dogmatix
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I own a vintage Betty Crocker cookbook that I stole from my mom. It even has MSG in some of the ingredients. Even so, some great classic recipes!
That is a treasure!!! Very cool.
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Spent the better part of the last two weekends in the garden. Pure heaven. Put in two new beds, my bulbs are all comming up, planted some lovely clematis vines , a concord grape vine, pulled the ferns out from the cellar and cut them back. It's so pretty on my patio right now. Next weekend I'm starting to shop for annuals.
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Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke
The Half Brother - Lars Saaybe Christenson ( approx 700 or so)
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Well I misplaced The Poe Shadow somewhere in this house and I had some free time to read today so I started
14. Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
I'll get back to The Poe Sadow when I find it:irked:
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Trying two new whites on this warm southern weekend
1. Bubo 2005 Pinot Grigio.
Wholefoods had it described as the perfect front porch sipper. And this is how I intend to use it too.
2. Bianco 2005 Pinot Grigio
This one is from my favorite California wine producer, Francis Copola. (maker of my favorite Claret.)
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Nice review. And I also loved this book!
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February - The Half Brother by Lars Saabye Christensen 682 pages -- recommended
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Here we go Muggs: http://www.harristeeter.com/default.aspx?pageId=161
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Well don't keep it a secret. What did you buy.
A case of Diamond Claret and a couple of nice cigars for my husband:smile2:
Harris Teeter has a wine club Muggs, If you join your get % off on ... oh I can't remember exactly but it's something or other. I keep meanig to join. I'll let you know.
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One of the things about this book that I disliked was the sidetrack/foray into the cave. It seemed that there was no plot or character development during this portion of the tale and it really added nothing to the book.
I do agree that the ending was unusual, but again I feel it missed it's potential to horrify.
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My New Years resolution was not to buy any more books,
You're a brave woman!!
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Gave up on Room with a View, too many words.
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Will do!
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Ooh no! Do you recommend? Do tell!
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Finished
To the Lighthouse - Woolf
Far to much of a classic to review.
But I will say Lovely!!!!Recommended.
Next up:
12. The Poe Shadow - Matthew Pearl
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I'm going to Total Wine in the morning! So excited!
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I just thought of another set of books which I've read several times, The Guide by Douglas Adams
Oh yes, me too!
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Aww thanks pp.
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Well there you go.
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I know, I really wanted to like this book and it had potential. Oh well....
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Finished Perfume - review posted
11. To The Lighthouse - Virginia Woolf
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Perfume: a disapointment.
What a great concept for a story. A man with an exquisite sense of smell, driven mad by it in fact, but with no smell of his own. I had high hopes for a gritty, and eerie story of murder and madness, with a touch of the historical; but alas this book failed to deliver. The plot was ill crafted, disjointed, and in some places - pointless filler. The denoument; an orgy with cannibalism to boot, how can you fail to horrify with that?....well Suskind did. The book is 255 pages and about 100 of them a pure extraneous crap and serve no means. Perhaps in the hands of a gifted editor this could become a great short story.....
Not recomended.
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Watership Down.....I can't possibly tell you how many times...and I'm not done yet. Get something else each time I read it.
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