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[Lee, Mod Mama]

Gabriele wrote: "Gundula, it is The Bookshelf, and right in downtown Guelph. Let me know if you're coming to visit it and we could meet up for wine and choc cake. : )"

I've been in this bookstore/cafe many times! It's very cute. I've also been to the movie theatre upstairs but I don't know if that's still there.

[Gabriele]

It is, Lee. I'm planning to go there tonight to see "Young Victoria".

[[deleted user]]

Lisa wrote: "Lee wrote: "Hurray! I just noticed that we have 101 members as of yesterday! I hope everyone is enjoying the group. "

Yes, 101 members and we already have 740 books on our shelves!:

http://www...."

Some of you haven't been adding any books!! lol

[[deleted user]]

Gabriele wrote: "It is, Lee. I'm planning to go there tonight to see "Young Victoria"."

Let us know what you think of "Young Victoria" Gabriele. I really want to see it!

[Gabriele]

Lee wrote: "I've been in this bookstor..."
Let me know if you ever want to meet up there, Lee!

[Gabriele]

Jeannette wrote: "Gabriele wrote: "It is, Lee. I'm planning to go there tonight to see "Young Victoria"."

Let us know what you think of "Young Victoria" Gabriele. I really want to see it!

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Will do, Jeannette! I'm really looking forward to it.

[Lee, Mod Mama]

Gabriele wrote: "Lee wrote: "I've been in this bookstor..."
Let me know if you ever want to meet up there, Lee!
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Sure, I'd love to meet you there one day Gabriele. We used to go to Guelph quite often because my grandmother lived there but she's in a retirement home in Ancaster now. It's been a few years since we've been back but if we're ever in the area I'll let you know.

[[deleted user]]

Good morning everyone. I was up late reading my comfort book (almost done with that one). We're stuck in for the weekend because my kids are sick and my husband had dental surgery yesterday...ugh. The upside is that I'll probably have good reading time. I also have to help Dixie, my puppy, write her blog today...she is becoming impatient. :)
Have a good start to the day!

[Lee, Mod Mama]

Kids sick and a husband with dental surgery? Sounds like fun Christine! LOL, I'm glad you can see the positive! You are making me very curious about your blog, I may have to go check that out.

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My husband is a mess. He's all swollen and drugged up (and crabby...but I feel for him). I just figure that I may as well take the reading time while everyone is resting.
The dog blog is silly, but it's fun and it allows Dixie to express herself. She still has some trouble managing the keyboard with her paws though. ;)

[Lee, Mod Mama]

Take it! Take it! That's always a good call Christine. :-)

[Lisa]

Jeannette wrote: "Some of you haven't been adding any books!! lol"

No worries, Jeannette. Lee & I are shelving all the books mentioned that other members don't shelve. I don't think we've missed shelving any, but feel free to alert us if you notice differently.

[Lisa]

Christine, I feel badly for your husband & children, but you and the dog can have a relatively lovely day. Reading & dogs: two of my favorite things.

[Susanna - Censored by GoodReads]

Whose Body? was also my first Sayers. Great series.

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Paula wrote: "Gundula wrote: "Paula, I have periodic bouts of IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome). I found these books both informative and reassuring, IBS Cookbook For Dummies and [book:IBS For Dummi..."

My doctor pulled raw tomatoes out of my diet, which cleared up most of my "gas" problem (sorry for being graphic...).

Lisa wrote: "I didn’t know you could listen to audiobooks on a Kindle?! ."

on the Sony eReader too, and I imagine also the other ones (and I too adore my eReader!)

Great news about the increasing members... Keep up the brilliant work, Lee and Lisa!

[Darkpool]

Snort! The heroine in my current book references her comfort read: "Whenever I get restless or stressed, I revisit Mansfield Park. Because I know no matter how rough my life gets, at least I don't have to wear a corset and live with a stone-cold witch like Mrs. Norris." From Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs

Man, does this count as off topic because I just started talking about comfort reads?

