you'll know where the sprouts should be, so anything else is an interloper and can be pulled out immediately.
136ronincats
qebo, I read it in the hardback version from the library last year and loved it, so bought it as soon as the paperback came out.
Right, I rely on Mel Bartholomew all the way for my garden!
Right, I rely on Mel Bartholomew all the way for my garden!
138ronincats
I don't think so, Caro--I think yours is doomed even if Martha Stewart herself came to call. ;-)
139cameling
Sadly, I think you're right. Maybe I should just put out plastic potted plants around the house. :-)
140Donna828
>120 ronincats:: Roni, I'm glad you liked your first Wharton, despite that wussy Newland Archer. I'm sorry to tell you that most of the men in her books are equally weak... supposedly patterned after her father and husband.
I love how you have all those trowels lined up in the picture upthread. A different tool for every job, right?
I love how you have all those trowels lined up in the picture upthread. A different tool for every job, right?
141souloftherose
Hi Roni - a Caribbean cruise sounds great :-) And good work on your gardening too.
142ronincats
Book #149 Wisdom's Kiss by Catherine Gilbert Murdock (284 pp.)
Both Bell7 and foggidawn have read this book this October, and I requested it from the library after reading their reviews. This is a multi-media sequel to Princess Ben, which I also enjoyed. It is not a continuation of that story, but rather we see Ben as the grandmother to two princesses who are the heart of the story, along with the character of Fortitude. This is very much fairy-tale modality, with characters decidedly evil or good, but it is a very fun story.
Caro, I know it's not a lack of good intentions--I think you just have too busy a life to have other living things totally dependent on you!
Donna, I did like it. I thought Newland also reflected what must have been some of Wharton's early fascination with the arts and artists in New York, but that decision at the end--what a come-down.
Thanks, Heather. We are looking forward to it.
Rain all day on Friday and today--I have beets and peas peeking up from the soil--no sign of the carrots or greens yet. My roses and trees are loving the rain.
Both Bell7 and foggidawn have read this book this October, and I requested it from the library after reading their reviews. This is a multi-media sequel to Princess Ben, which I also enjoyed. It is not a continuation of that story, but rather we see Ben as the grandmother to two princesses who are the heart of the story, along with the character of Fortitude. This is very much fairy-tale modality, with characters decidedly evil or good, but it is a very fun story.
Caro, I know it's not a lack of good intentions--I think you just have too busy a life to have other living things totally dependent on you!
Donna, I did like it. I thought Newland also reflected what must have been some of Wharton's early fascination with the arts and artists in New York, but that decision at the end--what a come-down.
Thanks, Heather. We are looking forward to it.
Rain all day on Friday and today--I have beets and peas peeking up from the soil--no sign of the carrots or greens yet. My roses and trees are loving the rain.
145PaulCranswick
Roni delurking to say hi and also to note that your monthly summaries are fascinating and a sign of excellent organisation. Jealous about the cruise btw.
146sibylline
The classic bio of Wharton is still the best one is by R.W.B. Lewis. It's a great read.
147cameling
you just have too busy a life to have other living things totally dependent on you!
Roni ... that's a nice way of looking at the fact that I have a black thumb and am completely uncreative. Good thing my husband isn't a plant ....
Roni ... that's a nice way of looking at the fact that I have a black thumb and am completely uncreative. Good thing my husband isn't a plant ....
148ronincats
Hi, Paul. Thanks for de-lurking and welcome! I borrowed all my summary stuff from others, and realized I needed to keep a spreadsheet to keep track of books read and acquired, especially since it does those nice sums of year to date automatically. And never fear--I would bet by the time you and Amber are my age, you will have both been on cruises of your own.
Thanks, Lucy--I'll put that on my wishlist.
Caro, when I salivate over what you are cooking, like nonstop, I never think of you as "uncreative"!
I am behind on acquisitions. A venerable local used bookstore celebrated its 55th anniversary this last weekend, and I went to show support, since I use the internet so much more than my local UBSs anymore, and so many of them have disappeared. I picked up three books there--the third of Butcher's Codex Alera series, the fourth of the Harry Dresden series, and another book for a gift. Then today came a PBS book, Gabriel's Ghost by Linnea Sinclair--she writes romances set in space, and I have enjoyed some of her others as light reading--this was one I didn't have. So that means 135 books acquired this year, versus 149 read.
