GeezLouise (Rae) Reads 75 in 2014, Part 2

Hi, my name is Rae, and this is the first time I have joined the 75ers group. I am 21, and I am looking forward to being part of this group. I will confess that I have been in a reading funk lately, so the only books I have read are for a British Lit course. I hope to change that, though, and start reading more again. I enjoy reading paranormal, mystery, graphic novels, and fantasy. Lately I have been more interested in doing other things instead of picking up a book, though I do have some waiting to be read.

Thunder Storm

A storm raged around me
The wind howling through the trees
Rain lashing against the window
As the storm raged around me
The sky was pitch black
Thunder boomed
Lightening flashed
Sending a chill down my spin
Alone and stone cold
Screen door banging back and forth
As the storm raged around me
Unyielding and fierce like an angry tiger
Water running everywhere,
streaming off the roof,
across the yard,
pooling in a ditch
As the storm raged around me

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The Book Thief

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This is all I need. Next one's yours!

Happy new thread!

>6 katiekrug: Thank you Katie and welcome you are the first one congratulations.

Happy new thread, Rae. That's a great picture of your family that you used at the top.

Happy New Thread, lady!

>8 DeltaQueen50: Hey Judy, thank you I liked that photo a lot.

>9 scaifea: Why thank you Amber, lovely to see you here as well.

Happy new thread, Rae! I love that you posted the poem that you wrote!

Happy new thread, Rae! I love the photo up top except we need to figure out a way to get your mom in some of these! And I love your poem — as i read it I thought that it perfectly described the weather that we had last night. It was as if you had been here!

>11 Crazymamie: Thank you Mom. It is the only poem I wrote that I loved and my favorite poem in all.

>12 rosalita: Thank you Julia. I agree we need more pictures with my Mom in them, I actually wrote that poem when we still lived in Indiana on a really stormy night like it describes. Its funny that you guys had a storm like that last night I love it every time I read it.

Rae, congratulations on your first ever "new" thread! Love the photo up front - was Mom taking the shot?

As you probably know by now I am one of the few devotees of poetry in the group so it is always nice to find rare kindred spirits amongst our number. Well done!

Happy New thread, Rae! Love the family topper. What a good looking bunch. Hope you are continuing to enjoy the Book Thief!

Happy new thread Rae! I loved seeing your poem up top.

Congratulations on the new thread, Rae. Love the family photo and nice job on the poem.

>14 PaulCranswick: Thank you Paul and yes my Mom was taking that photo. Thank you I don't really write poems often because they just don't turn out great but that was a different story. I love it so much.

>15 msf59: Thank you Mark, and I will give a book update tomorrow.

>16 Thebookdiva: Thank you Abby, I am glad I went back and rewrote it after the first draft it is so much better this way.

>17 jnwelch: Thank you all the way around Joe.

>18 GeezLouise: I love your confidence Rae. I am always very much dissatisfied with my own scribblings even the ones occasionally finding their way into magazines (moons ago).

By the way I was discussing the villanelle form of poem over at my thread which may interest you (or not).

I will go check it out Paul.

I'm not a great lover of poetry but I did enjoy yours. Makes one feel the storm. Hope you'll share some more.

Thanks Reba I am glad you liked it.

Hi Rae! I hope you get out of your book funk soon. I have started 4 books and only one has me absorbed. I'll be waiting to see what you think of The Book Thief when you are done. I haven't read it but it looks like it would be something I would like to read.

We had a couple of days of stormy weather. I'm glad because we need the rain, but now it's sunshine and it has actually cooled off. It's usually very hot and humid so I am enjoying our current state.

Have a lovely weekend Rae.

Stopping by to say "hey" and great new thread! I liked your poem, too, and look forward to your sharing more with us.

I imagine your book funk will evaporate when you open just the right book. Keep opening....

Happy New Thread, Rae. What a lovely sunny picture in the first post!!

Happy Friday, Rae! Hope you and your clan have a great weekend.

>24 maggie1944: Thank you Karen and nice to see you here. Hope you have a wonderful weekend.

>25 connie53: Hey Connie, and thanks. Have a great weekend.

>26 jnwelch: Hello Joe, hope your friday is lovely, and I wish you a fantastic weekend. I am sure our weekend will be wonderful as its supposed to be in the 80's the next two days. We enjoyed the pool today and some of us are going to walk tonight so that will be nice.

Happy new thread, Rae! I absolutely love the photo up top and your poem! Very, very nicely done poem!

You and Paul are the resident poets in our group! :)

Thank you Tina, lovely to see you here.

Here you are! I neglected you for too long, and had to do some looking for your thread. Are you still in a book funk? I commiserate with you, I have had those several times over the last 2-3 years, and it's no fun. I hope it passes soon, if it hasn't yet.

I also hope that you have a week filled with wonderful-ness !

Thanks Kath, lovely to see you here as always. I have been this week so didn't get on LT much but had a great weekend.

Hello Rachel. (hoping you read that like I say it to dad when he comes home)

I posted the latest Marjolein sketches on my thread, if your interested. No big deal if your not. Also, I think that some lemonade making is in order, don't you think?

Hahaha! I did happen to see them and they are really good Abby. I completely agree with you about the lemonade making I am in the mood for some. Have a lovely Tuesday I never get tired of seeing what you draw, it is always interesting.

