Author Topic: Fiction ~ Old ~ New ~ Best Sellers #2 (Read 776333 times)

serenesheila · « **Reply #3040 on:** April 16, 2012, 07:40:02 PM »

This is the place to talk about the works of fiction you are reading, whether they are new or old, and share your own opinions and reviews with interested readers.

Every week the new bestseller lists come out brimming with enticing looking books and rave reviews. How to choose?

Discussion Leader: Judy Laird

JUDY LAIRD, I am putting you, and your husband on my daily prayer list. My heart goes out to you!

Sheila

MaryPage · « **Reply #3041 on:** April 16, 2012, 08:12:16 PM »

Judy, when change happens, when the body finally gives out in one way or another, it always comes suddenly. I am soooo sorry you are having to suffer this, but please be advised not to pile on to your deep sorrow and agony by trying to figure out the why of it. No point in trying to journey on an impossible road no human has yet been able to master.

mabel1015j · « **Reply #3042 on:** April 16, 2012, 08:26:45 PM »

Awww Judy, so sad to lose a little friend so suddenly like that. Hope you and your husband are soon both feeling better. A sore back seems to hurt no matter what you try to do. As MaryPage says it is what it is and there's no rhyme nor reason for you to figure out. Try not to think of where you "should" be. Wherever works the best is where you "should" be.

Jean

BarbStAubrey · « **Reply #3043 on:** April 16, 2012, 09:36:43 PM »

Oh Judy - how sad - how empty you must feel with so much happening - you know you are in our prayers but sometimes that is not enough when it all feels overwhelming with no easy fixes - You and Emma will have to comfort each other - does she sleep in the house - maybe you both can snooze together for a night or two.

maryz · « **Reply #3044 on:** April 16, 2012, 11:30:22 PM »

Judy, I'm so sorry about your husband and your puppy. (((((((Judy))))))

Frybabe · « **Reply #3045 on:** April 17, 2012, 12:02:14 AM »

Judy, I am so sorry to hear about Little Emma and your husband's dementia. It is not easy to keep one's equilibrium under such circumstances. When my Mom started falling a lot, we put her in an assisted living place. We couldn't get her out of her apartment very often after Dad passed; it was always too hot, or too cold, or too windy. She didn't have a social life. At assisted living she joined in the activities and even started going to one of the several religious services held at the home. We were thrilled. Well, of course, she didn't have to go out to get to the activities. I hope that when the time comes, you will find a place where your husband will be comfortable too.

Steph · « **Reply #3046 on:** April 17, 2012, 06:24:21 AM »

Judy, oh judy, I do wish I lived closer. You need someone to just be by your side.. I grieve for you and for your husband and Emma.. Dementia is a horrid disease.. It take the actual person away. You have always been so funny and loving to the world, helping all.. Just take an hour at a time.. No looking ahead..Know that everyone at Senior net is rooting for you.. Remember our wonderful bookie trip to Charleston. We laughed so hard for days.

JeanneP · « **Reply #3047 on:** April 17, 2012, 01:26:44 PM »

Just finished reading "The Invisible Wall" So good. Written when Harry Bernstein was 94. His life when growing up in Lancashire. Maybe it is because I go back that far with my parents and then myself in the later years. I have a good idea of the area he lived 8 miles North of Manchester and a Mill Town. I grew up in Mill town 12 miles from City just like it.

JoanK · « **Reply #3048 on:** April 17, 2012, 08:45:58 PM »

oh Judy {{{{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}

rosemarykaye · « **Reply #3049 on:** April 18, 2012, 03:03:07 AM »

Judy, I am so sorry to hear about what has happened/is happening in your life. Like Steph said, we are all here for you.

Rosemary

Steph · « **Reply #3050 on:** April 18, 2012, 06:25:56 AM »

I just got a hard bound copy of The Sookie Stackhouse Companion.. Decided since I am a fan to get it.. A dip into sort of book.

Tomereader1 · « **Reply #3051 on:** April 18, 2012, 11:25:33 AM »

For those here who love the Greek history, etc, this month's "Bookmarks" magazine has a wonderful article "Novels of Ancient Greece". Even I recognized some of the titles by Mary Renault. There is a fairly recent (2011) book by Madeline Miller, "The Song of Achilles", which I had previously read a review of in some magazine in a waiting room.

JoanK · « **Reply #3052 on:** April 19, 2012, 12:29:39 AM »

Or go to our discussion of women in Greek Drama:

http://seniorlearn.org/forum/index.php?topic=3156.msg155340#new

Steph · « **Reply #3053 on:** April 19, 2012, 06:13:40 AM »

My new b ed book is an autotiography and Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes. They played lead parts on Days of Our Lives some time ago. Actually fun.. He is a lot older than she is, but they seem content.

