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[Karen]

Johanna wrote: "Sounds like your weekend was pretty much perfect. :)"

Yes, and I'm fortunate to have good company to share it with me, in situ and virtually.

[Karen]

Antonella wrote: "The pic with the book is taken from the restaured Martello Tower (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martello...) you see below."

Thanks for sharing, Antonella. I knew nothing about Martello Towers, very interesting article.

[Johanna]

Karen wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Sounds like your weekend was pretty much perfect. :)"

Yes, and I'M fortunate to have good company to share it with me, in situ and virtually."

:) It's great, isn't it? Great to have company that understands you and is there to share your happy moments (and the unhappy ones too...). This was my happy moment of the otherwise nightmarish workweek:





Beautiful. :)

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

Awww! great cover :)

[Anne]

I love it when there is a packet from Amazon in the mail. It is the feeling I remember from seeing the gifts under the tree on Christmas eve:). I even enjoy the smell of the package, it is something very distinctive which has the taste of anticipation of a new story. What a lovely book this is too.

[Eve]

I got mine from amazon uk today as well :-)
Happy to report that the font size is very clear... for readers like me who is refusing to acknowledge the need for reading glasses....

The smaller print book next to it is Joseph Hansen's Brandstetter collection, it's purely for collection - I can't read any page without getting a headache :-P

[Antonella]

Johanna wrote: ":) It's great, isn't i..."

You just want to make us envious! ;-)

I haven't decided yet if I'll buy it. I should stop to collect book by Josh in both version, electronic and print, it is a bit insane.

[Antonella]

thelastaerie wrote: "The smaller print book next to it is Joseph Hansen's Brandstetter collection, it's purely for collection - I can't read any page without getting a headache :-P"

That pic is very impressive. But I still plan to read the 1000 Brandstetter's pages!

[Eve]

Antonella wrote: I haven't decided yet if I'll buy it. I should stop to collect book by Josh in both version, electronic and print,..."

I haven't decided if I should collect the latest print version of AE series... but the covers look so nice!!

[Johanna]

thelastaerie wrote: "I got mine from amazon uk today as well :-)
Happy to report that the font size is very clear... for readers like me who is refusing to acknowledge the need for reading glasses...."

Hey! That's nice. So this actually was twice as happy day then! :)

Yup, the font size isn't definitely too small. ;)

[Johanna]

Antonella wrote: "Johanna wrote: ":) It's great, isn't i..."

You just want to make us envious! ;-)

I haven't decided yet if I'll buy it. I should stop to collect book by Josh in both version, electronic and print, it is a bit insane...."

A lot of THAT going on around here (insanity and passion for Josh's books — both electronic and print). *grin* And when we all seem to behave that way, that actually makes it a perfectly normal behavior, right? :)

[Johanna]

Anne wrote: "I love it when there is a packet from Amazon in the mail. It is the feeling I remember from seeing the gifts under the tree on Christmas eve:). I even enjoy the smell of the package, it is somethin..."

Packages with books in them are the best kind! They practically make me hop with excitement every time. This one wasn't exception — I'm afraid that all the jumping was completed with a loud whoop too...

[Calathea]

Wonderful pictures! In thelastaerie's pic the gun on the cover looks like 3D. At first glance I thought it was a real one.

The pics make my fingers itch to hit the "Buy" button on ama, too. Maybe next month or maybe I could invest some of my birthday money... I still want to buy the hard copy of and . Decisions, decisions. *sigh*

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

Calathea wrote: "Wonderful pictures! In thelastaerie's pic the gun on the cover looks like 3D. At first glance I thought it was a real one."

Yes! it's a fantastic effect :D

[Antonella]

thelastaerie wrote: "I haven't decided if I should collect the latest print ver..."

I admit I thought about this, exactly for the same reason...


Emanuela ~plastic duck~ wrote: "Calathea wrote: "Wonderful pictures! In thelastaerie's pic the gun on the cover looks like 3D. At first glance I thought it was a real one."

Yes! it's a fantastic effect :D"

I noticed that as well, and at first I didn't see that it was the same book cover!

[Jordan]

Antonella, such BEAUTIFUL pictures! Thanks for sharing!

Karen, you got one of the new covers! Sooo nice. I just ordered mine and they're on the way. And yes, I would love to sit down in that chair and pick up such a wonderful book!

[Cleon Lee]

thelastaerie wrote: "I got mine from amazon uk today as well :-)
Happy to report that the font size is very clear... for readers like me who is refusing to acknowledge the need for reading glasses....

The smaller prin..."

Amazing pic. I thought for a moment it's a real gun! :)

[Karen]

Cleon wrote: "Amazing pic. I thought for a moment it's a real gun! :)"

No kidding — What a great illusion!

