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TOTAL BOOKS READ:
BOTS:
Well, I didn't make it to my goals this year. Ah well. I did read some excellent books though. There's always next year to try again...
here's hoping.
BOTS:
Well, I didn't make it to my goals this year. Ah well. I did read some excellent books though. There's always next year to try again...
here's hoping.
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BOOKS READ *** JAN - DEC ***
JANUARY 2015
#1 Moloka'i by Alan Bennert 4 stars *BOTS*
#2 Peace is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh 4.5 stars
#3 The Green Man by Michael Bedard 3.5 stars (ER Win)
#4 The Golem and the Jinni: A Novel by Helene Wecker 5 stars
#5 The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers 4 stars
FEBRUARY 2015
#6 Independent People by Halldor Laxness 5 stars *BOTS*
#7 The Hallowed Hunt by Lois McMaster Bujold 3.5 stars *BOTS*
#8 Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson 5 stars (ER Win)
#9 The Warden by Anthony Trollope 3.5 stars
#10 Washington Square by Henry James 3.5 stars *BOTS*
#11 Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope 4.5 stars
MARCH 2015
#12 The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng 4.8 stars
#13 Open Secrets by Alice Munro 4 stars *BOTS*
#14 Mindfulness is Better Than Chocolate by David Michie 4.2 stars
#15 The Martian by Andy Weir 3.5 stars
#16 Grain Brain by David Perlmutter 4.6 stars
#17 Cress by Marissa Meyer 4 stars
#18 The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss 4 stars
APRIL 2015
#19 Head Case by Cole Cohen 3.25 stars
#20 Breakfast With Buddha by Roland Merullo 4 stars
#21 The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham 4.4 stars
#22 Station Eleven by Emily Mandel 4 stars
#23 Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich 4.5 stars *BOTS*
#24 1934 by Alberto Moravia 3 weak stars
#25 Euphoria by Lily King 4.6 stars
#26 Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande 5 stars
MAY 2015
#27 At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen 3.5 stars (ER Win)
#28 If I Had Lunch with C. S. Lewis: Exploring the Ideas of C. S. Lewis on the Meaning of Life by Alister McGrath 4.2 stars
#29 Cleo: The Cat Who Mended a Family by Helen Brown 3.8 stars *BOTS*
#30 11/22/63 by Stephen King 4 stars *BOTS*
#31 The Innocents A Story for Lovers by Sinclair Lewis 4.25 stars
#32 Dinner With Buddha by Roland Merullo 5 stars
#33 The Dog Next Door: And Other Stories of the Dogs We Love by Callie Smith Grant 3.5 stars
#34 A Yellow Raft in Blue Water by Michal Dorris 5 stars *BOTS*
#35 The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker 4.7 stars
JUNE 2015
#36 The Bully Pulpit by Doris Kearns Goodwin 3 stars
#37 Crow Hollow by Michael Wallace 4 stars
#38 The Cat and the Curmudgeon by Cleveland Amory 4 stars *BOTS*
#39 GI Brides: The War-time Girls Who Crossed the Atlantic for Love by Duncan Barrett 3.8 stars
#40 Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively 5 stars
JULY 2015
#41 The Age of Edison by Ernest Freeberg 4.6 stars *BOTS*
#42 The Bent Twig by Dorothy Canfield Fisher 4.5 stars
AUGUST 2015
#43 Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology
by Johnjoe McFadden, Jim Al-Khalili 5 stars (ER win)
#44 The Crimson Fairy Book by Andrew Lang 4 stars *BOTS*
#45 Chief Joseph & the Flight of the Nez Perce: The Untold Story of an American Tragedy by Kent Nerburn 4.5 stars
#46 The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin 4 stars
SEPTEMBER 2015
#47 The Genius of Dogs: How Dogs Are Smarter than You Think by Brian Hare 4 stars
#48 The Chukchi Bible by Yuri Rytkheu 4.6 stars *BOTS*
#49 Dogland by Jacki Skole 4 stars (ER win)
#50 Liberation: New Works on Freedom by Mark Ludwig 4.2 stars (ER win)
OCTOBER 2015
#51 Wild: From Lost to Found by Cheryl Strayed 4.5 stars
*BOTS*
#52 The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd 4 stars
#53 Extinct by Ike Hamill 3.5 stars
NOVEMBER 2015
#54 Instinct by Ike Hamill 4 stars
#55 Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adchie 4.5 stars
#56 Life Everlasting: The Animal Way of Death by Bernd Heinrich 5 stars *BOTS*
#57 Founding Gardeners by Andrea Wulf 4.1 stars
DECEMBER 2015
#58 Here & There by Joshua Scher 3.8 stars
#59 How to Watch a Bird by Steve Braunias 3 stars *BOTS*
#60 The Best Summer Programs for Teens: America's Top Classes, Camps, and Courses for College-Bound Students by Sandra Berger 2.5 stars (ER win)
#61 Fired Up, Frantic, and Freaked Out: Training the Crazy Dog from Over the Top to Under Control by Laura VanArendonk Baugh 3.5 stars
#62 The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver 5 stars *BOTS*
#63 The Dog Who Came to Stay by Hal Borland 3.5 stars *BOTS*
#64 When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 5 stars ER win
#65 Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat 5 stars *BOTS*
#66 1000 White Women by Jim Fergus 3.5 stars *BOTS*
JANUARY 2015
#1 Moloka'i by Alan Bennert 4 stars *BOTS*
#2 Peace is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh 4.5 stars
#3 The Green Man by Michael Bedard 3.5 stars (ER Win)
#4 The Golem and the Jinni: A Novel by Helene Wecker 5 stars
#5 The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers 4 stars
FEBRUARY 2015
#6 Independent People by Halldor Laxness 5 stars *BOTS*
#7 The Hallowed Hunt by Lois McMaster Bujold 3.5 stars *BOTS*
#8 Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson 5 stars (ER Win)
#9 The Warden by Anthony Trollope 3.5 stars
#10 Washington Square by Henry James 3.5 stars *BOTS*
#11 Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope 4.5 stars
MARCH 2015
#12 The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng 4.8 stars
