flight paths discussion

In fact it's been gorgeous here for the last few days, the trees blazing with colour and the sun giving a faint warmth.
I found myself yesterday reading mostly poetry. I had 3 poetry collections going and the voices were different enough that I was not troubled about mixing them up. Then, as strange companions do, they began to interact a bit.
Do you find this in your reading? I find it gives me a richer deeper grounding. Moosewood Sandhills consoled me somewhat from the shock of Night Sky with Exit Wounds When I return to Sailing Alone Around the Room: New and Selected Poems I come back to a place that is more spacious and ready to tackle the quotidian life.

I do find the voices interact, sometimes with surprising and interesting effect. Night Sky is shocking and powerful. I loved it. I haven't read Moosewood so I will look it up. Poetry cleanses me and, as you say, helps me come back to the ordinary with a new appreciation of it and a fresh mind.

Ellie I love the way you put it...and its often in that surprise that poetry challenges us the most, and where its transformative power resides.
Moosewood is very different than Night Sky, contemplative rather than explosive.
This is a new idea for me, but i felt i was grounded enough in Tim Lilburn s life and thought to really appreciate their particlar sensibility. Im not so sure about how i would have reacted to these poems if i had that preparation, and Ill be keeping my eye out for your take.

that should have read if i had not had that preparation....its that old question of how to best approach anything really. Do you dive in anywhere, or is there a superior entry point?
When i discover a brilluant author I want to explore, I used to think it was necessary to start at the beginning and read everything in orde.at this point Im conceding that that might not be possible. But it seems obvious the first thing you read by anyone will influence if not determine your opinion.

Am I babbling? I have finally got comfortable enough with the fone to just free associate....I just got home from a long and exciting day and needing to wind down.
I will find another thread to carry on a bit
but I must say that meeting someone youve been reading intensively is a bit unsettling. I met Robert Bringhurst and Jan Zwicky tonight and I bought books!

Happy November! WE survived Halloween and time change with our son, so that was a triumph for me and my husband! ha!

I haven't been reading anything worth noting, just some fluffy books to clear my brain a bit before I dive into some more serious reads. Up next is In My Own Moccasins: A Memoir of Resilience.
I have a couple books about Traditional Chinese Medicine ready for pick up at the library. I've been having some bad fibro flares and a big flare up of my histamine reactions, so I need to do something different than what I have been doing.

As for authors, I hardly ever read anything they write in order unless it's a series. I usually try and give an author a second chance if I don't really enjoy my first read by them. After two blah reads I'm pretty done with that particular author.

Megan: Congrats on surviving Halloween. :-) but sorry about the flare ups. I hope you find something that helps.

I'm going through Sigrid Nunez right now. After finding The Friend on sale for $1.99, I decided to try it and loved it. I went on to read The Last of Her Kind which I loved even more. So I just bought A Feather on the Breath of God. I hope it's as good as the others.

I'm making slow progress on the Murakami and have gone back to The Leavers. For some reason, I've been feeling very tired lately and am having trouble reading. Today I felt too tired to even go to the gym. I'm hoping to feel more energetic tomorrow.

Magdelanye, Sounds like you had a wonderful experience. I managed to get myself downtown last night and enjoyed an excellent reading.

Yikes! Tis the season for sensitive immune systems to be overwhelmed with allergies! Actually the seasons change can trigger any dormant condition. Another factor is the short days long nights. Not everyone is full blown SAD but light deprivation has a subtle effect. Combined with this we are indoors more, getting less fresh air and walking less. Avoid potatoe chips! And get a good massage, go swimming, Try sound healing! those tibetan singing bowls I think they are called, are amazing Chanting really helps raise frequency and even just listening to certain music elevates and grounds scattered energy. Find out what gives relief, warmth or coolness and if it has a good effect steam baths. At this time of year an acupuncture tune up does wonders.

Maybe we can take this up on the health thread....I will venture to say a bit more here because, as Ellie noted, the way we feel does affect what we are reading. I read in cycles and I find that I have trouble concentrating when Ive just finished a group of books that I have been reading over a while, and while I am starting a new batch. That will be when Ive just finished a core book that Ive been very engaged with, reading a chapter every morning; a poetry book that ditt;, and the fiction that I happen to have been reading, all at once. I might read 4 novels on average to one book of non fiction, even more if the non fiction takes a month to complete. It's an odd feeling, an interval when there is nothing that I am reading, I feel somewhat destabilized without the anchor of a familiar book.
Megan you might have been describing a moment like this.
BTW, speaking about fluff, I have been inundated for the last few month by a certain friend from my CC days with updates for what might qualify as swashbuckler fluff, to the extent that its annoying. Do you know what I am talking about?

