kath/ mckait 2012 ~ May as well continue into thread #11 ~

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5 * star - loved it, breathtaking, keeper, will re-read. Possibly life changing!
4.5 * star - very good, possible keeper
4 * star liked a lot
3.5 * star - very satisfying
3 * star a solid read, nothing extraordinary, worth 1 read
2.5 * star- failed potential but somewhat engaging
2 * star A mixed bag not worth reading unless desperate
1.5 * star It was a book
1 * star Fail ! A bunch of words cobbled together




You have your way, I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist. - Friedrich Nietzsche

1. Camptown Ladies by Mari SanGiovanni 4 stars
2. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer 2 stars
3. Come In and Cover Me by Gin Phillips 4 stars
4. The Truth of All Things: A Novel by Kieran Shields 2 stars
5. Mourning Gloria by Susan Wittig Albert 3 stars
6. Defending Jacob: A Novel By: William Landay 4 stars
7. Seriously . . . I' m Kidding by Ellen Degeneres 3 stars
8. Curse of the Narrows: The Halifax Explosion 1917 by Laura M. Mac Donald 4 stars
9. Ashes to Dust by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 2..5 stars
10. A Heartbeat Away by Michael Palmer 3 stars
11. A Place of Secrets by Rachel Hore 4.5 stars
12. Gunn's Golden Rules Life's Little Lessons for Making it Work by Tim Gunn 3 stars
13. The Thirteenth Child by Patricia C. Wrede 3 stars
14. The Harp of Imach Thyssel: A Lyra Novel by Patricia C. Wrede 3 stars
15. Until Again: Prequel Novella to BLUE & Blue by Lou Aronica 4.5
16. The Magicians by Lev Grossman 3 stars
17. Chosen by Paul A. Bradley 4 stars
18. Graceling by Kristin Cashore 4.5
19. Whale Song by Cheryl Kaye Tardiff 4.5 stars
20. My Way Home by Cynthia Lee Cartier
21. The Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye 3 stars
22. Wrapped in Rain by Charles Martin 3 stars
23. The Cottage at Glass Beach by Heather Barbieri 3.5 stars
24. The Sounding by Carrie Salo 4 stars
25.Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie She's Dead by Christiana Miller 3.25
26. The Fey by Claudia Hall Christian 2.5
27.If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name: Comings and Goings in Small-Town Alaska
by Heather Lende 4.5
28. Oath of Office by Michael Palmer 3.5
29. Green Grow The Rushes by Harriet Smart 3 stars
30. Tallis' Third Tune by Ellen L. Ekstrom 4 stars
31. When Captain Flint Was Still a Good Man by Nick Dybek 3.5
32. 11/22/63 by Stephen King 4.5 stars
33. Where The Heart Is by Jenny Gardiner 3.5 stars
34. The Price Alexandra Sokoloff 4 stars
35. Loose Ends by Terri Reid 4 stars
36. Good Tidings by Terri Reid 4 stars
37. Never Forgotten by Terri Reid 4 stars
38. Miracles and Moments of Grace: Inspiring Stories from Doctors by Nancy B. Kennedy 3 stars
39.The Unveiling by Alford, Stefan 2.5 Kindle
40. Final Call by Terri Reid 4 stars kindle
41. Darkness Exposed by Terri Reid 4 stars kindle
42. Natural Reaction by Terri Reid 4 stars kindle
43. Secret Hollows by Terri Reid 4 stars kindle
44. Truth Like the Sun by Jim Lynch 4 stars Vine
45. A Gathering Storm by Rachael Hore 3 stars
46. Chasing Amanda by Melissa Foster 2.5 stars kindle
47. Malice in Cornwall: an Erskine Powell mystery 3.5 stars
48. Never Con a Corgi by Edie Claire 4 stars nook.
49. Heartbroken by Lisa Unger 4 stars Vine
50. Iron and Silk by Mark Salzman 3.5 stars
51. The Ghosts of New Orleans by Terri Reid 2.75 stars nook
52. The Virgin Cure: A Novel by Ami McKay 5 stars
53. Afterwards: A Novel by Rosamund Lupton 4 stars
54. Gillespie and I by Jane Harris
55. Picture This by Jacqueline Sheehan
56. BitterBlue by Kristen Cashore 4.5 stars
57. Fire by Kristen Cashore 4.5 Stars.
58.The Methuselah Man by Will Dresser 4.5 stars

I had to bring sleepy Duncan back.. I missed him in my thread :)

Serious "jungle" there...looks good

You should see my lane...coming up from the State Road...like a mini version of your Pic

Hugs & Love, Kathy

Love the photo up top and Duncan, of course! Congrats on thread 11!! Hope today was kind to you.

wow (im always saying that!) but what a tree, beautiful.
Just in time to say hi before Im off for a week (how will I live without LT!??)
Happy spring and good reading to you :)

Kath, I was just catching up (ha) with your prior thread and found my way here.
I love the Hoh rain forest. Did a day-long bike ride through there about 12+ years ago and it was beautiful! It's not far from where I live.
Love the picture of Duncan. I wish I could snuggle with him because he seems very snuggle-able.
You finished Gillespie and I and I know what you mean about not particularly liking any of the characters. But I thought Harriet was an incredible character study..... I loved how she steadily lost credibility as the novel progressed.....
Hope your Tuesday is good.

Lovely new thread Kath - amazing tree and Duncan looks adorable. Hope you have a peaceful day.

I like the looks of your new thread, Kath. That tree looks like it might have been here when dinosaurs walked the earth!
Glad the Dunkers is back. He looks like a good friend to have beside you while you read.

hi Jude..... I love a "jungle"feel... my hiding place when I was little..
on my grams farm was a patch of sort of wild trees..

Thanks Mamie... yesterday was good... hope we both have a good one today!
Did I mention in my last thread that Cory sent me flowers? bless him.. he didn't
send a card, but did send flowers ( sigh) They are on the porch. I no sooner put
them on the mantle then Angus was up there trying to knock them down. I can't think of
a safer place :P shhhhh don't tell him... LOL

Megan... I will miss you.. safe and fun trip!

Ellen. I can't imagine that! It must have been wonderful!
I bet that the very air was easier to breathe.. and that it felt safe..
I should live in a forest.. in a hut.. with my furkids and a tree for my south wall..lol
Dunkers is a beauty.. but deceiving. He has always been very jealous of his personal space.
It is okay to pet him or love on him, but just do not try to snuggle with him. :(
I don't know what he endured before he came home.. ( aside from having been shot)
but, he is not much of a snuggler :(

Thanks cam... I loved that tree, too! Thanks to Google !
Duncan is rather adorable, I agree :) Thank you for the good wishes and back at ya!

Hi Lynda! Yeah.. I am getting a little superstitious about leaving him behind...
you know what I mean? ahh silly me.

No idea what the day will bring... hope it is good for us all.

Kath - signing in for your latest installment - congratulations on the new thread and I must add that the tree photo is a very interesting start for putting down roots for the rest of the thread!

Kath- Yeah for Cory sending you flowers! It means he was thinking about you! Angus is your cat? As long as you can see them and appreciate them, it doesn't matter where you put them.

You know, I bet he thinks about you more than you realize because he doesn't act on it everytime. Know what I mean? The funny thing is that the smallest gestures make the biggest difference most of the time, but we wait for a bigger opportunity or a grander gesture to show someone that we care and that they matter.

Thanks Paul :) Welcome, as always..

Actually Mamie.. Cory posts things on fb such as he appreciates me, sends me notes..
even wrote me a poem not too long ago! So he is vocal about appreciating me..
Unless he is dealing with his own "stuff". Then he is a thundercloud . ( um... sort of like me )
So I am pretty lucky... most of my kids come up with things at least now and then. But
also, I am their go to person when they are in a bad mood.. why take it out on the person
ticking you off, when you can take it out on mom and .. well, you know...

repeat of a message from my last thread

Please bear with me for repeating, but just in case someone else might
want to participate. I know how hard it is to find postcards in some places..
the ones I found were printed in the early 90's~

I have a friend who is asking this favor on FB...
She has been an internet friend for a long long time
and she has a wonderful loving heart..
West Haven is a retirement home where she volunteers ..
She is old enough to live there.... but does so much for them..
so if you feel like it she is asking:

I'm doing a little thing for the oldies at West Rest Haven..I'd like for every one that has read about them thru me and my Jackie's Kitchen or my blog when I talk about West..to send the oldies a post card and a little message to them..address to :Jackie's Kitchen
C/O West Rest Haven
300 Haven Street
West, Texas 76691
I'd really appreciate it and think they would love it.

Thanks in advance..

*smooch* for new thread and a *goggle* at that TREE!!!!

We'll send a postcard, Kath!

Thanks Mamie !

My Mother's Day flowers...

*choo*

Very nice - so colorful!

And the reason that I do not put flowers out in the house.. lol

Yeah, I can see that!

oh rd! gesundheit!

