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Octavia · « **Reply #4160 on:** February 22, 2011, 05:52:47 PM »

The Library

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Do come in from daily chores and spend some time with us.

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From Octavia:It's such a long time since I've been here, but I'm trying to catch up. I've had a long drawn out problem with my eyes, that ruled out any online activity, and sadly, reading, which was a real body blow. Also equally lengthy illness and finally death in the family which was time and mind consuming, as you all know.
I've been watching the NZ earthquake coverage, since it started, it's equal in horror to the Grantham flood coverage. Downunder seems to lurch from one disaster to another this year, be it flood, fire or earthquake.
i was thinking of you Gumtree, when I heard of the fires in Perth. Just last night my youngest rang from Thailand wanting info on the tornado at Karratha because he worked there for a few years, and was concerned for friends.
Carolyn, 5k's, I'm impressed!
I've been trying to catch up on lost reading time, I really, really, loved Tom Macaulay's The Warning Bell. A WW2 mystery set in a little village called St. Cyriac on the Brittany coast.
A mystery in the style of Neville Shute or Hammond Innes, I read somewhere.

Frybabe · « **Reply #4161 on:** February 22, 2011, 06:33:07 PM »

Welcome back, Octavia. Sorry to hear about all the troubles. They seem to come in bunches, don't they. Best wishes for brighter days again.

Steph · « **Reply #4162 on:** February 23, 2011, 05:42:49 AM »

The world news seems uniformly bad. New Zealand is suffering.. The pictures are terrifying and then there is Libya with an aging meglomaniac in charge.. Our world is now such a violent place. I would be more comfortable with Egypt if I were not suspicious that the people in charge all hate Israel. We also have so loon here in the US, who says we need Sharia law.. Why do we let people like this in the country to begin with.

Gumtree · « **Reply #4163 on:** February 23, 2011, 08:43:33 AM »

Octavia How great it is to see your smiling face once again

My condolences to you in your bereavement. Be kind to yourself and take time to heal.
Hope your problem with the eyes is a thing of the past - I've had some trouble there myself for the past 7/8 months or so but at least I can read though not always for as long as I would like.
I was thinking of you constantly during the flooding in Queensland - especially so when Rocky was in the news ... hope you escaped relatively unscathed.
The latest cyclone up Karratha way is moving out to sea and has been downgraded to a Cat. 1 though here in Perth we know it's still around by the heat and humidity we've got.
So many books clamouring for attention - I was in Dymocks today and about a dozen or so were trying to jump into my bag. I had to resist as I was on foot and already loaded down s only bought one but have noted a few others to go back for.
How about Borders AND Angus and R going into receivership. Angus & R have been around since 1886.

Keep well Octavia, and enjoy your reading

Gumtree · « **Reply #4164 on:** February 23, 2011, 09:49:22 AM »

Roshanarose I thought of you when I was in the library today and noticed a book you would probably like - and more probably have already read - it was Retelling the Tale - Poetry and Prose by Greek Australian Women Writers ed Helen Nickas and Koustandina Dounis. It's in bilingual form with the Greek version on one page and English on the other. It looked very interesting though I didn't bring it home. If you haven't seen it my library had it shelved under 889 RET. Needless to say I was looking about for anything related to Odyssey.

JudeS · « **Reply #4165 on:** February 23, 2011, 01:46:53 PM »

Hi,
This is the first time I am posting here. I didn't know there was a site like this. I read the lasr couple of pages and it seems that like you all I am a great dog lover. I also am a faithful follower of the dog show and except for the past six months when our dear dog Andy passed away we have had a dog. The types have been varied-everything from a dashcund to a Rhodesian RidgebacK. The latter (Buster by name) loved the cat and she him. They ate and slept together for Sixteen years! He died first and she, in deep mourning, a week later.

As far as train rides go we travelled from Moscow to St. Petersberg by train on a month long trip to Russia with Elder Hostel. It was overnight and there were no beds or toilets (We used a hole and it just landed on the tracks). They put eight of us in a tiny compartment and fed us with nothing but Vodka all night long. A hand with a bottle would come by every two hours. Everyone , even non drinkers like ourselves, got completely tipsy and laughed our way through the night. An unforgettable experience.

rosemarykaye · « **Reply #4166 on:** February 23, 2011, 01:59:01 PM »

Jude - when did you make that trip? I did the very same one in about 1989 I think - but we had sleeping compartments with 4 berths - not v comfy but much better than sitting up all night! I don't remember the loos, but I do recall that there was a lady at the end of each carriage with a samovar to make tea. When I walked out of the compartment in the early hours to look out of the big window, she berated me kindly for not having a hat on - she clearly thought I would die of cold. I was there with a radical lawyers group that i belonged to at the time.

