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Phrynne wrote: "It has been raining steadily in Sydney all night. We have happy plants:)"Here too: I won't need to water Mum's garden today.
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Haven't been able to load GR pages all morning! Just got on now?? So a bit of catching up to do :/
Phrynne wrote: "Liz wrote: "Hello, I was wondering if anyone could tell me if there is a promoting Author pages on Goodreads and which would be the best place to share them. Thank you All. I hope you all had a ..."
Thank you :)
Phrynne wrote: "Just came back from seeing The Imitation Game at the cinema. I cried!!! Also felt a bit ashamed to be British. I did not know the homosexuality laws were not repealed until 1967."I want to see this. Trying to line up the grandparents to mind the boys, so DH and I can go this afternoon. Perfect rainy weather hear in the Hunter Valley today to go and watch a movie.
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Goodreads is really slow for me and I haven't been able to get on easily. Maybe it's overloaded.
Phrynne wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Haven't been able to load GR pages all morning! Just got on now?? So a bit of catching up to do :/"Goodreads is really slow for me and I haven't been able to get on easily. Maybe..."
I think you're right Phrynne...probably the weather, everyone wants Goodreads.
Loving this cool change. Hating that I know it's only temporary :(
Hey Vicki, welcome back! We missed you!
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Thank you All. I hope you all had a lovely Christ..."
Hi Liz, if you are an author (your profile is set to private so I can't tell) go here - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group... - read through the author information provided. Also we have guidelines for our authors here - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
If you have more questions, please feel free to email (PM) me with them and I'll do my best to help you out:)
Marianne wrote: "Hey Vicki, welcome back! We missed you!"Thanks, Marianne, and a belated happy New Year.
I wish I could say I was of gallivanting around the countryside, but no such luck. Boxing Day night I was hit with the nasty gastro bug doing the rounds. I can't remember the last time I felt so ill. Even had to cancel visitors for fear of passing it on. Alan survived unscathed, though. Anyway, I feel much better and ready to face the world again. :)
A belated happy New Year to all. Wishing you happiness, good health and lots of reading for 2015 and beyond.
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Oh poor Vicki - I knew you'd been quiet but thought you were off gallivanting on the French Riviera or something and I had just missed the announcement. Glad you're feeling better now :)
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Thanks, Marianne, and a belated happy New Year.
I wish I could say I was of gallivanting around the countryside, but no such luck. Boxing..."
So happy you're feeling so much better now Vicki and glad Alan didn't get it:)
Sally906 wrote: "Oh poor Vicki - I knew you'd been quiet but thought you were off gallivanting on the French Riviera or something and I had just missed the announcement. Glad you're feeling better now :)"Me too...and me too!! Good to see you back Vicki :)
Vicki wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Hey Vicki, welcome back! We missed you!"Thanks, Marianne, and a belated happy New Year.
I wish I could say I was of gallivanting around the countryside, but no such luck. Boxing..."
That's no good Vicki! I thought you must be having a lovely holiday somewhere too. Sorry to hear you've been sick instead! Good to have you back :)
Thank you -- you are such sweethearts. It's good to be back. I wish it had been a holiday. :)
Sharon wrote: "Welcome back Vicki :)"Thanks, Sharon. And thank you so much for the fabulous reviews. I'm thrilled you enjoyed them. :D
Vicki wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Welcome back Vicki :)"Thanks, Sharon. And thank you so much for the fabulous reviews. I'm thrilled you enjoyed them. :D"
You are most welcome. Remember I'm waiting for the next one ;)
Sharon wrote: "Remember I'm waiting for the next one ;)"Yes, well... ;-P
Hiya, Miss Vicki, like others, I thought you were off on hols. Happy 2015 to you with good wishes for lots of words and ideas for your new book.Yesterday, I picked loads of ripe apricots from my tree. Fruit tastes so good when you grow it yourself, good and free from all soil additives and sprays etc.
Vicki wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Hey Vicki, welcome back! We missed you!"Thanks, Marianne, and a belated happy New Year.
I wish I could say I was of gallivanting around the countryside, but no such luck. Boxing..."
I feel for you! Glad you are feeling better now.
Back to work today! Grrrr! Doesn't seem like 4 weeks since I last went. :(
Carolyn wrote: "Back to work today! Grrrr! Doesn't seem like 4 weeks since I last went. :("Oh Bummer! Hope its a nice first day for you Carolyn :) at least you get back to your routine reading times ;)
Its a real almost wintery day in Sydney today.
Vicki wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Hey Vicki, welcome back! We missed you!"Thanks, Marianne, and a belated happy New Year.
I wish I could say I was of gallivanting around the countryside, but no such luck. Boxing..."
Glad you are feeling better and back with us Vicki.
☼♄Jülie wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "Back to work today! Grrrr! Doesn't seem like 4 weeks since I last went. :("Oh Bummer! Hope its a nice first day for you Carolyn :) at least you get back to your routine reading ti..."
This is true Jules. I have been missing my 2h reading on the train. :D
Carolyn wrote: "Back to work today! Grrrr! Doesn't seem like 4 weeks since I last went. :("Hope your first day is not as traumatic as mine - that you can ease back into routine instead of being thrown :)
Ashleigh wrote: "But Julie, the rain! We need the rain so badly! It's so nice to see it, now let's hope our gardens get a decent soaking"I know! Just between you and me Ashleigh, I love the rain and much prefer it to this incessant heat and humidity which keeps me awake at night!
Carolyn wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "Back to work today! Grrrr! Doesn't seem like 4 weeks since I last went. :("Oh Bummer! Hope its a nice first day for you Carolyn :) at least you get back to your ro..."