Nice new thread, Kath! You got some pretty flowers . . . and nice kitties waiting to pounce on them. (But they'd make me sneeze . . . both the flowers and the kitties.)

gesundheit! to you, too~

Went to the nephlets house for dinner...
they have a teeny pot pie maker. So, they made
teeny pot pies. I fed and played with the nephlets.
Nice :)
Done now~

Hi Kath- Nice new thread! A little jungle, a splash of color, some lovely visitors, makes a comfy place. May I pull up a chair?

Kiva is offering "free" loans
http://www.kiva.org/invitedby/kathleen4890
Someone else, an anonymous donor is picking up the tab for others to loan 25 dollars.
When the money comes back ( and in my experience it always does.. so far )
you can loan it again. It's great~ so if anyone is interested in giving it a try... I am leaving a link.
I have loaned the same money 9 times. I almost have enough back for number 10...

Things keep preventing me from having reading time...
after nephlets, I was online a bit and then it was ncis night.

There were sirens like mad, around 10pm. Terrible accident at local plant.
Silty year old man was injured and not expected to survive.. It happened where
my BIL works.. so my first thought was to call and make sure he had not yet left.
This was before we knew what exactly happened. There were helicopters etc... again

Didn't sleep well... and today? Have errands. Starting with the dreaded DL renewal
gah! Dislike!

What will you all do?

I can send a postcard...I'll have to go hunt down a good one :)

Thank you !!! :))

Good morning, Kath! That's awful about the accident. Good luck with the DL renewal.

Ah, my young'un is off to school with the school year's last payment into the cafeteria account. 8 full days of school left, plus a "half" day the day after Memorial Day. This year has flown by.

Work today. Getting ready for the new catalog/circulation system to come on line tomorrow.

OK, well luckily I don't have to renew my DL - I hate that too. The realtor is coming today to put the house on the market - ugh. But, a step forward. I dread the showings - I don't want people in my house. Is that antisocial?

I'm going to the liberry to pick up some of the arrived research reading! ::excited::

Hi Terri..

I know.. and there has been no update on the mans condition of any kind, as far as I can see...
To me, in this case, no news is bad news. He is from NC. Family will be coming from there..

Is your son going to attend any camps this summer? Does your district provide this option.

Pendot License renewal is usually fine. There was a glitch. I didn't know about the glitch..
When I wrote the check ( I hate checks now ) I wrote it out for the correct amount in the little box
and wrote it out in a sloppy fashion ... ( bad handwriting ya see ) so they could not be sure if it was written out for the 50 cents . They counted it an error. I do not carry checks. I had to stand in 2 lines
( not too long ) go to a store down the road and get a money order for 50 CENTS! go back. Stand in 2 lines. oh and btw.. between getting the money order and getting back to the DL place, I turned too soon and got lost. Very.. back roads I have never seen before and lots of hills to hid things kinda lost.

Then I stopped at Lowe's.. couldn't get any help. Then went to Walmart .. cranky cashier and stuff with no prices :PPPPPP

There is more.. but .. ya know.. too much .. nothing dire all just PIA stuff..
We are ordering Chinese.

We were going to go to the movies but neither of us are up to it...argh.

anyway

Mamie.. good luck with the realtor... I think it is the only sane thing to dislike people
going through your house, while it is still yours. And for Two weeks after it becomes theirs.
I do not consider it to be anti0-social at all!

rdear.. great! have fun with that! and Ice cream.

hmmm where is our Cee?

Where is *everybody*?! I think Tim hung out a "closed" sign and we just didn't see it.

I agree..

it has been very quiet lately.

Kath, just for you I posted a picture of our pole barn on my thread!

*waves at Richard*

Wait. Dunkers got shot? Poor ole guy.
so, when i visit, i'll pet him and talk to him nicely, but I won't snuggle him. :-)

32 Good grief! After you went through all that, the BANK (which is accustomed to your sloppy handwriting) will probably be able to read what you wrote and will deduct the full amount (including 50 cents) from your account, and you will be royally ripped off . . .

I can't believe they made you get a money order for 50 CENTS!

Mamie... Thank You! I will go and hunt it down :)

Ellen.. yeah.. when I first brought him home, he got very ill..
attempting to dx him.. full body xrays show a lot of pellets through his body.. He
is fine with a good petting.. but snuggles and hugs disturb him. :(

Terri.. I know.. LOL .. I was so annoyed! But the guy who did the photo was nice and friendly and
funny and it ended up okay.. after I found the place~

They don't take cash. I was going to see if anyone would write me a 50 cent check and pay them 5$
but she said it wasn't allowed... lol

So off I went to stand in Customer service in Shop and Save and get no service.
There was a woman in there behind a glass. Despite the fact that I waved and said HELLO, she
just ignored me. Then she left. I had to go and stand in line to get a cashier to call someone so I could go and wait for them. GRRR... my own fault..

My writing is so bad that when I used the little machine to sign my name on the license..
they (extremely nice, funny, friendly ) guy said maybe I should try again..
then he said it again.. :P I said that is as good as it gets. Then he snapped pictures madly while he talked to me and posted them on the screen.. funny.. no worries .. there was no one behind me being
held up by the shenanigans.

Hi Mamie!

I hate bureaucracy. I particularly hate bureaucracy when it wants my money to do something I don't want to have done, like get a stupid bloody driver's license.

I have to say, it was a heck of a lot easier than what my daughter went through to
change from an NC license to a MD one. That DMV was a nightmare of a place filled with
mean brutes.

They had a cop there.. watching over things. I asked why. It was because people going there go so
PO'ed at the treatment that they would sometimes freak out or fly off the handle. Why not tell the workers BE NICE DAMMIT!

Is it the world? Or is it us?

Surely it isn't us?

I am loving Bitterblue I don't want it to end...
I have had a couple of hours to read. I keep being disturbed or distracted...
I don't even mind, it keeps the book going .. No idea what's next

42/43 Hahaha ladies, it couldn't of course be either of you!

>44 mckait: So pleased you're enjoying your reading!

Oh I love reading books I don't want to end. Lucky you, Kath!

I know jobs are hard to come by, but I never could understand why people who work with the public seem to hate the public... Maybe they liked them at the start.

Enjoy your book and have a good night!

Hi Dear One

Work is consuming right now and the addition of Lilly the snarky, affectionate and spunky puppy seems to take all energy, leaving little time for LT. I miss my LT friends and miss you.

I'm glad you are enjoying your recent read. Are things better with you and Amy? How was your mother's day?

Paul.... seriously! What a thought :) And what an expectation! That things go smoothly.....

rd.. I forgot how much I liked these folks :) it is like visiting friends, .. but you know what I mean.

Joanne, I know :) so nice! You might be right, maybe the nasties were nice and just got sick of everyone else being nasty for no reason... I didn't read for long.. I was tired.. watched some tv and went to bed at 10 to watch the end of Criminal Minds.

Oh Linda.. I can't keep up with you!
Travels, work and puppy, not to mention day to day life. Amy and I are Fine. She gets
pissy with me at times...but it passes. Nothing to her, but...

Well, nothing to say yet... nothing going on. Dan is leaving early for a class and so I will have the afternoon. I sincerely hope that I do not have to leave the house today.

Kath, the New Jersey DMV actually drove me out of the state. When I was in college, and had to decide whether to keep my permanent address in NJ with my parents, or officially make my Philadelphia apartment my home, a bad day at the DMV made up my mind for me. Seriously. As annoying as PA can be, NJ was far worse. I had to stand in a looooong line to get a form, and then stand in the same line again to turn the form in. They wouldn't let me check the box and sign the form there at the window to finish the transaction with one go-through. Unbelievable.

I encountered that bit about Penn Dot not taking cash when we moved right around the time my license expired. The camera card was issued with my old address. There was a fee to then get a camera card with the new address. I didn't have my checkbook. The license place was twenty miles from my home. Grrr . . .

Oh! I love Maine! This is the first state I have encountered with reasonable DMV. Oh, for sure, there are a few idiots out there trying to figure out what to do - but for the most part, being in a tiny town has its advantages. Just a quick trip to the town office :)

Sorry you had so much trouble, Kath. CT was pretty bad - so I know how you felt!

Hope you are getting the nice sunny day we are. Nice day for porchin' and readin' (P&R) lol

What's wrong with this picture - the government does not accept the most basic form of legal currency. The DMV is just a crazy place no matter where it is located, I think. When I took my son to get his learner's permit, they were offering a deal for parents. The parent of a minor child obtains a learner's permit could upgrade to the new secure ID driver's license for free. So I wanted to do that, and we already had almost every document known to man with us because that is what you need to get any kind of photo ID at the BMV. Know what I didn't have that prevented me from upgrading? My marriage license!!! It didn't matter that I have been married for more than twenty years or that everything I own is in my married name, they wanted the original document proving I was married! What makes no sense to me is that you don't need to get married to change your name, and just because you get married doesn't mean that you changed your name! Even if you get married, you still have to file separate paperwork to legally change your name. I actually had verification from the social security office showing my name change because I had applied for a new card (had no idea what happened to the old one), and that was not acceptable. Incredible!

