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Thank you. So we can enjoy visits with lightness and especially to visit Mom: I hope Dad soon understands that embracing spirituality away from churches, does not mean turning from God. Religion/its text is a choice, not God Himself. Dad unfortunately interprets it that way. One of those "just saw the light" folks, going around analyzing and judging people who have been at spiritual peace since they were 7! As long as he is respectful and never again harps, as if spirituality were something new to me. Then we can get through the yucky feeling a recent conversation left in my stomach. That is where these posts came from the day I wrote them. Gosh, uninformed or misguided people sure do more damage than they know. Much appreciated, Erin!

Erin! I was just going to e-mail to find out if you can get to my giveaway list soon. I will e-mail a fresh copy. Name anything you see offhand. That just leaves unfamiliar books to look up. :)

Thanks for commenting on my mystery post. I haven't updated my reading here in a while because it takes a bit of time, whereas the reivew pages always have my links. My latest reading has not only been average like yours but included fewer than three stars. However excellent reading has continued in the mix and there will be more.

Most importantly to reply to in this all-in-one catch-up: thank you for congratulating my five years of blogging! Yes, life has been different since. I have been using social networks a decade or more longer but didn't know about blogs, until I saw that Amy Adams film "Julie & Julia". It arrived when I was frustrated that peers at LiveVideo and MySpace were scarcely commenting on the article-writing portions of the site, which meant more to me. Comments on videos I submitted (back when I had highspeed internet) and of course personal photos were appreciated and comments to chatting posts but not the blogging portion. When I realized there was a website for full-on blogging, meant for writers (Wordpress much more than blogspot); I asked which was the best place and went for it. Thank you for reminiscing with me.

I admired the little I knew of Prince and coincidentally, have been focusing my experience of his music in the last two months; enjoying it as recently as yestreday. So uncanny. However today I also learned that we lost another icon: one who is dearer to me personally, about whom I have been thinking a lot too. Doris Roberts passed away at 90. The dearest tribute to me, which I looked for and felt overwhelmed to find, was from Pierce Brosnan. You should read it.

People are going to focus on "Everybody Loves Raymond" and perhaps her beautiful Christmas films as the magical angel, "Mrs. Miracle". I know and love her as MILDRED KREBBS, starring with Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan in "Remington Steele"! It is because Doris was in "Everybody Loves Raymond" that I paid that newer show any notice. I grew up with Pierce Brosnan and Doris Roberts watching "Remington Steele" in the 1980s and if you haven't seen it, it is a must. It is rare in so many ways, creative, fun, and it managed to produce great mystery adventures from episode to episode. It was a detective show mixed with romance and the hilarity of any of the best sitcoms there have ever been.

Losing someone in their 90s is not a tragedy; we can't say it's too soon. However it is nevertheless a loss we mourn and a person whose physical presence we will miss. I love the way the actrice herself spoke out candidly about whatever moved her; including the way popular shows today are too rapid-fire and don't allow emotions or even a funny look to simmer. Rest in peace, Doris. Know that this Canadian girl loved you all of these years, ever since I was growing up! http://www.irishexaminer.com/breaking...

News topics are already too big for the mere fourth month of 2016. I am shocked that in Minnesota, USA, an 8-hour drive from Manitoba, Canada: Prince was found dead at home. He had been ill but for such a fit, ambitious music legend of only 57; his young death is a shock and loss. For anyone who doesn't know him well and whose high-pitched vocals might not have appeared to be to their taste: what I do know is that his musical prowess was staggering. Most artists have a team; we are lucky if performers write their own songs or play an instrument. He did all of it! He composed, performed, produced, and even played ALL 27 INSTRUMENTS on an album!

As a child of the 1980s I certainly loved "When Doves Cry" and other hits but hadn't given much thought.... until our own local legend, Burton Cummongs of "The Guess Who" dropped a word of praise. I never forgot it. I worked in radio briefly. Since Burton was the best friend of our own in-hous legend, comedian/musician GARY McLEAN; I saw him a few times at the studio and on one special occasion, joined members of our staff across the street at a restaurant. It was there that Burton announced in our chitchat: "Do you know who I really admire? Prince". An unlikely funk choice for a 1960s rock & roller, he explained Prince's musical genius. Rest in peace, Prince. I am very sorry I didn't see you in that intimate community hall concert in my city about 20 years ago!

It is offensive, sad, and contrary to spirituality if others minimize a person's faith because it isn't along their lines. I have cherished the heart of everything around us, in favour of traditional channels, since I was a small child and thus for 35 years. To reinforce our beliefs with literature and others who understand, lifts us from the hurt of hasty and of course uninformed critique.

