Jude's 25 for 2010....version 2

OLDIE MOLDIES here?

THE LIST:

1) REASONS-Tracy Fabre ***
2) GHOSTWALK- Rebecca Stott **
3) THE GREEN AND THE GRAY- Timothy Zahn ****
4) KILL DRESS- John Young *
5) STILL LIFE- Louise Penny ***
6) GRACE AFTER MIDNIGHT: A MEMOIR- Felicia "Snoop" Pearson ****
7) OOM- D J Webber ***
8) THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO-Stieg Larsson ****
9) UNNATURAL FIRE - Fidelis Morgan ****
10) DIGITALLY DAUNTED: The Consumer's Guide to Taking control of the Technology in Your Life - Sean Westcott & Jean Riescher Westcott ****
11) THE CHINATOWN DEATH CLOUD PERIL- Paul Malmont ****
12) THE VANISHING OF KATHARINA LINDEN- Helen Grant ***
13) BROWN GIRL IN THE RING- Nalo Hopkinson ***1/2
14) SUMNER ISLAND-Michael Cormier ***
15) THE TRANSFORMATION OF BARTHOLOMEW FORTUNO - Ellen Bryson ***1/2
16) HARD EIGHT - Janet Evanovich ***
17) TO THE NINES - Janet Evanovich ***
18) TEN BIG ONES - Janet Evanovich ***
19) BIRDMAN -Mo Hayder ***
20) MALLORY'S ORACLE - Carol O'Connell ***
21) THE MAN WHO CAST TWO SHADOWS- Carol O'Connell ***
22) JACKSON PARK - Charlotte Carter ***
23) ELEVEN ON TOP - Janet Evanovich **
24) TWELVE SHARP - Janet Evanovich **1/2
25) COVER HER FACE - P D James ***
26) OUT - Natsuo Kirino ****1/2
27) GUILTY PLEASURES - Laurell K. Hamilton ***
28) THE GENDARME - Mark T. Mustian ****
29) FLESH WOUND - John Say **
30) THE CONVENT - Panos Karnezis ***

Hi Jude, nice new thread:)

*Starred*... of course!

thank you so much..i'm driving myself crazy..trying to figure the logistics here

GRRR

Starred, madam!

Well, ain't he a studly gent...your alter ego, Stephen??

thank you so much!

;-}

Well, I know "I" ain't no studly gent, so it must be an alter ego alright! :)

Sweet pea...you are 'STUDLY" coz you're smart...

I don't look at men, as young as you, otherwise

Aw shucks, Jude, and here I thought whenever I saw women staring at me in public it was because of my manly handsomeness. Ah, well, time to get back in touch with reality, I suppose they were always staring because of the hole in the ass of my jeans. Oh well! :P

Stephen..

What can i say??

At my age, i reserve the right to be "selective"...I don't know about your holey/holy jeans....i have many of those, for sure

given your Pics on LT...you're not bad looking...but i'm old enough to be your....

oh shit..i'll take this to your thread

i still love you Stephen
;-}

but i'm old enough to be your....

Right, we had this mother/mommy discussion already on your last thread! :P

Hi Jude - Nice Snazzy New Thread! Hope you are having a good weekend, my friend!

Just checking out your new place, Jude!

Ah, Jude, I've tracked you to your new thread!

*star*

Welcome, One & All!

Decided to take a break, this past weekend, from "required" reading..I'm now deep in the "wilds" of New Jersey...with Stephanie Plum and her wacky family/posse...god, how i've missed this series!! If you haven't tried this series...do so toot-sweet....Stepanie's a right plum/peach...and Janet Evanovich is a pip for inventing her...

;-}

oh, DUH, so far it's Hard Eight.....To the Nines is next up to bat....who knows afterwards....

hey ~

Evanovich is good for a down time read. She definitely a LOL writer :)

Hi Jude- Glad you are enjoying your "light" reading, I guess everyone needs some once in awhile! I've not read Evanovich ( and I probably won't either) but I know my wife read and enjoyed a few books in the series! Now back to my "required Reading", with my haughty airs!

*photographs Marks haughty airs for further use*

>20 msf59: Now, my people....when did i ever accuse Mark of putting on "haughty airs"?? i need a witness, here! Jeesh....!!! I don't know of one man who has read Evanovich....don't expect guys to do so (and look askance at them what do) Stephanie Plum books are a Girl Thing.....i mean, i indulge my "girlie" side once in a blue moon....cut me some slack...i'll be back to my old Dark Alley, Psychotic, Noir self soon, i promise

*mutters to self about guys...how freakin' sensitive they get...all of a sudden*

;-}

*mutters to self about guys...how freakin' sensitive they get...all of a sudden*

*GASP* We do NOT get sensitive! *bursts into tears and storms out the door*

:P

Come back, Stephen..come back...you dropped these soggy Kleenex all over the floor..and I just vacuumed!!

;-PP~~~~~~~

23 shades of rd!!!

22 I think TadD has read them jude.. and my brother in law has...

Now there are 2 guys who've read Evanovich......thanks, Kath....but none that I know...

yes, Stephen is a bit of a caution..but ya gotta love him

;-)

23 shades of rd!!!

Oh stop it, all these compliments are going to start going to my head before long.

:)

yes, Stephen is a bit of a caution..but ya gotta love him

Hmmmm, I wish being a dirty-minded, socially-awkward nerdy guy made me so lovable in person, I'd be beating the ladies of with a stick huh? ... :o

"i'll be back to my old Dark Alley, Psychotic, Noir self soon". Now your talking, my friend!

Stephykins...one day you will get out and to to the library.. or store or maybe a picnic or function of some sort, and meet the love of your life. It happens. I have seen it with my own eyes...

Kath: Really? I didn't think Jessica Alba visited Ohio often. Cool!

:P

Seriously though, we'll see. Though, shouldn't I be afraid of anyone crazy enough to be entertained by my hijinks? :o

>28 msf59:

Yes, Mark....Birdman by Mo Hayder...Why have I not read any of her books??? this one reminds me, a little, of In the Woods......what I've read this morning...very dark.....grim and gruesome.....;-)

Jessica Alba ain't bad looking..i'll grant you that, Stephen!

Hellacious storm at 5:30 this morning...lightning/thunder/rain pelting the house..where's an Ark when you need one? JEESH, now it's just hot and wet.....boring!

