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Carmen M

Carmen M

has 129 followers and is following 27 people

“What makes a book great, a so-called classic, is its quality of always being modern, of its author, though he be long dead, continuing to speak to each new generation.”
Lawrence Clark Powell

Letters forming to create words ... words forming to create sentences ... sentences forming to create thoughts, convey dreams, shatter... more »
  • North Alabama, AL, USA
  • member since January 8, 2009

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  • Vonnie

    Vonnie says

    Hahahahaha! You know, I didn't think of it that way. You are too funny. I have a feeling that we are going to be exchanging gifts for a while ;)

    Posted 4 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Bel ~ Fearless Leader Angharrad

    Bel ~ Fearless Leader Angharrad says

    Thanks for joining "Going to the Library" and WELCOME! We are a small but very active and very friendly, chatty bunch of book/library lovers.

    Please take a minute to introduce yourself on our "Welcome New Members" thread.

    I know you have already posted in the group, I am just a wee bit behind on my welcome postings to new members. :)

    Posted 8 days ago. ( send a note )
  • CC

    CC says

    It's done in a kind of Frida Kahlo style. I like it. Makes me want to do a self portrait. LOL! If I do, I'll make an avatar of it.

    Posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • CC

    CC says

    OOps, sorry about mis-spelling your name. I know your not mean! LOL! I just woke up.

    Posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • CC

    CC says

    Thank you for the friend invite, Carmean. I'm an artist. What can you tell me about your avatar painting? I love it!

    Posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Vonnie

    Vonnie says

    I love how there's teacher supplies in there too. Just in time for Teacher Day :) Gosh, I really needed Expo markers!

    Posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Vonnie

    Vonnie says

    Carmen, you are wonderful!!! I just got home to pick up my supplies for my next job and found the box in front of my door. You have made my day!!!!! Thank you so much!

    Posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • CC

    CC says

    Hi Carmen, nice to hear from you. You asked how I manage to read 200 books a year.

    1. I have no other life. LOL. I'm 60, in poor health, and stay at home most of the time. I pretty much hate TV. So I read as an escape from boredom and loneliness (well, one of the reasons...I also just LOVE to read.)

    2. About the third week of each month, I make up a reading list for the next month. I belong to one group here on Shelfari which has popular monthly challenges that I take part in. Depending on the challenge theme of the month, I try to find books I'd be interested in which I can use in the challenge. I pre-select my books by going to my library's on-line catalog on my computer here at home, writing down their call numbers in my "Library Log Book." So my trips to the library are quick and easy. I don't have to spend hours browsing the shelves for something to read.

    3. I read multiple books at a time. I'll get 7 books at the library and go home and start reading 5 of them. Some books are quick reads, some are slooooooooow-going. I may concentrate on one particular book that I really like (or need to finish) during the day, but at bedtime, I try to read a chapter or two from each of the five, just to keep them all moving along towards "the end.". When I finish a book, I pick up a new one to start. So I always have at least 5 books going at the same time, in different phases of being finished. (I read mostly non-fiction, because I'm having an increasingly harder time with getting characters & plots mixed up. With non-fiction, I can put the book down & pick it up later without problems.)

    4. I'm an eclectic reader, reading lots of different genres, so I can always find plenty of books that interest me.

    5. I hate housework, so I read a little, work a little, and then reward myself with more reading time.

    So those are the 5 ways that I've found help me read so many books.

    Posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • r. stocks

    r. stocks says

    I haven't, but I will look into them. I don't recall ever having heard of that author.

    Posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Janet I

    Janet I says

    It was wonderful until the last 2 to 3 pages and then I started screaming!!!

    Posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • WonderBunny

    WonderBunny says

    Thank you. She is working on smiling in response to things right now and everytime she does it, my heart melts. :)

    Posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Vonnie

    Vonnie says

    bwahahahaha!!!!
    We can always put paperbags over our heads and lie on the floor.

    Also, if mother nature doesn't strike me down, my blubber will sustain me for a long time as well.

    Posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Vonnie

    Vonnie says

    *glares at you*

    Must be nice to know you have a higher chance of survival ;) lol. Yeah...that book really made me think, but I doubt I'll be leaving California in my lifetime.

    Posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Leah K

    Leah K says

    Thank you! I can't help but swell with pride at seeing pics of my son. His life might have been short but he changed my life. I am one proud momma.

    Posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Linda

    Linda says

    Thanks!

    Posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Janet I

    Janet I says

    It's the one where she thinks she can raise things (and people)from the dead. I just did not like it!,

    Posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Linda

    Linda says

    Hi Carmen, thanks for following e on Shelfari. Nice to have a Shelfari friend from Alabama! I see we have quite a few books in common.

    Posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Deanne G

    Deanne G says

    Just one of the many reasons I LOVE YOU!!
    Thanks so much!!

    Posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • WonderBunny

    WonderBunny says

    We are enjoying her. I love all her little facial expressions. I know she doesn't do them on purpose but they crack me up too. I am glad the picture makes you smile. :-)

    Posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Janet I

    Janet I says

    Yeah right! I was thinking more along the lines of rereading an Ann George book!! Like "Murder on a girls night out" or "Murder boogies with Elvis"!!

    Posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )

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