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[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Marianne:) It feels good doesn't it. I had one overnight too..

[Sally906]

Faye wrote: "Sally906 wrote: "Faye wrote: "Hi is anyone doing the Premier's Reading Challenge, I am in Victoria and doing it because I work at a school. Just curious."

I can't say I have heard of it. What does..."

There are some very good books on the lists. What a good idea

[B the BookAddict]

Donna Tartt has won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Goldfinch.

A well-deserved honour and an amazingly good book.

[Michael]

B3tt3 Booklover wrote: "Donna Tartt has won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Goldfinch.

A well-deserved honour and an amazingly good book."

A bit surprising, but the book was pretty good

[Neko]

After slicing my hand on Tuesday I can properly write again on the internet. Still worried I'll split the knitting though and I really don't want to undo all the goodness that has happened :/

[Leonie]

Laura wrote: "After slicing my hand on Tuesday I can properly write again on the internet. Still worried I'll split the knitting though and I really don't want to undo all the goodness that has happened :/"

Ouch! Stitching is usually pretty tough - but the pulling sensations when you first start to move it again can be a bit interesting. Hope all tendons and nerves are intact :)

[Neko]

Scissors and the webbing of my hand between my thumb and pointer finger. It happened within seconds!

No stitches were needed because of how it was bound..If it hadn't of self knitted so well I would of gone to get it stitched though :|

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Laura wrote: "Scissors and the webbing of my hand between my thumb and pointer finger. It happened within seconds!

No stitches were needed because of how it was bound..If it hadn't of self knitted so well I wou..."

Oooh that's awful Laura - you poor thing! I do hope it heals quickly for you, and you don't have too much pain from it.

[Leonie]

Laura wrote: "Scissors and the webbing of my hand between my thumb and pointer finger. It happened within seconds!

No stitches were needed because of how it was bound..If it hadn't of self knitted so well I wou..."

My hands have just an involuntary cringe in sympathy with yours...

[Veronica ⭐️]

Faye wrote: "Hi is anyone doing the Premier's Reading Challenge, I am in Victoria and doing it because I work at a school. Just curious."

My daughter did it in primary school and it was a great way to encourage her to read.It's never been mentioned at her high school and I didn't know it was still running.

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

Not sure if anyone else was ever a fan of Tank Girl, but someone is making a new one.

Up on Kickstarter for backing - looks like it has some good talent behind it!

[Neko]

^ Nice, been meaning to get around to TG one day.

@Faye - Not a teacher. I am a TA.

@Brenda and Leonie - It's on the mend but a few stings here and there I could do without for sure!! It's amazing whenever you hurt anything how much you notice it in use.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Laura wrote: "@Brenda and Leonie - It's on the mend but a few stings here and there I could do without for sure!! It's amazin..."

That's right, especially your hand/s!!

[Neko]

Some expensive whisky might cure it..lol xD

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Yuk! I could think of nicer drinks;P

[Leonie]

Laura wrote: "^ Nice, been meaning to get around to TG one day.

@Faye - Not a teacher. I am a TA.

@Brenda and Leonie - It's on the mend but a few stings here and there I could do without for sure!! It's amazin..."

Glad to hear it's on the mend, Laura.

[Neko]

Lol...Not for everyone :p

Oh but you know..you should try Baileys Chocolat Luxe which is just like a Toblerone drink!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Hahaha! You remembered;) lol

[Neko]

:p I remember lots of things!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Laura wrote: ":p I remember lots of things!!"

I still love 'em;) (I should be worried?)

[Neko]

Lol..Not really..This is life..LIVE IT :D But do try hunt a bottle of this lovely stuff down...should cost you about $33.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

OK thanks, I'll look into it:)

[Neko]

:p

[Dale]

Hope it heals and is pain free again soon, Laura.

[B the BookAddict]

Michael wrote: "For some reason i didn't have a very good sleep. Thought i'd see what is happening here."

I thought you were up early. Are you still on holidays?

[B the BookAddict]

Not this Easter. My sister and I have decided we both want a holiday break without our houses full of guests. It will be quiet here, I'll be reading more of the Outlander series. It's raining here atm so I wont feel compelled to get out into the weeding, yay:)

[B the BookAddict]

Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez Nobel Laureate author of Love in the Time of Cholera and One Hundred Years of Solitude has died at age 87.

[B the BookAddict]

Michael wrote: "That's good Bette. You deserve a break by the sounds of it. Who needs chocolate when you can read. :D"

Since you have o go to work, I hope that your work is something you love. That always makes it easier, I think.

My sister and I will still swap googies (eggs).

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Michael wrote: "That's good Bette. You deserve a break by the sounds of it. Who needs chocolate when you can read. :D"

You have to have both together Michael! That's the rules;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Michael wrote: "For some reason i didn't have a very good sleep. Thought i'd see what is happening here."