31: That lightening was pretty bad! There's another storm rolling in as I type this, so it looks like I'm in for round 2. Will be making sure my computer is unplugged completely from the wall this time. ;)

As far as Jessica Alba goes, sure I guess...I mean, I'm not good at judging the looks of celebrities. They look different every time you see them, whether it's plastic surgery or edited photos, plus, I'm not a big fan of excessive make-up and all that (actresses always look best IN THEIR MOVIES, when the makeup they were is meant to look natural)
But yes, there must've been a reason she was the first to come to mind when I tried to think of a 'hot' celebrity... >:p

I hear thunder rumbling..so i guess we're in for another round as well....Yurk!..I hope I finish all my computer business before it hits...any who...see you later!

Oh crap...I'm lucky to be online

Hellacious storm this afternoon....tree limbs down all over my yard..pine tree (small one) down across my driveway (i already chopped out 1/2 of it..but still)...tree down across the Township road (grrr...no mail delivery until the trustees clear the road...too much tree..for me)

life sucks!

30 Though, shouldn't I be afraid of anyone crazy enough to be entertained by my hijinks? :o

Maybe at first, but it will soon work itself out.. lol

Again, jude.. glad to hear that you and Stephen are safe and sound.

Jude, I am glad you are OK. Sounds like the storm was terrible!

Jude- Sorry about that nasty storm! Glad nothing hit the house! Good luck with the clean-up! Be careful!

It was a nasty storm...i spent most of today clearing the big limbs out of my yard...hauling them to various "burn piles"....tomorrow i have to pick up the small stuff that's left...for fireplace kindling...I'm tired and sore....hope I can sleep tonight.

I was lucky...there were trees down across Route 78 that is just down the hill from my house...people couldn't travel...couldn't get home.....trees down across my lane....but nothing came down close to my house....

later
;-}

I hope you got some rest, Jude! Sounds like things were really nasty around your neck of the woods.

Thanks, Stasia...i did get some sleep last night.

It really wasn't that bad...but the storm came on so fast..and the wind was the worst culprit.....I still have tree trash in my yard..but it's wet..I'm hoping it dries off a little, today..so I can pick it up and haul it to my kindling box in the garage!!

I'll post my "goof" on the Janet Evanovich books as soon as .....

;-}

How are you feeling now Jude? Better, I hope?

Yes, Kath..i'm tired (again) but got a lot done today..still much yard trash to clear up...but, at least the grass isn't growing very fast...the weeds are...Tomorrow i have to do laundry in the morning...then go out and play Pick-up-Sticks!

;-}

ONE PLUM...#16

Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich
I've been a fan of Janet Evanovich and her STEPHANIE PLUM series since the first title One for the Money was published. If anyone is interested, that's the place to start.

Lately, I've revisited this part of Jersey....beginning with Hard Eight

in Stephanie Plum's world..the events herein are not surprising. Bond Enforcement is a Job...brings into play various criminal "masterminds" who don't want to "pay the price" for their obsessions. A Psychotic military Game-Player loses his nut when a "trophy" goes missing...Mother-and-Daughter try to go Underground

Stephanie spends a lot of time face-down...trying to apprehend Bail skips.

Vehicles blow up

A Psychotic man-in-Rabbit Suit messes with everyone's heads

Stephie's LOVE LIFE sucks

Did I mention Albert Kloughn??

serious 3 Stars here!

#17 To the Nines

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

To the Nines

concerns a Role-Playing computer game gone Homicidal...a villain of the "Creepy-in-his-Innocence"variety...deadly but Soft

Family Dramas are a must...Love Hangovers...more Exploding Vehicles

Lula-on-a-Meat Diet

Keystone Kops antics

Ranger or Morelli..The HOT MAN debate

serious 3 Stars

doncha just love a good summer read or two?

I do!

My computer was acting up yesterday..so I'll get to Ten Big Ones much later today...

Somehow these three books "worked" for me...pulled me out of some potentially serious Doldrums...thank you Ms Janet!!!

;-}

huh..... i got lost for a spell. Glad to have found you again, Jude.

#46: Glad to hear you are out of the Doldrums, Jude! I hope you stay that way!!

Hey Jude, hope you aren't having electricity problems. Mine was out for 8-9 hours but it just came back on a little while ago.

uh oh! wondered where you went off to..

hope all is well jude ~

I'll be "out of the loop" for a while...until my new computer arrives...this one is ailing badly....was "dead" all day yesterday..Wish me luck with my new MacBook, okay!!??

;-}

Good luck with your new computer. Hope to see you back soon;)

Good luck with the new computer!

Thanks for letting us know! We will be anxiously waiting for your return!

oooooooooo new macbook! sweetness! have fun with it :)

meantime.. hang in there.. thinking of you :)

Actually, my old iBook is pulling a "Lazarus" this morning...but I look for a Death experience..imminently. I keep telling it "you will be replaced"!! spooky, no?

;-}

Hope all goes well with the old computer until the new MacBook arrives, Jude!

HEY LA! THE NEW MACBOOK IS HERE!!!

.........but the old iBook is still ticking....

so, I'll be here, in one MAC or another.....for....ever i guess

;-}

reviews for Ten Big Ones and Birdman are "in the slot'...give me some time...

#20

Mallory's Oracle by Carol O'Connell

Am re-reading MALLORY'S ORACLE by Carol O'Connell...the first of the MALLORY series. I had forgotten what a good book this is....great plot, well-developed characters..the whole thing...Kathleen Mallory is an early, American version of Lisbeth Salander (GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO)...another Wild Child, computer hacker extraordinaire...Ms Mallory dresses better, and lives in NYC...but under the skin they are the same....amoral to a fault, in the cause of their version of Justice....

Jude- Congrats on the new iBook! And I, for one, am very happy you will be with us "forever"!

#60: I am a big Mallory fan too, Jude. You remind me that I need to get back to that series!

Congrats on the new computer. May it have a long and happy life with you.

Haven't seen much of you... hope you are having fun with the new macbook.
Love mine..

Wanted to say thank you again for the CDs.. I have been enjoying them ...

The MacBook and I are having Internet issues..since I am on Dial Up, and there isn't an internal modem in new computers..I have to make a decision..whether to switch to DSL (and lose the use of my old iBook) or get an external USB Dial Up modem (for the Newbie) and keep both computers operational..until Spring..when my next dial up bill comes due. The old iBook is still ticking, so I am using it..but the MacBook sure is pretty!

Yesss..the MALLORY books are as good (and addictive) as I remember...just finished The Man Who Cast Two Shadows!!! I love the intricacy of these plots...

