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[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Marianne wrote: "Is it the child in us that makes us run our hand along a row of things? Like a railing fence, or in this case the top of a drystone wall. Only once I'd done it did I realise there was a xylophone ..."

LOL! I'm sure everyone does it, but no one thinks about why! It's a great pic though:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

B the BookAddict wrote: "Brenda, there goes the mood for my day:( I say starve this guy for the length of his prison sentence.

I worked part-time at RSPCA for a long time when I was much younger. I always say "the thi..."

Sorry Bette:( I just had to pass on the disgust I was feeling...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Melissa wrote: "A sweet, feel good story out of Edmonton Alberta today: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonto...

I love reading things like..."

That's definitely a good story Melissa:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Michael wrote: "I wont be reading any books tomorrow as i just will not have enough to read one before the October challenge starts. Will be difficult. Good thing i have my phone and magazines. :)"

Why can't you read a novella or short story Michael...a random TBR? ;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Michael wrote: "The shortest one i have is 70 pages long. Could get through it but with an afternoon shift i would be pushing it."

That would be alright - it wouldn't matter if it went into the next day by a little bit would it?

[Neko]

oh my lots of posts since i was last on and my phone is gunna die if i don't get to the charger :(

Got a bit of a strange question n just wondering if anyone knows the answer (google gave me no real answer)...If you get divorced you're no longer known as Mrs but do you revert back to Miss or do you take on Ms?

[Neko]

Or is it your choice? Just noticed something today and it got me thinking about it. When i say google gave no answers it basically gave me everything lol

*ack hit submit by mistake*

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Your choice Laura...you can be called whatever you like. And you can change your name by deed poll to whatever you'd like as well:)

[Neko]

Thank you! :) People said you couldn't remain as a Mrs so it got me curious.

[B the BookAddict]

@Brenda I felt disgust too. Michael's post brought on such futile anger within me. I wanted to kick something.

I try hard these days to work on the other end of the spectrum, by walking rescue dogs and showing them love. Anyone can do the same if there's a rescue centre in their city.

[Sally906]

Well I read nothing at all yesterday!!! Woke up with a headache (again) sore shoulder and I still talking in a croaky voice - so took myself off to the docs! Got sent to a physio for the shoulder as she thought that maybe headache related and jollop for throat.

Apparently my shoulder is misaligned (left one higher than right one) which is not good - and that caused the muscles to tense and produces headaches!! He manipulated them and I can assure you he hit every knotted muscle - got one he'd say as I peeled myself off the ceiling!! LOL! I have a few exercises to do and go back again in a couple of days - but the headache was almost gone by the time I got home and my shoulder had dropped considerably. So I had a fruitful day healthwise but not readingwise :)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

You are having a bad run lately Sally. Let's hope this fixes the headaches for good!

[Dale]

Sally906 wrote: "Well I read nothing at all yesterday!!! Woke up with a headache (again) sore shoulder and I still talking in a croaky voice - so took myself off to the docs! Got sent to a physio for the shoulder..."

Hope things improve significantly for you Sally.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Hope your new treatment fixes your problems Sally, my DH is having problems with frozen shoulder and is in incredible pain whenever he moves it in a particular way! It makes us feel so helpless when we can't do anything to ease the pain.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sally906 wrote: "Well I read nothing at all yesterday!!! Woke up with a headache (again) sore shoulder and I still talking in a croaky voice - so took myself off to the docs! Got sent to a physio for the shoulder..."

Oh dear, Phrynne is right - your bad run must come good soon! Good luck:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Hope your new treatment fixes your problems Sally, my DH is having problems with frozen shoulder and is in incredible pain whenever he moves it in a particular way! It makes us feel so helpless whe..."

I hope he's alright for when you go on holidays soon Jools:) Such a painful thing, frozen shoulder!

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Question for you Australians :) I was having a conversation with a British blogger today and the topic of Installment and Instalment came up. Apparently outside of the USA 'Installment isn't commonly used (except for Canada, because it is inevitable that some of our language became Americanized). Is it Installment or Instalment in Australia?

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I would use one L but then I was born in England so it seems right to me spelled that way. I think in Australia we are still using the English spelling on that one though.

[Marianne]

I use double L but spellcheck always tries to correct me

[[deleted user]]

Marianne wrote: "I use double L but spellcheck always tries to correct me"

Opposite problem here ... Spellcheck argues with one 'L'

[Carolyn]

What about labelled and labelling - two Ls or one?

[[deleted user]]

Carolyn wrote: "What about labelled and labelling - two Ls or one?"

Two 'L's

[Carolyn]

Same here! Have a lot of arguments with spellcheck over that one.

[[deleted user]]

Carolyn wrote: "Same here! Have a lot of arguments with spellcheck over that one."

and the U in Colour causes spellcheck to go off.

Additionally, Laptop keyboards in Canada like to spontaneously go french lol.

[Leonie]

Yep, I'm a one 'L' person too.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Woohoo, Toni Collette just told 7.30 Report that she will be home in Australia in November to start filming Jasper Jones! :D

[[deleted user]]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Woohoo, Toni Collette just told 7.30 Report that she will be home in Australia in November to start filming Jasper Jones! :D"

Toni Collette is an Australian? I did not know that

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Woohoo, Toni Collette just told 7.30 Report that she will be home in Australia in November to start filming Jasper Jones! :D"

That should be really good Jools:)

And yes, she's ours Melissa!