Thanks, Lucy--I'll put that on my wishlist.
Caro, when I salivate over what you are cooking, like nonstop, I never think of you as "uncreative"!
I am behind on acquisitions. A venerable local used bookstore celebrated its 55th anniversary this last weekend, and I went to show support, since I use the internet so much more than my local UBSs anymore, and so many of them have disappeared. I picked up three books there--the third of Butcher's Codex Alera series, the fourth of the Harry Dresden series, and another book for a gift. Then today came a PBS book, Gabriel's Ghost by Linnea Sinclair--she writes romances set in space, and I have enjoyed some of her others as light reading--this was one I didn't have. So that means 135 books acquired this year, versus 149 read.
149LizzieD
Just delurking to be impressed with your summary and not likely to do one of my own. AND to congratulate you on your cruise. It sounds wonderful!!!!! I can't even be envious because my DH would never, ever go on one, so I don't even think about cruising as something within the realm of possibility.
150souloftherose
"I am behind on acquisitions."
Quick - buy more books! That's not what you meant?
Quick - buy more books! That's not what you meant?
151ronincats
Heather, Heather, here I get back from catching up on your thread to find you making fun of my grammar!
Peggy, my husband wants to try it--we'll see how it goes, though.
I'm one of those people who love making up lists so that they can cross things off, so the summaries come naturally to me!
Peggy, my husband wants to try it--we'll see how it goes, though.
I'm one of those people who love making up lists so that they can cross things off, so the summaries come naturally to me!
153ronincats
My brain has been mush all day today, so I'll do reviews of these tomorrow, but last night I finished
Book #150 American Gods* by Neil Gaiman (461 pp.)
and today I finished
Book #151 Dragon's Time by Todd McCaffrey and Anne McCaffrey (321 pp.)
Book #150 American Gods* by Neil Gaiman (461 pp.)
and today I finished
Book #151 Dragon's Time by Todd McCaffrey and Anne McCaffrey (321 pp.)
154cameling
Did you like American Gods, Roni?
I confess that every time I come to your thread, I keep hoping for pics of new pottery and jewelry you've made. ;-)
I confess that every time I come to your thread, I keep hoping for pics of new pottery and jewelry you've made. ;-)
155ronincats
Okay, a day late and a dollar short, but I think I can manage the reviews above.
American Gods--this is a re-read--I read it initially a decade ago when it first came out to great acclaim, but just didn't lose myself in it. So I thought I would read it again as part of the group read to see what I thought--especially since I have now read quite a bit more Gaiman. I still was put off by the graphic nature of the initial chapters, drawn in more by the middle of the story, especially the small town where Shadow is staying--that story line was engrossing. I also loved the voice of Mr. Ibis in the stories he was telling--very distinctive--and the stay with him and Mr. Jacquel. Oh, and Horus' involvement as well. But at the end--well, I'm not that fond of con men and while I like the way Shadow handled things, we don't really see what the emotional aftermath must have been for him. I agree--Shadow is interesting but not a character that one is drawn to or gets emotionally involved with, and while the gods were interesting, it's not that novel a theme. My preference is for Jane Lindskold's Changer, where the gods are in New Mexico and the Trickster isn't Loki but Coyote. Talk about emotional involvement! I can hardly restrain myself from immediately reading it again--but maybe I can lure some others of the group read in to share it with me?
American Gods--this is a re-read--I read it initially a decade ago when it first came out to great acclaim, but just didn't lose myself in it. So I thought I would read it again as part of the group read to see what I thought--especially since I have now read quite a bit more Gaiman. I still was put off by the graphic nature of the initial chapters, drawn in more by the middle of the story, especially the small town where Shadow is staying--that story line was engrossing. I also loved the voice of Mr. Ibis in the stories he was telling--very distinctive--and the stay with him and Mr. Jacquel. Oh, and Horus' involvement as well. But at the end--well, I'm not that fond of con men and while I like the way Shadow handled things, we don't really see what the emotional aftermath must have been for him. I agree--Shadow is interesting but not a character that one is drawn to or gets emotionally involved with, and while the gods were interesting, it's not that novel a theme. My preference is for Jane Lindskold's Changer, where the gods are in New Mexico and the Trickster isn't Loki but Coyote. Talk about emotional involvement! I can hardly restrain myself from immediately reading it again--but maybe I can lure some others of the group read in to share it with me?
