Kell
-
Posts
8,975 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Books
Posts posted by Kell
-
-
My pal had her second baby boy the other day. Because I didn't know her till after her first son was born (and so never stitched anything for his birth), I thought a little ornament to commemorate BOTH her beautiful boys might be nice. So, this little ornament has a "C" for Charlie (the new baby) on one side and an "H" for Hayden (the big brother, who is a month or so older than Xan) on the other. This is the item Xan was helping me stitch in the video I posted on Facebook.
The silver heart at the bottom says "Made with love" on it.
-
My competition prize arrived this morning - a signed copy of Waking The Witch by Kelley Armstrong along with a couple of Otherworld bookmarks. I can hardly wait to get started on it, but this weekend is chocka and I possibly won't get a chance till next week - Argh!
-
Goodnight Moon is AWESOME - it was Xan's favourite for AGES.
Guess How Much I Love You is also lovely - Xan loves that one at bedtime.
Check out the Ladybird Books fairytales series - we have several of those which Xander loves. Also the Spot books - especially ones that have flaps to lift (he loves Where's Spot?).
Mick Inkpen does some lovely ones - have a look at the Wibbly Pig books- some of those have flaps to lift.
The That's Not My... books are lovely touchy-feely ones.
Dear Zoo is also a fab one for getting little ones to recognise animals and it, too, has flaps to lift.
-
I hope you'll enjoy the book. It's a completely unusual novel and very beautiful. I hope they've done a decent job of the film!
-
Despite the fact that one of the stars is Keira "stick-thin-can't-act-for-toffee-pouty-mouth" Knightly, I really want to see this. I just hope they haven't Hollywood-ized the ending!
-
Star Wars novels belong in the sci-fi/fantasy fiction section, or if you have a movie/,media section, perhaps there.
Harry Potter belongs in the children's fantasy section, not classics.
I always find it odd how commonly-known books get so badly misclassified!
-
I can read upside down, but prefer to read my books the right way up and reserve my reverse reading for sneaking glances at other people's stuff across tables.
I can read and write mirror writing quickly and clearly too. -
I've not seen it yet...
-
So, from what you've posted, are we to gather you don't read at all? If so, why join a book forum in the first place?
-
Awwwwwww, diddums! Couldn't she have sung a song she'd performed before? Not very professional to not have a back-up plan. All performers should ALWAYS have an alternate. This just shows her up as the glorified karaoke singer she actually is.
And I applaud Lou Reed for denying her permission to sing his song. I wouldn't... want her warbling any material I ever wrote either!
-
Hmm I am not sure what I think about this Zombie School I can't help think it would lead to only a limited amount of jobs
I would TOTALLY love to do that course!!!
-
Two of my favourite villains come from the same novel - Les Liaiasons Dangereuses. Valmont and Merteille are both so manipulative and vindictive, completely ruthless and prideful, charming and attractive, intelligent and sly. Although Valmont appears to have a slight change of heart at the end, it could also actually be taken as a last chance for revenge rather than a noble gesture. They are both so perfectly corupt that it's almost impossible not to adore them!
-
I don't live anywhere near St. Andrews, but I used to live in Kirkcaldy which isn't all that far away really (about 24 miles). Kirkcaldy is (or at least, was) pretty cheap to live in and to drive between there and St. Andrews shouldn't take more than about 45 minutes. Don't know what public transport there is between the two though, or how long it would take.
Anstruther is less than 10 miles away and should only take about 15 minutes driving. It's a small place and I don't know the accommodation or public transport deals from there, but I was at a wedding there last summer and it seems very nice.
Cupar is also less than 10 miles away, but I've never been there.
I hope that at least gives you a starting point for possibilities till someone with a bit more knowledge can give more info.
-
I heard about this, I would love to see a QL movie, but it would have to be something spectacular and still remain faithful to the original show to keep the fans happy. There's a great little article HERE which pitches two ideas for bringing the show itself back. I rather like pitch #1...
-
Back around the time of Jane Eyre, the pinafore would most likely have been the kind of tabbard/apron type worn over a regular dress as a school uniform. The pinafore dress didn't really come to the fore until later, I think. I used to wear them when I was a kid - often over jeans!
-
When I was at college, there was an excellent 2nd-hand books place in the indoor market, which I would frequent on an almost daily basis. There was also a gorgeous little 2nd hand book shop around a corner that I loved to visit. It was tiny, but I could easily spend a couple of hours in there. That said, I would spend an equal amount of time in Ottakers. I'm not so keen on Waterstones and I don't go so often to our local Waterstones as I used to when it was still Ottakers!
-
1. When I buy grapes, I keep them in the fridge, because, like CaliLily, hey HAVE to be cold before I peel and eat them.
2. I think I'm raising a gourmet - Xan keeps watching (and paying attention to!) I Can Cook on CBeebies and asking me to make whatever they're making. Today it was cheesy tomato puff pastry whirls. They were yummy. I;'m kind of hoping they'll do the cheesecake one again soon...
3. I cannot eat tomatoes (it's a texture thing, but I also hate the taste of raw tomatoes), but love tomato-based sauces and make them from scratch all the time. I have a secret recipe of my own devising for a tomato sauce that is to die for!
4. My favourite drink is an ice-cold glass of water. My second-favourite drink is an ice-cold glass of skimmed milk.
5. Xan's taste in music is very eclectic - his favourite bands/artists are Madness, Lady Gaga, Muse, Shiny Toy Guns, and Simon and Garfunkel!
-
I love the simplicity of the Around The World In 80 Days by Jules Verne - it's so beautiful!
-
...
2. Because of the above, I need to eat in fives (or if that's too much, threes, but I lose count of those more quickly and I don't like that. I've now eaten 35 grapes, so I'm stopping because my stomach hurts.
3. Despite the fact that I love grapes, I have a gag reflex to the skin. This means that I when I eat them, I tend to look like I'm having a seizure or am being tortured. (This is me trying to suppress my gag reflex.) I do love grapes though, so I continue to eat them...
I count things while I'm eating too - and like you, it has to be in groups of five. It's dreadful when I'm eating peanuts - LOL! And although I adore grapes, I also hate the skin, so I peel 'em!
-
Doesn't matter to me whether my "bad guy" is male or female, but I like them to be good-looking, charming, manipulative, intelligent and incredibly twisted - they crueller the better! They must really relish the idea of making people suffer! And they must be super-good at getting away with it too.
-
Fantastic book-related cakes at Cake Wrecks (don't worry, these ones are actually very good!). And more on the same site HERE.
However, if you have an hour or two to spare on a rainy afternoon and fancy a good laugh, check out the rest of their site - it's hilarious. WHo would have thought so-called professionals could wreck cakes so badly!
-
I'm the same. I'm more inclined to try and get hold of it just to see what's so bad about it that it got banned in the first place. I'veyet to read a banned book that has shocked or corrupted me in any way.
-
For my husband, Dale, who doesn't read except to our son, but encouraged me to keep going.
And for my son, Xander, who loves books as much as I do - I hope one day you'll read this and be proud.
-
Definitely Rebecca - it's such a great story!
Card Making Addicts
in General Chat
Posted
I've been making Xmas cards already - and not just cross stitched ones! Got a magazine with loads of kit on it ad have been playing around with the stash - some of them the same as in the mag, but some others just me having fun with the pieces.