Madam, want to talk about author Mary Stewart? discussion

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I hope everyone is enjoying a lovely day today!

Good idea, Jeanette. RA does tend to get me off topic somehow. Talked to someone today who hasn't seen North and South. Converted her on the spot by showing her the kissing scene.

Had a lovely day, church, great lunch and now basket ball, The Spurs are playing.

You showed her the end? lol

Yep, just the kissing clip from You Tube...it won't spoil it for her, but had to get her interested!! Didn't tell her it was the end, just said it was the best kiss in the history of kisses.:)

It would certainly get me interested.

Hi, Jeannette and all. I hope you had a nice Easter weekend.

Hi Sarah! We had a lovely weekend. I hope you and your family did, too.

Today is my baby girl's 20th birthday. We shopped all morning and then had lunch. She's all grown up!

Judith wrote: "Yep, just the kissing clip from You Tube...it won't spoil it for her, but had to get her interested!! Didn't tell her it was the end, just said it was the best kiss in the history of kisses.:)"

I've never seen North & South either, and now I know the ending...

PS I'm just messing with you. It's true that I've never seen North & South, but I don't know who kisses whom at the end, do I?

Jeannette, that is so nice. I know you enjoyed your lunch with your daughter. Tell her Many Happy Returns of the Day for me.

Hj wrote: "PS I'm just messing with you. It's true that I've never seen North & South, but I don't know who kisses whom at the end, do I?"

The mom kissing her baby! ;)

SarahC wrote: "Jeannette, that is so nice. I know you enjoyed your lunch with your daughter. Tell her Many Happy Returns of the Day for me."

Thanks, Sarah! I will. :) We need to chat via PM one of these days, and catch up.

Aww, Jeannette, this must be a bittersweet day for you - your baby turning 20. I know you must be thinking: where did the time go?

Happy Birthday to Lea and best wishes to her mom (and dad) who did such a fine job raising her! Enjoy the day with your wonderful girl :D

Thank you, Hannah! She's not a teen anymore. She started her day at the foot doctor; she had to have part of an infected toenail removed. (8am appointment!) She's napping right now. We had fun shopping. I'll pass your wishes, and compliments along.

Yikes - what a way to start off her 20's! Hope her toe heals well.

The doctors says that this will fix it! ;)

Jeannette wrote: "Today is my baby girl's 20th birthday. We shopped all morning and then had lunch. She's all grown up!"

Happiest birthday to your baby girl! 20 felt like SUCH a big deal, didn't it? :) Hope you all have a wonderful time celebrating!

Thanks, Ashley! I made her favorite dessert for dinner, and I'm ready to go to sleep. She's playing a video game right now that she got for her birthday.

Hj wrote: "I've never seen North & South either, and now I know the ending... "

Me too! I can't resist a good kissing scene. Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock in The Lake House, anyone? (You can find this one on YouTube too--search for the dance scene.)

Love the Lake House! It's a great twisty story and that scene where she loses all hope at the mailbox, just before he's there, still gives me chills.

Cryssa wrote: "Love the Lake House! It's a great twisty story and that scene where she loses all hope at the mailbox, just before he's there, still gives me chills."

Are you kidding?!? Just the ads for it gave me nightmares! I know, I'm a big baby.

Happy belated bd to your daughter. Oh to be twenty again!

You tube has tons of kissing final scenes from Jane Austen films...IMO none of them as good as the North and South one. I attribute this to RA's understated acting talent and the great chemistry between the two actors. I saw an interview where she says they had to do it a bunch of times, and that he is a great kisser. In another interview RA says that scene still gives him tingles when he sees it. Oh my.

Oh, my! I think you're right; it's the best of it's kind from the scenes that come to mind.

Thanks for the bday greetings! We're having a party on Sunday. :)

Karlyne wrote: "Are you kidding?!? Just the ads for it gave me nightmares! I know, I'm a big baby."

LOL. Really, The Lake House isn't that scary or creepy. I loved how it played with the notions of time (the magic mailbox that lets the MCs communicate with each other two years apart in time) and the issues they have when they try to find each other in real life. That plot device doesn't hold up under really close scrutiny so you just have to kind of roll with it, but it's a very romantic story. :)

Tadiana wrote: "Karlyne wrote: "Are you kidding?!? Just the ads for it gave me nightmares! I know, I'm a big baby."

LOL. Really, The Lake House isn't that scary or creepy. I loved how it played with the notions..."

Well, I just judged the movie by its ad, didn't I? Maybe I'll have to give it a try, because I do love Sandra Bullock!

Karlyne,
Tadiana is right, TLH isn't scary at all. It's very bittersweet and romantic and personally it's the only time I've ever liked Keanu Reeves in a movie - lol!

Do give it a try and let us know what you think if it.

I have to say I really liked Keanu in "Speed." He looked very hot in his buzz cut.

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure!! *most excellent*

My daughter laughed at me when I said that I thought The Lake House looked scary. She said, "Mom, it's a love story." Corrected on all sides stands I!

Karlyne wrote: "My daughter laughed at me when I said that I thought The Lake House looked scary. She said, "Mom, it's a love story." Corrected on all sides stands I!"

haha! Well, the person who really needs to be "corrected" isn't you, but the editor who put the movie trailer together that gave you nightmares when you saw it!

Hannah wrote: "Karlyne wrote: "My daughter laughed at me when I said that I thought The Lake House looked scary. She said, "Mom, it's a love story." Corrected on all sides stands I!"

haha! Well, the person who ..."

You're right! It was not MY fault!

:D

That's so funny! I loved The Lake House. Keanu has a very interesting face. I don't find him conventionally handsome, but he is very appealing, sometimes he looks tough, other times vulnerable. I loved him in Matrix as Neo and in A Walk in the Clouds.

Good news on the carpet front...full refund, and we ordered the new carpet which should be here in a week or so. What a relief! House is still a mess, but there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Yay! I can't imagine having all my stuff in the wrong rooms for so many weeks.

Judith, we should have a virtual party for you when you finally get the right carpet in. :D

That's good news, Judith! Let's hope the new carpet installation will go off without a hitch.

Tadiana wrote: "Judith, we should have a virtual party for you when you finally get the right carpet in. :D"

We'll pop the virtual champagne corks!

Do I have a Egyptian stalker? See the comments to my review of Nine Coaches Waiting. LOL...

I think so, looks like he posted the same on several other friends' reviews of Nine Coaches!

Seems a kind of odd book for a guy to focus in on. O__o

You can flag the post and GR can delete him for spamming

Well, he might be harmless. I'm just not certain.

Wow! That's weird! I have a friend whose email account is constantly getting hacked, and they sound rather like that- except that they invariably ask for money and not books.

Tadiana wrote: "Well, he might be harmless. I'm just not certain."

He could be, but...

Better to be safe, Tadiana. Best to flag him.

Unless, of course, he looks like RA. I crack myself up!

Its a little creepy, Tadiana. I just looked at his page. All his friends are middle eastern with few or no books but several friends...

Tadiana wrote: "Well, he might be harmless. I'm just not certain."

He PM'd me the same message he sent you, Tadiana (about where he works, sorry if he disturbed me, etc.) and later sent a friend request. Seems like he just wants to friend people and work on his English. Probably OK to just ignore.

Tadiana wrote: "Well, he might be harmless. I'm just not certain."

It looks like he convinced you that he's okay?

Well, I'll give him a chance, until he asks for money or something. I figure being a GR friend doesn't hurt me since (at least for now) my page is still public.