Purple Poppy

Ah Kell...the font of all knowledge. Thank you for supplying my lost author. I will put the other one on my wish list. You mentioned the Terry Pratchett book yesterday, and I have already ordered it from Greenmetropolis! So, thanks for the recommendations. Susanna

I have just remembered a couple more feline books. 'Cat Chat' by Helene Thornton. Amazon's synopsis reads... 'Having moved to Provence, Helene Thornton's village was a welcoming place and yet the warmest greetings she received were from the many cats that lived there. This is a story of love between her, a Frenchman and cats, especially one cat, Bebe'. I loved this book. A lovely gentle read. Then there's the Cat Karma Sutra, or The karma Sutra for Cats. I can't find my copy but its an absolute gem. It's what every cat should know about lying on the bed whilst the humans are busy...how to interpret positions in time to move etc. Very funny book. PP

'Good. Then you won't mind working for it'. I spun and bolted. I didn't get far. Stolen - Kelley Armstrong. PP:006:

You are whetting my apetite Pontalba! Poor little Puss. Thank goodness she found your friend (or other way round). I've hand reared several teenie weenie kittens and its hard work, but well worth it. You'll have to post a piccie of her...? Purple Poppy.

originally posted by Snowflake. Of course, I'd forgotton Beatrice Potter's Tom Kitten. And Puss in Boots. One of my favourite children's books was Mog...no idea who wrote it but you'll all know anyway. By he way, welcome to the forum, Snowflake PP

Originally posted by Acesare. You are one wicked girl Acesare!!! But I like you! PP

What a fab website and all those books! I will be putting the first one on my Christmas list, although I think I will probably relent and buy it before then. Thank you for sharing that Pontalba. Susanna

:D :) Following on from Thomas

I love the first website, Thomas. I didn't know there was such a genre , or sub-genre as Cozy Mysteries. Good one! Learn something every day. Susanna

This card index thing is making me think. It's so efficient. I am full of admiration. But apart from the fact I probably don't read enough to warrant using the system, I think, alas, I would forget to keep it up to date!! Susanna

Hi Everydayxangels, I don't believe I have welcomed you to the board as I was away at the time. Welcome and enjoy. I don't think it's geeky but it reminds me of my kids bringing their reading books home from school. Every night we would listen to them read and then write down how far they had got, and sign it. I think you are just very efficient and like to keep tabs on things (sorry...no pun intended). I just write down the name of the finished book (and author) in a book I keep for the purpose. Susanna

They're like pens and pencils, and socks in the wash, and a pair of scissors when you need one! You know there's loads of them within spitting distance, but they just melt away into thin air. I have to say that occasionally I too have turned the dust jacket into the book, but very rarely. No wonder people are finding bus tickets and receipts in their library books, but careful folks, its too dicey to leave receipts with personal info on these days. We should maybe stick to bookmarks, even just print off the ones from this forum that Kell produced. Alternatively, I am willing to part with some of mine....name a town in uk...I've probably got it!! Susanna

I have a huge collecton of bookmarks. I just can't resist them, although I guess at any one time there are only half a dozen in use. But it annoys me to see pages turned down at the corners. What do others do about keeping the page marked?

Marmite!!! It's one of those things you either love or hate. I love it. Also Earl Grey tea and J's Cream crackers. I loved the food in Malta, Maureen, though didn't have enough time to try as much as I would have liked. Susanna

1) Favourite would be a hotel breakfast with whole array of fruits, Yogurts, nuts, cereals, cooked breakfast if you want it, bread, croissant or toast etc. Couldn't have it all, but the choice is very appealing. 2) In reality, usually toast and Earl Grey tea. Sometimes oats (uncooked) with milk and tiny bit of sugar. Trifle is wonderful, especially if enough sherry, but for BREAKFAST????? Susanna:coffee1:

I read LB a good while back, so can't remember specifics, but I too was disappointed and couldn't understand why Susie took over her friends body for sex. It was so disjointed. We hadn't been aware of this being a strong desire throughout the book, although she was curious about the things she was missing. The book had potential but it didn't happen for me. The ending was too vague and the connection with the ice, crystal (or was it glass?)very tenuous...help me out here someone. I can't remember what it was, but I remember thinking it was quite clever and she missed a trick because she didn't emphasise it enough. 'Lucky' was better but depressing not because of the content, (which is depressing and frightening in itself) but because of Alice .. I couldn't make sense of her somehow. I personally don't like Alice Sebold's writing style and struggled to follow it, having to re-read many sentences. I doubt that I would read anything else by her. Susanna

Sounds Good. I will keep a lookout for it. I have four cats, none of them a problem, but it might be interesting to learn the hows and whys of their behaviour in more detail. Susanna:006:

This sounds good! I am a great fan of Julie Walters so I will definitely be reading this. Susanna

I haven't started Emma yet, but remember loving it when I first read it , in my teens. I understand what you mean Kell, but life has changed soooo....much in the last 100 years that there's no comparison. That was the life of well-to-do ladies (no wonder Jane Austen turned to writing). I think it must be hard for any young person to relate to that age...just the slowness. I grew up in the fifties and sixties and compared with 2006, THAT was incredibly slow. But at least you've tried it and are able to form an opinion. Merlin is beautiful, Linda. Please give him a hug from me! Susanna :wave:

Yep. I can relate to that. Its a problem, cos you don't want to be disrespectful to people by getting their name wrong, or look totally stupid yourself! I'm afraid I end up calling people a similar name, usually made up from the letters in the original. Susanna :wave:

I have a feeling it was on Richard and Judy, and might even have been Kate Mosse herself, as they had her on. Anyway, someone pronounced it Alace sounding the 's'.

I often have a problem knowing how to pronounce the names of some of the characters. Recently , when reading Labyrinth, Kate Mosse, one of the main characters was called Alais. Having a french name ending in ais myself, I pronounced it Alay but then heard others pronounce it differently. Its ok when you read by yourself, but when discussing in public, its difficult, because you don't want to get someones name wrong. Anybody else have similar problems? Susanna :wave:

Birthday: 7th March Age: 52 (though I don't feel it!!) Starsign: Pisces Single/Married/Other? Live with partner Keith Children? Yes, 4, all grown up. 2 boys & 2 girls, and 2 grandchildren Where do you live? Aberdeen Do you work? Not at present, but am a social worker when working. Favourite author? Jane Austen Terry Pratchet, Thomas Hardy... Favourite book? Can't say...too many... How did you get here? Google I think...its the only search engine I use.

Thanks Bagpuss. I'll check Amazon out again. Last time I looked both Abebooks and Amazon only had expensive ones...no second hand. But of course it can change from day to day. As a child I had borrowed the book from the library, so it shows what an impact it made on me. I hope I am not going to be disappointed when I read it again! Susanna :wave:

My favourite children's book was A traveller in Time by Alison Uttley. Its a story of a girl who stays with relatives and discovers she can travel through time, by slipping through a door or something in the house and meets up with a family, the Babingtons who previously lived in the house, in the reign of Elizabeth 1. I think her name was Penelope and she gets involved in the plots for/against the queen...hazy about the details. I have been looking for a copy of this, but keep missing it on Ebay. Ottacars told me that its now out of print as are many of AU's books with no plans to reprint. Amazon have copies but I am not willing to pay