I am very far behind on all the threads, Rae, but I wanted to stop in and say "hello" to you! I hope your week has been a good one. Lemonade-making does sound marvelous!

Hello Julia, lovely to see you. I am behind as well but my week has lovely. Got in the pool for a while today and it was marvelous it has been a very lazy day. Supposed to be sunny all week and then rain on Sunday. Hopefully the rain will hold off so our Sunday plans are not ruined.

Hi Rae... Just checking in to see how your week has been going! Your pool time sounds lovely.

Hey Tina, it was a busy week here as we have a party on Sunday for Dan and Abby's frisbee friends. We spent it cleaning and getting everything taken care of so tomorrow should be great. Today I slept in then did my area still have to wash my dog and then I will be good. Later I plan to watch more of NCIS Los Angeles season 4 as I am addicted to that show and love crime shows in general. Hope you have a wonderful weekend and that your week wasn't too bad.

Just saying Hi, Rae (again) nothing much is happening here. Sunny days and lots of reading.

Hello Connie, thanks for stopping by, and I am glad to here you have nice weather a great amount of time to read. Have a lovely weekend.

thanks Rae. I hope your weekend is a fabulous one!

Thanks Connie.

Hope you're having a good weekend, Rae. The party tomorrow sounds like fun. My wife is a big crime show fan. We both like Castle, and she likes Bones a lot. We watch both NCIS's on occasion, too.

Hey Joe, I am having a good weekend so far today was full of cleaning washing my dog and getting things ready for tomorrow. We should be good to go now and I hope to have a good time. I watch all of those but I think NCIS Los Angeles is my favorite because I just love Callen, but also the rest of the cast, Callen is my favorite by far. Have a great rest of the weekend Joe, I hope the weather is nice for you it was pretty hot here today.

hi rae, happy newish thread, and a whopping big funk-B-gone whammy

Stopping by to say "hi" and to see how things are going for you and your family. Today sounds like it will be a fun day! I hope the party goes exactly as planned. And that your weather will be perfect, too!

Hi Rae! Party day! I hope that a nice time will be had by all :)

I like NCIS. I have watched the original one for some time, and when the LA version came on, I was sure that I would hate it. I don't. I really like that one, too, so count me in as a fan.

Take care and enjoy the rest of your weekend!

>44 richardderus: Why thank you Richard, hope your weekend is going well for you.

>45 maggie1944: Hey Karen, things are great for us right now. We have been busy this morning getting everything prepared and taking care of the last details. They will show up around 2, and then things should start till then I am sitting around doing what needs to be taken care of. Birdy and I plan to have our own little party in her room and hope to have fun while everyone else enjoys themselves downstairs. I hope things go well too, and we don't get any rain. Have a good rest of the weekend Karen.

>46 mckait: Hi Kath, lovely to see you here. I hope everyone has fun too we will see. Excellent I started off with the original one too and loved it then saw the LA one. I am so glad someone else loves those shows too, I will and you have a good rest of the weekend as well. I am sure the party will be a good one with all the snacks and drinks we have.

Happy Monday! Happy Holiday! Just checking in. I hope you had a lovely weekend. did you get over the dreaded book funk? Fingers crossed.

Happy Monday and Memorial day to you Mark. I had a lovely weekend the party yesterday was a big hit they spent most of it in the pool and today is a lazy one. I still have a book funk, but I am looking for a book to pull me out of it. I plan to relax and get a Dr. Pepper shortly thanks for checking in. Have a wonderful day and a great week Mark.

Hi Rae! A brand new weekend is nearly here, and I hope it's a happy one for you!

Have a lovely weekend Rae!

I have several police procedure books lined up for June so I am excited for my planned reading.

Have a fun weekend, Rae!

Haven't delurked here for a while so just thought I would say "hi" and wish you a good weekend.

>50 mckait: Hey Kath, last couple days have been busy so I didn't get a chance to get on here. thank you and I wish you the same.

>51 luvamystery65: Hey Roberta, thanks you too. Sounds good I am going to start the first Suki Stackhouse book as soon as I get time.

>53 RebaRelishesReading: Thank you Joe, hope yours is fun as well.

>Hey Reba, thanks always nice to see you here. Have a lovely weekend yourself.

This weekend is off to a great start I got my area cleaned so I just have to wash my dog. I will help my Dad outside today, and who knows what we will do tomorrow. Hopefully it will be nice and a great day full of fun. Yesterday most of us went to the theater to see the second Spider-man movie in celebration of my Dad becoming a full partner and it was awesome. The end is a little sad but also good and we really enjoyed seeing it. Mom stayed home doing her own thing and funnily enough we left here and as we got closer to the theater it was raining there. It rained the whole time we were there and it was pouring when we came out. It didn't rain at all here though while we were gone, luckily it started storming here after we were home.

Sounds like you had a good weekend, Rae! I hope this week is just the same.

Thanks Julia, I hope yours is great too.

Happy Tuesday, Rae! I hope the rest of your week is great! I saw "Malificent" on Saturday with a college friend of mine and was thinking you and your family might enjoy going to see that one together. They did a much better job with it than I thought they would! I was pleased. I even shed a few tears at the end.