;-}

ACK! what a dilemma :(

You're a patient woman, Jude. I don't think I could go back to Dial-Up now that I've gotten used to faster data transfer speeds at the office and through our FIOS network at home. I do miss hearing that connectivity bips, bongs and static sounds that I've associated with my old dial-up days though.

Do you want to keep the old iBook? Or will you just transfer all your files over to your spanking new and pretty MacBook?

Oh Caro..

Dial Up was practically the only option available 5 years ago....and I would switch to DSL (in a hearbeat) except for the fact that my Dial Up account is paid through early April. I ordered an external Dial Up modem from Amazon (USRobotics) and will take my chances...I could have two operational computers, for a while (though not both at once). I'll keep the old iBook and transfer files "little by little"..if this new modem works..

Time will tell, and..in case you haven't figured..I am not a Patient Woman (though i probably should be a Patient, no?)

;-}

Jude, good luck with the internet decision. Dial-up was the only option for us, too, until a couple of years ago -- definitely requires some patience, especially these days when everything is geared to high speed internet. Broadband is so much nicer now that we have it (once we got the bugs ironed out setting up our e-mail accounts).

I, too, am a big fan of the Mallory series -- all of Carol O'Connell's stuff, in fact.

Thanks, all, for the "positive" thoughts..I'm waiting on my New Little Gizmo for the new MacBook

Just read:

#22

Jackson Park by Charlotte Carter

Set in Chicago after the Martin Luther King assassination...after the subsequent riots...the story features a Black family (of sorts..by necessity) caught up in a series of events born in the old Chicago political system and reared in the Black Power movement of the late 1960s. How these pieces fall together..and some lives fall apart...makes a good "mystery" but a better mini-History lesson writ bloody but not screamingly LARGE.

Ms Carter also wrote the NANETTE HAYES Trilogy: Rhode Island Red, Coq Au Vin, and Drumsticks...snappy, jazzy, sexy (is that a chicken theme i see?)...Funky Butt Chic, to be sure!!!

Oh, i give Jackson Park a solid 3 Stars

;-}

#69: Nice review, Jude. I have never read anything by Carter. I will take a look at her books.

#70: Do check out Ms Carter, Stasia..I think you'd like her work. I read the Trilogy quite a while ago..then someone told me about Jackson Park....she is funky and sly..but has a good style and manages to convey more than "just a story"....atmosphere, maybe? History, no doubt...

HI back atcha, Kath!!!

Posted a Non-Review of Valeria's Last Stand.....

http://www.librarything.com/work/7677293/reviews/62124127

since i can't seem to "get into" the damned thing I won't count it in my tally

but...i did start Out by Natsuo Kirino....right down my dark alley..Never fear, i am well armed for this stroll...

;-}

Sorry Valeria's Last Stand didn't work for you. I thought some chapters were boring, but on the whole it was ok for a beach read. Having said that, I was glad to get through it. Hope your next read is a better one.

Jude- It looks like you'll beat me to Out! I've had that near the top of my tbr for months! You might be the nudge I need!

Woot! Woot!

My first post from the new MacBook...that little External Dial-Up Modem does work...now i have two computers..until April..

;-}

Hey, woo hoo, hooray for the new MacBook and the modem thingy!

Great news!

Hurray!

so now you can post doubly quick using both computers, Jude .... but you'll need 2 pairs of hands and 2 pairs of eyes though ...

#71: Thanks for the additional info, Jude!

Started reading Eleven on Top....to get through a day of feeling purely crappy. Unfortunately, this seems to be the most anemic of the series...too much action and not enough story/plot...and what is there is rehashed from a former title....Oh well!

I also have only a few titles till I reach my "25"...then, I think I'll extend it to 50 just to stay in the Group....come the new year, I'll sashay my derriere over to the 75.....I promise!

;-}

Hurray(again)!

:)

Jude, I also plan to go over to the 75 group for 2011. I had thought that this wonderful little group would go on very dandily without me. But if you are not here to found it what will become of it in the new year?

Robert

jude.... it will be good to have you in the 75 ers :)

Hope your day improves.. mine has.
My daughter called...
shower and food...
ahhh

Jude- Good to see you posting! Sorry you are feeling crappy!
"I'll sashay my derriere over to the 75.....I promise!"
I'm holding you to that! The 75s are the coolest but you know that all-ready!

>185 alcottacre: Robert-

That's why I'm going to stick with this Group until the New Year...maybe someone will want to "carry it on"...I'll start a new discussion on that topic as the year ends...

I'm feeling better...thank God for Xanax!......sleepy, but better....just got all agitated today for some stupid reasons

*waving hello to Jude* ... just thought I'd pop in to wish you a great Labor Day weekend ... and many happy hours on your 2 computers.

hope you are feeling more serene today..
it is cool and blissful here..
( sending blissful vibes to jude)

The weather is indeed wonderful! I'm trying to keep myself inside so I can watch football but I keep finding myself outside sitting in a lawn chair. D'oh! :P

DO NOT RESIST! Resistance is futile! sit in the breeze!

Sorry you are not feeling at your best today, Jude. I do hope the weekend improves for you and that you have a happy Labor Day.

#23

Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich:

The most anemic of the Series, that I have read...and I have read all of them up to this point. Too much Action and not enough Plot....what there is being a rehash of a former book...the story didn't kick in until around page 300..and the book is only 320 pages long. A good way to spend a lazy afternoon, but pretty forgettable otherwise.

It was fun watching Stephanie try her hand at other forms of employment..but even that couldn't save the day.. (2 Stars)

;-(

hoping for some good days coming to you!

Thank You, Kath!

and the same "back atcha"

;-}

Just popping in to say hello. Sorry you've been feeling out of sorts. Hope you feel better.

Thanks for the visit, Terri....it isn't so much that i've been ill..as, i've been dealing with, uh, "pain-in-the-ass" people and stupid gossip...which makes me angry rather than ill. Small town life may be great, but too often it just becomes "small". Grrrr

*rant over*

I am ever thankful for my wise and sensible LT Friends.....amen.

#98: I am ever thankful for my wise and sensible LT Friends

Of which I am proud to be one! (Now, if I could only convince my family that I am wise and sensible, lol)

I am ever thankful for my wise and sensible LT Friends

oh dear .. you surely can't be referring to me then, Jude. ;-) Are you still continuing on with the Stephanie Plum series or are you reading something else and taking a break from her for a spell?

