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[Sally906]

Congratulations Phrynne

thunderous applause

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Thanks all. I hope I can do a good job :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I'm sure you will!

[Suz]

Hi Phrynne, I've seen your name (nice one at that too!) around here a lot, so I think we've got another fine reader/helper here!

Marianne great pics and it's so good your day was a success :) :)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Phrynne wrote: "Thanks all. I hope I can do a good job :)"

Congratulations Phrynne! We'll have to think of a nickname for you when your probationary Newbie Mod plates are up ;)

[Marianne]

Michael wrote: "Now that would of been an awesome day. Great photos too. :)"

Sorry, actually the photos are rather poor quality but I was so focussed on being there and enjoying the moment ....

[Marianne]

Phrynne wrote: "Marianne wrote: "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 F
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.
..."

Sorry I missed you Phrynne. I didn't see any beautiful cats in boxes there, and I was rather distracted by my elevated position, as you can well imagine!
And yes, she was a great speaker.
Congratulations on becoming a moderator, I'm sure you'll be wonderful!

[Marianne]

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 ;)"

I remembered some more of what we touched on: smoking, Vegemite, travelling, Kathy Reichs, Lisa Gardner, Holland (three of us are Dutch-born or -descended, and Karin has a big fan base there), vacations, writers festivals and work wear (pyjamas in her case).

[Marianne]

Have not seen Bette on for a few days........... everything OK?

[B the BookAddict]

Good morning, EB's.

Marianne, I've been plagued with a laptop virus. Sneezing all over the place, haha:) Thanks for thinking of me. Fingers crossed that the problem has been resolved by my b-i-l (top cop and the husband I'm having while I'm not having a husband.)

[Carolyn]

Phrynne wrote: "Thanks all. I hope I can do a good job :)"

Congratulations Phrynne! I'm sure you'll do a great job keeping this rabble under control :D

[Sharon]

Phrynne wrote: "Thanks all. I hope I can do a good job :)"

Congratulations Phrynne :)

[Kathryn]

Phrynne wrote: "Thanks all. I hope I can do a good job :)"

Congratulations, Phrynne! I'm sure you'll be a great mod!

[Leonie]

Wonderful news! Have fun with the job, Phrynne!

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Marianne wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "Marianne wrote: "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 ..."

Lol...Marianne got stars in hers eyes!! ⍣⍣

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Carolyn wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "Thanks all. I hope I can do a good job :)"

Congratulations Phrynne! I'm sure you'll do a great job keeping this rabble under control :D"

Rabble?? ʘ‿ʘ

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Bette BookAddict wrote: "Good morning, EB's.

Marianne, I've been plagued with a laptop virus. Sneezing all over the place, haha:) Thanks for thinking of me. Fingers crossed that the problem has been resolved by my b-i-..."

They are the best kind of husbands aren't they Bette?...always ready to help ;)

[Dale]

Marianne wrote: "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 c..."

Sounds like a wonderful time Marianne and thanks for sharing your photos.

[Dale]

Brenda wrote: "ANNOUNCEMENT

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:)"
Well done. Congrats Phrynne. Sure you'll be super.

[Dale]

Bette BookAddict wrote: "Good morning, EB's.

Marianne, I've been plagued with a laptop virus. Sneezing all over the place, haha:) Thanks for thinking of me. Fingers crossed that the problem has been resolved by my b-i-..."

Good to hear from you Bette. We miss you when you're not around.

[Carolyn]

Following on from that conversation we had the other day about how we enjoy authors "liking" our reviews, I just got one from Helene Young for my review of Burning Lies. Yay!!

[Dale]

Nice!

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Carolyn wrote: "Following on from that conversation we had the other day about how we enjoy authors "liking" our reviews, I just got one from Helene Young for my review of [book:Burning Lies|218414..."

Quite right Carolyn...I liked your review too ;-)

[Suz]

Just watching the memorial service in Melbourne remembering the MH17 tragedy, it's always emotional listening to hymns...

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Thanks for the words of encouragement everyone!
I am used to dealing with a rabble Carolyn! I teach preschoolers:)
And Julie - yes I will need help choosing a replacement name for newbie mod! You are very good at it.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Carolyn wrote: "Following on from that conversation we had the other day about how we enjoy authors "liking" our reviews, I just got one from Helene Young for my review of [book:Burning Lies|218414..."

Well done Carolyn!!!