Back on topic, talking about mail misadventures... one of my friends went to New Orleans for a conference (lucky cow) a few years back, and (knowing I'm a bit of a collector) sent me a number of postcards. None of which made it to me. Not one. She's positive she got my address correct (she's very reliable about these things) and the other people she posted cards to received them. So unfair!

[Lisa]

Darkpool, Just to chat can include books. Funny that because at Goodreads we mostly talk about books, the just to chat threads rarely include book talk.

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Lisa wrote: "Jeannette wrote: "Some of you haven't been adding any books!! lol"

No worries, Jeannette. Lee & I are shelving all the books mentioned that other members don't shelve. I don't think we've missed s..."

I just meant that with 100 members we should have 1000's of books on the list. A few of the members seem to be very enthusiastic book buyers! (Kind of a friendly joke.)

[Lisa]

Ah. ;-D

Well, I'm sure a lot more will get added.

I also wonder: some of us might have hundreds of comfort read books and some of us might have only a very few.

[[deleted user]]

This is a great group and the definition of comfort reads has been very broad. It's great to be able to have so many informal chats about books, and food and moving, without any "serious" study or debate.

[Lisa]

Jeannette wrote: "This is a great group and the definition of comfort reads has been very broad. It's great to be able to have so many informal chats about books, and food and moving, without any "serious" study or..."

Oh yes, I agree, and it's one of the main reasons I find this group so much fun.

[Gabriele]

"Young Victoria" was a delightful love story. I could hardly believe it was over so quickly - I wanted to see much more. (My husband agreed.) Rupert Friend is such a dishy Albert! It's nice to think that Victoria had such a deep and seemingly happy relationship for the time that they had together (20 years) - also indicated by the depth of her mourning.

[Valerie]

Lisa wrote: "Ah. ;-D

Well, I'm sure a lot more will get added.

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Well, I just learned today that a group bookshelf even EXISTED! :-p

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Gabriele wrote: ""Young Victoria" was a delightful love story. I could hardly believe it was over so quickly - I wanted to see much more. (My husband agreed.) Rupert Friend is such a dishy Albert! It's nice to thin..."

Thanks Gabriele for the great review! I hope I'll get to see it soon. And so happy to see Rupert Friend in another good movie.

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Valerie wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Ah. ;-D

Well, I'm sure a lot more will get added.

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Well, I just learned today that a group bookshelf even EXISTED! :-p

Happy browsing!


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[Lisa]

Oh Valerie, Maybe we haven't made that clear enough. Yes, it does!

Every book that members mention as a comfort read in the discussion threads gets put on the bookshelf, under all the shelves that apply.

Feel free to add your own books, or add missing shelves to them. Lee and I will add any books not added by members, and sometimes we're too quick and add them before anyone else gets a chance.

If you feel the need for another shelf post in the suggestions and questions thread. And check out the thread how to add books to our shelves. Those threads are in the general folder and the group business folder respectively.

You can see all our books by clicking the bookshelf link or the more link (where some of the books show up) from our home page.

[Paula]

Sorry - kind of lost who said it or where but wanted to say...

The Kindle can do audobooks. A GR friend, Laurele, first mentioned this to me and turned me on to AudioBooks.com, where you get the books for a reasonable monthly fee.

For the food tips - fiance and I went to the grocery store today to get some yummy healthy snacks and dinner tonight consisted of fun, healthy food, and I feel great! Humus, whole wheat pita bread with 'veggie' sandwich inserts, fresh fruit for dessert.. mmm. Tomorrow is fresh fish and big fresh salad, and he (as the house cook) is digging for recipes to encourage more healthy eating for both of us. We didn't eat terrible before, but in the winter, in the US midwest, people tend to eat 'comfort food' that my body apparently doesn't find comforting :)

[Paula]

Bugger,... some day I will post a short comment! :)

[Lisa]

Paula wrote: "Bugger,... some day I will post a short comment! :)"

Paula, You just succeeded!

I'm not known for being concise either!

