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[Jean]

I sympathise with all of that!

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

*waves* Hello.

[Darcy]

Welcome home Margaret!

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Thanks D. Trying to spend more time with my reading and my book friends.

Between my mum's health and my blog....somewhere time keeps slipping away from me.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I have really missed having you around here, Margaret.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Terri wrote: "I have really missed having you around here, Margaret."

Awww, thanks Terri. :)

[happy]

Welcome back Margret - we missed you

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Thanks Happy. I've missed everyone too.

[Bobby]

Yeah, yeah..ok, I guess I missed you too!! Welcome back and hope mum's health improves. My mum is 83 and I seem to spend a lot more time worrying about her than she worries about herself.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Bobby wrote: "Yeah, yeah..ok, I guess I missed you too!! Welcome back and hope mum's health improves. My mum is 83 and I seem to spend a lot more time worrying about her than she worries about herself."

My mum's mind is starting to go. It's hard for us all to deal with.

[happy]

That is hard. I lost my mom 3 yrs ago on July 4th. The holiday will never be the same

[Bobby]

That's tough Margaret. I hope I didn't sound insensitive to the situation. Didn't realize the severity. Prayers from here.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Margaret needs to find solace with us here and all our books. :-)
I always find solace with books. Add in some people to talk books with....and things get even better.

[Linda]

Terri, I liked your interview with our German author.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Thankyou Linda. I am happy to know that.
Feedback helps me improve as a blog interviewer. :)

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Five great books about libraries
Bob Minzesheimer, USA TODAY7 p.m. EDT May 8, 2013
For original artcile go here: http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/bo...

USA TODAY's Bob Minzesheimer asked Josh Hanagarne, author of the memoir, The World's Strongest Librarian (Gotham), to name his five favorite books about libraries.

Hanagarne's selections and his reasons:

-- The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco: "I've always wanted to visit the labyrinthine library in The Name Of The Rose, if only to see if I could find my way out. I'd probably forget I was in a maze and just sit down and start reading."

-- A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, And The Eternal Passion For Books by Nicholas Basbanes: "My favorite book about books, the people who collect them, and libraries of all kinds."

-- The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss: "The scenes where Kvothe is poking around the Archives are some of my favorites in the series to date."

-- Matilda by Roald Dahl: " 'So Matilda's strong young mind continued to grow, nurtured by the voices of all those authors who had sent their books out into the world like ships on the sea. These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: You are not alone.' " Enough said."

-- The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova: "I'm a sucker for anyone chasing forbidden knowledge around the stacks of an old library, and if it means you get chased by vampires, so be it."

Josh Hanagarne's book:
The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family

[Jean]

Those are inspirational quotes about libraries - love them. Today I catch up and read your interview, Terri!

[happy]

Terri

Great interview with Mr. Potzsch!

Also the main branch of the SLC library, where Josh works/worked, is an amazing bldg

here is a 360 panaroma of the interior

http://www.utah3d.net/panoramas/Libra...

and some others

http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/salt-l...

(I'll post these links in the library thread.)

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Thanks for enjoying the Oliver Potzsch interview, guys. :-)


Whoa. That library is insane!

[Anne]

Terri wrote: "Thanks for enjoying the Oliver Potzsch interview, guys. :-)


Whoa. That library is insane!"

Thanks for the interview, Terri. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Bobby wrote: "That's tough Margaret. I hope I didn't sound insensitive to the situation. Didn't realize the severity. Prayers from here."

It's okay Bobby. I didn't say what the problem was. :)

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Anne wrote: "Terri wrote: "Thanks for enjoying the Oliver Potzsch interview, guys.

Thanks for the interview, Terri. I thoroughly enjoyed it."

That's good, Anne. I know you are a fan of the books. I hope it added to your experience to read those answer's of Olivers. :-)

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I have an announcement to make.

Dawn and I were discussing (before she went away on holidays) whether we should add another mod now that we are nearing 2000 members. We agreed we would.

We decided to put the hard word on Darcy (who you have all known in the past as just 'D'). And see if Darcy would like to join the mod team.

There were a couple reasons why Darcy.

*Darcy does nearly all the group reads with us every month and so I can get some help leading those two group reads. In many cases it will mean there will be a mod in BOTH group reads instead of me split between the two group read books.

*Darcy is nice. :-)

*Darcy has been an active member for a year.

*and Darcy is a master of the Twitter.