[Carolyn]

Phrynne wrote: "Thanks for the words of encouragement everyone!
I am used to dealing with a rabble Carolyn! I teach preschoolers:)
And Julie - yes I will need help choosing a replacement name for newbie mod! You ..."

Oh well then Phrynne, I can see you're well equipped for job as Mod. You'll be taking no nonsense from us!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Carolyn wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "Thanks for the words of encouragement everyone!
I am used to dealing with a rabble Carolyn! I teach preschoolers:)
And Julie - yes I will need help choosing a replacement name for ..."

Yes you will be no competition for 30 five year olds:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

LOL!!! You're braver than I Phrynne;)

[Sally906]

I find it hard to copy with 3 under 7s when all my grandchildren get together.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I do have some help:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "I do have some help:)"

A teachers aid Phrynne?

[Marianne]

Carolyn wrote: "Following on from that conversation we had the other day about how we enjoy authors "liking" our reviews, I just got one from Helene Young for my review of [book:Burning Lies|218414..."

Oh that always feels good!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Brenda wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "I do have some help:)"

A teachers aid Phrynne?"

I have two teachers and an assistant. We have to have one adult for ten children at all times. So it's noisy but fun.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "I do have some help:)"

A teachers aid Phrynne?"

I have two teachers and an assistant. We have to have one adult for ten children at all times. So it's noisy but fun."

Oh wow! Different to when I was at school as a youngster:)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Brenda wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "I do have some help:)"

A teachers aid Phrynne?"

I have two teachers and an assistant. We have to have one adult for ten children at all times. So it..."

We're preschool though - it is much more regulated than school.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "I do have some help:)"

A teachers aid Phrynne?"

I have two teachers and an assistant. We have to have one adult for ten children at a..."

Yes there's that I guess:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Jock of the Bushveld by Percy FitzPatrick

Great cover Ashleigh:)

[Leonie]

Ooh! Am ridiculously excited to be the first 'earlyish' person to post today. I won't claim to be 'early' because I think Bette's got that one covered.

Anyway, it's cold, -2.1, and frosty in the Upper Hunter right now. And Friday is finally here :)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Leonie wrote: "Ooh! Am ridiculously excited to be the first 'earlyish' person to post today. I won't claim to be 'early' because I think Bette's got that one covered.

Anyway, it's cold, -2.1, and frosty in the U..."

I'm up too. Have just got back from walking the dog. It is a bit chilly out there but not as cold as you!

[Leonie]

It's very frosty here! Oh well, time to fill the bottle of water up so that I can defrost the windscreen and head off to work...

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Leonie wrote: "It's very frosty here! Oh well, time to fill the bottle of water up so that I can defrost the windscreen and head off to work..."

Defrost the windscreen? I haven't had to do that since we left England!!! I love Sydney weather:)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Morning All, I've had connection problems and haven't been able to get into here since last night :( all seemingly ok this morning but I don't know what that was about as my emails were still coming through??
Hope it's all good now.

[Sally906]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Morning All, I've had connection problems and haven't been able to get into here since last night :( all seemingly ok this morning but I don't know what that was about as my emails were still comin..."

Was off for a wee while yesterday evening but came back up later. I haven't had problems since. I only come on a few times a day so when one of those times matches a down time I go into meltdown :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Morning All, I've had connection problems and haven't been able to get into here since last night :( all seemingly ok this morning but I don't know what that was about as my emails were still comin..."

Hope it stays OK for you Julie! I think we all get withdrawal symptoms if we can't get onto here;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Leonie wrote: "Ooh! Am ridiculously excited to be the first 'earlyish' person to post today. I won't claim to be 'early' because I think Bette's got that one covered.

Anyway, it's cold, -2.1, and frosty in the U..."

So glad it's not THAT cold here! 2C this morning is cold enough for me!!

[Vicki]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "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 ..."

Brilliant! You have to love Kitty.

[Vicki]

Marianne wrote: "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 c..."

Wow, Marianne. How lucky were you? Such a buzzy and exciting day for you.

[Vicki]

Brenda wrote: "ANNOUNCEMENT

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:)"

Congratulations, Phrynne. I hope we don't need too much moderating. ;-)

[Vicki]

Bette BookAddict wrote: "Good morning, EB's.

Marianne, I've been plagued with a laptop virus. Sneezing all over the place, haha:) Thanks for thinking of me. Fingers crossed that the problem has been resolved by my b-i-..."

I hope your laptop has stopped sneezing and is behaving itself again.