#13 Open Secrets by Alice Munro 4 stars *BOTS*
#14 Mindfulness is Better Than Chocolate by David Michie 4.2 stars
#15 The Martian by Andy Weir 3.5 stars
#16 Grain Brain by David Perlmutter 4.6 stars
#17 Cress by Marissa Meyer 4 stars
#18 The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss 4 stars
APRIL 2015
#19 Head Case by Cole Cohen 3.25 stars
#20 Breakfast With Buddha by Roland Merullo 4 stars
#21 The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham 4.4 stars
#22 Station Eleven by Emily Mandel 4 stars
#23 Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich 4.5 stars *BOTS*
#24 1934 by Alberto Moravia 3 weak stars
#25 Euphoria by Lily King 4.6 stars
#26 Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande 5 stars
MAY 2015
#27 At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen 3.5 stars (ER Win)
#28 If I Had Lunch with C. S. Lewis: Exploring the Ideas of C. S. Lewis on the Meaning of Life by Alister McGrath 4.2 stars
#29 Cleo: The Cat Who Mended a Family by Helen Brown 3.8 stars *BOTS*
#30 11/22/63 by Stephen King 4 stars *BOTS*
#31 The Innocents A Story for Lovers by Sinclair Lewis 4.25 stars
#32 Dinner With Buddha by Roland Merullo 5 stars
#33 The Dog Next Door: And Other Stories of the Dogs We Love by Callie Smith Grant 3.5 stars
#34 A Yellow Raft in Blue Water by Michal Dorris 5 stars *BOTS*
#35 The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker 4.7 stars
JUNE 2015
#36 The Bully Pulpit by Doris Kearns Goodwin 3 stars
#37 Crow Hollow by Michael Wallace 4 stars
#38 The Cat and the Curmudgeon by Cleveland Amory 4 stars *BOTS*
#39 GI Brides: The War-time Girls Who Crossed the Atlantic for Love by Duncan Barrett 3.8 stars
#40 Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively 5 stars
JULY 2015
#41 The Age of Edison by Ernest Freeberg 4.6 stars *BOTS*
#42 The Bent Twig by Dorothy Canfield Fisher 4.5 stars
AUGUST 2015
#43 Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology
by Johnjoe McFadden, Jim Al-Khalili 5 stars (ER win)
#44 The Crimson Fairy Book by Andrew Lang 4 stars *BOTS*
#45 Chief Joseph & the Flight of the Nez Perce: The Untold Story of an American Tragedy by Kent Nerburn 4.5 stars
#46 The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin 4 stars
SEPTEMBER 2015
#47 The Genius of Dogs: How Dogs Are Smarter than You Think by Brian Hare 4 stars
#48 The Chukchi Bible by Yuri Rytkheu 4.6 stars *BOTS*
#49 Dogland by Jacki Skole 4 stars (ER win)
#50 Liberation: New Works on Freedom by Mark Ludwig 4.2 stars (ER win)
OCTOBER 2015
#51 Wild: From Lost to Found by Cheryl Strayed 4.5 stars
*BOTS*
#52 The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd 4 stars
#53 Extinct by Ike Hamill 3.5 stars
NOVEMBER 2015
#54 Instinct by Ike Hamill 4 stars
#55 Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adchie 4.5 stars
#56 Life Everlasting: The Animal Way of Death by Bernd Heinrich 5 stars *BOTS*
#57 Founding Gardeners by Andrea Wulf 4.1 stars
DECEMBER 2015
#58 Here & There by Joshua Scher 3.8 stars
#59 How to Watch a Bird by Steve Braunias 3 stars *BOTS*
#60 The Best Summer Programs for Teens: America's Top Classes, Camps, and Courses for College-Bound Students by Sandra Berger 2.5 stars (ER win)
#61 Fired Up, Frantic, and Freaked Out: Training the Crazy Dog from Over the Top to Under Control by Laura VanArendonk Baugh 3.5 stars
#62 The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver 5 stars *BOTS*
#63 The Dog Who Came to Stay by Hal Borland 3.5 stars *BOTS*
#64 When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 5 stars ER win
#65 Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat 5 stars *BOTS*
#66 1000 White Women by Jim Fergus 3.5 stars *BOTS*
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2015 STATS:
TOTAL books read: 66
BOTS (books off the shelf): 20
Fiction: 39
Non-Fiction: 26
Poetry: 1
male author: 41
female author: 25
US authors: 45
authors from other countries: 21
living author: 54
deceased author: 12
TOTAL books read: 66
BOTS (books off the shelf): 20
Fiction: 39
Non-Fiction: 26
Poetry: 1
male author: 41
female author: 25
US authors: 45
authors from other countries: 21
living author: 54
deceased author: 12
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DECEMBER READING
Completed:
Here & There by Joshua Scher
How to Watch a Bird (The Ginger series) by Steve Braunias
The Best Summer Programs for Teens: America's Top Classes, Camps, and Courses for College-Bound Students by Sandra Berger
Fired Up, Frantic, and Freaked Out: Training the Crazy Dog from Over the Top to Under Control by Laura VanArendonk Baugh
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
The Dog Who Came to Stay by Hal Borland
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
1000 White Women by Jim Fergus (re-read for book club)
Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat
Completed:
Here & There by Joshua Scher
How to Watch a Bird (The Ginger series) by Steve Braunias
The Best Summer Programs for Teens: America's Top Classes, Camps, and Courses for College-Bound Students by Sandra Berger
Fired Up, Frantic, and Freaked Out: Training the Crazy Dog from Over the Top to Under Control by Laura VanArendonk Baugh
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
The Dog Who Came to Stay by Hal Borland
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
1000 White Women by Jim Fergus (re-read for book club)
Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat
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2015 AAC - as I plan it for now:
January - Carson McCullers - The Heart is a Lonely Hunter - COMPLETED - an impressive read
February - Henry James - Washington Square COMPLETED - OK. Not super. Good ending. Ha!