I've often wished I lived in a small town where everybody knows everyone, but then again, maybe there is something for privacy and anonymity.

i like small town life... but I do know what you mean Jude..
and as for your LT friends.. as stasia said.. I am glad I am one of yours!

I guess living in a quiet suburb, makes for a happy medium but I like small town living too! My wife...that's another story!
A wise and sensible friend!

I know exactly what you mean about small town living, Jude. Some plusses, but the gossip mill is definitely a minus!

#24

Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich

2.5 Stars

Marginally better than Eleven on Top, but only just so......this time around is long, way long on plot/"story"...but the action seems forced. The humour is getting stale, and the characters are too stereotypical... I think I'll leave this series for now. I was sorry to see the bloom fade from the lovely Plum...but the first ten books aren't bad..in fact, the first few are pretty damned good. Oh well...

.....now I'm going to finish Out, which definitely is Good...if not for the faint of heart...

Thanks, my buddies!!!

;-}

Hi Jude. Hope no tornadoes have swept you off to Kansas (is that backwards?) Lots of big storms in both of our areas right now!

and headed this way... so far just some rain...

It's cloudy...raining...with occasional lightning. Storm warnings on the radio...I have a sore throat/earache and am off to bed shortly......so let the twisters twist..I'm tired.

;-}

Hi Jude- Sorry you are not feeling well! Get some rest! It rained earlier today and it got nice and cool!

What Mark said, Jude! Feel better soonest.

Thanks all for the "well wishes". It's just a head cold...must have caught it last week while I was in town doing my shopping...5-7 days of this *crap* and I'll be good as new. Till then..I whinge and whine at my poor old cat....blow my nose...sneeze...cough..lie on the couch and READ!!!

;-}

ouch.. sorry to hear that you are ill.... soup will help..
I think I am going to make some just for the comfort value..

I hope you are feeling better and getting tons of reading done, Jude!

Where are you Jude???

I'm still here.....finally over that damned head cold...only now it's Hot-as-Hades, with "windy conditions" promised for today.....it's supposed to cool off tomorrow and Sunday...then rain....i guess i'll swelter today

Haven't been reading anything but day(s) old newspapers and cookbooks/food magazines....almost finished with Out, though.....somehow, I don't want this book to end....it's that good.

;-}

Glad you are feeling better Jude!

Cookbooks make good reading, Jude, except that in my case, it also makes me hungry and yearn to hold a party just so I have an excuse to try out some of the fantastic recipes I'm reading.

happy to see you here and there..

:)

Just checking in on you, Jude!

Jude- Glad you have turned the corner on that damn cold! Looking forward to your thoughts on Out. Later, my friend!

Waving Hello! Hope you are doing well.

hehe.. angus sits like that.. only even more upright.. all the time. He is a wonderful and silly cat.

What the heck are you up to woman? You have been invisible the last couple of days. Come back!

Hope you are recovering from your dental ordeal..
What are you up to?

Anyone who knows me at all...knows that I Hate Sports (my father..."liked" sports so much that, if the Cleveland Browns lost on Sunday, he'd throw his dinner plate against the wall and...begin raving...my Dad was insane...)..but I found THIS on Yahoo...make of it what you will:
http://rivals.yahoo.com/highschool/blog/prep_rally/post/Ohio-girl-is-homecoming-...

pretty girl can Kick Hell out of a (piffling) Football??

WOW!!

;-}

Now, that's my kind of homecoming queen, Jude!

very cool!

Great! I saw another article on Yahoo about a girl playing football in college. I think it is terrific news that girls are finally being accepted into what has traditionally been a guy's sport.

I think it's great! I only wish women's football was more popular (and I don't mean that lingerie garbage either!) :(

#25

Cover Her Face by P D James:

Revisitng P D's first was a surprisingly pleasant experience...given that I don't usually do Re-Reads

This drama of Family, Class, Repressed Urges...and Secrets....takes AGATHA CHRISTIE down a psychologically murky Garden Path....but what a Stroll!!

The British Upper Class bears its own weight of guilt, manipulation and "play-acting"....and Ms James portrays such with a painfully clear eye..

While this is the first ADAM DALGLIESH novel...he comes across as cold and one-dimensional....don't give up on this one....Read On....the Series gets better

i give this 3 Stars...for hindsight.....keep reading the series...

I have a few PD James books on a shelf.. have to have a go...

Hi Jude- I don't think I've ever read PD James, although I have heard she can be quite good!

I started re-reading the Adam Dalgliesh series last year and then got off track. I need to get back to it. Thanks for the reminder, Jude!

Hope you are feeling much improved now.

HEADS-UP:

my reading notes for this book were as long as the book itself....what I post here is what i posted to another LT friend (not in OUR group) but, it might work...until i figure out something better.

# 26

Out by Natsuo Kirino

4.5 stars

This is one of the best books I've read in quite some time...Ms. Kirino has a knack for getting inside her character's heads....thereby getting inside the reader's head...so we all go to Hell together (no Yellow Brick Road)

my notes for this book are as long as the Effing book...if i write a review it will have to hit me very quickly...Read the damned thing...and squirm with pleasure...Ms Kirino is a rare bird...she can write a Thriller that Thrills...and make one think...that "it can happen here"

Four women working dead-end jobs...living in dead-end relationships...One woman murders her abusive husband....from there it's a slippery slide into the Tokyo Underworld....

Ms Kirino is a kill-hell writer....made this reader feel as if she was living the story. I have known women in this situation..in that case, real life, there was no murder...But who knows what lurks in the heart?

Not for the squeamish, faint-of-heart, or those who are only comfortable with "nice" books. This one rocks...and will leave you thinking about many things....that maybe aren't on your Agenda. I have two more of Ms Kirino's books...look forward to the "pleasure" of her company....

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Hey Jude... nice to see you :)

I am enjoying my not so nice Galilee.. but usually..(lately) I am one of those in the nice books line..

Jude- Excellent effing review! I've been waiting for that baby! Now I need time to fit that one in!

Oh jeesh, Kath...i didn't mean to insult you or your reading taste. I just tried to warn folks away from the book if they weren't "sure" if it was their cuppa. You and I have very different taste in books..I didn't expect you to "like", or even look at, Out.

Mark, my friend...Thank You! I fiddle-faddled for too long to write a review...finally gave up and threw that mess together....You do need to read it, though.

;-}

Hi Jude, great review! :) I saw it when you first posted, but I've been quiet lately and forgot to comment. :(

not insulted.. just agreeing.. lol

I have and probably will again read darker books..
I just can't handle them right now. Some I will never read.. but thats okay..
There are plenty of them out there for me.. and plenty for you and lots
for those in between...