[Josh]

Johanna wrote: "These great pictures are from Antonella's trip to Ireland. Also the comments are Antonella's:




I'm sorry, but the undertaking was a bit complicated. First of all, I had to order the book and wai..."

I WANT TO BE THERE!!!

[Josh]

Karen wrote: "Essentials for end-of-summer afternoon on the patio (Sept. 2, 2012, Pinos Altos, NM)

We drove down to the southwest corner of the state to spend Labor Day weekend with two sets of inlaws who respe..."

What an inviting patio!

And the happy ending is all the sweeter for the distance traveled, right? It makes you appreciate what you have, I think.

[Karen]

OK, after Johanna's and thelastaerie's photos I found myself irresistibly drawn to place my order as well. I love the cover, those crisp new print pages... What a treat!

@ Josh: "And the happy ending is all the sweeter for the distance traveled, right? It makes you appreciate what you have, I think."

Yes, and that's such a lovely thing — to recall what is and be thankful, aware of one's good fortune.

[Josh]

One can never be too grateful for one's good fortune.

[Sara]

Reading Out of the Blue while on my hols in Spain.

[Kari]

Josh helped decorate for Halloween today...





and this was my hallway bookshelf, before the unfortunate football incident. I intended to retake this shot once I'd sorted the books since they're somewhat jumbled together, but alas, the shelf is no more. Stupid football.

[Anne]

Kari wrote: "Josh helped decorate for Halloween today...



and this was my hallway bookshelf, before the unfortunate football incident. I intended to retake this shot once I'd sorted the books since they're so..."

Great pictures :)

[Johanna]

Nice pictures, Hambel and Kari!

Kari's Holmes & Moriarity books with all the bones and the sword is really creepy (in a good way!). Very authentic graveyard feeling... :)

And an unfortunate football incident, huh... ;)

[Cleon Lee]

Hambel wrote: "Reading Out of the Blue while on my hols in Spain.

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Hols in Spain? Oh, I'm so jealous!! ;)

[Cleon Lee]

Kari wrote: "Josh helped decorate for Halloween today...



and this was my hallway bookshelf, before the unfortunate football incident. I intended to retake this shot once I'd sorted the books since they're so..."

Love your Halloween decorating ideas, Kari! And Josh' books certainly add to the creepiness. :D

[Johanna]

Cleon wrote: "Hambel wrote: "Reading Out of the Blue while on my hols in Spain.

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Hols in Spain? Oh, I'm so jealous!! ;)"

Yeah, Hambel, how was your hols in Spain? You never told us any details about it, did you...? ;)

[Josh]

Hambel wrote: "Reading Out of the Blue while on my hols in Spain.

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Hey Lou's cover even looks good in black and white!

[Josh]

Kari wrote: "Josh helped decorate for Halloween today...



and this was my hallway bookshelf, before the unfortunate football incident. I intended to retake this shot once I'd sorted the books since they're so..."

LOL. I love that I got to be part of the decorating. But what I really love is that you totally go overboard in decorating for Halloween! :-D That's great!

[Josh]

Johanna wrote: "Cleon wrote: "Hambel wrote: "Reading Out of the Blue while on my hols in Spain.

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Hols in Spain? Oh, I'm so jealous!! ;)"

Yeah, Hambel, how was your hols in Spain? You never told us any details..."

Yes! Let's hear everyone's what I did on summer vacation stories. :-D Seriously, though. I love traveling vicariously.

Plus it helps me figure out where to set my next stories.

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

I would love to see Will and Taylor in Gibraltar. I went there last year and it's crazy. Parts of it resemble a regular English town, parts of it are like the old New York docks, then you have the whole Mediterranean sun, sky and sea and colors and also a touch of North-Africa. I was impressed that bus drivers speak fluently at least three languages - Spanish, English and Arab (but I don't know which Arab exactly) and also a sort of dialect typical of the place. It was chaotic and I can't say I liked it, but it gave me sensory overload. And Africa is just there, you can almost touch it. And the monkeys on the Rock. And there are caves you can walk in and they're a bit scary, you feel you're inside the womb of the earth. Plus internationally I think it's a sort of mess with passports and the likes and if you want to, you can convert your euros to pounds or they'll rip you off when you have to buy something in euros - you come from the Euro-zone, you know.

If I haven't sold you on Gibraltar, well, Berlin is a wonderful city, with incredible modern architecture and I can't help thinking about the metro ghost stations which were dismissed after the building of the wall in order to prevent people from jumping off the trains in the Western part of the city. If I were a writer, my plot bunnies would be working over time ;-) Also, there's an underground train station under Potsdamer Platz, it's all steel and glass and escalators, I could already see the guys running up and down and jumping here and there.