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Brenda wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Woohoo, Toni Collette just told 7.30 Report that she will be home in Australia in November to start filming Jasper Jones! :D"

That should be really good Jools:)

And..."

Interesting! she is very good at the American accent in that case. This is like the time I found out that one of the Characters from 'The Orange is the New Black' was Australian (not the obviously Australian one but one of the others).

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Melissa wrote: "Brenda wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Woohoo, Toni Collette just told 7.30 Report that she will be home in Australia in November to start filming Jasper Jones! :D"

That should be really go..."

LOL! It's hard to tell sometimes:)

[[deleted user]]

Brenda wrote: "LOL! It's hard to tell sometimes:)"

I have also just learned recently that Russell Crowe is not technically one of yours, lol. You learn something new every day.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Technically that's right Melissa;)

[Marianne]

For those readers who enjoyed Year of Wonders, yesterday we visited Eyam, the Plague village in the Peaks district (Derbyshire), which was Geraldine Brooks's inspiration for this book.
This is me putting a coin in the Boundary Stone where it can be disinfected with vinegar. I actually left a higher denomination coin with all the others in the holes, but I used a shiny 2p coin for the photo.
Notice how far the stone is away from the village, in the background.

[B the BookAddict]

I think I have to look at Boundary Stone/Eyam in Wiki, my knowledge of that is sorely lacking. Great piccy, though:)

[Sally906]

Its a plague stone - when the plague hit England the village isolated itself so the disease would stay in the village only and not spread - money soaked in vinegar (as Marianne said to disinfect them) were put in the holes on this rock in exchange for food and medicine.

Went there on a school excursion back in the late 1960s when I was at boarding School - stuck in my memory because I think they were isolated for well over a year and about 80% of the villagers died

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I loved that story, and the plague stone was fascinating the way they used it. A recommended book!

And a great photo Marianne!!!

[Vivian]

Hi Mandy,
wanted to share what a wonderful high September finished on. Finally on Goodreads. Celebrated the big 70, although have been told that these days you just deduct 20 years so I guess I'm back to the ripe young age of 50. But the most exiting news is that fabulous grand-daughter number 4 has just made me a GREAT-GRANDMAMMA.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Vivian wrote: "Hi Mandy,
wanted to share what a wonderful high September finished on. Finally on Goodreads. Celebrated the big 70, although have been told that these days you just deduct 20 years so I gues..."

Mandy hasn't been part of Aussie Readers for a very long time Vivian...but congratulations! That's brilliant...a great grandma is a wonderful achievement. And yes, 70 years young is exciting too:)

[Vivian]

Brenda wrote: "Vivian wrote: "Hi Mandy,
wanted to share what a wonderful high September finished on. Finally on Goodreads. Celebrated the big 70, although have been told that these days you just deduct 20 ..."

OOPS! Sorry Brenda. Guess still have a lot to learn navigating sites.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Oh dear Michael, that's no good! I hope you didn't have too much inside! Were you able to claim insurance?

[Mikana]

I had that problem a few months ago, only my washing machine had died the month before, I had just saved up the doh for a new one when the fridge blew, and became a necessity. Unfortunately I had to get the cheapest one I could, which doesn't even have enough space for a opened can to stand upright without taking out a shelf :( At least it works though...

[Dale]

Vivian wrote: "Hi Mandy,
wanted to share what a wonderful high September finished on. Finally on Goodreads. Celebrated the big 70, although have been told that these days you just deduct 20 years so I gues..."

Congrats on both Vivian.

[Dale]

Michael wrote: "Just when i thought i could get away with not spending much money, my fridge up's and dies on me last night. Getting a new one delivered tomorrow so no fridge today. Will have to go grocery shoppin..."

Not good Michael. They always seem to give up the ghost at the wrong times.

[Marianne]

Sally906 wrote: "Its a plague stone - when the plague hit England the village isolated itself so the disease would stay in the village only and not spread - money soaked in vinegar (as Marianne said to disinfect th..."

14 months it was, the museum was very interesting

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Could be the iPad if you are on American spelling:)

[B the BookAddict]

Where the heck is everyone this morning? Travelling to Melbourne for the GF? Brilliantly sunny day here.

I worked in the garden all yesterday afternoon with the guy who does my lawns. Today, I have a whole load of new hives, including one on my eyebrow which is making my eyelid swell, and some on the back of my ears. I'm slathered in calamine lotion but still a bit itchy.

[Vivian]

Dale wrote: "Vivian wrote: "Hi Mandy,
wanted to share what a wonderful high September finished on. Finally on Goodreads. Celebrated the big 70, although have been told that these days you just deduct 20 ..."

Thanks Dale

[[deleted user]]

RIP to the 10 victims of the shooting in Oregon USA; a right shame that events like this keep repeating themselves.

[[deleted user]]

Michael wrote: "I know Melissa. It is quite amazing that these events keep happening and yet the country seems incapable of putting in measures to make these events rare. I seen Obama's speech earlier on the news ..."

Canada and the USA generally get along well. However, this is an area were, as a Canadian, we will never understand. This is where Canada tends to follow the Australians. This is not to say that we are perfect with our gun laws (or our politics). But we haven't had nearly the number of shootings the USA has.

I can only imagine that it is frustrating and devastating for Obama to have to make this same speech over and over again.

Politics aside, there is a lot of families grieving tonight; I wish them peace and comfort in the period to come.

[[deleted user]]

Michael wrote: "Yay my new fridge has arrived. All ready got it stocked. :)"

Woohoo! enjoy your new fridge :D