Ellie I loved both those books, altho I concede that Ko's book is more lively I encourage you to pick up the pace maybe with this Murakami because there are so many pieces its easy to break the rhythm if it gets interrupted for too long.
I have never heard of Sigrud Nunez and from your glowing words I must explore.
I am so glad that you made it to your reading. I wont go in to Van tomorrow because of the bus strike. We have not heard from Petra nor Ice in quite a while nor MaryAnne for even longer. You are missed here! I hope Ellie that we did not scare people off will our poetry obsession LOL

Magdelanye, I'm always amazed at the poetry that you and Ellie can discuss and peruse over. I love reading about your readings but cannot comment to it (sadly).

The bus strike is escalating. It's best not to come to Vancouver right now. The buses are running too erratically. I hope it gets settled soon (but don't think it will).

Monday & Tuesdays are busy days for me. I have carving on Monday and 2 tai-chi classes on Tuesdays. It's a fun 2 days. I'm really enjoying carving.


The swashbuckler updates were amusing at first. Now I just scroll over them. There are times in Life where fluff is a soothing balm, I think.

I'm reading and totally enjoying The Last Quarter of the Moon. The story of the Evenki tribe, told through the eyes of a 90 year old woman looking back over her life, is interesting. It's set at a time of change, when the Evenki slowly lose their nomadic way of life and are drawn to city living.

On my jogs I'm listening to The Moon is a Harsh Mistress and am very entertained by it. I hadn't realized that it's so full of humor. Very enjoyable as I trot along.

Haha! I think I know exactly who you're talking about. If fact I ended up unfollowing/unfriending them because my ENTIRE feed was just harlequin romance novel updates.

I'm so impressed with all your poetry reading and discussion! I read poetry every now and then but it doesn't really resonant with me. Maybe I'm scarred from high school English class.

A bus strike in Vancouver is awful, hang in there!!
It was -24 this morning here with the wind chill so maybe Vancouver isn't so bad. :)

My family is headed up to Canmore/Banff this weekend, so we're counting down the days until we get to see the mountains!! Or if you're my 4 year old, when you get to go to the hotel pool!

this actually belongs in whine and cheese because i am getting whiny after 2 days with no internet connection, just when im making some progress with my reviews. At least today i seem to be able to use the fone
Ellie you have mentioned missing reviews. I have noticed a few titles as i go through my currently reading list that i remember posting a reveiw for that do not have that review. It seems these are all the reviews i posted from powell river.
could that really be? I have wasted a considerable amount of time looking for my old notebook and dont really want to have to redo.

Megan, hope you have a fabulous time.
Hope thats an indoor swimming pool
and that the weather cooperates!

Petra I am avoiding van for now, as per your advice.

Magdelanye, the strike keeps escalating. I hope it's over soon.

Megan, have a wonderful time in Banff. The hotel sounds wonderful.
I hope hubby and I do a Rocky Mountain car trip next spring or summer or fall. He's never seen them and I love seeing them.

I finished The Last Quarter of the Moon and enjoyed it. It did start to drag a bit near the end. For some reason the author started including more descriptions of the surroundings. It was good writing and very poetic but by then I was more invested in the family than the mountainside.
Next I started To the River: Losing My Brother.

I haven't (yet) lost a review. If I did, it would be gone forever. I write them off the cuff and don't keep a written copy. If I did, I am not sure I'd take the time to retype them in. I would, though, be annoyed at GR for such a glitch.

I took a picture of the 3 bears I have carved. I carved them in order of size, with the largest being my first and the tiny polar bear being my third. I hope you enjoy seeing them.

Today the computer is working so I ignored my own advice and I'm coming here after an epic marathon of reviewing. I'm down to 34 listed as currently reading. But now I'm tired and hungry!

So I will just say how adorable your carvings Petra. Such a lot of character altho they look a bit morose.

Megan and family I hope you had a blast on your holiday.

I just stayed home, read and reviewed. Good enough.

Anybody else have a weekend to write about?
Is tomorrow memorial day around the world?
Think peace

Phew! You've been putting in a lot of reviewing time, Magdelanye.

