Where Are You?

[David]

I'm in Crouch End, north London! Home of "Shaun of the Dead" and a Stephen King short story! Very exciting.

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

David wrote: "I'm in Crouch End, north London! Home of "Shaun of the Dead" and a Stephen King short story! Very exciting."

London is the setting of a good part of the book I am reading now. When I was there once we stayed in Finsbury Park. Is that close by?

[David]

Yes! Very close. My nearest tube station. FYI.

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

awesome! what a vibrant place (SK notwithstanding)

do you like russell hoban?

[David]

I don't know him, I'm afraid...

[David]

Sorry ... I didn't hit "reply", does it make a difference?

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

David wrote: "Sorry ... I didn't hit "reply", does it make a difference?"

not really.
but russel hoban is one of my favorite authors, and it might a differnce to you to read him!

[Ice, Pilgrim]

Magdelanye we expect a travel / progress report !

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

I will be checking into the flight paths lounge periodically. Hope to stay (loosely) connected

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

for the record, I am now walking the camino de santiago, my second time, this time with the intention of completing the walk and then finding a new home here.
Currently in Estella, a lovely town full of surprises and wonderful nooks and crannies to explore

[Jim]

Magdelanye wrote: "for the record, I am now walking the camino de santiago, my second time, this time with the intention of completing the walk and then finding a new home here.
Currently in Estella, a lovely town fu..."

Very exciting and glad to hear you are "on the path". Keep us posted as time allows!

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

have been trying to upload fotos and maybe there will be some of the amazing places I have been encountering.
I am today in a place called(I believe) Carrion de la condre an amazing little town where it is possible to get lost. KInk! what gorgeous images of yes Estella thanks for posting, I havent been able to upload mine so double thanks!

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

ha ha, Magdelanye is still in Spain,nevermore to live in Vancouver.....told you BB to step on it!

[Ellen]

Magdelanye-what a beautiful town. Thanks for letting us know the name. It's nice to imagine at least where you've been! Keep posting. :D

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

ARRIVED IN GRENADA ON A Friday evening to be swept away by a whirlwind weekend of music,some of the best of it impromptu jamm sessions in the hostals kitchen.
I have been stranded in worse places.

[Pam]

I am in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

[Ellen]

Pam wrote: "I am in Albuquerque, New Mexico."

That's where I'm hoping to retire in a few years! (I hope you like it!!)

[❀ Susan]

HI Magdelayne - nice to see you in this group!! I live in Brantford, Ontario.

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

hi Susan!
welcome to flight paths!
if there are enough refugees here we could add a CBC folder!
I'd like to join your group as well, do I need an invitation? between our two groups we might have even more fun

[❀ Susan]

Hi Magdelayne - sounds like a plan - i will miss that group as i have been enjoying all the great discussions! No invitation needed to my group. Am i able to share the name or shall i PM you?

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

share away!
isn't that what these groups are about.
you are welcome to share flight paths as well.

[❀ Susan]

Thanks Magdelayne - I think sharing just promotes a love of reading between sites and groups!! Please join us on CanadianContent and feel free to share your information there too!

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

I think I have to wait till I'm on a computer, there seems to be no way to join, and my comment didn't appear.
well figure this out!

[Mary Anne]

I live in on a mountain, Whitefish Mountain, which lies fairly high above Whitefish in Montana.

[Ellen]

It's good to hear new voices! Welcome all. From many different places to.

I've just finished Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Strout. It plays off characters in the life of Lucy Barton, star of My Name Is Lucy Barton. I found the book terrifically exciting-I loved every story.

I'm also reading The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone, a non-fiction book about loneliness and its use in art-centered in my own NYC. I'm loving it as well but it's intense so I need to take breaks.

I finished my poetry class so I'm catching up on reading, when I'm not working. The snow storm gave me a great excuse to lay about and read!

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

What a delightful surprise to see you found your way here MaryAnne! Indeed welcome. I hope you will enjoy wandering the different threads here. You will see that this group has gone through a few permutations, its a safe and cosy place meant to nurture flights of fancy. I look forward to your comments here and suggestions.
@Ellie, how great of you to beat me to it in welcoming MaryAnne to our hangout.
She is one of my favorite people in the Canadian content group, as is Petra. So happy to welcome them.
Ellie,I'm glad you are OK and got some good reads happening. Very good time for staying indoors.
Stay warm!