March - Richard Ford - Rock Springs SKIPPED for now
April - Louise Erdrich - The Plague of Doves COMPLETED - excellent
May - Sinclair Lewis - The Innocents COMPLETED - very sweet
June - Wallace Stegner - Crossing to Safety skipped
July - Ursula K. Le Guin - A Wizard of Earthsea skipped
August - Larry McMurtry - Lonesome Dove skipped
September - Flannery O' Connor - skipped
October - Ray Bradbury - The Halloween Tree skipped
November - Barbara Kingsolver - The Lacuna COMPLETED - no disappointment here ... another great book by one of my favorite authors !!!
December - E.L. Doctorow - Ragtime skipped
8Berly
Yay! You made it!!! And already you have me in trouble...with a five-star rating, The Golem is now firmly on my WL. I hope this is a great year for you and yours. Hugs.
9-Cee-
Hi Kim!
Thanks for stopping by.
I don't know if anyone else would consider it a 5 star book, but I was impressed. I was gonna give it a 4.5 or 4.7 but finally said to myself "Self, don't be stingy with your rating. You know you loved it!"
It seems almost anything would be an improvement on January - so maybe things are looking up :-)
Thanks for stopping by.
I don't know if anyone else would consider it a 5 star book, but I was impressed. I was gonna give it a 4.5 or 4.7 but finally said to myself "Self, don't be stingy with your rating. You know you loved it!"
It seems almost anything would be an improvement on January - so maybe things are looking up :-)
10Berly
I feel the same way about January. Here's to thing looking up...pronto!! And I like your unreserved rating. : )
11-Cee-
Oh! I like this.... gotta have it. Think I will do this challenge for 2015.
(note to self: to mark squares type in number of square after &markers= for example 5-14-20, etc) I think.
1. With a protagonist of the opposite gender: Independent People by Halldor Laxness
2. Chosen by someone else: The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss
3. That I've owned for more than one year: Moloka'i by Alan Bennert
4. With scientists: Grain Brain by David Perlmutter
5. On a subject I'm unfamiliar with: Mindfulness Is Better Than Chocolate: A Practical Guide to Enhanced Focus by David Michie
6. Translated from a language I don't speak: Independent People by Halldor Laxness
7. With a natural disaster: Station Eleven by Emily Mandel
8. About Autism:
9. With an LGBTQ character: The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
10. Set in a country other than my own: The Warden by Anthony Trollope
11. About language:
12. Published in 1915: The Bent Twig by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
13. Category Challenge - FREE Space! Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope
14. That reminds me of my childhood: 11/22/63: A Novel by Stephen King
15. Where prophecies or portents are part of the plot: Dinner With Buddha by Roland Merullo
16. Based on a fairy tale or myth: Cress by Merissa Meyer
17. Inspired by another piece of fiction: Instinct by Ike Hamill
18. With correspondence or letters: 1000 White Women by Jim Fergus
19. By an LT author:
20. Where an animal is of importance: CLEO: The Cat Who Mended a Family by Helen Brown
21. With a mythical creature: The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
22. Centered around a major historical event: The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng
23. Whose author shares an ancestor's first name: Open Secrets by Alice Munro
24. That is a Genre Bender: At the Water's Edge: A Novel by Sara Gruen
25. That is completely outside my comfort zone: 1934 by Alberto Moravia
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Didn't quite make this challenge complete either. *sigh* It's OK. Life goes on....
(note to self: to mark squares type in number of square after &markers= for example 5-14-20, etc) I think.
1. With a protagonist of the opposite gender: Independent People by Halldor Laxness
2. Chosen by someone else: The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss
3. That I've owned for more than one year: Moloka'i by Alan Bennert
4. With scientists: Grain Brain by David Perlmutter
5. On a subject I'm unfamiliar with: Mindfulness Is Better Than Chocolate: A Practical Guide to Enhanced Focus by David Michie
6. Translated from a language I don't speak: Independent People by Halldor Laxness
7. With a natural disaster: Station Eleven by Emily Mandel
8. About Autism:
9. With an LGBTQ character: The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
10. Set in a country other than my own: The Warden by Anthony Trollope
11. About language:
12. Published in 1915: The Bent Twig by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
13. Category Challenge - FREE Space! Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope
14. That reminds me of my childhood: 11/22/63: A Novel by Stephen King
15. Where prophecies or portents are part of the plot: Dinner With Buddha by Roland Merullo
16. Based on a fairy tale or myth: Cress by Merissa Meyer
17. Inspired by another piece of fiction: Instinct by Ike Hamill
18. With correspondence or letters: 1000 White Women by Jim Fergus
19. By an LT author:
20. Where an animal is of importance: CLEO: The Cat Who Mended a Family by Helen Brown
21. With a mythical creature: The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
22. Centered around a major historical event: The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng
23. Whose author shares an ancestor's first name: Open Secrets by Alice Munro
24. That is a Genre Bender: At the Water's Edge: A Novel by Sara Gruen
25. That is completely outside my comfort zone: 1934 by Alberto Moravia
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Didn't quite make this challenge complete either. *sigh* It's OK. Life goes on....
14Crazymamie
I kept looking and looking for you, Cee. SO glad that you are finally here!! Dropping my star!
15jayde1599
Hi Cee!
How are you? I have The Golem and the Jinni started right now. I am enjoying it. I also like your Bingo. I need to figure out how to put markers on the square as well.... I can't remember!
How are you? I have The Golem and the Jinni started right now. I am enjoying it. I also like your Bingo. I need to figure out how to put markers on the square as well.... I can't remember!
16PaulCranswick
So pleased to see you back dear Cee. Missing my little slices of Northern Maine life and January almost done.
Have a lovely weekend.
Have a lovely weekend.
