Purple Poppy Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 for the PROLIFERATION OF IDEASPERUSAL OF WORKSand a lot of PRATTLE!(In other words my new 2007 blog-type thread) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Love the title. But I went there and...blank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 me too pp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Poppy Posted January 6, 2007 Author Share Posted January 6, 2007 Problems! I lost half of it, because it submitted before I had finished. Edited it, then it wouldn't let me post cos I wasn't logged in (fed up with being logged out all the time), so will try and edit again. Watch this space...or the one above it! PP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Poppy Posted January 6, 2007 Author Share Posted January 6, 2007 Sorted but not quite how I wanted it. Never mind. Now need to start listing books. PP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Problems! I lost half of it, because it submitted before I had finished. Edited it, then it wouldn't let me post cos I wasn't logged in (fed up with being logged out all the time), so will try and edit again. PP That is really annoying. I get that sometimes when I'm writing an answer. If I take too long writing it up then when I go to submit I'm logged out. Have to start all over again. I've started to just write out the reply on Wordpad and then just copy and paste it in and submit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Hey you guys, just tick the 'remember me' box at the top right hand side where you print your user name and password then it keeps you logged on however long you take - even if you disconnect. you just have to remember to log out when you finish or else your name stays on indefinitely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Poppy Posted January 6, 2007 Author Share Posted January 6, 2007 Thanks Poppy. Testing it out now. Thought that tick was for the computer to remember my password (but it never did so I gave up ticking it). PP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 We have a poppy AND a purple poppy??? I had no idea. Greetings, poppy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Poppy Posted January 6, 2007 Author Share Posted January 6, 2007 Would like to read at some point These are all books that I've never read but would like to at some point in the future. There will be a separate list for my TBR Mountain. If someone recommends a book on the list I will star it so that when I come to choose a book it might make it easier. Frankenstein - Mary Shelley Barchester Towers - Anthony Trollope The Railway Children - E.Nesbit ** Far from the Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy ** Diary - Samual Pepys * Vanity Fair - W.M.Thackeray ** The Forsyte Saga - John Galsworthy * The Mill on the Floss - George Elliot * Vile Bodies - Evelyn Waugh ** For Whom the Bell Tolls - Ernest Hemingway Bliss and Other Stories - Katherine Mansfield Treasue Island - Robert Louis Stevenson Lord Jim - Joseph Conrad The Virgin and the Gypsy - D.H.Lawrence The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer An Instance of the Fingerpost - Iain Pears Joe Cat series by Shirley Rousseau Lillian Jackson Braun-Cat Who series. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd Hidden Talents by Erica James Joyce Fussey's? "Cat's in My Coffee More to be added Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Poppy Posted January 6, 2007 Author Share Posted January 6, 2007 KW said... We have a poppy AND a purple poppy??? I had no idea. Greetings, poppy! 'fraid so. The Terrible Two! Just proves the point that people probably mix us up all the time.LOL (I could get away with murder...but then so could you Poppy!!! :D Hey, this could be fun!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Sorry to hijack your thread with this, PP! There is only one setting that I can see, which says... This is the time in seconds that a user must remain inactive before their login session expires. However, it also affects how long people show on the 'Who's Online' thingy. At the moment, it's set to 15 minutes, and I don't really want people showing on the 'Who's Online' long after they've gone. Saying that, I've never noticed myself logged out.. it will be interesting to know if the 'Remember Me' link makes a difference to people. Also, if you get logged out, and you've been active in the last 15 minutes, it might be worth checking your cookies etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Poppy Posted January 6, 2007 Author Share Posted January 6, 2007 It seems to be working at the moment as I was inactive for a long time while I compiled the above list of books...so we'll see. PP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 We have a poppy AND a purple poppy??? I had no idea. Greetings, poppy! Thanks KW When I first joined I didn't realise there was a purple variety here already, otherwise I would have used something else .......hope it doesn't lead to too much confusion and I don't cause PP huge embarrassment . As long as I keep away from cat avs, you should be able to tell us apart. Hope the 'remember me' thing works for you PP, people were having the same problem on another forum and that's one of the things they said to do. The other was to write directly into microsoft word or similar, then transfer to forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Poppy Posted January 7, 2007 Author Share Posted January 7, 2007 Hi Poppy. Yes it seemed to work yesterday. I keep forgetting to tick the box, but once i get into the habit I think we have it resolved. I have recently been copying everything before I send it, as I lost so much in the past. That helped, and as you say, if its going to be a long post like a review I do it somewhere else. Thanks, PP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Poppy Posted January 7, 2007 Author Share Posted January 7, 2007 Oh and Poppy....you are NOT an embarressment to me. Far from it. If you wish to use a cat avatar go ahead...it's up to the other forum members to check who they are