156ronincats
And the Pern book? It's the first of Todd's that I've read, and clearly builds on earlier books. I had no idea of the previous history of the characters that resulted in the relationships in this book and so felt fairly emotionally distant. One wonders that the humans ever survived on Pern at all when there are so many dramatic dangers nearly every Pass--it all eventually seems the same story (we don't have enough dragons to successfully fight Thread due to (famine, plague, disappearance of several Weyrs) so let's time it to beat astronomical odds once again. It's like the Discworld platitude--if the situation is a million to one odds, then of course the hero will win! Not recommended except for those who have read ALL the previous Pern books. I love the first 5-8 books, btw.
I should have a couple of pieces of pottery to bring home this afternoon, Caro.
I should have a couple of pieces of pottery to bring home this afternoon, Caro.
157ronincats
Book #152 A Posse of Princesses by Sherwood Smith (299 pp.)
I have been looking for this in the bookstores forever, and it leapt out at me while I was browsing the YA shelves at my library branch! I don't understand why no one carries it. It is an absolutely delightful princess fable with lovely, real characters and a bit of adventure--lots of fun! My only gripe is that the cover artist did not read closely enough about the princesses he depicts--while size, dress and hair match the story, the skin color does not, being uniformly white.
I have been looking for this in the bookstores forever, and it leapt out at me while I was browsing the YA shelves at my library branch! I don't understand why no one carries it. It is an absolutely delightful princess fable with lovely, real characters and a bit of adventure--lots of fun! My only gripe is that the cover artist did not read closely enough about the princesses he depicts--while size, dress and hair match the story, the skin color does not, being uniformly white.
158jadebird
A Posse of Princesses Sounds fun! I hate it when the cover artists don't get it right too.
163DeltaQueen50
Your bowls are lovely, Roni.
165ronincats
Thanks, everyone. I just had time to post the new picture, sans comments, before my husband was calling me to go for a drive up the coast.
This vase was also in that last batch.
And here are the bowls more from the side. They are exactly the same glazes on both bowls--just how they pooled at the bottom!
This vase was also in that last batch.
And here are the bowls more from the side. They are exactly the same glazes on both bowls--just how they pooled at the bottom!
166ronincats
Here's La Jolla Cove this afternoon...
a couple of shots of the local wildlife...
and here is a view of the Children's Pool, and looking out past it to the horizon, nothing but water between here and Singapore, Caro!
a couple of shots of the local wildlife...
and here is a view of the Children's Pool, and looking out past it to the horizon, nothing but water between here and Singapore, Caro!
168foggidawn
Love the pictures and the pottery! And A Posse of Princesses has been on my to-look-for list for a while . . . I'll have to bump up its importance a notch. :-)
169avatiakh
Lovely photos of coast and of the pottery.
I think I'll leave Todd's Pern books alone, I read and loved the original Pern books a few years ago but don't need to reenter the world, there were enough to read already. I have that Changer book, I mooched it a year or so ago after hearing about it, still on my tbr pile and not likely that I'll read it till my 11in11 challenge is done. I'll try and dig it out for a read over Xmas.
I think I'll leave Todd's Pern books alone, I read and loved the original Pern books a few years ago but don't need to reenter the world, there were enough to read already. I have that Changer book, I mooched it a year or so ago after hearing about it, still on my tbr pile and not likely that I'll read it till my 11in11 challenge is done. I'll try and dig it out for a read over Xmas.
170RosyLibrarian
166: I got engaged at La Jolla Cove so I very much enjoyed your pictures. It's such a pretty place.
171PaulCranswick
Stunning photos Roni! Your comment in #166 make me realise just how vast the Pacific ocean is.
172TadAD
>165 ronincats:: The orangish glaze on the top of that vase is quite nice. I've been experimenting with some new (to me) glazes lately and have had a number of "not quite as I expected, and not in a good way" pieces.
I've also been working on making plates. I now understand what the studio owner meant when she said plates were harder than bowls. :-(
I've also been working on making plates. I now understand what the studio owner meant when she said plates were harder than bowls. :-(
173norabelle414
I can testify that Roni recommended Changer to me and I read it and it was awesome. Everyone else should read it too!
