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knittingmom
True Blue Farmgirl
665 Posts
AnneMarie
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
665 Posts |
 Posted - May 17 2009 : 6:56:02 PM
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Right now I'm reading "Pay the Rent or Feed the Kids" by Mel Hurtig. It's about the situation of the poor in Canada specifically. It was written in 1999 but I think is just as releavant today. Very eye opening. I just find it disturbing that our society is willing to condemn the poor (i.e. "if they just had ambition", "if they weren't lazy", "if they weren't .....) When really our society is SUPPOSED to have been built on Christian principals, which as most of us know our Lord was very clear on how we are supposed to act towards the marginalized in our society (and it's not playing the blame game). Any way good book.
"There is no foot so small that it cannot leave an imprint on this world" |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - May 19 2009 : 06:56:16 AM
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The Secret Garden by Frances Hogdson Burnett (illustrated by Tasha Tudor)...I bought it for Violet's library and decided that I wanted to read it again after all these years...she's only 11 weeks old, so I know she won't mind if I borrow it!
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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JessieMae
True Blue Farmgirl
702 Posts
Jessie
Raleigh
North Carolina
USA
702 Posts |
Posted - May 19 2009 : 07:07:19 AM
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I, too, just finished "A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table" by Molly Wizenberg. I thought it was very good. I have decided to declare this summer "The Summer of Jane" and read all of Jane Austin's novels. I read "Pride and Prejudice," and loved it. Now I'm going to start on the rest!
Jessie Mae
Farmgirl Sisterhood #134 |
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NikkiBeaumont
True Blue Farmgirl
473 Posts
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Posted - May 19 2009 : 12:30:53 PM
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Oh, Jessie, I love, love, love Jane Austen! I can't pick my favorite book of hers; it would be like choosing a favorite child! I know that you will be having a very enjoyable literary summer!
Farmgirl Sister #554 |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - May 19 2009 : 12:35:10 PM
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I did that a few summers back, Jessie...enjoy Jane--Pride and Prejudice is one of my favorites. Last Summer, whilst going to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, I declared it the summer of Joyce (James, that is)....did NOT have quite the same effect!!!! Ten pages into Ulysses, I was asleep in the deck chair!
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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frannie
True Blue Farmgirl
2246 Posts
fran
bonham
texas
USA
2246 Posts |
Posted - May 19 2009 : 3:25:15 PM
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i am reading, " home cheese making" by ricki carroll and " on the couch" the autobiography of lorraine bracco. both are good. and i guess you could say i am reading "junk style" but i think i am really just referring to it.
love
frannie in texas
home of "green"crafts,
where no scrap is left behind
(http://abunnystale.wordpress.com/)
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pamcook
True Blue Farmgirl
228 Posts
Pam
Chapel Hill
NC
USA
228 Posts |
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sewgirlie
True Blue Farmgirl
1894 Posts
Sheryl-lyn
Calverton
NY
USA
1894 Posts |
Posted - May 19 2009 : 5:18:43 PM
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I am listening to The Omnivore's Dilemma with a friend once a week(Good stuff). I am reading A Homemade Life (love it!) and this summer I am reading East of Eden. This year, I did a few other Steinbeck's with my students, and they are learning a lot from them, even if they think they are a little boring.
My quilting and life blog!!
http://downtoearthliving.blogspot.com/ |
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Carrie W
Farmgirl Legend/Chapter Guru
437 Posts
Saratoga Springs
New York
USA
437 Posts |
Posted - May 19 2009 : 5:41:54 PM
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Julie-
The Thirteenth Tale is rather strange at first but stick with it...it was one of my favorite reads!!!
I'm reading "Dragonfly in Amber" which is the second book in the "Outlander" series by Diana Gabaldon. They are very long stories!