In regards to that last one....I have put Darcy in charge of our NEW TWITTER page. Which is being launched today along with Darcy's Mod crowning. :D
https://twitter.com/AandMHistFic

[Darcy]

Terri wrote: "*Darcy is nice. :-) "

Have you read any of my posts? haha

In all seriousness, thank you for thinking me worthy, and I hope I'm up to the task. :)

This also reminds me that I must start
Pompeii soon.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

eDarcy wrote: "Terri wrote: "*Darcy is nice. :-) "

Have you read any of my posts? haha.."


Well I thought maybe I should 'gloss it over a bit'. trump up some stuff.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

For more info on the Twitter Page here in A&M, go here; http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

[Crystal]

Thank you Darcy for accepting the responsibility of moderating this crazy crew!

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Haha! :D

[Bryn]

Oh spiffing news. Brave Darcy.

[[deleted user]]

To all of the Mothers out there...Happy Mothers Day. I hope you all have a wonderful day.

[Jean]

I thought D WAS Darcy and now there's no D and Darcy is no longer Colin Firth in a wet t-shirt but our moderator. All very confusing. I need moderation.

[Linda]

Thank you, Derek. I will add my wish for a happy Mothers' Day to all our mothers. Children, if you can, visit your mother today. If you cannot, give her a telephone call.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Jean wrote: "I thought D WAS Darcy and now there's no D and Darcy is no longer Colin Firth in a wet t-shirt but our moderator. All very confusing. I need moderation."

Yes, you do need some Mr Darcy moderation. Lol.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Ours was Mother's Day yesterday. I got to Mum's the day before and gave her a big heart shaped cookie with 'I love mum' written on it in icing.
Told her she couldn't touch it until Mother's Day. Then yesterday for Mother's Day, I rang her.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Went and had lunch with mum at the home. It wasn't pleasant, but mum seemed happy.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

That's good. That she seems happy. Is she still liking her new digs? More than the last place?

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Yes Terri. She loves where she is. The staff all love her. She seems pretty happy there.

[Bobby]

So hard to make choices for our parents as they get older. My mom just moved into a new condo but its about 25 miles away. We tried to guide a bit but she was determined to go here. 83 years old or not! No assisted living yet but I dread that day....it will not make her happy.

[Simona]

Has anybody read a HF book by Steven Pressman, other than the wonderful Gates of Fire?
I've "discovered" several of them, here on GR.
Since I can't find them at the library, I'll have to buy them and I would appreciate some suggestions from other readers.
Thank you!

[Anne]

It's Pressfield and we read The Virtues of War: A Novel of Alexander the Great as a group read a while back.

[Bryn]

Simona wrote: "Has anybody read a HF book by Steven Pressman, other than the wonderful Gates of Fire?"

My other fave has been the wonderful Last of the Amazons -- maybe if the subject suits you. It mightn't live up to Gates of Fire, but how much can we expect? Yet to try Tides of War which I have.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I think it is promising that Bryn liked Last of the Amazons.
I have heard that Tides of War is boring, but it is also on the US Navy's required reading list, so sailors must like it. :-)

[Bryn]

Oh dear. I found 'Virtues of War' boring, so I'm afraid he can, for me, go there.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I found Virtues of War as dull as dishwater too.

[Linda]

Simona, did you mean Steven Pressfield as author ofGates of Fire ? Am I missing something here?

[Bryn]

Linda wrote: "Simona, did you mean Steven Pressfield?"

I didn't even notice that, Linda. I'd say she did, and not the author of Fifty Major Economists. A book I cannot recommend.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Haha. Yes, she meant Pressfield. :-)

[Linda]

I guess I liked KILLING ROMMEL because I gave it four stars. It was a desert chase, but there was something special about the book. Something similar to enemies calling a truce on Christmas and sharing the feast.

[Dawn]

Terri wrote: "I have an announcement to make.

Dawn and I were discussing (before she went away on holidays) whether we should add another mod now that we are nearing 2000 members. We agreed we would.

We decided to put the hard word on Darcy (who you have all known in the past as just 'D'). And see if Darcy would like to join the mod team.
"

Yeah for Darcy!! :)

And I love the mod handle, I am a sucker for Latin.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I know you are. Lol. You love that latin translator.

I googled Roman Officer titles to come up with Darcy's Mod Title. :D

As I told her, I nearly opted for Pilus Posterior, but despite the laugh it gave me, it would not have looked any good.

The other one I looked at was:

Immunis
longer serving soldier or army member holding special skills, who are excused from chores such as latrine duties, etc..