17Berly
>11 -Cee-: >15 jayde1599: It goes something like this: ...Bingo/bingocardC.php?type=CAT2015-CB&color=red&markers=2-7-16
with the numbers and dashes at the end being the squares you want to mark off. I am doing the same bingo!
with the numbers and dashes at the end being the squares you want to mark off. I am doing the same bingo!
18mckait
Hmmm. About time!
:)
And with a challenge to boot! I just can't do a challenge and so kudos and well wishes for yours.
I really liked Molokai! And it had such a beautiful cover. Did you review Golem? I have to look. I have had that on my maybe I will read that someday list that I keep in the back of my mind. The library has it, I had it on an end cap for weeks.. no one took the bait.
No challenges for me, no fancy threads ,nothing but reading as I will ... I hope to read more off the shelf and rereads and .. well, we shall see how it plays out.
Glad you are here.
:)
And with a challenge to boot! I just can't do a challenge and so kudos and well wishes for yours.
I really liked Molokai! And it had such a beautiful cover. Did you review Golem? I have to look. I have had that on my maybe I will read that someday list that I keep in the back of my mind. The library has it, I had it on an end cap for weeks.. no one took the bait.
No challenges for me, no fancy threads ,nothing but reading as I will ... I hope to read more off the shelf and rereads and .. well, we shall see how it plays out.
Glad you are here.
19-Cee-
>14 Crazymamie: Mamie! Hi!
I've been away for quite awhile and wonder how you are doing. Thanks for searching and stopping in. Hope I can keep up a little.
>15 jayde1599: Hi there Jess,
I think I got the Golem/Jinni on a Kindle sale. Didn't expect much from it, but it struck the right chord with me. Hope you enjoy it.
>16 PaulCranswick: Hi Paul! The January cove picture above is much different now... picture a whole lotta snow! woohoo! More coming on Tuesday. Maybe there will be a picture op. Thanks for dropping in ;-)
>17 Berly: Thanks for the notes on the Bingo game, Kim. I left a note to myself along those lines and your message confirms.
>18 mckait: Hmmm.... I know, Kath. I'm just not to be counted on for much of anything lately. I liked Moloka'i much more than I expected. Yes, totally love the cover. I did not review Golem/Jinni. Sorry. I'm not much for reviews anymore - but there were some good ones on the book's profile page as I recall.
Nice to see you here ;-)
I've been away for quite awhile and wonder how you are doing. Thanks for searching and stopping in. Hope I can keep up a little.
>15 jayde1599: Hi there Jess,
I think I got the Golem/Jinni on a Kindle sale. Didn't expect much from it, but it struck the right chord with me. Hope you enjoy it.
>16 PaulCranswick: Hi Paul! The January cove picture above is much different now... picture a whole lotta snow! woohoo! More coming on Tuesday. Maybe there will be a picture op. Thanks for dropping in ;-)
>17 Berly: Thanks for the notes on the Bingo game, Kim. I left a note to myself along those lines and your message confirms.
>18 mckait: Hmmm.... I know, Kath. I'm just not to be counted on for much of anything lately. I liked Moloka'i much more than I expected. Yes, totally love the cover. I did not review Golem/Jinni. Sorry. I'm not much for reviews anymore - but there were some good ones on the book's profile page as I recall.
Nice to see you here ;-)
20-Cee-
OK. Went through my 2014 reads and picked out my favorites.
In chronological order of reading:
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
The Great Work of Your Life by Stephen Cope
My Notorious Life: A Novel by Kate Manning
The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
Refuge by Terry Tempest Williams
When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams
Small Wonder by Barbara Kingsolver
Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver
Silence of the Songbirds by Bridget Stutchbury
Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
The Living by Annie Dillard
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
Looks like a year of introspection and fantasy for me - along with some downright great fiction!
In chronological order of reading:
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
The Great Work of Your Life by Stephen Cope
My Notorious Life: A Novel by Kate Manning
The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
Refuge by Terry Tempest Williams
When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams
Small Wonder by Barbara Kingsolver
Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver
Silence of the Songbirds by Bridget Stutchbury
Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
The Living by Annie Dillard
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
Looks like a year of introspection and fantasy for me - along with some downright great fiction!
21ChelleBearss
YAY!!! Cee is here!!!
i've been checking to see if you were around! Glad to see you back :-)
i've been checking to see if you were around! Glad to see you back :-)
22Matke
Well, hello and welcome back, Cee! Soo good to see you posting again.
This is a year of formless reading for me; if I see a "shiny", why, that's what I'll read next. Trying find more "shinys" already on my shelves!
Wishing the very best for this year.
This is a year of formless reading for me; if I see a "shiny", why, that's what I'll read next. Trying find more "shinys" already on my shelves!
Wishing the very best for this year.
23mckait
I m freezing. Seriously. Constantly. Freezing.
And thinking about you up in snowy, cold Maine.. brrrrr!
And thinking about you up in snowy, cold Maine.. brrrrr!
24-Cee-
Hi Chelle and Gail! Thanks for dropping in :-)
Kath,
I wish I could come up with something to keep you warm... and now I'm wondering if Lola might be helpful in that regard!
I am sitting here in my nice warm home (barefoot as usual) and feeling just fine. It's been VERY windy here the last few days which has contributed to our house being in the low 60s. (We have a thermostat that is not working well.) Fine with me. Ron is not well pleased. But, really, he just has to dress for it. I got him very warm wool socks for Valentine's day. What else does he need? Sheesh!
I've read some very good books lately - though I have neglected to write anything about them. Sorry. I'm being somewhat belligerent but not feeling guilty enough to change my ways. So far, I have already read what to me are three 5 star books. I know that sounds crazy...and the three books are so very different. I recommend all three:
The Golem and the Jinni: A Novel by Helene Wecker (if you like fantasy and magic mixed in with history)
Independent People by Haldor Laxness (colorful, unlikeable characters in extreme Icelandic circumstances - so very well written)
and
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson (new book about to come out in March - well done and includes surprises)
I can hear some thinking...
