Thanks again! I am sort of a fake on Flickr (not camera pix). . . truly appreciate you and the pups!

Lähettänyt: Esta1923 6:11 pm (EST) May 9, 2008

Yay, today turned out to be a warm day, so I ended up doing some gardening (I planted periwinkle in the front - I want it to take over and go wild!) and read outside for the first time this year, glorious!!! :-D

Yup, I rub Pippin's tummy every night and he loves it, even though he does try to nibble my fingers, hand, shirt, anything he can get his sharp little teeth into while I'm doing it. It's not that he struggles, he just tries to chew! But trying to get him to lie down - ha!! That was another story. Took me 1/2 hour the first day and lots of struggling on his part. And that was with a treat held before his nose! But now he does it right away. I make him sit when I put his lead on. And I'm trying not to pay so much attention to him, now that he's housebroken. We have lots of play times, inside and out, at least two walks a day, but he doesn't dictate my attention like he used to. It is hard when he looks at me so yearningly though ;-)

Lähettänyt: katylit 6:42 pm (EST) May 5, 2008

Hi Karen, thanks for dropping by. No, Mark is gone until the middle of June :-( And yes, Pippin is getting better, even with one obedience class! Some suggestions the trainer has made have really helped, teaching him "pack order" i.e. who's the boss!

I like historical fiction too so your book sounds like a good one. When I've finally caught up on my TBR pile a bit I'll have to give it a try. My concentration level doesn't seem up to what it used to be so I'm not reading as much as I'd like - maybe I just need to find the right book to grab my attention.

I really wish it would warm up, we are supposed to get some sun this week, hopefully the temperature will climb too. I'd really like to sit out on my porch for more than a few minutes.

Lähettänyt: katylit 11:55 am (EST) May 5, 2008

Okay, Mark has just been gone since Sunday and Pippin already has me worn out, dealing with him by myself! So I can't imagine how you've coped with 5 dogs by yourself this long!!!! Such a brave soul you are. I mean I know you love Vachon Island, but wow!

I hope you get feeling better soon, maybe once your home again, back with just Nicky and Greta Garbo and baby.

Take good care of yourself.

Lähettänyt: katylit 7:21 pm (EST) Apr 23, 2008

*hugs* my friend. Looking forward to Friday for you :-)

Lähettänyt: katylit 3:50 pm (EST) Apr 21, 2008

Hi!
Thank you for the note! It was the first one I ever received on this site! :) You wrote me a note on Feb 28th, but I haven't logged in lately. Finally getting ready to log in some more of my collection - we are having a sleet/rain/snow storm here in Mpls tonight/tomorrow. No, I wasn't in the Peace Corps, but served in the USAF, and lived in Germany for 6 yrs, plus various places around the country. One of the reasons I have been AWOL from LibraryThing is that I am recovering from a brain aneurysm! Mine wasn't ruptured, but I had two surgeries, the last one just a month ago. Doing great, and still able to READ - YEA! In fact, I won't have any restrictions after I recover - except no scuba or skydiving. I can live with that!
Yes, we have a lot of books and interests in common! Not only that, but I will be retiring from the military in 3 yrs (will be 48) and am thinking about becoming a school teacher in my next life...would like to teach for int'l school system and travel some more!
Thanks again for writing!

Lähettänyt: Imabookaholic 11:39 pm (EST) Apr 10, 2008

It was not me that deon't do anything it is skulls

Lähettänyt: Bastian13 6:29 pm (EST) Apr 9, 2008

GD is pretty cool. I think the discussion on the Arthur read has slowed somewhat; we all went at it with such a vengeance at first. Maybe we'll come up with another fun topic later. Be watching for the theme of "Women and religion" that's coming up in later months on Girlybooks. I had a hand (or mouth) in getting that one started b/c of my comments about The Mists of Avalon that I posted to Girly... I can't wait to discuss our books that month.

Lähettänyt: oh2read 5:52 pm (EST) Apr 9, 2008

http://www.librarything.com/talktopic.php?topic=33153
This will take you to the April group read thread, and from there you can check out the rest of Girlybooks threads.
Also look in the group "The Green Dragon" and there should be a thread in there about the King Arthur group read we started in March. This read is still ongoing, I think, as we had lots of people who chose several books to read. Some even chose to read more than one.
BTW my pick for the Girlybooks April read is A Long Fatal Love Chase by Louisa May Alcott.

Lähettänyt: oh2read 11:25 pm (EST) Apr 8, 2008

Hey! I'm still on flickr, I think you can search by username, mine is ArmyAngel19862005. I don't know how to make the flickr link on my profile work, apparently there's some kind of computer science voodoo, but I didn't understand what they were talking about so.... Good to hear from you, hope you're enjoying the spring weather!