The bears do look morose. I'm not sure how to change that but over time I'll figure out how to carve a smile on an animal. LOL.

Today I gave my cross stich supplies to a local Senior's stitching group for redistribution. I don't stitch anymore; haven't for years. I felt a bit conflicted about actually letting it go but know that it's the right thing to do.

Other than the usual chores & shopping tasks, we spent some time with friends, I went for a run and did some carving. I'm working on spiral carving. I've carved a small penguin with a twisty long hat which I may turn into a bell and now a spiral icicle shaped ornament. Next is a snowman with a spirally twisted hat.

Tomorrow is Remembrance Day. We'll spend some time giving thanks and memory to those who have served.

The remembrance day ceremony here in Madeira Park was impressive. It was attended mostly by elders and girl guides but the speeches were moving. Free stew and a choice of a free beer or a hot buttered rum was a welcome surprise.

May we get the impetus we need for world peace

Spent the day mostly reviewing books. But its like this...I started today with 34 books listed as currently reading. I published 5 reviews (whew) and added two titles I am just starting. So I am now at 32 books currently reading and closing the gap.

Going into town tomorrow to pick up the 3rd volume of chaos walking.

Petra I hope the weather clears tomorrow for your run. Its been gloomy fog all day. I have a friend who makes fabric bears. They pretty much have the same expression. I think bears aren't built for smiling.

Megan do let us know how was your vacation? Hope you had a bit of a rest?

So have been to the East Coast in the old country, London not the oldest capital in the country and Yorkshire, 'God's own county'.
Returned preparing for Christmas, Cakes (first ever attempt) are brewing nicely. Just about to start batch no.2 (experiment) of Marmalade.
Reading to be recovered.

Hi everyone!
Remembrance Day is a hard but important day for me. My grandpa served the entire duration of world war 2 and I was close to him so it’s a day to remember his sacrifice and celebrate his life.

Our mountain trip. Oh boy! We drove through a blizzard and we were lucky to make it ok. The hot tub at the hotel was broken, my son had a cold and I got a stomach flu. I’m still home sick with it . Ack! But we had 1 sunny day and went for a walk and the mountains were gorgeous. Hopefully next time we go the circumstances will be better.
I haven’t read anything in about 5 days, so I hope to get back into it soon.

My grandpa and uncle were both vets but I go to honour my family that did not survive wwII and actually all those who have been killed in war.
Megan I was so hoping the weather would be good for your trip. Next time you go you will not stay in that hotel! Stomach flu can be lethal. Was it the hotel dining room? I'm glad you had at least one gorgeous day.
I cannot imagine not reading a book for 5 days. Lately I seem to have 5 books going at once, one fiction. Not so much into fiction as I usually am.

So good to hear from you Ice. So you had a go in London. Nice you got to hit the shops, sounds like (marmalade). My son is back there now but I think they have pretty much decided to come back to the west coast.

You especially Ice but for anyone who appreciates a unique dystopia, I just finished Patrick Ness first two books in the Chaos Walking series kind of blown away.

Ellie I thought of you today when I was informed in passing that the temperature in New York plummeted 40 degrees. Is that possible? May you be warm and cosy, with book.

Petra we haven't heard from MaryAnne for a while, but I might come in to Van for a concert in a few weeks and would be so nice to meet. I will have to stay overnight. Its something I am still just considering, its a huge effort it seems, but its an evening of aboriginal women music so its enticing.
I did make it to Sechelt today with a friend who was coming in and I got the third volume I think of the Chaos Walking 2 In 1 Omnibus Its a bit unclear, according to the blurb on the book. A Monster Calls there are other titles listed in the series.
I'm reading Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine after a few years on my tbr.

May the full moon soften the effects of mercury retrograde!

Megan, I'm sorry that your mountain trip was so stressful. I'm glad you had that one gorgeous day.

Magdelanye, we'll have to try to make a meeting happen if you come to town. Start thinking of where you'd like to meet up, if you have a favorite spot.

Ellie, how have you been? Keeping busy? Isn't retirement wonderful?

I'm reading To the River: Losing My Brother, which is an interesting remembrance and study of suicide. Baby Boomers are the generation who commit suicide the most, due to overly high expectations. Millennials are the most content in terms of expectations. Overall this is a touching book of a man trying to understand.

