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[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Carolyn wrote: "I learnt from a crossword the other day that the word for having a tune stuck in your head is an earworm. I imagine you have a very big one now Leonie!"

Oh that sounds gross Carolyn!!!

[Leonie]

I think it must be enormous!

[Marianne]

Earworm, I will have to try to remember that....

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Brenda wrote: "Regina wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Dale wrote: "Brenda wrote: "We're heading to the Bay today for lunch with friends :) Should be a lovely day!"

Which Bay is that Brenda? Have fun!"

Fingal Bay near Ne..."

No air con needed in Sydney right now. We have a beautiful breeze and clouds gathering. I'm sure it will come your way soon.

[Dale]

Carolyn wrote: "I learnt from a crossword the other day that the word for having a tune stuck in your head is an earworm. I imagine you have a very big one now Leonie!"

I like that. Never heard that term before. It's something I suffer from regularly. Okay when I like the song but annoying when I don't.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Regina wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Dale wrote: "Brenda wrote: "We're heading to the Bay today for lunch with friends :) Should be a lovely day!"

Which Bay is that Brenda? Have fun!"

Fin..."

Thanks - I hope so! I've just turned it off but it's humid:(

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Am going to be away for the next couple of days so not sure if I will get a chance to post, but will definately find time to read ;) so have a great Friday and an even better weekend all...see you when I get back, if not sooner ;D

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Am going to be away for the next couple of days so not sure if I will get a chance to post, but will definately find time to read ;) so have a great Friday and an even better weekend all...see you ..."

Have a great break Jools!! Enjoy:) See you soon :)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Thanks folks, should be nice and relaxing :))

[B the BookAddict]

Happy, happy Friday, everyone:D If you work, I hope your day whizzes by.

[Carolyn]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Am going to be away for the next couple of days so not sure if I will get a chance to post, but will definately find time to read ;) so have a great Friday and an even better weekend all...see you ..."

Have a great break Jools. Hope you sorted your dog minding problem.

[Suz]

Brenda wrote: "Regina wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Dale wrote: "Brenda wrote: "We're heading to the Bay today for lunch with friends :) Should be a lovely day!"

Which Bay is that Brenda? Have fun!"

Fingal Bay near Ne..."
Envious of living so close to such nice places Brenda ;)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Carolyn wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Am going to be away for the next couple of days so not sure if I will get a chance to post, but will definately find time to read ;) so have a great Friday and an even better weeken..."

Thanks Carolyn, and yep...she is with me now :D

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Suzanne wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Regina wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Dale wrote: "Brenda wrote: "We're heading to the Bay today for lunch with friends :) Should be a lovely day!"

Which Bay is that Brenda? Have fun!"

Fin..."

Thanks Suzanne - but you have beautiful beaches in Sydney:)

[Dale]

Brenda wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Regina wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Dale wrote: "Brenda wrote: "We're heading to the Bay today for lunch with friends :) Should be a lovely day!"

Which Bay is that Brenda?..."

Just more crowded than Fingal Bay or Jervis Bay would be though.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

True Dale:)

[Marianne]

Having just read I was struck by how similar the woman on the cover of this new book is

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Marianne wrote: "Having just read I was struck by how similar the woman on the cover of this new book is "

Very Marianne! Even to the necklace!

[Suz]

Marianne wrote: "Having just read I was struck by how similar the woman on the cover of this new book is "

Uncanny!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Have a great weekend everyone!!!

[Carolyn]

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!
Hope you all get roses and chocolates :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Haha! Thanks Carolyn:) Such a commercial thing - I never remember it's on!! lol

[Carolyn]

Yes it is Brenda. We only remember if we've forgotten our anniversary five days before (happened a few times when the kids were little and we were busy at work). It's like a second chance for us, but I know a few people like to celebrate it.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I put a chocolate frog by my hubby's breakfast - "what's this for?" says it all!!!

[Carolyn]

That's cute Brenda!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

LOL!

[Dale]

We exchanged cards for Valentin's day. That's as much as we get into it. Mine was handmade by my DH. His was bought. I'm not crafty. We did get a heart shaped chocolate each when we went to the library. Cute.

[Sally906]

Hubby and I have happily ignored Valentine's Day for 37 years. I think I would get suspicious if he suddenly bought me flowers!

We don't need a day to know we love each other. My heart goes out to young girls at work as flowers get delivered and they look up hopefully in case it's for them. The girls all discuss what they got, ask each other what they got and it seems to be a battle of whose loved the most - love being how magnificent the gesture is. At least I was spared that today. What I did see was a young lad being dragged into the valentine display at Coles this morning as the young girl he was with gathered flowers, chocolate AND a teddy bear for him to buy her. They were in front of me in the checkout and she was taking a photo of her loot and obviously texting it to her friends. I felt quite sad for them both. That's not love.

Maybe I am just a grumpy old woman. :)

[Dale]

Sally906 wrote: "Hubby and I have happily ignored Valentine's Day for 37 years. I think I would get suspicious if he suddenly bought me flowers!

We don't need a day to know we love each other. My heart goes out ..."

I'm with you Sally. The thought put into my card and the words he wrote on it show the heart of my man. That's love. And it's everyday love not just a fake once a year thing.

[Carolyn]

Sally906 wrote: "Hubby and I have happily ignored Valentine's Day for 37 years. I think I would get suspicious if he suddenly bought me flowers!

