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That is probably the right sentence. I am not concerned about knowing exactly who your translator is but your different version answers my question. Books are redone from time to time: good. Let us know if your translation seems clunky. My version is readable. It is mainly this uncle whom I find no reason to like. I hope we ditch him soon and that like the film, we follow the protagonist.

I got stung by wasps six times yesterday. They are under my back makeshift porch! We use four light plastic platforms with grids laid on the grass instead and they fly up through there. After one sting picking rhubarb, I got the second and third pulling out a platform to see where the wasp nest was. We would rather not kill them. I dressed myself up with rubber boots, a head net, and mitts and dug into a shovelful quickly, then ran to throw it in the forest. Number three was a light bite on my hand on the way back.

That one dig shows us where the main nest is and I would like to shovel it out at night. Ron wants to leave it for the summer and clear it out when the wasps exit it in the fall but I got the three worst bites sneaking to the side to pull a couple of weeds, before Ron put the grid back after he was home. I told him I don't want this threat.

If we wait until they are asleep and chop the back of a large root behind the nest, that should make it easy to scoop out, in a second motion if necessary. If they stay asleep we can make both moves, or wait another night to scoop out the nest. I don't mind working in stages and getting it done. But my right leg and ankle have had enough, thank you very much and I will be covered even at night. The pain is gone but I am itchy.

Let us know what the internet problem was, what kind you have, and how it was fixed. Trouble-shooting solutions are good to know as a future reference.

I am at chapter 9 in our novel. Things began to get interesting when they reached Iceland. Now the intrigue should be great. I did not like to hear about burning books because Iceland disliked someone's character and that seems like a flub. They are initially described as a people who love education and pass around books so much, that they don't see the library for years.

Is it clear to either of you, why the uncle sought this book? My copy appears to have no context to build interest. He suddenly has a book with a piece of paper inside, from this famed scientist. Was he the author, or merely the writer that paper?

There is a lot of information needed to understand the picture. It makes sense to ensure that Monarch caterpillars and their milkweed are protected and I would be wary of interrupting their process by moving them or their chrysallis, although I am glad you know what to do. I think I asked somewhere else what else they can eat but if not, that is a question we wonder.

At one time, you said their only predators are ants and didn't explain why you put chrysallis you find in your garden, onto a pail of grass on your porch. But whatever the reason, that seems a safe enough place from which to hatch.

Then you said you bring caterpillars inside and put them outside before they build a chrysallis. Do you grow milkweed indoors, or pick leaves for them? Do you estimate the number of days before caterpillars would build chrysallis?

Next, you write of chrysallis inside the house. We are missing details. Surely indoor chrysallis lay in an enclosure, so hatched Monarched are not lost in a house! If you explain these various details and decisions, I will get the picture. I sure do share in your excitement of seeing these babies being born and wish them God speed, on their trip!

I understand, Kerri. You are caught up on everything, except a nice orientation recap I made for you in the topic "Star Trek - Old". There is so much to talk about in shows and films that I have a "Star Trek - New" category too.

I have no doubt of loving this book but don't find the translation good. Perhaps it is because I know English and French, such as which expressions are screwed up but a few places would sound clunky to a plain English speaker too. Two observations occurred to me. I see that translations are best left to native speakers of the language receiving the translation. If French were the weaker language, as it is for us Anglophones; it suffices to understand what the writer was getting at and to make the output language superb. I sense that the translator of my 1966 copy was primarily French, grasping for an English output that is very readable but off in places.

Secondly: is it the same translation for all of us, or do others revise classics from time to time? I would be interested in knowing the chapter and paragraph of odd turns of phrase you find, just until we know if we have the same version. Also name the publisher and date of your editions. I know a little about translating. Skill or deficiency is nothing to do with the age of a book.

There is a word of which I have never heard! Does it mean a translator was fantastic in English, or is it the sign of using a dictionary and hitting upon never-used vocabulary? My Scholastic Books version gives no translator information, nor even the original publishing date and name. How about this adjective of page 9: "irrefragable proof"!

Thank you for that detail, Leeanne. I see it was not translated in English until 1871. Now for the original title, which I like to include in my reviews.... I am finished Clive Cussler's second novel. Set your engines to 1864, ladies! I am ready to begin: "Voyage Au Centre De La Terre"!

