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| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Jul 31 2006 : 06:07:06 AM
Just started reading Fannie Flagg's new book, "CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO HEAVEN". only a little bit into it but looks like another winner for Fannie. Her books are so funny and down home. Nice easy read.
NANCY JO |
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| sewgirlie |
Posted - Sep 18 2006 : 4:49:25 PM
I sure do wish that I could listen to some of your stations too. I love ours, but wish there was a little more housekeeping kinds of stuff on there. Wouldn't it be fun to listen to the radio and then a guest just drops by the station to talk about her newest recipe or her children, etc. I would like that. Might make me take a break during the day more often. Our local station has Paul Harvey too! I love his news. Our station carries the girls' field hockey games, softball, etc. I liked that when my daughter was in high school. Her dad could listen to the game when he was in the truck between jobs. All in all, our Riverhead station is pretty small town, but we need a female voice in there as well. Maybe I'll tell the owner to think about it. Thanks for sharing with me! :) |
| happymama58 |
Posted - Sep 18 2006 : 08:43:23 AM
We have a station like that -- some political but lots of local type stuff. They have several weekly programs by local "experts" on particular topics -- gardening, cooking, local business activities, local community events like free free concerts, etc.
It's a refreshing change from the normal radio programs, and I enjoy listening when I can.
Some people search for happiness; others create it.
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Sep 17 2006 : 7:10:25 PM
Our local radio station is alot like that...there is a talk show (local stuff) in the mornings,
"tradio on the radio" where you can list anything you want to sell or trade for free, birthday announcements and a free cake to the one who wins the drawing each day, high school football games and announcements of things like elementary school programs, parades and team wins. I love to listen to the radio here. Country music too, as well as Paul Harvey and like that..but enough local stuff to make it really fun. I do wish there was a "neighbor Dorothy though!!!"
Our local tv station is really fun too..they play football games, high school plays, local pageants, school christmas programs, parades, just about everything. They even had videos that local high school kids had made for a class. They show dance and piano recitals and 4th of July at the park even the Halloween parade. The kids are so thrilled to see themselves on TV!!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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| sewgirlie |
Posted - Sep 17 2006 : 4:46:29 PM
Do any of you actually live in a town that has an old-fashioned radio station full of the kind of small town information that Fannie Flagg's Aunt Dorothy used to host? My town (Riverhead, Long Island) has a hometown station that is sort of like that, but more on the local politics than the cooking, etc. I have thought that it would be so rewarding to be part of a local radio station that kept people company during the day and early evening. Ours is pretty close, but not enough girlie stuff. |
| happymama58 |
Posted - Sep 17 2006 : 3:56:08 PM
I read it last week and absolutely loved it. Flagg is one of my favorite authors and she never fails to live up to my expectations.
Some people search for happiness; others create it.
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| ArmyWifey |
Posted - Sep 17 2006 : 08:10:06 AM
Ditto to what everyone has said...........I love all of her books. This one is great too, I laughed so hard! Makes you want to live in Elmwood Springs.
Blessings!
As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord!
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| blueroses |
Posted - Sep 15 2006 : 10:06:05 AM
Thanks, Jenny!
If I don't find it, I'll let you know.
Debbie
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
Virginia Woolfe |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Sep 14 2006 : 4:31:51 PM
You are more than welcome to borrow mine if you don't find it!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
| blueroses |
Posted - Sep 14 2006 : 2:53:31 PM
Oh Jenny,
Redbird Christmas was absolutely wonderful!!! Love it. Love all Fannie Flagg's books. Will look for this new one at the library.
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
Virginia Woolfe |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Sep 14 2006 : 07:22:39 AM
Oh Mella you will love them..There are a few (Standing under the Rainbow, Welcome to the World Baby Girl, and the new one CAn't wait to go to Heaven) that have the same characters and are set in the same town and then Redbird Christmas..I agree it is so sweet and I LOVED it. I love them all. She is quite talented and I love her characters!
