Author Topic: The Library (Read 2085033 times)

marcie · « **Reply #1080 on:** February 26, 2010, 11:28:35 AM »

The Library

Our library cafe is open 24/7, the welcome mat is always out.
Do come in from daily chores and spend some time with us.

We look forward to hearing from you, about you and the books you are enjoying (or not).

Let the book talk begin here!

marcie · « **Reply #1081 on:** February 26, 2010, 11:28:50 AM »

That knot garden is very interesting, mabel. Isn't it fantastic that we can learn about so many different things while enjoying a good novel?

winsummm · « **Reply #1082 on:** February 26, 2010, 11:56:02 AM »

I have trouble living with myself these days. I took a cell phone photo of me and I don't recognize myself any more along with all the arthritic aches and pains loss of hearing vision balance friends even memorey for words. so I'm complaining. getting old is eeven more than losing a loved one. it is also losing ones self.

mrssherlock · « **Reply #1083 on:** February 26, 2010, 12:27:29 PM »

Winsummm: How profound! Yes, it is myself I am losing. Strangely, I am rewriting my history in my dreams. Events, people, my actions, all are being replayed with very different outcomes now than in reality. Things I used to care about don't matter or matter little now. I can't depend on my inner self being "there", it is some stranger I barely know. Looking at myself in the mirror, I wonder, "Who is this stranger looking out of my eyes?"

JoanP · « **Reply #1084 on:** February 26, 2010, 09:44:44 PM »

Ah {{{Claire - Jackie}}} - there's more to who you are than what you see in the mirror. We all know that here...

I came in this evening to bring you the results of the preliminary vote for our indepth Spring Book Club Online discussions - we'll need a run-off vote since the first was scattered among the twelve choices -

February 27- March 7 RUN-OFF VOTE for Spring Group Book Discussions!

Please vote for your first THREE choices from the top five titles you selected in the preliminary vote.
Remember the titles in the heading are linked to reviews.

RERUN VOTE HERE - (click this link)

Title	Author
*When Everything Changed*	Colins
*Staying On*	Scott
*Forgotten Man*	Shlaes
*The Doomsday Book*	Willis
*Story of Edward Sawtelle*	Wroblewski
*Noah's Compass*	Tyler
*Wolf Hall*	Mantel
*The Broken Teaglass*	Arsenault
*Possession*	Byatt
*Bleeding Kansas*	Paretsky
*A Woman of Independent Means*	Hailey
*Roses*	Meacham

Steph · « **Reply #1085 on:** February 27, 2010, 05:54:55 AM »

Several years ago , we did a southern England tour and saw two different examples of knot gardens.. Now if I could just drag from memory the names of the castles.. Sigh.. Anyway they are lovely in an odd sort of way.

Babi · « **Reply #1086 on:** February 27, 2010, 09:00:41 AM »

I voted, JOAN, but sadly only one of my preferences was on that list.
I did pick three, but two were sort of a 'better than the others' decision.

mrssherlock · « **Reply #1087 on:** February 27, 2010, 09:10:34 AM »

Babi: You could have written my response. Great minds . . .

Mippy · « **Reply #1088 on:** February 27, 2010, 09:46:41 AM »

Thanks so much for the link to all those photos of knot gardens! How beautiful, if one likes that kind of formal gardens. Imagine the work!

I also enjoyed Earthly Joys by Phillipa Gregory, whose many books are on my shelves. I've read many of them more than once, they're like old friends, great for re-reading late in the evening.

JoanR · « **Reply #1089 on:** February 27, 2010, 09:48:01 AM »

Only one of my preferences was on that list too - so I only voted for that one so as not to give any more weight to its rivals!
Does that make any sense? Probably not.

nlhome · « **Reply #1090 on:** February 27, 2010, 01:04:01 PM »

Wow, I didn't have time to vote originally, but most of the choices look great. Can't wait to see what's decided.

PatH · « **Reply #1091 on:** February 27, 2010, 01:43:52 PM »

Quote from: JoanR on February 27, 2010, 09:48:01 AM

Only one of my preferences was on that list too - so I only voted for that one so as not to give any more weight to its rivals!
Does that make any sense? Probably not.

That makes perfect sense. If you vote for a book you aren't very interested in, you might not read it if it got chosen, so your vote would be misleading to people counting to see if they had a quorum for the book.

salan · « **Reply #1092 on:** February 27, 2010, 03:18:56 PM »

Babi, JoanR and Jackie--Only one of my choices was on the list, too. I wonder if it was the same one for all 4 of us???
JoanR, I wish I had thought of voting for only one!
Sally

Gumtree · « **Reply #1093 on:** February 28, 2010, 01:29:57 AM »

Only one of my choices was on the list too - In the run-off I just voted for it and one other I might read. I agree it could be misleading to those looking for a quorum.

Steph · « **Reply #1094 on:** February 28, 2010, 06:04:50 AM »

Aha,, I did not vote, since most of them were books I dont intend to read.. I am getting way too picky as I get older.

maryz · « **Reply #1095 on:** February 28, 2010, 07:45:48 AM »

Steph, we're selective, not picky.