Yes, I figure we might as well start in a couple of days. You and Kerry have books in progress too. It took a long time to find the second volume of Clive Cussler's huge series. Then I found out he died just after I finished the first, in February.

I have a good feeling about Jules Verne too, Leeanne. Even better that a sneak preview tells you so for certain! It occurs to me that if he is French: are his classic works from French, translated into English and other languages?

Yes, Swallowtails are a beautiful yellow. I saw my first gorgeous Morning Cloak on a short hike in Ontario, whose name Ron told me. I believe I saw her at the same time as our second Monarch hastily hatched at home. It was like she was sending a message: "I am ready to go already and know you had wanted to see me". :)

I am sorry about flooding. I hope the debris is only tree branch type debris and no destruction. I love seagulls! I only see them in city parking lots or at a beach like we did in Ontario; both rare occasions for me. We still need rain. We got a little yesterday morning but not any that was expecting last night.

Thank goodness Ron bought a really good sprinkler and he is going to work with it right now. Our gardens are in different sections of our properties. He had watered two of the house flowerbeds last night and I do the flowerboxes, hangingbaskets, and herb pots by hand. I have transplanted Sumac Trees to baby too. The tadpoles and minnows were well watered yesterday, so we have time to use our hose with the sprinkler first this morning.

Kerri: you saw all updates, right? My main one is message #14, in which I mention getting to see a newborn Monarch butterfly! :)

I am finished "The Dog Who Rescues Cats": what an important story! I want to read "The Mediterranean Caper" right away and not only because it took a long time to obtain this sequel. I have learned that Clive Cussler died on February 25, days after I finished his first novel this year! It will mean a lot to jump into my perfect paperback acquistition. It is timely to polish off the two books each of you are reading.

I make progress on one book at a time and will likely finish the great true story "The Dog Who Rescues Cats" tonight. I am tired enough to get right to it, after a day trip and hike. I might be tempted to dive into "The Mediterranean Caper" afterwards. You see, Clive Cussler has millions of water books like those but to read Jules Verne's famous stories are few and special. I'll see how far I get. In the language of the author: I bid both of you bonne nuit et bonnes reves! ~Carolyn~

I had a wonderful time! Used book shopping galore! We walked around nature and had lunch with a view. I **finally** have book #2 by Clive Cussler: "The Mediterranean Caper"! I can finally move that stack of soft and hardcovers by continuing the series and have the first book for another!

I bought spare copies of "Where Nests The Water Hen" by Manitoba's Gabrielle Roy and "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan. I was ready to read both of these recently and don't see where I put them. Therefore I can read them any time and give the spares as a gift, or sell them. Ah, the triumph of great book sales and nice day trips!

I wish we had had your rain, Kerri, because we hastened to water transplanted trees and potted flowers now that we are back. It should arrive by tomorrow. It is clouding over and has the appearance of raining tonight but we keep getting skies like that! The tadpole ditch is very dry. It is a good thing Ron dug a good deep hole there two years ago, which is quick to fill with our hose and rain. We only run the hose when we are home, awake and it is on for a few hours now.

While we were out, the second Monarch hatched; good for her! Too bad we missed it. I forgot to look at the chrysallis this busy early morning. Ron says it was green. I was sure the first was black for about two days. Maybe from heat this one hit the hatch stage quickly. I should see her around her pod side of the house tomorrow. The first Monarch visited the north side of our house where her pod is. God speed to them both.

I will finish "The Dog Who Rescues Cats" first. It is very good and will not take long. When Kerri's rainstorms cease, she will tell us how many books she is finishing. No doubt, you are reading something too. I will be in Ontario tomorrow! Nowhere near you but a fun, beautiful, peaceful sojourn.

Kerri, black bears are unaggressive, except if stressed out around their young. Of course never approach wild animals, unless they need aid. Black bears can be watched at a distance in peace. One was near our bird feeders a few years ago and we cautiously got close to remove them and cautiously backed up and put them away.

Kerri, I wish your wonderful post about blue birds and chicks were here for me to find! I would love to know their names and look them up. It is wonderful to see wild turkeys and their poults, you bet! As well as eagles, rabbits, and hares. I have only twice seen a rabbit here, odd compared to Canadian cities. Their tracks go alongside the ditches in winter because they eat small trees those seeds wash up there. But they are wise to stay away from cats and dogs.