I would never take what you say here as an insult.. we are buddies, right?
so...
we can agree or not and laugh together and even discuss and argue a point..
that is what it is all about

:)

Yo!, Stephen...thank you, sir!

Kath...one thing I like about LT, as opposed to other sites...is the fact that we can discuss books, as adults...without turning things into a free-for-all...Okay, sometimes it is a f-f-a...but the humour creeps in eventually...Don't try to read "dark" books if they're not your thing...could cause ulcers...Dark is my mood-of-choice...i thrive on it.....thanks for being my buddy, Ms Kat(h)!!!

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"Dark is my mood-of-choice". Very well put! I like dark too! Maybe, not a steady diet but I do need my fix now and then.

and thank you back ms jude :)

Mark

Dark??? Not you! who just gave a stellar review of Sharp Objects?????

I have always found the Dark Side/End of the Street to be the most interesting....and I'm not fun to be around when I am bored ("not interested")

;-}

hah!!! you tell him jude..

:)

Come on. don't beat me up to bad (a little is okay), remember I have to work tomorrow!

Awwww...poor baby!

;-}

Jude, you say you didn't write a review . . . but what you posted here told me more about the book than a lot of the reviews do that get posted as reviews . . . very good and helpful. I like dark books a lot of the time, sometimes can hardly read anything BUT darker fare, sometimes need to stay away . . . I am a VERY moody reader.

It's great that we all can debate such a wide range of books with our wide range of moods and personalities and have a good time here on LT.

Someone give me a hug!

Terri- "I like dark books a lot of the time, sometimes can hardly read anything BUT darker fare..." I knew there was a reason I liked you!

>Thanks, Terri...Sometimes i "think too much" about a book that I intend to review....this was almost one such case..then I said To Hell With It...and wrote off the top of my head..I always hope that my "reviews" make sense...if nothing else.....thanks for your kind words.

>Mark....ONE BIG HUG!!!

New furnace was installed yesterday!! Just in time for the year's first serious Freeze....Double WOOTs!!! And it came in under the price/cost I was quoted!! Now the cat doesn't have to get a job!!! This furnace is a lot quieter and more efficient than the Old One....but I still like a fire in my fireplace wood burner..

;-}

That's great news Jude. I hope you have a warm snuggly winter.

Out is now definitely on the radar, great review:)

>148 calm:.....Thank you for the compliment.....and, yes, I hope I keep warm this winter...this new furnace runs a little differently from the Old One....will take some "getting used to"

;-}

Sounds like you got the furnace just in time, it's FREEZING this morning.

It is that, Stephen....heavy frost....makes the grass look all sparkly but jeesh!!! Have a good one, you...

;-}

Okay! I am now officially back in the right place, with you and your reading on my radar screen. Thank you, thank you for the *url* assist.

Oh, Out: A Novel sounds good to me, Jude. I will be picking it up from my favorite library in a day or two. I'm ready for a thriller.

I'm glad the translation is a good one, too. You sure covered the all bases in your review. I'm interested in knowing several things about a book before I go to the effort of seeking it out. Your review is just right of me. Many thanks and a thumbs up for this one.

Well, bless you Ruth...for gracing my humble abode...I'll be here until the end of the year...then might move to the "75-ers"...uh, make that "i will move to the 75-ers"

;-}

Good news. Good news. My buddy and friend all cozied up in the75 in 2011 Challenge with a bunch of us! Glad to hear the latest plan.

Is there a group already for the 75 in 2011 challenge?

Robert

Glad to hear that you will be making the move..

Yep, I'll be moving my Reading House to the 75ers in 2011

>Robert, I think drneutron starts the new group at the beginning of December....at least he did last year. Keep your eyes peeled for the announcement on the "75 for 2010" group...I know I'll be watching..

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Okay, thanks. I've been doing that, but I often miss things.

Robert

#157: Glad you will be back with the 75ers soon, Jude! You are missed amongst us.

Knock, knock ... who's there? ... just your buddy, Ruthie ... saying Hello and thinking of you. Is the frost on the pumpkin this morning?

Actually, Ruthie, it was colder yesterday morning...pretty sparkly grass and all.....not as cold this morning.....supposed to reach 74 this afternoon!!! Was going to clean my kitchen but had second thoughts....i need to cook some food for the next few days.....more mess entailed..... I should buckle down and read.....maybe later..

Have a good day, m'dear...I'm thinking of you

;-}

*drive by wave*

Hope all is well there, Jude!

Hi, Stasia...and all

the weather today is weird....going to be 80 and windy (cold front coming through)...rained yesterday and this morning...more promised for this afternoon and evening. Did the Grocery/Post Office run this morning and would like to veg out this afternoon and catch up on my reading...which currently is a good 'un...The Gendarme by Mark Mustian. Part Historical (the Armenian Genocide in Turkey during WW1) and part...about the vagaries of Memory...how we sometimes "choose" our own history....Lovely prose....not-so-lovely story..

Gotta go...before the cat finds the cheese in the grocery bags!

;-}

yep... weird weather continues...

Still too warm tomorrow though..
Happy that wednesday looms...

Glad to hear that you'll be back with the 75-ers next year, Jude!

Hope that you were swifter than the cat in getting to the cheese and the rest of the groceries putting it/them away. Kitty must like cheese.

Sounds like The Gendarme is good. Hope it continues to be replete with lovely prose. Only our failing memories can contribute the necessary fog and dis-remembering when dealing with the realities of horror such as the Armenian Holocaust. I added that one several days ago to the ever growing list of books TBR.

*waves*

Waving along with Kath . . .

Gee, Stasia, that robot doesn't look anything like you. It doesn't have enough eyes. :P

#169: Ha ha.

Waving back....

Haven't been here much lately...serious lower back pain since Saturday morning...two visits to the ER.....find out I have a prolapsed disc in my lower spine. Floating on a serious Vicodin/Flexeril cloud today..but am not doing that annoying "girly" scream of Pain & Agony...now I have to book a Doctor's Appointment....Is there an MRI in my future???? Only the shadow knows, and he's being a mute SOB.... Oh well, now I have no excuse for "not reading"
;-}

Sorry to hear that Jude. :(

Yah, that sounds serious. I hope they can fix it.

Read well,

Robert

oh jude!!! I am so sorry... I hope that you are mended soon :(

Jude- Major bummer, my friend! Please keep us updated! Let loose with that "girly scream" if it makes you feel better! Hugs!