That probably doesn't surprise many folks around here though. :)

Hey Tina, thank you. I hope yours is great as well, and it's funny you should mention Malificent because just the other day we were talking about how we wanted to go see it in theaters. I look forward to it I am glad you liked it.

Hi Rae! Did you start the Sookie Stackhouse novels yet?

I want to see Malificent in the theater too.

Hey Roberta, I am going to start the first one today. The beginning of the week was busy, but I have time today. Excellent, I can't wait till we go.

I started Dead Until Dark yesterday and I am on p. 38 so far. I know that is not far but my iPad ran out of battery so I had to charge it up again before I used it. I was instantly drawn into the story though and have a feeling this will be a fantastic read for me. I look forward to reading more and enjoying the story.

My weekend... LAST weekend was great, since I was visiting 2 of my kids. We had a great time, and it filled my soul to see them....I miss them so much!

That sounds like it was a lot of fun. The one thing I miss about Indiana is being close to some of my mom's family. My favorite aunt and uncle and cousins that I miss seeing as they would come to our house for Thanksgiving and we went to see them at Christmas time. I am so glad you got to see them.

Glad to see the Charlaine Harris book is working for you, Rae. I can understand missing having your favorite aunt and uncle and cousins nearby. Have they had a chance to visit your new home yet?

Rae, I'm stopping by briefly to wish you a very happy weekend!

>65 jnwelch: Thanks Joe. No they haven't had a chance yet, but it seems my Aunt and Uncle might come see us when they come down to get a new dog don't know when though. I hope they do it would be nice to see them.

>66 maggie1944: Thank you Karen, always lovely to see you here. The same to you, mine looks like it will be a lazy one perhaps. It did cool down some since this morning after storming pretty badly last night. You could really hear the thunder, and we even lost power once for a brief moment. I will take some cooler weather it has been so hot here lately especially yesterday.

I hope your weekend is fantastic so far, Rae!

Happy hot weekend, Rae. Stay in the pool!

>68 scaifea: My weekend is off to a great start with a lazy day of hanging out at home. I did my area first and spent severals hours writing. We are going to have baked potatoes for super. Hope your Saturday was as nice Amber.

>69 richardderus: Thanks Richard. I will most likely get in the pool if the heat keeps up. I did dip my feet in earlier for a bit it felt good. Hope yours is cooler but just as pleasant.

Oh I loved, loved, loved the Sookie books! richardderus made me read them, and it was wonderful!!!
I hope you like them as much as I did.

I can't swim, due to a weird vertigo thing that makes me feel not good if I try, but I can jump in and cool down and read :) I don't have a pool, my sister does. I can also upend the hose and let it sprimkle all over and that suits me better. My neighbors are used to me watering the garden then watering me :)

So glad you liked the Sookie books too Kath. My mom has recommended them a few times so I decided to start reading them.

I love to swim in our pool, and its fun when all four of us kids get in, Dan and I often pass a frisbee back and forth. Swimming in the pool reminds me of when we used to go to the pool as little kids back in Indiana. It was just down the road from us so very convenient, and it was always fun to go hang out there. We also used to play in the sprinkler a lot when we were younger running through laughing and having a blast. LOL. That cracks me up that you water the plants then yourself. Have a wonderful Sunday Kath, looks to be another hot day here.

Just waving, Hi Rae! I have been neglecting LT a bit because I have been reading a lot outside. The weather is real warm here and I have been spending my time in the garden just reading and some more reading.

Hey Connie, I haven't been on LT much this week. My dad is off so we are spending the week doing little day trips. Monday we went to Callaway Gardens which was really neat to see, and we had a lot of fun. Tuesday and Wednesday we stayed home and relaxed. Yesterday we went up to Columbus for a little while and ate at Red Robin. We looked at what shops they had and what else ther was to do before heading home. Today Dad, Dan, and Birdy went to Six Flags for the day, and Mom and Abby went to the mall. I spent my morning at home hanging out. Now the three of us girls are sitting down and each doing our own thing. Tomorrow it will be just Mom and I as the rest of the gang is going on a train ride. I have really enjoyed this week and hope the weekend is great. Have a lovely weekend Connie.

Hi Rae! What a great sounding week you are having. It's nice to hear of a family that really enjoys doing things together. Hope the great times continue on over the weekend.

Happy times continuing, Rae! Sending hugs!

It sounds like you and the family are having a lovely week! I love those little day trips. In some ways they're better than longer vacations - less stressful, or something.

A nice lazy and relaxing way to spend the week! I'm glad to hear that you have been enjoying yourselves :)

Hey Rae! That sounds like a great week you had! :)

I hope you enjoy Sookie even half as much as I did, then you will be a huge fan! It's one of my all time favorite series!!! Sooooo much fun!!

Hi Rae! It looks like you and your family have been taking advantage of summer to have some good times! Will this week be stay home and read by the pool week, or are there more shenanigans in store :) Whichever it is, I hope it's a good week for you !

You know, the book Throne of Glass is AMAZING. Just saying. *hint* *hint*

>75 DeltaQueen50: Thank you Judy, the weekend was fabulous, have a wonderful week.

>76 richardderus: Thank you Richard, always so lovely to have you here. Hugs back and have a great week.