Nice to hear from you, Shonna! I thought folks might find "couples / pairing" the most difficult category of Gentle Spectrums to fulfill; then the most unclear after, I added inanimate possibilities to ease eligbility. Hehe. Therefore you surrpise me by targeting this one first and managing to do it with my earliest, literal interpretation! Very good! Always nice to see women portrayed well. How apropos to comprise twins.

"Cathedral Of The Wild" draws my attention starkly. Not because nature and a non-physical church aren't already important to me. I think that book would deeply move me because nature and independently-spiritual faith, which my own religiously zealous Father has given me a hard time about just recently, is indeed the core of who I am! I will look it up. By the way, a used copy of "Bristol House" has arrived and a few of the authors I only know thanks to your recommendation of it and Simone St. James.

I guess I haven't gotten folks used to checking in here for information and good discussions. I value those here despite belonging to other groups, no doubt with high traffic that makes it hard to revisit these comfortable little spots. I wished everyone a happy St. Patrick's day and wished all of you a happy Easter. Let's see if I hear many more echoes of goodwill by now wishing you a happy spring! Carolyn.

Since ETHEREAL is a gathering place for the spiritual, mystical, and otherworldly: this week-end's coming religious holiday fits in here. I am independently spiritual. That merely means embracing the Lord and the Saviour separately from religion. I like them solo. Q;-)=

Vast readers like us here are wonderfully warm, open-minded, and very learned. I'm constantly glad I found this website. In whichever way you each celebrate, my friends and new peers: Have a blessed, happy Easter, from central Canada! Yours, Carolyn.

In case these enthusiastic notions of Florida don't sound exciting, you would certainly be free to tell me what there is that is fun to do! :)

Having a conversation or line of comment means much more. Thank you for weighing in. Innocent Boston joggers were victims only about two years ago so you have seen and felt terrorism fairly close to your town. Our city was the murder capital of Canada. I hope they have lost that standing.

As for the short speeches of each of our leaders greeting one another so warmly and comedically; they are really worth reading so I hope folks do! Especially non-Canadian friends who could probably do with a little information and insight to Canada. They are a fast, yet informative read.

Anybody would get a lot out of any of these books. Ah yes, our favourite: cat leading us to food or door but not wanting food or the outside. If we aren't paying attention to their silent telepathic request; this is their only way to lead us somewhere they know we always follow.... despite on these occasions, needing something else. It's why just learning their language comes in handy!

It is worth knowing that JUSTIN TRUDEAU, his Mom MARGERET TRUDEAU, wife, and children visited Barack and Michelle Obama's family last week. I had heard Barack and our former conservative goverment leader weren't close. We finally ousted Stephen Harper after a 9-year reign (Canada places no limit on re-election). It still surprised me to hear that last week's visit represented the first time a Canadian leader has been invited for a state supper, in twenty years! Here is a great article giving the text of each leader's very funny and heart-lifting address!

Dial-up internet users cannot watch or download video with ease, so I am grateful this site offered the text of these wonderful toasts. My favourite moments are when Barack says "We're going to have fun but not too much, because the Prime Minister used to be a bouncer"! And Justin Trudeau's defense of Justin Bieber, saying "The kid has had a great year. Only a Canadian could make a song called "Sorry" into a hit! Don't know Canadian politics? Now's your chance: with this easy to absorb, entertaining moment. http://www.macleans.ca/politics/ottaw...

* I extend regret, condolences, and outrage at the injuries and deaths in Belgium today! Terrorism has to stop. The mature-thinking, strong-hearted world will not stand for it.

It was a good day, especially given that I didn't go anywhere to do anything. I had a couple of e-mails I was anticipating with positive answers I hoped. A book I really want is on sale at Amazon.ca. If a second one I want most goes on sale too, I'll get them new instead of used. Excitement for me! :)

I didn't take pictures of the kitties because you don't know how long they stay still in a group so I just enjoyed a cute moment. I put St. Patrick's day hats on four of them, having four hats. They were loose and fell so that they hung at each kitty's chest. When sitting tall they looked so cute and dignified with green caps at their breasts! Had a nice phone call with Mom. A day of special little moments. When Ron got home we had Irish cookies together and ice cream coated in Irish cream liquor.

