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[Skye]

Robin, thanks.

[Janet , Moderator]

Have lit some candles about the house. What a small. I like fish but the smell of some kinds, omg!

[Janet , Moderator]

Omg! I'm supposed to be cooking dinner not chatting on here!! *runs off*

[[deleted user]]

LOL Janet! :)

[Sue]

Try boiling a pot of water with sliced lemons.

[Skye]

White vinegar may help, too. Pour some in small containers and leave them around to absorb the smell.

[Janet , Moderator]

Haven't got any lemons but one to remember. Think I have vinegar, will try that. I threw open the kitchen door and windows but it's nearly 8 pm and freezing. Blinking husbands!!!!

[Janet , Moderator]

Do you know what's worse, he really enjoyed the fish!!!!

[Dawn]

I have been MIA from GR for several days and have missed talking to my buddies. Been working very long hours and I struggle with the holidays since the death of my dad a few years ago. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I am ready for some snow and lots of it!!

I absolutely can't stand the way the house smells after cooking fish.

[Janet , Moderator]

You have been missed Dawn! Glad you had a good Thanksgiving and good to see you back. There's still a fishy smell lingering. Grrrrr!

[Christine]

Hi Dawn, glad you are back. My mother would create Hallmark Christmases. I am with you in not feeling it too much this year. I hope you get some time off just to get an oasis from work!

[Christine]

Janet wrote: "You have been missed Dawn! Glad you had a good Thanksgiving and good to see you back. There's still a fishy smell lingering. Grrrrr!"

Janet, I can't stand fish and now see a real benefit to that. LOL.

[Sue]

Hi Dawn, glad you are back with us. I have been busy being bad, and ordering books from Amazon for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. I also made quite a dent at LL Bean, and received 2 purchases today, and more coming on Friday and next week. It is bad where you inbox is full of confirmation notices for purchases and delivery dates. I promise to be better next year!!!

[Sandysbookaday (taking a step back for a while)]

Janet wrote: "You have been missed Dawn! Glad you had a good Thanksgiving and good to see you back. There's still a fishy smell lingering. Grrrrr!"

vanilla essence in small bowls, and it leaves a lovely smell if you put of few drops of it on your dusting cloth 8:D **domestic goddess**

[Sue]

That's true Sandra. I have heard of that before.

[Janet , Moderator]

Thanks, Sandra. I shall try :)

[Sean, Moderator]

Just to let you know, I will be quite now for 3-4 days.

I am at work, and at the same time, my wife and I are doing a Christman fair with our jewelley.

Last night after work spent 4 hours setting up.

Today helped my wife from 5.00 am to 7.00 a.m then to work, will help her lunchtime, then after work from 4.00 pm to 10.00 pm, then home for tea.

Same tomorrow, then my wife Tracey and I will be on the stall all day Saturday and Sunday, finish Sunday 8.00 pm, pack up home about 9.30- 10.00 pm

So will be knackered !!

[Brenda]

Sue wrote: "Hi Dawn, glad you are back with us. I have been busy being bad, and ordering books from Amazon for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. I also made quite a dent at LL Bean, and received 2 purchases today..."

Sue, my inbox looks like that, too! I love seeing the UPS truck pull in! And LL Bean. I just bought a wonderfully warm robe from them. I could spend all day in this robe with a good book.

[Brenda]

Sean wrote: "Just to let you know, I will be quite now for 3-4 days.

I am at work, and at the same time, my wife and I are doing a Christman fair with our jewelley.

Last night after work spent 4 hours setting..."

Sean, you're a good husband! Hope it's a profitable venture for you!

[Sean, Moderator]

Thanks

[Janet , Moderator]

Don't worry, Sean, I'll hold the fort!! ;-)

It will tiring but hopefully worth it. Wrap up warm, or is it indoors?!! Hope it goes well. :)

[Janet , Moderator]

be tiring ..... Ooops.

Hate that editing can't be done on the app. Grrrr

[Patricia]

Sue wrote: "Hi Dawn, glad you are back with us. I have been busy being bad, and ordering books from Amazon for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. I also made quite a dent at LL Bean, and received 2 purchases today..."

Sue - I make that same promise every year but so far, not much luck with it. Too many promotions that I look at and buy.

[Sue]

I know Pat...too much hands in the cookie jar!

[Sean, Moderator]

It was freezing last night, my wife was on the stall for 15 hours !

I joined herlunchtime then for 5 hours after work, same today.

Sadly very, very cold, and raining so not a good day, so depressing, nut three full more days to go.

[Janet , Moderator]

Sean wrote: "It was freezing last night, my wife was on the stall for 15 hours !

I joined herlunchtime then for 5 hours after work, same today.

Sadly very, very cold, and raining so not a good day, so depress..."

Thermals and waterproofs. Keep your spirits up, hopefully business will be brisk!

[Sean, Moderator]

Thermals on, top and bottoms, gloves.

Just finishing lunch and work, then off to help her for a while then back to work.

Hopefully nice day today, so better tonight.

[Janet , Moderator]

Sean wrote: "Thermals on, top and bottoms, gloves.

Just finishing lunch and work, then off to help her for a while then back to work.

Hopefully nice day today, so better tonight."

Good to hear! :)

[[deleted user]]

I know others have complained of this, but why.. Just why do people leave stupid reviews on Amazon, for example; giving a book '3 stars' and then stating they're only a third through the book..... Whaaaat?

Does. My. Head. In. !!

[Christine]

I know, Kimberley. Or they give it 1 star after reading 50 pages. Same thing I guess. Most unfair to the author.