Oh that Cee! She'll read almost anything! yep
Kath,
I wish I could come up with something to keep you warm... and now I'm wondering if Lola might be helpful in that regard!
I am sitting here in my nice warm home (barefoot as usual) and feeling just fine. It's been VERY windy here the last few days which has contributed to our house being in the low 60s. (We have a thermostat that is not working well.) Fine with me. Ron is not well pleased. But, really, he just has to dress for it. I got him very warm wool socks for Valentine's day. What else does he need? Sheesh!
I've read some very good books lately - though I have neglected to write anything about them. Sorry. I'm being somewhat belligerent but not feeling guilty enough to change my ways. So far, I have already read what to me are three 5 star books. I know that sounds crazy...and the three books are so very different. I recommend all three:
The Golem and the Jinni: A Novel by Helene Wecker (if you like fantasy and magic mixed in with history)
Independent People by Haldor Laxness (colorful, unlikeable characters in extreme Icelandic circumstances - so very well written)
and
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson (new book about to come out in March - well done and includes surprises)
I can hear some thinking...
Oh that Cee! She'll read almost anything! yep
25Donna828
A quick hello to you! I liked the Jinni book and Independent People made my Top Ten last year. I think you have great taste in reading, Cee!
I couldn't help noticing Bujold on your favorites list. The audiobooks of The Vorkosigan Saga are treats I give myself on my 12-hour drives between here and Denver. I am starting to think about my first trip for 2015. Can't wait to get back into outer space!
I couldn't help noticing Bujold on your favorites list. The audiobooks of The Vorkosigan Saga are treats I give myself on my 12-hour drives between here and Denver. I am starting to think about my first trip for 2015. Can't wait to get back into outer space!
26Berly
Hi Cee!! The Golem and the Jinni is already on my list. I think you read great books and I am all for the no guilt approach to reading. : )
27mckait
I keep wanting to read Golem and Jinni. I'm not reading much the last few days. I have a couple on kindle that I need to post.
Lola does help... on the other hand, taking her out is ... chilly...
Lola does help... on the other hand, taking her out is ... chilly...
28-Cee-
>25 Donna828: Hi Donna! I've been thinking of reading Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga. Where do I start? Cordelia's Honor ? I like her writing :-)
>26 Berly: Hi Kim! Thanks... sometimes I think I just mess around with my reading - but I'm loving it all. I wonder why some people love to read and some truly don't. It's a mystery to me.
>27 mckait: I'm not reading much the last few days.
And who can blame you with beautiful, sweet Lola getting your attention? I'm so happy she is adapting so well :-)
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More snow expected tonight/tomorrow. We'll see.
Bring it on!
We have a few "yellow" spots in our yard that need freshening up - lol.
Currently reading Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope for my RL book club. It's the sequel to The Warden, which I liked, and it's supposed to be much better. So far, so good.
>26 Berly: Hi Kim! Thanks... sometimes I think I just mess around with my reading - but I'm loving it all. I wonder why some people love to read and some truly don't. It's a mystery to me.
>27 mckait: I'm not reading much the last few days.
And who can blame you with beautiful, sweet Lola getting your attention? I'm so happy she is adapting so well :-)
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More snow expected tonight/tomorrow. We'll see.
Bring it on!
We have a few "yellow" spots in our yard that need freshening up - lol.
Currently reading Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope for my RL book club. It's the sequel to The Warden, which I liked, and it's supposed to be much better. So far, so good.
29LovingLit
>1 -Cee-: WOW. Just wow. (and, can I come stay...live...with you??) That is pure beauty.
And where have you been!? I only just came a looking as I saw your name appear on the threads. Welcome back :)
And where have you been!? I only just came a looking as I saw your name appear on the threads. Welcome back :)
30connie53
I have no idea how come your thread did not get my star! I did star it just now.
Hope you are doing fine! Hugs.
Hope you are doing fine! Hugs.
31Matke
Hi, Cee!
I think your reading choices are fantastic. Why not read exactly what you want?
btw: I love, love, love Barchester Towers! The relationship between Archdeacon Grantley and his wife is quite something.
I think your reading choices are fantastic. Why not read exactly what you want?
btw: I love, love, love Barchester Towers! The relationship between Archdeacon Grantley and his wife is quite something.
32-Cee-
>29 LovingLit: Hi Megan!
Well, Maine is certainly not New Zealand! I certainly enjoy our view here, but your country is just too fabulous! I still think we should switch houses when it is summer here and winter there ;-)
I have been having an emotional and trying year so far. Expect it will remain so for quite some time. Not sure how I can move beyond lurking and rare commentary. We'll see. I still enjoy checking the threads of my friends.
>30 connie53: Hi Sis!
Nice to see you here :-) Yes, I'm fine. My time on the computer has lessened lately for various reasons... but still in the Land of the Living. Hugs back to you!
>31 Matke: Gail! You're right. And I am reading just what I want. Slower at reading this year it seems... well, slower at nearly everything. We just bought a new bed yesterday and I'm hoping that the high price includes some magic sleep waves to combat my insistent insomnia!
I'm finding Barchester Towers quite amusing :-)
Well, Maine is certainly not New Zealand! I certainly enjoy our view here, but your country is just too fabulous! I still think we should switch houses when it is summer here and winter there ;-)
I have been having an emotional and trying year so far. Expect it will remain so for quite some time. Not sure how I can move beyond lurking and rare commentary. We'll see. I still enjoy checking the threads of my friends.
>30 connie53: Hi Sis!
Nice to see you here :-) Yes, I'm fine. My time on the computer has lessened lately for various reasons... but still in the Land of the Living. Hugs back to you!
>31 Matke: Gail! You're right. And I am reading just what I want. Slower at reading this year it seems... well, slower at nearly everything. We just bought a new bed yesterday and I'm hoping that the high price includes some magic sleep waves to combat my insistent insomnia!