174Donna828
Awesome pics of LaJolla. Such a lovely area. *sigh*
I listened to the first segment of American Gods and was completely turned off. It's good to know it gets better in the middle... just in case I'm ever in the mood to give it another chance. Gosh, I'm becoming prudish in my old age. ;-)
I listened to the first segment of American Gods and was completely turned off. It's good to know it gets better in the middle... just in case I'm ever in the mood to give it another chance. Gosh, I'm becoming prudish in my old age. ;-)
175jadebird
I couldn't get past the first part of American Gods either.
Way too long since I've been to La Jolla. Great pictures.
Way too long since I've been to La Jolla. Great pictures.
176ronincats
Brenda, you could always send me pictures of autumn on Clinton Lake in return!
Foggi, it just was a charming, light, enjoy with relish-type read. You'll enjoy it.
Kerry, listen to Nora and move Changer up your tbr pile! Thanks for the support, Nora--I don't think I ever saw your comments after reading it, although that could just be my memory--it was before the current calendar year, right?
Marie, I knew you got engaged here in San Diego, but didn't realize it was at the cove. Glad you enjoyed the pictures.
Thanks, Paul. I don't have a globe so can't be sure, but it looks like I'd run into the lower part of the Phillipines if I came on a straight line to Kuala Lumpur. You are 16 hours and 3 minutes away by plane.
Tad, that glaze is called light rust. I've been playing around with glazes as well, and also had some disappointments. I haven't tried plates yet--I've been making bowls and mugs for Christmas presents, and also a jar with a lid as well as another pitcher to give my mom.
Donna and Ren, that first part of American Gods really jarred me as well, and that was 10 years ago so I wasn't an old lady yet. It was the first Gaiman I read other than Good Omens where he collaborated with Terry Pratchett and which I adore, so it was a real disappointment. Fortunately I read Anansi Boys next, and absolutely loved it--it is still my favorite Gaiman.
Feel free to come to La Jolla and visit. But don't get in the water like those idiots in the first picture, not without a wetsuit. The water temperature is 62.
Foggi, it just was a charming, light, enjoy with relish-type read. You'll enjoy it.
Kerry, listen to Nora and move Changer up your tbr pile! Thanks for the support, Nora--I don't think I ever saw your comments after reading it, although that could just be my memory--it was before the current calendar year, right?
Marie, I knew you got engaged here in San Diego, but didn't realize it was at the cove. Glad you enjoyed the pictures.
Thanks, Paul. I don't have a globe so can't be sure, but it looks like I'd run into the lower part of the Phillipines if I came on a straight line to Kuala Lumpur. You are 16 hours and 3 minutes away by plane.
Tad, that glaze is called light rust. I've been playing around with glazes as well, and also had some disappointments. I haven't tried plates yet--I've been making bowls and mugs for Christmas presents, and also a jar with a lid as well as another pitcher to give my mom.
Donna and Ren, that first part of American Gods really jarred me as well, and that was 10 years ago so I wasn't an old lady yet. It was the first Gaiman I read other than Good Omens where he collaborated with Terry Pratchett and which I adore, so it was a real disappointment. Fortunately I read Anansi Boys next, and absolutely loved it--it is still my favorite Gaiman.
Feel free to come to La Jolla and visit. But don't get in the water like those idiots in the first picture, not without a wetsuit. The water temperature is 62.
177norabelle414
>176 ronincats: It was last year; you commented :-)
PROOF: http://www.librarything.com/topic/80687#2106907
PROOF: http://www.librarything.com/topic/80687#2106907
179gennyt
Beautiful bowls indeed, and lovely views of the ocean and creatures too.
Good luck with the making of Christmas presents - lucky people to get something beautiful and lovingly made by hand!
Good luck with the making of Christmas presents - lucky people to get something beautiful and lovingly made by hand!
180DeltaQueen50
I just checked and Changer is neither available at my library or on my Kindle. I am going to add it to my wishlist and see if I can track it down at some point.
Roni, have you read anything else by Lindskold? My library does have a urban fantasy trilogy by her called "Breaking the Walls" that looks interesting.
