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Diana wrote: "Well I haven’t commented for awhile but have a few things to say.My job is going down the toilet. My boss is taking LWOP for the rest of the year, leaving myself 2 years experience at the school ..."
Awww - *hugs* Enjoy some downtime with your sister! Sounds like you really deserve it.
I'm on a day off, thought I'd check my emails and do a few things on the computer, then start a new diamond mosaic project (lovely old cottage in a soft dark/moody pastel woods). Evie (one of the cats) decided to keep me companyy by sprawling all over the desk. Guess I'll stay on the computer for awhile longer instead of putting my DM on the desk to do...Spoiled? My cats? Never!
Shift her, you say? I'm shocked! NEVER!!!
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Hi everyone,My partner has been busy lately as he has been building a Little Free Library (Take a book, Leave a book) for our local area. We have had a huge interest in this project which is great. I have also been busy contacting a lot of authors (Aussie) to see if they could help in anyway. Their responses and generosity has been overwhelming. We hope to have this up and running this week.
Only problem we are getting lots of book donations and there are so many that I want to read 😱
Hi everyone, just wondering how you are all getting along with the floods, hope you are high and dry and keeping your spirits up. 🌦
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My partner has been busy lately as he has been building a Little Free Library (Take a book, Leave a book) for our local area. We have had a huge interest in this project which is grea..."
Haha! I can't imagine how any one of us - prolific book lovers - could put books out on shelves without wanting to read them first!! You'll have to read them fast and first before you put them out! lol Good luck :)
My cats are causing havoc! The two 17 yr olds decided for one to get a hyperthyroid, the other high blood pressure (I kid you not). So then the hyperthyroid cat decided to toss in an upper respiratory tract infection as well (because, why not?), and the BP kitty decided to get a sore eye again in her blind eye and have a bleed behind it (again because, why not?)They're sleeping happily on the bed now.
See, furry kids? This is why mummy has to work.
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Hope you have pet insurance!!!
Believe me, with 6 cats, it's easier to just pay the vet bills! ;-)Plus, it doesn't cover pre-exisiting conditions, so even if I applied for pet insurance now, they're not covered.
Pet insurance is something you need to do when the furries are young!
aw, thanks Helen!I wouldn't be without my furries.
me either we have one has been through the wars all good now
Angela wrote: "My cats are causing havoc! The two 17 yr olds decided for one to get a hyperthyroid, the other high blood pressure (I kid you not). So then the hyperthyroid cat decided to toss in an upper respirat..."I know how you feel Angela! I've spent more time with my elderly furry friend at the vet's in the last year than I have in her entire 18 years. Luckily for her she's a very sweet cat and is dearly loved by all.
Helen wrote: "me either we have one has been through the wars all good now"Poor baby - and poor you! Glad it's (she? he?) is doing well now. They are the worry and joy of our life LOL.
Carolyn wrote: "Angela wrote: "My cats are causing havoc! The two 17 yr olds decided for one to get a hyperthyroid, the other high blood pressure (I kid you not). So then the hyperthyroid cat decided to toss in an..."I know what you mean, Carolyn. Abby and Fleur have been healthy asll their lives except for this year - they're making up for it!
I'm so glad you're coping with your sweetie :-)
I could never part with mine for anything.
Angela wrote: "My cats are causing havoc! The two 17 yr olds decided for one to get a hyperthyroid, the other high blood pressure (I kid you not). So then the hyperthyroid cat decided to toss in an upper respirat..."My goodness! Hope they're all OK now, Angela!
I think we're through the woods - Fleur isn't sneezing since she started the antibiotics and has put on a bit of weight, and Abby is doing ok so far - eye still watery but no longer 'icky'!
Fingers crossed they both stay well through the colder months, Angela :)
Thanks Carolyn. Lukcily they're indoor cats, so they snooze nthe beds and sofa :-) Spoiled kitties!
Angela wrote: "Helen wrote: "me either we have one has been through the wars all good now"Poor baby - and poor you! Glad it's (she? he?) is doing well now. They are the worry and joy of our life LOL."
Yes she is all good now she has had 2 major surgeries because she likes to eat string :( Belle is very noisy and cheeky but good now
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Brenda wrote: "I can't work out what is wrong with some people! Why is it so hard to work out what 'isolate' means!!!"I know! Complacency, perhaps? Or disbelief? You'd think not after a whole year of pandemic.
Although, perhaps because we've been so fortunate, people don't believe that their actions will have any impact. Naive at best, stupid at worst.
