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Birthday celebrations--2009
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Posts: 1412 01/01/09 06:29 AM |
Anne in Austin
At one time most of my friends could hear the bell,
but as years passed, it fell silent for all of them.... Though I've grown old, the bell still rings for me as it does for all who truly believe. The Polar Express |
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booksalot |
Happy Birthday Jackie! | #1 | ||
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Posts: 1412 03/15/09 05:30 AM |
 Jackie, it looks like you are our first birthday girl of
the year. Hope it's a great day and a happy year full of good books and luscious yarn projects. All the very best to you. Happy Birthday!
Anne in Austin
"Let us dare to read, think, speak and write."--John Adams |
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Posts: 1326 03/15/09 08:36 AM |
Happy Birthday Jackie! Instead of "gifting" a book, I'm going to suggest you try out that pattern I'm doing for the Noro Silk Garden scarf!!
It's so fun to do and it's turning out sooo pretty! Instead of the Noro Silk Garden, you should use Brooks Farm Tierra Blend, Elisa's Handspun or
Rowan Tapestry (this one seems most popular). I don't know anything about these yarns personally but they are popular substitutions for the Silk Garden.
Myspace Happy Birthday Comments Lee
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jnol74 |
Anne and Lee | #3 | ||
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Posts: 669 03/15/09 11:22 AM |
Thank you both for the Happy Birthday wishes, and for your pattern and yarn suggestion, Lee!
 I'm now officially signed up for MEDICARE for crying out loud!!!! I still can't get over
that!
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Posts: 1063 03/15/09 12:37 PM |
 Happy Birthday Jackie!!!
And, 
The book I want to gift you is a debut Murder Mystery that takes place in Mykonos. It is an engaging Greek pokice procedural that readers will enjoy the island while following the investigation that will be fun to follow. A superb whodunit. Murder in Mykonos by Jeffery Siger. 279 pp. 
Hope you have a Great Day!! Candy |
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jnol74 |
Thanks, Candy! | #5 | ||
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Posts: 669 03/15/09 01:13 PM |
I looked the book up on Amazon and it definitely sounds like one I'd enjoy! I'm a fan of crime
fiction set in places like ancient Rome, and even though this one is in present day Greece, since I like the fun of picturing settings I will probably never
get to visit, and getting into a good mystery at the same time, the book you "gave" me fits the bill nicely! Thank
you!
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Posts: 1412 03/15/09 05:46 PM |
Jackie, I'll introduce you (I hope) to a new mystery series set in Iceland. The character names are a bit peculiar, like in Girl with the Dragon Tattoo but
the stories are really quite good. They are by Arnaldur Indridason. I like the ones I've read so far and I hope you will too. In fact, I'll do you one
better and send you the first three which I got from the publisher. There's a catch though. I still need to read the first and second but I promise to put
them at the top of my tbr list and get them to you ASAP. If you feel comfortable doing so just send me your address via email. If not, I completely understand.
Anne in Austin
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Posts: 669 03/15/09 07:32 PM |
booksalot wrote:What a nice offer, Anne! Thank you! I have "Jar City" here, so I just might take you up on the others you have if I find I like this one. But if you have anyone
else in mind you might want to give them to before I get this first one read, please don't feel a need to hang on to them for me. Who knows when I'll
get to it, especially since I can't even remember where I put it at the moment! 
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Posts: 1063 03/16/09 02:24 PM |
jnol74 wrote: I just recently put this book on my TBR list and I thought I would gift it to you because I thought you might like it. Your welcome. If you read it, I hope you get to enjoy Greece! Candy |
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Posts: 1063 03/16/09 02:28 PM |
Anne, I have heard a lot of good things about Arnaldur Indrideson's books and he is another author I have yet to get around to reading. Maybe much later
in the year. sigh
Candy |
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booksalot |
Happy Birthday Kim! | #10 | ||
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Posts: 1412 04/06/09 07:47 AM |
Kim hasn't been here for awhile but maybe Lee will nudge her to check in and collect birthday greetings. Happy Birthday Kim! I hope school is going well and you are as excited as we are about your brand new niece.
Anne in Austin
"Let us dare to read, think, speak and write."--John Adams |
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Posts: 1063 04/07/09 11:06 PM |
Candy |
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trublujay |
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Posts: 310 04/10/09 11:48 PM |
Jackie, I am sorry I missed your birthday, I hope it was lovely. I did come in here a couple of days late and still couldn't get a post to stick.
SO Lee had the baby? Is all well? Happy birthday to you, Kim. You got a niece as a birthday present. NOW that is what I call a devoted sister. Trudy |
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Posts: 669 04/11/09 03:49 PM |
trublujay wrote: No worries, Trudy! I'm actually getting at an age when the less I'm reminded I'm having another birthday...the better! But I don't like
the alternative, so whatever! 
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trublujay |
Jackie | #14 | ||
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Posts: 310 04/12/09 11:00 PM |
jnol74 wrote: AND I know exactly what you are talking about. I am sixty and feeling more every week or so. Seems like it is always something. And yet, part of me is still 23 maybe 25 (sometimes 6) I appreciate your graciousness about my missing the day. I do think we should all celebrate our birth on the planet. AND I would have liked to be a part of your day - I am very glad you are here! Trudy |
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Posts: 1326 04/13/09 07:43 AM |
Hey Trudy!
Yes, we had our baby girl (Emerson Evangeline). She was 7lb, 9.8 ounces of beauty! She's getting chubbier by the day and is still sleeping almost all of the time. I nurse, on average, 3 times a night so it's not too bad (she is a fast nurser). My in laws left this morning so we're just starting to get into a routine, at last.
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Posts: 669 04/13/09 12:31 PM |
trublujay wrote:I know I said "At my age the less I'm reminded I'm having another birthday, the better", but in fact, I really do like getting the lively posts here when my birthday rolls around! I actually think
I'd feel a little sad if I didn't see them here!
I most definitely don't feel nearly my age mentally, but my aches and pains are a constant reminder that, yes...I really am my age!!! Bleh. 
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Happy Birthday Marg! | #17 | ||
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Posts: 1412 06/06/09 07:00 PM |
I hope you have an excellent birthday and a celebration worthy of the event. I wish for you lots of wonderful historical books to read and friends to share
them with. I recommend Conceit by Mary Novik that we are reading for Genre Stew, if you haven't already read it. It is interesting in that it is based on
the women in the life of John Donne--wife, daughter, maids, etc. I don't know much about Donne but must admit this book doesn't portray him in very
favorable light.
Many good wishes to you! 
Anne in Austin
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Posts: 669 06/07/09 11:35 AM |
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARG!
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Posts: 999 06/13/09 02:35 AM |
Thanks for the birthday wishes! Sorry I wasn't around to accept them in a more timely fashion. I have been internetless for a couple of weeks and having
issues with it before that for a few weeks so have only just got back online!
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booksalot |
Happy Birthday, Lee! | #20 | ||
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Posts: 1412 08/03/09 07:28 AM |
Lee, I hope it is the happiest of birthdays for you. I know you have a wonderful family and you are about to move back to one of your (and my) favorite places into a beautiful new home. I wish for you great reading, trouble free knitting projects and lots of love from family and friends. I think you would really like Easter Island, which I have just started, and if you will allow me I'll send it to you once I've finished. In fact, I'll even wait until you move across the country so you won't have to worry about packing it. Let me know and if the answer is yes you can email me your new addy and an appropriate date that will find you there. Now, won't you join me in a little birthday boogie?
Anne in Austin
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