Roni, have you read anything else by Lindskold? My library does have a urban fantasy trilogy by her called "Breaking the Walls" that looks interesting.
181ronincats
Judy, I've read quite a bit by Lindskold, but that doesn't ring a bell. I don't see anything that looks like it would be a trilogy either at Wikipedia. Do any of the titles here look familiar?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lindskold
Amazon has 21 used copies starting at 29¢.
Thanks, Genny!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Lindskold
Amazon has 21 used copies starting at 29¢.
Thanks, Genny!
182TadAD
>176 ronincats:: Do you happen to have the recipe for that glaze? It would be interesting to try in combo with a Cream Breaking Rust glaze I'm using right now.
The plates are for Christmas presents, also. I still need to make some more—there are so many variables: getting them the same size for stacking, avoiding the Dreaded S-Crack, keeping them flat, making sure the rims are reasonably identical. *sigh* It felt like I had plenty of time and now Christmas is right around the corner in pottery terms.
The plates are for Christmas presents, also. I still need to make some more—there are so many variables: getting them the same size for stacking, avoiding the Dreaded S-Crack, keeping them flat, making sure the rims are reasonably identical. *sigh* It felt like I had plenty of time and now Christmas is right around the corner in pottery terms.
183ncgraham
I'm becoming prudish in my YOUNG age, so I may pass on American Gods.
184DeltaQueen50
Hi Roni, the trilogy called The Land of Smoke and Sacrifice on Wikipedia with the titles Thirteen Orphans, Nine Gates and Five Odd Honors is the trilogy I was talking about. For some reason, it is called "Breaking The Wall" on the Fantastic Fiction website.
186ronincats
Oh, yes, I've got all of those, Judy--but it's going to be more than a trilogy. I'm kind of hit or miss with Lindskold. I love Changer and its sequel, really liked Child of a Rainless Year and some of her earlier books, Brother to Dragons, Companion of Owls and Smoke and Mirrors, but wasn't that enthralled with her hugely popular wolf series. This latest series, starting with Thirteen Orphans, is okay but not wonderful. Has some great ideas but the writing is more prosaic than Lindskold at her best imho.
Tad, I'll check and see what company she buys it from on Saturday.
Glad you stopped by, Nathan. Gaiman is a great story teller--he just has a touch of the macabre and violent about him. I strongly recommend Anansi Boys to one and all--Gaiman at his strongest. (Take note, Lucy--I think you'd like it.)
Tad, I'll check and see what company she buys it from on Saturday.
Glad you stopped by, Nathan. Gaiman is a great story teller--he just has a touch of the macabre and violent about him. I strongly recommend Anansi Boys to one and all--Gaiman at his strongest. (Take note, Lucy--I think you'd like it.)
187ronincats
Update on the garden in progress:
Those pristine new raised beds above? Some transplants and some seedlings sprouted later--
The peas that I started in peat pellets prior to creating the new garden beds
and the peas come up from seed in the new beds!
They have loved the last two rainy weekends--over 2 and a half inches of rain.
Those pristine new raised beds above? Some transplants and some seedlings sprouted later--
The peas that I started in peat pellets prior to creating the new garden beds
and the peas come up from seed in the new beds!
They have loved the last two rainy weekends--over 2 and a half inches of rain.
188souloftherose
#155 I think I agree with every comment you made about American Gods although I did find myself enjoying it a lot more than I expected towards the end. Now I've finished I think I feel a bit more warmth towards Shadow but you're right, we don't see the emotional aftermath for him.
You make Changer sound really interesting but it is sadly out of print here and quite expensive second hand.
#159 I love the pattern to the glazes!
#166 And fantastic photos of the Cove.
#187 And more great photos of your garden - you are one busy lady Roni!
You make Changer sound really interesting but it is sadly out of print here and quite expensive second hand.
#159 I love the pattern to the glazes!
#166 And fantastic photos of the Cove.
#187 And more great photos of your garden - you are one busy lady Roni!
189ronincats
Thank you, Heather. Yes, almost $13 (£7.71) is pretty expensive for an old paperback--I'm sorry you can't get it for less.
190DeltaQueen50
Thanks for the Jane Lindskold info. I might give Thirteen Orphans a try since my library has it. I will probably add Changer to one of my orders, I think I can get it second hand here in Canada for a fairly reasonable price. Don't you just hate finding out about a book after it's gone out of print!
