Hi Christine, I have read "Tully" and another one of hers - can't remember the name but the main character was abducted from a shopping mall and heavily pregnant...... ring any bells.?
One delightful book I have read recently "Windmill
Hill" Begins in Launceston & finishes in Queenstown.
Interesting that this book came up –
it is also a favourite of mine and is written by Michael Jacobson a local
Launcestonian who has lived and worked as a journalist on the Gold Coast for
over 10 years now. His mother used to work with me and I know the whole
family. Michael has a second book out which was set on the East Coast of
Tassie and is about the Chinese community that settled there in the 1800’s
. Trying to thing of the name – something East. Also a good read. And
his third book has been accepted by the publishers so should be out soon.
Windmill Hill has a lot of similarities
about the Jacobson family – in fact his grandfather was nicknamed Blink.
We do have relations in common too – as you do in Tassie – Michael’s
great great aunt (I think) was my Great Grandfather’s second wife. And
his uncle married my cousin’s first wife – does that make us
related – ROFLOL.
Another good author that originates from
Launceston who has had 2 books out recently is John Honey. And the names of
the books – can’t remember but they are set in Tassie and great
reads IMHO. He used to live in the house behind where we lived when we were
first married.
Di and all,
I enjoyed Debbie Macomber's "The Shop on Blossom Street" and
actually knitted the baby blanket - pattern in book. Have got the
next book in series 'A Good Yarn' - included in this book are patterns
for socks - both on 5 needles and two circular needles.
Actually yesterday my friend Judy and I went to a couple of secondhand
bookshops and I came home with several of Debbie's books. The first
three of the Navy series and four from the Cedar Grove series starting
with 16 Lighthous Road.
website for Debbie: www.debbiemacomber.com
Lyn.
Hi Christine, I have read "Tully" and another one of hers - can't remember the name but the main character was abducted from a shopping mall and heavily pregnant...... ring any bells.?
No Norma every family has one....sometimes more than one....don't see it as avoidance see it as taking a well earned break and then you have no guilt feelings to content will...just a feeling of being refreshed at your return.
I like the theory of reading 50 pages of a book...When I am at the library I will often read the first few pages and if I feel I like the writers style I will give the book a go...but when I look at the shelves I realise there is never a reason to read a book I don't like!
Back to cutting up scraps for my first real scrap quilt! I have had my 'break' and I can go back feeling refreshed...not guilty!!!LOL
I have been reading books by Nicholas Sparks I particularly enjoyed Road to Rodanth(sp?).
I have a tendency to read most of the books by an author I like, but I won't continue reading a book I'm not enjoying.
I do find that different stages require different genre, I do love a good tear jerker...and I also love murder mysteries...perhaps once a writer becomes know for their work and their name guarantees a best seller they loose the element of surprise and we can predict where they are going with a story. Like a good friend...?
I also have read a lot of James Patterson books, and I have enjoyed them too.
I now have a nice long list of your suggestions to take to the library with me on my next visit...my non quilting sister will also appreciate all the suggestions too.
Up until late last year I had put off reading the Harry
Potter books, but when I was overseas I bought the first one – and was
hooked! Adults (or this one, anyway <vbg>) can enjoy them too, and
I just loved the humour. I gradually bought more and more, and have just
finished reading the 4th one in the series (they get thicker and
thicker).
Apart from those, I enjoy reading Robert Goddard’s
suspense books, as well as those of another English author Peter Robinson, and
Ruth Rendell’s Chief Inspector Wexford novels (but not so much her
others). Currently reading her latest, “End in Tears”.
I haven’t yet found an Australian source for the Elm
Creek novels, but have read and enjoyed “Fool’s Puzzle” by
Earlene Fowler. Knitters might also enjoy “The Shop on Blossom
Street” by Debbie Macomber – a nice feel-good read.
There’s a sequel, too, but its name escapes me, sorry.
My mother however reads right to the end simply because she started
it. I think life's too short for that.