I'm finding Barchester Towers quite amusing :-)
33mckait
A Cee sighting! Nice to see you here :)
I keep trying to push the snow north...I am just too weary to get it to go !
I am sitting in front of the fire, with two pairs of pants on, three shirts, socks, slippers and a blanket.
just sayin'
I keep trying to push the snow north...I am just too weary to get it to go !
I am sitting in front of the fire, with two pairs of pants on, three shirts, socks, slippers and a blanket.
just sayin'
34vancouverdeb
Nice to " see you" Cee! I hope you are doing well!
35PaulCranswick
Dear Cee - lovely to see you out and about on the threads a little (not mine though harumph!) and here of course. Miss your warmth and humour more than a little and hope your return is a lasting one. xx
36LovingLit
Sorry to hear you have had a trying year so far :( That is no good. Could things improve with sleep? *fingers crossed* Insomnia is a...well, you know. A curse.
37Copperskye
Hi Cee! Good to see you, even if it is just occasionally!
I'm reading Dead Wake right now and love it! I also have a copy of Independent People that I need to get to soon.
Hope the 5 star books continue for you and help keep your sunny side up!
Eta- love your cove pics. Just beautiful!
I'm reading Dead Wake right now and love it! I also have a copy of Independent People that I need to get to soon.
Hope the 5 star books continue for you and help keep your sunny side up!
Eta- love your cove pics. Just beautiful!
38Berly
Got The Golem and the Jinni for my birthday!!! Whoohoo! ; )
40Matke
Glad to see you feel a bit more like posting. Like you, I am reading more slowly this year, and avoiding taking on any challenges, except that I love to participate in tutored or group readings that Lyzard does, as her choices are eclectic, obscure, and fascinating.
Hope that you're not snow in completely!
Hope that you're not snow in completely!
41-Cee-
Wow - lots of people over here bringing good cheer :-D
Even a spam! Never got one before...
>33 mckait: Oh dear. You need a vacation! If only.
>34 vancouverdeb: Hi Deb! Yes, indeed. Nice to "see you" too! Thanks for stopping by :-)
>35 PaulCranswick: Well, Paul, I do so apologize for not making appearances on your thread. Do you think you could start a short thread for me that would not be so looooong and less intimidating? lol At any rate, I am glad to see you here. When I regain some "warmth and humour" I'll come visit.
>36 LovingLit: Hi Megan! I see you are starting back to school and wish you lots of fun with that. Looking forward to more A s hanging on your refrigerator :-)
>37 Copperskye: Joanne - I'm glad you got Dead Wake too. (I'm assuming from LT ER) It was a great choice for me. Thanks for the good wishes.
>38 Berly: Woohoo! Kim, Hope you love it - and Happy Birthday!!!!
>40 Matke: Hi Gail, I do not know "Lyzard" but should check out what she is reading. We can never be "completely" snowed in - but our road is getting more and more narrow. Some places are only wide enough for one vehicle and with all the curves and hills it makes me nervous. Never sure what I am going to meet coming the other way. The poor deer are starting to venture out and once they get to the road must keep to it till they find another driveway that is shoveled out to get off. The snowbanks are too high for them to get over. I wonder what they are eating?
Even a spam! Never got one before...
>33 mckait: Oh dear. You need a vacation! If only.
>34 vancouverdeb: Hi Deb! Yes, indeed. Nice to "see you" too! Thanks for stopping by :-)
>35 PaulCranswick: Well, Paul, I do so apologize for not making appearances on your thread. Do you think you could start a short thread for me that would not be so looooong and less intimidating? lol At any rate, I am glad to see you here. When I regain some "warmth and humour" I'll come visit.
>36 LovingLit: Hi Megan! I see you are starting back to school and wish you lots of fun with that. Looking forward to more A s hanging on your refrigerator :-)
>37 Copperskye: Joanne - I'm glad you got Dead Wake too. (I'm assuming from LT ER) It was a great choice for me. Thanks for the good wishes.
>38 Berly: Woohoo! Kim, Hope you love it - and Happy Birthday!!!!
>40 Matke: Hi Gail, I do not know "Lyzard" but should check out what she is reading. We can never be "completely" snowed in - but our road is getting more and more narrow. Some places are only wide enough for one vehicle and with all the curves and hills it makes me nervous. Never sure what I am going to meet coming the other way. The poor deer are starting to venture out and once they get to the road must keep to it till they find another driveway that is shoveled out to get off. The snowbanks are too high for them to get over. I wonder what they are eating?
42PaulCranswick
>41 -Cee-: Well Cee, since you requested your own little thread by Paul:
http://www.librarything.com/topic/188335
http://www.librarything.com/topic/188335
43Crazymamie
Stopping in to catch up with you and to wish you a lovely Thursday, Cee. Hoping that it is full of fabulous!
44-Cee-
>42 PaulCranswick: Thanks, Paul. Seems to be working out well. I can kinda keep up with it :-)
>43 Crazymamie: Hi Mamie! I am looking forward to this coming Thursday - expecting it will be lovely indeed. We are taking delivery of a new mattress! And it's way overdue. Maybe I'll sleep better and no more back aches????
>43 Crazymamie: Hi Mamie! I am looking forward to this coming Thursday - expecting it will be lovely indeed. We are taking delivery of a new mattress! And it's way overdue. Maybe I'll sleep better and no more back aches????
45Crazymamie
A new mattress can work wonders, Cee! I can still remember when we first got the one that we have now, we couldn't believe what a different experience it was - so fabulous. Hoping that yours is just exactly what you are needing!
47connie53
Hi Sis. I hope the mattress has arrived and you had a nice night on it! We do need new ones too, I think. Peet has another idea about that. But he can sleep everywhere, so he does not need a new one. But I really like to have a mattress with memory foam (is that the right word?).
Just have to keep on nagging, I guess!
Just have to keep on nagging, I guess!
