Sunday Check In - Where are you? - 2018

[Sarah]

I am in Maryland, being recruited in to some special task force to deal with a zombie problem and in Ohio (i think) trying to work out who killed a little boy.

[Peggy]

I'm a fugitive slave on the run, currently in South Carolina but on my wat to North Carolina

[Margo]

I'm in Devon, walking with a man called Harold.

[Kristie, Moderator]

I plan to start by heading back to Boston to complete an interview with my grandmother.

[Sandra, Moderator]

I'm in late 12th century Korea in a long trip by foot, carrying beautiful pottery made by my master potter in the hope to get a royal commission for him. Also dreaming of being able to do a vase myself some day...

I've spent a lot of time looking of pictures of the celadon glazed Korean pottery that is the heart of the story:
https://www.google.com/search?client=...

[Jackie]

I'm still in Los Angeles looking for a murderer. This afternoon, I will be in India and then to Crosby, Maine.

[Jayme, Moderator]

I am in Turkey during WWII.

[Jayme, Moderator]

Sandra wrote: "I'm in late 12th century Korea in a long trip by foot, carrying beautiful pottery made by my master potter in the hope to get a royal commission for him. Also dreaming of being able to do a vase my..."
Thanks for sharing the link. The pottery is beautiful.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

I knew they were doing a remake with Laverne Cox, but hadn't seen anything. Thanks for that.

And no, you were just all on Australian time. As it is now Monday.

[Janice, Moderator]

Sandra wrote: "I'm in late 12th century Korea in a long trip by foot, carrying beautiful pottery made by my master potter in the hope to get a royal commission for him. Also dreaming of being able to do a vase my..."

Wow! It's beautiful.

[Janice, Moderator]

I've been reborn from hell, and find myself in a cemetery in Los Angeles.

Across the world, I'm in London investigating the suicide of a super model.

[Janice, Moderator]

Rusalka wrote: "And no, you were just all on Australian time. As it is now Monday."

Ha! We're a little slow over here.

[Lori Z]

I'm in Dodge City, Kansas with Doc Holliday and friends and in Montana.

[Cherie]

I've been in Egypt with the Amelia Peabody and her husband but I am moving on to the west coast of the US to a time when it was called Alta California. The year is 1790 and the father of the future hero known as Zorro has just arrived at Mission San Gabriel to help Padre Mendoza fight off an Indian attack.

[Cherie]

Oh, and I do want to read your book, Sandra! Thanks for the link to the beautiful pottery. I love to watch You Tube videos about pottery making.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Those vases are beautiful, Sandra.

[Kristie, Moderator]

I never made it to Boston today, but I will be going there tomorrow to finish hearing my grandmother's story.

I am heading (back) to Minnesota now. There is a boy who disappeared with his father in the wilderness a decade ago and they are presumed dead. The boy is about to reappear without his father. I have no idea why or how, but it is my job to find out.

[Jenn]

I am soaking up wisdom and stories at grandfathers knee in South Africa

[Sandra, Moderator]

Cherie and Kristie, it is a story I think both of you would enjoy. It is a middle grade novel, though.

[Cherie]

Sandra, I love to read middle grade novels!

[Kristie, Moderator]

I read all kinds of books too. I don’t read as much middle grade, but occasionally do.

[Peggy]

I'm alternating between New York City and one of its suburbs.

[Cherie]

I've been in England, in Bath but in RL, I'm going to bed now.

[Sandra, Moderator]

Río de Janeiro, Brazil, 1891, starting to suspect the spirit of my dead friend has reincarnated in his dog.

[Lilisa]

Sandra wrote: "Río de Janeiro, Brazil, 1891, starting to suspect the spirit of my dead friend has reincarnated in his dog."

Goodness gracious, Sandra - I had to check out what you're reading!

[Lilisa]

In Paris - alternating between now and during WW II and in mythological Greece flashing my yellow eyes - I'm thinking they might be able to do more as I grow up? My ears are planning to head to Japan shortly.

[Janice, Moderator]

I'm still in London investigating the apparent suicide of a super model.

