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MrsTracy
True Blue Farmgirl
145 Posts
Tracy
Beaufort
South Carolina
USA
145 Posts |
 Posted - Apr 30 2013 : 05:53:17 AM
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This board has so many wonderful sub-catagories that I may have over looked this but I was wondering if there is a dedicated book club forum? I know that there's one in the Sisterhood section but I don't have membership or even a local chapter (I emailed and never got a response).
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britchickny
True Blue Farmgirl
1048 Posts
Angie
Port Orange
Florida
1048 Posts |
Posted - Apr 30 2013 : 5:36:06 PM
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I don't think so Tracy. Did you have an idea for a book club or hoping to join one?
ANGIE
"Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance" JUDE 1:2
http://www.pinkroomponderings.blogspot.com/
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - Apr 30 2013 : 7:11:27 PM
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A book club sounds like fun to me too.
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
Mary Oliver |
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britchickny
True Blue Farmgirl
1048 Posts
Angie
Port Orange
Florida
1048 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2013 : 02:52:34 AM
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Susan, I noticed your tag line as I have just recently "discovered" Mary Oliver. Is there a book of her work that you could recommend?
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Originally posted by Cindy Lou
A book club sounds like fun to me too.
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
Mary Oliver
ANGIE
"Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance" JUDE 1:2
http://www.pinkroomponderings.blogspot.com/
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MrsTracy
True Blue Farmgirl
145 Posts
Tracy
Beaufort
South Carolina
USA
145 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2013 : 4:29:34 PM
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I'd LOVE to do a book club!! I'm up for it if anyone else would like to join in...?!
Aspiring Titus II and Proverbs 31 Lady. |
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2013 : 8:37:43 PM
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Angie,
Honestly I only know about Mary Oliver from a few poems and quotations I've found. A real favorite is one poem, called Wild Geese.
Tracy and Angie do you have a suggestion? If it isn't at the local library I'd need a few days to come up with a copy. I'm pretty open to most any kind of book.
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
Mary Oliver |
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - May 03 2013 : 06:50:30 AM
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There's a thread called farmgirl's bookshelf that might have some good ideas.
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
Mary Oliver |
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britchickny
True Blue Farmgirl
1048 Posts
Angie
Port Orange
Florida
1048 Posts |
Posted - May 03 2013 : 08:44:09 AM
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I have never particpated in a book group before (even though i read voraciously!)
Tracy, Cindy, what do you think?
Should we do some digging over the weekend and come back with ideas on Sunday evening maybe?
ANGIE
"Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance" JUDE 1:2
http://www.pinkroomponderings.blogspot.com/
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - May 03 2013 : 08:51:28 AM
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Sounds good to me. I'd like to start soon. When things drag on to long they often don't happen at all!
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
Mary Oliver |
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MayFay
True Blue Farmgirl
73 Posts
Stephanie
MO
USA
73 Posts |
Posted - May 03 2013 : 08:53:24 AM
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britchickny
True Blue Farmgirl
1048 Posts
Angie
Port Orange
Florida
1048 Posts |
Posted - May 03 2013 : 08:57:00 AM
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Mayfay-you are welcome to read with us!! (make sure you subscribe to this topic so that you don't miss anything!)
Yes Cindy, I agree-gotta strike while the iron is hot.
ANGIE
"Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance" JUDE 1:2
http://www.pinkroomponderings.blogspot.com/
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coaloha
True Blue Farmgirl
502 Posts
Pam
USA
502 Posts |
Posted - May 04 2013 : 7:44:05 PM
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I've been in a couple of email book clubs where one person is the "leader" and puts together the email list. Members take turns coming up with a book for that month and post some discussion questions. The everyone emails the entire group with questions and comments. This has worked well in the online book clubs I've been in. It would be fun to have a farmgirl book club.
Pam
Farmgirl #1075 |
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - May 05 2013 : 07:36:20 AM
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Pam,
That sounds like a workable plan. I could put together an e-mail list, but would like someone else to do the first book anyway. Would you be willing to do the first discussion plan, Pam, if that is OK with Angie and Tracy too? I'm sure that is easier if the person doing it can choose the book.
Tracy, Angie, anyone else interested,
Do we want to place some guidelines for book choice? For me most anything is good; farmgirl focus, fiction, mysteries, biographies,poetry, most anything except please no werewolves!
Do the rest of you have certain favorite types or no-no's?
Do we want timelines or a group name?
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
Mary Oliver |
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britchickny
True Blue Farmgirl
1048 Posts
Angie
Port Orange
Florida
1048 Posts |
Posted - May 05 2013 : 09:33:59 AM
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Pam, I like the idea you shared.
Susan, I am fine with doing it this way.
I am open to any type of book except true crime. (I enjoy reading to escape the yucky stuff going on in the world)
(I have a large reading wish list  if ideas are needed)
(Susan, i just bought one of Mary Oliver's books of poetry this weekend. I'm looking forward to delving into it. she is a prolific writer!)
ANGIE
"Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance" JUDE 1:2
http://www.pinkroomponderings.blogspot.com/
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MayFay
True Blue Farmgirl
73 Posts
Stephanie
MO
USA
73 Posts |
Posted - May 05 2013 : 11:36:31 AM
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I am familiar with Pam's format, so it's not a problem for me. I don't think I have anything topic-wise that I would have a problem with.