>77 scaifea: Hello Amber, thanks for stopping by. I agree they are less stressful, and it was lovely to just make short trips to different places. Have a fantastic week ahead.

>78 mckait: Hey Kath, we certainly did. It was a lot of fun and great to just spend time together.

>79 TinaV95: Hey Tina, thanks for coming by. Last week was awesome and I am really liking Sookie I think it will be up near the top of the favorites list. Hope your week is terrific.

>80 mckait: Hey Kath, this week will be a stay at home one but I think it will be nice too. I hope your week is fabulous.

>81 Thebookdiva: Hello Abby, I will put it on my to be read list and get to it when I have a free moment. Have a lovely week.

Hi Rae, My week was just fine! Yours sounds really like a great week with family and doing nice things.

Rae, I'm just swinging by to say hi! And I hope whatever you are reading, that it is good!

>85 connie53: Hey Connie, glad to hear it.

>86 maggie1944: Hello Karen, it is I am reading the first Sookie.

Hope your week is off to a good start, Rae. Glad you're enjoying the first Sookie.

Hey Joe it is, Wimbeldon has started so some of us have been watching that. My Mom loves watching it and the rest of us like to watch here and there. I expect those of us who love it will not be on LT much, but I will be around at times.

Oh, boy, those tennis players must be very attractive to keep so many so busy and not posting on the beloved 75 group.

LOL!

We've lost all of the Pecan gang to the Wimbeldon stuff!!!! :) You must be right, Maggie!!

Hope you are having fun, Rae!

Wimbledon and Football!.

>90 maggie1944: Hey Karen, I don't really watch it much but Mom and Abby do and my dad likes to watch it. I would like to see Agnieszka Radwanska win the the women's singles this year.

>91 jnwelch: Hey Joe, nice to see you here.

>92 TinaV95: Hey Tina, I am having a lovely time and today Most of the gang went to Columbus to get a new stove. Of course while there they had to check out the Barnes and Noble, it just wouldn't be right to not go to a book store.

>93 connie53: Hey Connie, lovely to see you here.

Thanks Rae, I was away from LT for a while but now I'm back.

Happy Sunday Rae!

I hope the week ahead is full of good books and good fun, Rae.

>95 connie53: Well it is nice to have you back Connie, have a great week.

>96 luvamystery65: Thank you Roberta it was a lazy one, have a wonderful week.

>97 richardderus: Thanks Richard, I always love it when you stop by. Have a fabulous week, and I hope you enjoy whatever books you are reading.

Happy Independence Day :)

I know your family will find fun and pleasant things to do!

Happy Independence Day Rae! Enjoy your day and have a lovely weekend.

Happy 4th, Rae! Hope you and the family keep cool down there.

>99 mckait: Thank you Kath we are having a lovely day here at home. I do miss setting off fireworks like we did back in Indiana it was fun though Bella didn't appreciate it as she is scared of loud noises. Have a great weekend too.

>100 luvamystery65: Thank you Roberta I sure will hope you enjoy your weekends well.

>101 msf59: Thanks Mark, The four of us kids got in the pool here today it was gorgeous. For once it wasn't too hot there was a nice breeze that made we want to be outside. We had fun hanging out and other then that we have been lazing around taking it easy. Hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Lying around and taking it easy by the pool sounds like a great way to spend the day, Rae. Hope the rest of your weekend is as good. :)

Thank you Judy, I hope your weekend is fabulous. Another lazy day here just cleaning our areas and taking it easy as we enjoy the day.

It sounds like you had a wonderful holiday, Rae! I hope today was wonderful too! :)

Hey Tina, thanks for stopping by always nice to see you. I had a lovely weekend and I am sad it is nearly over. Novak Djokovic won the men's singles which was awesome because I wanted him to win, and I hung out for several hours with Birdy while she was playing Skyrim. How was your holiday weekend?

It sounds like you had a lovely holiday weekend, Rae. I'm glad to hear you were able to just hang out and have fun.

Hello Julia, I certainly did it was nice and relaxing though I missed setting of fireworks like we did every 4th of July back in Indiana. Just yesterday I was informed that there were in fact fireworks set off on the 4th and I heard nothing. I missed them completely perhaps because I was most likely watching the glades on my iPad with my headphones in or maybe not paying enough attention. Oh well I did here some last night so that was nice. Hope you have a wonderful week Julia.

Hiya, Rae! I've been remiss in visiting. Sounds like you are having a good summer - yay!

Hey Katie, thats okay I haven't been on here much lately with everything else I am doing. My summer is fabulous so far and I hope it continues to be. Wishing you a lovely summer as well.

Hey Rae! Dropping by for a catch up visit...

What are you reading lately?

Me, too, Rae. *waves*

>111 TinaV95: Hey Tina was busy the last two days so didn't get on LT and I am so behind on the threads. I hope to finish the first Sookie book this week and start the next one.

>112 jnwelch: Hey Joe so nice of you to drop by as well. I spent my weekend cleaning up the garage and considering we fit the van into it when we got done working on saturday it is amazing. We had a lot of stuff in there so I wasn't sure how we would get the Van to fit let alone the pris. I have been watching a lot of Bones lately and would love to talk about the latest season but the rest of my family is three or four seasons behind me. I love all those crime shows like Castle and the NCIS ones. I am now ready for season 9 of Bones but I think I will have to wait for the price to come down first before getting it. They left season 8 with a great cliff hanger and I can't wait to see what happens next.