[Ellen]

All these Canadians: I swear it's a sign! If I could figure out how to let Canada let me in, I'd be there with you all.

[Mary Anne]

Thanks for the wonderful welcome. I wanted to join after lurking thru some of the comments and feeling like I was in a small corner coffee shop eavesdropping on the conversation.
I guess I will have to introduce myself. Let me think about what I want to reveal.

[Ellen]

As mu8ch - or as little - as you feel comfortable with!

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

@Ellie LoL ! you should check us out at Canadian Content for a total . immersion. But let's not forget Ice Bear, on the other side of the ocean.
@ MaryAnne : hopefully if you play around the different topics you will find some inspiration for jumping in.

[~☆~Autumn]

Colorado Springs, Colorado
(by Pike's Peak)

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

welcome to flight paths Autumn!
just curious how you found us, off the map as we are.

[Ellen]

Welcome Autumn-a pleasure to have you. How did you find us?

[Mary Anne]

Welcome Autumn. Yes, please do tell us who you are and how you found this site.

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

this group does have a low profile:-)
It would be great if someone had the skills of our esteemed and capable co founder HRO
who kept the map updated.

[Natasha]

Halifax, Nova Scotia.

[Mary Anne]

Welcome, Natasha.

[Natasha]

Thanks, MaryAnne! Nice to see you here, too.

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

WELCOME! Natasha
Lovely to see you here

[Natasha]

Magdelanye wrote: "WELCOME! Natasha
Lovely to see you here"

It's lovely to be here! It may take me a while to get oriented.

[Megan]

Here you all are! Lots of familiar names in this group.

I'm Megan, I live in Edmonton. A lover of Can lit and other books, but mostly Can lit.

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

Are you the Megan from CC that I already know and love ?

If so please send me a friend request~ when I checked your profile indicated a sock puppet! We need to keep this space clear and real although I fear there are a few malicious lurkers. Since my rotten experience with CC I may be more cautious.
This may be a comment more suitable for whine and cheese!

I hope you are all having fun with the various threads.
Feel free to add comments! You can be sure someone will jump in.I'm excited to see where this takes you and to hear about your process. MaryAnne and Petra included in this: how do you choose what to read next? Do you have any kind of plan>

[Megan]

Just sent you a friend request :)
I’ll be sure to jump right in!

[Ellen]

Welcome!

[Mary Anne]

Magdelanye wrote: "how do you choose what to read next? Do you have any kind of plan."

I once knew a man who when he retired always had 50 books on a book shelf. When he read a book he would give it away and buy a new book. To choose what to read he had a lottery system, think die that went from 1 to 50. Each book on his shelf had a slot, with a number, and so he would read whatever fate had decided for him to read, whether it was fiction, nonfiction, whatever. Did I tell you he had been a bank manager who had a nervous breakdown and had to take early retirement?

[Mary Anne]

Megan wrote: "Here you all are! Lots of familiar names in this group.

I'm Megan, I live in Edmonton. A lover of Can lit and other books, but mostly Can lit."

Hi Megan.

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

MaryAnne that is too funny. It figures he was a bank manager, giving his power of choice to a lottery! I like the idea of fifty books, read omen replace it. I wouldn't give up the thrill of picking my next book. It's a big choice.

[Mary Anne]

I am more of a squirrel in my own reading habits. I see a list of books, say, Booker Prize, International lit prize, Canada Reads, Book Riot Lists, Electric Literature, Goodreads Friends' Lists, and I make a list of books I really want to read, some listed on the computer, and some listed by hand on paper. I enter some on the Goodreads site as 'want to read.' I start reading one from the lists that I can get right away from a library, and then I forget about the lists, as they are buried in my computer garden or in a paper folder. More lists come my way, and I find another book to read from a new list.
I do find my old lists when I dig a bit and sometimes there are still some books on those lists that I would like to read, and lo and behold they are now available at a library.

[Megan]

Before goodreads I was very random usually just picking books from the library or the bookstore at random or referrals from friends/family and I had a love of classics like Austen.
Now I have goodreads I follow bingo, or sometimes I just go through my to read list on goodreads and put books on hold at the library.
I still read books recommended to me and even the random book I pull off the library shelves.

[Magdelanye, Senior Flight Attendant]

Ok. My WhatsApp number is +91 9738344820 and mail id is laksh_devi@rediffmail.com or lakshmidevi2k@gmail.com