Lähettänyt: ArmyAngel1986 4:52 pm (EST) Apr 8, 2008

Yes, I was finishing a book and working out! Sometimes I really need to take a break from the PC.
:o)
Nice to know I'm missed, though.

Lähettänyt: clamairy 12:36 pm (EST) Apr 8, 2008

Oh, if you want to be sure you're putting the right face to my name, my real name is Marianne (I use the short form Mari on flickr). I don't have it as my username on any of the sites I'm on.

Lähettänyt: Thalia 5:27 pm (EST) Apr 7, 2008

Hi Karen, wow, my first contact on flickr! Thanks! I've been on flickr for more than a year now, but so far I've only added pictures and haven't really done anything else. I selected you as my first contact. Must go hunt for more contacts ;-)

Lähettänyt: Thalia 12:10 pm (EST) Apr 7, 2008

Hi Karen, I'm so sorry about your friends, the loss of one and the illness of the other, I hope she gets feeling better soon.

Your pictures are absolutely wonderful! I really love the one of Greta looking in the koi pond and the one of Mount Rainier, stunners, truly.

*hugs*

Lähettänyt: katylit 1:53 pm (EST) Apr 5, 2008

Oooh, you've had a visitor from Ghana on your map! That's exciting.

Although not why I'm here. I just wanted to say thanks for all your posts in the Green Dragon. They always raise a smile for me! :-)

Liz

Lähettänyt: LizT 3:44 pm (EST) Apr 4, 2008

I may not have provided sufficient instructions. When you are viewing the photo's individual page, click "ALL SIZES" from the button list right above the photo. On the new page tat opens, "Large" is the default view. Click on "Medium." Now scroll down to view the text box immediately under your photo. It should have a lot of HTML gobbledygook. Highlight all of the text in the thread and press CONTROL+C. Then, on the LibraryThing thread page, start a post. Press CONTROL+V inside the text box. Hope this does the trick!

-monohex

Lähettänyt: monohex 10:29 pm (EST) Apr 2, 2008

Hi Karen, no worries about leaving chat, I had to leave shortly after you 'cause Pippin woke up and had to go outside. Yup, babies, what can ya do? hehehe

re pictures from Flickr. If you right-click on the picture, go down to properties and copy the URL, then go to whatever post you want to go to in LT and type this:

but insert what you've copied into where I've typed PUT URL HERE. Should work for you, good luck! I'm looking forward to seeing some pics :-)

Pippin and Daisy are doing great. I love Pippin's curiosty about everything, although I've lost my oven mitts, we have to retrieve Mark's slippers at least twice a day and the floor gets washed a lot! Daisy likes her quiet time with me at night when we cuddle in bed while I read. She makes the most of that.

Lähettänyt: katylit 7:12 pm (EST) Apr 2, 2008

Whoops! How funny! I see you already posted your review to the Horses group last night. Two great minds........

Lähettänyt: streamsong 10:31 am (EST) Mar 14, 2008

Hi Maggie;

Glad you joined the Horses group. I enjoyed your review of [Black Horses for the King] in the Arthurian group and hope you'll post it on the Horses' group, too.

Streamsong aka Janet

Lähettänyt: streamsong 10:27 am (EST) Mar 14, 2008

Hey maggie

just stopped by to see how you are feeling? you had thought you might
have a UTI coming on? Hope its history and that you are doing well..

Work has been a little crazy for me, but I have still been coming here every day.. I am totally hooked!

Totally thrilled to have met so many nice folks as well...

take care

Lähettänyt: mckait 6:56 pm (EST) Mar 12, 2008

You're most welcome!
Crap! I thought I posted the link for you!
LOL
Let me try that again:
http://www.eddiebauer.com/EB/Women/Jeans/index.cat?viewAll=y

Lähettänyt: clamairy 3:48 pm (EST) Mar 10, 2008

I get them at Eddie Bauer. I went to the shop at the mall to try them on first, but they didn't have my length. They are sometimes cheaper to buy online anyway because a couple of times a year they have a 'buy one get one half off' sale. They have quite a few styles and lengths, etc. And they have a sale link, too!

Lähettänyt: clamairy 9:10 am (EST) Mar 10, 2008

Hi Maggie, I'm in Burien "The Center of the Known Universe". heh
I hope to meet you and all the other PNWers at the get together whenever and wherever it happens.

Lähettänyt: Jasper 3:14 pm (EST) Mar 9, 2008

Hi Karen, oh I wish you lived closer and could drop in every day for a cup of coffee and I could cuddle the baby and you could cuddle Pippin. Wouldn't that be fun? I am so looking forward to meeting in person this summer (or whenever we decide), it's going to be great.