[Lee, Mod Mama]

Paula wrote: "Bugger,... some day I will post a short comment! :)"

Paula, we love you. Don't cut yourself short for our sakes. Write as much as you like. :-)

[Lisa]

I agree with Lee! Paula and everybody, Being chatty here is much of what makes this group fun!

[Gabriele]

LOL, Paula! Don't change!

[Gabriele]

Did you know that Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, was one of the producers of "Young Victoria"? Apparently, she managed to arrange for filming in royal venues that wouldn't have been possible otherwise.

[Lee, Mod Mama]

Cool!

[[deleted user]]

Nice to see that Sarah Ferguson came out all right and didn't get destroyed by all this royal business. She seems like a good, genuine person.

[[deleted user]]

Did you spot Princess Beatrice in a cameo appearance at the very beginning of the movie? She was one of the ladies-in-waiting at Victoria's coronation.

[Gabriele]

There was too much to see, and I didn't notice, Shelley. I expect I will watch it when it's out on DVD, and take note of things I missed.

Agreed, Jeannette, that Sarah deserves kudos for finding herself and a career that she enjoys. I saw her and Andrew in Toronto once, not long after they were married I think. It was a hot day and there was a huge crowd there to see and cheer them. What a lovely couple they had made. Sarah recently said that she still loves him and they are best of friends. Their marriage was tough since his royal duties kept them apart for all but about 40 days a year!

[[deleted user]]

Such a shame that they couldn't have been two ordinary people. So nice for their daughters that they stayed friends.

[Lee, Mod Mama]

I haven't seen pictures of their daughters since they were kids. They must be all grown up now eh?

[Gabriele]

Lovely young ladies, Lee - about 21 and 19 (or so).

[Paula]

So nice to hear about a royal who is doing their best to live their own life and be a good person. I've been reading a ton of Tudor history lately, and those guys were certainly not known for being down-to-earth and normal! Now I really want to check out the movie!

[Paula]

Lisa wrote: "Paula wrote: "Bugger,... some day I will post a short comment! :)"

Paula, You just succeeded!

I'm not known for being concise either!"

Hahaha! Thanks Lisa! And thanks for letting me ramble, everyone :) I'm not that talkative in the real world, but seem to be here. Just can't help it with all the great topics!

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Christine wrote: "Lee, Are you the person that I saw who read The Wasted Vigil? (I'm pretty sure that's the title) Somebody got that on my radar, but I can't remember."

I started this today, Lee. Oh my, I already love it.

[Lisa]

Oh, I'm finding any book I can escape into can be a comfort read. For my real world book club right now I'm reading Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and it feels almost like a comfort read. (I guess I'll wait to the end to see if I feel if it deserves a place on our bookshelves.) It's about a young boy who's lost his father in the World Trade Center on 9/11 and appears to have tragedy in his family history. Interesting what can feel like a comfort read.

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ugh ...nothing is going as I would like it to in the world of football. Now I have a headache and I'm crabby. I should not be allowed to watch sports.

[Lisa]

Christine, The season is almost over and soon you can just look forward to next season. I do not know football, but I'm eagerly awaiting the Olympics!! Hoping I don't become so addicted that I get no reading (or anything else) done.

[[deleted user]]

Yes, the Olympics are fun...and they rarely drive me to levels of insanity where I will bald myself. :)

[Lisa]

Ooh. Poor Christine!!! Sorry things aren't going your way.

[[deleted user]]

Christine wrote: "ugh ...nothing is going as I would like it to in the world of football. Now I have a headache and I'm crabby. I should not be allowed to watch sports."

I was thinking about you today! Sorry Christine! Just gotta love Peyton Manning!

[Paula]

Yay! Brett Favre ended the Vikings season exactly the same way he ending his last season with the Packers - end of the game, driving toward the goal to finish it off with a win and then... interception!!! Ahhh... sweet poetic justice. Sorry Favre fans, but I just love it!

Sorry, Christine, that you didn't have a good day with the playoffs today :(