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debbieklann
True Blue Farmgirl
2695 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
2695 Posts |
 Posted - Apr 13 2018 : 8:04:43 PM
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| Yeah, Laura!!! |
Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770
2018 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
January 2020 FGOTM
"Well behaved women seldom make history"...
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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GinghamGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
895 Posts
Joyce
PE
Canada
895 Posts |
Posted - Apr 14 2018 : 04:26:34 AM
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| Oh yay!! I’m so excited that Judith and Laura joined! I received a list of what Judith is reading...she was having trouble accessing the forum before. It’s so fun to hear what you guys are reading and doing. Keep up the good work, hen sisters! We’re not even half way through the month :) This is so fun! |
Joyce Hein
Sister #6071
April 2016 Farmgirl of the Month |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9466 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9466 Posts |
Posted - Apr 14 2018 : 06:20:15 AM
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| Sounds like we have a good group of readers going! I am reading a a fantastic book about Victoria and Albert my daughter recommended. I am enjoying it so it is going quickly but it is 400+ pages. Hope to finish this week. |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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LauraBell
True Blue Farmgirl
282 Posts
Laura
Kingsville
TX
USA
282 Posts |
Posted - Apr 14 2018 : 6:51:50 PM
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Happy Saturday!
Hope you all have found some time to read a bit today. I had a chance to go to the library today and found some fun things to read. But first, I started Laurie Colwin’s Home Cooking last night. I am rereading it - it’s a fun collection of food essays that I keep with my cookbooks.
Earlier this month I finished The Immortalists. It was an interesting read - but it wasn’t a feel good story for me.
Looking forward to learning more about what you all are enjoying. |
Laura
Happy to be Farmgirl #7286 |
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
4057 Posts
Debbie Fischer
Coos Bay
OR
4057 Posts |
Posted - Apr 15 2018 : 06:53:53 AM
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I read Victoria and Albert as well Denise last a great book and a quick read.
I was able to read about 104 more pages I my book. I am slow!
May all of you have a Beautiful and relaxing Sunday. |
Big Hugs,
Debbie
Farmgirl if the Month for:
September 2012, February 2018 and September 2022
“My altars are My Mountains and the Ocean.” Lord Bryon
When I am old I am wearing Purple. I am Old!!
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9466 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9466 Posts |
Posted - Apr 15 2018 : 09:14:51 AM
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Debbie,
This one is called "We Two" by Gillian Gill. Hoping to finish it this week so I can leave it here. It belongs to my daughter and she knows I love history of England so she recommended it. The series they have on PBS is a little off but not by much.
Enjoy your day! |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
Edited by - levisgrammy on Apr 20 2018 05:35:11 AM |
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debbieklann
True Blue Farmgirl
2695 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
2695 Posts |
Posted - Apr 20 2018 : 12:52:31 PM
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| Hi Laura!!! Good to see you! Have any of you girls read "The Help"? |
Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770
2018 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
January 2020 FGOTM
"Well behaved women seldom make history"...
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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GinghamGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
895 Posts
Joyce
PE
Canada
895 Posts |
Posted - Apr 20 2018 : 1:25:32 PM
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I haven't, Debbie!
How is everyone coming along with their reading? Maybe we can get some page numbers from you all :) |
Joyce Hein
Sister #6071
April 2016 Farmgirl of the Month |
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debbieklann
True Blue Farmgirl
2695 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
2695 Posts |
Posted - Apr 20 2018 : 1:41:32 PM
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| I have 742 pages read! |
Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770
2018 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
January 2020 FGOTM
"Well behaved women seldom make history"...
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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GinghamGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
895 Posts
Joyce
PE
Canada
895 Posts |
Posted - Apr 20 2018 : 2:21:54 PM
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| woohoo!!!! Yay, Debbie! What about the rest of you gals? |
Joyce Hein
Sister #6071
April 2016 Farmgirl of the Month |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9466 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9466 Posts |
Posted - Apr 21 2018 : 05:03:49 AM
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157 in the thick book and 69 in the other one. Both interesting but difficult to get time with taking care of the grandlittles.
So it's slow going. |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com
www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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GinghamGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
895 Posts
Joyce
PE
Canada
895 Posts |
Posted - Apr 21 2018 : 6:05:44 PM
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| Wohoo Denise....keep at it!! |
Joyce Hein
Sister #6071
April 2016 Farmgirl of the Month |
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notathreatinsight
True Blue Farmgirl
702 Posts
Erin
Monroeville
IN
USA
702 Posts |
Posted - Apr 26 2018 : 11:25:22 AM
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| I only have 106 pages altogether. I picked up where I left off with my Celtic Legends book, so I'm trying to finish that. Right now I'm working on finishing books I had previously started. I'm also picking up Dandelion Wine again, which I was only about 20 pages into. |
- Erin - Sister # 3762
Farmgirl of the Month - March 2016
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GinghamGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
895 Posts
Joyce
PE
Canada
895 Posts |
Posted - Apr 26 2018 : 11:52:25 AM
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| Yay, Erin!! Only 4 more days left! |
Joyce Hein
Sister #6071
April 2016 Farmgirl of the Month |
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
364 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
364 Posts |
Posted - Apr 28 2018 : 11:15:31 AM
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I would like to read Victoria and Albert also, Denise. Debbie, I read The Help shortly after it came out. I remember enjoying it.