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Brenda wrote: "Yes, very selfish!"Very sad to hear of people so careless to risk the health and well-being of others. Selfish indeed!
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Helen wrote: "Angela wrote: "Helen wrote: "me either we have one has been through the wars all good now"Poor baby - and poor you! Glad it's (she? he?) is doing well now. They are the worry and joy of our life ..."
Oh man, a string-eater! My brother had to have his cat operated on for a big ball of hair ties she managed to chew up without them noticing! Glad your furry baby is fine now!
Marianne wrote: "And turns out that information was wrong"What a relief! However, it's still complicated, and I hope all of our Brisbane members have plenty of toilet paper...🤷♀️
Angela wrote: "Helen wrote: "Angela wrote: "Helen wrote: "me either we have one has been through the wars all good now"Poor baby - and poor you! Glad it's (she? he?) is doing well now. They are the worry and jo..."
Yes She, Belle ate the string off a cat toy first time she had surgery and then second operation was string and she loves to eat the dog hair we have a Maremma she is good now though :)
Two weeks holidays start today. I am pretty excited as I have the new book by one of my favourite authors to start tonight. The Readers' Room by Antoine Laurain
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Helen wrote: "Angela wrote: "Helen wrote: "Angela wrote: "Helen wrote: "me either we have one has been through the wars all good now"Poor baby - and poor you! Glad it's (she? he?) is doing well now. They are t..."
you just gotta shake your head and laugh...it's either that or cry!!
Diana wrote: "Two weeks holidays start today. I am pretty excited as I have the new book by one of my favourite authors to start tonight. The Readers' Room by Antoine Laurain"
Don't you just love it when you have a book from an author you love? I'm like that when I get Stuart MacBride, James Oswald or Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum latest book in my sweaty little hands...I almost start to salivate ROTFLMAO!
But you have 2 books - how on earth are you going to decide which to read first?!
Have you ever found that as the years roll past, your reading tastes change?When I was younger (in a galaxy far, faaaaaaaaar away), I only ever read romance and a bit of horror. It slowly changed until now I read mostly horror, thrillers and cosy mysteries, with some urban fantasy now and again.
Angela wrote: "Have a safe Easter, everyone."Indeed, a blessed and safe Easter to all.
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When I was younger (in a galaxy far, faaaaaaaaar away), I only ever read romance and a bit of horror. It slowly changed ..."
Without a doubt Angela. I used to love serious historical fiction. Now it often bores me. It might be the long paragraphs. I find I want my reading to be either action packed or short, smart and very clever. I guess my attention span is getting shorter as my years of reading are getting longer.
Angela wrote: "Have you ever found that as the years roll past, your reading tastes change?When I was younger (in a galaxy far, faaaaaaaaar away), I only ever read romance and a bit of horror. It slowly changed ..."
Definitely! I used to be really into crime, now I'm a bit over it. I've always loved horror, but now I'm putting more time into it, and I've always loved fantasy but I find I take it in smaller doses these days. I'm developing a taste for sci-fi, and I am more interested in non-fiction than I ever was. So yes, taste is constantly evolving for me!
Angela wrote: "Have you ever found that as the years roll past, your reading tastes change?When I was younger (in a galaxy far, faaaaaaaaar away), I only ever read romance and a bit of horror. It slowly changed ..."
Lol, ever so true! In that far, far away galaxy I read exclusively fiction, preferably sci-fi with a decent amount of horror and crime. Now I am a bit 'over' horror, don't rad huge amounts of crime and am more and more fond of non-fiction.
Phrynne wrote: "Angela wrote: "Have you ever found that as the years roll past, your reading tastes change?When I was younger (in a galaxy far, faaaaaaaaar away), I only ever read romance and a bit of horror. It ..."
Maybe it's not so much attention span as that our horizons have broadened?
Krystal wrote: "Angela wrote: "Have you ever found that as the years roll past, your reading tastes change?When I was younger (in a galaxy far, faaaaaaaaar away), I only ever read romance and a bit of horror. It ..."
I think our life experiences might help with that, too! Our thoughts, our feelings, etc.
That's the great thing about books - so much to read, so many different genres and sub genres to try!
Where would we be without GRs and our phones? This morning I was at the library and saw something I thought might interest me. Quick check of GRs on my phone only to see I had already read it.
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Brenda wrote: "I do that in book stores Diana, to see if a book is already on my Wish List :)"I do that in book stores too, to check out the ratings if it's one I don't already have on my radar.
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Hope it works out okay with your street library. Most people really like them so hopefully no one will object.