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Nov 06, 2009 05:17AM
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I'm ready to read it. I just watched the film "Bright Young Things" and am ready to compare the two.
I don't mind. If you would rather hold off that's fine.
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A poll is a good idea. I forgot about Christmas! :)
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There are only 3 of us at my house for Christmas. We spend two days over the holidays watching Lord of the Rings, along with playing board games and building jigsaw puzzles! :)
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Jesus, 22, Gabriele! I thought 12 was a lot.
I generally read a lot over Christmas, but can understand why others would be really busy.
I generally read a lot over Christmas, but can understand why others would be really busy.
I'm getting all excited thinking about Christmas! TV and the computer are banned on Christmas Day, quite rightly I think, so I won't be on GR. Jeanette, I love playing board games. Scrabble is my favourite. Can't STAND LOTR however! Never fails to put me to sleep.
I also am hoping to stay off of the internet -- at least on the days that my husband is home! Have fun feeding all of those people both of you! :)
Well, I have time for reading around Christmas time but I won't be on the internet that much either. I'll be eating, reading, eating, spending time with family members, taking it easy without uni stress and... possibly eating :P
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All of the above -- including cookies and fudge!
Oh, Lauren, we do a two-day LotR marathon and I still cry at the end! Gets me in the mood to read the books in February! :)
Oh, Lauren, we do a two-day LotR marathon and I still cry at the end! Gets me in the mood to read the books in February! :)
I love doing a huge jigsaw puzzle over the holidays!
Lee wrote: "I love doing a huge jigsaw puzzle over the holidays!"
I get a new one for Christmas every year! Yay!
I get a new one for Christmas every year! Yay!
I've never understood why people glue jigsaw puzzles on cardboard! Off topic, I know :P It's just incomprehensible, I love when you can smash it and do it again sometime.
Suvi wrote: "I've never understood why people glue jigsaw puzzles on cardboard! Off topic, I know :P It's just incomprehensible, I love when you can smash it and do it again sometime."
I make my favorites over and over again! But, I still like getting a new one every year!
I make my favorites over and over again! But, I still like getting a new one every year!
I only have one so far :( A globe puzzle would be interesting. You know, the one that has a brown old fashioned map. Or one of those gigantic famous painting (Mona Lisa, Last Supper) ones.
Suvi wrote: "I've never understood why people glue jigsaw puzzles on cardboard! Off topic, I know :P It's just incomprehensible, I love when you can smash it and do it again sometime."People glue them?!? Really? Interesting.
Suvi wrote: "I only have one so far :( A globe puzzle would be interesting. You know, the one that has a brown old fashioned map. Or one of those gigantic famous painting (Mona Lisa, Last Supper) ones."
We try to get a new puzzle from Ravensberger every year, but I haven't been brave enough to do the 5000 piece model yet!
We try to get a new puzzle from Ravensberger every year, but I haven't been brave enough to do the 5000 piece model yet!
Lee wrote: "Suvi wrote: "I've never understood why people glue jigsaw puzzles on cardboard! Off topic, I know :P It's just incomprehensible, I love when you can smash it and do it again sometime."
People ..."
They glue and frame them, like artwork.
People ..."
They glue and frame them, like artwork.
Jeannette wrote: "Suvi wrote: "I only have one so far :( A globe puzzle would be interesting. You know, the one that has a brown old fashioned map. Or one of those gigantic famous painting (Mona Lisa, Last Supper..."Yeah, that's sounds really daunting. Usually those which have lots of large areas with only one colour are the hardest.
Now I'm inspired to request a big puzzle for Christmas. It's been so long since I've done one and now my daughter's old enough that she won't eat the pieces LOL!
Lee wrote: "Now I'm inspired to request a big puzzle for Christmas. It's been so long since I've done one and now my daughter's old enough that she won't eat the pieces LOL! "
Get her started, too! :)
Get her started, too! :)
It's also really interesting when a cat throws herself onto the puzzle and spreads the pieces around the floor :P
Suvi wrote: "Jeannette wrote: "Suvi wrote: "I only have one so far :( A globe puzzle would be interesting. You know, the one that has a brown old fashioned map. Or one of those gigantic famous painting (Mona..."
I got a picture of a swiss chalet, with lots of green pasture, blue sky and a bit of stacked wood, a few cows. All the pieces were pretty much square (they all fit together). I never finished it!