Babi · « **Reply #1096 on:** February 28, 2010, 08:58:03 AM »

SALLY, probably not. If all four of us had been voting for the same
book, it would have had a higher percentage of the votes.

There you go, MARY. We're selective! Hey, at our age, we need to be.

mrssherlock · « **Reply #1097 on:** February 28, 2010, 11:13:13 AM »

My motto has become: If not now, when? Simplifies the decision making process wonderfully which is why I'm indulging myself in ways big and small. Feels good, too.

ANNIE · « **Reply #1098 on:** February 28, 2010, 05:15:24 PM »

If you were in America's Prophet discussion, please go in and say goodbye and read the message from our author, Bruce Feiler.

Steph · « **Reply #1099 on:** March 01, 2010, 05:59:54 AM »

My daughter in law come up and we went to see Carmen done by the symphony in a staged version of the opera. Our opera company went belly up last year, so the symphony and some sponsors stepped in. No sets, etc, uncomplicated costumes , a teeny amount of staging and some very nice voices. Nicely done. They are doing Porgy and Bess in April..So good to get out.

serenesheila · « **Reply #1100 on:** March 01, 2010, 07:42:53 AM »

I am sooooo happy for you, STEPH. Are you and your dil good friends? My dil is more like a daughter to me. She is coming to visit, on the 11th, from Ohio. I will enjoy the few days she will be here.

Jackie, I am going to adopt your motto. If not now, when? I no longer do all of the things which I have done, for most of my adult life. For me, it is multiple health issues. Oh, and age!

Sheila

ALF43 · « **Reply #1101 on:** March 01, 2010, 08:36:38 AM »

Come one, come all and join us for our discussion of The Book Thief that begins today.
here.

Gumtree · « **Reply #1102 on:** March 01, 2010, 09:00:06 AM »

Quote from: mrssherlock on February 28, 2010, 11:13:13 AM

My motto has become: If not now, when? Simplifies the decision making process wonderfully

Mrs S: that was the very reasoning I used last year when I finally decided to take Ginny's Latin course. - Best decision in years.

Phyll · « **Reply #1103 on:** March 01, 2010, 11:32:45 AM »

Just leaving my mark. It's been much too long since I've been here and I'm trying to mend my ways.

marcie · « **Reply #1104 on:** March 01, 2010, 11:51:28 AM »

It's great to see you, Phyll. I'm glad you're back with us.

joangrimes · « **Reply #1105 on:** March 01, 2010, 11:53:53 AM »

Glad to see you back here Phyll

Joan Grimes

mabel1015j · « **Reply #1106 on:** March 01, 2010, 12:57:12 PM »

My book group - really a group of dear, long-time friends - read When Everything Changed, mostly because the author, Gail Collins, is a friend of one of the mbrs of the group. It's a second vol of women's history, the first was the first 400 yrs of Am. w's history. This one is capturing the time from 1960's to the present. We met in January to discuss the book...............WEEELLLLL! We had such a lively discussion and had so much to say that we only got to about 1965 in our discussion, soooo we met yesterday to continue...............dejevu all over again! We talked thru the 70's and just got started on the 80's. So, we're mtg again on Mar 28th!

If we were an ordinary book group who just happened to come together, i'm sure we wouldn't be stretching it out like this, but most of us have known each other thru the last 30 yrs and we've all lived thru much of what Gail talks about in the book, often living it together.

We've all been around and in the contemporary women's movement thru those yrs. One of the women i've known since 1963 and was a friend and in a c-r group w/ me in the 70's. Three of us were on the staff of the county YWCA together in the late 70's, 4 of us were founding mbrs of a group that started the Alice Paul Institute in 1985, Alice's 100th anniversary yr, and we fussed and stressed thru buying Alice's family's homestead and turned it into a women's history/ women and girl's leadership training institute in 1991.

We can be very personal in our discussion because we know each other so well. We've seen each other's families grow up and know the DH's, etc. ........the book group started about 7 yrs ago when our lives began slowing down and we all had some time to read and meet........ We meet at my house because i have a round dining room table that creates an intimate, cozy discussion site. ..........we're just having too much fun. Now if i could just get everybody to take their left-over food contributions home w/ them instead of leaving them at my house, it would be perfect.........jean

mrssherlock · « **Reply #1107 on:** March 01, 2010, 01:08:02 PM »

Jean: That long-term companionship your group has shared makes me envious. Some of us lose contact with our own friends when we marry as his friends replace ours. Haywood Smith's Red Hat Club series allows me to live that sharing life vicariously. This community has become vital to me for it is one place where I can be only Jackie, responsible only for what words I post. I'd be lost without you all.

JoanK · « **Reply #1108 on:** March 01, 2010, 04:59:09 PM »

JACKIE: I second that!

JoanR · « **Reply #1109 on:** March 01, 2010, 06:13:10 PM »

I've been wondering what book took top place in our voting - the one we will be discussing next!!??!! When will we know? I was always impatient for Santa Claus , you may well guess.

jane · « **Reply #1110 on:** March 01, 2010, 08:03:52 PM »

Joan...I believe the run-off vote still has some days to run. I'm sure Joan Pearson will be in when she has a chance and give you a definitive answer, but I think it'll be a couple days yet until the result is known.

jane

JoanR · « **Reply #1111 on:** March 01, 2010, 08:19:20 PM »

Thanks, Jane. Somehow I had misunderstood and thought that we'd already had a "champion" and were choosing the next 3 for future discussions. I guess my favorite still has a chance at the "gold"!!!! Yay!!