Judy Laird · « **Reply #3054 on:** April 19, 2012, 05:06:39 PM »

Thanks for the kind wishes ,I wish I could thank each one but that I don't have time for.
Don fell again Sun and was admitted and cannot sit up gert out ob bed or walk on his own.I fell so sorry for little Eddie he is Don's dog but he can't find Emma and he crie4s and looks out in the yard.
Now Don is gone so he really feels abbandoned.
Don has been moved to a nursing home. Its a good one and its called Mission Health Care.
He will have intensive PT and hope fully he wil be home soon. He thinks hes coming homwe in a couple of days. His Dr wrote on the orders this morning q1 to 2 weeks. So its the fast track for me for a while and also a mamaogram tommorow morning.
Whine---whine---whine

Babi · « **Reply #3055 on:** April 19, 2012, 06:40:15 PM »

You're NOT whining, JUDY. You're sharing your burdens with your friends, just as you ought.
What are friends for?

Frybabe · « **Reply #3056 on:** April 19, 2012, 08:49:48 PM »

Agreed, Jude, you are not whining. I hope the PT gets Don back on his feet soon.

maryz · « **Reply #3057 on:** April 19, 2012, 11:49:28 PM »

{{{{{Judy}}}}}

rosemarykaye · « **Reply #3058 on:** April 20, 2012, 03:18:57 AM »

Absolutely - and I second Mary's hug, just don't know how to write it...

Just keep telling us - it really is good to share things like this, and most of us have done so at some point, I know I have.

When our dog died suddenly, my neighbour's spaniel used to come in and run round our house looking for him, as they were such great chums on walks. Horrible. Do you have a friend who maybe could take your dog to walk/play with theirs?

Very best wishes for your husband's progress.

Rosemary

Steph · « **Reply #3059 on:** April 20, 2012, 06:13:47 AM »

Ah Judy,it is not whining.. The dog will recover.. slowly, but they do adjust just as we do.
I know this is hard, but be easier on yourself.. YOu have too much on your plate and need to be a little nicer to yourself..I do so wish that some of us lived closer to you. You need someone to take you to lunch, listen to everything and then hold you close..

ginny · « **Reply #3060 on:** April 20, 2012, 08:06:41 AM »

{{{{{ Judy!}}}}} What an unimaginable maelstrom of hellish events all at once! How awful! I am so sorry for your Miss Emma and Don! Oh!

You've been so much help for so many years to so many people, I hate for this to be happening. I am so sorry.

ANNIE · « **Reply #3061 on:** April 20, 2012, 11:49:27 AM »

OH, I am so sorry about Judy's husband, Don. What a sad thing for her, losing Emma, and then Don to a nursing home. He has Alzheimer's so Judy has her hands full. I will call her today. (((((((((((Judy&Don)))))))).
All good thoughts and prayers are being send their way.

Judy Laird · « **Reply #3062 on:** April 20, 2012, 04:59:05 PM »

Steph the dog is dead. Hit by a car.

I have confirmed by my doctor that I do not have altzheimers. I have been locking myself out of the house losing keys, and to top it off I went to theEvergreen hosp for my mamogram this morning. I could not find a handicapped parking space so I parked it I came out and walked for 20 mkinutes and I couldn't find it. I got security and they dro9ve me around and found it in a place I would never know. I was close to hysterical. I drove straight across the street tio my doctors office and told lhim I was nuts. He said I wasn't I just had too much stress in my life.I would have never thought of that .............So heres what he said you might want to try it with
your friends.
3 white horses
2 red roses
1 park avenue.

Talk among your selves and in 5 minutes see if you remember. I did and he said that wasn't easy and poof I am cured. hehehe

rosemarykaye · « **Reply #3063 on:** April 21, 2012, 01:28:59 AM »

Judy - I agree, all those things are definitely stress-induced. When I am even slightly wound up about something, I get confused about where I've left the wretched car. I've also spent time looking for my Suzuki before I've remembered that I took the VW that day. When my children were babies, I managed to leave our house keys on top of my car and drive away twice in the course of one week (neither time did we find the keys - husband not amused..) My neighbour once left her 6 year old son in the local Co-Op and only realised when she got home that he wasn't with her (rushed back and he was looking at the comics, hadn't even noticed she was gone) - and she is a highly qualified geriatric psychiatrist, and also 10 years younger than I am. Yesterday I was seeing my son off at our little local train station - just as the noise sounded for the doors to close, a young woman rushed off the train and disappeared behind the (outdoor) staircase - came flying back with her suitcase - she must have put it there while she was waiting (it was raining hard) then got into the train without it. So you see, it's not just us.