I am so sorry that your dog died. Our last retriever died very suddenly indeed last spring and I still feel upset just thinking about it. He was only 8 and full of life until 3 days before his death. Our cats were young when he died, so I can't say they exactly mourned him - what they did do was start to fight with one another. This went on for some weeks till they settled down again - we think they must have been re-establishing the pecking order, even though they are sisters. I can't imagine them ever sleeping with a dog, but they were sort of used to having him around.

Rosemary

Tomereader1 · « **Reply #4167 on:** February 23, 2011, 03:01:00 PM »

As long as we are talking dogs here, let me say a good word for my dog breed. PUGS. They are absolutely the most loving, smartest dogs. Now, ages ago, my mom raised miniature poodles, also for awhile Pekingnese. And at one time we had a little terrier of some kind, she called him a "rat terrier". He was good, but a bit rambunctious. These pugs are something else. We had one that was given to us by a neighbor. She lived 14 years, and would probably have made it longer, but we did not have her spayed. That is something you have to do with these dogs, as they are prone to uterine problems. (We never bred her either) The current pug, which my husband insisted on getting too short a time after our Suki died, is the Queen of the House now. The pugs, as you know are mostly small, ours weighs 20 pounds. The are not hot weather dogs because of the short muzzle, and heat nearly killed our first one as we didn't know that! The one drawback is "dog hair" ...you'd think a short-haired dog would not have much to shed. But they shed big time. And the hairs are like porcupine quills, and stick into furniture upholstery, carpet, clothing. I've bought all the gadgets that claim to remove dog hair, but they don't work in this case!
The Pug is a wonderfully smart dog, ours can learn most anything, although we've not had her formally trained. She will lie in the living room, and watch the wall clock until it's feeding time, then come and stare at me until I get up and prep her meal! She doesn't snap or bite, gets along great with all people (good watchdog, but will lick the visitors to death after she's finished barking at the them!) We've not had cats around her, but I'm sure a young pug would adapt quickly. Ours is now old enough that she is stand-offish with other dogs. About the spaying, this one was acting sickly and dragging around, and when we took her to the vet and had her spayed, she became almost a puppy again. Running around, playing with her dog toys...a totally different dog. Anyway, this is my recommendation for dog for small apt. if you don't mind the hair. Also, Boston Terriers are great, without the massive hair shedding! (My mom also raised those for awhile).

rosemarykaye · « **Reply #4168 on:** February 23, 2011, 04:08:34 PM »

Thanks Tomereader - all advice and suggestions gratefully received. I will look pugs up too, also Boston Terriers.

Rosemary

Tomereader1 · « **Reply #4169 on:** February 23, 2011, 04:32:19 PM »

BTW, there are Pug Rescue Organizations all over the U.S., I wouldn't know about overseas. You might check!

roshanarose · « **Reply #4170 on:** February 23, 2011, 07:38:46 PM »

I don't have a dog. I hate to think what my cat would do to it! But if I was able, I would have a pug or a medium schnauzer. I'm like you, Tomereader, I just adore pugs. I am one of those terrible people who dog owners occasionally meet on the street or the shops. I fuss over the dogs and want to take them home, and indulge in all sorts of foolish chatter about the dog/or better still, the pup. I used to be like that about babies, but now its dogs! Shocking being so predictable.

roshanarose · « **Reply #4171 on:** February 23, 2011, 08:01:21 PM »

Gumtree - Thanks so much for that info about the Greek book. I particularly enjoy reading parallel texts - it is like an extra treat/lesson for me.