Thank you, my peeps!

I see my regular doctor on Friday morning...to find out if he wants an MRI...the Vicodin and Flexeril (muscle relaxer) are helping...but I can't lie down to sleep....too painful when I try to sit up....so I'll bunk in the recliner tonight...Hey, I'm not screaming like a punk tonight...counting them blessings, you bet!

;-}

Ow, ouch, ewww. So sorry. More help is on the way, I hope. The recliner sounds good at this point.

I hope that you feel mo' better soon. Comfort, good rest and sleep being wished your way.

One of your peeps. Sweet dreams.

YO! MY PEEPS!

I have arthritis in my lower spine....plus a herniated disc..

was in the ER twice last week...Wednesday...3am...major shot of Dilaudud (sp?)....am now on an anti-inflammatory...plus whatever is left from prior meds

I go back to the doctor Monday morning....MRI??...another prescription?...i don't know

I am reading a wonderful book....The Gendarme....not a pleasant topic...but a wondrous writer....if anyone is curious...give it a shot.

;-}

*Concentrates on sending healing waves in the general direction of Jude-ville*

Oh, Shit!

Thank You, Stephen

"healing waves" make me nervous....."Jude-ville" is okay

thanks for being here..or there...wherever

;-}

Don't worry, my healing waves are usually imaginary. It's is mostly just emotional support I can offer. I still think it has healing effects though!

Healing waves are all good... intention can work wonders.

Jude- Thanks for the update! Sorry to hear you are in pain! Bummer! Will you accept a couple gentle hugs from an old pal?
BTW- Loving Out. Over halfway!

Sorry to hear about the back problems, Jude! Wish there was something I could do.

I, too, am sorry to hear of your back problems, Jude.

Went to the Doctor this morning.....he put me on a scrip for an anti-inflammatory (NSAID).....an older version of the one for which he's been giving me samples (the Brand Name would cost me over $200!!!!...the older version cost me $15....for a month's supply)....I'll take my meds and follow his instructions....I am getting better but it's a slow process....as long as I don't overdo things (who me???Ms Couch Potato??) I should get better.

Thanks peeps for your kind words & wishes...I do appreciate them, and you, all.

Should have a couple of reviews up soon....one good thing about all this...I can catch up on reading all these damned/blessed books!!!

;-}

Jude, aka "Ms Couch Potato"- Thanks for the update! Glad to hear you are getting better, albeit slowly. Watching alertly for those reviews! Hugs!

hey.. of course we care about our jude...

I have arthritis in my right knee, and I've had bursitis in both shoulders. Among other things, physical therapy contributed a lot to my comfort. Has your doctor mentioned physical therapy to you? If he has suggested it, I think you should go do it. If he has not mentioned it, you might ask him about it.

It was not, in either case, however, the whole answer.

Best wishes,

Robert

Thank you for the note, Robert:

My friend Debbie used to be a Physical Therapist, and I am doing an exercise regimen, that she helped set up, twice a day (doctor approved, of course!), which really does help...since the weather has been bad and I can't get outside to do any work....I have to "exercise" for its own sake...but it keeps my back from stiffening...and I am happy for that.

Weather is still cruddy here...high winds last night blew branches from the trees....nothing major. I got up this morning, early, to cook for the next few days..more "blankie" time today...more books to read.

;-}

Glad you have such a useful and helpful friend :)
Feel better ~

#27: Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K Hamilton

3 Stars

...and lo! the title is appropriate! Ms Hamilton's work is surely one of my guilty pleasures...at least the first four Anita Blake titles, before the "stories" devolved into what I call WALMART PORN-cheesy enough to not offend the sensibilities of the average "Christian" housewife...with just enough "hard sex" to raise the reader's temperature....puhleez! How many descriptions of exotic blow jobs can one read before the eyes start rolling and laughter rules the day? Or is that just me?

Someone, or some thing, is killing the Master Vampires in St. Louis. Anita Blake, who raises the dead and slays vampires for a living, is on the case, albeit unwillingly. A gal can be bitten, stabbed,thrown against walls, and attacked by were-rats only so often before she concedes defeat, right? From Vampire Strip Clubs to a Hellish circus......dungeons to cemetaries....the hunt is on. In the company of a seductive, boyish stripper (who is also a vampire junkie), an armed, amoral yet dependable hit man....various cops, colleagues and, yes, vampires (plus a zombie or two)...Anita has her work cut out...She raises a few dead folks...slays a few "bad" vamps, including the Baddest One of All....infiltrates the Church of Eternal Life (don't ask)...and comes out in, more or less, one piece. A few busted ribs, one more grave to visit, and the mysterious Jean-Claude...who "made" her what she never wanted to be. Not too high a price, or is it?

The series begins here....which, to my minsd, is THE place to start, where the story ruled and the sex was peripheral. These books won't give Anne Rice any competition, and Bram Stoker still rules the roost.

3 Stars for a wild, sexy walk on the wild side..with just enough violence and gore to satisfy the little bloodsucker in each of us!

***

*thanks for your note, Kath...I am doing much better ;-)*

#28- The Gendarme by Mark Mustian

*I received this book through Library Thing Early Reviewers*

Emmett Conn/Ahmet Khan, in the last days of his life, is haunted by dreams of a horrible time in his past...his time spent as a gendarme, herding Armenians from Turkey to Syria (the ARMENIAN GENOCIDE 1915-1923).During this time he met a young woman with eyes of two different colors....named Araxie...whose memory haunts him still. the fact that he loved her and abandoned her.

At the end of his life, Emmett/Ahmet, a naturalized US citizen, has time to reflect on his past, since he is dying of a brain tumor. Having suffered memory loss, after surviving the battle of Gallipoli and the subsequent airlift to England (having been mis-identified as a British soldier), he knows well the vagaries of memory/reminiscence. How much of what he "recalls" is real? How much is the residue of recorded history? How much is "merely" guilt? this is where the story goes deep. Emmett's dreams are fraught with horror and violence...and regret. He sets himself the "task" of confronting them....and damn the consequences.

I don't often read "war novels" and am not fond of the stories that tout the "triumph of the human spirit". Too often those books spiral into screeds of accusation and whining...writ Large. This book, on the other hand, is writ small...in scope. Small enough to fit into a dying man's heart and brain....into a man trying to make sense of old horrors, loves, and regrets. The ending is a "stunner" and I won't give it away. Suffice to say, Ahmet dies with a modicum of peace.