[Janet , Moderator]

Kimberley, it's when they give one star and say they haven't read it yet??!!! A classic!!

[Lorrea - WhatChaReadin'?]

Christine wrote: "I know, Kimberley. Or they give it 1 star after reading 50 pages. Same thing I guess. Most unfair to the author."

I have been guilty of this, but only if it's nearly impossible to get through those first 50 pages on several attempts.

[[deleted user]]

LOL Janet!!

[Christine]

Lorrea(Threein3) wrote: "Christine wrote: "I know, Kimberley. Or they give it 1 star after reading 50 pages. Same thing I guess. Most unfair to the author."

I have been guilty of this, but only if it's nearly impossibl..."

Hi Lorrea! You are very brave to admit that. Kimberley and Janet, shall we pardon Lorrea?

[Janet , Moderator]

I see what Lorrea is saying. Sometimes it is impossible to finish a book and you're well entitled to give a review/star rating. That's fine. What I object to is when a rating is given and the reader hasn't even READ the book. That seems ridiculous to me!! What are they basing their rating on?!!

[Elaine]

I have been guilty of it too, but only when it hsa been so bad that it is too painful to go on - I don't do it when its just "not my thing".

[[deleted user]]

Yes Christine we shall! ;)
I know where you're coming from Lorrea, some books you pick up and just cannot get into, for whatever reason, so you think .. Right Ok...Draw a line under that and give a low rating for the reasons you don't like it.

But like you said Janet, it's when people are "still currently" reading it and plan to finish it.... But still give it a star rating before reaching the end?! I don't get it.

[[deleted user]]

And Janet, LOL, like you said those are the absolute best when...


They haven't read it but are rating it.

What the ....

[Lynn Renee]

I've run across a couple authors who write multiple comments promoting their book in the review section and give their books five stars each time. The only thing I can figure they are doing is trying to pad their book rating to keep it high.

[Ter'e]

I am prolly 3000 messages behind. I need to sleep with my ipad to get caught up!!!!

My hubby went into the hosp to have a simple 2 cm (ow) kidney stone removed and it turned out to be a little more than we expected. He is doing fine.......but it's been a rough couple of days.

And...........I broke my contract with my Realtor..........so I have had my hands full.
I feel bad about missing comments.........and chatting with my GR buddies. But........hubby and the house comes first.

Missing y'all.

[Christine]

Good thoughts and best wishes to you and David for a change in luck, Ter'e. A tough time for you guys. )-: We all miss you a lot!!!!!!! XOXOXO

[Sue]

We miss you Ter'e. Looking forward to hearing from you when things settle down for you.

[Brenda]

Ter'e wrote: "I am prolly 3000 messages behind. I need to sleep with my ipad to get caught up!!!!

My hubby went into the hosp to have a simple 2 cm (ow) kidney stone removed and it turned out to be a little mo..."

You were missed!! Glad you have your priorities straight! We're all here for you. Visit us when you can.

[Ter'e]

Thanks kids!!!! I feel like Nurse Bertha. But my honey is worth it.
As for the house........we will probably relist after Jan 1.
Just trying to catch my breath now.

[Dawn]

So this is where the regulars are hanging out! I've been trying to catch up on some posts and everyone's scattered about. But I see more of my good friends posting here. Well I guess it is chat, chat, chatter. Anyway, Ter'e I had noticed you were MIA as well. I hope that everything is still going well with your husband. Do you plan to list with a different Realtor? It has to be stressful trying to sell your home. Chris I hope your doing okay as well! I've missed you guys. Sue I would love to live near you to read your hand me downs. None of my friends or family read regularly, or at all for that matter, so I have no one to swap books with. I couldn't imagine a life without reading.

[Sue]

Yes, whoever lives near me, I currently have 4 or 5 large cartons of like new novels, hard cover and paperback sitting in the basement. I also have to organize my bookcases in the basement, all built-in bookcases. Nic Nats need to be removed and replaced with books. I probably have over 80 best seller hard cover/paperbooks, just in my office alone to-read.

[Sean, Moderator]

Back on for a few minutes, third day of my stall. one more day to go !!

Today our busiest day by far, cold but dry.

I have taken some pictures which I will add as some stage, to my home page, or group home page.

Nine hours today and tomorrow, but then have to pack everything up tomorrow which takes at least an hour.

Then rest, no more shows this year.

Tonight rest then Strictly, X Factor and Celebrity !

[Perri]

Sean, or anyone from UK, does the name Strictly Come Dancing seem odd or off to you? The Strictly part just really catches my attention. My teachers are strict. I read strictly Fiction. It's a very rigid and unyielding word. So when you come strictly dancing does that mean anything but dancing not allowed? I know I'm over thinking it! :)

[Christine]

Well, my dad and I are back in the ER. He had another passing out spell this AM. Luckily I had a home health care person stop in this morning as she found him. Probably some sort of cardiac arrythymia which is gone now or an electrical heart block episode. Frustrating that we cannot pinpoint the issue. And as long as we don't know the issue, we vpcan't really fix it, which means he is a great risk for more spells. Unless they want to empirically try a pacemaker, which I doubt the cardiologists will be thrilled about doing in an almost 96 year old man. Big decisions coming up for me. Oh, to boot, his former employer is dropping its group health plan meaning I have to go into the exchange and line up private Medigap insurance for him by Dec 31. Luckily I have a telephone appt with an advisor to help me with that Monday. Lots of waiting time here in the ER as they search for a hospital room for Dad. I just read or talk to you guys as he snoozes.

[Brenda]

Oh, Chris, I'll sit in the chair next to you! Praying everything goes well.