And of course, I know you gave them Paris, but why not Venice? Or if you're looking for chaotic with a touch of hystory, Rome would be great. Or chaotic/neurotic: Milan. Shameless, I know :-)

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

Kari wrote: "Josh helped decorate for Halloween today..."

Oh, that's scary! Does the hand glow in the dark?

[Kari]

Johanna wrote: "And an unfortunate football incident, huh... ;)"

Yeah. My sons were in big trouble. Huge. Required an essay.

[Kari]

Josh wrote: "But what I really love is that you totally go overboard in decorating for Halloween! :-D"

We're not done yet. Takes a few days to drag it all out, but...is fun. :D

[Johanna]

Emanuela! You made me smile so wide with your description of all those wonderful places!!! And the best thing is that I really saw Will and Taylor feeding the bold monkeys in Gibraltar and running around Potsdamer Platz. :) But how come you forgot Florence from your list... ;)

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

Johanna wrote: "But how come you forgot Florence from your list... ;)"

Florence is the best, but it's difficult to imagine a reason why they would be there, apart from vacation, of course. Or maybe if someone tried to steal works of art. Oh, yeah! :D

[Josh]

Emanuela ~plastic duck~ wrote: "I would love to see Will and Taylor in Gibraltar. I went there last year and it's crazy. Parts of it resemble a regular English town, parts of it are like the old New York docks, then you have the ..."

Wow. So many great ideas.

And jeez you guys get around!!!

[Josh]

Johanna wrote: "Karen wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Sounds like your weekend was pretty much perfect. :)"

Yes, and I'M fortunate to have good company to share it with me, in situ and virtually."

:) It's great, isn't i..."

My God that thing is huge. We probably should have reduced the font or the spacing or something!

[Johanna]

Kari wrote: "Johanna wrote: "And an unfortunate football incident, huh... ;)"

Yeah. My sons were in big trouble. Huge. Required an essay."

I'm afraid to ask more about this... but I bet an essay was in order... ;)

[Josh]

thelastaerie wrote: "The smaller print book next to it is Joseph Hansen's Brandstetter collection, it's purely for collection - I can't read any page without getting a headache :-P
.."

Or maybe we should not reduce the print. :-D

[Kari]

Emanuela ~plastic duck~ wrote: "Oh, that's scary! Does the hand glow in the dark?"

The hands are lighted. We have several sets coming out of the ground in the cemetery, which looks creepy as hell at night. Love, love, love. >:D

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

Josh wrote: "And jeez you guys get around!!!"

Italy's quite easy for me :D Europe - apart from the UK and Northern Countries - is not very expensive. A week in Berlin costs less than a weekend in Rome or Milan.

[Anne]

Emanuela ~plastic duck~ wrote: "Josh wrote: "And jeez you guys get around!!!"

Italy's quite easy for me :D Europe - apart from the UK and Northern Countries - is not very expensive. A week in Berlin costs less than a weekend in ..."

The Northern countries are expensive that is true, but what a setting if you want a taste of Nordic Noir :)

[Sara]

Kari wrote: "Josh helped decorate for Halloween today...



and this was my hallway bookshelf, before the unfortunate football incident. I intended to retake this shot once I'd sorted the books since they're so..."

Fab pictures, Kari :)

[Sara]

Johanna wrote: "Cleon wrote: "Hambel wrote: "Reading Out of the Blue while on my hols in Spain.

"
Hols in Spain? Oh, I'm so jealous!! ;)"

Yeah, Hambel, how was your hols in Spain? You never told us any details..."

It was hot. We didn't do any sight-seeing as such, but I enjoyed comparing the Mediterranean to the North Sea. (The main difference being that we could see the jellyfish before they struck and could therefore avoid them :D) There was a lot of drinking and a lot of people watching. We kept the patrons of one particular beach bar amused, but I'm not at liberty to say how.

[Sara]

Josh wrote: "Hambel wrote: "Reading Out of the Blue while on my hols in Spain.

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Hey Lou's cover even looks good in black and white!"

It certainly does!

[Sara]

Emanuela ~plastic duck~ wrote: "I would love to see Will and Taylor in Gibraltar. I went there last year and it's crazy. Parts of it resemble a regular English town, parts of it are like the old New York docks, then you have the ..."

Gibraltar's not somewhere I'd thought of going, but you've sold me on it!

[Karen]

Josh wrote: "My God that thing is huge. We probably should have reduced the font or the spacing or something!"

I received my copy about a week ago. Yes, the font size and type spacing could have been smaller — a bit more economical and a touch more elegant — but it's still a handsome book. And my aging eyes are amenable.