Membro: maggie1944

Karen,
I'm so glad you liked the books! You said you liked paper crafts, but not scrap booking in your profile. I immediately thought of origami. And I had a feeling you'd like the new Gaiman book.

BTW - finished Bridge of Sighs today. Can hardly wait to discuss it next week.

Merry Christmas! Jan

publicado por janoorani24 às 2:05 am (EST) em Dec 21, 2009

Hi Karen,
I just finished reading Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom, I think you would enjoy this book. It is a very human story, has a lot of good humor, and a message of tolerance and respect. It is an easy read, small book with lots of short chapters. If you decide to read it I would be interested in hearing what you think.

Carol

publicado por CarolO às 2:58 am (EST) em Dec 17, 2009

Hi Maggie! Thank you so much for the Santa Thing books! They're perfect. Have a great holiday! - N & L

publicado por neilandlisa às 12:30 am (EST) em Dec 16, 2009

I'm curious to know what you think of Ken Wilber and his work? I find the man himself rather disagreeable, but its obvious he has an amazing brain in his head and he uses it quite effectively in his writing. His books have been one of the greatest influences on my worldview, even if I'm not remotely as well read in psychology and some other subjects as he is.

publicado por DeusExLibrus às 4:30 pm (EST) em Dec 13, 2009

I'm glad it arrived on time, I don't blame you for not sending them out. I said that we weren't sending any last year and then it was "but we have to send one to so-and-so" and then "well they sent us one, we ought to send one back" and "so-and-so noticed that you sent one to someone else but not to them" and before we knew it, we had sent lots.

I hope you have fun with your family. Their little ones are just the right age aren't they? I think this year we will be more excited than Joseph, who really doesn't know what all the fuss is for. He's having a lot of fun right now with a musical gingerbread house.

publicado por Jodyreadseverything às 7:25 am (EST) em Dec 10, 2009

I did go to the doctors and have been given a one-off prescription for an inhaler to help if that happens again.

The good news is that the doctor thinks it was just an odd thing that happened and it shouldn't happen again. And that if it does I will probably pass out, relax and breathe before I die. That second part is not so comforting but I'm hoping the first part is true and it won't happen again. I have to try to remember to breath through my nose if it happens until I can use the inhaler. I think I panicked before and tried to gasp in some air through my mouth.

It's not something that ever happened to me before and I didn't even cough very hard so it remains a bit of a mystery.

It's nice that everyone is so concerned though, thank you. I hope you are well too. Did your christmas card arrive yet?

publicado por Jodyreadseverything às 4:33 pm (EST) em Dec 9, 2009

I apologize if I came across as rude. Us Noo Yawkuhs forget there is an entire world out there besides us.

publicado por OldSarge às 9:25 am (EST) em Nov 29, 2009

lol! I'm just glad it worked at last :-)

publicado por katylit às 2:17 am (EST) em Nov 20, 2009

Glad to hear you didn't get the wind we did, I wouldn't wish that on anyone.

I'm checking my email, nothing yet, but I'll keep checking.

love Katherine :-)

publicado por katylit às 2:07 pm (EST) em Nov 19, 2009

Hi,
I've not spent a lot of time logging on to LT of recent months but I've just glanced at my comments and noticed your query about Image Venue. Just thought I'd mention it is no longer a site I'd recommend or use. Photobucket is the one I now use.
Navigator7

publicado por Navigator7 às 5:57 am (EST) em Oct 29, 2009

Hi Karen, sorry about not answering you sooner, I've been away. The bug on my porch is a bumble bee. But Hugh is right, it does look like a cootie from that old game doesn't it? lol! You can tell them it's on my porch too, if you want, I certainly don't mind.

Hope you're well. I'm fine, had a wonderful time in Ottawa, had to buy a bigger suitcase 'cause Mark took me on a "book day" and Ottawa has some lovely bookstores, new and used stores and I needed a biggers suitcase to bring home my finds! Lovely :-) It was a wrench leaving him though, but Pippin was over-the-moon happy to see me.

Take care, give your poochies a scratch and pat for me :-)

always, Katherine

publicado por katylit às 4:00 pm (EST) em Oct 16, 2009

How about now?