No Manitoba snakes or insects are dangerous. Of course you get rid of of mosquitoes and woodticks as fast as possible. Yes, ducks are beautiful. I am not near water but there are endless little lakes and marshes the first few minutes of driving east.

I lived in the city most of my life and there are plenty of wildlife to enjoy, including deer if you knew where to look. But naturally, Kerri and I are describing special wildlife that it warms our hearts to share. I couldn't obsere deer raising fawns and gathering as much as they do in my country home. I had one special, close encounter in my last apartment and we feed house sparrows from a plate on our balcony.

I wondered why you collect eggs and chrysallises that you find? Do they have challenges leaving them where the caterpillars laid and made them? It is wonderful that you saw a swallowtail metamorphose! It was very good timing to learn about butterflies from you just as we recognized our first milkweed plants, all eaten.

Since caterpillars have to be other places, we are grateful for those two chrysallis to watch. Two days ago, I witnessed my first hatched butterfly! I took photos of the black chrysallis where I could indeed see her wings, as you said.

We checked several times and on our way to town, she was hatched! I went inside for my camera and photographed that beauty with her pod. It was precious how this big, beautiful, graceful butterfly hung onto her pod as the home she knew so far. She would discover within 4 hours that she had the whole sky to explore and flight at her wingtips, anywhere she wants. The pod was empty when we returned but she has been around our yard yesterday. She rests on the pine tree above her rebirth pod.

I knew you would appreciate that I know and enjoy some talent from your part of the world. Crowded House is one of the bands that were on the air when I was growing up!

It is nice that you took a peek at Chris DeBurgh! I would have suggested something I liked best but naturally, you were curious about his most mainstream song. He is well-loved in Ireland obviously and well-known in Britain. For mysterious reasons that Chris always thanks us for: his second album, "Spanish Train And Other Stories" was 'a monster hit' in Canada. He is always wanted for concerts here, no matter when his last radio hit was.

You probably know artists who are all over the place with their style too, like Sia. For a nice rock number that was very famous in my childhood, try "High On Emotion". For a taste of how atmospheric Chris is, see the video of "Don't Pay The Ferryman", another hit. For his folk vision, listen to "Spanish Train". My whole family loves that!

Respects to Geiger, whenever it was. My Mom ascended 6 months ago. Soothing words about her matter. She will wish all of us her "Happy Birthday", like always. Thus, she is smiling at Spirit on his birthday today. She is in my photo with our Conan.

McCartney became 20 last month. Today, Spirit is 16! We love both our boys, who moved with us to slow internet zone a decade ago. Marigold was a pregnant foster who never saw the shelter she was slated for, because we kept her and all of her babes. Yvonne, please send me all the "cat came home after 3 years" stories you know of, in books and in person! My e-mail is this: RiedelFascination(at)Gmail(dot)com.

It means a lot that you have been in my quiet group all these years. Yours are among the best in the businses. I like that it isn't too crazy to manage but certainly, do go to an effort to get a few folks talking and to provide outlets they enjoy

Thank you again especially for the condolences about my Mom. She too is praying for Conan's return to us and watching over him safely. Perhaps your Trudy is also an angel to guide him as well. I am here for you, in your recent loss. Missing them takes me a couple of years. Your friend, Carolyn.

Financial crisis drives most stories. I revelled in Anne's not being about that. Anne at university would be fabulous. She needed no pretext to forgo the scholarship, for stories of "hardship at home".

Matthew spoke up well enough with men and a few ladies. Loyalty to the bank founder knowing their Dad made him hesitate to switch. Irresponsible to not move half their dollars, when the news warned about the bank's instability.I grant that it crashed quickly. Knowing he ought to have heeded Marilla in her first conversation about it is why he had a fatal heart attack. She problaby would have convinced him, if there were time, in another cautionary talk.

I revisited and highlighted Kerri's great point a lot, about there being no concern about spoiling an orphan. But if a need for clarifications arise, Kerri, your internet is easier to work with than mine! We said Marilla worried about spoiling the child with praise and a few frills. It was nonsense, with Anne so grateful of the smallest things. Without her special personality: we said most people feel inclined to go out of their way to shower security, outward affection, and a few treats on an orphan.