Well Petra, the date of the concert is the 23 at cafe de soleil so Im thinking to come in that day and return on Monday, so leaves Sunday open. I can meet you halfway maybe sunday lunch. These are preliminary thoughts. You might have better suggestions but maybe the market in North Van

I challenge that suicide statistic. Yes, lotta Boomer suicide, as I know too well. but my sons generation I think tops it. Some of his best friends killed themselves. He;s not coped too well with it.
I won't be reading that but good on you if you can take it.

As it happens I got the titles confused looking at the library list, so I am not reading the third volume of Patrick Ness trilogy chaos walking, called Monsters of Men but an entirely different book called A Monster Calls with an odd backstory. This is that the book was actually initiated by a childrens fantasy writer, Siobhan Dowd who died and basically bequeathed the storey to PN. It seems like it has a cult following and has been made into a movie. Perhaps your son is a bit young for it at 5, same with Ices grandsons/But this looks like it might be a classic.
Perfect follow up to Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely FineEllie I noticed that you also bonded with it. It took me a while to get from judgment to empathy but oh my

I can't believe (o face it already) the giller shortlist. Anybody read any of them? I am not jumping on yje bandwagon but hopefully will be able to watch on Monday as the winner is announced

also...what do you all think about the new draft review feature?
I think it could be wonderful and I am trying it out.

Magdelanye, that's in the area of my old stompin' ground when I was a kid. When we first moved to Vancouver (I was 8) we lived on 2nd Ave, down by Clark Street. Loved that area. It's still got a soft spot in my heart. I hated leaving there when we moved to the suburbs.
I used to walk all over Commercial, my first camping trip was through the Y there.

I can meet you wherever it's convenient to you. I've got the car. All I need is a place to park it. I don't have any dietary restrictions, so any restaurant choice would be fine. Do you have any favorite restaurants?

I only just noticed the draft review. I think it might/should be a good feature but need to try it out a bit.

Hi all - I just got a notification today from Petra for Flight Paths. I had thought every one was silent, but there are lots of postings here.
I just quickly read through this month's postings and for a few moments wondered if I were the reader you dismissed because of swashbuckling novels until I read that they were Harlequin romances. I was reading what I call swashbuckling (not Harlequin bodice rippers) by a local author, whose father-in-law lives a few doors down from my apartment and who buys my sour dough bread. The author is Sebastien de Castell who is . married to a local librarian.
My computer gave me quite a few hiccups lately and I am glad my daughter helped me, as I had to clear my computer completely, after placing all I wanted on an external hard drive.
Petra - your bears look like they are plotting to steal all your honey.
Megan - holidays with kids always bring adventures.
Magdelanye - Glad you got to see your son and that you are coming to Vancouver for a concert.
I got a week day pass for VIFF this year and watched 20 movies in 2 weeks. There are some truly amazing foreign films. It was great to chat with different people while in line ups.

its odd how someties there is a notification and sometimes not. I wrote to the moderators support group but they have disbanded. Anyways if you are free to join Petra and myself MaryAnne then IF I am able to get to Van we could finally meet at that place MaryAnne suggested.
I used the draft review and it worked.
very nifty.
About the harlequin romances. Who am i to judge? I am still sniveling over the YA novel i just finished. I think it takes courage to post it here! Be that as it may, she's really on a roll so my updates are plastered with these covers. Now we're getting into whine and cheese territory but suddenly Im also being underwhelmed by lots of notifications from people i dont know, friends of friends. There is so much to wade through. At least here I feel connected.

looked up Sebastian de Castell and noted he has a slew of books and mostly great reviews The library has a few titles but not the first one

Magdelanye - De Castell has 2 series. And if you are talking about the Patrick Ness novels - I read them as well and liked most of them as a good commentary on racism and misogyny.
Petra and Magdelanye - we could meet in other places than the one on Broadway, as long as they have vegan options. There are some on Main St and there is an amazing one - Chomp - on Hastings west of Nanaimo. I do not have a car so will be busing it.

Chomp looks like it would be easy to get to and to find parking at. If that works for you and Magdelanye, I'm game.

yes Chomp would be good. It has great salads - pulled "pork" aka jack fruit that tastes so good. My hairdresser moved her place of business near Chomp so I am working my way through the menu. https://www.chompveganeatery.com/contact for days it is open and its hours. It is closed Mon and Tues so I always make my hair appointments on a Wednesday.
I catch a bus at the corner of Hastings and Main and it gets me there. So now all I need are the day and time. Wonderful!!!

well this is sounding very exciting. I'd be coming that way way too MarAnne so maybe we could meet at Carnegie and bus out there. I am investigating options for accommodation but the real challenge is getting from here to the village where public transportation begins and to the ferry at a reasonable hour. Chomp sounds great, and its about time we got together.I wish all of flight paths could be there!