My part in this April challenge will end today, Joyce. I sent you an e-mail in detail. I have read a total of 5,878 pages. The weather is so beautiful. I hope to spend most of the weekend outdoors. I need to prepare and review my final Spanish 1 class as well as make time for my spiritual reading. (which I don't count as pages read) I am still reading "Undaunted Courage" by Stephen E. Ambrose. This is his story of Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West. Both DH and I enjoy his historical writings. I also have to put in a "plug" for "Until Tomorrow, Mr. Marsworth" by Sheila O'Connor. Sheila is the daughter of DH's step-sister. So, of course, we read all of Sheila's books (young-adult novels).
My daughter read "The Hiding Place". This is the true story of Corrie Ten Boom and her family who became militant members of the anti-Nazi underground. I was so happy my daughter was introduced to that book. I had read it at about the age of 28 and it truly impacted my like. Of course, I read it again. The book impacted my life again in a new way as I am older now. The only other book I have read again (other than those read to children) is Watership Down.
Happy reading Wildflowers! And, thank you, Joyce for the opportunity to share some books with you all.
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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notathreatinsight
True Blue Farmgirl
702 Posts
Erin
Monroeville
IN
USA
702 Posts |
Posted - Apr 29 2018 : 10:36:08 AM
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| Judith, wow! That is impressive. I knew when I joined this challenge there was no way I would have the most pages read. My total is only around 150, but it's fun and interesting to hear what everyone is reading and seeing how much everyone is reading. Judith, Watership Down is on our list of books to read with the kids this summer. We're focusing on classics in the Autodidact's reading list. Some we'll read together, and some I'll have them read on their own. I have a few books- The Little Women, Anne of Green Gables that are from the illustrated junior library classics, and I was so happy to see that I could get some on amazon (used) for a really good price. These are really nice hardcover books with a few illustrations scattered throughout. |
- Erin - Sister # 3762
Farmgirl of the Month - March 2016
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9466 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9466 Posts |
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debbieklann
True Blue Farmgirl
2695 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
2695 Posts |
Posted - Apr 29 2018 : 12:00:40 PM
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Judith....wow!!! That is impressive! My son read Undaunted Courage several years ago. He picked it up on a road trip he went on with my husband and I through Montana and shared with us while he was reading. It sounded like something I would want to read myself and I had forgotten about it until you mentioned it. What was something in it that really surprised you in any way? What are you currently reading in your spiritual books?
Denise...taking care of littles is a full time job! |
Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770
2018 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
January 2020 FGOTM
"Well behaved women seldom make history"...
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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GinghamGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
895 Posts
Joyce
PE
Canada
895 Posts |
Posted - Apr 29 2018 : 3:27:13 PM
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| Hi all, I’ll be late in getting back to you all as my father suddenly passed yesterday. Will keep in touch in a couple weeks. |
Joyce Hein
Sister #6071
April 2016 Farmgirl of the Month |
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debbieklann
True Blue Farmgirl
2695 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
2695 Posts |
Posted - Apr 29 2018 : 3:48:24 PM
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| Oh Joyce! I'm so sorry!!! Praying for all of you! |
Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770
2018 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
January 2020 FGOTM
"Well behaved women seldom make history"...
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
4057 Posts
Debbie Fischer
Coos Bay
OR
4057 Posts |
Posted - Apr 29 2018 : 8:17:23 PM
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Joyce, I am so sorry you lost your father. Sending healing light, love and prayers.
Please take care. |
Big Hugs,
Debbie
Farmgirl if the Month for:
September 2012, February 2018 and September 2022
“My altars are My Mountains and the Ocean.” Lord Bryon
When I am old I am wearing Purple. I am Old!!
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
364 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
364 Posts |
Posted - Apr 30 2018 : 6:21:43 PM
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| Oh, Joyce, I am so sorry for your loss! I will pray for you and your family to find peace in this. |
Farmgirl sister #3926
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
364 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
364 Posts |
Posted - Apr 30 2018 : 6:56:48 PM
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Debbie Klann, re Undaunted Courage. Besides the incredible adventure I am struck by the thought that so far in this story very little is written about Sacajawea. We have a coin, a book and a stamp, and a Disney movie based on her. I am half-way through the book. Even though Lewis and Clark are about to meet up with the Shoshones they hardly mention her in their journals except as part of the group. Maybe this will change in the next half. (I hope) I also downloaded their journals to read next. DH gave me the hardback to read. However, the print is so small i could not read it. I downloaded it to my NOOK so I could increase the print size.
My "spiritual reading" is my time to read my Bible and a couple of devotionals. One I am reading now is "Be Still and Know". It is a daily reading which I actually read daily for the first month. Then I let life get in the way, and now I read it weekly most of the time.  Thanks for your interest.
Erin, I am so happy to read that you plan to read some of the classics to your children this summer! |
Farmgirl sister #3926
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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debbieklann
True Blue Farmgirl
2695 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
2695 Posts |
Posted - Apr 30 2018 : 7:08:48 PM
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| Judith, I read Bird Woman a couple summers ago, about Sacajawea. You would probably really enjoy it! It would be fun to compare her side of the travels with L and C's . |
Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770
2018 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
January 2020 FGOTM
"Well behaved women seldom make history"...
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
364 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
364 Posts |
Posted - Apr 30 2018 : 7:46:53 PM
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Laura, I just read a preview of Laurie Colwin's "Home Cooking". It really looks like a fun read. The preview consisted of 3 essays. Reminded me of my youth. I'm adding this to my list.
Also, Debbie K, I will add Bird Woman to my list. Thanks for the heads up! |
Farmgirl sister #3926
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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