Kath, thanks for the message you left on my thread - meant a lot to me!

Terri... ye gods.. These places! Cory is putting off getting a license in Maryland for that reason. He is going to get caught...... but I so understand, after the debacle with Amy.. We spent much of the day last year during my visit.. :P

Cee.. envy.. as usual.. you have it all! sigh. But I'm happy for you.. just wish I lived in
paradise too :)

ok.. ya gotta see this :

A San Clemente woman suffered severe burns after rocks that she had picked up at San Onofre State Beach burst into flames in the pocket of her cargo shorts last weekend, according to a report from KABC-TV Channel 7.

The 43-year-old San Clemente woman, who was not identified, was visiting the beach last Saturday with her family, and had collected seven colored rocks, Orange County fire officials told the television station.

Apparently because of the friction, the rocks caught fire, igniting the woman's shorts.

The woman had second- and third-degree burns on her legs, and her husband was burned on his hands as he tried to help her, fire officials said.

Officials in Orange County told KABC that the incident remains under investigation, with authorities from the county health care agency saying that two of the rocks might have contained a "phosphorus substance.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/05/orange-county-woman-burned-when-ro...

Now, the rocks might have contained a "phosphorus substance? WHAT? rocks don't catch on fire.
ye gods.

please give Duncan a gentle pat on his head for me. xoxo

>53 mckait: Someone put a phosphorus-laden substance on the rocks.

Horrifying. Horrible. Horrific. Add your own "horr-" here.

Ellen.. he was very appreciative...

rd. no they didn't.

LOL! Now that's what I call "Hot Pants"!
yeah... I don't think the rocks caught on fire. More likely they produced the friction that set her pants on fire. That'll teach her husband to keep his hands out of her pants!
Where do you find this stuff?

Cute GIF!

Cee.. I know.. amazing!
They say it was the rocks. I suspect dark magic.
Where do I find them? They sort of slide toward me.. I
like to share :) and BONUS
She is going to be on tv!!!

re :) thanks.. I stole it from Jac.
Btw.... Jac is starting to receive post cards from all over
for her Jackie's kitchen... she is happy :)

RE: fire rocks..
Geologist Clears Mother Nature per GMA
GMA clear the Marines..

LOL

The mystery seems to continue!
The fire wouldn't go out.. they still have the rocks they were not incinerated.
Just ordinary looking rocks.. turning on humans. who da thunk it.

Good Morning, Kath!! That story is just so bizarre, isn't it? Sounds like something out of an Alfred Hitchcock movie or a Twilight Zone episode.

>56 mckait: - My thoughts exactly!!

Wow that is a bizarre story.

Hope you are having a calm and restful day.

Mornin' Kath!

>56 mckait: btw, I want to be the "sweet little old lady" sitting in a rocker on the porch reading.

Now you must read Fire :p

kara!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

That will make it even worse. I am sad enough that it is going to end...:P

Mamie.. I love stories like that though :) It is so interesting.. Like the mirage city in china ( I think it is ?)

Calm :) I always feel like I have to be calm when I say hellp calm.. lol

Cee... And you will be!

okay... pulled weeds and dug some dirt.. and talked to some nice young men who were putting in my NEW TREE!!!! They were supposed to give me a day or two notice.. but they didn't ( sigh ) but.. we were home and not busy anyway... SO

Tree in and as soon as Dan goes to work and the sun shifts a bit so I can get a good one
I will post a picture of her.

*smooch*

Friday gift-GIF:

*faints from cuteness overload*

Did you know that you can renew your registration and make address changes on PennDot's website? It's very easy.

double smooch back atcha rdear..
love the GIF!

And Carrie.. ( sigh) I do. Old habits ?
Silly me? Dunno. Next time, I will do it online.. for sure!

Hi from Boston, Kath!

I need to send that video to some of my work colleagues! That kitten is adorable -- and the turtle is kinda cute, too. ;-)

read Fire
you will like
check my thread
:P

Wife, daughter and I all enjoyed Fire, Kath.

New Tree. She is seven years old.. and she arrived today. Did some Reiki and
she is soaking up some water and settling in.

Beautimous! I loves me some Japanese maples!

Joe and family ( Say hi to Boston for me :) Will you be doing anything touristy? ) & Kara.. you have talked me into it. I haven't even checked your thread yet, Kara.. but I am indebted to you for the two I have read.. I don't think I would have read them without you :)So I will read Fire

I have been too busy to read one single word today.. what with trees and weeding and Karola and then Keith ( my nephlets daddy) calling me to come and visit. He was alone with the kids. It was mutually beneficial.. I got to see the nephlets, feed Owen, get him off of Keith's hands ( he had refused to nap.. poor Keith) and Kim and my sister were out together so it was just us. SOOOOOOOO nice!

Keith has been a big gamer for a long time, and a fan of Ren Fairs. You should see how this guy can sew Ren Fair Costumes! He provided one for me to send for Adam to wear when he visits Craig.. yay!

It was a good day all around :) The best day I have had in a long time, in fact!

Thanks rdear :) She is a good fit..

Holy Japanese maple!!!
pretty :)
she looks happy :)
you sound happy :)

Today, I am happy!
Good time with the nephlets...
new tree..
kids and furkids all good..
A good book.. good friends..

yeah.. happy!

Truly beautiful tree, Kath! So happy to hear what a good day it was for you!!

Good day to be you, then, snugglepunkin. Yay!

yep! Guess so.... and thanks rd.. how are you?

Mamie.. thanks :) I appreciate the good ones :)
Hope to attract more !

Kath is having a Happy Day! Hooray! Love the Japanese maple! Hope you can rest a little 2nite.

-82 Kath great to see things going so swimmingly. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. Love the tree.

She is very beautiful! Name?
And surrounded by healthy green grass and your love! Nice.
According to the Catholic Church, she has attained the age of reason! LOL

So nice to hear things are going so well for you today, Kath. You deserve a break!

Can I hug your tree?
;-)

Mark... best day in a long while, actually... nighty nite Mark!

Thanks Paul :) You have a happy one, too.. I hope?

Cee... I am thinking Dolly. Or Mavis. Cory wants Onya, but after all.. it isn't his tree.
Beautiful name, but I believe it is elvish for "my son". So?
Not sure. Please do hug her.. hugs are good for trees.. and people too!

hugs

I vote for Dolly - she looks like a Dolly!

Big hugs!
{{{{you and your new baby girl}}}}

She isn't my tree, either, but I like Dolly too.

Beautiful tree Kath. So pleased you had a good day, may you have many more:)

Morning, Kath! Stopping by to wish you a lovely weekend. I like the name Dolly for your tree, too.

Me too.. So Dolly it is :)

Dan wants to plant flowers under, like we had before.
I want all of the flowers in my yard to vanish in a puff of vapor.
He is a great one for planting flowers and leaving it to me to weed them..
similar to making purchases and leaving me to figure out how to "afford" them.

Oh yeah.. did not sleep well last night.
I was awake from 2-5.I did some reading....
And I believe that I had a visit from Aunt Betty last night.
She didn't say a thing, Appeared in front of my door with a half gallon jug
(of milk I think.. I didn't pay it much attention. ) She moved from one spot
to another.. ( abruptly, I might add) and then was gone. hmmm

Sirens... turned on scanner. Accident at the same spot as mine.. near
Crows run. Possible entrapment? Rollover...they are mentioning a child.. not sure
though. Seems the victim is confused. ( I get that)

The paramedic said that he was there every week. Terrible...

What Richard said re the lovely Japanese maple. We've got one in front of our house.

We lazy touristed a bit in Davis Square, with a good meal at a Japanese restaurant (no maple), and ice cream in the square's park with a pretty good street singer for entertainment. Tomorrow we pack up the young man, or his belongings, anyway, and then Sunday we celebrate the wonderfulness of him and his graduating.

Yawzaa! Absent for a couple of days and I find way too many posts to read all. But I did notice the new addition to your family. She's beautiful! (can you see her from your porch?) May you have many happy years wth her. Elfish or not, I like Onya too! It's japaneseish. Have a wonderful weekend!

Joe, I missed you for a sec...I am glad you are having a nice time. Graduating is a goodness, for sure..

Lynda.. I Like Onya too, but think I might forget it for one thing..also..
I feel like this is a girl tree... so, "my son" doesn't fit ? Yes.. and I can see it from
my reading chair if the door is open..

Well, hello Dolly! oh, and you too Kath! lol

I have come to learn that when dispatch sends out emerg calls there is a lot of info that makes it seem worse than it is.
I'm sure it's because whoever calls in is in a panic and relays exaggerated info. Or is just plain "confused".
And while it's better to prepare for the worst on a call and respond quickly... I never listen to the scanner when Ron is not home - it's too upsetting.

Rollovers (depending on what caused them) are usually better than hitting trees. At least around here.
I always freaked thinking about rollovers - but most times they are relatively harmless.
Running into a tree has the potential for truly horrendous outcomes.

I think Aunt Betty is telling you to take care of your bones - more calcium needed???

