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[Marianne]

Vicki wrote: "Hello, all! I hope I haven't missed anything important.

I receive a daily Word Spy newsletter. This one from last week I'm sure we can all relate to:

antilibrary
n. A person's collection of unrea..."

I can really identify with this, except the bit about non-fiction. Mine are all fiction!!!

[Sharon]

Phrynne wrote: "
When my son was learning to talk he loved trucks and used to sit in his stroller saying "truck, truck" . Unfortunately he had trouble pronouncing tr and used an f instead. It wasn't embarrassing, it was humiliating:) "

I also called trucks the same thing lol

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Sharon wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "
When my son was learning to talk he loved trucks and used to sit in his stroller saying "truck, truck" . Unfortunately he had trouble pronouncing tr and used an f instead. It wasn'..."

I expect your mother felt the same way as me:)

[Sharon]

Vicki wrote: "Hello, all! I hope I haven't missed anything important.

I receive a daily Word Spy newsletter. This one from last week I'm sure we can all relate to:

antilibrary
n. A person's collection of unrea..."

Ditto!

[Carolyn]

Vicki wrote: "Hello, all! I hope I haven't missed anything important.

I receive a daily Word Spy newsletter. This one from last week I'm sure we can all relate to:

antilibrary
n. A person's collection of unrea..."

I think everyone at this site has one of those Vicki! It's just the size of it that varies :)

[Carolyn]

It's wattle time already! This morning I noticed that my neighbour's wattle tree which overhangs our garden has burst into bright yellow fluff balls of flower this week.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Carolyn wrote: "It's wattle time already! This morning I noticed that my neighbour's wattle tree which overhangs our garden has burst into bright yellow fluff balls of flower this week."

Wow, how lovely! Though a tad early :D

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

We have also noticed wattle out - it's very confused;)

[Dale]

Brenda wrote: "We have also noticed wattle out - it's very confused;)"

Apparently an expert told me there is a variety of wattle that flowers in any given month, so not all the same. But I wouldn't be a bit surprised if plants are confused by weather patterns too.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Dale wrote: "Brenda wrote: "We have also noticed wattle out - it's very confused;)"

Apparently an expert told me there is a variety of wattle that flowers in any given month, so not all the same. But I wouldn..."

Our frangipani is flowering!!! As well as losing its leaves! Definitely confused!

[Vicki]

It's not just the wattle that's confused. The magpies are already collecting nesting materials. What do they know that we don't, I wonder.

Have a terrific weekend, all!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Vicki wrote: "It's not just the wattle that's confused. The magpies are already collecting nesting materials. What do they know that we don't, I wonder.

Have a terrific weekend, all!"

An early spring maybe Vicki! You too:)

[Carolyn]

Vicki wrote: "It's not just the wattle that's confused. The magpies are already collecting nesting materials. What do they know that we don't, I wonder.

Have a terrific weekend, all!"

I came into our family room today after being out and through the glass doors could see two little blue wrens (male plus female) hopping around on our deck. They were pecking at our doormat and looked as if they were pulling off strands of matting. I wondered if they were collecting nesting material, but it seemed way too early for that.But maybe not if Vicki's magpies are nesting already.

[[deleted user]]

Vicki wrote: "It's not just the wattle that's confused. The magpies are already collecting nesting materials. What do they know that we don't, I wonder.

Have a terrific weekend, all!"

you too Vicki :)

[Leonie]

Brrrrr......a cold and frosty morning here in the Upper Hunter, followed by a chilly day. On the plus side, I got a nice bit of writing done :)

We popped up to Denman for brekkie and the markets this morning, and it was still only 2 degrees when we left at 10.30am to come home!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

We have a couple of birds nesting in next door's roof. Today they were taking in a piece of bubble wrap. We thought they might be waterproofing:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Leonie wrote: "Brrrrr......a cold and frosty morning here in the Upper Hunter, followed by a chilly day. On the plus side, I got a nice bit of writing done :)

We popped up to Denman for brekkie and the markets t..."

That's cold Leonie! 5c here when I got up...got to 15 I think. Very chilly!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "We have a couple of birds nesting in next door's roof. Today they were taking in a piece of bubble wrap. We thought they might be waterproofing:)"

Haha!! Quite possibly Phrynne;)

[Vicki]

Carolyn wrote: "I came into our family room today after being out and through the glass doors could see two little blue wrens (male plus female) hopping around on our deck. They were pecking at our doormat and looked as if they were pulling off strands of matting. I wondered if they were collecting nesting material, but it seemed way too early for that.But maybe not if Vicki's magpies are nesting already."

They love those coir fibres for nesting. And anything else they can get their tiny beaks on. We watched them last year pulling out the stuffing of the barbecue cover.

[Carolyn]

Hope they don't lay their eggs too soon. They'll freeze, although they could insulate with some of Phrynne's bubblewrap :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

LOL! Can't you just imagine them? Little tapping on Phrynne's door and a beseeching look on little faces!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

They are Mynahs. They can beseech as much as they like..........

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Think I should get a new cat.....

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "They are Mynahs. They can beseech as much as they like.........."