I recommend this lovely heartbreak of a book to anyone who likes prose gracefully written...who prefers history confined to the heart rather than the Headlines

4 Stars

Anyone who is interested*

Patti Smith won the National Book Award for her memoir: Just Kids

i give you peeps this "http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2010/11/patti_smith_national_book_award.php

any questions...ask me

;-}

Jude- Loved the reviews, particularly The Gendarme, which definitely sounds right up my literary alley. See, maybe the pain-killers are softening the edges. And please remember, some of us don't mind the "exotic bjs".
Thanks for the Patti Smith info! She's a musical treasure.

Oh my friend Mark...

I *swoon*.....and "point taken"

;-}

TWO Jude-reviews in a single day? Maybe the Vicodin is making me hallucinate. Atleast I'm one of those people who hallucinate positive things. :D

>198 Ape:
Stephen....Vicodin does not make for Hallucinations...merely sleepy-time

....and yes, I did post 2 reviews in one day

*gasp, and swoon*

;-}

...thanks many who, You....

Guilty Pleasures sounds like a fun read, Jude :)
I might have to red it due to the St Louis connection!

How are you today ?

Hi, Kath! Like I said..the first four books in the ANITA BLAKE series are pretty good...compared to the other gazillion....they are Fun Reads!!!

I'm doing pretty good today.....the sun is trying to shine which helps because I have a lot of tree trash in the yard from the high winds the other night.....I made chili yesterday so I don't have to cook today...Laundry will have to wait until tomorrow....and, I will read!!

;-}

please go back and read my not to you in my thread you silly woman....

Did done did that, you!

Blankie and a hot bowl of chili await my attention....toot sweet.

;-}

yay!!! well done! me too :)

Nice review of The Gendarme, Jude! Another LTer sent that one to me last week, so I hope to get to it soon.

I hope you are snuggled up nicely in said blankie today!

Bless You, my Stasia..

always welcome here

;-}

Just stopping by to say hello and see how you're doing.

#206: Thanks, Jude :)

Wishing you a happy Thanksgiving, Jude. Hope you're feeling better.

Thanks so much, Terri..

And a Merry Happy Thanksgiving to all my peeps, wherever they be...you guys are the best!

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Happy Thanksgiving Jude!

I had written this a couple of days ago and found it lurking in my documents. Uh oh. The sentiments are slightly dated, but they are acknowledged as completely valid, late or not!

Stopping by to say hello and wish you a good Thanksgiving. I hope your day is just the way you want it, sort of design it yourself Thanksgiving. Your favorite people and favorite food, if you go in for that sort of thing.

Hope your dear, valuable, back is healing, is more comfortable and is once again serving you well. I'm glad to hear you have some resources and have taken good care of yourself, too.

With love, Ms. R

Please stop by and say hello some time ...

http://www.librarything.com/topic/102608

MySoCalledLife-Readingpastthe75BooksChallenge

Jude - I don't know why the title of my thread doesn't seem to post correctly. I will try again.

My So Called Life - Reading past the 75 Books Challenge

Link in post above should work, though.

Still sending loving thoughts for good days.

Ruthie

Hey, Jude!
Found your thread and I see I'm in for a treat! Your book preferences are a bit different from mine - though I am always up for new adventures.

At any rate, your reviews are top notch entertainment... love your style and attitude...too funny! I'm still not gonna read the Tatooed Girl who Kicked Stuff books... but you came the closest to tempting me and making me think I might be missing something good. Eeeewwww... all that violence! :{

Hope you really meant to be friends and were not just over medicated today. Sorry you have had such severe pain. Wishing you a good Sunday!

Hey Claudia!

Of course I am serious about being friends......medication notwithstanding! Didn't somebody remark that "Variety is the Spice of Life"? If everyone read the type of books I enjoy/thrive on..the world would be a dark & gnarly place...no rays of sunshine or hope or all that jazz...so, there.....Let me entertain you....and I have starred your thread, as well. I will be joining the 75ers for next year...finding me might be a bit easier then!

****........I have two reviews waiting in the wings....be warned, people*

;-}

Why, thanks for starring me Jude. Can't wait for the reviews... :)

whew! here you are!

Thanks for the link!

I am enjoying my time with cory today..
not to mention the furkids
trying to live in the moment and not dread tomorrow..
what are you doing? :)

Just a quick stop to say nighty nite!

Nighty nite to you, too!

Lazy day today.....since it's Deer Season i stay indoors....no too much shooting (except for 7 this morning!). The people who hunt on my land are good people and serious hunters...plus, i get free venison every year, which tastes better than the beef i get in the stores. Tomorrow I do my shopping in town...Post Office run...then scurry back home *phew* safe inside with my cat and my books and this ding dang computer...

Later on the reviews, guys.....can't find the notebook they are in.....;-/

;-}

Jude- Have a good night, my friend! Keep indoors! Wish I had access to fresh venison.

# 29.....Flesh Wound by John Say

Oh, Man....what we have here is a contemporary Male Fantasy loosely disguised as a "thriller". Studly ex-Homicide Cop literally runs into the car of a high-priced Fetish Call Girl..."Love" follows like mould spores...with acts of domination, humiiiation, boot licking....but no penetration.Except off-the-clock..the Cop and the Call Girl...

Somewhere in between the thinly veiled "talks" on relationship dynamics and the role of private erotic fantasies..there is a tale of financial chicanery...investment bank mergers.the sale of T-Bills to the Chinese...the success of which hinges on satisfying the sexual desires of one lone Chinese diplomat.....throw into the mix a horny SEC regulator...a snidely State Department agent, or two....one confused/bitter ex-wife...gorgeous, athletic strippers..and two adorable 4-year-old girls.....adds up to one glorious Mess

I received this book through Library Thing's Member Giveaway...otherwise I never would have read..I give it 2 Stars...the reading was slowed due to the fact that too much information was crammed into the dialogue....making for undue distraction. The Characters were of the Cartoon variety....PLAYBOY without the Wit....too much "stud" in the Hero...too much perfection" in the Heroine.

This was a cheap, easy read...if you're looking for erotic thrills, go elsewhere...no THRILL this.

2 Stars...at best

;-}

Yuck! Hope the next one is way better, Jude.
I wonder if LT thinks I will like it??? lol

ETA: LT "will-you-like-it" bar says NO, I will not like it.
Lowest I've seen that pointer! And the funny thing is, there are a few raving reviews on this one. Go figure.