>113 GeezLouise: My wife (walklover) is a big Bones fan, too, Rae. Maybe we can get the two of you together some day for Bonesfest. I like Castle and NCIS, too. These days we're quite caught up in the Longmire series.

Speaking of cliffhangers, we want the next Castle season to start so we can find out what the heck happened!

Now I am going to have to get caught up in Castle to see what is going on I am in season 5. My favorite crime TV show is Unforgettable which I am so glad they didn't cancel permanently after the first season I love Carrie and really want to see the third season might have to but the pass so I can.

I like the same shows you do, Rae...aside from Bones, which I have heard is good but have never watched. Maybe some day. Right now I am trying to get some reading done, and some reviews written...Just wait till you catch up with Castle! It was quite a cliffhanger for sure!

Hey Kath, lovely to see you here. Castle will probably be the next show I get caught up in since I have no more Bones to watch for now, it is a great show though I am sure you will like it if you love the other shows I watch.

The other day I saw Birdy watching the parent trap on netflix with Lindsey Lohan and it brought back memories of when I first saw that movie. I watched the older one with Hayley Mills in it and then later after the other one came out watched that one. I loved the original one better and it made me want to see it again. I love how seeing people do things sometimes brings back fond memories of things you did.

I also like the Lindsey Lohan version of Parent Trap, but Hayley's version is my favorite! I loved the original Parent Trap with Haley Mills. I just love Hayley Mills!Have you ever seen the movie Trouble with Angels? it's a favorite of mine. I should see if I can find it somewhere. It used to be one of those that was on tv all the time, but I haven't seen it in years :) There is a sequel called Where Angels Go Trouble Follows! I liked that one too, but not as much.

I have never seen Trouble with Angels before I will have to check that out though. Tonight I have been watching Justified I am loving it so far and tomorrow I will be able to watch the Parent Trap with Hayley Mills. This weekend I will be helping my dad so I got my stuff done today and then Sunday I will be able to watch an episode of Unforgettable at 9 p.m. I missed the first four but I will see them once I get the season, have a lovely weekend Kath.

Agree with Kath, Rae, that Hayley Mills' version of the Parent Trap was superior to Ms. Lohan's. I actually feel a little sorry for Lindsay in that every false move the poor girl makes is pored over as if the world hinges upon it. When you study her, Rae, aren't you doubly glad that Mamie is your Mom as hers seems to be an absolute train wreck?

Have a lovely weekend. xx

Thank you Paul, I wouldn't trade my mom for anyone in the world. I love her dearly and I am so blessed to have her as my mom. Have a great week Paul, my weekend was lovely I helped my dad outside yesterday and today we lazed around the house.

I'll third that opinion (or was that a fourth one) that Hayley Mills' version of the original Parent Trap was better than the Lindsey Lohan remake. Sometimes I wonder why they remake a movie when the original was so well done. It just messes it up!

Hey Rae! Sorry that it's been awhile since my last visit. I have fallen behind on LT these days. Hope you are doing well.

Hi Rae I hope you have had a wonderful weekend. What are you reading lately? I'm reading an anthology about Trickster gods. So far I am liking it.

>121 GeezLouise: You know, Rae...I am certain that your mom feels the same about you! I would.. I feel happy to just be getting to know you :)

I am lazing around my own house today and reading a good book.

Just waving: HI!

Yes, me, too! Waving, and saying "hi". I have been very busy so not checking in on folks as often as I would like to do. Hope your new week goes swimmingly!

I've been remiss in not stopping by lately, Rae. It sounds like your summer is going very well!

A wave from me, too, Rae. Hope you're having a good and lazy summer day.

>122 TinaV95: Hey Tina, I am behind too on the threads perhaps this weekend I can find time to catch up.

>123 luvamystery65: Hey Roberta, I am between books right now.

>124 mckait: Hi Kath, I am having a great week so far and just watched the third Batman movie for the first time it was fantastic.

>125 connie53: Hi Connie.

>126 maggie1944: Hello Karen and thanks the same to you.

>127 rosalita: Hey Julia, I haven't been around much. My summer has been wonderful so far.

>128 jnwelch: Hello Joe, thanks for stopping by.

Sorry I didn't respond to all your posts sooner.

Hi Rae, I've been away soaking up the sunshine but it's good to be home again now. Sounds like your summer is going well, I bet you lots of sun and high temperatures at your place!

Hey Judy, my summer has been fantastic so far and I can't believe its August already. I look forward to fall as it's my favorite season though around here the leaves don't really turn different colors I do miss that. It's been really hot here with the high humidity so I haven't been outside much. Have a wonderful weekend Judy.

Hi Rae -- hope you're having a great week

Hey Reba, thanks hope you have a wonderful week too.

Hi Rae... Just passing through to catch up and leave a hello and drop a wave. :)

Why hello Tina, thanks for stopping by.

Abby and I have started watching a very interesting show called Haven. This female F.B.I. agent goes to this town on a routine case but this town has some weird things going on. She finds out that a woman looking just like her was there several years ago and she thinks it could be her mother. We have watched three episodes and it's really good so far.

