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Tietoja minusta I am 68, semi-retired & will be working as a substitute teacher again this fall. I was a home healtlh care worker & a cannery worker. My teaching certificate was in History/Earth Science/Political Science, however now i am only certified for subbbing. I had read mainly non-fiction until the last 10 yrs. When I discovered Fantasy (Tolkien, Lewis, Pullman, Pratchett etc.) I live w/my daughter, son-in-law & grandaughter in eastern Washington state in the country w/a menagerie of critters.

Tietoja kirjastostani In September of 2005 our house burned down & most of my library w/it 1000's of books & NG mags. My Tolkien was elsewhere, thank goodness. Since then I've been rebuilding my library by prowling the used bookstores & 2nd hand stores. I now have nearly 600 books & my book shelves are stuffed. That does not mean i shall quit buying books however! I do not have the storage for as many in our new house:so I must be selective. Mainly I have earth science, history, & of course fantasy in my collection. I also collect rocks, minerals, post cards, non-bear Beanies, dragons, turkeys & lots of dust!

Oikea nimiBonnie

SijaintiYakima, in Eastern WA State

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Yes I did study Geology at University - not that we did a lot of maths, my focus was on hazards and hazard management. I worked briefly as a Geologist in Australia, but for the last 10 years I have worked in the fields of chemical and occupational safety.

So are you a teacher?

Lähettänyt: SpicyCat 5:50 am (EST) Jul 22, 2008

Sorry to read about the loss of your home and your books. Saw your name in a GREEN DRAGON post and just had to ask: Vanye is the name of one of the main characters in my favorite CJ Cherryh trilogy, the Gate of Ivrel books. Is your name at all related to those books?

Lähettänyt: RachelfromSarasota 11:09 pm (EST) Jul 19, 2008

Hi Vayne :)

Yes...Always Coming Home was beautiful...very different to her other works I think...when you read it, let me know what you think! I only know of one other person who's read it...

Lähettänyt: Severn 12:43 pm (EST) Jun 12, 2008

I went to university and studied geology in Manchester England. I have a small mineral collection too, but books is a bigger thing, mostly what I got with my student loan when I was a Uni, it only took me 2 and 1/2 years to top 1,000 with a student book fair every week and getting 30 books for £20. Getting my colletion burnt would totally be the worst thing in the world. I'm having an ok day, preparing for an interview tomorrow. Good luck with finding what you need to replace.

Lähettänyt: Musereader 6:47 pm (EST) Jun 10, 2008

So people know it's not part of a series and so it sorts correctly.

Lähettänyt: Morphidae 1:35 pm (EST) May 20, 2008

I'm familiar with the set you described - they're not very common on this side of the pond, but they're available online so I've seen them. I very very highly recommend the bibliography at www.tolkienbooks.net for detailed information about U.K. editions. The variety of and number of different books produced in Tolkien's native land is much greater than in Mass Market 'Merica... it's a HUGE, amazing site. Published academic works and a great deal else (most of which was never introduced here) is listed there. There have been a few editions exclusive to Canada or Australia, but the U.S. Guide covers /most/ of the books in english that TolkienBooks.net doesn't. -K

Lähettänyt: TheUSTolkienGuide 11:45 pm (EST) Apr 11, 2008

Hi Vanye,
Thanks for writing! The Tolkien Guide's LibraryThing is just inventory - an easy way for multiple people to update and correct the book catalog. I've been meaning to get a personal LibraryThing going, but it's a daunting task; I don't seem to have the energy just now to tackle it. We appear to have very similar taste :-) Man, I miss Washington!

Lähettänyt: TheUSTolkienGuide 10:11 pm (EST) Apr 11, 2008

Yup, Dave Ballard was the guy. In 1949, I was 5 and I think this is about when we first arrivfed in Seattle. I certainly remember watching TV with only Channel 5. And Stan Boreson and KING's Clubhouse. Everyone remembers that!

Lähettänyt: maggie1944 8:50 pm (EST) Jan 20, 2008

Tuesday morning, 8:35. I received your comment on email but it didn't hit my profile page yet. I guess these things can be slow.

Any way, thanks for your concern. I live on a hill (thanks be to the gods) which is between Little Bear Creek and North Creek. Both creeks jumped their banks yesterday and flooded the area around at the bottom of my hill (not an insubstantial hill). I did have to do some fancy navigating in the car to get my grandson to school, get myself home, and then pick him up again after the school closed (due to flooding) and the public transportation "bailed out" at the sight of a raging creek over the road. Our drive to school which usually, with rush hour traffic, takes 45" - 60" took us about three hours yesterday. Then the school closed about 10 minutes after I dropped him off. Oh man! But he of course took advantage and went to a friend's house and baked cookies. Kids - they are so creative.

Bottom line: I am home safe, warm, watching the rain out the window and the floods on the TV. Good reading weather.