The author of the two books I mentioned previously, Book Lust and More
Book Lust has a theory which goes something like until you are 50 you
should give a book at least 50 pages in which to grab your interest
and after 50 you subtract your age from 100 and you read the number of
pages equivalent to the answer and if it doesn't interest you by then,
start something else as there are too many books and too little time.
Incidentally if you follow this theory by the time you are 100 you can
truly judge a book by its cover. In case you are wondering at two
posts from me in a very short time I am into avoidance. I started
cleaning the kitchen and still have four cupboards to go. The task
that has sent me into avoidance is cleaning out "the drawer". Does
every kitchen have one of these or is it only our family?
Cheers
Norma in Barongarook 3249
I've already sent this once, but don't quite know where it went.
Hi there,
my name is Tania and I'm a readaholic.
My favourite places in the world - apart from home - are libraries and fabric stores.
At the moment I'm reading
A victorian Christmas Quilt - an assortment of authors.
The red tent - Anita Diamant.
An Unthymely death - Susan Wittig Albert
Between Life and Death - Dolores Cannon
Spirited Women - Petrea King
The Christmas Quilt - Thomas J Davis.
I have a short attention span and I like an assortment of books going at the same time.
I'm almost finished The red tent and have lined up next The secret River - Kate Grenville, which somebody recently mentioned on scquilters.
I'm so grateful for the library as there's no way I'd be able to support this habit. I always borrow a whole heap of books because if it doesn't hold my attention I just give up on it. My mother however reads right to the end simply because she started it. I think life's too short for that.
Except for A Victorian Christmas Quilt which is an absoloute shocker but I will force myself to finish it because I actually spent money and bought the thing and hopefully at least 1 of the 4 stories won't make me want to cringe and vomit. And it's got quilts in it. So far not enough to make it worthwhile though.
Hi Everyone,
Lyn thanks for setting up this group. What a great idea. Jodie I
don't think it was necessarily your mood at the time in relation to
the Elm Creek books. I really enjoyed the first couple but then felt
that, like Cornwall, she was really writing to a formula and it all
became a bit predictable. I am currently reading a mystery by Henning
Mankell and have over the last few weeks read Jacqueline Winspears
latest, the last one by Anne Perry in her WWI series, a Joanna
Trolloppe, the name of which escapes me, and I have just borrowed a
couple by Miriam Grace Monfredo. She writes mysteries as far as I can
tell set in the time of the American Civil War. Any of you read her?
Apart from that I have been listening to talking books by Ludlum,
Block, Jackson Brown or is it Braun and Jude Devereaux. I find them
great when I am doing things. Oh and apropo of the discussion going
on on scquilters, I enjoyed the DV Code but only got part way through
Angels and Demons and I can't stand Bryce Courtenay's books which I
suspect puts me in a very small minority. My DD gave me two books
called Book Lust and More Book Lust for Christmas. It list books and
authors for that matter under a heap of different categories and is a
great reference tool or just good fun to browse through. Sorry, don't
normally talk this much as you would have seen from my lack of emails
to scquilters. LOL
Cheers
Norma in Barongarook 3249
On 1/15/06, Jodie Brunker <jodiekae@...> wrote:
> I have read them all, lucky for me they are in the
> local Library. Some are better than others but could
> just have been my mood at the time! I read them in
> order and although Jennifer Chiaverini says you don't
> have to I think it makes a difference.
>
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> --- J & T <tjman@...> wrote:
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> > but the library hadn't gotten any of the others in.
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Thanks Lyn for starting this group. I am a reader who loves to quilt.
We live on a farm 13Kms N of town, which has a small library but the girls will order in requests.
I read a wide variety of authors/genres. My 3 adult sons have refused to read Harry Potter being loyal Tolstoy fans, but one of our bookclub ladies loaned me the first to read while away on Hols last year(she maintained that my education was not complete until I had read them). I couldn't have read them consecutively but did enjoy them. Will read the rest eventually.
As I mentioned on the main list Mingenew is a small community but has 2 bookclubs, the one I am in has been operating for more than 20yrs. the other started about 2 yrs ago as there was a waiting list to join the existing one. We hire our books from a chap in Perth who has established a small business from his home. He has an excellent list of books available & if we wnat something he doesn't have he will add this to his list.
