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The bigger the better!I'm looking at finding a complete Oxford dictionary - all 27 volumes of it.
You're right, Melissa, we should all come with a label saying dies in sleep at a rope old age!
Lost 3 grandparents to cancer! And some very good pals. Hard some times to understand why such nice people have to die that way.
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I'm looking at finding a complete Oxford dictionary - all 27 volumes of it.
If your local op shops will take requests, you might be best to let them know you are looking for this pdr. My one we are trying to not take encyclopedias or *shudder* Readers Digest books. Can't even give them away. Dictionaries can be hard to shift as well.
I've never thought to weigh my books. I doubt if I've got anything to compete with the ones mentioned before though. I do sometimes worry if the floor will hold all the weight of the bookcases though.
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Hahaha!
OK anyone want to talk about the flag
It pained me to do it, but I voted to keep the existing flag. Hopefully in my children's lifetime they will get the chance to pick a flag we can be proud of. :/
Ditto, Carol!Thanks for the hint. The Ox complete actually sells for a huge price in the 2nd hand shops.
Sweet! Thank you for the chuckle.Though there have been other cats doing the same thing. One went for ladies' knickers!!!
P.D.R. wrote: "Sweet! Thank you for the chuckle.
Though there have been other cats doing the same thing. One went for ladies' knickers!!!"
Cats ... they can be real jerks sometimes, lol.
However, I got a much-needed laugh from this Hamilton (we also have a Hamilton in Canada) Cat.
Though there have been other cats doing the same thing. One went for ladies' knickers!!!"
Cats ... they can be real jerks sometimes, lol.
However, I got a much-needed laugh from this Hamilton (we also have a Hamilton in Canada) Cat.
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Today a woman bought 5 new age/spiritual type books & announced she was taking them home to destroy them, as they shouldn't be on our shelves! :D
Carol ♔ Typo Queen! ♔ wrote: "I often get a chuckle from my job at the op shop.
Today a woman bought 5 new age/spiritual type books & announced she was taking them home to destroy them, as they shouldn't be on our shelves! :D"
Lol, Carol ... oh my.
Today a woman bought 5 new age/spiritual type books & announced she was taking them home to destroy them, as they shouldn't be on our shelves! :D"
Lol, Carol ... oh my.
As a Canadian, I am one American election news story from sawing our country off and floating us into the Tasman to become neighbours with you guys in New Zealand and Australia. We would be good neighbours, we promise :)
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Yeah & I live in the tree hugging, muesli munching part of the country (although the town I'm in is quite conservative) Usually we have like a shelf full of that stuff!
We don't go for censorship. I throw out Bill Cosby & Lance Armstrong's books solely because shelf space is at a premium & I don't think they would sell.
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Although I admire the fortitude of any American who manages to stick through the whole process. At the moment the idea of President Trump is keeping me rivetted. :-O
Carol ♔ Typo Queen! ♔ wrote: "Melissa wrote: "As a Canadian, I am one American election news story from sawing our country off and floating us into the Tasman to become neighbours with you guys in New Zealand and Australia. We ..."
Back in October we had a 79 week election which was a record length for us ... and we complained that that was long. American elections go on for years.
I would laugh at the situation if I wasn't so frightened by our neighbours.
Back in October we had a 79 week election which was a record length for us ... and we complained that that was long. American elections go on for years.
I would laugh at the situation if I wasn't so frightened by our neighbours.
Trump - definitely another thing to worry about.
Don't mention that clown. He'll start an atomic war!At least in Canada you have another Trudeau and he might be a good as his Dad. I was there when Dad was elected and I remember the shock horror in Saskatchewan. And then there was that photo of him - Pierre Trudeau with a rose in his mouth! Gave all the locals heart attacks.
As for the US elections. Boring!!!Why do we waste news space on it.
P.D.R. wrote: "Don't mention that clown. He'll start an atomic war!
At least in Canada you have another Trudeau and he might be a good as his Dad. I was there when Dad was elected and I remember the shock horror..."
I agree, P.D.R. They only broadcast it world wide because the US has turned their elections into some kind of sick reality show.
I am half expecting a hunger games situation any day now.
At least in Canada you have another Trudeau and he might be a good as his Dad. I was there when Dad was elected and I remember the shock horror..."
I agree, P.D.R. They only broadcast it world wide because the US has turned their elections into some kind of sick reality show.
I am half expecting a hunger games situation any day now.
PS How did the vote go? is your flag changing or staying the same?
Melissa wrote: "PS How did the vote go? is your flag changing or staying the same?"Won't know until around 8:30pm tonight Melissa, so watch this space!:)
Ella's Gran wrote: "Melissa wrote: "PS How did the vote go? is your flag changing or staying the same?"