Steph · « **Reply #1112 on:** March 02, 2010, 06:01:22 AM »

Someone asked and I must say that I have two daughter in laws and both of them are wonderful. Quite different, but I do love both of them. I consider myself lucky in that my sons married such nice women.
Oh I am envious of having stayed in one spot and having a group of close friends. Seniorlearn is my group and we all live all over the world. Still I feel at home here and know how sad I would be if I did not have it.

jane · « **Reply #1113 on:** March 02, 2010, 10:46:42 AM »

Quote from: JoanR on March 01, 2010, 08:19:20 PM

Thanks, Jane. Somehow I had misunderstood and thought that we'd already had a "champion" and were choosing the next 3 for future discussions. I guess my favorite still has a chance at the "gold"!!!! Yay!!

Joan...
The heading says: February 27- March 7 RUN-OFF VOTE for Spring Group Book Discussions!
so it sounds as if it is as you said above!

jane

JoanP · « **Reply #1114 on:** March 02, 2010, 11:19:57 AM »

Yes, March 7...just a few more days - a lot sooner than Christmas.

And your second vote will decide three titles we will be discussing this spring...all three of them, though the order will depend on DL availability. I'm curious to know which was your favorite - or is it bad luck to reveal your choice?

Steph · « **Reply #1115 on:** March 03, 2010, 06:00:23 AM »

Whew.. Its hard to believe I live in Florida this winter. It was sooo cold, rainy and then seriously windy yesterday. I have not been downstairs yet this morning. Hopefully the weather is better. I dont see rain, so at least that is gone.
Everyone keep their fingers crossed for me. A couple came and looked at the rv yesterday for two hours. Now he wants to drive it.. He wants someone else however to back it out of its parking and then replace it.. Has no confidence in himself to do this.. Sigh.. Since I really dont drive the rv, I am trying to find someone who can do this for me on Saturday. Sigh..

ANNIE · « **Reply #1116 on:** March 03, 2010, 06:06:04 AM »

I received this email from Sharon Grant from the old SeniorNet site and thought that some of us might remember these ladies. So here's her message about Ruth Warren.

"I hope you are Ann Alden and had inquired of me about Ruth Warren. We finally got around to seeing her last Friday. The winter weather and the flu scare kept us away for quite some time. I got to thinking that you might not particapte in senior and friends so I'm going to copy what I sent to Bunnie. I haven't been in Senior and Friends for over a year.

Take care...Sharon Grant (Sharon G.)

Just wanted to send in a report on Ruth. We went up to the hospital yesterday for an quick test and she is located real close by and since it was her birthday we made a stop to visit instead of next week. It just so happened that her Son and his girl friend had flown in from California the night before and will stay until Sunday. That was nice to be able to see him. Anyway, I was able to tell Ruth about Sr. and Friends inquiry as to her well being. I told her that I was going to send a report and what did she want me to say. She was humbled that folks were still thinking of her, however working the computer is still a long way off and not sure she'll ever be able to use it again. Only her left hand is working and she is pretty much bed ridden. She was 70 yesterday and was really having a hard time of it. Said that none of the other birthdays bothered her but 70 to her was a big one. Speech had improved some from when she went in there as least 3 years ago. I'm just guessing at the years. I believe her husband passed about 4 yrs. ago and she went in shortly after. She reads allot and watches TV to fill her time.

That's about all there is. Hope all is well at your home and also the Sr. friends. S."

Babi · « **Reply #1117 on:** March 03, 2010, 08:50:31 AM »

Bless the man, STEPH, why is he even considering buying an RV if he
can't park it? I suspect reality is getting in the way of his dreams.
We've had rain around here for far too long. I do wish it would go away.
I'm on the opposite side of the Gulf from you, so probably all the Gulf
Coast has the same complaint. Wet I could live with. Wet, cold and gray
is seriously chilling.

I remember very little about Ruth and Sharon (due to my poor memory and
no reflection at all on the ladies). I'm sorry to hear RUTH is bedridden.
I am glad that she still has the comfort of books.

joangrimes · « **Reply #1118 on:** March 03, 2010, 10:44:42 AM »

I had forgotten that Ruth was still alive. I thought she had passed away. It is good to hear from her. She was a real manager. She wanted to manage or have a hand in managing everything. She was a very active person. Just points out what can happen to anyone. Good to hear from her. Thanks Annie
Joan Grimes

Steph · « **Reply #1119 on:** March 04, 2010, 06:06:20 AM »

Babi, The prospects have been vetted by the referral service, so I know that they have the money and that they seem to be serious. I think he is just bashful around a woman and not another man. I have a friend with a truck driving son and Gary is going to come over on Saturday and get it in position, etc. So oh please, let him want it.. Every time I put one foot in it, it sings so strongly of Tim that I am in agony.

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