Greg’s Comments (group member since Jul 02, 2014)

Greg’s comments from the All About Books group.

In Seattle for my niece's birthday .. loved reading the bedtime stories to my niece and nephew! They asked for a Clifford book for first story and The Color Monster: A Pop-Up Book of Feelings for the second one. It just warmed my heart! :)

Pink wrote: "Greg, I had the same thing happen with eggs a couple of years ago. I'd always eaten them, but after having a few episodes of being sick I realised I wasn't tolerating them any more. I don't eat the..."

Good to hear I'm not the only one Pink! .. though I wish you didn't have the problem :)

Diane S ☔ wrote: "Greg, I'll take the 18th."

Great! Thanks Diane! :)

Joan wrote: "I didn’t want to be too depressing when I posted it, but I had in mind those poor little children who were shot in The First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs. I thought it was the sort of poem ..."

That makes sense Joan - I like that idea of posting a poem children could enjoy too in their memory.

It's so hard and unimaginable to think of children going through what those children did. No matter how dark things got, I don't see how anyone could do what that gunman or the one in Sandy Hook did :(

Chinook wrote: "I finished listening to Sir Gawain and the Green Knoight, translation by Armitage and narrated by Bill Wallis after seeing someone here recommend it. It was a four star for me."

Just bought this on Joan's recommendation - good to hear Chinook! :)

Pam wrote: "I "acquired" 3 books from the library yesterday.
1- I started Time Travel: A History which helps me finish my Around the Year in 52 books challenge. Being a SF fan, I had to read t..."

Orfeo sounds very intriguing Pam!

Esther wrote: "Chrissie wrote: "Esther wrote: "You would think but it took a persimmon making me so sick I nearly didn't..."

What is it in persimmons that cause this reaction in you???? Is it a particular substa..."

I like the Japanese persimmon Esther - it's wonderful the variety of fruits and produce that can be gotten these days!

I am suddenly sensitive to eggs these days - so weird! Well I guess as long as I can find some things my body handles that I can enjoy, it isn't so bad.

Chrissie wrote: "We have snow and it is not melting! It is so pretty and lightens the darkness.

Yesterday I tried raking and had difficulty loosening what was frozen onto the ground.

My grandson really had me l..."

Your grandson sounds delightful Chrissie! It must be wonderful to have him there!

Angela M wrote: "I’m with you Joan . I could give up alcohol but not chocolate!"

Me either, Joan and Angela! :)

dely wrote: "Here it's nearly 8 am and I'm waiting for the mall to open so I go for some grocery shopping. Monday my sister will arrive and she will stay here for 10 days. She turns 50 and she wants to celebrate it here with me, without husband or children. Sometimes also a wife/mother needs some peace :D..."

Happy birthday to your sister dely! Have fun!!

I love the idea of her animal menagerie! When I was a young lad, I desperately wanted to live in a cabin in the woods with many animals, including a giraffe. That seemed like it would be heaven! :)

Diane S ☔ wrote: "Very cold here today. We are waiting for baby, my youngest daughter is due within ten days and we are all anxious to meet baby Rue."

Hope you all had a great time with baby Rue despite the cold, Diane!

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December 4 - Alannah
December 11 - Gill
December 18 - Diane
December 25 - Heather

Gill wrote: "Unfortunately I completely missed the last Monday in October sorry about that! I'll get round to it as soon as I can,"

No problem Gill!

Gill wrote: "Well, I'll be 2 weeks latr! But my poem that was meant to be added on October will be actually added today or tomorrow!"

Just add it whenever you can Gill! We'll all enjoy it whenever you get around to it.

I had a rough day at work the past couple days and have not been checking Facebook messenger, Facebook, or barely even Goodreads. But I'll respond soon. :)

Marina wrote: "Anyone remember when I said my ex was going to send me back my whole lot of books? Well, forget it. It's now been two months since he wrote me that, and I give up all hope. I'm very angry and sad b..."

So sorry Marina - how exasperating!!!

Joan wrote: "Greg, well said. I just finished listening to David Suchet reading The Book of Job from the Bible - it too is about deciding how you will respond to provocation, why good people suffer and how can ..."

Job is written so poetically too Joan - beautifully written. I would love to hear that with Suchet reading!

Terri wrote: "Something to make you smile: a link to the 2017 finalists for the best comedy in nature photo:

http://digg.com/2017/funny-animal-pho..."

Oh my gosh, I loved this Terri!!! The seal picture in particular was hilarious!

Joan wrote: "I hope you all enjoy this poem as much as I do.
The Chad Mitchell Trio performs it very cleverly - I think it will make you smile.
https://youtu.be/axPaGP1UEqc"

A very fun poem and a great performance link too! Thanks Joan! :)

David wrote: "Hmm... that should have said “Love that cat but I’m glad he lives in Russia and not at my house.”"

Haha David! The cat is fairly naughty, isn't he? :)

Loved chapter 14, so wonderfully eerie this haunting of Rimsky!

In chapter 15, I can strongly see criticism of the real conditions at that time in Russia .. this aggressive pursuit of people with hidden valuables and foreign currency, the coercive interviews. I bet this is one of the chapters the Soviets suppressed when it was first published!

I've quite enjoyed chapters 12-15, hope it continues! But I'm also still eagerly hoping for a return to the ancient Rome of chapter 2 - don't tell me the answer, but I'm finding myself wondering if at any point Bulgakov will go back to this thread???