We don't need a day to know we love each other. My heart goes out ..."

No you're not a grumpy old woman Sally. I think many of us, old and young, view the commercialisation of Valentine's Day with disdain. It was a fun thing when you were at school to send/ receive cards but once you're older and in a relationship, it's the quiet, small everyday gestures that count. I feel sorry too for the girl who felt she had to force her boyfriend to buy her gifts to show off to her friends.

My son (21) and his girlfriend went to an anti-Valentine's Day party last night so there's a fair bit of cynicism out there amongst the young .

[Dale]

On a survey on our local radio station 90 percent said they did not celebrate Valentine's day but bet all the restaurants around were still booked out.

[Leonie]

Sally906 wrote: "Hubby and I have happily ignored Valentine's Day for 37 years. I think I would get suspicious if he suddenly bought me flowers!

We don't need a day to know we love each other. My heart goes out ..."

I'm with you on this one, Sally. We tend to ignore the day, because we have the great gift of being able to love each other every day. It just seems as if it's a massive contest fuelled by commercialism. I don't doubt that many couples celebrate it with genuine love, but particularly for the young ones who haven't found 'the one' it can be a bit of a smack in the face if they're the ones 'left out' while their Facebook feeds and snapchats are full of pictures of loot.

[Carolyn]

I'm looking forward to the second series of Broadchurch tonight on ABC even if it has replaced reruns if Sherlock. David Tennant is a fair replacement for Benedict Cumberbatch after all :)

[Sally906]

Carolyn wrote: "I'm looking forward to the second series of Broadchurch tonight on ABC even if it has replaced reruns if Sherlock. David Tennant is a fair replacement for Benedict Cumberbatch after all :)"

Looking forwards to it - hope it is as good as the first. In the first the actors weren't told who dunnit - even the eventual murderer had no idea

[Vicki]

Carolyn wrote: "I'm looking forward to the second series of Broadchurch tonight on ABC even if it has replaced reruns if Sherlock. David Tennant is a fair replacement for Benedict Cumberbatch after all :)"

And don't forget Fortitude after it: http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/02/f...

[Carolyn]

Vicki wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "I'm looking forward to the second series of Broadchurch tonight on ABC even if it has replaced reruns if Sherlock. David Tennant is a fair replacement for Benedict Cumberbatch after..."

Yes that looks good too Vicki - nice, dark Scandinavian crime just before bed!

[Marianne]

Carolyn wrote: "I'm looking forward to the second series of Broadchurch tonight on ABC even if it has replaced reruns if Sherlock. David Tennant is a fair replacement for Benedict Cumberbatch after all :)"

me too, will actually stay up to watch that!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Too busy tonight but I will IView it tomorrow because I loved the first series.

[B the BookAddict]

Ever wonder where the celebration of St Valentine’s Day springs from?

On February 14 around the year 278 A.D., Valentine, a holy priest in Rome in the days of Emperor Claudius II, was executed. Needing soldiers for war campaigns, the Emperor had banned all marriages and engagements in Rome. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. His actions were discovered and he was condemned to death.

[K]

So apparently there was an earthquake in QLD this morning. And here I am 5 hours away from home. I miss all the excitement! Lol.

[Kathryn]

Kiera wrote: "So apparently there was an earthquake in QLD this morning. And here I am 5 hours away from home. I miss all the excitement! Lol."

Never fear - I'm here and I still didn't feel it! Only found out about it on the news at the gym!

[Sally906]

Kiera wrote: "So apparently there was an earthquake in QLD this morning. And here I am 5 hours away from home. I miss all the excitement! Lol."

I understand it was around 2 am - not that many people would be awake I should think.

[Kathryn]

Sally906 wrote: "Kiera wrote: "So apparently there was an earthquake in QLD this morning. And here I am 5 hours away from home. I miss all the excitement! Lol."

I understand it was around 2 am - not that many peop..."

Ah - no, I was sound asleep at that time!

[Sally906]

I wasn't - but I'm not in QLD :)

Darwin is very close to Indonesia so we're always getting tremors - even after 36 years I alwys hang on and wait for it to stop.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

My goodness, everyone must be reading!!! Very quiet here at the moment:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You're right - no comments for over an hour! Unheard of in this group:) Whatcha doin' guys??

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

How are your holidays going Michael? Doing anything special?

[Carolyn]

Brenda wrote: "You're right - no comments for over an hour! Unheard of in this group:) Whatcha doin' guys??"

Lol Brenda! Have you got no one to play with?
We've just finished dinner and are sitting down with a green tea (weak, no sugar or milk!) and I just fished out my iPad to read and check in on AR. As you say, very quiet here!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Carolyn wrote: "Brenda wrote: "You're right - no comments for over an hour! Unheard of in this group:) Whatcha doin' guys??"

Lol Brenda! Have you got no one to play with?
We've just finished dinner and are sitti..."

LOL! Always have a look on here about now - then settle down to read for the evening;) Thanks for joining in!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Michael wrote: "It's going great Brenda. I bought tickets today for four Fringe shows with the first on Thursday night. Got my main birthday celebrations this Saturday night so that should be fun and am looking fo..."

Ahh sounds good! Great you have a few things organised! And of course there will be the odd visit to the book shops around the area;) If you notice any good second hand Lost by Michael Robotham in your travels, I'd love a copy please:) (Not expensive new ones though;)) I'll pick it up when we're over in April:D