Thanks for visiting my thread Rae :) and have a very happy week :)
You made mine much better by your kindness...hugs

I am so glad to hear that Kath, and thank you.

Hi Rae! Realized I hadn't been by in a while so thought i'd check in.

"Haven" sounds interesting... Is it a current show or are you watching it on Netflix or Amazon or something similar?

Hey Katie, lovely to see you here. We are watching it on Netflix, and it is currently in its fifth season. Netflix has the first three seasons, and I love it so far can't wait to see how things unfold.

I will have to check it out!

Oh, we love Haven, Rae! It just gets weirder. The 4th season came out this week on Netflix.

>141 katiekrug: I hope you like it as much as we do Katie.

>142 jnwelch: I was so intrigued by the first episode it was fantastic. I am glad that it is still on going, have a lovely day Joe.

Haven sounds good. There are several shows that I would like to check out.. Time has been difficult to come by lately, though. Maybe soon?

I hope you didn't work too hard outdoors this past weekend, and that you took some time out to relax, and maybe swim?

Take care Rae :)

Hey Kath, I hope you get that time soon. I worked Saturday, and then Sunday it was too hot so I relaxed inside. I did go swimming yesterday, and my dog joined me. Hope you have a good rest of the week Kath and take care too.

Hi Rae! I've been following your mom's thread for a long time. It's nice to see that you've joined up and following in her reading footsteps!

Thank you Chelle, I love being on LT and it is nice to know all these people.

Hi Rae... Coming by for a check up. How are you all doing? I've missed seeing you all around. Hope all is well in South Ga. :)

Hi Rae, just wanted to come by and wish you a great September.

>148 TinaV95: Hey Tina, thanks for stopping by. We are doing well here things have been a little crazy lately. We had a nice relaxing weekend and spent some time out by the pool in the mornings. The humidity around here is making it to hot to sit outside much so we take the cooler temps when we can get them. I am currently reading The Body in the Library which is a Miss Marple mystery, it is good so far I haven't read a Miss Marple before. Have a lovely week Tina, how are you doing?

>149 DeltaQueen50: Hello Judy, thank you so much. I hope you have a wonderful September as well and a great week.

Hi Rae, sorry I haven't dropped by your thread before, but better late than never I guess. I've been following your mom every since she joined here, and been missing her presence lately, so nice to get some news from the family and know you all are doing well. I read a few Miss Marples in my teens and really enjoyed them, and recently revisited a couple of them. I've got The Body in the Library in my listening stacks and am due to revisit it soon. Glad you're enjoying it.

>151 Smiler69: Hello, that's okay I joined not to long ago and its always nice to see a new person visit. I have read several Hercule Poirot mysteries and love him so I decided to give Miss Marple a try.

Our daughter loves the Hercule Poirot mysteries and is not so fond of the Miss Marples, Rae, but I love both. One of my favorite Miss Marples is The Tuesday Club Murders, aka The Thirteen Problems, a bunch of short ones in which she outwits the disbelieving gentlemen who gather to tell real life mysteries.

Hi there Rae! I have been wondering how you're doing, so I came by to see for myself...and it looks like all is well?

It seems that you enjoy working outside with your dad.... Do you do any gardening on your own? Would you like to?

>153 jnwelch: Hey Joe lovely to see you. I will check the one out I believe I have it, my Mom got several Hercule Poirot and some Miss Marples and gave them to me when she started collecting the Hercule Poirot in a different style of covers. I loved the ones she first got and was thrilled to have them, I like the way the covers look.

>154 mckait: Hey Kath lovely to see you here. I do not do any gardening really, I used to have a garden spot at our old house, and every year I would get some flowers to plant. I like to care for the plants, and I am currently taking care of an elm tree that was replanted. I mostly do whatever jobs my dad needs done liking treating the entire yard for fire ants or helping build the deck. It takes away things he would have to do if we were not around, and I don't usually mind working outside.

Okay so today started out hot and sunny like every other day the past week, but this evening we got a major thunderstorm. The thunder was really loud a few times even scaring us all once. The front yard currently looks like we have a giant pond in the middle of it that flows over part of the drive way. The pool is completely filled up and we lost power briefly once. It is so crazy around here but at least we have been able to watch football. It seems like the storm might be winding down now which would be nice. Maybe this thunderstorm will bring some cooler weather crossing my fingers that it will, the other day it rained, and then it felt marvelous out there.

Hi Rae, hope that thunderstorm cooled things off a bit for you! We had crazy-hot weather the first week of September and now all of a sudden this week it feels like fall... I wasn't quite ready for the cold mornings, but the evenings have been really pleasant with the cooler weather.

It did cool down a little bit though it is promising to still be pretty hot. I am so ready for the fall weather so I can wear jeans. Hope you have a wonderful rest of the week.

I hear you about wanting the fall weather. We are supposed to cool down a bit this weekend. The high on Saturday is only going to be in the 70s! This makes me very happy :)

We've been a little cooler, but the weekend promises to hit into the 80s again. I hope to get the last of the deck painting done!

>159 katiekrug: Hey Katie, that is great. Today I didn't go outside unless I had to so only when the dogs need to go potty as it was so hot.