I'm also in a fantasy Russian village where we've discovered strange prints in the snow around the house.

[Sarah]

I'm switching between Maryland and Afghanistan trying to get to the bottom of a zombie terror threat.

[Margo]

I have spent my morning in Space and I think I will head for Beirut tonight.

[Heather]

I'm in Kiewarra, Victoria, Australia in the middle of the heat of a 2 year drought wondering if the death of my friend was a murder.

[Cherie]

I was back in London again this morning but I am now in Argus, North Dakota. I think it is in the early 1950s.

[siriusedward]

i was in London,now in San Fransisco..may go to Damascus..

[Kristie, Moderator]

I've been in Alaska. Brrr...

[Cherie]

I've had enough time in North Dakota today. I'm heading to Texas with a third born son and his four head of cattle to find free grazing land somewhere west of Fort Worth.

[Annerlee]

I',ve been hiding out with the President of the United States for the weekend. Might head to Damascus next too! May see you there siriusedward.

[siriusedward]

Hope so..

[Sandra, Moderator]

Lilisa wrote: "Goodness gracious, Sandra - I had to check out what you're reading!"

:D

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Heather wrote: "I'm in Kiewarra, Victoria, Australia in the middle of the heat of a 2 year drought wondering if the death of my friend was a murder."

Hope you enjoy (which sounds odd), Heather.

Our farmers are having a really bad drought at the moment here (95% of the state of New South Wales is in drought), and I can't stop thinking about The Dry since reading it earlier this year.

But there was an article the other day with some photos looking at Australian farms in drought, which you may find interesting while reading it. Victoria is a bit different in landscape and vegetation to these parts of NSW, but again, just for interest http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2018...

[Cherie]

Wow...

[Heather]

Rusalka wrote: "Heather wrote: "I'm in Kiewarra, Victoria, Australia in the middle of the heat of a 2 year drought wondering if the death of my friend was a murder."

Hope you enjoy (which sounds odd), Heather.

O..."

I will take a look! I lived in Victoria in a small farming community called St. Arnaud, 1998-99, as a student. I remember the heat and the dependence on rain!

On a happier note, sure wish I had a recipe for the delicious meat pies I remember!

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Oh wow, that's a pretty small little town to head to. What was the reason for going there? You'd understand the landscape in The Dry much more than me then!

As for pies... I just found this one https://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipes/a... It gives a chunky option, or a saucier option like you'd find at the footy. The picture looks pretty spot on (haven't tried this recipe, but SBS recipes are usually pretty good).

[Heather]

Thanks so much!!

The news feed was so sad! It seems funny that in this day and age, with so many advances, we are all still at the mercy of mother nature.

I was a Rotary Club Exchange Student during my 11th year . Let me tell you that I was one surprised teenager to find so, so many differences in my daily living when I got there. Back then, some of the families I lived with still had outdoor plumbing! But I experienced school uniforms, sheep shearing, a very hot Christmas, fish-n-chips wrapped in newspaper, and the biggest @$!# spiders I have ever seen! And it was fun that the story included some of those very things! Oh and I remember the farmers shooting rabbits, a mouse plague and I even climbed Ayers Rock. What memories! And vegemite, really!! :)

[Janice, Moderator]

It's Sunday and I'm still in London, but with the next book in the series.

I've got a super busy day ahead of me and likely I won't be travelling elsewhere with an audiobook.

[Sarah]

I'm still in Maryland trying to sort out a zombie problem.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

I spent my Sunday in the Seychelles. And that was the most enjoyable thing about the book. I would still love to visit, and experience all the wonderful things that annoyed my characters.

[Esther]

My eyes are drinking coffee in Italy.

My ears are walking around post-apocalyptic America.

[Margo]

I'm in Northunbria, in the UK, in a hospice. It's sad, but I'm hoping for a special visitor.

[siriusedward]

I am in Petersburg,Russia

[Heather]

I'm in the Giralang Ranges in Australia, searching for a lost hiker. Hopefully, it is just that-a lost hiker and not something more sinister.

[Cherie]

I'm with Margo. I never knew waiting was so hard.