That's bad luck Michael...hope work isn't too strenuous for you today then!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Michael wrote: "Since my mouth is abit sore i don't think it could handle choccies. :D

Me to Brenda. I'm sure it will be a quiet afternoon. :)"

You don't like them anyway Michael!!! I hope your shift goes quickly:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Michael wrote: "I hope so Brenda. Certainly doesn't feel like a Friday with everything closed and no footy on the tv. :/"

Haha! You're supposed to be reading when you're not working;)

[Kathryn]

What's wrong with me lately? (Maybe don't answer that!) After fixing up my lost recommendations on my home page when I accidentally pressed [Hide], today I accidentally pressed "switch to: mobile version"!! I thought I'd stopped it, as I clicked the cross before it navigated away from the page where I was typing a comment. Then later, when I opened a new GR tab, it took me a while of looking at the page wondering why it looked strange before I realised that it was the mobile version that had already taken effect before I clicked the cross!!

At least this was an easier issue to fix than restoring my recommendations - nothing to do with cookies or caches (nor chocolate nor bunnies nor eggs!) but I don't seem to be able to touch GR lately without doing something strange to my page!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Haha!! Never mind Kathryn - it sounds like you need a good dose of chocolate mixed with a lot of sunshine and relaxing;)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Kathryn wrote: "What's wrong with me lately? (Maybe don't answer that!) After fixing up my lost recommendations on my home page when I accidentally pressed [Hide], today I accidentally pressed "switch to: mobile v..."

Lol...better forget about it Kathryn and just focus on that "cache of cookies and chocolate" ;-)
....oh, with a good book of course!

[Kathryn]

Great plans, ladies!
:-D

[Little Miss Sunshine]

whats everyone doing for easter?

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Diaz :D wrote: "whats everyone doing for easter?"

We have a thread where we're chatting about Easter Diaz:) Here it is - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I've spent the day in the garden and doing bits and pieces inside - family BBQ on Sunday:)

[Vicki]

Have a wonderful time with your family, Brenda.

[B the BookAddict]

The Read-a-thon thread has made me consider the number of pages I read. So in the last three weeks since I started reading Outlander and including other books I have read during that time, I found that I've read just shy of 7000 pages. No wonder my eyes feel a wee bit tired!

[Vicki]

Good morning to the Early Girls. It's awfully quiet around here. I must've beaten everyone up. That's a first. :)

[Vicki]

7000 pages!? Goodness, I'd be lucky to have read that many words. :)

[B the BookAddict]

Kathryn wrote: "What's wrong with me lately? (Maybe don't answer that!) After fixing up my lost recommendations on my home page when I accidentally pressed [Hide], today I accidentally pressed "switch to: mobile v..."

Kathryn, I live in fear of messing up my Goodreads stuff. The thought of it makes me go cold:P I feel badly for you. You need to change your luck - maybe throw salt over your left shoulder? Ahem - that works if you put new shoes on a table which is Really bad luck - so it might be one of those all-in-one good luck cures! I've lots of these old fashioned thingys courtesy of my Nana:) thanks Nana.

[B the BookAddict]

Vicki wrote: "Good morning to the Early Girls. It's awfully quiet around here. I must've beaten everyone up. That's a first. :)"

hello, gorgeous! I've been in since about 3.30am but I've been swanning around in the US with my buddies over there who are still in yesterday afternoon!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Vicki wrote: "Have a wonderful time with your family, Brenda."

Thanks Vicki!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

B3tt3 Booklover wrote: "The Read-a-thon thread has made me consider the number of pages I read. So in the last three weeks since I started reading Outlander and including other books I have read during that time, I found..."

Wow! That's amazing Bette!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

A little tidbit of interesting from Matthew Reilly :

Hi everyone,

So, on Wednesday, after a 16-hour flight from Dallas to Sydney, I threw on a suit and tie, downed a couple of stiff espressos, and headed to the Sydney Opera House to meet the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

As one of 400 people at the reception, I wasn't expecting a one-on-one chat with William or Catherine. But then, suddenly, there was someone guiding me by the arm toward Catherine saying, "Are you happy if I introduce you as 'Matthew Reilly, international bestselling author'?"

A flurry of thoughts went through my mind, chiefly: what on earth do you talk about with a princess? Having never done it before, I really didn't know!

I don't think it's good manners to mention what Catherine said during our little chat, but I will say what I said: I opened by saying that my last novel had been about William's ancestor, Queen Elizabeth I. That proved to be a great ice-breaker, and (as you can see from the photo) we then chatted happily about "The Tournament", Queen Elizabeth I, books and ultimately, how you get young boys reading (a challenge she and William will face in a few years).

It was a very enjoyable experience...and then I went home and crashed.

Matthew Reilly
Sydney, Australia

[Carolyn]

B3tt3 Booklover wrote: "The Read-a-thon thread has made me consider the number of pages I read. So in the last three weeks since I started reading Outlander and including other books I have read during that time, I found..."

Whoa Bette - you could do the weekend challenge on your own! You must be really enjoying those Outlander books : )

[Sally906]

Brenda wrote: "A little titbit of interesting from Matthew Reilly :

Hi everyone,

So, on Wednesday, after a 16-hour flight from Dallas to Sydney, I threw on a suit and tie, downed a couple of stif..."

What an exciting experience for him :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Definitely:)