I get the Smithsonian also because it has such interesting articles but it does pile up, also some wildlife magazines. Time which is going to replace Newsweek
(due to my grandnephew's school) to keep up with what's going on in the world. DH gets "Free Inquiry" a humanist magazine.
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08/07/09 03:06 PM BCC BookieMonster |
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08/07/09 06:31 PM |
Betsy- have you read Quilt Arts magazine? I like it but it is expensive so I only buy it occasionally. I used to get a lot but am
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08/07/09 07:31 PM BCC Zen Bookie Master
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What a good idea, Olle! The gift one. I'll do that the next time one of them calls me with subscription blank in hand. It was kind of embarrassing to type
all those out but the most embarrassing part is the fact that they aren't all up there in my post! I know of more that we get. Shame oh the shame!
Betsy
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08/07/09 07:35 PM BCC Zen Bookie Master
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Yes, Pbee...that is definitely one of my favorites along with its sister mag, Cloth Paper Scissors (same publisher and general organization). Quilt Arts is
important to me since it's the only one that is dedicated to Art quilting (of course) which is mostly what I do. It IS a good one, isn't it? Too bad
you and I live so far apart since I would really love to sit down with you and talk quilts (and books) sometime.
Betsy
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08/07/09 09:54 PM |
That would be nice Betsy, right now I am working on restoring on of my great grandmother's quilts, usually I don't do anything
so traditional but I felt inspired to do this, however, my inspiration is dwindling....but I'm almost done, must keep sewing, must keep sewing....
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08/08/09 01:10 PM BCC Zen Bookie Master
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Keep on keeping on Pbee! That's a family treasure that you're saving!
Betsy
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So I'm reading a book by Richard Russo and the main character says his father reads "literary pornography" and it made me think about the Simon
Beckett book I just read and how I couldn't come up with a term to describe it but "lp" might fit. Because it was more than just porn but it did
have some very explicit sex stuff (it needs a xxx rating).
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08/10/09 05:05 PM BCC ZEN BOOKIE COOKIE
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Oh yes, literary pornography definitely fits the Anais Nin books Delta of Venus and Little Birds. And her diaries too. She was great friends
with Henry Miller and Lawrence Durrell etc etc. Fascinating person.
Reading: River of Darkness by Rennie Airth; Finished: Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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08/10/09 05:50 PM |
I read Anais Nin when I was in college, for fun, not required, she just really captured my imagination. I guess because she was a pioneer in the field and
believed she was creating art, which I think she did. Some of it was pretty weird. There was a movie about here and Henry Miller a few years ago, I think it
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08/10/09 05:50 PM |
I read Anais Nin when I was in college, for fun, not required, she just really captured my imagination. I guess because she was a pioneer in the field and
believed she was creating art, which I think she did. Some of it was pretty weird. There was a movie about here and Henry Miller a few years ago, I think it
was called Henry and June.
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08/10/09 06:31 PM BCC Zen Bookie Master
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Yeah, Miller and Nin were "great friends" all right, if that's what you want to call it. :)
Olle, which Russo are you reading? He's got a new one out that apparently takes place on the Cape and I also have another of his books on my tbr pile that is staggeringly high. I can't remember which one but it's an older one rather than a new one.
Betsy
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08/11/09 08:26 AM BCC BookieMonster |
I read "Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name" by Vendela Vida on the flight to Ireland. The main character was very self absorbed in MO. A young
woman discovers that the man who raised her was not her father and goes to Finland to find the answers. Something about the writing reminded me of "Out
Stealing Horses." Jen, you might like this one.
I read "The Manual of Detection" on the flight home. It was a mystery with some woo-woo but not your usual woo. I know that doesn't make any sense but I can't seem to find a way to explain it. Charles Unwin suddenly finds himself promoted from clerk to detective. He sets out to find the detective he is replacing. I liked this one. It was maybe a bit to clever for me though. I think even those of you who don't like woo-woo would like this one. I HATE flying but there is something to be said about long hours with nothing to do but read! |
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Betsy, it is the one with Cape in the title.
welcome back Deb!
Olle
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08/11/09 10:41 AM |
The new Louise Penny, Brutal Telling, came in the mail yesterday from LT. I can't wait to dive in today. This is my first one from LT. Is there a special
way to post your review or a requested deadline, or do you just post on your usual page whenever you get around to it? Thanks, Sandra
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Sandra, I just post on the usual page when I get around to it. There's no deadline but it sounds like they check (sometimes?) before they "award"
more of the ER books.
Congrats! In my mail there was a bill and an unasked for catalog and a note from school regarding a meeting. Ugh.
Olle
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08/11/09 02:15 PM BCC ZEN Bookie MASTER |
Sandra, although they've always said that not reviewing the books your receive would keep you from getting more, in reality it didn't work very well --
until recently, I believe. I saw a talk thread there a couple of months ago in which Abby was gently chiding Tim about getting the famous algorithm to actually
count not reviewing against people and since then they've but up the Books You've Won tab (which also shows which ones you've reviewed) and
I've received a message from Abby reminding me to review a book I've won (that I swear I didn't ask for - ugh!). About the time of that first
conversation Tim stated that not reviewing was not exactly the kiss of death but certainly a hug.
I think they're getting more serious about it but when you review the book really depends on whether or not you want more ER books.
Karen
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08/11/09 02:24 PM BCC ZEN Bookie MASTER |
I suddenly find myself in love with Google's library project or whatever it's called. You know, how they want to digitize every book in the world?
There was a South Beach recipe from one of the cookbooks I own that called for chickpea flour. I was going to try it out for Easter brunch then decided I had
too many things going on already and put it aside. So, now I have the darned flour and I can't seem to find the recipe! I Googled "South Beach
chickpea flour" and it showed me the book it was in, gave the page number, etc. I probably could have just printed right then and there but all I needed
to know was which book and it answered that question for me.
Karen
Never judge a book by its movie. -- J. W. Eagan) |
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08/11/09 05:59 PM |
Karen, that is very cool. I had no idea that Google had that capability.
I started Brutal Telling and then realized I have no Cinzano in the house. I called the dh and asked him to pick some up on the way home from work. I am not a big drinker so I am sure he is very confused by my request and wonders if I am drinking at home during the day by myself. :) Sandra |
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08/11/09 06:54 PM BCC ZEN BOOKIE COOKIE
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Don't forget Sandra, BRUTAL TELLING is on our schedule for October, so far. Conflict of temptations, right?
Good news for Reg Hill fans here: His newest book Midnight Fugue will be out a month early--coming Oct 8 instead of Nov 5. Hey, I'll take any good news I can find.
Reading: River of Darkness by Rennie Airth; Finished: Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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Now, Jill, really? How many of us could sit and look at the new Louise Penney and not pick it up for two months? Sorry!
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