Won't know until around 8:30pm tonight Melissa, so watch this space!:)"
Will do, Ella's Gran :)
Won't know until around 8:30pm tonight Melissa, so watch this space!:)"
Will do, Ella's Gran :)
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Carol ♔ Typo Queen! ♔ wrote: "I'm picking we will stay the same with around a 60/40 vote."
Looks like you guys have decided to stay as is
Looks like you guys have decided to stay as is
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Looks like you guys have decided to stay as is"
Yup roughly 56/44 so I wasn't far off.
Argh! And shivers! My daughter's in Saskatchewan and they worry a lot about having Trump as president.
I could kick Key, if we'd been able to choose ourselves from all the good designs instead of having his pets as a committee to decide on the four we could vote on we might have had a flag we all could go for.I saw a design somewhere which incorporated the old flag in one top corner and in the opposite bottom corner plus a koru ferny thing through the middle. I thought it was great as it acknowledged what our veterans thought and yet added a new modern dimension.
P.D.R. wrote: "Argh! And shivers! My daughter's in Saskatchewan and they worry a lot about having Trump as president."
Oh god, we shall float ourselves into the Tasman sea and become your neighbours if that happens.
In the meantime we think Canada should be president of the USA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCyzd... (Lol at Prime Minister Centrefold)
Oh god, we shall float ourselves into the Tasman sea and become your neighbours if that happens.
In the meantime we think Canada should be president of the USA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCyzd... (Lol at Prime Minister Centrefold)
P.D.R. wrote: "I could kick Key, if we'd been able to choose ourselves from all the good designs instead of having his pets as a committee to decide on the four we could vote on we might have had a flag we all could go for..."Couldn't agree more.
Melissa wrote: "...In the meantime we think Canada should be president of the USA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCyzd... (Lol at Prime Minister Centrefold) "LOVE it!!
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Oh god, we shall float ourselves into the Tasman sea and become your neighbou..."
Ha! Good one!
While I was sailing one of the other yachts was flying one of the Frizzell designs and it looked really good. All 40 should have been made up as flags & put on a video clip so we could see what they would really look like.
PDR - sorry the design you mention sounds horribly busy. The most effective ones are the simplest like Canada, Japan...
Carol ♔ Typo Queen! ♔ wrote: "Melissa wrote: "
Oh god, we shall float ourselves into the Tasman sea and become your neighbou..."
Ha! Good one!
While I was sailing one of the other yachts was flying one of the Frizzell designs..."
Sure the Canadian flag looks simple. However, try drawing the maple leaf, haha.
Oh god, we shall float ourselves into the Tasman sea and become your neighbou..."
Ha! Good one!
While I was sailing one of the other yachts was flying one of the Frizzell designs..."
Sure the Canadian flag looks simple. However, try drawing the maple leaf, haha.
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Ok mystery solved - it was Michelle. The branch broke while she picking figs, she felt it was a hazard, so got her builder son to saw it off. By the time we came home she had forgotten all about it. That is certainly better than thinking a stranger had been snooping around!
My daughter & her partner here, my son arriving soon. Life is good. :)
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Thanks - same to you!
& just to blast the myth that paper wasps only sting when provoked... our son was stung on the lower cheek just after he arrived yesterday. My husband has dealt to the two nests he found but we still have plenty hovering around.
Autumn huh! Wasps abound. Definitely voting for Canada to select president - Trudeau wouldn't be bad!!!
Happy Easter.
Yesterday I read two separate articles about gender bias in how people choose the books they read. And it got me thinking. Why does a book have to be slotted in Amazon as 'Women's Fiction'? Shouldn't the genre be more of a suitable classification? E.g. Romance / Mystery / Historical Fiction. But on Amazon the genres are Women'd Fiction/Mystery&Suspense. It's suddenly bothering me a lot. Should I just accept that it is the way it is, or continue to dwell on it?!
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Hey Kirsten! :)
You will get me on my soapbox here!
One of my b-i-ls is a NZ children's writer & he reckons libraries charge for fiction (or like our library, new fiction) because more women read fiction then men. I mean why should I pay for a 2016 fiction book when on the rare occasion my husband reads anything he can grab a badly written 2016 sports biography for free. & as I have mentioned (once or twice!) before at work we can't even give sports bios away!
Anyway, you have inspired me! I'm complaining next time I'm in the library!
Edit;reading this it will look like I have gone off on a tangent - but I haven't. Amazon categories or charging for fiction -it's all part of the subtle disparagement of women's hobbies & reading habbits.
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For our NZ residents I'm posting something that is a very long shot.
My neighbour's Russian Blue cat was killed earlier this year & she is still grief stricken. Her son thought he had located one for her a couple of weeks ago but it fell through. Does anyone know of a rescue kitten or young cat of this breed that needs rehousing? Or a British Blue might be acceptable as her boy was very overweight.
She went down to the SPCA but couldn't bring herself to select one. She won't want to pay pedigree prices.
