Queens Knickers Posted August 22, 2016 Posted August 22, 2016 Hoping this fares better than my last real life book club. Responded to an ad for a book club meeting at a local pub. All very nice, little candles on the tables, bit middle class, served cheeses for desserts, bread dipped in oils etc. Then I leaned in too close to the candle and set my cardigan on fire. They never got in touch to tell me when the next meeting was... Hello all, I'm Emma and I don't like fire. I love books though and since I had major surgery last month I've been housebound and declared disabled so I've lots of free time to explore more books. Favourite genres are classic drama, authors like Nabokov, Hardy, Flaubert, and modern crime like Kirino and Billingham. I eat Shakespeare, Blake and Marlow for breakfast, not dipped in oils. Hope to talk to everyone soon Quote
Flip Martian Posted August 22, 2016 Posted August 22, 2016 No fires here so you should be safe. Friendly lot, on the whole. Welcome! Quote
Queens Knickers Posted August 22, 2016 Author Posted August 22, 2016 Oh good. It really wasn't my fault. I put the fire out with the book club leaders drink too, since I'd drank mine. Faux pas that, apparently. Nice to meet you Quote
Flip Martian Posted August 22, 2016 Posted August 22, 2016 If they can't laugh off something like that, they sound like people not worth knowing anyway Quote
Queens Knickers Posted August 22, 2016 Author Posted August 22, 2016 Too true! Thank you, you're completely right. Quote
poppy Posted August 22, 2016 Posted August 22, 2016 (edited) Picky lot! Little hint for next time, wear wool, it's far less flammable Big welcome and I'm sure you'll enjoy your time here. Hope you have a quick recovery from your surgery. Very much enjoyed Far From the Madding Crowd recently on audiobooks. Edited August 22, 2016 by poppy Quote
Athena Posted August 23, 2016 Posted August 23, 2016 Welcome here ! I hope your recovery goes well. Quote
MrCat Posted August 23, 2016 Posted August 23, 2016 (edited) Hello Emma and welcome. Glad to see another fan of classical lit. I've been housebond too after my second surgery many years ago and looking back now it wasn't as bad as I made it seem back then. Edited August 23, 2016 by MrCat Quote
Queens Knickers Posted August 24, 2016 Author Posted August 24, 2016 Thank you for welcomes all and Mr Cat, what a splendid hat. Quote
Marie H Posted September 4, 2016 Posted September 4, 2016 Hello Emma, and to the BCF. *and a few moments silence for the demise of your charred cardigan* Quote
Madeleine Posted September 5, 2016 Posted September 5, 2016 Hi and welcome, loved the story about your cardigan...have fun on the forum and stay away from candles Quote
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