Have a nice Saturday gazing lovingly at Dolly.
{{{Dolly}}} oh yeah, I'm a tree hugger ;-)

It was moonshine. Betty wants you to drink more. She told me so.

Aunt Betty was looking for the cereal...and she wants you to drink more.

I was thinking the same thing richard said except the word I would have used would be hooch! :)
Enjoy your day. I'm off to the mall with Jorge. He needs more work boots and I need to get the grand babe some gifts for his first birthday :)

Your new tree looks like it's been there forever, Kath. Well, at least for a few years. What a beauty! I know you'll give Dolly lots of TLC, and she'll love her new home.

Btw, I plan to be the sweet little ol' lady -- but I want to hang out with the fun ones like you plan to be!

Bones huh, Cee?
Yeah... I know that the scanner can make it seem worse.
I only turn it on when I hear sirens, due to the railroad and my weird fear of it :P
I now have an interest in getting a no turning sign put in at Crows Run... Wonder where to begin?
Dolly smiles back at ya ~

Moonshine eh.. lol

Mamie.. rofl.. cereal? :)

you all crack me up!

kara..hooch :)

Donna, we will all have fun together !

Kath, how did I get 55 posts behind so quickly?

Lovely, lovely tree!

I rather envy you your visit from Aunt Betty. I've always wanted to see a ghost. She's the one who is haunting her scheming son and driving him crazy? Maybe she wants you to dump milk on him? no . . . steal his moonshine maybe? probably not . . .

71 Did you know that you can renew your registration and make address changes on PennDot's website? It's very easy.

True, Carrie, and I use that feature regularly now. But you still have to go in once every 4 years to get that blasted photo taken! (Did I hear somewhere that they're changing it to 2 years now?) And there always seems to be some issue . . . anyway, back when I had the change of address issue, we didn't even have Internet. Heck, we didn't have most of our furniture here yet!

Yeah... Aunt Betty. I think I need to call her daughter, Janice.

Hi Terri... posts move fast around here some days.. other days? Molasses in January!
If it's of any comfort to you, my license is good for 4 years. Goddess
only knows what they will do with it, but there you go. As of last week.. 4 years.

It's funny, I do most things on the computer, don't know why I didn't do that.
I do the registration online.. well, next time.

Well, if all your friends were as naive as I they wouldn't know what Onya meant either, but I like Cory's sense of humor. Dolly is a very nice name too!

Lovely new tree, Kath. We have two red Japanese maples in our front yard. One of them is huge and lovely; the other younger and a bit ragged because it sits so close to the front steps that its history of pruning has been a bit weird. I love the larger one which is set at the bottom of our sloping front yard (25 steps up from street level to our front door) and I keep thinking about taking out the other one. But it just seems wrong to cut down a tree that has been there for so many years.

Hi Lynda... What! you don't speak elvish? LOL.. I know... I like it too.. he's been a great
help lately....

Thank you Ellen.. I have three now. I will take pics tomorrow..
The two others are smaller... one weeps..
We recently replaced a Weigela with a small one.. a storm had taken out the Weigela.
We found a small one to put in.. we like them, too. I would feel the same and keep the tree.. taking out a tree is too painful for all beings involved...


Comcast... all service was out for 2 hours. comcast is the devil.

ALL SERVICE?! Horrors!!!

All.... Service.

I was not happy. They said it was a level 3 outage. There were sirens and smoke...the scanner on my phone needed internet to work. I have replaced that app with a decent one. Too late to find out what happened though.

Level 3 outrage, more like. What a crock of poo-poo these "service providers" provide for the exorbitant money they charge you.

Kath

What a beautiful tree!

Much love to you

COMCAST SERVICE? Isn't that an oxymoron? You got service from them? And then lost it?
Better to have service and lose it than to never have service at all!

We lost our power the other day - fried osprey trying to build a nest in the wrong place took us out! Poor thing *weep*. They do love the powerlines and poles :(

hmmm forgot to comment on my own thread...

yep. Comcast is the devil, rd :(

Linda.. Thank you and back at ya!

Cee..... poor osprey :(
At least we had power. The whole town smelled like burned plastic for hours.. no one seems to have any idea why.. gag! But it is gone this morning and it is going to be too hot, near 90 :(

So I did the floor this morning.. and put on a pot roast... slow and slow...
makes it taste yummy...

That's all I have for the minute..

Morning Kath- I saw you buzzing around LT this A.M. and forgot to stop by here. Hope you have a nice, odorless Sunday. We are putting on the a/c. High 80s here.
I know you were a big fan of Defending Jacob. I plan on starting it tomorrow. I also plan on FINALLY, getting to 11/22/63, in a week or so.

*smooch* for a relaxing Sunday capped by scrumptious pot roast *drooldripslobber*

rd ..I don't like it myownself.. potatoes and beans will do me, with a bit or two of the beef :P
I am reading Fire and yes, planning to relax. Two kids heard from so far. I am keeping my head down and hoping not to be tempted by nephlets.

Hi Mark.. right, it was good.. I had to go back and add my stars.. wonder why I didn't?
hmm anyway.. just wait til you get to the King... so so good!

Hmmmph! Well, I can tell you this much, I have been turned off by a book,
but a book has never turned off on me. Five more minutes, and I would be at
the end. :-/ Now, nook says I can't look. Bah. Fifteen minutes, huh? BAH!

Good grief! Sorry about the turned off book.

We had our annual community church service with Blessing of the Animals. Such a wonderful gathering of assorted cats and dogs, a guinea pig and a parakeet. Beautiful animals, who appeared well-cared-for by their people. It was such a joy! And they were amazingly well-behaved, given the number of animals in a close space that weren't all familiar with each other.

WHAT!!!!!



nook is charging and refuses to let me in.. and now LT is going down for ? long?

The Mayans were right... except about the date.

dammit

oh... HI Terri ! :)

We cross-posted, and then I cross-edited my post. After your nook quit, and before LT went down.

Drat all this technological rebellion!

Nook and LT:


glitter-graphics.com

I see ... LOL That service must have been wonderful!
There is a church nearby that has a Blessing of the Animals, too..
but they are not in the church I don't think... I think they do it in the
parking lot. Blasted Catholics probably worried about the carpet or something.

:)

srsly Terri.. this book is so good.. this series! Have you read it?

Fire? Haven't read it, Kath. Doesn't really sound like my cuppa, but you never know . . .

So LT went down? I guess I was out walking the dog. Oh well, here we are now.

More potroast, please.

There, there..LT is back, and the world is still half-crazy!!

I'm glad you're enjoying Fire...since I have it and Graceling waiting in the wings....

i hate it when my Nook poops out on me.....grrr

;-}

Didn't know you had a new thread, Kath! (Thanks for the heads-up Richard!) Dolly sure is a pretty tree, J Maples are gorgeous! Hope your Sunday is going swimmingly. :)

Love the GIF Terri! LOL
Well. There is a thriller aspect to them. Don't let the YA bit
scare you off :) as you say, you never know! lol

*passes rdear plate filled with pot roast smothered in onions and mushrooms

Hi jude! Graceling was the first book, but Time - Wise Fire comes before. No Idea
how you might want to read them, as I read them inside out and sidewise.

Hi Laura! Nice to see you :) Didn't my old thread say that I had moved?
I never went back to look :P

Okay

56. BitterBlue by Kristen Cashore 4.5 stars
57. Fire by Kristen Cashore 4.5 Stars.

Wonderful books!

WOW! 4.5* from *YOU*!!

If they were not YAs, I might even be tempted, but as it is, sooner I would die thank you please.

YA is an arbitrary label. For shame. I htink you would like them.

All kinds of excitement while I was gone!
Pls remember to remind me about this series in a few months. Can't do it now, but very interested! Glad you liked them.

I don't go to church much anymore, but I would for a Blessing of Animals!

Nook won't let you read while charging? Hmmm. bummer.

Love your Japanes maple, in the front I have one that grows broad (and a large cedar tree).

>133 mckait: YA and fantasy = FAIL

Teenagers. Girls ew ew cooties. Majgiqkc. Oh nay nay nay, I say unto you thrice more, nay nay nay.

rd is cracking me up.

LT went down? I'm glad I was otherwise occupied. I might have panicked....

Two good reads for you, Kath. I'm glad that is how your reading weekend has gone.

Wow, looks like it's been a crazy afternoon over here! Hope your Nook is allowing you to finish your book and all is right with your world.

Double posted. It's so nice I had to say it twice.

I'll try to remember....
Nook usually lets you read while it charges.. but I let it shut down due to intense reading.
In that case, it needs to be a bit juiced up before you can..

Thanks Anita! I am basically a tree fan.. not so much evergreens.. but other trees..

rd.. Are there never girls in the books you read? Or women?
There are also men.. warriors, kings, armies and not so much magic as abilities..
but, your loss... srsly

Ellen.. timing is everything!

cross posted Lynda :)

I did finish and loved it! Hope your day is good, too!

rd.. Are there never girls in the books you read? Or women?