I got a picture of a swiss chalet, with lots of green pasture, blue sky and a bit of stacked wood, a few cows. All the pieces were pretty much square (they all fit together). I never finished it!
Jeannette wrote: "Suvi wrote: "Jeannette wrote: "Suvi wrote: "I only have one so far :( A globe puzzle would be interesting. You know, the one that has a brown old fashioned map. Or one of those gigantic famous p..."I hate when that happens. They should make the puzzles so that there's not a lot choices where the pieces go.
I love this group - I clicked on the discussion for Vile Bodies and ran into a thread on puzzles!! I love puzzles, too! Actually, it's become a hobby for my boyfriend and I in the winter (our winters can get pretty nasty). We turn on random music, grab a bottle of wine, and end up staying up late to work on a puzzle. I always thought we were just a dorky couple, but now I know we're not alone!! :)Note to self - ask for more puzzles for Xmas this year!
I realized only recently that Margaret Drabble's latest novel relates to the jigsaw puzzle. You folks might find this interesting. Here are a couple of links. I have her book on my Christmas wish list! Jeannette, you may have read her, or at least seen her name on the preface of some Jane Austen novels.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/bo...
Sarah wrote: "I realized only recently that Margaret Drabble's latest novel relates to the jigsaw puzzle. You folks might find this interesting. Here are a couple of links. I have her book on my Christmas wis..."
I won "lunch with a librarian" as part of the summer reading progam at the local library this year. They recommended this book to me (with a very good review, since they know my tastes). Thank you for reminding me!
I won "lunch with a librarian" as part of the summer reading progam at the local library this year. They recommended this book to me (with a very good review, since they know my tastes). Thank you for reminding me!
Paula wrote: "I love this group - I clicked on the discussion for Vile Bodies and ran into a thread on puzzles!! I love puzzles, too! Actually, it's become a hobby for my boyfriend and I in the winter (our winte..."
I started puzzling over Thanksgiving back in my single and boyfriendless years (I've been married 17 years today). Stayed in my jammmies on Friday and Saturday and puzzled all day and night.
It is cold here in Iowa, too, so everyone helps build the new puzzle!
I started puzzling over Thanksgiving back in my single and boyfriendless years (I've been married 17 years today). Stayed in my jammmies on Friday and Saturday and puzzled all day and night.
It is cold here in Iowa, too, so everyone helps build the new puzzle!
Happy Anniversary Jeanette!Please don`t hate me,Christmas is organised even finished all my cards on Friday,but I would probably think it would be a good idea to read VILE BODIES in January as it would be a perfect Detox after Christmas!
Hi DJ! I'm jealous -- you have a picture with K-9!
(Oh, and you're finished with your cards!)
(Oh, and you're finished with your cards!)
Thank you everyone for the well-wishes! My daughter cooked us a nice dinner and I bought my husband a new game for the Wii, which we played until 11pm. :)
I am so enjoying this site and also have enjoyed reading about your holiday plans and traditions. I had almost forgotten what fun it is to do a puzzle and am planning on pulling out a few of my old ones this year. I lost my husband in June and my children live too far to be with me so it will be nice to have puzzle to do in addition to reading books I am saving for this occasion.
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Hello Jane. Let's us know how you are doing over the holidays! It's hard to be alone, so I hope you'll enjoy your books and your puzzles and "chatting" with all of us, too!
Jeannette wrote: "Hello Jane. Let's us know how you are doing over the holidays! It's hard to be alone, so I hope you'll enjoy your books and your puzzles and "chatting" with all of us, too!"Thank you all so much. I look forward to your comments and feel I am finding "friends" who share my love of "between the wars" books.
That's right Jane, we'll be here for you. We are only a keyboard click away, and can talk and reminisce about anything you like.
Sarah wrote: "That's right Jane, we'll be here for you. We are only a keyboard click away, and can talk and reminisce about anything you like."Exactly. Even though none of us know each other it's comforting to know that there are people behind the screen always willing to help.
DJ wrote: "Happy Anniversary Jeanette!Please don`t hate me,Christmas is organised even finished all my cards on Friday,but I would probably think it would be a good idea to read VILE BODIES in January as ..."
So, are we set to do the Vile Bodies discussion in January instead?
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Sorry, I still didn't realize there was a poll! I voted!
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No, I don't think it will post at the top either. I just never think to scroll down to the bottom!