Carrie
www.totallykadeshfarm.blogspot.com
Farmgirl Sisterhood #147
Tis better to weep at joy than to joy at weeping--Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing |
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carolbrigid
True Blue Farmgirl
263 Posts
Carol
Glen Burnie
Maryland
USA
263 Posts |
Posted - May 19 2009 : 7:40:01 PM
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Hi Dutchy, My aunt just gave me a big bag of books about the Amish. I can't wait to dig into them. I love to read about the Amish, too. Any particular favorites you really enjoyed and can recommend? Thank you!
Farmgirl Hugs,
Carol
Farmgirl Sister #222
Member, Crafty Bay Farmgirl Chapter |
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C.W.
True Blue Farmgirl
101 Posts
Chelsea
Prosser
WA
USA
101 Posts |
Posted - May 26 2009 : 5:02:46 PM
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I also read Jane Austen all last summer. I love Pride and Prejudice..... all the subtle humor within her family relations just crack me up. I also really enjoy Emma.
Right now I am trying to finish 5000 Year Leap, I am on a "founding fathers" kick which will probably last most of the summer. Thomas Paine is in line, plus an economics book by Thomas Sowell.
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NikkiBeaumont
True Blue Farmgirl
473 Posts
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Posted - May 26 2009 : 6:02:26 PM
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Wow, Chelsea! That sounds like some pretty heavy reading! I'm impressed!
Farmgirl Sister #554 |
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C.W.
True Blue Farmgirl
101 Posts
Chelsea
Prosser
WA
USA
101 Posts |
Posted - May 26 2009 : 7:45:51 PM
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| Ha Ha...don't be, lately I have just had this huge desire to learn. I am trying to soak up everything at once, and at the same time am regretting that I didn't pay more attention in school, or diversify my studies in college. Mary Jane and Farmgirls are part of it. I was never taught these skills growing up, other then having horses; no other parts of my life were farm related. No garden, canning, sewing, ect. Now it is like I am trying to make up for lost time. |
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CherryMeDarlin
True Blue Farmgirl
602 Posts
Cherry
Odenville
AL
USA
602 Posts |
Posted - May 26 2009 : 9:25:15 PM
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Chelsea, I understand what you mean! Certain things are just so much more fascinating to me now than they were when I was a teen-ager.
I'm reading Barbara Kingsolver now myself, Prodigal Summer. I love all the facts she weaves into her narrative. Nikki, I'd love to borrow Animal, Vegetable, Miracle from you one day. I looked for it on Paperbackswap and no one had it. After I finished Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, I had the strongest desire to go to Italy and Indonesia! And is Cumberland Island in GA or SC? I know of an island off the coast of SC that still has wild horses. Is it the same one?
I have a stack of Virginia Woolf I intend to dig into this summer. Anyone else get on these kicks where you MUST read everything one particular author has written, back to back?
~~Cherry~~
http://cherrymedarlin.blogspot.com
"A thing is as simple or as complicated as you make it." --TT Murphy |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - May 26 2009 : 9:37:44 PM
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Oh I love Barbara Kingsolver too Cherry. I think I have read all her books now. I think. LOVE them. Started a long time ago with Bean Trees.
I am reading Sister's Choice by Emilie Richards right now. Very good so far.. I have liked the Shanendoah Quilt series alot.
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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NikkiBeaumont
True Blue Farmgirl
473 Posts
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Posted - May 27 2009 : 04:53:45 AM
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Chelsea, that is so cool because it is the same with me. All of a sudden I want to know everything and life is so fascinating. MaryJane really is the one who spurred me to adventure and learning about my surroundings and wanting to be more involved in the feeding and caring of myself and my family. It is all connected!
Cherry, I can't believe that they don't have AVM on the swap. Probably cause no one is willing to give it up. HA! I just returned it to the library, but I am going to get my own copy and when I do, you can borrow it! Cumberland Island is off the coast of Georgia. I can't wait to go there. I wanted to do it last year when we visited my sister but it is difficult to set everything up, you have to make reservations, ride the ferry, and lug everything that you will need with you since there are no stores and no vehicles. We ended up going to Jacksonville, Fernandina, Amelia Island, and Jekyll Island. Jekyll Island was my favorite because we rented a four-person buggy that you peddle. We peddled that rickety contraption all over that island and were so loud and obnoxiously having fun, I am sure people just knew that we were from Alabama. HA!
