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adaimlerdoublesix

The People are what we wish we were and I hope someday become." a reviewer for Zenna Henderson's THE PEOPLE

"Your face is a book in which men may read strange things," paraphrased by Louey in GOODBYE, JOHNY THUNDERS by Tania Kindersley

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its...more »
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  • Miss Ann Thropic

    Miss Ann Thropic says

    Love's Civil War: Elizabeth Bowen and Charles Ritchie
    The passionate, life-long love affair between two magicians of the written word.
    Voila! Yet another recommendation:)

    posted 8 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Rachael

    Rachael says

    I never heard of the book until today. I was going through the sale room at my library and there it was. It sounded so good that I had to start it right away. After I got back to work I looked it up on Amazon and saw that it had a movie, 2 in fact. I wouldn't mind watching them after I've read the book.

    posted 8 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Victoriakem

    Victoriakem says

    Hmmm ?

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Miss Ann Thropic

    Miss Ann Thropic says

    Please consider reading "The Indian Clerk" by David Leavitt, if you have not already done so.
    Regards,
    Laura

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Miss Ann Thropic

    Miss Ann Thropic says

    Please consider reading "Wild Places" by Robert Macfarlane (Penguin, 2008).
    Regards,
    Laura

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Victoriakem

    Victoriakem says

    I am able to get onto Shelfari at work but rarely
    yahoo, so you may hear from me more often here
    when I have a moment.

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Victoriakem

    Victoriakem says

    I looked for Old Filth at the library & will try Bilgewater. What titles for books! I did take a peek at the last page of FF, bad me. I think JG short stories may be available here as well.
    xo, V

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Victoriakem

    Victoriakem says

    I am at my local library & find that many of Jane Gardam's books are checked out or being purchased. Could it be there are other JG readers nearby? Who would have thought?!
    Although Faith Fox started off with some interesting character studies, I find I am drawn into this story. I wonder is JG is from Northumberland? This may take more inquires on my part. I'm half way through FF & wonder how I will take it when it comes to an end. I am able to settle down & read once again & feel comfortable in my aerie for now.
    Judy, my landlady is considerate & kind but alas, without a piano. Can't have everything. She has 2 cats Ebony & Sassafras & they like to come up to visit me. Hope to catch you soon. xo

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Miss Ann Thropic

    Miss Ann Thropic says

    Greetings,
    You may want to consider reading "Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod" by Gary Paulsen. It is be turns funny, poignant, and harsh, but always realistic, and written from the heart. He has some interesting insights about animals. The way his relationship with his team changes over the course of this memoir is also fascinating to observe.
    Cheers,
    L.

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Victoriakem

    Victoriakem says

    I will keep that in mind! I sometimes skip parts in books that bore me or are too graphic. Another film I liked better than the book was Practical Magic. And the soundtrack is great, too.

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Victoriakem

    Victoriakem says

    I made the gin fizz & it was a success! I don't know if I will swear off wine, but this was a nice drink. xo

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Victoriakem

    Victoriakem says

    Where are you? Still sorting your books to stack on your new shelves? They did look impressive. But then I did see the Horse Whisperer among your books. Was it worth reading?

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Victoriakem

    Victoriakem says

    To complete my meager wardrobe I have bought 2 pairs of jeans, some socks, dainties & a new LBD. When I see my Elizabeth, I'll have her download Sous le Ciel to load onto my iPOD shuffle. Apparently, if I use another's computer to load songs, I lose what I already have on it. I love technology, esp. when someone else can help me with it.

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Victoriakem

    Victoriakem says

    That's a very compelling scene you are painting with words.....do you remember Jane's Persuation, in which Eliza & the seafaring friend fell in love over poetry, whilst she was recuperating from her fall? I have been thinking of the courtships that went on through corespondance alone. I have that small collection of poetry, letters, etc & have been reading again Lady Mary Montagu's letters to her then future husband. I am amazed that through literature how true feelings be conveyed & how telling another's books are to their character.

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Victoriakem

    Victoriakem says

    If you prefer blondes, then Miss Ann & I are not your type!

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Miss Ann Thropic

    Miss Ann Thropic says

    I'm having trouble accessing the bits and pieces of my account since the upgrade. Just small things, like my shelf, my friends, and my groups. The feedback folks haven't gotten back to me. I'm getting annoyed, and am tempted to cancel my account.
    Regards,
    Laura

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Victoriakem

    Victoriakem says

    I am NO blonde! However, it is a bubbly little drink I tried again a few years back, & all I can say is yuck! The ordeal that is Maine is almost over, but I managed to be in the lake everyday, even if it was dangling my legs & getting bitten by mosquitoes. Miss you.

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Victoriakem

    Victoriakem says

    Babycham is a bubbly little drink I enjoyed during my first visit to England. Moved onto to sherry & never looked back.

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Miss Ann Thropic

    Miss Ann Thropic says

    What on earth is babycham? It sounds like it should come in flavours like "bubblegum" and "fruitloop"! Obviously, it is a taste I've not acquired. Harvey Booth had facetiously recommended absinthe, and I (equally tongue in cheek) informed him that my parole officer wouldn't let me have any more absinthe:)
    Regards,
    L.

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Miss Ann Thropic

    Miss Ann Thropic says

    The Waterloo book has now been added to the Madly Off Shelf, as well as my TBR shelf, although I must confess, it won't be making my short list anytime soon:)

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )


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