I have to go to a big family reunion in Vancouver, leaving tomorrow, have to be away from hubby and Pippin (and Daisy) for 4 days, gonna be hard. I think my husband might be a little tired by the time I get home. Pippin sure keeps us going.

Hope you have a great weekend. Take care,

Katherine :-)

Lähettänyt: katylit 8:21 pm (EST) Mar 5, 2008

Hi Karen, just a quick visit while my hubby is getting ready. We're almost out the door to go and pick up Pippin. Just wanted you to know I'm thinking about you and will be enjoying Pippin for both of us! ;-) I know what you mean about puppy-envy. There were years when we lived in military housing and didn't want to get a dog in that environment (too many children, too many dogs, too packed together, too much of everything), and OH! I missed having a dog big time!!! But you have lovely Greta Garbo and sweet Nicky.

And think of us and probably the sleepless nights ahead of us :-)

The breeder has been handling Pippin lots, as the runt I think he's been the favourite and been rubbed on his back and cuddled and probably down-right spoiled. She gave us a great little puppy training manual that has some wonderful tips, good refresher.

Ooops, gotta go. *hugs*, wish us luck, I'm nervous!!

Katherine

Lähettänyt: katylit 12:50 pm (EST) Mar 1, 2008

Thanks for the message. The whole meet-up idea sounds fun. My only constraints are travel and time. I have no car, and a non-managerial job, so I'm afraid major travel is out of the question for me. A Seattle/Washington State meet-up is something I can get behind, though. It'd be enjoyable and fascinating to put faces and voices to screen names. It'd also be a blast to have an international LT meet-up (say, in NYC or London), but that seems financially improbable.

P.S. Aren't we having beautiful weather today? I've been looking longingly through the library windows here (in the Columbia Center where I work).

Lähettänyt: monohex 1:16 pm (EST) Feb 29, 2008

Hi Maggie!

Have fun with your dots!

(look for mine in upstate SC)

*waves*

Lähettänyt: RowanTribe 11:52 am (EST) Feb 14, 2008

It was YOUR idea to ask the Green Dragon gang!! Great minds think alike. I love Fool of a Took, and then drneutron's idea of going with Pippin for the pet name is perfect too and my husband agreed, so that's what the pup's name will be now. What fun. I'm so very glad I asked, it is/they are just the perfect names! :-)

Now you have lots of dots!

Lähettänyt: katylit 11:02 am (EST) Feb 14, 2008

Nice profile shot!
Me likee!
:o)

Lähettänyt: clamairy 7:59 am (EST) Feb 14, 2008

More Dots.

.........................................................................

Is that enought now?

Lähettänyt: reading_fox 6:39 am (EST) Feb 14, 2008

Hmmm . . . maybe it's the map that's to blame here. Anyhow . . .

DOT!

:-)

Lähettänyt: foggidawn 10:01 pm (EST) Feb 13, 2008

Hi Maggie - My visit should leave a dot on the NW corner of Oregon today - the map loco is really neat to watch. Do you have a lot of e-books? I haven't used Kindle (yet) but have over a hundred e-books (most not entered yet). I like being able to make the type on my screen large enough to not strain my eyes.

Lähettänyt: Pandababy 8:21 pm (EST) Feb 13, 2008

I came by to leave a dot. I'm the one down there near the gulf, in that big state-that-thinks-its-its-own-country, Texas ;)

Lähettänyt: philosojerk 8:14 pm (EST) Feb 13, 2008

8) dot

Lähettänyt: J_ipsen 7:51 pm (EST) Feb 13, 2008

I came to visit so my dot will show up on your map! I know what you mean, sometimes my map is blank for days on end ;-( Very boring

Lähettänyt: katylit 5:37 pm (EST) Feb 13, 2008

thanks for the heads up. i appreciate it. i'm a little new to all this.

/j

Lähettänyt: jessicaswan 5:04 pm (EST) Feb 13, 2008

Hi Maggie,

Thank you very much for the thumbs up for my review. Thing is, I haven't been able to figure out how to put the review in the library section. Can you give me any pointers? I have been out of town a lot so haven't been able to keep up with Library Thing as much as I want to and seem to have forgotten how to post reviews in my library!

Trudy

Lähettänyt: MissTrudy 9:11 pm (EST) Feb 8, 2008

By the way if you guys like dog books
[Bones Would Rain from the Sky: Deepening Our Relationships with Dogs] by [[Suzanne Clothier]]
is a really good book, it changed the way I looked at my relationships with my pets. (not that they were bad but it helped make them better)

Lähettänyt: billtaichi 7:42 pm (EST) Feb 4, 2008

That's exciting news that you got your passport! I've got to get mine too. I keep forgetting to get the applicaton when I go to the post office.