Jenny, I have never read any of Barbara Kingsolver's other books. Glad to see that you endorse all of them. Now I know that I can't go wrong with any of Barbara's books!
Farmgirl Sister #554 |
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country roads
True Blue Farmgirl
443 Posts
Melissa
Shinglehouse
Pa
USA
443 Posts |
Posted - May 27 2009 : 05:09:43 AM
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Right now I am reading Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich. Her books are sooooo funny! I wish I had more time in the day to sit and read.
Take care, Melissa.
Farmgirl # 352
~Think happy thoughts~ |
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nitere
True Blue Farmgirl
482 Posts
Amy
Hickory
NC
USA
482 Posts |
Posted - May 27 2009 : 06:20:22 AM
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I just finished Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks. It is set in a small English village in which the plague ravages. The story is told through the eyes of one of the women in the village. It was wonderfully written. Her descriptions were very vivid (although sometimes disturbing in parts).
I also just finished Summer on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber. If you have read the others in that series, you will not be disappointed with this one. It is just as good as the others.
Those are two extremely different books. I try to have an even rotation of serious and light reading. Now, what to read next. Hmm...
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Suzan
True Blue Farmgirl
659 Posts
suzanne
duncannon
pa
USA
659 Posts |
Posted - May 27 2009 : 06:48:09 AM
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| Just got Persian Pickle Club from paperbackswap after a recommendation from here, started it last evening and enjoying it! I usually read really heavy psychological murder stuff so this is a nice change. |
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countrykatgirly
True Blue Farmgirl
186 Posts
Hallie
Jordan
NY
USA
186 Posts |
Posted - May 27 2009 : 09:27:20 AM
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I am getting ready to start One Month to Live by Kerry and Chris Shook. Fiction-wise I've been working my way through a big stack of Linda Lael Miller books. I love her woman characters; they are strong in their own right. I have to pick up two of MaryJane' books at the library this week.
“It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.”
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Edited by - countrykatgirly on May 27 2009 09:28:53 AM |
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Celticheart
True Blue Farmgirl
811 Posts
Marcia
WA
USA
811 Posts |
Posted - May 27 2009 : 9:42:56 PM
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So Chelsea, I read The 5000 Year Leap too. What did you think? I want to live in that country....the country the founding fathers created.
It's not about being perfect, but enjoying what you do. Set aside time to be creative.
Robyn Pandolph
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vintagediva1
True Blue Farmgirl
1251 Posts
Michele
Brighton
Michigan
USA
1251 Posts |
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Michigan Girl in TX
True Blue Farmgirl
85 Posts
Kristi
Cottonwood Shores
TX
USA
85 Posts |
Posted - May 29 2009 : 7:34:28 PM
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I usually read cozy mysteries... that is my genre! But, I started reading my daughters Harry Potter books and I am hooked! I am over half done with the 5th book. I always liked the movies, but the books are even better!
~Kristi
Farmgirl #474
"Grown men may learn from very little children, for the hearts of little children are pure, and, therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things which older people miss" ~Black Elk |
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - May 31 2009 : 12:53:25 PM
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Cherry - I totally do that - have to read all of one author that is, I don't know what it is. Then there are books I re-read so I end up re-reading everything by the one author - Prodigal Summer is on my re-read list for this summer, I too love how much information there is in that book.
I am currently re-reading The Persian Pickle Club, just read Garden Spells which I liked a lot. Next up is the Education of Little Tree
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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countrykatgirly
True Blue Farmgirl
186 Posts
Hallie
Jordan
NY
USA
186 Posts |
Posted - Jun 01 2009 : 07:19:51 AM
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Shoot the Moon by Billie Letts. I love her books.
“It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.”
--Laura Ingalls Wilder |
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