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Sally906 wrote: "Not sure where all you guys are from - but I heard on the news this morning that Adelaide is having its coldest temperatures for 150 or 160 years! It got down to a chilly 20.8 here in Darwin this..."
Oh Sally, you're making us all jealous. Although it should get to 18 in Sydney today
Michael wrote: "Chilly 20.8 lol, hey Sally do you wan't to swap temperatures? It was 2 this morning and boy did i feel it. Surprisingly it is not to bad at the moment. Got my door open and although it is not warm ..."Going to uni was such a struggle this morning.
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It got down to a chilly 20.8 here in Darwin this..."
Pfft!!! Miss Sally - no bragging thanks!! LOL
2 degrees here this morning:( But beautiful this afternoon..I actually was warm enough to take my cardigan off while I was playing hide and seek with my granddaughters:) I loved the "you're not allowed to look under the trampoline Grandma" when they were ready!! LOL
Good morning Early Birds! Coldest morning this year so far - -2C. I expect to see a crispy white landscape when the sun rises. I know the bird's water bowls will have turned into ice rinks.
only 10.5oC here, clear skies (well, I can see the Southern Cross, so....) no ice rinks
Hi girls. We have a sea fog and it doesn't seem as cold as yesterday; frankly, I don't want to check!
hahahahahahaha! Thank you Vicki for my genuine laugh out loud moment this morning:)
Vicki wrote: "It's almost 6.15AM..."
LOL - I was up then, but not online, so Mr Puppy I was not sleeping in :)
Sally906 wrote: "Vicki wrote: "It's almost 6.15AM..."
LOL - I was up then, but not online, so Mr Puppy I was not sleeping in :)"
Have to confess...I did sleep in today :-|
......sorry Vicki I didn't even hear the dog!
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Love it Vicki...he's gorgeous:)
@Marianne, have a wonderful day tomorrow Marianne! You must be getting very excited :)
☼♄Jülie wrote: "@Marianne, have a wonderful day tomorrow Marianne! You must be getting very excited :)"Thanks Julie. Indeed I am!
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Ooooh what's happening tomorrow Marianne? What have I missed?
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She's going to see Karin Slaughter for a luncheon, signing and anything else wonderful that you can think of!!
Brenda wrote: "Sally906 wrote: "Ooooh what's happening tomorrow Marianne? What have I missed?"She's going to see Karin Slaughter for a luncheon, signing and anything else wonderful that you can t..."
Nice :)
Marianne that sounds great! I've not been to anything like that, enjoy and fill us all in!!
Suzanne wrote: "Marianne that sounds great! I've not bbpeen to anything like that, enjoy and fill us all in!!"I have been to several now, it's a really lovely day out. We take the train up to Sydney, then off to whichever nice hotel it's at (Four Seasons tomorrow), sip champagne, drink wine, have a two course meal, listen to th author talk, ask questions, then get our book signed, back home on the train.
First one was Jodi Picoult and her daughter Samantha van Leer talking about Lone Wolf and Between the Lines. Jodi had Tony Delroy and various audience members up on stage doing different wolf howls, it was absolutely hilarious.
Next was John Elder Robison talking about Raising Cubby: A Father and Son's Adventures with Asperger's, Trains, Tractors, and High Explosives and Asperger's generally. He was amazing! Such an articulate ambassador for those on the spectrum.
Then Kathy Reichs talking about Bones of the Lost and her subject generally. There were TV cameras at that one and I starred in the line getting my book signed. (see http://www.randomhouse.com.au/blog/be... I'm in the sixth pic down, light blue jumper)
In October, we're going to see Graeme Simsion for the launch of The Rosie Effect
Organised by Dymocks Events. (see http://www.dymocks.com.au/LiteraryEve...) Not cheap, but if you pay for membership, the lunches are cheaper.
I highly recommend them as a very enjoyable day out.
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Marianne wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "Marianne that sounds great! I've not bbpeen to anything like that, enjoy and fill us all in!!"I have been to several now, it's a really lovely day out. We take the train up to Syd..."
Oh no Marianne, you've planted the seed. I've just been onto the Dymocks site.. Who do you go with? I don't have an interested hubby, I'm pretty much the lone reader in my circle. I'd love to go to Graeme Simsion though.