I'm sending you an email with more pictures. We had a wonderful visit. I really like this breeder, she's awesome.

Lähettänyt: katylit 12:30 pm (EST) Feb 4, 2008

Saw you posted in my profile. I was glad to start the Kindley book club, love the LibraryThing Site. Look forward to conversation in the club!

Bill

Lähettänyt: billtaichi 9:47 am (EST) Feb 2, 2008

Thank you for the invitation to the dog group. Sounds like it might be a fun group, good stories so far. I hope it catches on. Thanks for thinking of me :)

Lähettänyt: katylit 6:07 pm (EST) Jan 31, 2008

Good morning Karen, I just got an email from the breeder with some new puppy pictures so I'll post one on the GD so everyone can see.

We're getting a boy, I think we're going to call him Torben, means "Thor's bear" in German (from the internet) and they look like little bears sort of right now ;)

We're not going to bring him home until the middle of March at the earliest or maybe even a little later. She's not in a hurry to let them go, we want him to be as ready as he can be - the breeder said the same thing about longer with mom, a little easier perhaps with potty training.

I'm going to look into what puppy training is available here. Our daughter just got a puppy a few months ago and takes him to training one night a week and they both get so much out of it, I'd really like to do that as well. I really like your idea of the tummy rub and had already mentioned it to my husband. Daisy lets us both do it to her all the time, she loves it, so I'll make sure I do it to the puppy from day 1.

I find it both endearing and a little heartbreaking that the puppies were born the day Lady died. Taken away and given the same day. Maybe meant to be? She's always with me, there's never a day I don't think about her.

Lähettänyt: katylit 12:25 pm (EST) Jan 27, 2008

WooHoo Karen! You got your Kindle!!!!! I'm so excited for you! That's awesome! And you're actually still visiting LT and the GD I can't believe it. I think I'd be so busy playing and reading my Kindle I'd be away for ages, but then it's kinda hard to stay away isn't it? We're all too much fun ;-)

Finally got the chance to get to the breeder's home today and see the puppies. They're 3 weeks old today and sweet as anything, as of course they would be. We've paid our deposit. The breeder is a book reader - SHE LET ME BORROW 2 BOOKS!!! I TOLD HER ABOUT LT!!! AND THE GD!!!! AMAZING! I feel like I've found kindred spirit. It was a very exciting, (and tiring) day. Didn't mean to yell, just excited.

So now we go and visit every chance we get so we can watch the puppies grow, everybody get to know everybody. The dogs are in the house and will be with the family as they grow up. They're not kept out in kennels. I really like this woman a lot and am thrilled with the whole thing. Beautiful dogs!

Have fun reading your Kindle - as I know you are - I'm so so happy for you, I'm glad it's everything you were hoping for. Just be careful in the bath ;)

Katherine

Lähettänyt: katylit 12:04 am (EST) Jan 27, 2008

Hi Karen,

Just got your message. I hadn't had a chance to go on LT all weekend until this morning. I noticed you said you got the email about your kindle being shipped, thought about sending you a congrats message, but I got distracted... Anyway, you beat me to it!

So, congrats and hopefully when you get home tonight it will be waiting for you!

Yes, I still love my Kindle. Just finished Wuthering Heights yesterday and have started Lawrence's Sons and Lovers. Can't see what all the fuss is about with Sons and Lovers, but maybe something happens later in the book... or maybe its just too tame for today's standards.

Its funny, I have always read quite a bit, but now I'm like in a reading marathon. The kitchen is a mess, laundry is piling up, the dogs want to go for a walk... and I need to add tags to my LT library... but I have my nose in my Kindle.

I'm thinking there will be plenty of books available for you... and I've heard that Amazon is going to be starting up some more magazines for the Kindle, specifically Science Fiction, Mystery, that sort of thing. Can't think of the names off hand, it was mentioned in one of the discussions on the Amazon site.

So, I'm starting to ramble... oh, I saw you joined pro and con! Its fun to read, but easy for me to get way behind, there is so much activity. I'm wondering if progressive and liberal will start back up again...

I'm thinking of changing my user name to something more creative, some obscure character in a book maybe. bereader is pretty lame.

Thanks for asking about me and I'm really excited for you :).
Bonnie

Lähettänyt: bereader 2:53 pm (EST) Jan 22, 2008

No problem; I'll pass the message back up to Des.

