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Reading Room:  What are you reading now?  |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
 Posted - Aug 16 2009 : 7:21:28 PM
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Jenny, yes! I loved Sea Glass, too. my daughter got me into the Kingsbury series about the Baxter family, and I am really enjoying the books!
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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CherryMeDarlin
True Blue Farmgirl
602 Posts
Cherry
Odenville
AL
USA
602 Posts |
Posted - Aug 20 2009 : 12:27:51 PM
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Just finished The Diva Runs Out of Thyme by Krista Davis and LOVED it! Cute, fun, quick read and there are lots of decorating tips and recipes woven through-out the story with a recipe section at the back of book! I highly recommend it.
Now I've started Michael Crichton, State of Fear. Glen Beck recommended it on his show one day. He claimed that it's pertinent to what's going on in our country today. Hmmmmm......this one might just make me mad. But we'll see!
~~Cherry~~
http://cherrymedarlin.blogspot.com
www.cherrymedarlin.etsy.com
"A thing is as simple or as complicated as you make it." --TT Murphy |
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sewgirlie
True Blue Farmgirl
1894 Posts
Sheryl-lyn
Calverton
NY
USA
1894 Posts |
Posted - Aug 21 2009 : 06:20:08 AM
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I just finished Whistling in the Dark and it was so very good!! I loved the little girls who were the main characters. Before that, I read Prayers for Sale which was excellent too. Jenny, I have a few books to send your way this week. Thanks for sharing Prayers with me. Loved it!
My quilting and life blog!!
http://downtoearthliving.blogspot.com/ |
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
2099 Posts |
Posted - Aug 21 2009 : 08:21:41 AM
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I just read Cold Comfort Farm. What a funny book! If you like Jane Austen for her austere and satirical side, you'll like this. I think I've finally got my mil sussed out too...she thinks she's Celie from The Color Purple, but really she's Aunt Ada Doom! I love the line about how "people like Aunt Ada Doom will mess up your stamp collection, or whatever, and then spend the rest of their life atoning for it. But really you'd rather just have your stamp collection."
I'm also reading the Seamus Heaney translation of Beowulf. I found a battered copy in the road on the way to church Sunday. |
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AmethystRose
True Blue Farmgirl
254 Posts
Rosemary
Huntingdon
PA
USA
254 Posts |
Posted - Aug 21 2009 : 9:33:35 PM
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Amie, look for the film of Cold Comfort Farm, starring Kate Beckinsale. It never fails to make my day better.
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sewgirlie
True Blue Farmgirl
1894 Posts
Sheryl-lyn
Calverton
NY
USA
1894 Posts |
Posted - Aug 28 2009 : 4:54:49 PM
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I am reading East of Eden now!! WOW!! I saw the miniseries with Jane Seymore when I was a teen and can still picture her face as I read the book. It is awesome!!
When I go back to work, I am going to get Cold Comfort Farm. It looks so good!
My quilting and life blog!!
http://downtoearthliving.blogspot.com/ |
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Celticheart
True Blue Farmgirl
811 Posts
Marcia
WA
USA
811 Posts |
Posted - Aug 29 2009 : 2:06:10 PM
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I just finished Still Life with Elephant. I loved it.
It's not about being perfect, but enjoying what you do. Set aside time to be creative.
Robyn Pandolph
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Old Spirit
True Blue Farmgirl
1498 Posts
Rae
MN
1498 Posts |
Posted - Aug 29 2009 : 2:34:29 PM
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I am reading Forgiven by Shelley Shepard Gray, second in the series Sisters of the Heart. It is an Amish story and very good.
Rae
Farm Girl #647
...those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles:...
Isaiah 40:31
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sewgirlie
True Blue Farmgirl
1894 Posts
Sheryl-lyn
Calverton
NY
USA
1894 Posts |
Posted - Aug 29 2009 : 3:16:02 PM
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I love Amish books too. I think I have read some by that author...maybe the same ones you are reading. They are relaxing to read.
My quilting and life blog!!
http://downtoearthliving.blogspot.com/ |
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
2474 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
2474 Posts |
Posted - Aug 29 2009 : 9:55:53 PM
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Hi gals: If you like to read try this book: "Little Heathens" by Mildred Armstrong Kalish. It's about hard times, high spirits on an Iowa farm during the great depression. It was one of the 10 best books of the year in the New York Times in 2007. It is a great book; funny, sad and rewarding. It is a must read! Enjoy.
Bonnie Ellis
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
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CherryMeDarlin
True Blue Farmgirl
602 Posts
Cherry
Odenville
AL
USA
602 Posts |
Posted - Sep 01 2009 : 06:04:29 AM
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Wow. Finished State of Fear by Michael Crichton. And...wow. I understand why Glen Beck recommended it now and I, too, recommend it. And it did kind of make me mad. Crichton really did his research on this one. In a nutshell, it's about global warming. The facts are staggering. The message is frightening. Yet, it's also hopeful. I don't want to give too much away in case anyone wants to read it. I'd hate to spoil it. But it is a very conversation worthy book.
Now...what shall I pick up next?