Stephanie
Farmgirl Sister #5093 |
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - May 05 2013 : 8:30:53 PM
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Glad you are here Stephanie!
Angie, I just noticed we are both at 919 posts. What a coincidence!
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
Mary Oliver |
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rschaaf
True Blue Farmgirl
174 Posts
Renee
Wooster
Ohio
USA
174 Posts |
Posted - May 06 2013 : 10:21:41 AM
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i am an avid reader and found this post...did ya'll decide anymore? i agree about no werewolves, or vampires either. mind if i join in?
"There is beauty, there is grace, in my peaceful country place!"
See what I'm up to at: http://www.lifeonctfarm.blogspot.com |
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britchickny
True Blue Farmgirl
1048 Posts
Angie
Port Orange
Florida
1048 Posts |
Posted - May 06 2013 : 10:28:01 AM
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ha-ha! That's too weird!
Um, anyone interested in reading this one? It just came out in paperback.
Wild by Cheryl Strayed.
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Originally posted by Cindy Lou
Glad you are here Stephanie!
Angie, I just noticed we are both at 919 posts. What a coincidence!
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
Mary Oliver
ANGIE
"Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance" JUDE 1:2
http://www.pinkroomponderings.blogspot.com/
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britchickny
True Blue Farmgirl
1048 Posts
Angie
Port Orange
Florida
1048 Posts |
Posted - May 06 2013 : 10:31:39 AM
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Hi Renee! Come on in! The more the merrier!
(Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss any of the fun!)
We're still working out the details.
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Originally posted by rschaaf
i am an avid reader and found this post...did ya'll decide anymore? i agree about no werewolves, or vampires either. mind if i join in?
"There is beauty, there is grace, in my peaceful country place!"
See what I'm up to at: http://www.lifeonctfarm.blogspot.com
ANGIE
"Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance" JUDE 1:2
http://www.pinkroomponderings.blogspot.com/
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - May 07 2013 : 09:05:13 AM
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I've contacted the people who have posted here about getting together email addresses and will share the list with you when its done. If you are just reading the posts here and want to join in too, and haven't figured out some of the little stuff, you can get an email link to me by clicking on my Farmgirl name in blue on the left of this post.
I'm getting excited. Lets get this going!
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
Mary Oliver |
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britchickny
True Blue Farmgirl
1048 Posts
Angie
Port Orange
Florida
1048 Posts |
Posted - May 07 2013 : 09:42:27 AM
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Cindy, i got your e-mail and tried to reply but it bounced back.I will e-mail you directly from here.quote:
Originally posted by Cindy Lou
I've contacted the people who have posted here about getting together email addresses and will share the list with you when its done. If you are just reading the posts here and want to join in too, and haven't figured out some of the little stuff, you can get an email link to me by clicking on my Farmgirl name in blue on the left of this post.
I'm getting excited. Lets get this going!
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
Mary Oliver
ANGIE
"Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance" JUDE 1:2
http://www.pinkroomponderings.blogspot.com/
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - May 07 2013 : 1:17:03 PM
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Oooops! My email address changed and I forgot to fix it here! Sorry.
I just updated and tested it, so its good to go. You can just click on my Farmgirl name on this thread for a link, but I'll try to resend the messages if I don't hear from you tonight.
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
Mary Oliver |
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MrsTracy
True Blue Farmgirl
145 Posts
Tracy
Beaufort
South Carolina
USA
145 Posts |
Posted - May 07 2013 : 6:39:58 PM
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Hey Cindy, I got your email and mine bounced back also. I've been MIA watching the littles this weekend. Just got back on my computer this evening.
I am pretty open to anything as long as it's not vampires, and 50 Shades of Crap!
I love classics, books by Jan Karon, English mysteries (country manor stuff) historical fiction as a start.
Gosh I'm excited!
Aspiring Titus II and Proverbs 31 Lady. |
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - May 10 2013 : 5:47:16 PM
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Hi Tracy,
Sorry about the e-mail glitch. It was my fault, I had changed addresses last fall and hadn't updated my info here. It's fixed now. I've gotten the other email addresses, as soon as I get yours I can send each a list so we can have that part settled.
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
Mary Oliver |
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - May 12 2013 : 6:47:32 PM
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Let's get this show on the road!
I've gotten the addresses except for Pam's. Anyone else interested can let me know and I'll add them as well.
So..... What needs to be set up?
1. Do we want to propose choices and vote on a book?
2. Do we just want to have each of us choose a book when we are the leader?
and rotate that around?
3. So far we are eliminating werewolves, vampires, Seven shades of Gray, and true crime stories. That leaves a lot of possibilities.
4. Does someone want to go first as book leader? If not, I could just toss the names in a hat and draw them out.
Anything else that we need to think about before starting?
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
Mary Oliver |
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rschaaf
True Blue Farmgirl
174 Posts
Renee
Wooster
Ohio
USA
174 Posts |
Posted - May 12 2013 : 9:04:56 PM
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how do people feel about harlequin-type romances or that sort of explicitness? the only reason i ask is ive noticed some people with bible verses in their taglines and wondered what the "comfort zone" is out there regarding that genre or adult themes... personally i prefer Christian fiction, but i dont want to be a debbie downer to the group because of that. it does limit the selections of what i feel comfortable reading...thoughts?
"There is beauty, there is grace, in my peaceful country place!"
See what I'm up to at: http://www.lifeonctfarm.blogspot.com |
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