Lähettänyt: maggie1944 11:40 am (EST) Dec 4, 2007

Well, no snow yet. 5:45 pm, Friday night.

You know, I knew you were a friend but this just goes to show it was a good choice in the first place. (-;

I'm trying to get ready for our little community arts and crafts fair, so no long leisurely hanging out in the Green Dragon tonite. Later....

Lähettänyt: maggie1944 8:47 pm (EST) Nov 30, 2007

Hi, thanks for the comment. Yes, I remember Sick's. I grew up in Seattle from about 1949. We lived in the north end and I went to Roosevelt Hi. But then I worked for the public schools doing planning for the buildings and I learned a lot of Seattle history. I am retired now (just turned 63) and live in Bothell, still visit Seattle frequently.

I think I'll request to put you on my Friends list. I hope you'll accept.

Lähettänyt: maggie1944 12:58 pm (EST) Nov 30, 2007

Hi
You haven't managed to replace you Durrel books after the tragic fire? I only have a few, though I've read a few more many years ago when I was a more voracious library user. Can't remember which though. He had such a wonderfully light tone which captured than animals people and places so well with just a few words. Visiting his zoo on Jersey is still on my List Of Things To Do.

That's a lot of Tolkein books you have! All read?

If you are on the lookout for new fantasy try Karen Miller who's my latest find. Excellant characters.

Lähettänyt: reading_fox 6:12 am (EST) Oct 30, 2007

Some interesting coincidences - when we moved to Seattle in 1949 or 1950 we lived in a little house just south of Sand Point Naval Air Base. We lived kind of all over north Seattle until I graduated from Roosevelt Hi in 1962. I have been life long reader starting out in primary school going to the Green Lake Library. Today, I volunteer at the Bothell Library.

Can't say I am particularly stuck on any one genre - I am reading more fiction now after a few years of reading only nonfiction. Right now I am reading Alan Furst's The World at Night. A WWII book set in France.

Lähettänyt: maggie1944 6:47 pm (EST) Oct 11, 2007

Yes, we almost certainly did see the same Van Gogh exhibit and yes, I did get to see King Tut. I really remember the Van Gogh because I had to walk from Meany Jr Hi thru Volunteer Park to my home on 10th Ave. So when I stopped in to see the exhibit, I was alone and completely star struck!

Where in eastern Wa. are you? What kind of critters? seems like we may have lots in common. I have two dogs. I spent many summers when younger in central Idaho so I love the dry warmth of east of the mountains!

Also, do you do rock hounding still? Where do you go? I've played with the idea of doing a gold panning vacation but have not taken the first step towards doing it.

I'm going to ask you to be a friend.

thanks for the note.

Lähettänyt: maggie1944 6:05 pm (EST) Oct 4, 2007

Hi Vanye, Most of my rocks/crystals/minerals are collected for their metaphysical properties and some are for their natural beauty. How about you? It must be very exciting to be getting ready for a show with you club, best of luck with that. ~Domeloki

Lähettänyt: domeloki 7:11 pm (EST) Sep 17, 2007

I think that the Tolkien page has been sorted out, but thank you for asking. I hope I didn't sound harsh, I just wanted to make you aware of the situation. If you ever have any questions about when and what to combine, I highly recommend the Combiners group in Talk

Lähettänyt: collsers 2:31 pm (EST) Jun 1, 2007

Vayne said:
Hey! I lost everything in a fire one & 1/2 years ago including thousands of books & magazines & have been trying to replace them ever since. I have been only partially successful thus far. So I can empathize w/your problem! Vanye

If you call collecting books a problem. ;-)

By the way, if you like fantasy (and it looks like you do) you might try Will Shetterly and Emma Bull.

Lähettänyt: TheAlternativeOne 7:08 pm (EST) Apr 14, 2007

Guess I may have put my comments in the wrong place! I wanted to add The Fantasy Fans Board to my comments. Vanye

Lähettänyt: Vanye 2:46 am (EST) Dec 30, 2006

Mainly read Fantasy: JRR Tolkien, Ursula LeGuin, Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Philip Pullman, Mervyn Peake & C.S. Lewis in the past 5 years Before that I mainly read non-fiction. Of Tolkien so far I have read the Hobbit & the trilogy at least 3 times each as well as the Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, Lost Tales 1 & 2 (once each).Also many of his short stories & many of the reference books about Tolkien & his work. LeGuin's Earthsea trilogy; Pullman's His Dark Materials; The Chronicles of Narnia; going to do Peakes Gormenghast & have just begun Pratchett's Discworld series having read Good Omens by Pratchett w/Neil Gaiman, oh also Gaiman's American Gods & Coraline. A fairly omniverous selection of Fantasy Fiction if I do say so. Like to hear from my fellow fantasy readers on the Green Dragon board. Vanye
P.S. I have just stated putting my books on the site, so this is just the tip of the iceberg!

Lähettänyt: Vanye 2:25 am (EST) Dec 30, 2006

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