Aaahhh!! Yes the bad mynahs!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Those are the ones.

[Vicki]

I missed Phrynne's post about the bubblewrap first time around. LOL It's amazing what they'll use.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "Think I should get a new cat....."

No no no! Don't teach (they don't need teaching) them that!!! They don't know the difference between one bird and another!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Brenda wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "Think I should get a new cat....."

No no no! Don't teach (they don't need teaching) them that!!!"

:)

[Carolyn]

My cats are terrified of the bad mynahs as whenever they spot the cats in the garden they squawk so loudly and make such a racket that the cats go beetling back indoors.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Chloe (my dog) hates them too - she barks and growls when they screech, jumps at them and tries to get them. They even torment her by stealing her dry food!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

In my garden they terrify the kookaburras , the cockatoos and the magpies. At this rate we won't have any birds left except Mynahs.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Heaven forbid!!

[[deleted user]]

Hi Brenda,
Sad but true and probably requiring a more book loving post...
Arrived back in Oz for a brief sojourn and discovered Westfield bondi junction - one of the biggest shopping mecas in the world, you won't find a bigger mall in North America- has one book shop... The ABC, which has about 6 shelves of books! Ok so as an expat I rely on ereaders but I still love a bookshop. Obviously not to be found,

[B the BookAddict]

@SK That is bad news indeed. Probably Westfield's rents were so high that a bookshop couldn't possibly afford it.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

S.K.Fischer wrote: "Hi Brenda,
Sad but true and probably requiring a more book loving post...
Arrived back in Oz for a brief sojourn and discovered Westfield bondi junction - one of the biggest shopping mecas in the ..."

I'm afraid you will have to go into the city S.K, where I can assure you won't be disappointed...however our book prices are ridiculously high! Hence no more suburban bookstores...or very few now :(

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Rita *wants a quick quotes quill* Skeeter wrote:
Also have plovers. My 7 year old (he was only 5 at the time) ran into a flock of plovers yelling 'Expelliarmus!'. We had to hide in some bushes for quite awhile til they stopped swooping.

Now THAT is a mental image and a half:)

[Faye]

Hi all, just wanted to share with you what I did today. A friend of mine was turning 50, so she is a very clever artistic, crafty person. She decided to have a craft day (I am not crafty at all). So she had hired a local hall, set up felting, silk scarf printing, and colouring. But most of all about twenty women sat and drank tea, ate beautiful food, did whichever craft took their fancy but chatted to each other about their personal experiences, in life or craft or whatever. It was a very calm and happy day. I have eaten too much. But it was a lovely, friendly day. I now feel like a little nap.

[Suz]

That is such a fabulous idea Faye, I love it! I am not crafty either. My sister in laws used to have craft evenings and I'd put photos in albums! It sounds like such a good day.

[Carolyn]

Has everyone remembered that the ABC bookclub is on tonight ie now!
I nearly forgot!

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

The movie of Mystic River by Dennis Lehane will be showing on free to air tele next Saturday night Ch9. At 11.30pm.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Carolyn wrote: "Has everyone remembered that the ABC bookclub is on tonight ie now!
I nearly forgot!"

Yep...recording it :))

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Faye wrote: "Hi all, just wanted to share with you what I did today. A friend of mine was turning 50, so she is a very clever artistic, crafty person. She decided to have a craft day (I am not crafty at all). S..."

What a great way to spend her birthday Faye, and everyone gets a pressie ;)

[Carolyn]

That's good Jools and Michael :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Faye wrote: "Hi all, just wanted to share with you what I did today. A friend of mine was turning 50, so she is a very clever artistic, crafty person. She decided to have a craft day (I am not crafty at all). S..."

How lovely Faye:) Sounds fabulous!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Carolyn wrote: "Has everyone remembered that the ABC bookclub is on tonight ie now!
I nearly forgot!"

I'll iview it in a little while.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Can someone explain...
I've never noticed this button before, up under the 'want to read' button on the book profile page is a new button 'read book' where you can read the whole book? Is this new...and permanent or??
I only noticed it tonight for the first time on two different books, Brittle Shadows by Vicki Tyley and All Good Deeds by Stacy Green.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Michael wrote: "Good find Julie. I opened the link to the books you mentioned then clicked on red button and it does seem to be the case. O_0"

Have only noticed it on these two so far Michael, but have never seen it before today...nice surprise if they are freebies? Don't know if the audio on All Good Deeds is also in full or just the usual sample.
We might need to start a thread listing all the freebies if this is a new and permanent feature?

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Rita *wants a quick quotes quill* Skeeter wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Can someone explain...
I've never noticed this button before, up under the 'want to read' button on the book profile page is a new button 'read book' where you can read the whole bo..."

I wonder if Vicki knows it's on her book? Maybe she can enlighten us.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Michael wrote: "I have seen ones were i says 'read excerpt' but not with the red button before."

Yes me too, when you open these though it shows every chapter.

[Suz]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Can someone explain...
I've never noticed this button before, up under the 'want to read' button on the book profile page is a new button 'read book' where you can read the whole book? Is this new...."

I've noticed it a few times but have never investigated further. Relativvely new Jools..