48-Cee-
>47 connie53: Hi Sis! No, the mattress is not due to arrive now till Saturday afternoon. :p~ Since I am going away for the weekend, I won't get to sleep on it till Monday or Tuesday night next week.
For a company that is supposed to deliver same day, things are not quite right here. Anyway, I can be patient for a few days. Ron says he can sleep on anything, but I think he will see a marked positive difference. Yup, just keep nagging!
Here's my question about "memory foam"... What is it supposed to remember? Your body's impression or where it was before you used it?
For a company that is supposed to deliver same day, things are not quite right here. Anyway, I can be patient for a few days. Ron says he can sleep on anything, but I think he will see a marked positive difference. Yup, just keep nagging!
Here's my question about "memory foam"... What is it supposed to remember? Your body's impression or where it was before you used it?
49LovingLit
>41 -Cee-: More A's!!!? *pressure*
:)
I have gone from 2 pieces of assessment in my first class, to 3 in my second, and now in this class i have 5 pieces of assessment. I am losing sight of my straight A dreams.
I don't know if you are in the mood for a short (v. short) story about cancer, but here is the link in case you are. I found this story really evocative and clever.
eta: memory foam is not my area of expertise....so sorry, I can't help out.
:)
I have gone from 2 pieces of assessment in my first class, to 3 in my second, and now in this class i have 5 pieces of assessment. I am losing sight of my straight A dreams.
I don't know if you are in the mood for a short (v. short) story about cancer, but here is the link in case you are. I found this story really evocative and clever.
eta: memory foam is not my area of expertise....so sorry, I can't help out.
50PaulCranswick
I'll abandon your special thread this early Sunday morning to wish you well, my dear. xx
52LovingLit
^ :)
Me too then. Not that I can be relied upon to warm up too much, I am too sporadic lately.
Me too then. Not that I can be relied upon to warm up too much, I am too sporadic lately.
53-Cee-
Oh my! Lookie here. Warm friends on a cold, windy day ;-)
Nice to see you.
Megan - I have every confidence that you will do well in your studies. It's not the grade that's most important - it's the joy of learning! No pressure. Have fun with it all!
Thanks for the link to that remarkable story of the basket weaver. It has a lot to say. Hugs for you... have a wonderful day.
Paul - Thanks for stopping by :-) Hoping things are all going amazingly well with you. I thought of you often as I was reading The Gift of Rain... you know, because of the location and the beauty. hugs to my friend on the other side of the world...
Kim - Love to see you dropping in. You do indeed bring warmth and good cheer :-)
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Mattress update:
LOVE it!
Nice to see you.
Megan - I have every confidence that you will do well in your studies. It's not the grade that's most important - it's the joy of learning! No pressure. Have fun with it all!
Thanks for the link to that remarkable story of the basket weaver. It has a lot to say. Hugs for you... have a wonderful day.
Paul - Thanks for stopping by :-) Hoping things are all going amazingly well with you. I thought of you often as I was reading The Gift of Rain... you know, because of the location and the beauty. hugs to my friend on the other side of the world...
Kim - Love to see you dropping in. You do indeed bring warmth and good cheer :-)
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Mattress update:
LOVE it!
54Crazymamie
Hooray for the new mattress!! It makes a huge difference, doesn't it?! Craig and I could not believe it when we replaced our old one - it's a whole new world!
Thinking of you, Cee, and wishing you happy!
Thinking of you, Cee, and wishing you happy!
55-Cee-
Thanks, Mamie!
Yes. For sure. Sleeping is much easier. No back pain - fewer nightmares. Maybe we should not have waited so long.
Wishing you all kinds of happy right back, Mamie :-D
Yes. For sure. Sleeping is much easier. No back pain - fewer nightmares. Maybe we should not have waited so long.
Wishing you all kinds of happy right back, Mamie :-D
56Crazymamie
Aw, thanks, Cee! So glad that the mattress is allowing you greater comfort and peace of mind. We waited longer than we should have, too, but it is a big purchase, and who knew it would make such a BIG difference?!
58-Cee-
Hi Gail,
Nice to "see" you again ;-)
Life is going according to plan - not my plan, of course. I accept that.
Happy Spring! (finally) Now if we could get the weather to cooperate for those who want to see flowers and bugs again. lol Even I am ready for a slight change!
Nice to "see" you again ;-)
Life is going according to plan - not my plan, of course. I accept that.
Happy Spring! (finally) Now if we could get the weather to cooperate for those who want to see flowers and bugs again. lol Even I am ready for a slight change!
60ffortsa
>55 -Cee-: re mattresses and the like. Jim and I sleep on a pretty firm foam mattress, but in our hotel room in Dayton, the bed was a traditional spring mattress and rather squishy. It's taken me a week to recover! We were SO glad to get home.
61connie53
Hi Sis. A new mattress! I could use one too, but we keep postponing. They are rather expensive and Peet is not convinced we need one. He can sleep everywhere.
We need some spring here too! The temps are below average now. And yesterday it rained a lot.
{{{Hugs}}}}
We need some spring here too! The temps are below average now. And yesterday it rained a lot.
{{{Hugs}}}}
62msf59
Happy Sunday, Claudia! I haven't been by in ages but I wanted to check in on my pal. I hope all is well. Are your books treating you good? I sure hope so.
63Berly
New mattresses are the best! Sleep well and I will try to push some of our spring weather your way. It's supposed to be 73 in the West Coast Portland tomorrow!
65-Cee-
Well. So far this year I have read books that gave me totally new perspectives on Churchill and Napolean. Ugh. I sure hope I don't find a book that exposes the quirks and dark side of Santa Claus :(
Thanks to friends for stopping in and keeping me company even though I have been hibernating under a rock :-/
Spring is coming, they say...
>59 Smiler69: :-D Hope you are feeling better.
>60 ffortsa: Hi Judy! "There's no place like home!" as the saying goes. I think that definitely refers to our very own bed/pillow!