Lähettänyt: hfglen 1:47 pm (EST) Jan 21, 2008

Hey maggi: I remember in the late 50s on KING AM Radio there was an on-air person by the name of Dave Ballard who had a wonderful reading voice who used to do readings on Sun eves. Some of my favorites were from [Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House], he read from [The Prophet] also & many other things too! He plalyled classical music & did a reading or two during his shift of about 3 hrs. ea week. Loved to listen to him. That was before I even knew there was such a thing as public radio! I was 9 yrs. old when we got our first TV in 49 & there was only one station in the Seattle aerea for a long time-KING-TV & it was only on a few hours a day. Before they would come on the air each day they would broadcast test pattern & we would sit there and watch it we were that anxious not to miss anything. Of course there really wasn't much to watch any way as it was mostly locally produced stuff & would be laughable today but then it was'the only game in town'! 8^)

Lähettänyt: Vanye 8:24 pm (EST) Jan 20, 2008

p.s. has your Kindle arrived yet???

Lähettänyt: katylit 10:20 am (EST) Jan 18, 2008

I was poking around your library for good dog training books in anticipation. "The Other End of the Leash" and "How To Be Your Dog's Best Friend" look promising, what do you think? Would you recommend them? How about your schnauzer books? We're going to have to get a new crate as we gave our old one to our daughter. Lots of time yet, but the middle of March will be upon us in no time.

Lähettänyt: katylit 10:20 am (EST) Jan 18, 2008

Hi Karen,

I didn't think I would be up for a puppy, but I miss Lady so much that I want as much time as I can with the next dog we have - I'm greedy! Daisy is 12 so I know time is precious with her. So far I've just been in contact with a kennel in Nanaimo - just started feeling the waters so to speak. The lady there was very kind. She has two, two-week old puppies now and a new born, preemie from a litter that was lost along with it's mom. She's working hard to keep the preemie alive so didn't have much time to talk with me, but we're going to keep in touch over the next while and then my husband and I'll go down to visit. So we'll see what happens. I've never dealt with a kennel before, Lady and Daisy were rescues that I got through my sister, so I'm not sure of the etiquette, if it's okay to source out other kennels while in touch with the first one.

From this link there seems to be a lot of kennels in Washington State - maybe some of them might be good? http://www.breeders.net/search.php?action=search&country=2&doglist_id=181&zipcode=V9N+9W9&search=1 There's even one kennel listed - Key Schnauzers in Lynnwood that has puppies now. I have no idea if the kennel is reputable or not, we were going to call them after checking out the Canadian ones.

Thank you so much for everything you said Karen, I know I thanked everyone, but I knew you especially would understand what I was feeling. It happened so quickly and unexpectedly, one minute she was in the backyard chasing a pheasant and the next she was paralyzed and in great pain. I can't seem to stop crying and neither can my husband. Poor Daisy just wanders around the house lost, but nevers lets me out of her sight. I think getting a puppy would be a good thing for her, I hope so.

Lähettänyt: katylit 11:11 am (EST) Jan 8, 2008

Hey,
I saw Tim already answered you in Talk, so I'll just echo what he said: write what you can, don't worry about finishing it if you can't. :)

Abby

Lähettänyt: ablachly 11:26 am (EST) Jan 7, 2008

Maggie- Thanks for taking the time to go visit my blog... and leave comments! I'm not sure who exactly my intended audience is, since I'm not really posting anything new there that isn't also going here; mostly I just wanted all my reviews in one place... and displayed with their book covers! :)

Lähettänyt: fyrefly98 9:42 am (EST) Jan 6, 2008

Hi,
I would love to read [The Story of Forgetting]. If you haven't already sent it to someone, you can leave me a message and I will provide contact information for you. Thank you for your generosity.
LibrarysCat

Lähettänyt: LibrarysCat 11:13 am (EST) Jan 1, 2008

Thanks for the warm welcome and a Happy New Year to you, too!

Nina

Lähettänyt: Rullakartiina 12:23 am (EST) Dec 31, 2007

Ooo! I look forward to seeing the card.

One of the things that bugs me the most about cards is how one-use-only they are. And it's not even because I'm green - I'm not as green as I should be - it's just because so many cards are so pretty (or funny or whatever) and once you give them away, that's it, end of story, nobody else will ever see them.

So I can tell you right now that I adore the idea and I can't wait to see how you did it.

Lähettänyt: bluesalamanders 9:06 pm (EST) Dec 30, 2007

Your card arrived yesterday. It's gorgeous and I love it, thank you so much :-) I love the tree stamp image on the front, it's just so lovely - all of the card is lovely...I'm gushing. But it really touched me so much Karen. Thank you again, very much.

Lähettänyt: katylit 12:52 pm (EST) Dec 29, 2007

After I left that message, I noticed the link next to your map, I clicked it and VIOLA! I now have a map, too!

Oh, btw, I agree with your comments on progressive and liberal.. I wanted to comment as well, but figured I would get flamed... and well, being who I am, figured I would just sit back... and watch him/her destroy him/herself. Although my heart rate really got up there... nothing a walk in the neighborhood won't calm.

Hope you are having a beautiful holiday.