publicado por Morphidae às 10:09 am (EST) em Oct 16, 2009

I just won't be able to go anywhere this year as i had to move in June & am still trying to get all of my belongings settled. The whole thing has cost me quite a bit of time as well as money. I am having to divest myself of a lot of stuff which just have no room for since i was moving from the house i was sharing w/my daughter & her family into an apartment. I would love to make to a meet up eventually but it just can't be this year. I am even having to send some of my books off to new homes as my shelf space is limited. I'm donating many of them to the same fundraising book sale where i bought them over the past 30 years. That is my book recycling plan! Thank you for asking tho & i am thinking about next year's meetup which i think they said may be in Portland where my favorite bookstore, Powell's, is located. If you've never been to Powell's you should consider it too! Thanx again & i hope you all have a great time & maybe think about me for a minute or two! LOL 8^)

publicado por Vanye às 1:25 pm (EST) em Sep 22, 2009

Hi Karen, Maggie....How old are your nieces? Can I send you a couple of Math books to entertain them with? Mine are about a gr. 2 level, suitable for 5-9 yr. olds, with titles like Miss Messier's Mess, Fly Spy, The Uncertain Princess.
Lorraine from West Kelowna

publicado por loosha às 9:32 pm (EST) em Sep 7, 2009

Hi Karen, looks like we'll be a small group at the meet-up, but it'll be fun to see you! Not too long now. Sure glad you're coming :-)

See you soon,
Katherine

publicado por katylit às 12:21 am (EST) em Sep 2, 2009

Maggie, I saw your note at one of the groups about wanting to write a letter to young people in your family. I've started a blog to encourage people to write letters and I sometimes post them. There are 13 examples up right now about writing and literary topics. Since you obviously love books, I'd recommend that you try writing a letter about one of your favorite books. That would be an indirect way of giving advice. :-)

The site is here if you are interested: http://theletterproject.wordpress.com/

publicado por TheresaWilliams às 2:50 am (EST) em Aug 16, 2009

Oh crap..I haven't been around lately and it totally slipped my mind!

I'll pick it up from here :)

publicado por Severn às 8:54 pm (EST) em Aug 10, 2009

According to the birthday thread, here's the list of volunteers:

August - Severn
September - LizT
October - MrsLee
November - Clamairy
December - Jadesbook

Anybody remind Severn?

publicado por drneutron às 7:59 pm (EST) em Aug 9, 2009

Hi Maggie,
I noticed you have my book, We're All Artists: Watercolor for Everyone on your list - great. Are you a watercolorist?

Teresa Ascone

publicado por TeresaAscone às 4:55 pm (EST) em Aug 8, 2009

I Thought It Was Just Me by Brene Brown

publicado por Morphidae às 8:54 am (EST) em Aug 6, 2009

It's not looking good Maggie. Many things have changed the last few months. Biggest is my niece and her family - including my crippled brother (late stage MS) - moved to Sacramento last month. I need to get down there and check on things but I start school 9/22 so the 1st couple weeks of September are probably going to be in Cali. Sorry, I was looking forward to the meetup.

publicado por Jasper às 11:08 am (EST) em Aug 4, 2009

Hi Karen, hope you have a great time in Victoria. Sorry I can't make it down to visit with you this time, but I'll see you in September :-)

publicado por katylit às 6:02 pm (EST) em Jul 25, 2009

Maggie, where were you posted in the Peace Corps? My younger daughter got back about a year ago from a stint in Ghana.

publicado por jennieg às 5:21 pm (EST) em Jul 22, 2009

Congratulations!! W00T! Your new-to-you house sounds absolutely wonderful! (I love exclamation marks!) :-D I'm grinning ear to ear for you - see? :-D The pictures on the realtor's link look great too. I'm so happy for you Karen, what wonderful news! I'm sure there's lots of room for bookcases too right? Congratulations again.

publicado por katylit às 1:12 am (EST) em Jun 30, 2009

Woo Hoo! We're going to Victoria...we're going to Victoria!!

publicado por CarolO às 11:29 pm (EST) em Jun 28, 2009

Be there or be square!

publicado por angelikat às 9:58 am (EST) em Jun 19, 2009

Sounds like a plan, my comp froze up on me and I just wasn't in the mood to do a re-start, icky computer!

publicado por angelikat às 9:39 am (EST) em Jun 19, 2009

Can I put you on my friends list?

publicado por calm às 3:42 pm (EST) em Jun 7, 2009

This seems a better place to get into nonthread chitchat I guess calmy is OK, but on the whole calmly might be more descriptive. I'm pretty laid back most of the time.

publicado por calm às 3:58 pm (EST) em Jun 6, 2009

I plan on being at 3rd Place early and eating dinner there. You too?

I started reading this month's book but it seems to only hold my interest for a few pages at a time so it is pretty slow going for me. I'm still very early in the book but so far haven't seen any thing that if I had spent any time thinking about that I wouldn't have figured out for myself...I don't mean to sound like a know-it-all, it just hasn't had any 'aha!' moments for me yet.

publicado por CarolO às 4:34 pm (EST) em May 31, 2009

Thanks! I'll look into the guides.

publicado por GeorgiaDawn às 11:54 am (EST) em May 31, 2009

Hey there...I was just talking about you over on this thread:

http://www.librarything.com/topic/5778&n...

...in case your ears were burning :)

publicado por CarolO às 3:18 pm (EST) em May 5, 2009