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no, haven't moved yet. The buyer is having our house put through an inspection next Thursday, a 3 hr thing. Next Wednesday we are driving to NC to meet with the builder and cabinet maker of the house we are buying.....we have serious problems with the cabinets. Seems like we are constantly busy with related things to the sale and buying of the houses...headaches.

Hmmm, no one picked up on my new name.

That is a tall order to name just one. My favorite is the Dark Tower Series but that contains more than one book. However, you could start with the first in the series. I also kinda favor the book "IT".

Everything looks fine to me. I checked out a copy of the Nabokov - Speak Memory book at the library this afternoon. I doubt that I will be able to start much reading soon though as next week is pretty busy with getting "house move" stuff done plus I have an appt at the hospital Monday morning. Thanks Michelle.

Shoot, I thought we were going to hold hands....and maybe sip a little wine. Ok, I will put a hold on the book at the library. You all must give me a head start though since I am such a slow reader. It would be nice if a few others on the forum joined in. 8-) I am having second thoughts. I intend on reading the book but I don't think it is such a good idea to give the impression of it being a reading group. There already is a Reading Circle and would not want to give the impression of "going-off-on-our-own" circle.

Ok, is this the Nabokov book that I should start with. Believe it or not, I also have Jane Eyre on my TBR list, primarily due to the Jasper Fforde book on Thursday Next's adventure into Jane Eyre.

I believe this should solve your problem. http://www.botanical.com/botanical/cvcookix.html However, I could give you a pretty good recipe for Corn Bread from scratch rather than using the mix.

I have read one of his - I read OF MICE AND MEN last year and quite enjoyed it. Which others of his would be good also, or are they all fairly similar? Steinbeck is undoubtedly my favorite author of all time. Books of his that I have read to date: Grapes Of Wrath East Of Eden The Winter Of Our Discontent Of Mice And Men Tortilla Flat Cannery Row Sweet Thursday Red Pony The Wayward Bus The Moon Is Down The Pearl Travels With Charley Grapes of Wrath is really an epic and a fantastic book. It will leave you "wrung out". I also really liked The Moon Is Down. It is a book that really makes a person think and is one that I intend on re-reading one day. You cannot go wrong on any of his books though.

Welcome aboard. That is a pretty nice list of books read this year. May I suggest that you consider John Steinbeck for sometime in the future.

Freewheeling, I am sure there are a few people that will gladly help you reduce your inventory.

Recently, while cleaning out papers, etc, I found this old paper from when I was in the 3rd grade in school and was 8 yrs old. It was called; ABOUT YOURSELF 1. What is your name A. Edward XXXXXX 2. How old are you A. I am 8 years old 3. Where do you live A. I live in XXXXXX, Pennsylvania 4. What grade are you in A. I am in third grade 5. Who is your teacher A. My teacher is Miss Mannino (btw, she was my favorite teacher) 6. What lesson do you like best A. I like reading best 7. Which is your hardest lesson A. My hardest lesson is spelling. You need to keep in mind that the subjects they taught that many years ago were much easier than those taught today. In any case I though it was interesting that even that many years ago I was very interestd in reading.

I am about 2/3 finished reading "Cell". At this point I am really puzzled on how this book will end. No spoilers, please. I have driven through the part of Maine where many of the events took place in the Cell book. The same with some other of his books. It was a strange and uneasy feeling at the time.

Nice little shopping excursion muggle and you know how much I love DC. I'm jealous! BTW hubby and I have decided to build a new home. I'll email you the front running plans when I get them uploaded. Then we can have you guys over for dinner. Sounds great. I love to look at house plans and, if I must say so, am pretty good at interpreting them and frequently making suggestions. The wine I bought in DC was just a few bottles to sample so that I have a better idea of what to buy when they have their yearly wine sale which starts in mid-October.

No I haven't - is it a red?? Having a glass of Hardy's Voyage - Cabernet Sauvignon Following is a description of the wine that Maureen got a little "tipsy" on: Style: Soft & Supple Reds Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon Description: A very fruity wine showing soft and juicy flavours through to the finish Country: Argentina Region: Mendoza

It takes me a couple weeks to read a book. I am a very, very, slow reader. However, it doesn't bother me. Sometimes when reading I will stop after a page or two and start thinking about what I just read. I guess that is why my reading list is so small. :oops:

Very good Sugar. An update on the books that I have read this year: Wyrd Sisters..................Terry Pratchett Blood Meridian...............Cormac McCarthy The Wayward Bus...........John Steinbeck The Red Pony.................John Steinbeck Children Of First Man.......John Alexander Thom The Moon Is Down...........John Steinbeck The Pearl........................John Steinbeck The Shootist....................Glendon Fred Swarthout The Rebels Of Ireland.......Edward Rutherfurd Old Man And The Sea........Ernest Hemingway Shem's Creek...................Dorothea Benton Frank A Moveable Feast..............Ernest Hemingway The Sun Also Rises............Ernest Hemingway Valley Of Wild Horses.........Zane Grey The Eyre Affair..................Jasper Fforde Pegasus Descending...........James Lee Burke Lost In A Good Book...........Jasper Fforde Well Of Lost Plots................Jasper Fforde Robbers Roost.....................Zane Grey Something Rotten ...............Jasper Fforde The Last Hero......................Terry Pratchett _________________ Currently Reading: Cell - Stephen King

She is a heroine that really grows on you. I love her character.

We were in Washington, DC today for our semi-annual Doctor's appointment and while there (in DC) bought some wine at our favorite Wine Shop: $12.99 Valminor - Albarino White Spain $12.99 Burgans - Albarino White Spain $11.99 NAIA Rueda - Verdejo White Spain $9.99 Mano A Mano - Tempranillo Spain $7.99 Vega Sindoa - Tempranillo / Merlot Spain $7.99 Torres Sangre de Toro The 2 bottles of Albarino are similar to the Nora white wine that I have raved about (recommended to me by Dogmatix) and the wine store rated these 2 wines higher than Nora...we shall see. The NAIA Rueda was recommended to me by the wine expert at the shop. The Mano A Mano red wine was also recommended to me by the same guy who also told me that the Sangre DE Toro doesn't sell much anymore due to the flood of better red wines from Spain....and I always used to enjoy the Toro.

I have no desire to read books by politicians or autobiographies by the "famous". There are too many other books that I would rather read and time does not permit them all.

One of Isabel's quotes from her discussion: Allende: People. I want people to love each other, to like each other, to know each other, to look at each other in the face and see the humanity in each other. That is why I write about different races, about people from different backgrounds, about immigrants, and people who are confronted with pain and loss. And then, in that moment of great loss, these people all of the sudden see the face of the enemy--and there is no enemy, it is just another person who is in pain as well. I find that fascinating because that has been my life experience. I write about strong women because I don

Every so often I put my foot in my mouth. For example "Seanchan". Sorry, for taking this a little off-topic. :oops: On with the topic please.

Yes, that is the one. It has a little black plastic bull attached to the neck of the bottle. I used to annoy my wife by placing the little bull in places around the house and she would always remove it and, magically, it would re-appear.

Ok, what is the other book of hers that you have read.

Yes, there certainly is. I used to drink it a number of years ago and it was a fine "drinking" wine. I haven't had any for many a year now.

I picked up Cell at the library today. Has anyone read it yet. Don't worry about your "response" because I intend on reading it regardless.