I think there is a small disconnect between not reading the book recently and possibly acquiring some impressions from television portrayals. It would take a great actress and writer to avoid Marilla coming across as strict instead of reticent. All she was was reticent in the novel: not much for hugs and had a skewed religious interpretation that praise and compliments weren't good for people. I would not love a book about anyone who was strict, any more than I want to read about too much hardship. I look forward to the sequel and hope there are many more beautiful moments within.

I hope I answered everyone's questions and leave you to anything else you want to say. I have other folders for our other wonderful variety of subjects. Let's move animals, plants, music, films, TV, there. Please see two photographs I took, in the group album of Canada's Walk Of Fame. Kerri, don't miss my note, I think in "Star Trek - Old".

I don't remember a horse being mentioned but saw the GQ article too. The assault seems to have been "inappropriately touched on the rear". It is definitely unacceptable but I am confused about being traumatized by that. Maybe there was a creepiness in the atmosphere that is hard to convey? I guess calling out that creepy groping guy made people uncomfortable hiring him, which is an outrage and sad. You seemed to know more than I did. Thank goodness it is encouraged to speak-up now.

The article reveals that Brendan was mainly distressed about his Mom just going to Heaven, at what would have been my age too and reeling from his divorce. Very heavy losses to experience but his Mom had just died! No one wants to lose their Mom when we are only age 47. I feel for him and wish he had cancelled the interview. It would have felt better to share about his Mom, which is why I do; except it would have been impossible to do so soon without crying. So he felt uncomfortable. I get it and hope he feels much better now.

I hardly know Sissey Spacek. "Carrie" is one book and film that seems too awfully mean to read or watch. But I am glad this makes you more excited about "Blast From The Past". I am surprised Netflix doesn't have that film. The blu-ray is only $15 CDN at Amazon Canada and is on my list!

I am a big music fan who loves discovering and being introduced to songs all over. So I have slightly heard of Split Enz, the Finn Brothers, and Tim Finn. Now that you mention Crowded House, yes! I hear you on loving every association a favourite singer makes (like the members of A-ha in solo projects).

I was not a Crowded House fan who knew anything about them but bought their music when I was a kid! I know them as an Australian band: is that where the other members are from? Oh yes, rest assured they were huge here and had to have been all over the world. "Don't Dream It's Over", "Better Be Home Soon", "Chocolate Cake".... They are records and tapes. I will see if I have a compact disc and explore Neil's other bands.

Chris DeBurgh is a giant Irish music legend, hugest in the 70s and 80s. I suspect he hasn't had been mainstream worldwide lately because he is hard to categorize. His most famous song is the ballad "The Lady In Red", so he is thought to be a balladier. However he has a lot of pop, rock, and folk music. I would call him a folk musician and he is referred to as "the storyteller".

My parents love him in common with me and my first time seeing him, I brought my Mom! He took many years to return to our fair city and I brought both of my parents, just in autumn 2015! There is a photo of me with my parents downtown.

Thank you for the hugs and sympathy about my Mom and support to Conan. We are certain he is alive through our spiritual faith and try to stay positive about waiting and trusting 3 years to get him back. His Mom, Marigold, has early age kidney failure at 10 but she is doing very well on medicine and renal maintenance food. Our McCartney is a vocal, expressive, fun age 20 last month and today is our Spirit's 16th birthday.

I am so very sorry about Trudy. I don't know how cancer is fought in animals and can't imagine the shock at finding that. You would have tackled kidney and other problems. Did she not drink excessive water or drop her appetite? My prayers to keep you through a hard time of healing and missing her terribly. Thank goodness she made it to Florida with you, so you have memories of her there.

I am glad Kit and Cookie adapted to your move, however bad the virus scare in Florida. Safety and peace to you and your husband there: that is why you chose it! Naturally a place like New York was bad too but you were familiar with the people and place.

You know what? My Mom would laugh, that we are discussing her in a topic called "Schitt's Creek". Her year was like that with medical ups & downs. They took forever to figure out they were mini-strokes and I don't know if they would have stopped striking, even on blood-thinners. It is the happiest, of golden places she is in now, for her to entertain everyone with her humour and good, strong, heart. She knows I have friends near and far to sustain me along a good life in my time. Sincerely, Carolyn.