191PaulCranswick
American Gods is chugging along slowly for me - made a great start with it and the prison part and the death of his wife etc etc but the macabre turn has left me a little non-plussed. Certainly readable and enjoyable in an unsettling way.
192ronincats
Book #153 Maximum Ice by Kay Kenyon (418 pp.)
This was a really enjoyable science fiction novel. A generation ship returns to Earth thousands of years later after failing to find any habitable planets, to find Earth nearly unrecognizable under a layer of Ice. Lots of great characters, action, and concepts.
This was a really enjoyable science fiction novel. A generation ship returns to Earth thousands of years later after failing to find any habitable planets, to find Earth nearly unrecognizable under a layer of Ice. Lots of great characters, action, and concepts.
193scaifea
Oh, your garden looks lovely! Those peas are adorable! I love that you're allowing me to live vicariously through your gardening - I'm a great lover of the indoors, but I do like the idea of gardening in theory, so this is perfect for me. Ha!
194ronincats
Amber, I am amazed that you are visiting other threads at all with your moving! But LOL re your gardening!
195ronincats
So I am home with my Kindle Touch and am charging it. I've already downloaded my archived Heyer novels I bought on sale on her birthday.
196scaifea
Oh, I'll make no bones about it: I *should* be packing. But I'm tired. And crabby. And I want my interwebs. So there.
197norabelle414
Make Charlie pack! Isn't that what kids are for anyway? Manual labor?
199souloftherose
#195 :-)
200ncgraham
Thanks for the recommendation, Roni! I have M is for Magic checked out from the library for whenever I have time (ahem, probably once the semester ends) and I bought The Graveyard Book at a sale the other day. I'll remember to check out Anansi Boys in the future.
And I do keep up with your thread. Sometimes I just stay in lurk mode, though.
And I do keep up with your thread. Sometimes I just stay in lurk mode, though.
201ronincats
Book #154 The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson (423 pp.)
I ordered this from the library after foggidawn's reviewed, sat down with it about 8 last evening, and didn't stop until I finished it shortly after midnight. If you liked Megan Whelan Turner's Thief series, I think you'll really enjoy this. It's YA fantasy adventure, and even if some plot elements are a little improbably--well, this IS fantasy after all.
I ordered this from the library after foggidawn's reviewed, sat down with it about 8 last evening, and didn't stop until I finished it shortly after midnight. If you liked Megan Whelan Turner's Thief series, I think you'll really enjoy this. It's YA fantasy adventure, and even if some plot elements are a little improbably--well, this IS fantasy after all.
202ChelleBearss
wow, must be good if you read it that fast!! Added to the list :)
203DeltaQueen50
A book that can hold one's attention like that sounds right up my alley! Adding to my list as well.
207ronincats
Thanks, Brenda, I'm having a good one. I've got a brand new big powerful iMac with a new Time Capsule network and a Kindle Touch to play with today.
209DeltaQueen50
Happy Birthday, Roni. Looks like you got some great new toys to play with! Are you planning on taking your Kindle Touch with you on your cruise?
210norabelle414
Happy birthday Roni!
211ronincats
Yes, Judy, that's actually why I went ahead and "asked" for the Kindle Touch for my birthday--so I could take plenty of books on my cruise!
Thanks, Lucy--our rains this month have really helped. I have to go read my P&C pages now that I'm home from pottery class--I've been playing with the new toys all day.
Thanks, Nora!
Thanks, Lucy--our rains this month have really helped. I have to go read my P&C pages now that I'm home from pottery class--I've been playing with the new toys all day.
Thanks, Nora!
213PaulCranswick
Time difference maybe makes me a little late but I also want to add my birthday good wishes to you Roni.
214ronincats
Ah, no, Paul, it's not yet 8 pm here so your wishes are in plenty of time and much appreciated, as are yours, qebo.
I've finished Chapter 12 of Pagans & Christians and am on schedule to finish tomorrow with Lucy. Discussion is all on the thread here:
http://www.librarything.com/topic/124036
I've finished Chapter 12 of Pagans & Christians and am on schedule to finish tomorrow with Lucy. Discussion is all on the thread here:
http://www.librarything.com/topic/124036
216RosyLibrarian
Roni, Happy Birthday!