Of course, life isn't perfect, one must accept the rough to get the smooth...but the *POINT* of the books I read isn't about teenagers or, even worse, teenaged girls. The short story collection I just read, The galaxie and other rides, is chock-full of teenaged girls! They're all having a horrible, miserable time. That's okay with me.

But heroines? In books?! Perish forbid! We gave y'all the vote! What more do you want, equality or something?

mmm hmmm..

Uh oh. I fear that Richard has gone over the edge this time. I claim dibs on his book collection after the approaching mob is done with him.

That's the SECOND lynch mob that's chasing me today. The other one took umbrage when I compared Isaac Asimov to the clunky, clanky writing of Jules Verne.

Run RD, RUN!!!

It's all yours Darryl :)

Quit provoking folks rd... you aren't that fast.........

Unless Mark plans to toss you over his shoulder and make a run for it

Oh what a beautiful tree! Wishing it a long and healthy life!

Thank you Joanne... I passed the wish on to Dolly :)

sleepy this morning..

Morning Kath- I don't think I'd be able to toss RD over my shoulder. He's a big guy! Have a great day, my friend. I'm off to work...

See rd? You're on your own.. :P

Hi there, my good friend!
Any porching going on at your house?
I think I need a weather report from you to see what might be coming my way...
It feels crazy to be gushing so much - but here's a good one: I volunteered to get up with Loki this morning! I must be nuts! But everything is calling me to get up and be happy some more ;-) How long will this last, I wonder? Weird.

Good Morning, Kath! looks like I missed all the excitement over here yesterday. What's on the agenda for today?

Good Morning! Another lovely day promised (not sure how hot....but rain is in the forecast for tomorrow)

At least Richard is venting his spew on your thread, and not attempting to do so, on mine. He'd get a spanking then, for sure....and watch out for those damn torches!

;-}

Hi Cee... Happy to see that the happy goes on :)

Mamie.. off to send some garb to Craig for Adam to wear to the Ren Faire this weekend.
Keith, the nephlets daddy and my dear friend and nephew offered it ... nice! Then more errands.

Hi jude! Too hot for torches, for sure!

Too wet for torches here. Rain began just as Stella wanted to go out. So she refused, and honestly I can't blame her. BUCKETING down.

Catching up, Kath. The Mayans were right... except about the date. Sorry you had to go through all that, but that's very funny!

I got a bit teary-eyed when some hard-hearted man posted above about the clunky, clanky writing of Jules Verne. Verne was a beloved imagination-stretcher in my youth. I'll admit his writing didn't hold up all that well on a recent re-read, but what wonderful adventurous ideas for his time.

I'll take some rain.... thanks :)

yeah Mark.. um... thanks? LOL . We all liked Jules Verne here, too!

Oh you sentimentalists...Verne's ideas were amazing, it's true, but ye gods and little fishes he was NOT Zola!

{{hug}}
off to find another series that you will love :P

oh good! (((kara))) I look forward to it!

really?
I thought for sure you would say No! LOL
now I really need to look :P

k
found some let me know if you want blue words?

scary.. but sure! You are so good. I let Graceling go for so long..
I'm glad I did ... because I had it for now :)
I am very brave today! lol

I was off playing words with friends ..
:)

I know...
your move ;)

I have not read these but I heard they were good and some I have wish listed

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson the sequel should be out around Sept.

Read and really liked/loved
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaimen
The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey (this is #1 there are 3)
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness (this is #1 there are 3) The third is a tear jerker but I really liked the boy and girl characters. I'm on the fence about this one for you for other reasons. Maybe Mark can chime in on this one. He read them right after me. Mark, remember Manchee???

hmmm if you are on the fence I am going to stay on the safe side .....
There were moments on the last three that I had to gloss over and pretend I hadn't read.. :P

I will check them out.. not a huge Gaimen fan...I have read one or three.. but I will look..
Thank you!

will check WWF soon!

Kath - just dropping by in the vain hope of trying to keep up.
See that the weather Gods have intervened to save RD from the torches of the frenzied lynch mob. So he hates Asimov, Verne and all women/girls in books as Meatloaf said 2 out of three ain't bad!

hot hot hot .... temps near 90F for the foreseeable future.
This including the picnic for Owens christening, in case the church gets off its
azz and confirms. Weeks waiting, appointments canceled and missed completely..
( by the woman in charge at the church)

So.. IF Owen is baptized next weekend, it will be hot as hades .

Hi Paul. yep... he is firmly into curmudgeon mode. It will pass.

>168 PaulCranswick:, 169 Not yet, it won't.

gah, 170 posts behind!! I can't even to pretend to catch up, so I'll just wave HI!!

I smell bacon :P
BLT's for dinner :)

who's cooking? So kara, are you actually home?

Hi Chelle!

Kara- I really enjoyed the Chaos Walking trilogy. Fun stuff. Manchee was his dog, right?

I recently listened to the Scorpio Races and it was a fun little read. Horse lovers will like it too.

Oh hi Kath! Hope you are keeping cool.

Yes I'm home
Jorge cooked the bacon
I'll make my soup and BLT :)

ahhh.... good to know that you're home.

I HATE to cook bacon. I like to eat it... hate to cook it.

Hi Mark!

Have you ever done bacon in the oven? On a foil lined cookie sheet/jelly roll pan?

I did some that way...last week...and it's amazing! No raging "spatter" to dirty the oven...it comes out crisp..and there's not a ton of "dripping....but there's enough if you like to keep bacon dripping around, for flavoring

i'll post a link for the instructions i used:

http://culinaryarts.about.com/od/breakfastcookery/ht/bacon.htm

;-}

Kath, I'm way behind (of course). I'm also sitting in our living room enjoying the long light evening, but with the fireplace turned on! We had a bit of Mayvember today.....

Hi Kath, I'll second the rec for The Graveyard Book. It's the only Gaimen I've read. I was charmed by it.

I second Jude! Bacon in the oven is great, especially for cooking for a hungry group. Plus, it frees up the stovetop for other yummy things.

Have a great day, Kath. It's cooling off for me today, hope you'll be getting the cool down too!

Yep, we do our bacon in the oven, too! I have the Chaos Walking trilogy but haven't started it yet. I may have to give Graceling another go after your enthusiastic endorsement of the books. I did really like the premise, think maybe I just wasn't in the right mood when I tried it the first time.

Morning, Kath! Hope today is kind to you.

Good morning, Kath!

I liked The Graveyard Book too.

jude... I have done it that way.. should do so more often though...
thanks for the link :)
(Variation: Dredge bacon in flour or corn meal before baking.? anyone ever do this ?)
Ellen.. I envy your Mayvember! :) Only May and I am tired of hot weather already.

Joanne... you too huh? Hmmm

Lynda..I know, it is.. do you use a rack? Bacon.. you are making me crave it.

Mamie.. Graceling works well for me :) But I love good fantasy.
Charles de Lint for instance, is a good fantasy writer. I LOVE his books.
Have you read any?

sheesh, Terri.. you too? I am off to look at and maybe for it. Wonder if Carnegie has the ebook?

Good morning, by the way. I did not sleep well last night. ... so I am a little headachy and grumpy..
I have coffee, so that should help.

eta

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I have not read anything by Charles de Lint - what would you recommend?

Moonheart (Author) 1,314 copies, 14 reviews
The Onion Girl 1,311 copies, 22 reviews
Dreams Underfoot: The Newford Collection 1,269 copies, 16 reviews
The Blue Girl 1,140 copies, 29 reviews
Someplace to be Flying 1,114 copies, 13 reviews
Memory and Dream 1,114 copies, 8 reviews
The Little Country 1,059 copies, 8 reviews
Forests of the Heart 935 copies, 7 reviews
Moonlight & Vines 823 copies, 7 reviews
Widdershins 822 copies, 9 reviews
The ivory and the horn 810 copies, 5 reviews
Spirits in the Wires 810 copies, 8 reviews
Jack of Kinrowan 802 copies, 9 reviews
Yarrow: an autumn tale 7
Spiritwalk 729 copies, 1 review
Into the Green 674 copies, 6 reviews
Tapping the Dream Tree 617 copies, 5 reviews
The Riddle of the Wren 559 copies, 8 reviews
The Wild Wood 545 copies, 7 reviews
Waifs and Strays 543 copies, 4 reviews
Wolf Moon 530 copies, 9 reviews
The Dreaming Place 509 copies, 5 reviews
Svaha 489 copies, 4 reviews
Mulengro 472 copies, 8 reviews
The Harp of the Grey Rose
The Mystery of Grace 327 copies, 24 reviews
Jack, the Giant Killer 291 copies, 4 reviews
From a Whisper to a Scream 266 copies, 6 reviews
Dingo 264 copies, 11 reviews
Medicine Road
Seven Wild Sisters
Circle of Cats
Muse and Reverie
The Newford Stories (Dreams Underfoot; The Ivory and The Horn Moonlight and Vines

These are the ones that I have read... at least, most of them...

