General Chit-Chat Part 2! Showing 201-250 of 2,680

[Alice]

Thanks, Joan & Angela!

[Petra]

Nice pictures, Alice. Congratulations! I'm glad it all went well.

[Chrissie]

Alice wrote: "The book launch turned out to be quite enjoyable. By the end only three copies were left! I've posted photos on my profile if any..."

Wow, that is great. What an achievement and something you will always be proud of.

[Greg]

So glad to hear aboit the successful launch Alice!

[Esther]

Alice wrote: "I love the stained glass photos! Thanks for sharing, Greg & Laura!

The book launch turned out to be quite enjoyable. By the end only three copies were left! I've posted photos on my profile if any..."

Congrats! I'm glad it went to well.

[Pink]

Congratulations Alice, I'm pleased for you:)

[B the BookAddict]

That is good news, Alice. Love your book launch pics.

[Karin]

Congratulations, Alice!

[Alice]

Thank you all so much, Petra, Chrissie, Greg, Esther, Pink, Bette & Karin! I truly appreciate your friendship and support 😄

[Gill]

Greg wrote: "Saw this beautiful window glass art at the airport when I flew into Seattle yesterday:

"Fantastic Greg. Do You know who it is by? It reminds me of some tapestries that I've seen . They were by Jean Lurçat.

[LauraT]

Joan wrote: "Is the pizza really named after a queen?
Beautiful picture, thanks."

Yes! She has been the first Queen of the Italy reunited in 1861. With her husband, the King Vittorio Emanuele II after the reunification, she went aroung the country to "present" the new Monarchy. When they arrived in Naples, some "pizzaioli" offered them the famous Pizza Margherita, being "patriotic": the red of the tomato sauce, the white of the Mozzarella and the green of the basil leaf reminded the flag of the new nation, our "tricolore". And the real original pizza had the mozzarella cut in slices and places as a daisy, a Margehrita!

[Joan]

LauraT - delicious, and to think I thought pizza was invented in New York

[LauraT]

Joan wrote: "LauraT - delicious, and to think I thought pizza was invented in New York"

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Italians are famous only for Pizza and mandolino!!!!!

[Pink]

Pizza of course, but Mandolino?!?

[Chrissie]

Italians have invented a lot! Banking, modern book keeping, art and of course Leonardo da Vinci, look at all his inventions.

[dely]

Joan wrote: "LauraT - delicious, and to think I thought pizza was invented in New York"

AHHHH! You just killed us!


Chrissie wrote: "Italians have invented a lot! Banking, modern book keeping, art and of course Leonardo da Vinci, look at all his inventions."

Don't forget Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci and Galileo Galilei. Well, Columbus and Vespucci maybe didn't invent something new but they are important too above all for America.


Marina, so sad to hear that your ex is still bothering you. He should use his efforts and energies to find a new girlfriend so maybe he stops stalking you.

Alice, congratulations! You must be proud of yourself! I hope your book will sell a lot of copies.

Pink, a song performed with the mandolin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8hty...

[idiffer]

Italy also invented the popemobile. True story.

[Alice]

Dely, thank you so much for your kind words!

[Pink]

Thanks for the link dely. I vaguely know what mandolins are, but not that they were an Italian invention.

Now the pope mobile, I would hope that's pure Italian!

[LauraT]

Pink wrote: "Pizza of course, but Mandolino?!?"

So they say!!!!
It is always in the hands of Pulcinella, a mask of the Italian Comedy; wikipedia this says about it:
"There are many styles of mandolin, but three are common, the Neapolitan or round-backed mandolin,,,"
Probably we invented it as well, or at least the napoletans did!!! As for the pizza

[Angela M]

To all my friends in the US Happy Thanksgiving! Hope you have a wonderful day with family, friends and good food. I have a lot to be thankful for and one of them is the connections I have made with all of you!

[Terry ~ Huntress of Erudition]

Angela M wrote: "To all my friends in the US Happy Thanksgiving! Hope you have a wonderful day with family, friends and good food. I have a lot to be thankful for and one of them is the connections I have made with..."

Hi Angela, You are one of the reviewers I always read the posts of and I value your opinion.

Thanks for the Thanksgiving greeeting - ironically, half of my family is visiting Canada right now!

[Angela M]

Terry , thanks so much ! Nice if you to say .

[dely]

Happy Thanksgiving to who celebrates it!

[Nichole]

Thanks! Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!

[Alice]

Happy Thanksgiving to our American friends here! I returned home yesterday from my Hong Kong trip and am still adjusting to Vancouver time :) It's good though I had a night of sound sleep and woke up this morning refreshed!

