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[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Michael wrote: "Glad to read you made it safe and sound Brenda. Pity about the drizzle but fingers crossed you won't being seeing much of that on your trip. :)

Hi Ashleigh, great to see you around. You sure have ..."

Thanks Michael. Not too bothered about the rain yet anyway;)

[Sharon]

So pleased you arrived safely, Brenda :)

Hi Ashleigh, great to see you back. I've been wondering where you've been. Sure does sound like you've been busy. :)

[Sally906]

Bette BookAddict wrote: "My little cat Poppy has just discovered if she runs from the lounge into the kitchen and leaps onto the mat, it will slide on the baltic pine floor. She is doing this repeatedly; so funny to watch."

Oh how sweet :)

[Sally906]

Brenda wrote: "Thanks Marianne, Dale and Dina:) We are here, settled in and apart from some drizzly rain, it's fantastic!"

It funny. When you at home and it's drizzly rain you feel all meh - but when you on holidays it's all exciting :)

[Marina]

Bette BookAddict wrote: "I didn't find a single thing on the Big W under $10 area for moi. There was one book but I already have it; feeling snitchy because I had paid $28 and they have it for $3. I could barely bear to ..."

Ooh, that is annoying! I feel your pain!

[Sandy]

Sarah wrote: "Hi everyone! My name is Sarah and I need your help with something. In English (class), our assignment is about Australian literature; meaning books, poems, songs.
I think we need at least 4 pieces ..."

Lots of great contemporary books set in Australia - for starters - What about some YA? Cath Crowley's mega award winning and mega beautiful Graffiti Moon (set in Melbourne), Big Fish, Little River - Belinda Jeffrey (SA), Raw Blue - Kirsty Eager(Sydney) . Also Jasper Jones - Craig Silvey (WA) The Secret River Kate Grenville (NSW). The first three are YA so not quite so long if you have to read a lot to prepare but all major award winners so probably good choices depending on what you need to look at them for. If you want poetry there's always Les Murray or any one of these http://redroomcompany.org/poets/?page=2. Hope that helps

[Marianne]

Carolyn wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "Marianne wrote: "I had a tree full of cumquats so I just picked them and sliced them up, will make marmalade tomorrow (Mr Wigg would be..."

Carolyn, I have saved a jar of marmalade for you....where is the shortbread?

[B the BookAddict]

Leonie wrote: "Bette BookAddict wrote: "My little cat Poppy has just discovered if she runs from the lounge into the kitchen and leaps onto the mat, it will slide on the baltic pine floor. She is doing this repe..."

LOL

[Leonie]

Bette BookAddict wrote: "Leonie wrote: "Bette BookAddict wrote: "My little cat Poppy has just discovered if she runs from the lounge into the kitchen and leaps onto the mat, it will slide on the baltic pine floor. She is ..."

And another one :) https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=...

[B the BookAddict]

Leonie wrote: "Bette BookAddict wrote: "Leonie wrote: "Bette BookAddict wrote: "My little cat Poppy has just discovered if she runs from the lounge into the kitchen and leaps onto the mat, it will slide on the ba..."

That's my Poppy:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Leonie wrote: "Bette BookAddict wrote: "Leonie wrote: "Bette BookAddict wrote: "My little cat Poppy has just discovered if she runs from the lounge into the kitchen and leaps onto the mat, it will slide on the ba..."

Haha!!!

[Dale]

Brenda wrote: "Michael wrote: "Glad to read you made it safe and sound Brenda. Pity about the drizzle but fingers crossed you won't being seeing much of that on your trip. :)

Hi Ashleigh, great to see you around..."

Provides plenty of reading time( as if you need it Brenda LOL)

[Carolyn]

Marianne wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "Marianne wrote: "I had a tree full of cumquats so I just picked them and sliced them up, will make marmalade tomorrow (Mr Wigg [bookcover:Mr Wigg|17..."

HaHa Marianne! Maybe in a couple of weeks. I'll have to get those nuts cracked and start grinding before I can make the shortbread. Will also have to make a test batch first to check that they taste OK! Good thing marmalade keeps - did it turn out well?

[Marianne]

Carolyn wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "Marianne wrote: "I had a tree full of cumquats so I just picked them and sliced them up, will make marmalade tomorrow (Mr Wigg [boo..."HaHa Marianne! Maybe in a couple of weeks. I'll have to get those nuts cracked and start grinding before I can make the shortbread. Will also have to make a test batch first to check that they taste OK! Good thing marmalade keeps - did it turn out well?