Was you doctor able to suggest anything to help?

Be gentle with yourself,

Very best wishes,

Rosemary

Babi · « **Reply #3064 on:** April 21, 2012, 09:41:12 AM »

Shucks, JUDY, I could have told you that. With that kind of stress and physical
strain, anyone would be near hysterical. I'm sure I would have been struggling
not to bawl in public.
I'm afraid you'll have to explain the horses, roses and Park avenue to me. Is he suggesting
a carriage ride in the park, after buying yourself a couple of roses, maybe? Do they have
carriage rides where you live?

ANNIE · « **Reply #3065 on:** April 21, 2012, 10:38:28 AM »

Lovely picture, Babi! Made me think of Central Park in NYC where one can take a carriage ride. Hmmmmmm.

BarbStAubrey · « **Reply #3066 on:** April 21, 2012, 11:36:03 AM »

I think it is a riddle the doctors use - if you can remember the items and number of items in their order than all is well - the memory help to remember is that a ride on Park Ave. is known in movies with a horse and the romance of roses are thrown in - I think even some of the modern illustrations for Cinderella has her in a white horse drawn carriage with roses flying as she runs to make it home before midnight so that it has become a recognized image.

JeanneP · « **Reply #3067 on:** April 21, 2012, 12:41:56 PM »

I think that another test some of the doctors give you to test memory is to count you Seven's tables backwords. Starting with 70 and then trying for a higher number. I have one where I try to remember the names of all relatives going back to GGrand and forward to youngest, one family at a time. I have about 50 and can do it good.

pedln · « **Reply #3068 on:** April 21, 2012, 02:25:16 PM »

Judy, you are abounding in stress. It's time for a "treat Judy day," -- take a day off from your problems, the world's problems, and the needs of others. They'll still be there, but hopefully you'll feel better. Good luck, we're all thinking about you and Don and wishing you the best.

JoanK · « **Reply #3069 on:** April 21, 2012, 02:27:00 PM »

JUDY: I remember when my father died, we thought my mother was getting Altzeimers, she was so absentminded. But it was just stress and grief -- she came back with time. So be patient with yourself.

JoanK · « **Reply #3070 on:** April 21, 2012, 02:27:42 PM »

Our May book club online is "Women in Greek Drama": reading three Greek plays featuring strong women. Find out why these women have been famous in literature for two thousand years. Join us for the pre-discussion here:

http://seniorlearn.org/forum/index.php?topic=3156.0

mabel1015j · « **Reply #3071 on:** April 21, 2012, 05:47:04 PM »

I'm almost finished w/ Into the Wilderness. I like the detail of life on the frontier in 1800, but there's a bit too much "romance" for me. A third of the book is about the lead characters mooning over each other instead of getting on w/ the story. There's a good strong woman lead character. The story gives a nice perspective of the Native Americans at the time. Her research is obviously extensive. It's the first of Donati's books that i've read. I'll probably read more and try to slide past the "mooning"

Jean

JoanK · « **Reply #3072 on:** April 21, 2012, 10:27:08 PM »

Blue Moo-oo-oo-on!

roshanarose · « **Reply #3073 on:** April 21, 2012, 11:16:10 PM »

Jean - we have that in common. I thought mooning meant something entirely different in the US.

I just call it feeling all "warm and fuzzy".

Steph · « **Reply #3074 on:** April 22, 2012, 06:40:55 AM »

Mooning..That is one I have not heard in years. My Mother used to use it when I ws busy being a moony teen.

pedln · « **Reply #3075 on:** April 22, 2012, 07:25:35 PM »

As long as you weren't being a mooning teen, Steph.

roshanarose · « **Reply #3076 on:** April 22, 2012, 09:56:09 PM »

You got it pedln

BarbStAubrey · « **Reply #3077 on:** April 22, 2012, 10:23:42 PM »

The only place I was ever mooned was in Britain would you believe - I was on a train to Norwich and some - I think three young men mooned as the train passed.

Steph · « **Reply #3078 on:** April 23, 2012, 06:01:59 AM »

When I was growing up, mooning was strictly a male habit.. But being Moony seemed to be mostly the girls..

marjifay · « **Reply #3079 on:** April 23, 2012, 03:53:00 PM »

Here in Southern California, an annual event each July is Mooning the Amtrek day. People line up, bent over, with their bare backsides facing the Amtrek passenger trains. A fun day for those who like to participate (not me, however LOL)

Marj

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