Lähettänyt: bereader 12:35 pm (EST) Dec 25, 2007

Hi Karen,

Thanks for the the nice welcome. After a sputtering start, I am starting to feel more at home now. We seem to have quite a bit in common, although not too many books... I have a feeling once I get more of my book titles input, that may change.

Nice map btw, how would I get one of those on my profile page?

Bonnie

Lähettänyt: bereader 11:45 am (EST) Dec 25, 2007

I've read and enjoyed your postings regarding political issues. Being both a liberal and an English as a Second Language Teacher, I've agreed wholehearedly with your sentiments. I look forward to reading more of your posts.

Beth

Lähettänyt: mcna217 11:39 am (EST) Dec 24, 2007

Just wanted to let you know that Amahl and the Night Visitors (the old one) is available on DVD -- I saw it in the Signals catalogue and was very tempted to buy it myself!

Liz

Lähettänyt: aviddiva 5:55 pm (EST) Dec 16, 2007

Hi again,

So I'm here to remind myself that I DID say the weather doesn't get me down in December 'cause I'm so busy with Christmas. ! O what a day we're having!! The wind is howling, the rain is pouring buckets, it's dark and dreary. Are you getting this system too? It would definitely be a very good day to stay in, drink mulled cider and decorate our house, but we're out of essential groceries so we have to brave the elements instead. Guess I'll enjoy the mulled cider this afternoon instead :-)

I'm reading a delightful adult fairy tale right now called The Book of Flying. It's almost poetry, stories within stories and I'm finding it hard to put down. I'm so excited about the Secret Santa - I've peeked under the tree at yours and I've added your gifts to my wish list...they sound so good - lucky you!! I think you will be pleased. Hope you're having a good day,

Katherine

Lähettänyt: katylit 11:59 am (EST) Dec 16, 2007

Hey! Are you being evacuated? I saw where they are evacuating parts of Bothell. I suppose that if you are I won't get an answer to this. Anyway try to stay dry & this too will pass! All that snow we had is now gone all 12 inches-we were 'chinooked'-it rained & warmed up & now we have mud! 8^)

Lähettänyt: Vanye 11:32 am (EST) Dec 4, 2007

Your poor grandson (and you driving so long)! All our schools were closed yesterday too. Hopefully it will be better for all of us today eh? I hear you about the flooding and rain, we're getting it here too, unbelievable how much water. We had to go out yesterday to get a few groceries and parts of the roads were just lakes. There's been terrible flooding south of us. Luckily we're like you and live on a bit of hill so we've been able to stay high and dry. But amazingly all that snow - almost 2 feet (from 2 days ago) is almost all gone now. Weird weather!

I'm knitting a funky scarf for my cousin in England so I'm listening to the new Naomi Novik, Temeraire book on my iPod while I knit, with appropriate breaks for reading and LT :-)

Lähettänyt: katylit 10:06 am (EST) Dec 4, 2007

Hi Karen,

Yes, yesterday and the day before we got LOTSA snow, but actually it was kinda fun. Hubby and I were out twice yesterday shovelling and the neighbours came over and helped which made it all fun (it helped that our snow was light and fluffy, thank goodness). It warmed up overnight and now it's pouring rain!!! So all the snow will melt. But they don't have the equipment to clear out the parking lots where my husband works so he got the day off today - bonus! :-D

Do you find the snow sticks to your dogs fur/hair? It clumps dreadfully on Lady and just brushes off of Daisy - weird. Neither dog is very impressed with the weather and takes a lot of coaxing to go outside.

Thanks for the suggestion, American Pie, Slices of Life sounds like it would be a fun read and I've added it to my wish list. I'm really enjoying The Pillars of The Earth, almost finished it actually - helps being housebound by snowstorms!

Take care,

Katherine

Lähettänyt: katylit 12:20 pm (EST) Dec 3, 2007

Yes of course, I accept. You are already on my friends list. I worked one summer at a kid's dude ranch camp near Bothell. I was a horse wrangler-I got paid to ride horses. I'd have paid them to let me do that! I rode my own horse up there so I could use her on the job & you won't believe my route-the median strip of 405. Nowadays you would not dare to even think about that; at that tine, I beleive it was 1965, the traffic was nothing like it is today! Well did you get any of the white stuff there? We got 8+ inches here on Thurs. now it is getting real cold, brrr! Have a great weekend! 8^) Vanye