Yes indeed it did, I had some on my bagel yesterday for breakfast, very nice if I say so myself!

[Faye]

Sandy wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Hi everyone! My name is Sarah and I need your help with something. In English (class), our assignment is about Australian literature; meaning books, poems, songs.
I think we need at l..."

Hi Sarah, would definitely agree with Jasper Jones, that's a great one. What about My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin. What about Tim Winton - Cloud Street and Open Swimmer both great ones.Hope this helps. Good luck.
P.S What about Picnic at Hanging Rock?

[Faye]

Sarah, what about Monkey Grip - Helen Garner

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Hey guys, do you think we could link all your suggestions for Sarah, so the poor girl can check the books out easily? Thanks!

[Faye]

Hi Brenda, would love to but how do I do the link please.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Faye wrote: "Hi Brenda, would love to but how do I do the link please."

Thanks Faye:) In the comment box on the top right hand side, it says "add book/author" - click on that, then put your book title or ISBN then hit search. A choice of books will "drop down", find the correct one and click "add". Then do it again (changing from book to author) and click "add" for the author. They will automatically appear in the comment box:)

[Faye]

Hi Sarah, here are the links for you:
Picnic at Hanging RockCloudstreetAn Open SwimmerMonkey GripMy Brilliant Career

[Faye]

Brenda wrote: "Faye wrote: "Hi Brenda, would love to but how do I do the link please."

Thanks Faye:) In the comment box on the top right hand side, it says "add book/author" - click on that, then put your book t..."

Thanks Brenda, thats my new thing I have learnt for the day.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great Faye! Well done:)

[Marianne]

Email notifications acting up?? I got FOUR overnight for the same thing (Elaine's like of my review) yet others I have seen online have not turned up as emails, or done so much later.....

[Sally906]

Hi Sarah. The suggested books are:
My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin
Cloudstreet and An Open Swimmer both by Tim Winton
Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay, and
Monkey Grip by Helen Garner

[B the BookAddict]

Marianne wrote: "Email notifications acting up?? I got FOUR overnight for the same thing (Elaine's like of my review) yet others I have seen online have not turned up as emails, or done so much later....."

Yes, but mine has been as in no emails; only notifications on GR.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Since they had their huge site-wide outage, there have been issues with the receipt of email notifications, the duplication of them etc. They have been working on it for quite some time - it's actually much better than it was, and a lot of us (me as well) were getting NO email notifications at all, and this went on for some time. So hopefully SOON they'll have it all fixed.

[Elaine]

Feeling a bit sad and anxious today. My baby...well he'll be 10 in couple of weeks...is off to camp tomorrow for 4 days. I know he'll be fine and have a great time but still not coping too well. I'm sure I felt the same when the other two ( now aged 22 and 20) went off as well. Just can't remember. I've filled in every day with work or social stuff so I don't have too much time to think about it!!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Elaine wrote: "Feeling a bit sad and anxious today. My baby...well he'll be 10 in couple of weeks...is off to camp tomorrow for 4 days. I know he'll be fine and have a great time but still not coping too well. I'..."

Good luck Elaine:) I'm sure the time will go quickly and they will contact you if there's any problem. I do remember feeling exactly the same when my two went off to their first camps as young kids...

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

Just got back earlier today from a movie weekend/general mucking about weekend at a mate's place. Much pizza was eaten, coke drunk, Cards Against Humanity played, and Shoot 'Em Up, Groundhog Day, Breakfast Club, Seven, Austin Powers 2, Moon, Army of Darkness, Inception and Meaning of Life watched.

Oh and pancakes, far too many pancakes.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Liam wrote: "Just got back earlier today from a movie weekend/general mucking about weekend at a mate's place. Much pizza was eaten, coke drunk, Cards Against Humanity played, and Shoot 'Em Up, Groundhog Day, B..."

Sounds like fun Liam! O_o!!!

[Sally906]

Liam wrote: "Just got back earlier today from a movie weekend/general mucking about weekend at a mate's place. Much pizza was eaten, coke drunk, Cards Against Humanity played, and Shoot 'Em Up, Groundhog Day, B..."

Sometimes senseless muck about weekends are the best weekends you can have.

[Dina]

Ashleigh wrote: "Had a lazy afternoon after work experience. Watched Saving Mr Banks on DVD. Will do my uni work on the weekend when I have time. Hoping I don't have to go to Wyong on the public holiday as the plac..."