>160 maggie1944: Hey Karen, I am glad you will also get some cooler weather and I hope your plans work.

Thanks.

I went outside this morning at about 5 am, with the dogs, and Geez! it was cold cold cold (well I did not have any winter or even autumn clothes on). It is doing the Autumnal Dance: cold, or at least cool, at night; very sunny and sometimes warm to hot during the day. I love September in Seattle.

I sometimes miss thecold fall weather in Indiana, I loved seeing the leaves turn different colors. Fall is my favorite season and, our yard in Indiana was stuffed full of trees which made it a pain to mow. Here we only have two trees that turn color, they turn red, and it's better then nothing.

Fall has finally seemed to arrive here, the last few days have been cool and glorious. I have enjoyed them immensely and after my giants beat the Redskins Thursday night 45 to 14 I couldn't ask for a better start of fall. I hope to get my area and dog done today so I can read and watch footbal tomorrow. Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend and a wonderful fall so far. I am currently reading Vampire Knight a graphic novel.

Rae, I'm glad your weather has turned to more comfortable. Ours is great right now, too, we have sunny days with bright blue skies and yet there is a cool breeze which makes wearing layers a very smart fashion choice. I love September.

That was a fun game Thursday night, wasn't it?

Enjoy your weekend!

>165 maggie1944: Hey Karen, your weather sounds wonderful.

>166 katiekrug: Yes it was Katie I watched the entire thing, enjoy your weekend too.

Hi, Rae. Glad you're getting some cool Fall weather. We're in the 80s today; very unusual.

Do you have any good books going on, or lined up for reading?

Hey Joe, at the moment I am currently reading Virals which is interesting so far. It is about a young girl who moves to South Carolina to live with a dad she has never known. She is a science geek and hangs out with three other boys that have similar interests. They get caught up in a murder and something unusual happens to them during their adventures. The main girl is the great niece of Temperance Brenan from bones so I thought it would be good. The weather around here is supposed to get warmer again boo, but at least things are going well.

Wow, it's been awhile since I last posted here huh? My bad, I've been very lurky lately.

Hi Rae! Finally finding some time, to drop in and say hello.
I hope everything is going well with you. Tell your Mom I miss her and I hope she is feeling better. Hugs to all!

>169 GeezLouise: How interesting, Rae. I know Kathy Reichs writes the Temperance Brennan "Bones" novels. My wife loves that show on tv. I should mention the books to her. I'll look forward to your reaction to Virals when you're done.

>170 Thebookdiva: Hey Abby thats okay I have doing a lot of lurking as well.

>171 msf59: Hey Mark nice to see you, I will be sure to do that thanks.

>172 jnwelch: I have not read her other books, I might think about doing so.

me, too, I'm a frequent lurker.

Hope you are looking forward to a great weekend!

Happy reading.

Hey Karen, thats okay, and I am definitely looking forward to the weekend. I will spend Saturday cleaning my area and washing my dog. Sunday is reserved for football and I will definitely be watching the Giants game since they play the Falcons. I hope you have a fabulous weekend as well.

Thank you. In truth my weekends are Wednesday and Thursday, as I work at my grocery delivery service every Saturday and Sunday. People are more likely to put in orders on the weekends, and on Mondays. Funny, huh?

I am doing fine, though, as it is only a 1/2 time job I still have lots of free time. Reading is probably my biggest activity so far on Saturday, and now I'm rearranging some books to make more room for the house mate who has moved in. She will trade "rent" by doing work around the place, stuff I can't do easily. I am very lucky to have such a talented and giving young woman as a friend.

That is funny Karen, I am glad you still have down time. That is excellent that she is willing to help out have a great rest of the week. Sorry it took so long to respond I got sick and pretty much just slept having zero energy. Hopefully the sickness goes away here very soon as many of us don't feel well.

I hope you are feeling 100% better! Being sick is such a time suck.

Yeah it is my brother stated that he would rather be physically injured then sick. There times when I would agree with him. Abby has it the worst though my first day was not great at all but after that it was better. Today I am coughing and have a stuffy nose but hope to be fine again by Monday or Tuesday. It seems I always have a sore throat when I am sick which I absolutely hate cause there is nothing you can really do to feel better.

Hi Rae! I came over to commiserate about that game last night :( Sooo depressing, and then to see Cruz get injured! Awful...

I know I was so upset that Cruz got injured and went to bed soon after that so I haven't seen the score yet. Not sure I want to though, hope today is lovely for you.

Hi Rae, hope your Monday is going well so far. The Giants have had me bummed the last few weeks and no mistake. Yesterday was a tough loss, and of course it was terrible to lose Cruz. Ugh. But that's the tough and phenomenal part of being a fan, isn't it? Gotta take the lows because some years we get the highs of a fantastic run to make it to the Super Bowl...

The days here have been getting cool enough for hot cocoa, so I've been curling up in the evenings with that and a good book more often than not. Hope you're enjoying what you've been reading lately!

Hey Mary, I had a lovely Monday. I agree about the Giants I really want to see them do better then last year, and you are right about being a fan. I am glad you guys have cool weather ours is great some days and hot others. I am currently reading a book about grooming dogs to see if that is something I am interested in doing. Have a great rest of the week.

