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Barb Lawrence
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“There are some things that don't change much. I find the smell of a dish, or the way a certain spice is crushed, or just a quick look at the way something has been put on a plate, can pull me back to another place and time. I love those memories that seem so far away, yet you can hold them and carry them with you, even forget them, and then, with a single taste or hint or a smell, be chaperoned back to a beautiful moment.”
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“Anyone who thinks they're too grown up or too sophisticated to eat caramel corn, is not invited to my house for dinner”
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“If I had but two loaves of bread, I would sell one and buy hyacinths, for they would feed my soul.”
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“This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.”
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Young Adult Book Reading Challenges
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Welcome to the Young Adult Book Reading Challenges! Welcome everyone who is interested in YA books! We have amazing reading challenges going on all t ...more
Food in Fiction
— 258 members
— last activity Nov 12, 2018 04:52AM
Do you love fiction in which food and/or drink plays a major part? Books like Margaret Atwood's The Edible Woman, Sideways, Chocolat, Secrets of the T ...more
Craftastic
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— last activity Aug 06, 2012 12:47PM
Let's share our favorite crafty books: sewing, knitting, crochet, embroidery, what-have-you! ...more
Books for Cooks
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— last activity Nov 12, 2018 04:43AM
Lets talk cookbooks, what do you like and what are your favorite books and chefs? What is your style of cooking??
What's Cookin'
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— last activity Nov 12, 2018 04:37AM
This group is a place where people who enjoy cooking and all things "food" can come to discuss recipes, books, wine and food-related topics. Feel free ...more
Barb’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Barb’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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