~~Cherry~~
http://cherrymedarlin.blogspot.com
www.cherrymedarlin.etsy.com
"A thing is as simple or as complicated as you make it." --TT Murphy |
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homemom
True Blue Farmgirl
1593 Posts
Ruth
Warwick
RI
USA
1593 Posts |
Posted - Sep 01 2009 : 10:19:20 AM
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I am currently reading Julia Child's My Life in France. I love it. She is too funny. I have a couple of other books on my to read list. I also posted a bunch of pics on my blog of what I've been reading and perusing.
Bonnie~that book sounds good. I will have to see if my library has it.
Ruth
 Living the farm life in my heart.
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Ruth
http://farmgirlinmyheart.blogspot.com |
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Firemama
True Blue Farmgirl
1731 Posts
Amanda
Medical Lake
WA
USA
1731 Posts |
Posted - Sep 01 2009 : 10:47:33 AM
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Shelter Me , by Juliette Fay. I just finished it and cant wait until she writes her next
Mama to 2
FarmGirl# 20
People can only make you feel inferior with your permission, and you dont have my permission......
Dont let the chain of love end with you.....
http://myfarmdreams.blogspot.com/
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4427 Posts
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Posted - Sep 01 2009 : 11:11:40 AM
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Anne of Green Gables :) !!! Still in book one though. Also have book 2 thanks to a very very sweet MJF friend 
And also am reading a Jane Austin novel. I always read more than one book at the time 
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4427 Posts
4427 Posts |
Posted - Sep 01 2009 : 11:14:01 AM
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I too love books about the Amish. Rae I will have to look online to see what that is about. Thanks for recommending them.:)
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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Old Spirit
True Blue Farmgirl
1498 Posts
Rae
MN
1498 Posts |
Posted - Sep 01 2009 : 11:25:38 AM
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Marian
Will be sending your magazine package out soon. Anne of Green Gables is great, I love the movie!!!
Rae
Farm Girl #647
...those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles:...
Isaiah 40:31
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13621 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13621 Posts |
Posted - Sep 04 2009 : 10:17:06 AM
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My Bible!!
I am following a read-the-Bible in a year schedule available from the Navigators Ministry. It's great . . . and keeps me reading the Bible.
Right now, with summer and gardening, farmers market, another full-time job, etc., etc. . . . well, I don't find the time to read.
If I sit down with a book at night . . . well, I'm so pooped, I fall asleep??
However, I do manage to read my MJF magazines!!!!
CJ
...from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665 |
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sewgirlie
True Blue Farmgirl
1894 Posts
Sheryl-lyn
Calverton
NY
USA
1894 Posts |
Posted - Sep 05 2009 : 3:44:54 PM
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I am reading the Bible again too. Last year I did the Charles Stanley year-long reading. That was good!! Now I am reading another one that you read a little each day and it gets explained with a daily devotional for women. I like reading it a little each day too. Keeps me in there.
Just finished East of Eden too. That was just so good. What a great book. I am thinking about Cannery Row next.
My quilting and life blog!!
http://downtoearthliving.blogspot.com/ |
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Denali
Farmgirl at Heart
7 Posts
Denali
Troy
Idaho
USA
7 Posts |
Posted - Sep 07 2009 : 11:15:12 PM
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Too Many...I have the bad habit of starting a new book before finishing the old one .
I love book groups and am in a Jane Austin book group right now. We just finished Emma and are starting through Persuasion! I think Pride & Prejudice or Mansfield Park are my favorite.
Has anyone read "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" by Max Shulman? It's a great book for laughs.
"The dedicated life is the life worth living. You must give with your whole heart."
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Old Spirit
True Blue Farmgirl
1498 Posts
Rae
MN
1498 Posts |
Posted - Sep 08 2009 : 03:02:50 AM
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I am almost done with my year read of Bible. I did a Billy Graham type thing. Got a little waylaid this summer but now will get back on course.
Rae
Farm Girl #647
...those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles:...
Isaiah 40:31
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6784 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
6784 Posts |
Posted - Sep 08 2009 : 12:59:47 PM
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Denali, I love Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, and Persuasion. You should watch the movies of them there so good! Although get the newer ones. The old ones are not as good.
Maggie |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Sep 08 2009 : 1:10:32 PM
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David Sedaris, "When you are engulfed in flames" Very funny. In a dark, snide, David Sedaris sortof way :)
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
2099 Posts |
Posted - Sep 08 2009 : 1:20:16 PM
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| I just got a large stack of musty old books from a friend. She just bought a house and it came with a whole book-lined room in the basement. Too bad about the smell, but I'm hoping to get it out. I hear that you can remove musty odor by putting the books in a sealed container (like a storage tub) with baking soda, kitty litter, or charcoal briquets. |
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sewgirlie
True Blue Farmgirl
1894 Posts
Sheryl-lyn
Calverton
NY
USA
1894 Posts |
Posted - Sep 09 2009 : 5:57:56 PM
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I just started Mrs. Mike. It's a nice, quiet kind of book about Canada and the wilderness for a young couple.
My quilting and life blog!!
http://downtoearthliving.blogspot.com/ |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Sep 10 2009 : 10:13:52 PM
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Sheryl-lyn...thank you so much!! The package arrived today..just as I was finishing the book I was reading. I was desperate for a new book..and now I have 3 new ones to read! You are awesome!!! They all look good too!! The library called right after the mail came to tell me that FINALLY Time Traveler's Wife was there for me too...so I am set for books this week. I started the Promise of Lumby one first and love it so far..I am about 5 chapters in.
Thanks for making my day!!!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
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 |
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