Suzanne wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "Marianne that sounds great! I've not bbpeen to anything like that, enjoy and fill us all in!!"I have been to several now, it's a really lovely day out. We take th
Who do you go with?..."
I go with my sister and a work colleague who likes to read.
Marianne wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "Marianne that sounds great! I've not bbpeen to anything like that, enjoy and fill us all in!!"I have been to several now, it's a really lovely day..."
Have a great time today Marianne. Should be a lovely sunny day in Sydney (once it warms up). We'll expect to hear all about it later :)
Carolyn wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "Marianne that sounds great! I've not bbpeen to anything like that, enjoy and fill us all in!!"I have been to several now, it's a ..."
Thanks everyone, set off in under an hour, books in my bag to be signed...
Marianne wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "Marianne that sounds great! I've not bbpeen to anything like that, enjoy and fill us all in!!"I have been to seve..."
Woohoo Marianne, I think everyone here is just as excited for you! Have a great day :)
Did anyone see Kitty Flanagan on The Project last night? She did a terrific piece on Feminism, it was so good. I thought I could find it on utube to post here but alas I can't find it :(Maybe SKS here that knows about these things can find it? It really is worth watching!
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Brenda wrote: "Haha!!! LOL"Thanks ladies that was quick! Lol I just enjoyed it again! :D
69th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima.
Just thought I would share that my daughter passed her personal training course last week, she is now fully fledged. I had a day off today and she dragged me to Zumba (my first class ever) I had a good laugh and might be a little sore tomorrow. But I think I will give it a second shot.
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Congratulations Faye, both to your daughter and yourself (for Zumba!)
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Faye wrote: "Just thought I would share that my daughter passed her personal training course last week, she is now fully fledged. I had a day off today and she dragged me to Zumba (my first class ever) I had a ..."Congratulations to your daughter. And kudos to you for surviving a Zumba class :)
OK, I'm back. Had THE BEST DAY!!! We (my party of four) were at the table with Karin Slaughter !!!!!
All my Christmases have come at once.
When we arrived at the Four Seasons, we checked where the lunch was to be, and what table we would be on, and Judy Benson says, Oh, you're on table three with Karin.
Well, we could not wipe the smiles off our faces. It was just great. We got to chat to her over lunch, then up on stage she spoke about Cop Town for a good long while, no notes, really interesting, all of it, answered some questions from the audience, then out to sign books. As well as Cop Town (in which she also corrected the typo I found, and yes, she remembered me emailing her about that), I brought along Beyond Reach and said I wanted her to sign that because she made me cry in that one. She wrote "Marianne, thanks for crying, I cried too."
Afraid I didn't get much in the way of decent photos: one of the drawbacks of being so close to the stage was the light was so bright, but I did get a couple which I'll email to Brenda to put up, if they look any good.
And she shook my hand, what a pity I'll have to go & wash it, I do have to shower before work tomorrow......
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Sounds amazing Marianne! Couldn't get any closer to Karin Slaughter if you tried. She sounds lovely.How was the lunch or were you too busy talking to even notice what you were eating ;)
Carolyn wrote: "Sounds amazing Marianne! Couldn't get any closer to Karin Slaughter if you tried. She sounds lovely.How was the lunch or were you too busy talking to even notice what you were eating ;)"
Oh, no the food was really lovely too. And we touched on so many things, fracking and drought and Dutch licquorice and Tim Tams and proof reading and Oh, I can't remember what else, I'll have to ask my sister and my friends. I'm still on such a high!
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We (my party of four) were at the table with Karin Slaughter !!!!!
All my Christmases have come at once.
When we arrived at the Four Seasons, we c..."
I looked for you but didn't see you Marianne. But then I wasn't looking for you on THAT table. You are one very lucky person. She was a good speaker wasn't she.
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Sounds like a great day Marianne. Thanks for sharing your photos with us.
Wow Marianne, sounds like you're on cloud nine :)Thank you for sharing your wonderful day with us.
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It gives me great pleasure to announce that we have a new moderator on our team. Phrynne has decided to join us, and we know she'll be a huge asset to the group.
Welcome Phrynne:)
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It got down to a chilly 20.8 here in Darwin this morning :)