The landscape is beautiful. It suddenly snowed March 16 and has a heavily frosted look everywhere. I did take photographs of our property like this! I am glad you participate in St. Patrick's day too. Living near Boston, wow: you sure would! Am I stuck thinking of "Cheers" or are they really famous for having many English-style pubs?

As the creator of Celtic Coasts and someone who has Patricks in the family: I must wish all of you HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY! I wear green on this day, play Celtic music, and exchange a card or gift with my Mom. Dad enjoys treats too even though he is not Irish. This year we gave them the gift of.... potatoes! We have a lot on hand from last year; it only happens to be thematic. :)

Today is a lucky day for Irish so let's use it well!

That's what I've been saying for three e-mails and several months. :) Just look and then it's like you're giving me Christmas time anew! Then if you ever get to your list, you bet I would be thrilled to see what's in it. I was hoping you'd trust me and get cracking. LOL. Do you use Fantastic Fiction to see if titles belong to series, etc? We expect some titles to be unfamiliar until we look them up, decide if they're interesting. That's the site I use for fiction.

Regarding reading groups: when I say "groups", I don't mean a chat group like this one unless I specify, I promise. This one happens to be an extra arm to my blog's reading challenge; some people just conduct the challenge over here instead of commenting there. However lest anyone else wonder: when I say "group", it is as a synonym to "challenges"; because challenges certainly are reading groups. At least the way I invite conversation and activities is! :)

That being straightened out, the three books I described above would fit both the "animal" category of the group "Gentle Spectrums" and "Ethereal" too. They are non-fictional, very real concepts but so is much of the wonder in our world non-fictional, isn't it? :) They fit that less-visible, less-known category in which we would find spirituality, telepathy, and our non-physical senses. For animal people, the information we find in them feels like an answered prayer. It is even more important for non-animal people to see what's inside these books. They are highly worth reading because they change the way we look at the world after we do.

If folks should be interested in books that give testimony to our animals' sentience, here are some that changed my life. Like "Goldilocks": there is a small, medium and large introduction, depending on level of skittishness! LOL! If the equality of life would be new to you, the first introduces lightly. There is a medium and thorough book. "Animal communication" is dear to my heart. It proves animals speak, not just body language. "Telepathy / intuition" is why cats aren't sitting together meowing. They vocalize for people, after they see that we missed their first language: intuition! We do receive it, without knowing a name for it. It is a muscle born in all of us we can exercise. Many times, we know what our pets want or need and were pushed to attend to something for them. It is awesome to experience personally.

Easy introduction, lol! "Kinship With All Life" J. ALLEN BOONE (1954)
Medium information - "Your Psychic Pet" RICHARD WEBSTER (2002)
All in- "Straight From The Horse's Mouth" AMELIA KINKADE (2005).

Here is a touching personal blurb explaining why Richard wrote his book. http://www.richardwebster.co.nz/Home/...

Erin, your e-mail is answered. Same nutshell I've explained since the previous two: there is no need for a post office trip. A Canadian Amazon certificate (.ca) to cover just the postage is good enough for me! :) If I happen to need anything on your list when you get around to it, great. Let's see if I can earn any help from what's on mine. Besides, it would suck to hold my list this long, to reach an anti-climax where you don't want anything off of it. Hahaha! I share with a couple of other friends willing to trade via book orders, or personally-mailed books. With your job as it sounds, it must be reassuring to know you needn't be troubled with a post office.

To anyone else who might enjoy exchanging lists of books we don't need by e-mail: AlyshaeB@hotmail.com. As my reading challenge group participants know: I love gifting, giving them away, awarding, and trading my boxfuls! Yours truly, Carolyn.

I was glad "Night Of One-Hundred Rabbits" was a fluke, out shortly after 1970. Barb did botch the end of "The Dead Sea Cipher" in a cowardly way but the journey was fantastic. At least when I gave the awful adventure in México one star, I explained very specifically whence it derives. I didn't whine like so many coments I read, that the 1970 novel is "different than a usual mystery goes". That's a talent! People who don't like anyone colouring outside lines and ignoring moulds, are where our society goes wrong in most cases. She does make that commentary via the unsatisfying ending to her novel but I wish she had let the wonderful rammifications play out.

I just finished the standalone "The Dead Sea Cipher", 1970 and you have to ignore the one-star complaint feedback some people left, because I loved it! If only she hadn't botched the end, I was gearing up to give it four stars at least. In the last three pages, a very stupid and unsatisfying ending! Otherwise a wonderful adventure, never boring, through famous Biblical archaeological sites. An author who could clearly tell us what they were, while weaving a mysterious chase around it.