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[Darkpool]

Gah! why can't they take their spat to the porn sites, and leave the good stuff alone?

[P.D.R.]

What? Let people enjoy themselves and talk sensibly about non-political stuff?
Never!

[Joanne]

The LIANZA lists are out today and a librarian friend has called me to tell me my book has made it onto the "long list" :-) And since all the other books are backed by big publishing houses (Walker, Penguin, Scholastic) I am really thrilled to represent the self published by being the only Indie on the list. Yay!

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Joanne wrote: "The LIANZA lists are out today and a librarian friend has called me to tell me my book has made it onto the "long list" :-) And since all the other books are backed by big publishing houses (Walker..."

That sounds like very good news! Congratulations!

P.d.r. wrote: "GR is caught up in a cyber war. Rumoured to be US and China trying to crash each other's sites and protecting them. Several of my favourite research sites were affected."

I haven't heard that. GR seems generally buggy at the moment.

[Simone]

Congratulations! That's great news!

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

The Beach Hop was in Tairua today & we went. Really cool cars - works of art!

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Kathleen wrote: "***Carol*** wrote: "The Beach Hop was in Tairua today & we went. Really cool cars - works of art!"

Did you have good weather for it?"

We did! Even though it was raining on the Coromandel West Coast the other side was hot all day & sunny for most of it. If I go again (unlikely) & I'm not a petrol head like the rest of the group I was with, I would probably just go sit in the pub & watch the cars drive by!

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

& if you are looking at the magazine racks this month the gorgeous young cover girl on autumn's Oh Baby magazine is my great niece. Her baby brother is pictured inside as well!

[Lesley]

This one?

http://www.ohbaby.co.nz/magazine/snea...

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Ella's Gran wrote: "This one?

http://www.ohbaby.co.nz/magazine/snea..."

That's her! :)

[Lesley]

Beautiful ☺

[Melinda]

wow! She is gorgeous

[Lesley]

The Google doodle today commemorates the 122nd birthday of Dame Ngaio Marsh. Go to Google and check it out. Click on the doodle then at the page you're taken to click the doodle again to animate it.

Yesterday the doodle was for Earth Day and had a quiz attached when you clicked on the doodle. You answered 5 or so multi-choice questions about yourself and they told you what animal, bird, fish, insect... you were. Anyone else do it? I was a Woolly Mammoth and a colleague at work was a Dodo!

The day before the doodle was commemorating Loch Ness monster and that had a clever animation with it too. April is a great month - so much to commemorate besides my birth, but no doodle for that!!:):)

[Lesley]

Sadly I aged another year over the Easter break.

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Happy Belated then! :)

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Ella's Gran wrote: "The Google doodle today commemorates the 122nd birthday of Dame Ngaio Marsh. Go to Google and check it out. Click on the doodle then at the page you're taken to click the doodle again to animate it..."

That was cute!

[Ace]

Ella's Gran wrote: "Sadly I aged another year over the Easter break."

Happy Birthday Ella's Gran, remember when we used to get excited about having a birthday :)

Hope you enjoyed yourself a little bit !!

[Lesley]

Ace wrote: "Ella's Gran wrote: "Sadly I aged another year over the Easter break."

Happy Birthday Ella's Gran, remember when we used to get excited about having a birthday :)

Ummmm, what was that again?!

Hope you enjoyed yourself a littl..."

[Lesley]

Thank you every body.

[Darkpool]

Ella's Gran wrote: "...Yesterday the doodle was for Earth Day and had a quiz attached when you clicked on the doodle. You answered 5 or so multi-choice questions about yourself and they told you what animal, bird, fish, insect... you were. Anyone else do it? I was a Woolly Mammoth and a colleague at work was a Dodo!
..."

I was a giant squid. And happy late birthday!

[P.D.R.]

Missing you all but still no time to chat. Court dates still not settled, all very wearing.
Have to put more stuff together too.

No time to do more than say I'm still here and will be back.

[Lesley]

P.d.r. wrote: "Missing you all but still no time to chat. Court dates still not settled, all very wearing.
Have to put more stuff together too.

No time to do more than say I'm still here and will be back."

I'm sure I speak for many when I say we are all hanging in there for you P.d.r.

[Lesley]

Last we heard from Sweetp-1 she was in the process of moving from Island to Island.

If you're out there Sweetp I've been wondering if you've arrived and how you're settling into your new environment.

Lesley

[[deleted user]]

Hello all - I have been terribly inactive. I have been super busy reading and reviewing ARCs.

[Lesley]

It's supposed to be my quieter time of year at work but we have a new Manager. You know what they say about new brooms ...