What did you think of the movie?

[Dina]

Liam wrote: "Just got back earlier today from a movie weekend/general mucking about weekend at a mate's place. Much pizza was eaten, coke drunk, Cards Against Humanity played, and Shoot 'Em Up, Groundhog Day, B..."

Pizza and pancakes. Yum! Which of the movies is your favorite? I'll have to Google Cards Against Humanity. Sounds interesting.

[Dina]

Elaine wrote: "Feeling a bit sad and anxious today. My baby...well he'll be 10 in couple of weeks...is off to camp tomorrow for 4 days. I know he'll be fine and have a great time but still not coping too well. I'..."

I hope he has a great time and you don't miss each other too much.

And I hope the four days goes by fast for you!

Parenting is an emotional roller coaster.

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

Unfortunately we ate pancakes until we felt sick, so not so yum in the end.

I really like Moon, good old-fashioned intelligent science fiction. My mates hadn't seen it so I basically forced it on them.

And Cards Against Humanity is a great game for party-type things like that. It is incredibly offensive and awful a lot of the time, but it's sort of the point - it's all in good fun.

[Dina]

Unfortunately we ate pancakes until we felt sick, so not so yum in the end.

I really like Moon, good old-fashioned intelligent science fiction. My mates hadn't seen it so I basically forced it on them.

And Cards Against Humanity is a great game for party-type things like that. It is incredibly offensive and awful a lot of the time, but it's sort of the point - it's all in good fun.

Are you never wanting to eat pancakes again?

I just looked up Moon and saw the guy from Galaxy Quest is in that. I think it would crack me up to see him in another space movie. I'd probably want to see it as a comedy, though it's not.

I looked at the website for the game. It looks funny...kind of like Apples to Apples. They're probably not showing the more offensive cards.

Okay. I just saw an offensive one. But it does looks fun in a dark way.

[B the BookAddict]

Michael wrote: "Here is a funny and enlightning site that tells the truth about librarians and blows away a number of stero types. http://librarian-shaming.tumblr.com/

The photo ones are the best. To see more pos..."

Michael, what a hoot. This one is my favorite: http://librarian-shaming.tumblr.com/p...

[Michael]

Michael wrote: "Congratulations are in order for my namesake moderator who is now a contributor at http://blog.boomerangbooks.com.au/. :)"

lol, Thanks Michael

[★ Jess]

Liam wrote: "Just got back earlier today from a movie weekend/general mucking about weekend at a mate's place. Much pizza was eaten, coke drunk, Cards Against Humanity played, and Shoot 'Em Up, Groundhog Day, B..."

That sounds awesome, I love things like that. Did something similar last Wednesday/Thursday with pizza and drinking games and Cards Against Humanity, Seinfeld, Parks & Rec, Community and The Office. Also heaps of good music. I love gatherings like that :)

[★ Jess]

Liam wrote: "And Cards Against Humanity is a great game for party-type things like that. It is incredibly offensive and awful a lot of the time, but it's sort of the point - it's all in good fun. "

bahaha so good. The online version is the only way my friends & Survived 3 hour Contracts lectures last semester. So funny.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sunset over Port Macquarie!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

We are having a wonderful, relaxing time thanks Michael! The weather has been glorious. We spent today wandering through the rainforest, and along the cliffs to a look-out where we spotted a whale frolicking in the waves. (Too far away for good photos, but the people on the whale-watching boat nearby would have excellent photos!)

[Sharon]

Brenda wrote: "Sunset over Port Macquarie!



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That's gorgeous, Brenda . Glad to hear you're having wonderful and relaxing time. :)

[Sally906]

Brenda wrote: "Sunset over Port Macquarie!



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Oh that is lovely

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Thanks girls:) I take loads of photos of sunsets etc (took 70 in total of everything in my path today;)) but this one stood out!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Michael wrote: "Rip Doc Neeson.

I guess we're never gonna see his face again

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-04... :("

A legend in his own time...RIP!

[★ Jess]

Did somebody delete the Cards Against Humanity things that Liam & I did? :(

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

★ Jess wrote: "Did somebody delete the Cards Against Humanity things that Liam & I did? :("

Mhm

[Dale]

Brenda wrote: "Sunset over Port Macquarie!



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Love that sunset Brenda. I'm a sucker for sunsets.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Thanks Dale - me too!!