I would suggest
The Newford Stories (Dreams Underfoot; The Ivory and The Horn Moonlight and Vines
because I love the Newford Stories
and also
Forests of the Heart because it is a favorite of mine..
I love so many of them, though...

Another plug here for The Graveyard Book, Kath. Bias disclosure: I've liked lots of Gaiman books. But that is a particularly good one, pitched to a somewhat younger age group.

I'll have to take a look at The Newford Stories and Forests of the Heart.

OK - That was quick!! I'll start with the two you said were favorites - thanks, Kath!

Hmmmm, you don't like de Lint much, do ya? ;)

Have you seen the price of bacon lately?!
I've been buying Banquet sausage while I want for a good sale on bacon. :(

Good! I hope that you both give him a try.. I love his writing.. obviously :)

Mornin', Kath. Any coffee left? I feel as though I could put my head down on the keyboard and...szkakdesnk...Wait, what were we talking about?

Oh yeah, Gaiman. I liked the single work I've read by him and have The Anansi Boys hanging around, whimpering, begging to be read. Well. Soon, maybe.

American Gods & Anansi Boys I have read.. they did not really make me want to read more..
But I will try Graveyard..since the library has it

Very nice to see you Gail, and of course there is coffee left! Toast?

Mmm, maybe one piece of toast, thank you.

Lovely and cool here today, for a wonder; quite a bit of rain yesterday p.m and this early a.m. Plants growing like mad...both the ones I want and the ones I don't want. Put my nose in a magnolia blossom this morning to enjoy the lovely strong lemon scent and really ticked off a honeybee, who buzzed angrily around my ears and then went back to get drunk as I slowly backed away...

I do love magnolias!

Jam? It's cherry.

http://www.tmz.com/photos/2012/05/17/ellen-degeneres-new-home-photos/images/2012...

Where Ellen Lives... and reads.

24 posts since last visit, so I won't pretend to read them. *smooch* Ellen's place is great!

For what's worth, Kath, I wouldn't put American Gods and Anansi Boys among my favorite Gaimans. For me, Neverwhere, Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett), Stardust, The Graveyard Book and Coraline would be my faves, along with the (don't read this, Richard) Sandman graphic novel series.

194> I wish that were where I lived... and read. It's lovely.
I wonder what kinds of things she reads?

Noted, Thank you Joe!

Ellen, I agree... it is beautiful. On FB Kara wondered about bugs in the trees :)
I never gave that a thought. I wonder what she reads too.. too bad we can't get her library on here!

Bugs in the tree. I admit I never thought about that either.
I'm thinking that it's like having an indoor cat. Because it doesn't go outside, it doesn't get fleas.

Good point...

:)

On the Neil Gaiman front...I loved American Gods....but, my favorites are Coraline and The Wolves in the Walls

;-}

I liked the film Coraline...

I haven't seen the movie yet...but I have it on Amazon Instant Video...What am i waiting for? Dunno...

;-)

The film Coraline is good, but the book is so much better.

I've only read one DeLint so far . . . must try another . . .

.

That was cryptic. Are you feeling sybilline? (Heh. Pun.)

Hi Kath - busy today
out to breakfast - raspberry pancakes the size of the dinner plate
Shopping errands - odds & ends for Mom, Dog food and snacks, paint color samples for master bath which I decided needs re-painting, gas, library, bank...
Back home for lunch - then out to GHS for meeting
Almost time for supper and BLTs sound great!

Hope your day was a good one :)

Just got back from coffee with the nephlets. Usually this means that someone pours me coffee
and I feed Owen a bottle and he naps on my shoulder ....while i talk to Oliver, he tells me some mind blowing tidbit...at some point I take a sip of cold coffee....then come home! Perfect!

Glad you had a good day, Cee :)

rd ..photo failure. I will try to fix it tomorrow :)

Hi Kath- With all this Gaiman talk, I'm surprise RD isn't foaming at the mouth like a Mad Dog. Maybe he is on sedatives?
My favorites, at this point, are The Graveyard Book & Neverwhere.

I'm enjoying "Jacob". If this doesn't fall apart in the 2nd half, (which I doubt) I will be raving about this one.

Jacob just gets better, imo.

Hi Kath, just whizzing by to say hello and (not) to catch up on the last gazillion posts ;)

Nephlet visit sounds good

Hello Megan! Nice to see you buzzing through :)

Okay.. for whatever reason, I cannot get them to the same size.....
This is Rosie and her dog Duncan...

Whew! I give up. I have been fighting both photobucket and Goodreads this morning. I am trying
to export books from here to goodreads. I have followed all directions.. It is not working..
Jude.. have you ( or anyone ) done this on a mac? My head is near to exploding PPPP

Awwwww.... Rosie and Dunkers - how sweet! Great pictures ;-)

Hugs all around! Have a good one.

Aww puppy and kitty! Cute!!

Goodreads is the devil. Will not import.

Pictures of Rosie and her dog Duncan are precious. I think Lucky needs a cat friend but hubby disagrees.

I can't keep up with LT. GoodReads will have to get along without me.

I would just like to have my catalog somewhere else... just in case, you know?

Adorable pictures.
Why are you trying to export over to Goodreads? You are surely not abandoning us...... I'm not very familiar with that other website; how is it different from LT?

I have no idea... and never abandoning LT for GR... I would just like to have my catalog in both places. I have obeyed all instructions I have tried everything.. asked for ( and received no ) help from GR and I am going to give up VERY soon.

Thanks.. Rosie and Dunkers love each other a lot.

Aw - so sweet pics! Kath - don't go to Goodreads. What about just saving your catalog in PDF format on your Mac? You know, just tell it to print your catalog, only instead of hitting print when the screen pops up, hit save to PDF and store it in your documents. You could even move a copy of it to a USB to store elsewhere if you wanted.

hmmm good thinking.. Thanks mamie! Great idea!

Exporting files is always...fraught. Since I write a lot of reviews, I add to GR only when I have a new review. And their "to-read" function is easier to manipulate than LT's "Wishlist" function.

I'll ask a Mac user I know over there if he can help you.

Kath, my pal had a resource:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18040-librarything-transfer

It's their site recommendations group.

Thanks rd... much appreciated. I do believe that I am just going to give it up.

*sigh* I truly understand. As a place to catalog books, LT simply cannot be beat. I've found GR very substandard in that way. I think the review attention is superior, since Powell's among others uses GR as their basic review source. And their reblogging tool is easy-peasy lemon squeezie.

I was inspired by a friend request to try again..this is my 3rd try. Never did get email response for help last time, 2 yrs ago maybe?

Dog Treats problems
http://bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2012/05/23/chicken-jerky-dog-tr...

Thanks, Kath. My much better half is the dog treat resource in our neighborhood, and I passed this on.

Thanks for the post regarding dog treat problems.

Hi there, Kath!

Sorry about the problems exporting your library over to GR. I think Mamie's idea is a good one.

ETA to add I just followed Mamie's suggestion, and it worked great. I didn't know you could do that! Thanks for a great suggestion, Mamie.

I can relate to giving up over tech issues...but hang in there as the solution will just pop up on screen eventually. Like it had always been there. I'm sure.

Currently Lenny is chewing on the metal window closing attachment, I get the feeling he might be teething? haha, talk about obvious!

Joe.. this has been going on with these particular treats for a while..
I am so leery of pet food...especially treats. I wonder what is taking so long for them
to do something?

Welcome, Linda.. I try to pass along the scary stuff... just in case.

megan. Most of the time, I can figure it out. This one has done me in..
not worth the aggravation. As for lenny.. oh dear, good luck :P

We went to Applebee's to eat. I had a 30$ gift card and so decided to use it.
Not too bad. Dan had steak, I had something calle Naw'leans Sizzle or something.
It had sausage, shrimp and chicken over rice and peppers, onions and something called Jambalaya
sauce? Anyway.. it had some heat and was decently yummy.

Slowish day... I did some yard work today. Not much. Pulled a few weeds, planted a handful of
seeds from last years Glories.. one area looked a mite sparse.

Too warm here for this time of year.

Rosie and Duncan are too cute.
I'm not even going to go look at GR because the last thing I need is another book-related website to take over my life!

So, where do you get to sit, Kath? lol
Nice picture.

It was nice here today - about 70, but it was quite warm and humid at Mom's - about 80. Love my seabreeze!
Had lunch w/Mom as I had to bring some stuff over. Good timing on my part, right?

Hearing screening was a bust - should have stayed home and read :P~ Almost done with The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry... excellent book :)

Ellen, why... yes they are! Thank you for noticing :)
LOL And I agree GR ...done with it.. :P

Cee... I have a reading chair of course!
Sorry about the hearing screening. :(
How weird. Perplexing.
So mom is doing okay then ? And so are you? Perfect!
70? envy your weather ... not here .. 90 by Sunday..

Hi Kath- Love the photos! They are an adorable pair. I'm on Good Reads but I do most of my communicating over here. LTers Rule! Well, you know that!

I love that your animals cuddle! My cat still thinks my dog is the devil.