You're going to blitz those challenges now Carolyn and we will hardly see you for dust....I can already see your TBR shelves rapidly diminishing :)
Of course that's not to say that you won't replace them ;)
Sally906 wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "Back to work today! Grrrr! Doesn't seem like 4 weeks since I last went. :("Hope your first day is not as traumatic as mine - that you can ease back into routine instead of being t..."
Sorry to hear your first week back was traumatic Sally. That's not usual for January in Australia!
My week should be fairly quiet. Got a whole heap of problems to sort out that people kept emailing me about last week even though I had an away message on my email, so at least will have plenty to do.
I can't decide what to do, thus I'm not really doing anything (apart from hiding from children and ignoring housework).I could read, I could do some family history research, I could do some art journalling, instead I'm fluffing about. I think it is because I know that if I attempt to do one of the above I will be interrupted within a minute....
☼♄Jülie wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "Back to work today! Grrrr! Doesn't seem like 4 weeks since I last went. :("Oh Bummer! Hope its a nice first day for you Carolyn :) at least you get..."
Haha Julie! I'll just be back to reading at my own pace and making the most of my trip too and from work.I made the mistake of counting the unread books on my kindle this morning - 178, so I'll be busy for a while yet!
Ashleigh wrote: "So I started my first quilt. My first machine projects were a Christmas stocking and a soft Elephant. So it's called a Rag quilt - I'm just getting each block ready but have 60 out of 108 ready now..."Sounds like a lot of fun work ahead for you Ashleigh.
Regina wrote: "I can't decide what to do, thus I'm not really doing anything (apart from hiding from children and ignoring housework).I could read, I could do some family history research, I could do some art j..."
that is so true for me too!
Carolyn wrote: "Sorry to hear your first week back was traumatic Sally. That's not usual for January in Australia!My week should be fairly quiet. Got a whole heap of problems to sort out that people kept emailing me about last week even though I had an away message on my email, so at least will have plenty to do. ..."
Only because I am the number cruncher at work and I returned on the Monday and the quarterly stats were due in on the Tuesday!!! So was head down and tail up buried in mugs of coffee and paperwork - LOL!!! I do love figures, thrive on my stats - they really light my fire so to speak - so was not a hardship in that sense - just the time frame was a challenge - less than a day instead of 3 or 4!! I really hit the ground running.
Sally906 wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "Sorry to hear your first week back was traumatic Sally. That's not usual for January in Australia!My week should be fairly quiet. Got a whole heap of problems to sort out that peop..."
Sounds like you enjoyed the challenge Sally!
Vicki wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Hey Vicki, welcome back! We missed you!"Thanks, Marianne, and a belated happy New Year.
I wish I could say I was of gallivanting around the countryside, but no such luck. Boxing..."
Oh no Vicki, that sort of sickness is always horrible but worse in the dead of summer and cancelling visitors.. glad you're back up and about again :)
Ashleigh wrote: "So I started my first quilt. My first machine projects were a Christmas stocking and a soft Elephant. So it's called a Rag quilt - I'm just getting each block ready but have 60 out of 108 ready now..."Ashleigh, really happy to hear you're attending patchwork class; quite a good size quilt for your first one! You realize you're now on the way to becoming a quilting addict, it all starts with that first quilt:D I don't know Hobbysew shops but people who quilt are always lovely so you'll always be in good company!
Good morning everyone and anyone. I had a good solid 20 minute sleep last night... It's not a full moon is it? Felt a need to chat to someone outside of my own brain haha! Hope everyone has a fab day :-)
Really! A twenty minute sleep. You are going to flake out shortly Angela. Good morning.
Angela wrote: "Good morning everyone and anyone. I had a good solid 20 minute sleep last night... It's not a full moon is it? Felt a need to chat to someone outside of my own brain haha! Hope everyone has a fab d..."20 minutes? That makes my 3.5 hours seem positively decadent!! Hope we can both (especially you) manage to find some time today for a nanna nap or, at the very least, have an excellent sleep tonight, Angela!
Brenda - I hope you've recovered from your night of little sleep last week!
On the plus side, I finished a book last night!
Good morning Dale and Kathryn. I hope you are both well and I hope you aren't snoozing on your keyboard yet Kathryn. I am going to try and ride it out till 12pm as I have a lunch date and then I think it will be siesta time just as the hideous rain hits Melbourne. Wish me luck!Have a lovely morning ladies :o)
Angela wrote: "Good morning everyone and anyone. I had a good solid 20 minute sleep last night... It's not a full moon is it? Felt a need to chat to someone outside of my own brain haha! Hope everyone has a fab d..."Funny you should say full mooon - those few rare nights when I can't sleep - they always seem to be on full moon nights. I mentioned it to a doctor once and he said he wasn't surprised and that as far as he knew there was no medical reason why, it just is for some people!!!
Sally906 wrote: "Angela wrote: "Good morning everyone and anyone. I had a good solid 20 minute sleep last night... It's not a full moon is it? Felt a need to chat to someone outside of my own brain haha! Hope every..."It's to do with the excess energy and the fact that we are lunar creatures.. I know people who save up their ironing till there is a full moon due to lack of sleep!
Angela wrote: "It's to do with the excess energy and the fact that we are lunar creatures.. I know people who save up their ironing till there is a full moon due to lack of sleep! ..."Shall tell my hubby that - he does the ironing in our house!!!
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Thank you All. I hope you all had a lovely Christ..."
Not really Liz. We have a section called Author's Spotlight for authors to promote their own work. Other than that we just chat about what we like and dislike in our general threads.