Don't get me started on books and categories. I am always on at my colleagues - the male ones - at Writing magazine because when they list good examples of the fiction they are talking about it is nearly always men. The worst offender is the SF writer and he has never once mentioned the award winning women but the chap doing crits of famous works seems to pick out men first too. I had a go at my editor there who is a nice guy and he said he'd try to get a balance and please not to write to the letters page about it!!!So sorry about the cat. We have around 50 kittens in our SPCA needing homes but not a blue. I have two tabbies running wild on my place because people dump them !!! GrrrrR!!!
I saw this on facebook today. Is this an actual thing in NZ because I have tears in my eyes from laughing.
Google it and you will find it available for sale all over the place!!Mens Novelty Body Wash - 180ml
Squeaky Clean Fun!
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This Novelty Gift is designed for Men, plus it is also something they will actually enjoy using every day.
Make the Men in your life very happy with this great New Zealand Novelty Gift! Perfect for homesick Kiwis or family and friends overseas.
http://www.shopnewzealand.co.nz/categ...
and here you can get other accoutrements to accompany your gift of Willy Wash
http://www.giftsnz.com/cheekygifts.htm
and not leaving out the girls
NZ Short & Curly Shower Gel
http://www.hukahoneyhive.com/product/...
Ella's Gran wrote: "Google it and you will find it available for sale all over the place!!
Mens Novelty Body Wash - 180ml
Squeaky Clean Fun!
Keep them squeaky clean, smelling good and laughing with this Novelty Me..."
That is hilarious, Ella's Gran.
Mens Novelty Body Wash - 180ml
Squeaky Clean Fun!
Keep them squeaky clean, smelling good and laughing with this Novelty Me..."
That is hilarious, Ella's Gran.
At an author event I attended tonight, three very talented NZ crime authors spoke. They were all very eloquent and interesting. However, one lady in the front row constantly complained about not being able to hear (there was a microphone, & the sound was perfect). She was in the very front row, and I assume she must have been hard of hearing, because she said VERY loudly, about one of the authors "He's useless". The author, a newly published author, nominated for one of NZ's best writing prizes, muttered at the front, "I'm useless".
Appalling behaviour from an audience member, I don't care how old you are. I hope the author wasn't too hurt. I felt mortified on his behalf.
Kirsten wrote: "At an author event I attended tonight, three very talented NZ crime authors spoke. They were all very eloquent and interesting. However, one lady in the front row constantly complained about not be..."
That is horrific, Kirsten. Poor guy, I hope that he wasn't damaged for life because of the experience :(
That is horrific, Kirsten. Poor guy, I hope that he wasn't damaged for life because of the experience :(
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Possibly a dementia sufferer? Or (like me) a bit deaf so doesn't realise how loud she is?
Good news all around today. My daughter's partner got an A+ on her thesis. This opens all sort of doors!
& my daughter won 3 VIP tickets to the Warriors game & is taking her Dad & brother. My husband very excited. I'm trying to decide whether I should ring my best friend & see if she is home on Sat night (she's in Auckland) or stay down here & enjoy some quiet time. :)
Carol ♔ Typo Queen! ♔ wrote: "Kirsten wrote: "At an author event I attended tonight, three very talented NZ crime authors spoke. They were all very eloquent and interesting. However, one lady in the front row constantly complai..."
I hope they have fun at the game Carol. Also, Congrats to you daughter's partner.
I hope they have fun at the game Carol. Also, Congrats to you daughter's partner.
Kirsten wrote: "At an author event I attended tonight, three very talented NZ crime authors spoke. They were all very eloquent and interesting. However, one lady in the front row constantly complained about not be..."
To be quite honest, that sounds a bit like my grandmother. She is going deaf and has a touch of dementia. She will often say things like that that can be terribly embarassing. However, it isn't entirely her fault.
To be quite honest, that sounds a bit like my grandmother. She is going deaf and has a touch of dementia. She will often say things like that that can be terribly embarassing. However, it isn't entirely her fault.
I must send some Willy Wash to my son in Oz!!!!And no, I doubt the writer would be more than a bit peeved and then shrug it off. It's something that happens at most 'Writer meet the public' dos.
At fairs/fetes/shows when I am selling our books I get a lot of similar comments. The most common is 'Oh it's not a proper book then.' as s/he hands it back when I have explained what our co-op is and what indie publishing means. The other, often said by newbie writers too is "Oh couldn't you get a real publisher, can't be any good then."
Writers need the hide of a rhinoceros and nice people like you lot to cheer us up.
Good news everyone!! my Nan has had her cancer surgery and the surgeon called us and said that he believes that he got all the cancer cells. However, he is waiting for official confirmation from test results. Also, she may need a round of preventative radiation or Chemo.
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Great idea! I can press flowers in them. I haven't done that since I was a child. Multi tasking!