It is on my BTR list with the rest of the multitude

Octavia · « **Reply #4172 on:** February 24, 2011, 05:15:30 AM »

Thanks for your good wishes, Gumtree and Frybabe, I have my fingers crossed for visually brighter days, it's so frustrating, especially with a brand new laptop. It was a bit delayed because the airport was under water but came as soon as the Bruce Highway opened to trucks.
Regarding the flood, I felt like a fraud, because people were ringing from everywhere asking how I was coping and I hadn't actually seen any floodwater. I watched on TV like the rest of the country. The suburbs around me were all completely untouched. My son took me for a drive over the bridge that links north and south rocky and the flood water in the old suburbs, was really impressive.
I was really tickled to hear Roger Federer and Prince Charles talking about the Rockhampton floods on TV.
Unfortunately, the cane toad population has exploded.
I was shocked to hear about the book shops, people are rushing to cash in gift vouchers, but at A and R you have to buy a book or books of equal value which is enraging a lot of people. I've just bought the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, and The Boat by Nam Le.
I love big, lolloping dogs, but they're not at all compatible with osteoporosis and having had the joints taken out of my toes. It would be a train wreck.

Steph · « **Reply #4173 on:** February 24, 2011, 06:08:55 AM »

Saturday is our Friends of the Library very very large book sale. We use an auditorium downtown in our litle town and believe it or not, the ceiling started to fall off last Monday. The building has been closed up until the engineer can figure out what is happening. So.. we may or may not be able to use it on Saturday, but the town has been busy and we will be able to use the Elks Club across the street,not quite as big, but it will work for us.. Whew.. Now to move them onto the trucks on Friday night and then unload on Saturday.We get a lot of younger help with this, thank heaven. I am in charge of the specials table.. This is where everything goes, that noone is sure if it is worth more money or not,or coffee table books that are or look like brand new.. We all pitch in with food for the workers, so I ordered four dozen doughnuts and will pick them up at 6am on Saturday.

Babi · « **Reply #4174 on:** February 24, 2011, 09:09:20 AM »

How shrewd of that railroad management, JUDE. Crowd you in with
no beds or toilets, and feed you vodka so you wouldn't care!

Um, ummm...Wish I could be there, STEPH.

PatH · « **Reply #4175 on:** February 24, 2011, 10:40:22 AM »

At least the ceiling didn't start to fall down during the sale.

pedln · « **Reply #4176 on:** February 24, 2011, 10:42:32 AM »

, Babi.

And Steph, as Bobby Burns would say . . . .

JudeS · « **Reply #4177 on:** February 24, 2011, 02:26:02 PM »

Rosemarykaye
You asked the date of the trip to Russia. It was 1999. It was an exciting trip wth the focus on Art, Literature and Music. Because of all the political unrest at the time the leaders succeeded in bringing in a high politician who spoke to us as though we were delegated from the State Dept. Writing about it brings back so many exciting memories.

Re Dogs and Cats-Although our former dog and cat loved each other the ones we had for the last ten years didn't. When Andy the dog died, Tuna the cat didn't mourn at all but he decided to change his living arrangements. He was an outdoor cat
but when Andy died ,Tuna came into the house every day for three weeks and went ssniffing into every room including bathrooms and garage. Finally, convinced that the dog was not returning , Tuna spends half his time outside and half inside.
New neighbors moved in next door and their female cat fell in love with Tuna and spends every moment she can with him. Fascinating.

rosemarykaye · « **Reply #4178 on:** February 24, 2011, 03:47:31 PM »

Jude, I love your cat's name - "Tuna"!! I have never heard that one before. Will you be getting another dog? It's funny how much you miss them - when the winter before last I was getting up at 6am every day in the snow and ice to walk the dog, and thinking - if it weren't for him, I could still be in bed. But I was working much longer hours then - now I do actually have time I could devote to a dog.

Having said that, do any of you find that as soon as you stop working, people seem to think you are at a loose end? Somebody saw me going off to the pool the other day and said "I suppose you are trying to fill your time now", and the guy I work 2 half days for said "I suppose you like coming here because it's better than sitting at home"!!!!! In reality, I have 101 things I want to do every day, and none of them includes going into his office. I can always think of something I'd like to do - the problem is fitting it all in. My mother is 82 and still says there aren't enough hours in the day. I appreciate that both she and I are blessed with good health (so far) and I do enjoy going for long walks, little expeditions to see art galleries, etc, - but there are also hundreds of things I like to do indoors, and I still haven't found the time to learn quilting or the piano, or to try to write something worth reading. Life is full. I'm sure everyone on here is the same.

Rosemary

MaryPage · « **Reply #4179 on:** February 24, 2011, 03:53:53 PM »

You bet!

I am your mother's age, Rosemary.

CallieOK · « **Reply #4180 on:** February 24, 2011, 06:21:43 PM »

Amen, Rosemary!