217cameling
Happy belated birthday greetings, Roni.
I love the new pottery... especially the pale bowls with the detail in the middle. So when you're ...err.... pottering ..... do you already have a pattern with the colors in mind, or do you just drop them in and see what happens?
Love your La Jolla pics too. Did you see me waving at you while you were on the beach from Singapore? ;-)
I love the new pottery... especially the pale bowls with the detail in the middle. So when you're ...err.... pottering ..... do you already have a pattern with the colors in mind, or do you just drop them in and see what happens?
Love your La Jolla pics too. Did you see me waving at you while you were on the beach from Singapore? ;-)
218TheTortoise
Happy birthday to you!
219richardderus
*guilty face*
I was so self-involved writing that I missed your birthday, Roni! I am so sorry. I can't make an excuse, just offer an explanation. *belated smooch*
I was so self-involved writing that I missed your birthday, Roni! I am so sorry. I can't make an excuse, just offer an explanation. *belated smooch*
220souloftherose
Belated happy birthday Roni - hope you enjoyed playing with your new toys!
223blackdogbooks
Happy Birthday, a little late, roni.
224ronincats
Thank you so much, Kerry, Marie, Caro, Alan, Richard, Zoe, and Nathan--I do appreciate your good wishes. Friends are what matters at my advanced age. ;-) (re: the age, not the friends)
And today, Lucy and I finish our read of
Book #155 Pagans and Christians by Robin Lane Fox (681 pp.)
This is much more a scholarly work than a popularized one. Fox uses it to support conclusions he has reached on the evidence that varies from the "popular theses" of the literature, in great detail. Still, interesting if unnecessarily tedious reading. See details on the thread linked in message 214.
And today, Lucy and I finish our read of
Book #155 Pagans and Christians by Robin Lane Fox (681 pp.)
This is much more a scholarly work than a popularized one. Fox uses it to support conclusions he has reached on the evidence that varies from the "popular theses" of the literature, in great detail. Still, interesting if unnecessarily tedious reading. See details on the thread linked in message 214.
225ronincats
And Book #156, my first e-book, and one for which I have no page count as it only exists in electronic form:
Liaden Unibus 1 by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
For years I have wanted the chapbooks published by Lee & Miller during the lean years when no one was publishing their books and fans were clamoring for stories. Most of the stories included in these have been collected in two Unibus collections, and my first purchase for my new Kindle Touch was to pick these up. These are stories about characters who show up in the main Liaden books, often only briefly, or as background on more major characters. Only recommended for the fans, but these are quite fun to read for that population!
Liaden Unibus 1 by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
For years I have wanted the chapbooks published by Lee & Miller during the lean years when no one was publishing their books and fans were clamoring for stories. Most of the stories included in these have been collected in two Unibus collections, and my first purchase for my new Kindle Touch was to pick these up. These are stories about characters who show up in the main Liaden books, often only briefly, or as background on more major characters. Only recommended for the fans, but these are quite fun to read for that population!
227ChelleBearss
Happy Belated Birthday!!
228sibylline
I missed your birthday too? Hope it was lovely.
I feel, now that I'm done w/ P&C, a bit the way I used to after exams or handing in a big paper!
I feel, now that I'm done w/ P&C, a bit the way I used to after exams or handing in a big paper!
229ronincats
Hey, Linda, Chelle, Lucy, thanks for visiting. It was a very quiet but nice day. I went to pottery class, talked to family on the phone, set up my new computer, read on my new Kindle Touch, and ate the dinner my husband fixed.
230cameling
Ooh.. how do you like the Kindle Touch, Roni? I thought I read somewhere that Amazon has a program or will have a program that will allow owners of older generation Kindles to trade them in for the Kindle Touch with just a small upgrade fee.
Pottery class? And.... pictures?
Pottery class? And.... pictures?
231ronincats
Had pictures last week, Caro. And should have one new piece next week.
I do like the Touch, but it's my first, so I can't compare it.
I do like the Touch, but it's my first, so I can't compare it.
232cameling
I like my Kindle which is the generation previous to the Touch, but the hubster has the first version, so am thinking of swamping his out for the Touch as a surprise.