Duncan thinks he's a cat, I think?

Actually, of three big dogs I have had....they have all been cat lovers :)

Great photo!

Glad you had a decently yummy dinner.

Stella loves cats, too.

Fricasseed.

Oh Richard....must you? hehe, of course you must :)
Hi Kath, lovely animals you have, I bet they give you heaps of joy

Terri.. it was nice to go out. Especially for ( mostly) free!
We had actually gone there a while back and had an awful dinner.
Both of us! I emailed and complained and ended up with 5 10$ gift cards.
This took us out twice! Very nice. Their food is good most times...
I enjoy even "pretend" Cajun food :) a lot! I fall back on Zatarain's, sometimes
Today I am making bacon. Dan is going in on his day off to do
some union stuff, and take a class. I hate making bacon, but
he needs well fed. It is going to be a long day for him. I would do
the oven method, but it will heat up the house more, and I
don't want to do that too early.

rd. :(

Megan.. Thank you ! Duncan and all the kitties are sweet with each other...
I have been lucky. None of my dogs were ever aggressive to the cats. They
always all loved each other. My daughter's dog Steve, tried to taste Rosie once...but
Duncan put a stop to that really quickly! No further problems.. Rosie didn't
know that other dogs were not Dunkers I guess :P

It's going to be a little busy this morning for me, but less so later.
So...

What a great pic of Dunkers and Rosie!! Now if they can get along, why can't people? Maybe if we all laid beside each other for awhile and just be. OMG! The Unbearable Lightness of Being has me sounding like a '60's guru. Runnnnnnnn.

Kath - Sorry you have to make bacon. If you lived next door, I could make all the bacon for both of us! Of course, when I move you will not want to live next door to me because I will be in Georgia, and as you have already informed me - IT'S HOT!!!! I love that picture of Duncan and Rosie on the sofa - too sweet. That's so great that they are buddies.

Hope today is kind to you.

Lynda - LOL!!

Bacon! I tried getting the already-cooked stuff. It's super simple - throw in microwave for a few seconds. Done.
The only problem is it's so blasted thin. I think I saw they also had thick-sliced avail so will check that out next time. Kinda expensive this way tho.

Do what you have to - to be comfortable today. Hope the weathermen are so, so wrong and it cools off some for you.

Kath, we might have to instill rules on our own threads, just for Richard, that he can stop by and talk about books anytime he wants as long as he also talks about cats. Live and unharmed ones, of course. :-|

It's another sticky day, tho not hot. While the house is being cleaned, I'm sitting up here in my aerie chuckling that I don't have to contend with the pointless sisyphean labor of de-dog-hairing the carpets.

Five minutes later, the dog will have shed another dog's worth of hair. 'Tis the season. And not even a daily Furminatoring helps.

Lynda.. I wish I had video of their meeting. If you think this pic is good.. you should have seen that. She fit into my hand. I brought in the box from the pound with her inside. ( my neighbor had gone with me and couldn't figure out why I chose an "ugly" cat instead of one of the pretty ones.) She looked a little batlike at first, but so puny and so still.... I had to have her.. I plonked her on the floor in front of the box..
Duncan licked her till she fell over. Then he licked her some more.. she rubbed all over his face. Morgan was only mildly interested... she is all that was left from my older batch of kitties. To this day, they are only mildly interested in each other, most days. From moment one.. Duncan was Rosie's mom. And a big smile for you being so Zen.. and right!

Mamie.. thank you for the thought.. that IS what counts you know. I would love living nearer to my Georgia son, but he has to move north. Georgia IS hot!!! I hope your day is a good one, too :)

Ellen, you have a point. It is my thread! And if you can't say something nice .. then say nothing!
I don't know how I would have made it this far without my kitties... we are good for each other.

rdear.. I vacuum nearly every day. I need to do the porch, but it's too hot now. I have been very busy.. and will be busy tomorrow morning with errands. All day saturday I am wrangling kids while Kim and Debbie go crazy making too much food for her Baptism company. All of those baptism cards are so religious! Not a single non-committal one in the bunch! Oh and I flea prevented all 5 animals today!

I had to sit down and save money. At this moment, it is 400$ a year for insurance.
Does anyone have any Liberty Mutual horror stories ? ( I am hoping not, but if so, please give them up )

I am cooking for my Dunkers just now..
Dan is at class and I will make burgers for our dinner and maybe sauce for pasta?
For another day?Not too sure. Time will tell

Laundry is washer and dryer..

A productive day this has been. In fact, it has been a productive week. Much has
been sorted out. I decided that the best way to deal with the hundred or so pages of ? from the insurance companies from the accident was to put them all into a single large envelope... then file them. My impulse is to toss them but? I guess I should hold on for a while.

Hot day. Ugh.

I enjoy even "pretend" Cajun food :) a lot! I fall back on Zatarain's, sometimes

Me, too!

Glad your day and week has been productive. My week started out hellish, but has greatly improved to the point where I am in a very good mood. Yesterday and today have been very productive.

My life would be a lot easier if I would just learn to chill and not freak out every time life throws me a curve. 95% of the time, the things I worry about don't happen, and the few times my worries are valid, what good does the time spent worrying do? I need a more positive attitude. (Easier said than done . . .)

I am with you on that.. I too, need a more positive attitude!
Worry is non productive, as is guilt. I am a champ at both :P

No, I think perhaps we could be co-champs?

Worry is non productive, as is guilt.
Uh oh, now I feel guilty about worrying so much :)

me too Megan...
Terri.. sounds workable!

http://now.msn.com/now/0524-maru-box-cat-4.aspx

cute cat video... plse watch till the end... you will be glad you did !

I'm just peering around. Absolutely no book reading going on over here! 'Sup with that, my good friend? Nothing catching your fancy?

I am so wicked busy. So much paperwork today.. laundry, cooking....
pet care ( so much brushing with this crowd. Hope to read soon.
I am not racing anyone but me :) and I am content to let me win.

eta

Vine leftover day today...
got 2 good books..yay!

I watched the video twice and I still don't know what I am looking at in the last frame. Other than that - very cute!

Aww, Duncan and Rosie look so sweet together. And Duncan is licking Rosie - too cute. That's the second photo I've seen of Duncan with his front legs crossed...is that what he typically does?

Have you noticed how difficult it is getting to find treats that are made here in the US? I always look and will not buy anything made in China, but a lot of it is. A lot of the rawhide bones come from South or Central America although Target carries some that are made in the US.

Vine leftover day today...
huh? The meaning escapes me....

Oh yea, and I just noticed what Mark said is true....not much in the way of books lately? Oh well, it happens to the best of us, but the thread must go on (as they say) :)

>264 LovingLit: Megan, Vine is Amazon's Early Reviewers program, and Kath is one of their mainstays. Leftovers are just that, items unclaimed for review after the initial offering.

I don't post many reviews on Amazon anymore. I don't like their culture of shouting at and insulting people whose reviews they don't agree with.

Cee... I found the ending very charming... wher the kitty does a flip and looks at the camera.

Joanne... yeah, he does. He sits like that much of the time. I know.. it IS hard to find good treats. And good safe cat food. I hate that this country is so quick to buy FOOD from other countries. Gah!.
And they do this while paying our own farmers to now grow food. Boggles the mind.

rd, mainstay? dunno about that .. but I am an enthusiast. I post my review, and then I never look at it again. I don't care what my rank is, or how many people give me a thumbs up or down.. I review all sorts of products and enjoy the benefit :) It is a program that they have to invite you to. I don't know the criteria....but I am happy to be a viner.

Two dogs came running into my yard this morning. I had Dunkers out at 6.
I am usually out with him, since his vision problems got worse. I rarely leave him alone for more than a minute. Anyway.. I was standing out there without my glasses... peering into the yard across the street.
I wasn't sure at first what I was seeing.. then the two dogs headed toward me. Duncan didn't see them and I got him into the house before they got into my yard. It was a long busy early morning.. but I found where they belonged and gave the owner a good telling off. Turns out they belong to the neighbor who has a daughter that my son used to date. She once moved out of that house for years/... and left her cats behind. No further comment needed.

grrr .

Now, I am outta here to do some grocery shopping and so I will be visiting threads later.
It is going to be 90F for the next several days.. so I want to get the heavy lifting done early.
So, see ya later my friends!

Happy Friday, Kath! My BFF recently mentioned that "Worry is an insult to God". Hmmm, I thought it very true. Of course it only works for believers. My dad used to tell my mom, "Let the elephant worry, he's got a bigger head."
OK off to wound clinic with mom then to school to pick my son up from his week at camp. Yeah!!!!

Hi Kath!
Yeah, the ending was very cute (with the flip) - but what was that last view? It just dawned on me I could have paused it and studied it a little longer. I just couldn't make it out???

Have a good day. Why is it so dang hot down there? 90s are for July/Aug :PPP

Nice foggy morning here - sunny 70s this weekend (so they say). Come on up!

ETA I went back to the video and paused the ending - still don't know what I am looking at!