I finished A Monster Calls and in writing my review I find I am conflicted about something thats glossed over in most reviews. I am disturbed by the idea that destruction is a good way to express your anger. We need to learn another way. Theres much to love about this book, but I don't think that smashing windows is good advice.

Petra wrote: "Magdelanye, the strike keeps escalating. I hope it's over soon.

Megan, have a wonderful time in Banff. The hotel sounds wonderful.
I hope hubby and I do a Rocky Mountain car trip next spring or s..."

Your bears are too adorable!! I love them.

As to everything else, as usual I have not gotten any alerts so I'm going to have to catch up and then comment.

The alerts, yes. I just routinely check now when I log on.
So today is Sunday and one of the two programs I listen to religiously, In Concert is doing a special show: The New York Show opening with Gerswin Rhapsody in Blue. How I wish you could tune in now Ellie!

Actually there are others in range that would possibly enjoy this particular show even more than I might, because I don't really fancy show tunes, as this next song reminds me.

Fierce storms all night, the cabin was sturdy and warm and I went to bed early with The Life She Was Given by Ellen Marie Wiseman. It's the kind of overblown writing I used to love when I was 14 and the story contains horrors that are too graphical. And considering that I just finished Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine what are the chances that the horrors involved in both these books are mothers who are odious narcissists with pathological relationships with their daughters. Now is it also a coincidence that over the last ten days I have been auditing a webinar entitled the Narcissism Summit?

We are about to hear sometimes I feel like a motherless child.
CBC radio https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio?...

Magdelanye wrote: "Actually there are others in range that would possibly enjoy this particular show even more than I might, because I don't really fancy show tunes, as this next song reminds me.

Fierce storms all ..."

I do actually love show tunes. And motherless child is one of my favorite songs.

Yesterday I saw Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (a birthday gift from my daughter). An all-day theater event. I had a great time.
This has been a wonderful birthday (and it isn't actually until tomorrow!). I'm so lucky--I have such great kids!

I found Eleanor Oliphant ultimately so depressing. I usually stay away from books about awful/narcissistic mothers.

It seems a big Happy Birthday is due to you Ellie!!! today is it?
Traditionally (LOL) flight paths has no birthday registry or protocol.
Should we create something? I'm so glad you have already had a great time and with your kids no less. Is David still dreaming about coming to Canada? I hope that you get this while its still meaningful to wish you a satisfying climax to the celebration, which must include your retirement. May everything fall into place!

Awful mothers! I seem to have a compulsion to read about them and the timing of these two must obviously have been arranged by my reading muse. LUCKILY, i AM VERY MUCH ENJOYING the interplay between two of the other books I have on the go,
Road Through Time: The Story of Humanity on the Move and Lost Explorers: Adventurers Who Disappeared Off the Face of the Earth.

Made some more progress on my reviews. I am tackling some of the ones left over from last year: down to 27 books on my currently reading list. I gave up the search and rewrote a couple of reviews, and wrote a couple without notes. I wasn't particularly happy about that but my gosh I got a reply from Marcello Di Cintio well, I loved the book, it gave me a good grounding a number of times reading for eg, Milkman So I am quite thrilled.

Re my trip to Van. I have lined up a place to stay a couple of nights but now I hear the bus strike is still on. It might be more sensible to wait a bit/

Happy Birthday, Ellie! I'm glad you had such a great day with your kids. I hope the birthday happiness continues for a long time to come.

Magdelanye, according to the news, the strike is escalating. Mary Anne may have a better idea of how it's affecting the city. The hard part is that no one knows which buses & routes will be affected on any given day. Perhaps we'll know more by mid-week as things progress.

Thanks Magdelanye and Petra. My actual birthday is tomorrow but the kids are both in class so we celebrated over the weekend. A very nice vegan restaurant I'd never tried before, followed by Doctor Sleep (which I really liked) and then all day Sunday with Cursed Child.

Sorry about the strike. I hope it ends soon (and the workers are happy).

I'm deep into Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi. Fascinating but exhausting (I'm finding it very intense).

Sounds like a birthday marathon Ellie. How great for you!

