Shan

Shan

A cuckoo sat on a tree, and sang,
"Summer is coming, coming;"
And a bee crept out from the hive, and began
Lazily humming, humming.

Yes, summer had come, and the cuckoo sang
His song through woodland and hollow:
"The summer is come: if you don't believe me,
You have only to ask the swallow."
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  • notrorygilmore

    notrorygilmore says

    Thanks for the info. on Milkrun. I'm really glad you're enjoying it. :)

    posted 2 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Julie

    julie says

    I think I've seen you around enough here to know that you're not REALLY crazy! Unfortunately, Gabrielle is competing in AYOP--the baton twirling nationals at Notre Dame that week and the 23rd is our only long day there--I don't expect to get out before at least 8:30 as it's their corps performance that night. But you guys have a drink for me and hopefully next time there won't be anything going on!

    posted 10 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Julie

    julie says

    I saw that avatar and had to have it--my daughter loves that song and walks around singing it all the time, but she says: I like big butts and I can't deny...my butt fries! And of course I crack up every single time. She is being raised on 80's and early 90's music, what other excuse have I for a butt singing daughter?

    Hey, I see you've been meeting up with Antonette--I'd love to see you too if you make it up here! (I was going to leave her a note too and accidentally posted your message to her page--I'm much too confused lately.)

    posted 11 days ago. ( send a note )
  • ~* Kim *~

    ~* kim *~ says

    Wish that was me in it too. LOL!

    posted 11 days ago. ( send a note )
  • krisT J

    krist j says

    Shan, how is your summer going?? I see you read The book of lost things. What did you think? It was well done I thought. I don't know my fairy tales too well but I thought it a fun read.
    I have been reading pretty slow. It is much harder this round matching books to all the challenges I am still trying to do. I have actually just started watching some more tv which I have not done for a very long time. I know it is just mindless but evidently I needed a break. haha! Hope you have a great day! :)

    posted 12 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Renee K

    renee k says

    Shan: Thanks for recommending The Sisters Grimm for me. I did read it for the July tag selection. Although I thought it would be better suited for younger readers, I enjoyed the concept and it was a welcome book after reading two very dense non-fiction american history books for the TITTM challenge! How did you like The Book of Lost Things? It is on my "plan to read list."

    posted 13 days ago. ( send a note )
  • bibliophilemom

    bibliophilemom says

    that's cool. I'm off on the 23rd. let me know.

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • ghost of a rose

    ghost of a rose says

    Hi Shan, thanks for writing! I did really like Garden Spells. I rated it 4 stars, and put another book of hers, The Sugar Queen, on my priority tbr list. Here is my review for Garden Spells:

    Charming, enchanting, delightful, magical, quick and easy to read. The story line is pretty standard: formulaic and predictable. But never mind. What makes this book delightful and different are the apple tree (you'll see!) and the special gifts that the Waverly family members enjoy. Evanelle, the elderly cousin, is particularly captivating. She has an irresistible urge to give people bizarre presents. Her choice of gifts and the ways in which they prove essential to the recipients, are creative, endlessly entertaining, and delightful. The book is also filled with the joy inherent in gardening and cooking - it makes you want to go out right now and cook and garden, too. I hope to read more from this author. If you like Alice Hoffman, you will enjoy this author also.

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • cswiebe

    cswiebe says

    No, I'm not playing. I didn't do Last Tagger Standing either. I briefly thought about it, but I have a hard enough time getting one (though for Africa I managed 2!!!) book read for the tag of the month! My reading time is usually on transit to and from work. At home, I don't take much time to read (I spend too much time on the computer!!). When I do read at home, it's usually to catch up on the magazines that I subscribe to, or to read the newspaper. I also have a HUGE list of books I want to read that have nothing to do with PBT (though if I have one on my list that fits the tag - it gets moved to the top!)

    I do like the other games that Anita starts up, though (Recommendation Game, You Must Choose, Meet Greet and Be Sweet), so I always try to do those.

    PBT can be crazy and I can see why new people have a hard time. I joined before Anita started the really big games (LTS and TITTM), so I had a good idea what was going on before the craziness of the group!!! It is really fun, though.

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • cswiebe

    cswiebe says

    Maybe I should have posted to the thread - it has become buried again! Are you playing Tag it to the Max? All those threads tend to take over!

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • cswiebe

    cswiebe says

    Hi! I was going to post this to the PBT Recommendation Game thread, but I thought I'd post here instead. You recommended Shannon Hale to me. Wow! She must be very popular. Most of her books in my library are checked out and/or have multiple holds on them. There are a few at one of the locations I can get to, or I could put my own hold and have it shipped to a better location, but I already have a couple of holds I'm waiting for for other fairy tale books. If I happen to be at the library (or nearby), I'll check and if there's something there at that point, I'll pick it up. Thanks again, Shan, for the recommendation!

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Bluetiful Hadeel

    bluetiful hadeel says

    Hey there :)
    I'm not a big fan of Archer but this book is different.
    If it all goes smoothly with "Kane & Abel", you should check John Grisham and Sidney Sheldon :D They have amazing books!

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Bluetiful Hadeel

    bluetiful hadeel says

    I see you're reading "Kan & Abel"... It's one of my favorite books.
    How is it so far? :)

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Bluetiful Hadeel

    bluetiful hadeel says

    cool avatar :D

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • summer flight

    summer flight says

    I sure hope that you and kristj are on my team!!!

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • bibliophilemom

    bibliophilemom says

    Thanks for the thumbs up on the blog. I'm trying to get more traffic.
    Are you going to be up here visiting any time soon?

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • summer flight

    summer flight says

    Hello! I see you deleted the clubhouse. Am sad to see it missing from my page but it made lots of great memories! Hope your having a great summer.

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • bibliophilemom

    bibliophilemom says

    Hey Shan,
    Haven't been on here in forever. Things have been crazy. Love the quote next to your avatar.
    Yoga Mama sounds interesting. Did u like it?

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Ma Titwonky

    ma titwonky says

    I know what you mean about that bone dry pocketbook. If it weren't for the "used" books at Amazon, I don't know what I'd do! :)

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • againstthetide

    againstthetide says

    You are absolutely fine, Shan. The page number is not a mandatory thing - - it's optional. And the first thing I would do with any questionable book is look it up by title and look at the top tags . . .so no worries!!

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
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