Lähettänyt: Vanye 5:57 pm (EST) Nov 30, 2007

Thought I'd tell you about a book I just discovered called [Vanishing Seattle] which I'm sure you'd like (you may already have it, of course. But I'm gonna get it as soon as my check comes. I glanced through it & it has lots of good stuff. Do you remeber the Seattle Rainiers minor league baseball team? They played @ Sick's Seattle Stadium on Rainier Ave. S. right next to the Rainier Brewery. we went to a lot of games especially on Lady's Night. My Gandparents lived in South Seattle not too far from the stadium. I used to stay w/them a few weeks in the summer when I was grade school age & when I went to town w/Grandma I stuck to her like glue cuz Seattle was a big scary place to a little girl who lived out in the country where we didn't even have electricity when we first moved there from Walla Walla. Downtown in Seattle the curb stones were high (for a little girl) & if you stepped off of them the bus drivers would run right over you or so I thought! Seattle was a big part of my childhood even though I lived outside of it; we went there a lot-it was our big city! Vanye 8^)

Lähettänyt: Vanye 11:59 am (EST) Nov 30, 2007

lol good morning Karen, yup, we must be twins, fairy tales and talking water rats and moles :-D The thought that JRRT loved those books just delights me no end.

My hubby and I went and saw Beowulf yesterday and enjoyed it. But it's been years since I studied it and my memories of the original story are faulty so I'm revisiting it today.

Our weather is the same as yours, but I tried to take advantage of the sun while it was here and soak up every sunbeam.

Isn't it funny how retirement can be so busy? My sister and her husband bought a holiday home in Florida and now she finds she's too BUSY to go!!! Imagine!! Just makes me laugh. Hope you're still finding time to read. Take care,

Katherine

Lähettänyt: katylit 1:47 pm (EST) Nov 26, 2007

Anytime you can come up to Victoria I will certainly come down to see you! I certainly understand about vet bills. We just finished paying off our vet after a year of paying him for saving our Daisy when she came down with peritonitis last Thanksgiving, i.e. 2006. She was so sick and had to have surgery, being a senior dog, like yours, of course there are all those extra blood tests they do, everything is so expensive. We were just lucky the vet was willing to take payments on time otherwise we couldn't have afforded it at all. I hope your dog gets better soon. I will be here for a long time yet so we have lots of time to get together. I wish I had the money to come to Seattle - I'd love to see the city, it looks so lovely. Maybe someday.

Lähettänyt: katylit 2:12 pm (EST) Nov 22, 2007

Of course you didn't make me feel bad!! You made me feel good 'cause you thought about including me in the group! I was just pulling your leg - darn text, hard to tell - I should have added "lol" or some such thing to let you know I was laughing. I just turned 50 this year - my sister turned 60 and I've had a lot of fun teasing her. It looks like a great group, no worries. :-D

Lähettänyt: katylit 6:56 pm (EST) Oct 20, 2007

Thanks for the invite to the over 60's group Karen, I'm a little young ;-) but it looks like it'll be fun. Thanks for thinking of me.

Lähettänyt: katylit 6:57 pm (EST) Oct 19, 2007

Welcome to Books Compared - hope you'll feel inspired to join the discussion!

Lähettänyt: margad 9:03 pm (EST) Oct 12, 2007

maggie1944: I live in Yakima WA, been here since 1966, lived in Bellevue before that(1943-1966), born in Walla Walla 1940. We moved in 1943 when my Dad got a Civil Service job at Sandpoint NAS in Seattle. I collect rocks, minerals & fossils. Of course most of all I collect books! I am semi retired (on SS & work part time). I'm a home health care provider. Was a substitute teacher, also worked in a cannery a plastic factory & a sewing factory. Went to college when I was 40 & loved being a student! In or out of school I'm a lifelong learner & avid reader! Only discovered fantasy in the past 8 years however. Used to read only non-fiction before that. Vanye

Lähettänyt: Vanye 5:58 pm (EST) Oct 11, 2007

Thanks for the invitation, which I accept with pleasure. I actually have lots of books about the Germans in Texas - check out my German-Texans tag. My grandparents lived in San Antonio, starting before I was born, so I have many happy memories of visiting the city.

I've been enjoying the Happy Heathens group. I love the variety of ideas people express.

Lähettänyt: margad 8:46 pm (EST) Oct 9, 2007

I grew up in the Puget Sound area & When I was in High school in the 50's our Art class went to the Seattle Art Museum to see Van Gogh's paintings & I bet that you attended that same exhibition to which you refer in the forums. Later in the 70's I also saw the King Tut exhibit @ Seattle Center. Both were 'thrill of a lifetime' experiences. Hope you got to see Tut too! I stood & stared @ the Gold Mask until a security guard insistied that I move on. Guess he thought I might steal it!? Vanye :)

Lähettänyt: Vanye 5:23 pm (EST) Oct 4, 2007

I'm sending you an email ... this is so exciting!!

Katherine

Lähettänyt: katylit 11:49 am (EST) Oct 1, 2007

Hi!