Just watched the gillers.Considering Ive not yet read the books I found it interesting and now do want to check that shortlist out.A much more civilized affair than Canada Reads/

I guess the van trip is on standby/

Freshwater looks a bit overwhelming.
I hope to finish The Life She Was Given tonight and that the next book I have lined up, Plum Rains will have a better mother

Was the Gillers the final winners or a short list? I have not kept up.
Too bad about the Van trip but the buses are a bit erratic and recently I always leave with more than an hour to spare in case the buses I want to take are late or "full" and I need to walk to take another one.

Happy Birthday Ellie.

The big winner, Ian Williams for his novel Reproduction I did not bother the attempt to read beforehand but I liked the presentations I saw and will pick up as they appear on the new arrivals shelf in the library. This was quite different than Canada Reads and it might be worth your while to see- Im not sure but it seems likely that it will be archived for viewing. I was surprised to enjoy it so much: I got to see Michael Crummy moving and hear his voice! Glimpses of Margaret A at table! Even the glittering Jann Arden, who hosted, with her stale presentation, did not manage to spoil the gracios elegance and sincerity of the participants/
I even checked on to the discussion on CC and made my first comment in years, in reply to Allyson of the Backwoods, who I don\t usually agree with. I wonder how Susan will like that?

I hope the bus strike is resolved by then. If not then I may just have to be prepared, as you seem to be.

So glad to have finished with books about child abuse and cruelty to animals, for now. I am noticing how often my Road Through Time: The Story of Humanity on the Move are showing up on Road Through Time: The Story of Humanity on the Move

Reproduction wasn't even on my radar! I put a hold on it at the library, and there are about 125 holds on 4 copies. I'll be reading it in the new year.

I still keep my eye on the CC group, but don't actually post anything. I notice there's only about 10 people who regularly contribute and the member list is quite large.

I'm reading Empire of Wild right now and I'm really enjoying it.

I really enjoyed the Marrow Thieves so will have to watch out for this one. The holds situation can get ridiculous. Ive had Celestial Bodies on hold for almost a year. Then of course they show up in clumps so you have often, because they are hot books, no renewal and 3 weeks to read 6 books and not in the order you intended. Well, it does make for some interesting connections.

enjoy your carving class tonight Petra!

@Magdelanye, that's my exact library experience! I have learned to pause books, but even then they all seem to come at the same time no matter what! It's almost a challenge to see how many I can read before I have to return them all.

I've learned to use the pause, too. I watch the queue until I'm almost at the top. Then, if I won't have time for the book, I pause the hold. That backfires at times if others have done this as well and being "near" the top actually means I "am" at the top because those ahead of me are paused.

Carving was last night, Magdelanye. I had a good time. Someone brought in a number of cottonwood pieces and my piece turns out to be thicker than my previous pieces. This will give me more opportunity to try something with more depth. Should be fun.
I started carving my first person. A caricature, which leaves more room for error.

Magdelanye and Petra - I just heard that the buses in Vancouver are NOT going to run for the next few days so if we were planning to meet this weekend I would not be able to get very far without at least one bus.

I was just coming to say the same thing, Mary Anne.
According to the news there will be 3 days next week without any bus service (Sea bus, regular buses and possibly Skytrain).
No one has specified which days.

I'll leave it up to you both but it may be difficult to get around town at all next week. I'd be happy to wait until this disruption is over. I wouldn't want to see either of you stranded somewhere.

sounds like it might be wise to wait.
its odd there is nothing about the strike on the news i listened to
i really don't want to get stranded in Van

Too bad about the buses.

life goes on...and its been 15 years since my Mom passed over. what a wonderful thing it would be to have an honest conversation with her now
so obviously i cant sleep and both the books I'm reading are very disturbing. So i thought to take a little break and look at some reviews.
thing is, the mobile connection has ben down for a ciuple of days and the internet connection is sporadic. so I'll just hit send and see what happens then back to the garden of last days.
can you believe its the end of November?

as I was posting the new month it occurred to me that although no one challenged me, perhaps Novembers heading was not entirely clear. I was admonishing November right at the beginning to be gentle, standing up to the storm before it started. There was no double entendre intended and I feel no need at all to caution our eclectic group on good manners.
This may very well be the nicest most respectful group on GR!

Magdelanye wrote: "as I was posting the new month it occurred to me that although no one challenged me, perhaps Novembers heading was not entirely clear. I was admonishing November right at the beginning to be gentle..."

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