[[deleted user]]

Kathleen wrote: "I'm spending time on here instead of tidying ....
but I have to share this:

James (who's 7 and a half) was listing his Likes and Dislikes for a project we're doing (with the book series, Dinosaur ..."

Awww, that is so precious :)

[Lesley]

HAPPY MOTHERS' DAY TO ALL OUR BLK MUMS!!!!!1

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Same to you! I've just been to a practice for the Mind games weekend. Lot of fun.

Now having wine & cheese!

[[deleted user]]

Happy Mother's Day!!

[P.D.R.]

Court date September. Guess what my neighbour is up to!!!!!

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

P.d.r. wrote: "Court date September. Guess what my neighbour is up to!!!!!"

Hopefully putting his property up for sale!

[[deleted user]]

Kathleen wrote: "I'm spending time on here instead of tidying ....
but I have to share this:

James (who's 7 and a half) was listing his Likes and Dislikes for a project we're doing (with the book series, Dinosaur ..."

Grand daughter commented from back seat whilst I drove the Crown Range. " Australia is hot and fast. New Zealand is cold and slow."

[Ace]

That's a great summary, how old is your grand daughter S.K?

[[deleted user]]

Hey Darling Ace.
Lily Jade now 6 yrs. Moved from Sydney to Wanaka. Just had another power cut in Turkey. Hope this gets through to you.

[Ace]

Ok, well that IS a slow place and I suspected Sydney (does it seem that traffic is faster and the lanes are narrower than everywhere else in the world to you?)

My husband is born and bred Timaru, we will be there in October. 2 years ago he took me on a tour of South Island in his Classic 1975 BMW csi. I loved it.

[[deleted user]]

Love NZ. Have been an expat for most of my life but there's no place like my darling island.

[Ace]

I've been to many places S.K. and I agree that it's one of the most spectacular countries. This year we fly to Auckland and tiki-tour around through to Wellington, then fly down to Christchurch. Looking forward to it (especially Paihia and Taupo).

I hope Lily likes it as much as I do...

[[deleted user]]

So much to see in the South Island depending on the season you visit. Lots of contacts for you to make. Presently I live in Turkey so far from home. Hope you love my country and the people.

[P.D.R.]

My father was a Taranaki man but I much prefer living in Otago.

Bad neighbour's place has been for sale for 7 years!!!
He's going round all the people in our area demanding that they be witnesses to me being 'mad, bad and dangerous to know.'

[[deleted user]]

S.K.Fischer wrote: "Love NZ. Have been an expat for most of my life but there's no place like my darling island."

One day, I would love to see NZ. Alas, I have never been outside of North America ... and I am terrified of flying lol.

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Just have to skite. I got a huge haul of books from my op shop yesterday. The one I'm most excited about is by Michael King, but I think I got about 14 books all up!

[LaVerne]

*Claps* Oh, Carol - I love it when I score a lot of books like that. My hubby tries to steer me away whenever he spots an op shop or second-hand book store before I do. He knows we're going to be there for ages otherwise, lol

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

LaVerne wrote: "*Claps* Oh, Carol - I love it when I score a lot of books like that. My hubby tries to steer me away whenever he spots an op shop or second-hand book store before I do. He knows we're going to be t..."

Heh I volunteer there. & they got me to clean out the shelves - which I have - to my place! :D

[[deleted user]]

Waste Busters Wanaka is one of my favourite book shops.

[Lesley]

Feeling a bit hog-tied just now. Laptop died on the weekend so just working off iPad or from work so limited in what I can do while I wait to see what the verdict is from computer doctor! I'll do my best to keep up so bear with me.

[[deleted user]]

Ella's Gran wrote: "Feeling a bit hog-tied just now. Laptop died on the weekend so just working off iPad or from work so limited in what I can do while I wait to see what the verdict is from computer doctor! I'll do m..."

Oh no :( that is no good - hopefully it can be remedied.

[Lesley]

Think I'm up for a new computer. I'm worried about recovering everything on my hard drive. Hoping it'll all be resolved by the weekend. Ca't imagine a whole weekend without!

[[deleted user]]

Ella's Gran wrote: "Think I'm up for a new computer. I'm worried about recovering everything on my hard drive. Hoping it'll all be resolved by the weekend. Ca't imagine a whole weekend without!"

I can sympathize - I feel my laptop is on its last leg too.

[[deleted user]]

fun news for those who like sports [this has nothing to do with anything] but June 11th Team Canada is playing Team NZ in women's soccer :)

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂]

Ella's Gran wrote: "Think I'm up for a new computer. I'm worried about recovering everything on my hard drive. Hoping it'll all be resolved by the weekend. Ca't imagine a whole weekend without!"

Hope your computer comes back all fixed!