[B the BookAddict]

Last night I watched Agatha Christie's Dead Man Folly and was interested to find that the movie was filmed in her residence and grounds, Greenway. What a gorgeous property.

[Ruth]

Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate. I had a wonderful day with mother and my brother, his fiance and my niece and nephews.

[[deleted user]]

Let me add my Thanksgiving wishes to all. I've had a quiet day with my husband and son. We had a nice meal, drank some good wine, and cleaned up together. Now we're settling in for the evening. There's definitely some pie in our future!

One of the things I'm most thankful for is the fellowship of readers I've found here in AAB.

[Karin]

Pink wrote: "Pizza of course, but Mandolino?!?"

My half-Greek cousins claim that pizza was invented in Greece! I have no idea, though, and Italians have invented many great things including many fabulous dishes.

[Diane S ☔]

Rue Bixby was born today at 12:23 pm. My daughter ended up having a Ceasarian, as after hours of non productive pushing, babys head stuck in the birth canal. No wonder, baby was 10 lbs. And just didn't fit. Except for a cone head for baby, mom and baby are both find.

Hope everyone in the US had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

[Leslie]

Diane S ☔ wrote: "Rue Bixby was born today at 12:23 pm. My daughter ended up having a Ceasarian, as after hours of non productive pushing, babys head stuck in the birth canal. No wonder, baby was 10 lbs. And just di..."

What great news Diane! Glad to hear that mother and baby are fine :-)

[Leslie]

My mom and I had a quiet Thanksgiving - missing my dad but enjoyed the food. Now I have the post-feast sleepiness but feel silly going to bed before 10 pm!

[Ruth]

Congratulations Diane. I am glad to hear Mom and baby are fine. Welcome to the world Baby Rue.

[idiffer]

@Diane
Is the cone-head thing temporary?

[dely]

Diane S ☔ wrote: "Rue Bixby was born today at 12:23 pm. My daughter ended up having a Ceasarian, as after hours of non productive pushing, babys head stuck in the birth canal. No wonder, baby was 10 lbs. And just di..."

Congratulations! Wow, 10 lbs is a lot!

[Joan]

Leslie, I’m glad y’all were able to get together and share memories of you Dad.

[Marina]

Diane, I'm so glad all went well with baby Rue. You must be so proud and happy, all of you in the family :)

I hope everyone who celebrates had a nice Thanksgiving!

[[deleted user]]

Congratulations Diane! That is a big baby!

Happy Thanksgiving (for yesterday) to anybody who celebrates!

I'm feeling very smiley today. Partly because it's Friday and I worked last weekend so I'm due some time off. But also, it's 2 years today since my first date with my lovely boyfriend. We haven't seen each other for 2 weeks as we are currently living about 3 hours apart but I'm driving to his tonight and we will celebrate this weekend

[Marina]

Heather, nice to know you've already been together two years! I hope you'll have a great celebration of your anniversary :)

[Chrissie]

Diane S ☔ wrote: "Rue Bixby was born today at 12:23 pm. My daughter ended up having a Ceasarian, as after hours of non productive pushing, babys head stuck in the birth canal. No wonder, baby was 10 lbs. And just di..."

Glad Ru and your daughter are doing ok. Having babies is NOT easy.

[Chrissie]

Heather wrote: "Congratulations Diane! That is a big baby!

Happy Thanksgiving (for yesterday) to anybody who celebrates!

I'm feeling very smiley today. Partly because it's Friday and I worked last weekend so I'..."

Happy anniversary, Heather! Have a nice weekend together.

[dely]

Heather wrote: "Congratulations Diane! That is a big baby!

Happy Thanksgiving (for yesterday) to anybody who celebrates!

I'm feeling very smiley today. Partly because it's Friday and I worked last weekend so I'..."

Enjoy your romantic weekend!

[[deleted user]]

Diane, congratulations on baby Rue! What a great Thanksgiving gift to your family!

Heather, congratulations to you and your boyfriend, hope you have a nice anniversary celebration.

[B the BookAddict]

Diane, as I've said somewhere else, wonderful news on the safe arrival of Rue.

[Diane S ☔]

Thanks so much everyone. Baby Rue, who obviously was used to eating well, has taken to nursing like a champ. Adorable to see another daughter that already has her daddy wrapped around her finger. Mother and daughter doing very well.

Heather hope you had a nice time and congrats.

[B the BookAddict]

So, was that news or not news about what happened or didn't happen in Oxford Station, London?

[Renee]

Thank you for the wishes. I spent the day with my adult children. I am very grateful for them.

[Joan]

Renee, that sounds like a lovely way to spend your day

[Diane S ☔]

Renee, sounds wonderful. Family time is priceless.

My new avatar is a picture of our new baby Rue.