talking to. I should imagine that on really big forums there are lots of very similar IDs. PP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosegarden Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Would like to read at some point These are all books that I've never read but would like to at some point in the future. There will be a separate list for my TBR Mountain. If someone recommends a book on the list I will star it so that when I come to choose a book it might make it easier. Frankenstein - Mary Shelley Barchester Towers - Anthony Trollope The Railway Children - E.Nesbit Far from the Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy Far From the Diary - Samual Pepys Vanity Fair - W.M.Thackeray The Forsyte Saga - John Galsworthy The Mill on the Floss - George Elliot Vile Bodies - Evelyn Waugh For Whom the Bell Tolls - Ernest Hemingway Bliss and Other Stories - Katherine Mansfield Treasue Island - Robert Louis Stevenson Lord Jim - Joseph Conrad The Virgin and the Gypsy - D.H.Lawrence The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer More to be added I listened to a very abridged version of The Diary of Samuel Pepys and found it fascinating. Would definitely recommend it. Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 we had the railway children at school PP. I remember that it used to make me a bit sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Poppy Posted January 7, 2007 Author Share Posted January 7, 2007 Thanks Maureen. I'm surprised that it slipped through the net, as my childhood reads were mostly classics. I will catch up with it sometime soon, with a box of tissues at my side. PP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 I also enjoyed The Railway Children. Loved Forsyte Saga. It's one of those epic family tales, as long as you like that sort of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Poppy Posted January 9, 2007 Author Share Posted January 9, 2007 Carole said; I listened to a very abridged version of The Diary of Samuel Pepys and found it fascinating. Would definitely recommend it. Carole I've had this book for ages, part of a whole set of books published by Marshall Cavendish. They were issued once a fortnight I think with the proverbial accompanying magazine - The Great Writers. I collected them all. I have read quite a few, but I catalogued them on Librarything the other day and saw one or two that I should read or re-read. They are lovely hardback books. PP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Poppy Posted January 10, 2007 Author Share Posted January 10, 2007 MOUNT TBR Somehow I doubt I'll ever scale it, but I'll have a go! In no particular order, and books being added very frequently! A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer The Conjuror's Bird by Martin Davies Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher Blackberry Wine by Joanne Harris Chocolat by Joanne Harris Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris Dime Store Magic by Kelley Armstrong Body Double by Tess Gerritson My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella The Faber Book of Contemporary Stories About Childhood The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger ** Fleshmarket Close by Ian Rankin Other Peoples Children by Joanna Trollope Watchman by Ian Rankin Tiger's Child by Torey L. Hayden Intimate Lies by Maria Barrett The Outsider by Albert Camus The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett Winter in Madrid by C.J Sansom Never Say Die by Tess Gerritsen The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts Everything You Know by Zoe Heller The Family Way by Tony Parsons The Little Friend by Donna Tartt Isobel's Wedding by Sheila O'Flanagan The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver ** Emma (Penguin Popular Classics) by Jane Austen The loving spirit by Daphne Du Maurier, Dame Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier, Dame ** Always and Forever by Cathy Kelly Evening Class by Maeve Binchey The Copper Beech by Maeve Binchey Under Gemini by Rosamunde Pilcher Princess Diana's Revenge by Michael, de Larrabeiti A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewyicka Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman by Elizabeth Buchan Man and boy by Tony Parsons The Shell Seekers (Coronet Books) by Rosamunde Pilcher Atonement by Ian McEwan ** Last Chance Saloon by Marian Keyes The Secrets of Jin-Shei by Alma Alexander Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes The carosel - Rosamunde Pilcher The Sins of their fathers - Gilda O'Neil Make Us Traitors - Gilda O'Neil On Beauty - Zadie Smith Empire of the Sun -JG Ballard * The Kindness Of Women - JG Ballard * Black Dog - Stephen Booth * The Bronte Project - Jennifer Vandever Super - Cannes - J.G.Ballard Daphne du Maurier - A Daughters Memoir - Flavia Leng Nothing Happened - Ebba Haslund Ellen Terry - Moira Shearer Sesame and Lilies - John Ruskin The Man-Booker Prize - 35 years of the best of contemporary fiction, 1969-2003 Another Time, Another Place - Jessie Kesson (but I will be reading Sam's first LOL) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 PP, I read a Child Called It...very moving. Not immaculate in its writing but it IS a story told in the real words of the man that lived the nightmare so you excuse that. But it's good and should be read if for no other reason to remind us that not all of us live lives of peace, joy, abundance and love. KW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Poppy Posted January 10, 2007 Author Share Posted January 10, 2007 Thanks KW. I read Tory Haydens One Child last year, and agree, these books should definitely be read, but they are quite harrowing and need to be read when you are in the right frame of mind. PP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 I've read about a dozen of your TBRs - I guess we have some similarities in taste (not that we didn't already know that - LOL!). You've got some really good reading to look forward to there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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