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RIP Sir Terry Pratchett
"No one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away-until the clock he wound up winds down, until the wine she made has finished its ferment, until the crop they planted is harvested. The span of someone’s life, they say, is only the core of their actual existence."
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Are there presents from the USA I should ask for? I can't think
Mum is overseas, staying with her best friend at the moment. She's been gone for almost four weeks, starting in the drifts of snow in Washington D.C., moving to the warmth of Virgin Gorda, back to 8 inches of snow in one night in D.C. - and now it seems to showing the very first hints of spring. Meanwhile, here in Sydney we're just quietly roasting ( Read more... ) -
Wednesday Reading Meme - slightly belated
Slightly belated due to a 36-hour menstrual migraine. Worst migraine of any kind I've had for quite some time. I'm now in the hangover stage but I'm more affected by this wretched heat and humidity. Blegh. However, first market of the year tomorrow! I should be well enough to enjoy that. The dogs certainly will be.
What I've just finished reading
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Wednesday Reading Meme
What I've just finished reading
Underline: Greatly enjoyed; highly recommend.
Strikethrough: Did not like; do not recommend.
#Meh# It was okay; had some good points but I'm not keeping it.
Fiction - new
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak ( Read more... ) -
Wednesday Reading Meme
Let's see if I can can keep up with doing it weekly this year! I really would like to.
What I've just finished reading
Underline: Greatly enjoyed; highly recommend.
Strikethrough: Did not like; do not recommend.
#Meh# It was okay; had some good points but I'm not keeping it.
Fiction - new
Vixen in Velvet (The Dressmakers #3) by Loretta Chase ( Read more... ) -
Books of 2014
It's been so hideously hot and humid the last few days, I've felt sick to my stomach most of the time. Cool change has just come through!
Books of 2014
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Wednesday Reading Meme
Books of December
Underline: Greatly enjoyed; highly recommend.
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Wednesday Reading Meme - catch up
Books of November
Underline: Greatly enjoyed; highly recommend.
Strikethrough: Did not like; do not recommend.
#Meh# It was okay; had some good points but I'm not keeping it.
Non-fiction
The Prospect Before Her: A History of Women in Western Europe, 1500 - 1800 by Olwen H. Hufton
The Wreck of the Whaleship Essex by Owen Chase
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Wednesday Reading Meme - catch up
Books of October
Underline: Greatly enjoyed; highly recommend.
Strikethrough: Did not like; do not recommend.
#Meh# It was okay; had some good points but I'm not keeping it.
Fiction - new
Moby-Dick by Herman Melville - mobydickbigread.com (Audiobook project with varying quailty of readers. The best were superb. As for the book - dammit, Melville ( Read more... ) -
Wednesday Reading Meme - catch up
Books of September
Underline: Greatly enjoyed; highly recommend.
Strikethrough: Did not like; do not recommend.
#Meh# It was okay; had some good points but I'm not keeping it.
Non-fiction
Love and Hate in Jamestown: John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Heart of a New Nation by David A. Price
The Princes in the Tower by Alison Weir (Ooh, this pissed ( Read more... )