Little Pixie Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 Oh, glad to see you like the Dresden books so much! I've read and enjoyed several of the Dresden File books, have some more on the shelf. I`ve Fangirled more and more as the series has gone on. So good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pixie Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 It's a shame you didn't really like City of Bones. To each their own, I guess . I felt a bit sad not liking it ( ), since i`d quite liked the film. I'm glad you enjoyed The Rabbit Back Literature Society . I bought it recently based on Frankie's recommendation. I forgot to say - it`s quirky. Hope you like it too. I hope it will be fixed soon ! Good that they're repairing it! It's so nice having the internet to look up things like that . Thanks - it`s fine now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pixie Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 Bit of a colour theme there, a new book challenge?! Hope you enjoy them all, when you get around to them of course! Thanks. All of the Pat and Jean Abbott books have colours - I did wonder if it was one of the first series to link books in that way, with a theme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Bit of a colour theme there, a new book challenge?! Hope you enjoy them all, when you get around to them of course! That is so cool! I hadn't even noticed it yet to be honest . Well done on you for noticing ! Awww. All the new bird food is keeping my cat amused. ( She`s a bird watcher, doesn`t do much hunting. ) That's so nice . One of my dogs is keeping an eye out for the bird food too, as she seems interested in the fatballs and peanuts. She's not getting any, but if it falls down (and that happens on occasion), she sometimes comes over and has a sniff (she can't get to it as it's in a net). I felt a bit sad not liking it ( ), since i`d quite liked the film. I haven't watched the film yet, I think I'll do so in some months, after finishing more of the books. So my image of the characters in my head doesn't get tainted. I'm glad you liked the film though, hopefully I will too. Not everyone liked it so much. I forgot to say - it`s quirky. Hope you like it too. Thanks . Thanks - it`s fine now. I'm glad to hear read that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeleine Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Luckily none of our dogs has taken a liking to bird food, but the foxes used to nick the peanuts when the feeder was lower down in the tree. Then the branch broke and we put it up higher, although they still sniff around underneath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pixie Posted February 27, 2017 Author Share Posted February 27, 2017 The mealworm block didn't last long ; the squirrel gnawed it out of the tree where it ended up, then it vanished overnight . Maybe a Fox or badger got it - still, they have to eat too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pixie Posted February 27, 2017 Author Share Posted February 27, 2017 # 42. Dreaming Spies - Laurie R King #43. A Year in search of Wa - Karin Muller #44. At Home in Japan - Rebecca Otowa #45. Kickboxing Geishas - Veronica Chambers #46. The Complete Peanuts 1999-2000 - Charles M Schulz #47. The Complete Peanuts 1950-2000 ( comics and stories, ephemera ) - Charles M Schulz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 I don't think I've ever read a Peanuts comic, but I have seen it on TV when I was a child (I don't remember many details of what the story was about though). Oh, and we had an educational video game that involved the Peanuts characters, that my brother played when he was a kid. I remember that more than anything else. Did you enjoy reading the comics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeleine Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 (edited) I used to love Peanuts, still read it in the paper every day. We used to have a beagle and Snoopy is very accurate! Those meal blocks don't last long in our garden either, think the magpies and starlings get on them and break them up, sometimes they're gone within 24 hours of me putting out a new one! Edited February 27, 2017 by Madeleine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pixie Posted February 27, 2017 Author Share Posted February 27, 2017 I don't think I've ever read a Peanuts comic, but I have seen it on TV when I was a child (I don't remember many details of what the story was about though). Oh, and we had an educational video game that involved the Peanuts characters, that my brother played when he was a kid. I remember that more than anything else. Did you enjoy reading the comics? Yes ! Though, it was a bit sad reading the last one ( and knowing that he died a few hours before the last ever comic strip was printed in the paper ;( ) I put up the book list last night, using Kindle Fire, and got fed up trying to do it, so didn`t review any books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pixie Posted February 27, 2017 Author Share Posted February 27, 2017 #42 Dreaming Spies - Laurie R King One of the Mary Russell ( Mrs Sherlock Holmes ) Mysteries, Book 13. Chronologically, the first half of the book comes between book 7 and 8, and the last half is the latest adventure ( a story, and the follow-up years later). Mary and Sherlock are onboard a ship taking them to Japan from India, when they realise that something odd is going on. Plus, there`s a never-convicted notorious blackmailer as one of the ship`s passengers. It reads like one of the earlier, better adventures, mostly taking place in 1920`s Japan. #43, #44,#45 3 non-fiction books on Japan. Karin Muller - judo black belt - spent a year in Japan making a documentary, on Japanese Shinto and Buddhist rites, and older cultural things like sword makin and archery on horseback. Quite funny, she has a real can-do attitude, throwing herself into situations. Rebecca Otowa married a Japanese man and moved to a small Japanese village ; the book talks about her very old house working with the seasons to grow food and how difficult she found it to marry into a very traditional family. Veronica Chambers interviewed women in Japan in various fields ( a hip-hop DJ, a geisha, an office lady ) to get an idea of how they were treated byJapanese laws and traditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pixie Posted February 27, 2017 Author Share Posted February 27, 2017 I used to leave Peanuts, still read it in the paper every day. We used to have a beagle and Snoopy is very accurate! Those meal blocks don't last long in our garden either, think the magpies and starlings get on them and break them up, sometimes they're gone within 24 hours of me putting out a new one! There are 26 hardback books in the collection ; it`s fascinating to see how the characters developed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeleine Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 I had a few of the paperbacks, but there were so many, and they can get a bit repetitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamcompetitor Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Just wondering what can be more pleasant than reading a book in the cold evening:)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pixie Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 Just wondering what can be more pleasant than reading a book in the cold evening:)) With a cup of tea and a biscuit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pixie Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 Bleah, have got a nasty cold. Will get up to date when i`m feeling better. I just treated myself to Phryne Fisher book 19 ( 99p Kindle daily deal ! They`re usually so expensive, too, I`m so pleased to get a cheapie one ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Awww, I hope you feel better soon !! Nice you found a cheap book !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pixie Posted March 11, 2017 Author Share Posted March 11, 2017 Awww, I hope you feel better soon !! Nice you found a cheap book !! Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pixie Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 Bleah, my cold turned out to be flu. I`m slowly feeling better, but haven`t been able to concentrate on `proper` books : I`m dipping in and out of memoirs and essays. Hopefully back to posting soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Awwww . I hope you feel better soon !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pixie Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 Awwww . I hope you feel better soon !! Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Yes, hope you get well soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pixie Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 Yes, hope you get well soon. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pixie Posted April 2, 2017 Author Share Posted April 2, 2017 My lovely Aunt died last weekend, haven`t felt like posting really. Shall get back into the habit soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 I'm so sorry to hear that . May she rest in peace . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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