234TheTortoise
>229 ronincats: Roni, I will shortly be working on a Kindle version of my book, which you will be able to read on your new Kindle Touch! :)
235gennyt
Sorry to have missed your Birthday! Belated congratulations :) And well done again for completing P&C and for all the interesting summaries of your reading.
236DeltaQueen50
Hi Roni, came by to extend my best wishes for a happy Thanksgiving. Have a lovely holiday.
238ronincats
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Don't know if I'll make it to the threads today, but appreciate everyone's good wishes!
239cameling
Happy Thanksgiving, Roni. Just zipping in really quickly onto LT ... just to see what's going on and wish as many peeps as I can...... before the clan yells for help with the table.
240jolerie
Happy Thanksgiving Roni! Can't quite catch up with all the books you've been reading, but I did catch a glimpse of some beautiful pictures. Thanks for the eye candy. :)
241bluesalamanders
Roni, happy Thanksgiving and a belated Happy Birthday! :)
245Donna828
That's so cool that you got the Kindle Touch just in time to load it with books to take on your cruise. I am really late with birthday wishes, Roni. Sounds like you had a great one.
Of course you know you have to post pics of your fun in the sun. Don!t forget the cord to upload your pictures. :-)
Of course you know you have to post pics of your fun in the sun. Don!t forget the cord to upload your pictures. :-)
246EBT1002
Hi Roni --
Ilana suggested I ask you for some book recommendations for my 8.5-year-old niece so I thought I'd check out your thread. Wow!! I love your pottery! Truly, your work looks beautiful, like something I could well imagine myself buying at an art show. I like some of the jewelry, too....
BUT, about those books, my grandniece's favorite authors are Mary Downing Hahn, Beverly Cleary, and Daisy Meadows. She likes mysteries. Suggestions? And thanks. :-)
~Ellen
Ilana suggested I ask you for some book recommendations for my 8.5-year-old niece so I thought I'd check out your thread. Wow!! I love your pottery! Truly, your work looks beautiful, like something I could well imagine myself buying at an art show. I like some of the jewelry, too....
BUT, about those books, my grandniece's favorite authors are Mary Downing Hahn, Beverly Cleary, and Daisy Meadows. She likes mysteries. Suggestions? And thanks. :-)
~Ellen
248ronincats
Oh, Kath, you are so right--it is nearly that time, isn't it?
Ellen, I left a few suggestions on your profile page--hope they are helpful.
Donna, I probably would not have picked up an e-reader yet had we not been taking this trip. I want plenty of books to read on the ship, but not the weight of the paper versions.
Thanks to Ren, Alan, Genny, Judy, Kath, Caro, Valerie, blue, and Linda for the holiday wishes and the visit.
Brenda and Lucy, today we were out picking up passport wallets, rain ponchos, allergy medication, and litter and food for the animals while we are gone. Tomorrow starts the serious packing.
Ellen, I left a few suggestions on your profile page--hope they are helpful.
Donna, I probably would not have picked up an e-reader yet had we not been taking this trip. I want plenty of books to read on the ship, but not the weight of the paper versions.
Thanks to Ren, Alan, Genny, Judy, Kath, Caro, Valerie, blue, and Linda for the holiday wishes and the visit.
Brenda and Lucy, today we were out picking up passport wallets, rain ponchos, allergy medication, and litter and food for the animals while we are gone. Tomorrow starts the serious packing.
249ronincats
Book # 157 Liaden Unibus 2 by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
Also an e-book (see message 225 above) of short stories set in the Liaden Universe, a must-have for fans even though I'm not usually a short story fan.
And now, do I wait for one more message or go ahead and set up the new thread with the picture of the pitcher I made for my mom's Christmas present (she has a collection of small pitchers on her kitchen cabinets)? I know, I think about it overnight, and post it in the morning!
Also an e-book (see message 225 above) of short stories set in the Liaden Universe, a must-have for fans even though I'm not usually a short story fan.
And now, do I wait for one more message or go ahead and set up the new thread with the picture of the pitcher I made for my mom's Christmas present (she has a collection of small pitchers on her kitchen cabinets)? I know, I think about it overnight, and post it in the morning!
This topic was continued by Roni ncats Arts & Crafts & Books Thread 6 for 2011.
