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Always in This Twilight
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#562
I never watched the lhop tv show - I was a bit too old for it when it started
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Always in This Twilight
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#564
Struggling a bit because Dr. T said he was going to cut up/kill his one palm tree today because it's not healthy and he won't take it to the new building. Like, he brought in hedge trimmers to do it (and pointed them out). It sounds silly, and I'm not overly attached to that tree in particular (it's in a corner and not in my general line of sight), but I still feel sad about it. I asked if he'd at least bring some plants to the new office, and he said yes, but was pointing out another sickly one that probably wouldn't make it (in part due to space).
If I had any sort of green thumb, I might have asked if I could take it on, but I'd probably just hasten the plant's death, and I imagine that would make me feel bad. Plus, he probably would have declined anyway. (I admit that I'm also thinking "Are you going to take that small table? If not, could I have it? Or buy it?" As I'm in need of a bit of furniture due to some renovations. He's mentioned giving a microwave to a client before, so. It did lead to a good discussion about the move, including some aspects that might be affecting me that I hadn't considered. So...I guess that's positive? May write more on it later. Last edited by LonesomeTonight; May 29, 2024 at 07:19 PM.. Reason: Grammatical error |
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#565
I think I was primed to like it because we started reading the books out loud as a family when I was 6. I kind of identified with Laura Ingalls because she had a tomboy side and I did as well.
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I read and re-read LHOP books as a kid. The whole series. My sister and I used to pretend to be Laura and Mary.
I also read every Nancy Drew book in the library, along with Hardy Boys. My sister and I also played Hardy Boys, because there were two so we didn't fight over who had to be Bess (Nancy's cousin/friend). Sometimes when there weren't any of those series available at the library I read Cherry Ames, Student Nurse, which was okay but not nearly as interesting as the others. __________________ Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by accidents of time, or place, or circumstance, are brought into closer connection with you. (St. Augustine) Last edited by WarmFuzzySocks; May 29, 2024 at 10:42 PM.. |
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Ah, see, I very much do not have a tomboy side and never did. So that could explain it. And that sounds nice about reading the books aloud. |
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#569
I don't remember Nancy Drew standing around waiting to be rescued. Then again it's been many, many years since I read any of the books.
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For those into parody - there are some of the nancy drew etc series by Mabel Maney - hardy boys, nancy drew, and cherry ames are all included. They are not deep but they are light and fun. Nancy Clue and the Hardly Boys in a Ghost in the Closet by Mabel Maney | Goodreads
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I loved Cherry Ames and Sue Barton. Also all the Beverly Cleary teen books like Fifteen and The Luckiest Girl. Man i wanted that pink rubber raincoat with the black velvet collar. All i ever had as a kid were the fold up clear plastic adult in-a-pinch "raincoats."
My girlfriend down the block who was the same age as me had a little bookshelf in her bedroom with all the Nancy Drew books. I think she let me borrow them. The only books we owned were a big book of fairytales, which i had done reading by age 5, and Little Men, which i found in our attic, and which i was told not to read as it was just for boys. But i eventually did anyway. I dont think my brother ever did. |
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#572
So my uber driver to pick up my insulin today was a mountain climber!!! So much fun to hear him talk about places ive read about, like the football field on Denali.
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#573
How cool, Una!
I love hearing people tell their stories about walking the Camino. I'm not built to do something like that...but I admire people who are fit enough to take on that challenge. __________________ 'Somewhere up above the great divide Where the sky is wide, and the clouds are few A man can see his way clear to the light 'You have all the grace you need for today, and today is all that matters.' - Steve Austin |
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#574
I know, right? I mean, mostly i read mountain climbing stories when its either very hot, to cool off, or when its very cold, to say at least im not THERE! So cool to run into him. I love my town!
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I had friends who were into trixie beldon books - that was horses (I think it was horses - I didn't read them really). __________________ Please NO @ Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live. Oscar Wilde Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. Last edited by stopdog; May 30, 2024 at 02:25 PM.. |
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#576
my grandma saved all of my mom's and uncles comic books from when they were kids, so i got to read little lulu and other comic books of their era. in addition to my mom's older nancy drew books.
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#577
How beautiful is that!
What a gift. __________________ 'Somewhere up above the great divide Where the sky is wide, and the clouds are few A man can see his way clear to the light 'You have all the grace you need for today, and today is all that matters.' - Steve Austin |
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#578
I remember reading the name Aloysius in a Highlights for Children at the dentist's office and thinking htf do you pronounce that?! Altho i think i had heard the saint's name - i just wasnt putting the two together.
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#579
Wasn't there a Bobsey Twins series of books also? I can't remember if they were mystery solvers too or not. Did somebody already mention those?
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#580
Werent they babies?
My favorite book for a while was The Latch Key Club kids, but ive never been able to refind it. Also of course Maud Hart Lovelace's Betsy-Tacy-Tib books. They restored the actual house in Minnesota. |
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