Happy Friday, Kath! I like Lynda's dad's saying, "Let the elephant worry, he's got a bigger head."

I love the somersault - very cute:)

The very last image in the video is a side profile with a close up of of the cat's eye.

Hot. Tired. Ouch ankle. Ouch neck.

Shopping done.
Pasta salad made
watermelon and berries cleaned and ready to eat
making sloppy joes because gr round was very cheap !

Hot.

Lynda.. your friend is right.. but so are you. I am better than I was.

Cee...I don't know what I see that you don't. I liked it.
I wish I knew why it is so hot. It is not fun.

Happy friday back atcha~ Hope your weekend is a good one, you son will be home, right?

calm :) thank you :) hope all is well in your world.

Our son's home, and it's our daughter's (seasonoflove's) birthday on Sunday. All's right with the world for us. Sorry you've got the hot, tired ouches.

Hello dear!

OIC! Thanks, Calm!
That was driving me nuts.

You have your a/c on, right?
Grab some of those berries and an icy cold drink - sit down - and relax! Pls? Thx.
cyber hug - cool and respectful of hot-ness.

90. Ugh. Stay inside with Duncan & read.

>271 mckait: making sloppy joes because gr round was very cheap !
Tell me more about these sloppy joes. I used to have something I called sloppy joes, they were bread/marmite/cheese microwaved til sloppy and soggy. (i was a teen at he time, dont hold it against me)

Hello rdear ! Sorry to hear that you are feeling unwell :(
I won't ask the next question....

a/c on.. ate some watermelon and raspberries a little while ago.
I am so tired! Gah! Hotness is predicted to get worse. I am not amused.

Ellen, that's the plan! I am reading The Methuselah Man, which was sent to me
by the author. Good one about shenanigans in DC. Liking..

Megan. Ground meat, cooked and crumbled seasoned with salt,
pepper, garlic, italian seasonings and parsley. A large can of diced tomatoes
flavored in a similar fashion added and cooked to blend flavors.

placed on a burger bun ( with or without cheese) and eaten in an unavoidably sloppy
fashion. Sloppy Joe! I don't like them very well.. at least not on a bun.

We had sloppy joes at my house often when I was a child. I'm sure it was because it was a nice budget-friendly meal. Back in the 1960s, stores used to sell a seasoning packet with which you could make them. I have no idea if that is still made. I think the canned product Manwich is a version of sloppy joes. It came along after I'd been eating sloppy joes for years. (We still had the old version at my house instead of Manwich which Mom considered to be a waste of money.)

Basically the same.. I don't use a packet or the Manwich sauce ( which has sugar in it ) I just toss in some seasonings from the drawer. Nice thing is, leftover can be used to make beefaroni if the spirit moves you..
I prefer that to the sloppy joe... Dan, for some reason LOVES them..

Megan...this is my basic Sloppy Joe recipe...easily adjusted to people's taste/dietary restrictions. I usually double the recipe..it freezes well, and is yummy on baked potatoes:

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Sloppy-Joes-Sandwiches

Hi Kath- Sounds like your not feeling all that hot today. Bummer. Hope you are doing better this evening.
All the sloppy joe talk is making my stomach grumble! I'll have to come back and copy a couple of these recipes down.

I am VERY bad at following recipes.
VERY
:P

o and thank you Mark... I do feel better.

You don't really have to "follow" the recipe i posted...start with a pound of ground meat...and use whatever is on hand...i like the ingredients listed, is all....

The only time i really follow a recipe, is the first time i try it...just to see how it "works"..after that, all bets are off and it becomes Mine

I think we cook alike, kath...have a stockpile of 'TRIED AND TRUE" recipes that can be tweaked in one or two ways, depending on mood, and what's on hand...that never really fail....that feed the body and taste good and nourish the spirit, too

{{{hug}}}

I think you're right, Jude.. but you try more things than I do I think?

You're probably right.....but, then, i don't have to feed any one else.....and can save up the $$ to try something "exotic" every 6 months or so....

I think you do good, kiddo...i've saved most of the recipes you've posted...

So there....

:)

hugs to you jude!

wow thanks for all the sloppy joe education. It looks unusual to me, and a lot like bolognaise sauce on a bun?! Or savoury mince on a bun. Could be good. I do like my leftovers on toast the next day...

yep. similar ! I love toast!

Megan...my friend Syd (who lives in London) uses a Chili Sauce in hers...Heinz Chili Sauce (in a little ketchup size bottle)...the only way she does 'em. Don't know if you can get that, in NZ...don't really know if that's what she really uses...that's what she "calls" it

I know, no help at all...but, oopsie me, i forgot that you weren't here, in the good old (mouldie) USA...

There is a Heinz Chili Sauce , I have some. I put it in enchiladas

Well, we get Heinz stuff here, so it might be around.

I am a huge fan of chilli sauce in general, now that I can eat it again and not give Lenny the heeby-jeebies. With sauce I can add it to my plate by the bucket load, and leave the kids meal bland and edible for them :)

so, i guess we're The Spice Girls???

***i'm outta here***

The LT Spice Girls auditions are ongoing - applications via Kath's thread.

Posh LT Spice - ........................................... (surely all the ladies would be eligible for this spot)
Ginger LT Spice - ........................................ (is the early money on Amber?)
Sporty LT Spice - .......................................... (Ellen must have chance here with all the running miles)
Baby LT Spice - ........................................... (Callia must be in the running here)
Scary LT Spice - ............................................ (worried about the nominations here)

Have a lovely weekend Kath.

Jeesh, Paul...you took the bait!

Okay...i'm Scary Spice...lotsa cayenne, turmeric, cumin, mustard seeds, ground chilis..with a dollop of honey (so you don't gag)

;-}

Jude - glad you grasped the baton too! Not brave enough to have put you forward for scary spice but you certainly sound flavoursome!

Well, I'm not Posh for sure, nor am I Gingery, Sporty or a Baby.. so I will leave it to others..

Cee could be posh, I think?
Ellen /Sporty
Kara /Ginger
Ellie /Baby
!

Morning Kath- Enjoy your Saturday. Keep cool, my friend.

Hi Kath!
Hmmm... caught up on all the good Sloppy Joe talk - not that I have anything to add as we have not had those in years! Forgot all about them :} I'm not really a "sloppy" eater - use a fork and knife.
I did the same with fried chicken in Florida and the waiter suggested I eat it like everyone else - just pick it up and chow down. eeeeooooo I continued on with my fork and knife. Hate sticky, greasy fingers.

Hope you have a great day - I expect to be exhausted by the end of it.

I have asked Dan to turn off the the pilot light for the fireplace. He has the instructions
shoved somewhere in the table next to his chair. He freaks out if I try to hunt for them in "his things".
( Papers, catalogs, old mail and baby proofers for the cabinets that I asked him to install when Angus came home are amidst the clutter) He will not look for them, and has turned on the fireplace 2x in an effort to get the job ( that I asked him to do a month ago ) done.

I am frustrated, and hot ( cleaning ) and annoyed. So I am venting. Grrrrr

eta

AND my Freaking washer will not spn. It is a Bosch.. a good one.. it has never spun right. I hate it..
I have bedclothes in there. Washing for the second time, to try to get it to spin out. I hate hate hate it, and Lowes.

It's supposed to reach 94 degrees in Atlanta today, and it's already 81 degrees at 10 am. Ah ah ah ah, stayin' inside, stayin' inside...

Sorry you are having such a frustrating day Kath.

Strange about the non-spin on your washer as the same happened to me today ... but fortunately I know what the problem is when it happens to me ... a blockage in the hose so I had to disconnect the hose and clear the problem.

Hope you manage to get some peace.

Long story.. but mine has a design flaw.. two in fact.
That will teach me to try to be environmentally friendly.
If I were a lawyer, I might have been able to get somewhere with the company
when I first bought it. But....

My LG frontloader is a dream. 30% lower water bill since it came. I don't buy german stuff. I figure they're still pissed about Dresden.

*smooch*

It was made in North Carolina. I made sure.

Bosch = german. It's like poison ivy. It just takes one teensy little touch.

;-P~~~

58. The Methuselah Man by Will Dresser 4.5 stars

read and reviewed.

Book received from author...

Sporty LT Spice Girl checking in here....

Guiltily love Sloppy Joes.

Thanks to Darryl, I now have that song by the BeeGees stuck in my head (payback can be hell, Darryl. Just sayin')

I'm sorry your washer won't spin. That's a rather key component of the process..... :-(

I'm glad you enjoyed The Methuselah Man, Kath. I've not read anything by Dresser.

Kath, Hi. Seems like today has been a bad one for you; so sorry. :-(

I often think your appliances and things are against you. Isn't there some sort of protective spell you can cast around yourself?

Things were good and bad in Montgomery, but worked out okay after a lot of poo and poo. Today has been quiet; grocery shopping together and then lots and lots of laundry. Tomorrow looks to be calm as well.

Hoping that tomorrow will be better for you, dear Kath.

And moving on >>>>>>>>>>>>

>306 mckait: Thumbs-upped!