OTOH, some of my friends are convinced that, because I enjoy being at home and am always busy with something, I don't ever want to "go and do". I get weary of always being the one to issue an invitation.

(Yes, thank you, I will have some cheese with my Whine.

)

roshanarose · « **Reply #4181 on:** February 24, 2011, 09:45:00 PM »

Rosemary - My week passes three time faster now that I am retired. I measure my time by Fridays. Here it is Friday again and I have not done any of the projects I set out to do this week. Sometimes I wonder if this is a good or bad thing. Where I used to work, full iof mostly old teachers like myself a sign in the morning tea room proclaimed - "God's Waiting Room".

Olivia - We haven't "met" yet, but I am a Queenslander also. I live in Brisbane. Similar to your situation in Rocky, although my daughter's house was flooded (she lives in St Lucia on the river) where I live it was high and dry. I felt somehow guilty about that.

My daughter bought me an Angus & Robertson gift card for Xmas. I wrote them a very short and curt email telling them exactly what I thought of the situation. Two emails came back, one from Borders and one from A&G telling me that the situation was out of their hands, but they were trying to fix it. Seems contradictory to me, but I just have to wear it. I had about $35 left on the gift card, but I know many others who had much more than that on their gift cards. Anyway, I won't be buying any more ebooks from either of them. I found www.ebooks.com last night, and although American, they do sell ebooks to Australia with no difference in price. If American ebookstores don't take advantage of Borders and A&G downfall, they are crazy.

Frybabe · « **Reply #4182 on:** February 25, 2011, 12:23:15 AM »

Roshanarose, I am still a little fuzzy about the fuss over the gift cards. I got an email saying Borders was continuing to honor the cards. I don't think we can redeem them for cash, though. I don't think we ever could. They are probably right about it being out of their hands. Once bankruptcy is filed for I believe there are certain regulations and procedures that must be adhered to during the reorganization process. I am not sure whether an outside team is appointed to manage the proceedings or not. Will have to look that up some time.

The people I really feel sorry for are the stockholders. They will probably not get a thing back. Once a company comes out of bankruptcy, new stock is issued. Shareholders who had stock at the time of bankruptcy do not get any of the new stock to replace what they had. They are S.O.L. That's a lot of investors and a lot of money lost to them.

Steph · « **Reply #4183 on:** February 25, 2011, 06:02:53 AM »

Frybabe.. It alll depends on the type of bankrupcy. I have Texaco stock. Manymany years ago, they went into
Chapter whatever for two years. No dividends, but at the end, they pulled out of it and got sold to chevron and boom.. dividends again.. So not sure why, but it does depend on the type and if they pull out. I think that GM has not abandoned their shareholders and I know that Bank of America is still there.. Paying very very little, but still there.

roshanarose · « **Reply #4184 on:** February 25, 2011, 08:05:02 AM »

Frybabe - Borders and A&G have a "deal" for gift card holders. If you are prepared to go into the store and spend the amount of your gift card you have to spend the same amount in cash. For example, if I have a gift card for $80.00 in order for them to honour it, I will have to spend another $80.00 dollars in their store. Many people are pissed off about this. It seems to us that those who were given gift cards are the first to lose. This may not seem a big deal, but for many of us it is the principle (or lack of it) that makes us angry. As for the stockholders, well them's the breaks.

Babi · « **Reply #4185 on:** February 25, 2011, 09:03:31 AM »

I wish that were true, ROSEMARY, but having spent most my life in
sedentary jobs and hobbies, I never learned the joys of long walks.
Nor do I enjoy the useful, obedient muscles that come with that.
I don't understand it, ROSHANA, but it is so true. Whole years go
by with incredible speed.

JudeS · « **Reply #4186 on:** February 25, 2011, 01:24:58 PM »

After reading your "Borders" posts I am happy to say that in the fight betwen Borders and Barnes and Noble myself and all our family in the area have been loyal B&N followers. All holiday gift cards are B&N. Are there other followers of this chain?