Hope all is going well, Rae. Grooming dogs could be quite a happy occupation, seems to me. Hard to find a better clientele. :-)

Everything is going great Joe, I am still trying to decide what I want to do. my mom thinks I would be good at having a landscape business where I could sell plants. I love to work with flowers so I am seriously considering that. Hope the rest of your week is full of fabulous.

>185 GeezLouise:. I could see that as very satisfying, Rae. It takes a talented eye and a green thumb to be a successful landscaper, as far as I can tell. Sounds like you have both.

We worked for years on our urban front and back yards, and finally got a professional landscaper with a vision involved. We're really happy with it - among other things, we now have a Japanese willow and birch tree out front, and hydrangeas and a crabapple tree, with decorative "wild" grasses, in the back.

Hey Joe, that sounds lovely and thank you. I would like to do something that will make me happy.

I have been hopeless these last months at keeping up Rae. On this, your holiday, and one for which I am sure the Paradisio has plenty to celebrate, I want to wish you all the best and say thank you for your contribution to the group this year. xx

Thanks Paul I hope you are doing well, I haven't been able to keep up with everyone these past months either. Wishing you a lovely week.

Just stopping by to say hi, Rae. Hope all is well for you.

Thanks Joe, everything is great here we had a lovely Thanksgiving and have gotten the decorations put away. We have put up quite a bit of Christmas decorations already including the tree though we have not decorated it yet. We are giving Mercy a few days to check it out and in the short time it has been up she has become quite fast at climbing it. By the time you realize she is doing so she's sitting in the middle section. For this reason we decided to use ornaments that we don't mind if something gets accidentally broken or something. We are trying to get her to stopping climbing the tree she is very sneaky though. It will be an interesting christmas this year seeing how Mercy does it is her first christmas with us. Hope you have a great week ahead Joe and had a lovely holiday.

Ha! Thanks, Rae. We did have a lovely holiday. I get a kick out of Mercy's shenanigans. You all are smart to enjoy it rather than get annoyed about it.

My family had cats vs. tree dramatics every year until, sadly, we had no cats. Now I have two dogs, and an artificial, small, tree which sits on the table - no drama, but also no belly laughs.

Hopefully, Mercy will learn to love looking at, and smelling, the tree and allow the Christmas traditions to carry on. I hope you all enjoy your Christmas season in Georgia.

Thanks Karen, I hope you have a wonderful Christmas season too. We have put some decorations on the tree, and she has left them alone for the most part.

Hi Rae, I would have loved to see a picture of Mercy climbing the tree. That must be funny to look at.

I hope you all will have a very merry Christmas time!

Hi Connie I will try to post one here or my mom has a couple on her thread. Hope you have a merry Christmas holiday season as well thanks for stopping by. I finally got my small tree up and decorated in my room. I have to watch Mercy when she is in there because she likes to try to eat the branches. It is funny to turn around when I hear a weirdA noise and find her biting them.

hahahha! That must be funny!

Trees and cats! My two big boys love to climb the tree, and so does my wee little Morgan. I have had to downsize to a very small tree to avoid cat-astrophe ! Now they sit around it among the gnomes and the starship Enterprize, and moose. Or I suppose ON those things is more realistic. I have had to glue the mushroom over the head of one of my gnomes 2x just this year! Not sure who to blame for that. '

I am so happy for you all and for the beautiful Mercy, because you found each other... I wish you and your family much happiness for the Christmas season, and always.... hugs.

Hey Kath, lovey to see you here. That is funny Mercy has stopped climbing our tree and likes to get underneath the tree skirt. She thinks it's her tree she will probably be upset when we put it away. Have a wonderful holiday season Kath and hugs back.

A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Rea. I hope Christmas and the new year will bring you all things you wish for!

Happy Christmas, Rae!

Marry Christmas, Rae. I hope Santa is good to you!

Merry Christmas, Rae!

>200 connie53: Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to you, I hope everything goes wonderfully for you.

>201 scaifea: Merry Christmas Amber, and a Happy New Year.

>202 DeltaQueen50: Merry Christmas Judy, I am looking forward to tomorrow morning. This year we get to open our stockings when we get up. usually we wait till the family is all together. Happy New Year as well hope this next year is good to you.

>203 ChelleBearss: Merry Christmas Chelle and a Happy New Year, I hope you have a wonderful holiday.

Thank you so much for stopping by that is a lovely graphic Paul. Hoping that this next year is a fantastic one for you and your family. This years Christmas was a really awesome one. The stockings were so great and the gifts were superb I enjoyed this Christmas so much it was nice to be surrounded by family. Have a wonderful week ahead.

Happy holidays, Rae! Glad to hear you enjoyed Christmas so much. That's a wonderful family you're surrounded by.

It's been great to have you on LT this year. Here's to a happy and book-filled 2015!

Thanks Joe, I have loved getting to know everyone. Hope you have a happy new year and this coming year brings you great joy and happiness.

Dear Rae



Happy New Year from your friend in Kuala Lumpur

Thanks Paul, I have been so busy enjoying my christmas gifts that I haven't been on LT lately. It seems strange that its January already, I hope to accomplish more things this year. I already have some reading plans I am looking forward to have a lovely week.