Hey Mella..by the way..email me your address and i will mail you off that flap cap (toque) that I said I would send you. I have been rather "out of it" lately and havn't managed to get around to sending it off to you!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
| mellaisbella |
Posted - Sep 14 2006 : 06:29:10 AM
well ladies, I have never even heard of Fannie Flag(although, I have heard of the movie "Fried Green Tomatoes") Her books sound wonderful...I'll have to get the little book store in town to order some for me....I am so lucky to have that book store. We barter for things..he gives me books, I give him beef or pork...What a beautiful relationship!!!! Have a great day ladies!! Mella
mellaisbella "I wanna touch the earth, I want to break it in my hands, I want to grow something wild and unruly" |
| sewgirlie |
Posted - Sep 13 2006 : 5:45:17 PM
All of her books are the sweetest reads. I don't really love any one of them more than another, but for the one that makes you heart light, it has to be Redbird Christmas. I could not stop thinking about it once it was finished. I loved the new one too. |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - Aug 05 2006 : 11:54:53 PM
I am currently reading the new book. A friend gave it to me, and I had not read Fannie Flagg before. I saw the movie from her Fried Green Tomatoes, and loved that. Anyway, I am going to enjoy this book!
Peace |
| connio |
Posted - Aug 05 2006 : 3:09:28 PM
Hey Farm Girls!
I just love the new book and all of the others. Seems like more and more my taste runs to books that are "kind and gentle." Wish that the world was more like this.
Connie
Texas Farm Girl
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| Mountain Girl |
Posted - Aug 05 2006 : 1:02:33 PM
Just got back from Rendezvous Days in town and of course any trip to town means you have to stop at the thrift stores. Glad I did because I found a Flannie Flagg book at one for 25 cents. Yippee! JoAnn
I've always been called a dreamer, but I never listened. I did what others dare not do--lived my dream while they watched. Unknown |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Aug 05 2006 : 09:13:57 AM
I totally recomend them all too...some of my favorite books ever. And Redbird Christmas..so sweet..I love them all.
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Aug 05 2006 : 05:40:23 AM
Joann, mountain girl,
Yes you will like all her books, "STANDING IN THE RAINBOW" has a lot of the same people in it as her new book that you just read. This book takes place in the late 40's. Of couse "FRIED GREEN TOMATOES", and a very funny one, "DAISY FAY AND THE MIRACLE MAN".
Hope you get to read them all.
NANCY JO |
| therusticcottage |
Posted - Aug 04 2006 : 11:56:50 PM
Our library has it one order. Have my name on the list to check it out when it comes in. Can't wait.
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Aug 04 2006 : 8:01:58 PM
I got it today while up north..I need to quick finish the book I am reading and then will start it..can't wait!!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
| Mountain Girl |
Posted - Aug 04 2006 : 5:56:03 PM
Just finished the book. It was wonderful. I laughed. I cried. I was happy. I was sad. I kept thinking of my mother-in-law who is just the opposite of Elner.What a shame and a waste of a long life. And what I simply answer for the age old question of the meaning of life. Now I'm going to read all Fannie Flagg's other books.
I've always been called a dreamer, but I never listened. I did what others dare not do--lived my dream while they watched. Unknown |
| happymama58 |
Posted - Aug 04 2006 : 08:02:24 AM
Thanks for posting this. I love her books and didn't know she had a new one!
Some people search for happiness; others create it.
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| Kelly43 |
Posted - Jul 31 2006 : 8:15:14 PM
Thanks for the report. Have asked for this one for my birthday. Keep us posted if you are still enjoying it.
Kelly |
| sleepless reader |
Posted - Jul 31 2006 : 3:53:33 PM
I like her stuff. It's just a kind, gentle read...I'll have to go online and request it from our library. Thanks for the tip :)
Sharon
Life is messy. Wear your apron! |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Jul 31 2006 : 08:35:56 AM
I love her books!! I am planning to get this one when I go up to Provo on Friday school shopping with all four kids..it will be my reward after what will be a long day I am sure!!
I can hardly wait to read it!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
| therusticcottage |
Posted - Jul 31 2006 : 08:00:21 AM
Nancy -- thanks for posting this info. I love Fannie Flagg's books!
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