Now to ease the tension I will tell you how Tuna the cat got his name.
Tuna's mother was a rescue cat and when he was born two old ladies took him on. Without checking they decided he was a girl and called him Petunia. Well when it was time to neuter or spay as the case may be they found out his real sex and decided they didn't want a Male cat. They put him up for adoption but didn't change his name.The next person who got him
also thought they were taking on a female, because of the name.They decided he wasn't right for them and a cat perrson (i.e. someone who had five other cats) took him on and kept him till her fiance said he wouldn't marry her unless she got rid of all but one of her cats.
When I saw her message on the Bulletin Board of the pet store I had just been rejected by the "Save a cat" group for reasons I will never understand (can't win them all) and I answered her notice. When we got the cat I wanted to make a good impression on him and help him get over his change to a forth home, so I offered him a plate with human canned slamon and tuna. He ate every bit of the tuna and left every bit of the salmon. We decided that Tuna and Petunia were close enough and changed his name. He still won't touch Salmon- fresh, smoked, barbecued or baked.

PatH · « **Reply #4187 on:** February 25, 2011, 01:28:16 PM »

Tee hee, Jude

rosemarykaye · « **Reply #4188 on:** February 25, 2011, 02:00:51 PM »

What a lovely story Jude. I have to say, if a man made me choose between him and my cats, the cats would win hands down. I can't imagine marrying someone like that - did it last?! I'm glad Tuna now has such a happy home.

We applied to Golden Rescue years ago, after our first retriever died. I don't know if they rejected us or what, but despite my filling in all the forms we never heard from them again. We had a family home with garden and were experienced retriever owners, but hey-ho. I also called the Guide Dogs people as I had heard that dogs who didn't make the grade needed homes - they were friendly, but apparently so many people wanted these dogs that they had closed the waiting list. We have a local dogs rehoming charity, but they were very unfriendly on the phone - did I understand what it took to look after a dog? they demanded - well, yes I do - I appreciate that they need to ask these questions, but there are ways and ways! Anyway, it seems that Tuna found you just as our last dog found us - so maybe these things are meant to be.

Rosemary

Frybabe · « **Reply #4189 on:** February 25, 2011, 02:37:02 PM »

Thanks for the clarification Roshanarose. I would be ticked off about that too. I don't have any trouble spending money on books, but with being out of work, I've had to cut way down. Not altogether a bad thing, because it forces me to actually catch up on the reading pile. Many people cannot afford the luxury of buying a lot of books at one time.

As for stockholders being issued replacement stock or retaining what the had before the bankruptcy, I was unaware of that. It is good to know. Wish I had known that before I sold my GM stock at a tremendous loss. I had one stock go belly up on my before (and rather unexpectedly), so I wasn't anxious to lose the whole lot again.

kiwilady · « **Reply #4190 on:** February 25, 2011, 09:04:47 PM »

I and mine are safe. Thanks so much for the concern. I have spent so much time in tears this week. Its the thought of those buried alive and some in the CTV building that may have been trapped then killed by the fire. Babies have been killed. I cannot imagine the death toll here in Auckland as there are so many apartment buildings and high rises. We have them built to earthquake standards but that quake was so shallow one of the worst hit was CTV building which was built on the internationally recognised rubber roller foundations. The movement was sideways and so strong because of the shallow nature of the quake and the proximity to the CBD. Its not just us suffering about half the casualties will be tourists from 20 different nations.

In Auckland there are fundraisers on every corner and at every major intersection rotary are running up to the cars with buckets. Kids busking. Kids with buckets on corners. How could I refuse those wee ones with such an urgent need to help others. I had already donated online but could not resist the teens and kids and came home with a fair whack gone out of my wallet.

Schools all over Auckland are having Mufti days. One school raised about 13,000 dollars on Friday for the relief fund. Kiwis I think are some of the most generous people in the world. Not just for our causes but for every major disaster fund in the World. We have concerts organised of all different genres. Its only five days so the mobilisation is incredible. 15,000 Uni students have formed a student army!

kiwilady · « **Reply #4191 on:** February 25, 2011, 09:13:25 PM »

Continuing our previous post. Help from overseas has been humbling. Our Ozzie cuzzies have pulled out all the stops and sent thousands. From medics, to urban search and rescue, to police officers. US Fire rescue are here too. Not sure if from LA or NY. Japanese, Taiwanese, UK, Singaporean, Korean, teams are here and the Chinese about to land. It brings tears to our eyes to see them all coming into the airport. The teams are getting standing ovations as they go through customs etc. We have 5000 Portaloos coming from the US, 5000 chemical toilets from somewhere else. The rescue workers risk their own lives as all the buildings that have not yet come down are unstable. One 26 floor building is teetering and the Japanese are working very near it. I wish you could see some of the footage particularly what the teams do when they find someone and the crawl spaces they go into and with every rescue risking their own lives. I really apologise if I have left any country out but there are so many I hope I have included them all.