>61 connie53: Thanks for the hugs, Sis! When we were choosing our mattress Ron told me the selection was up to me as he decided he could sleep on anything. Still, he likes the new mattress too. So it was a win-win. oh, and re Spring... tomorrow we are supposed to get to the upper 40s! I expect that will diminish the snowpack in our yard. At least we can see our short bushes again. Hugs back.
>62 msf59: Mark! Hey!
So good to see you here. I have been reading some good books... and so many more to go! sigh ;-)
>63 Berly: Hi Kim,
Wow. I forget what 73 feels like. Sounds scorching! There is a slight possibility that we might reach 50 tomorrow. Good luck with your conference!
>64 Matke: Aw, thanks Gail. Peace in the world starts with peace at home. Right? That's a beautiful wish. Hugs.
Thanks to friends for stopping in and keeping me company even though I have been hibernating under a rock :-/
Spring is coming, they say...
>59 Smiler69: :-D Hope you are feeling better.
>60 ffortsa: Hi Judy! "There's no place like home!" as the saying goes. I think that definitely refers to our very own bed/pillow!
>61 connie53: Thanks for the hugs, Sis! When we were choosing our mattress Ron told me the selection was up to me as he decided he could sleep on anything. Still, he likes the new mattress too. So it was a win-win. oh, and re Spring... tomorrow we are supposed to get to the upper 40s! I expect that will diminish the snowpack in our yard. At least we can see our short bushes again. Hugs back.
>62 msf59: Mark! Hey!
So good to see you here. I have been reading some good books... and so many more to go! sigh ;-)
>63 Berly: Hi Kim,
Wow. I forget what 73 feels like. Sounds scorching! There is a slight possibility that we might reach 50 tomorrow. Good luck with your conference!
>64 Matke: Aw, thanks Gail. Peace in the world starts with peace at home. Right? That's a beautiful wish. Hugs.
66PaulCranswick
Napoleon, Churchill and then little ole me. They were giving you new perspectives whilst humble I am here to wish you Happy Easter. xx
67Copperskye
Just stopping by to say hello. Hi Cee!
70ChelleBearss
Hope you are doing well Cee!!
71-Cee-
>66 PaulCranswick: Hi there Paul!
A quiet, bittersweet year this is for me. May has been a lovely month so far and the reading is fine. I'm always happy to hear from "Your Humbleness". Come around anytime :-) Wishing you cool breezes once in awhile... when you need them.
>67 Copperskye: Hi Joanne!
You are still #1 in members who share the most books with me. I feel like we share a gene (a reading gene?). Love to hear from you - hope all is well. Perhaps I will do some lurking today ;-)
>68 Berly: Hi Kim!
I art still here, never far. Glad to see you gracing my thread, such as it is. Hope life is treating you well.
>69 connie53: Hey, Connie!
Yup. This is a pensive, quiet year for me and about all I can take at this time. I miss you too, Sis. I can only imagine all the beautiful flowers blooming in your yard. I have one daffodil that made it up this year. *sigh* We have a plant sale coming up in a couple weeks. I'll need to buy a thing or two.
>70 ChelleBearss: Mommy Chelle!
All is well. I hope you and Nate are having a FUN, FUN time with little Chloe. She must be an energetic handful by now. Hugs to you all!
A quiet, bittersweet year this is for me. May has been a lovely month so far and the reading is fine. I'm always happy to hear from "Your Humbleness". Come around anytime :-) Wishing you cool breezes once in awhile... when you need them.
>67 Copperskye: Hi Joanne!
You are still #1 in members who share the most books with me. I feel like we share a gene (a reading gene?). Love to hear from you - hope all is well. Perhaps I will do some lurking today ;-)
>68 Berly: Hi Kim!
I art still here, never far. Glad to see you gracing my thread, such as it is. Hope life is treating you well.
>69 connie53: Hey, Connie!
Yup. This is a pensive, quiet year for me and about all I can take at this time. I miss you too, Sis. I can only imagine all the beautiful flowers blooming in your yard. I have one daffodil that made it up this year. *sigh* We have a plant sale coming up in a couple weeks. I'll need to buy a thing or two.
>70 ChelleBearss: Mommy Chelle!
All is well. I hope you and Nate are having a FUN, FUN time with little Chloe. She must be an energetic handful by now. Hugs to you all!
72ffortsa
Hi, C. I checked up your thread to see what the bittersweetness was about, and saw that even some months ago you were struggling with things. I hope the spring brings a lift to your year.
73mckait
Just popping in to say Hi Cee!
I hope there is more sweet than bitter. Like grandchildren, ocean breezes, and good books!
I hope there is more sweet than bitter. Like grandchildren, ocean breezes, and good books!
74LovingLit
Hi Cee,
Your top pic reminds me of Terry our cat. He came in the other week drenched from tip to toe in wet dripping mud, we barely recognised him. Usually he is a white fluff ball. He must have been in a ditch or something, and took 2 warmbaths just to get him semi-normal.and then it was 2 days before he was mud free. Poor sod.
I hope Spring is treating you well!
Your top pic reminds me of Terry our cat. He came in the other week drenched from tip to toe in wet dripping mud, we barely recognised him. Usually he is a white fluff ball. He must have been in a ditch or something, and took 2 warmbaths just to get him semi-normal.and then it was 2 days before he was mud free. Poor sod.
I hope Spring is treating you well!
75connie53
>71 -Cee-: Nothing much flowering or blooming here, Sis. No tulips or daffodils. Just azalea and some shrubs with white flowers.
76Matke
Hi, Cee. Just stopping in to say hello and let you know that I'm thinking of you during this difficult year.
80PaulCranswick
Miss you lots Cee
83LovingLit
>5 -Cee-: I read Half of a Yellow Sun after much putting off, and quite loved it in the end. What did you think?
Hoping you're well!
Hoping you're well!
84PaulCranswick
Have a lovely holiday, dear Cee
85ChelleBearss
Merry Christmas, Cee!
