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3:36 pm
Wed 20-Oct-10 |
Toffeeapple
| | North Bucks | | | | posts 11871 | |
| | What, you put your sparkly hat on?  Seriously though, we are so glad to have you back on line.  Did you ever get the Aloe Vera gel to help stop the scarring? | |
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3:43 pm
Wed 20-Oct-10 |
brightspark
| | Wilts | | |  Supreme Being | posts 6377 | |
| | Of course, TA, that is the mode of dress! (plus sparkly shoes to go with it!) Daughter had some aloe vera gel for me, but we'll have to wait and see!  | Life it's better with friends – Marie Rayner |
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3:55 pm
Wed 20-Oct-10 |
Toffeeapple
| | North Bucks | | | | posts 11871 | |
| | I hope it works, it usually does for me. | |
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4:09 pm
Wed 20-Oct-10 |
brightspark
| | Wilts | | | Supreme Being | posts 6377 | |
| | …….. and hope TA that you're feeling better today, too.
| Life it's better with friends – Marie Rayner |
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4:13 pm
Wed 20-Oct-10 |
Toffeeapple
| | North Bucks | | | | posts 11871 | |
| | Thank you, yes I am – I got some ointment from the Doc which is helping a lot. | |
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10:38 pm
Wed 20-Oct-10 |
Suz
| | Los Angeles, California | | |  Enthusiast | posts 185 | |
| | WOW, well thanks for all the recommendations. My wish list is now even longer! Some of my most enjoyable reads have included (forget all about any of the associated films): Gaston Leroux-The Phantom of the Opera Alexandre Dumas – The Count on Monte Cristo Patrick Suskind – Perfume Joanne Harris – Chocolat Raymond Feist & Janny Wurts – Empire trilogy Plus of course Tolkien & Pratchett who got me through high school. Michelle, if you've finished the Discworld stories then try Good Omens which he co-wrote with Neil Gaiman. | Life is uncertain ………… eat dessert first! |
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10:58 pm
Wed 20-Oct-10 |
Michelle from Oregon
| | Oregon, USA | | |  Councillor | posts 1340 | 
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| | Suz said: Michelle, if you've finished the Discworld stories then try Good Omens which he co-wrote with Neil Gaiman.
Already did Suz. I love Gaiman too, but I hate short stories (just in general) the writer doesn't get enough time to fully explore the whole story. That, and I just want them to go on! And he has all of those short story anthologies! I did read Anasazi Boys (pretty sure I spelled that wrong), that was GREAT! Has anyone read American Gods yet? | If you can't be a shining example, be a terrible warning! |
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11:24 pm
Wed 20-Oct-10 |
Suz
| | Los Angeles, California | | | Enthusiast | posts 185 | |
| | I read American Gods but it didn't gel with me. Have you read Neverwhere (although in fairness it might help to know London well for that one)? | Life is uncertain ………… eat dessert first! |
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12:48 am
Thu 21-Oct-10 |
3ravens
| | West Virginia | | |  Knowledegable | posts 374 | |
| | I recommend Charles DeLint for "urban fantasy" type books. The books are a series so far as character developement and interaction, but can also be read out of sequence and still be enjoyed. If you like Mercedes Lackey, you will like his books. They are a bit darker than Mercedes though. |
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12:57 am
Thu 21-Oct-10 |
Michelle from Oregon
| | Oregon, USA | | | Councillor | posts 1340 |
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| | Suz said: I read American Gods but it didn't gel with me. Have you read Neverwhere (although in fairness it might help to know London well for that one)?
Yes, loved it! 3ravens said: I recommend Charles DeLint for "urban fantasy" type books. The books are a series so far as character developement and interaction, but can also be read out of sequence and still be enjoyed. If you like Mercedes Lackey, you will like his books. They are a bit darker than Mercedes though.
Hmm, sounds interesting! Like her "Razors Edge"stuff? | If you can't be a shining example, be a terrible warning! |
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1:08 am
Thu 21-Oct-10 |
3ravens
| | West Virginia | | | Knowledegable | posts 374 | |
| | Well, kind of, but with the idea that something dark is in the background waiting for you to slip up…….  |
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1:15 am
Thu 21-Oct-10 |
Michelle from Oregon
| | Oregon, USA | | | Councillor | posts 1340 |
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| | (Delicious shiver!) Hmm, maybe just in time for Halloween! Another author I was going to throw out there is Julie Kenner. She writes the Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom series, starting with Carpe Demon. Fun stuff, well written with some suspense and a touch of gore (ick!) | If you can't be a shining example, be a terrible warning! |
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9:08 pm
Fri 22-Oct-10 |
kayerunrig
| | lincolnshire | | |  Expert | posts 640 | |
| | Im currently having a bit of a retro phase with my reading , Edgar Allen Poe is a great favourite , Jules Verne , HG wells and ive been a Kipling devotee since i was given a book of his poems as a child . The first classic i read at about 8 years old was Lorna Doone its still on my shelf now ,the trouble is i read by the pile it can be a book a day , i even read in traffic jams theres little else to do . our loo is like a bookshop , huge pile of Scootering magazines belonging to OH , my varied pile, daughters chic lits and miserable childhood books , sons everything vampire . All visitors read our books i like to throw odd ones in to see who mentions it , ive currently dropped the book of Mormon in there and im getting funny looks |
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10:23 pm
Mon 25-Oct-10 |
Michelle from Oregon
| | Oregon, USA | | | Councillor | posts 1340 |
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| | kayerunrig said: our loo is like a bookshop , huge pile of Scootering magazines belonging to OH , my varied pile, daughters chic lits and miserable childhood books , sons everything vampire . All visitors read our books i like to throw odd ones in to see who mentions it , ive currently dropped the book of Mormon in there and im getting funny looks
Kaye, I like your sense of humor! | If you can't be a shining example, be a terrible warning! |
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4:45 pm
Sun 31-Oct-10 |
Michelle from Oregon
| | Oregon, USA | | | Councillor | posts 1340 |
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| | Post edited 5:16 pm – Sun 31-Oct-10 by Michelle from Oregon
There was a discussion somewhere about using your oven as a food dryer, so I thought I'd mention this book¦ Making and Using Dried Foods by Phyllis Hobson http://www.amazon.co.uk/Making-Using-Fruits-Phylli…..=1-1-spell Ms. Hobson is VERY THUROGH in her descriptions of how to dry foods. For each entry she tells you how to prepare your food of choice to be dried, and then tells you how to dry the food in each of the three methods; Dehydrator, Sun, or Oven. She offers temperatures in Fahrenheit and Celsius, and approximate dry times. And to top it off, recipes to use the food you dried. I found it on Amazon for very reasonable and I think its worth the investment. | If you can't be a shining example, be a terrible warning! |
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