#30.........The Convent by Panos Karnezis

An isolated convent in the Spanish sierra...home to 6 nuns of varying ages, whose lives are devoted to God, reflection and solitude....Everything changes the day that a baby is found, in a padded suitcase, on the front steps.Everything changes..the world comes to the convent in an emotional sense, at least. Jealousy, cruelty, zealotry, pride...make for a heady, deadly mix..The MOTHER SUPERIOR is at the center of the storm, having kept her own secret for many years. ....in the misguided belief that the orphaned child is the expiation of her own past sin...she delves into madness and shame...wherein the story becomes itself. Too many tales of this ilk become tacky..this one does notThis book is not a religious screed, nor is it a tabloid expose...it is a story of 6 women living isolated lives whose world is suddenly shattered from without...how each one deals with this new "truth". This book won't set the world on fire..but may give a reader food for thought...regarding the sanctity of the Church..and the price it exacts from its "sons & daughters"3 Stars

;-}

Two great reviews!
I know exactly what to expect from each.
LT "will-you-like-it" bar says YES, I will love this one.
Could any 2 books be more different?
It's gonna take me awhile to figure you out! (If ever!)

Oh Claudia, my friend

trying to figger me out?? no way

;-

Gorgeous athletic strippers? ... ... *Tries earnestly not to add the book to wishlist for that alone*

...

*Succeeds, but just barely*

>226 Ape:
Down boy...down i say

the book is crappy

oy, you kids!

The Convent has called out to me since I saw that you were reading it..
( on FB maybe?) I am trying to resist.. I have way too many on the TBR promptly pile to consider new additions.

LibraryThing thinks you will love The Convent (prediction confidence: low)
lol

The gadget is not helping. I know, it is just a gadget, and it is often wrong. but it
is always fun :)

Jude- Hey, a nice burst of activity over here! You go girl! Two good reviews! "Gorgeous athletic strippers" or not, I will be taking a wide pass on the 1st one. The Convent reminds me of a great film called The Black Narcissus, from the late 40s. Have you seen that one?

Oh Kath, i rarely pay attention to that LT Predictor gizmo...it's so off base for me...some of my all-time favorites, it says i will dislike (as if i can't tell for myself!)....Jeesh! The Convent is one "I" think you would like...nuff said.

Mark- yes, I have seen The Black Narcissus.....way back in the day.....must check out its availability on DVD (yeah, sure?)

thank you my faithful peeps...you help make this LT business fun!

;-}

Jude, good reviews of diverse books.

I'll skip the strippers, consider the convent.

Hmmm...... ;)

I like the predictor gizmo. I don't use it to choose books... but I like to play with it :) I usually click on it when I add a review :)

uh oh though.. Now I will have to do something about The Convent
I already added it to my list on the strength of your comments :)

Just popping in to say good morning.

Hi Jude, hope things are going well for you. I'll have to look out for The Convent - sounds like one I might enjoy.

Love your review of Flesh Wound, Jude! You really can write them! Your review of The Convent is not bad either :)

Ah, Stasia...my Stasia!

most people have preferred The Convent review....but the Flesh Wound puppy was more fun to write..and yes, I do my reviews in longhand before I post them...otherwise I would drivel/dribble on nonsensically!

>234 calm:....you are always welcome here..andThe Convent was considerably better than I expected.

>233 mckait:....hullo to you lady...check your PMs

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Hi Jude!
Passing thru... hope you are well. :)
BTW, what's your cat's name? just wondering...

Just a drive-by to say I'm thinking lovely thoughts of you right where you are and admiring from afar what you might be spending your time and energy on.

Hugs and kisses - R

*Cold & Snow......Snow & Cold*

got up early this morning to do laundry...now I have to figure out what to cook for the next few days.....other than that life is good..

>237 -Cee-:...claudia...my outside tom cat is ISHKABIBBLE...my old inside cat is MISS KITTY (via the old Gunsmoke TV series...though my cat has grey hair...unlike Amanda Blake...) and she's still looking for Marshall Dillon....;-)

>238 womansheart:...you are always welcome here, Ruthie! How's the weather in your neck of the woods?

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Love the names! You are too funny!

I locked myself out from the laundry room today (accidently). Oh bother! Waiting to be rescued so I can finish that stupid wash! I'm pretty sure my cat (Wooly - also grey) is waiting to be let out! This is probably gonna require a crawl thru the window. Will let my dear hubby tackle that one since it's dark, cold and snowy!
Yay, snow! :) Boo, locked doors! :(

Can't leave you alone for a minute Claudia lol

So, what did you decide to cook Jude?

"*Cold & Snow......Snow & Cold*"
Don't forget about Wind & Ice....Ice & Wind- They suck too!

Snow & Cold, Wind & Ice . . . I'm not a fan of winter in general.

I do like your cats' names, Jude!

I used to like winter. I know that I don't like it to be too hot.. but
MERCY! I must be getting old. I really do not like this cold.

........not that there is THIS much snow here...but the atmosphere of CHILL is getting to be a bit much...Unseasonably cold for this early in the winter. I went into town yesterday and only did my Post Office run and the Grocery Shopping..the wind was picking up and I really wanted to be home in front of the fire with a mug of hot soup! I made cabbage&noodles yesterday..with caraway seed and a little bit of dill..and got some sour cream to glop all over it....I think there's enough left over for today ;-)

I haven't picked up a book in about two weeks! EEK! but nothing is calling out to me..and the ones for which I owe reviews are in serious sulking mood...pity, that.....I guess I'll cave in and start something......

be warm, my peeps
;-}

Ah... that gif is beautiful...
I envy your seat in front of the fire ;)
I have to keep the heat at 70+ in the whole house for my Mom. :P
Would rather have a cool house w/ warm fireplace.

Keep warm and get your "homework" done...

>246 -Cee-:

........yes, Mom, I'll do my homework...just let me finish this (fill in the blank)....

I do keep my house "cool" because I have 10 ft ceilings in most of my downstairs rooms....couldn't keep this old barn warm enough to suit many people...without the insert in my fireplace...the wood heat along with reversed air flow from the ceiling fan....keeps the downstairs comfy....and I never did run around the house in my scanties during the winter...

the gif is from GLITTER GRAPHICS.....

your Mom is lucky to have such a caring daughter...

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New thread:

http://www.librarything.com/topic/104133

I will be signing on for the 75-in-2011 challenge...but am keeping this baby for any reviews for the rest of December...and chitchat

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