When people can work together in a disaster like this it makes me think that we should never need or want to fight our fellow human beings. Its the ordinary people who are the cannon fodder and the powerful who send them to risk their lives mostly for the almighty dollar. As you see I am a Pacifist!

Carolyn

Frybabe · « **Reply #4192 on:** February 25, 2011, 11:43:02 PM »

Carolyn, It's really super to see you back up and have your report. I knew we were sending help, but I didn't know who or what. The news casts yesterday were playing some poor woman's last cell phone conversations. I didn't stick around to hear it because I had to go out. Just thinking about it upset me.

BarbStAubrey · « **Reply #4193 on:** February 26, 2011, 12:05:35 AM »

Carolyn so glad you are safe - it must be a nightmare being so close to so much destruction both human and the city. Sending prayers...

Gumtree · « **Reply #4194 on:** February 26, 2011, 01:44:55 AM »

Kiwilady Thanks for posting - How tragic this latest disaster is for all Kiwis , ex-pats from all over and of course the tourists. As usual so many countries have pitched in to help in this hour of need - I know Aussies have sent a large contingent of all sorts of skilled people and believe more are being mobilised. There is always a very strong feeling here of Kiwis being our kith and kin so the disaster strikes close to home.
Fund raising for the relief effort got under way almost immediately here too with a Govt help line and Red Cross etc doing their utmost to raise funds and also to aid those who are concerned over relatives in NZ.

We have had excellent TV coverage since the quake struck. In fact on Tuesday I was at a hospital while DH was having tests and was stopped short by a TV in the waiting room showing the ABC 24hour coverage. This was only an hour or so after the earthquake so the images were very raw.

Take care - we are all pulling for you and your country and know that the Kiwis will come through this disaster.

rosemarykaye · « **Reply #4195 on:** February 26, 2011, 03:32:31 AM »

Kiwilady - so glad to hear you are safe, but terrible to hear all the details of what is happening in Christchurch. Of course we have seen it on TV but it is so much more real when from a personal source. What a fantastic effort everyone is making - as you say, if we can do this, why do we also fight?

I will pray for you all; you are in everyone's thoughts over here.

Best wishes

Rosemary

MaryPage · « **Reply #4196 on:** February 26, 2011, 05:20:03 AM »

Our hearts go out to New Zealand.

I am a member at Barnes & Noble, not Borders. Have a nearby Barnes & Noble store, but mostly buy on line. When family ask what I want in the way of gifts, Barnes & Noble gift certificates top my list!

JudeS · « **Reply #4197 on:** February 26, 2011, 03:39:32 PM »

Marypage
Glad to meet another B&N afficiondo.

Christchurch Disaster
Having experienced some earthquakes here in California I can clearly imagine how awful this tragedy is. However the worst earthquake was in Northridge CA-not because it was the most devastating but because my son was living there at the time. (Northridge is in S. CA and we live inN.CA) .Till we heard he was safe we were in a state of the deepest anxiety.
I think because of that experience I have been following the horrific story of the Kings Language School with its students from all over the world who came there to learn English. (My son was in UCLA at the time of the Northridge quake).
Parents are coming in from all over the world to find out what happened to their children. Last time I read the news they thought that 127 young people, with their teachers were buried in that building. each story is more poignant than the next.
My stomach tenses up just thinking of this horrific situation. My heart goes out to all the victims though. It is a terrible way to die.

Steph · « **Reply #4198 on:** February 26, 2011, 08:51:30 PM »

Glad to hear you are fine.. The rest of the news is so horrible..
Had our book sale today.. I am exhausted.. actually beyond that. I was there at 6:15 and left at 3:30.. I lifted, pushed, pulled, shoved, smiled.. etc. etc. until I had evey nerve and muscle in spasms.. Thank heaven we only do that once a year. Whew.. But saw a lot of books go out. The number of people who came in and asked for a box to collect the books this year was amazing..

Babi · « **Reply #4199 on:** February 27, 2011, 08:33:53 AM »

They are still searching for trapped people, aren't they. I'm still hoping
for a few small miracles. Maybe a really big one.

I'm glad to hear the book sale was such a success, STEPH. I'm sure
you've had a hot soak and some aspirin since then. A hint for next year; rope in some husky teenagers to help you out. I'm sure the
librarian in charge of teen programs could find a couple for you.

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