You asked in one of the Green Dragon threads about Shine, the new Joni Mitchell? I'm enjoying it very much, but I've always liked almost everything she does, so I might not be the most impartial judge. Her voice has aged, of course--no longer as "pretty" as it used to be, but I think it has a lot of character and life lived in it.

If you decide to buy it, I hope you enjoy it!

tygerlilli

Lähettänyt: tygerlilli 11:28 am (EST) Oct 1, 2007

sorry, I use the HTML tags, and then they never seem to close for me!!! I'll try again!/

Lähettänyt: katylit 11:12 am (EST) Oct 1, 2007

Hi again Karen,

Pancreatitis is very nasty, Daisy had it last Thanksgiving and we almost lost her. We're very careful with both the dogs' diets - no scraps! Both of ours are rescues and they're getting on too, Daisy is 11 and Lady is 13 and has really gone down hill this year. I think we just might have to get another soon ;-)

We live about 3 hours north of Victoria in the Comox Valley. Even though I grew up in Toronto I always wanted to live out on the west coast, so this is a dream come true and I love all kinds of weather. Lots of "transplants" seem to dislike the winters here (although they appreciate the lack of snow), but I just put on my rain coat and walk anyways. The ocean, the trees, the banana slugs, the ocean...no complaints! If you ever get a chance to come here let me know - wouldn't it be fun to meet? I'd like that a lot!!

I do a bit of scrapbooking, but I love looking at all the stamping stuff at the craft store. I think that's something I'm going to have to try out one of these days. I bet it's great to do with friends too.

I'm glad we've connected :-)

Katherine

Lähettänyt: katylit 11:11 am (EST) Oct 1, 2007

Hi,

Just thought I'd drop in and say... Hi. :-) We live on Vancouver Island so we're getting the dark, rainy weather now too. I like it though, good to curl up by the fire and read.

I have two mini schnauzers too, aren't they just the best? Daisy and I do therapy dogs, visiting seniors. I'm not sure who enjoys it more, the seniors who get to pet and cuddle a very spoiled little dog, or the very spoiled little dog who soaks up all the attention and goes looking for more!

Katherine

Lähettänyt: katylit 7:11 pm (EST) Sep 30, 2007

Hi! Esta1923 here. Good to become acquainted. I just checked the reviews you had posted, and decided you set a good example: by brevity! (I tend to think of too much to say vs my very limited typing skill. . . so now will plan a few like yours and see if I can get them done.) Thank you for finding me. . . now we can go onward together! Esta

Lähettänyt: Esta1923 12:47 pm (EST) Sep 16, 2007

LOL! That's hysterical -- I've never read my username that way and I've been using it in various arenas for more than 10 years. No, my nickname is Missy and my middle and last initials are L.C. -- missylc!

I'm a librarian-in-training, as you say.

Thanks for stopping by!

:o)

Lähettänyt: missylc 12:29 pm (EST) Sep 15, 2007

Nope, Karen I just tune it out! I still manage to get the cooking and laundry done. And I keep the three bathrooms and kitchen somewhat respectable, but I stopped making my kids beds and picking up their rooms when they hit a certain age. ;o) I also don't watch much TV, so I read when everyone else is watching it, or when my husband is watching sports. I also found that LibraryThing was eating into my reading time, so I've toned that down, too.

HAVE A GREAT TRIP!!!! :o)

Lähettänyt: clamairy 10:45 am (EST) Sep 4, 2007

I've thought about Boeing several times, but they do commercial space work and I really like doing NASA science missions. But it *is* tempting! At least I get to travel out that way every now and then. We generally contract out all our propulsion system work to a company in Redmond. So I get my fix every few years.

Lähettänyt: drneutron 10:43 am (EST) Aug 28, 2007

On the Green Dragon - So, when all else fails move to Washington or Oregon.

If nothing else, I'd move there for the Chateau Saint Michelle red wines! Oh, and the salmon! Oh, and Mt Ranier! And the sea kayaking! Hmmm, I guess if I could get a job building spacecraft there, I'd move...

Jim

Lähettänyt: drneutron 9:31 am (EST) Aug 28, 2007

Heee heee, it is pronounced Mister GREW-ism! Thanks for asking!

Lähettänyt: mrgrooism 10:47 pm (EST) Aug 21, 2007

Nice brand new map you've got there!
:o)

Lähettänyt: clamairy 7:40 pm (EST) Aug 20, 2007

Just passing by from Talk.

We don't share muchin common with out reading tastes, but I'm sure your cooking and herb books cover the same dishes I make from mine.

What's a "rubber-stamp party community"? Making rubber stamps? or some strange kind of community approval scheme???

Fox.

Lähettänyt: reading_fox 10:48 am (EST) Aug 14, 2007