One delightful book I have read recently "Windmill Hill" Begins in Launceston & finishes in Queenstown.
I am looking forward to my involvement with this group.
> I too like the Cornwall and Reich novels. Other faves in this genre are
> Tess Geurritson and Gabriel Lord.
> Gabriel doesn't go in so much for the forensics but is a great mystery
> author and is an Aussie too.
> I'm currently reading her 2nd last one called Lethal Factor about the
> murder of a nun and a couple
> of other murders using anthrax. I've read all of her books and
> enjoyed all
> of them. I've got the newest
> GL book ready to start as soon as I finish this one.
I have just finished her latest book, and found it hard going, bit slow
and I lost interest.
I have read them all, lucky for me they are in the
local Library. Some are better than others but could
just have been my mood at the time! I read them in
order and although Jennifer Chiaverini says you don't
have to I think it makes a difference.
--- J & T <tjman@...> wrote:
> but the library hadn't gotten any of the others in.
Jodie Brunker
Gold Coast 4216
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I have just this second finished reading
"It's My Party and I'll Knit if I Want To" by Sharon Aris
Written 2002/3 about the new upsurge in knitting.... knitting is the new
cool ... in Australia
Remember when Spotlight first had feathers and we all went bonkers knitting
scarves ?
I did one each for my family in UK for Christmas - with different beaded
ends - and they all thought they were expensive designer items I'd bought at
a gallery in Salamanca.
Yep that's what she's on about.
Also the knitted house in Canberra - fashion knitting - shops - mills - pub
knitting
Somehow she's missed Prudence Mapstone and the freeform movement. Obviously
she missed Textile Fibre Forum as a resource - and the Mittagong workshops.
Oh Prudence's first book was published in 2002 - perhaps that's it.
An easy read - I got it from library yesterday.
Helen from Hobart
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That's it, thanks Lyn!
--- "B.J.M.TRADING P/L" <barlyn@...> wrote:
> Hi
> yes it does, it was called "eleven hours"
> it is a good read, one of those books that you like
> to devour in one
> sitting.
>
> hugs Lyn
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I've read the first 3 of the 'Elm Street Quilters' books, but the library hadn't gotten any of the others in. I might have to give them a bit of a nag and see what happens.
Hi Christine,
I have read "Tully" and another one of hers - can't
remember the name but the main character was abducted
from a shopping mall and heavily pregnant...... ring
any bells.?
--- Christine Cohrs <ccohrs@...> wrote:
> Hi Lyn and all
>
> I too like Paullina Simons, have loved the one " The
> Girl in Times Square"
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Gold Coast 4216
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I too like Paullina Simons, have loved the one " The Girl in Times Square" I think I go and buy her new one, saw it at Myers the other day on special, but can't remember the title( hm must be age related).
Anyway I am currently working on Dear Jane, a Thirties Pinwheel and, and, and ......
thankyou for letting me join in the fun and starting this group. I love making hexagon quilts so I am interested in the twisted hexagons, I hadn't heard of them before. I read a lot, have forever. I belonged to a bookclub at the local library (Southport on the Gold Coast Qld) But after 2 years they were still trying to get it started (long story) so another lady from the bookclub and myself started a sewing day, where we discuss books and everything we sit and handsew & swap books, we don't have a book that we read and discuss, tho that would be fun. I have never belonged to a bookclub like that but would like to. Has anyone else. I have read most of the Elm Creek series. I mostly like a good yarn , as I call it, so don't read many mysteries or crime books. Love the Bryce Courtney books, especially liked Captain Flinder's Cat, and also Four Fires. Another Author I have really enjoyed reading is Paulina Simmons, all her books have been great, all different, except for the 2 Russin novels, she is Russion herself living in the USA. I look forward to reading and sharing what others are reading. Quilting at the moment, I am doing a baby block shape over papers in a star pattern, I drafted the shape and scanned it to make the papers, I have no idea at the moment how I am going to join up the stars :-). got to have hand work for the sewing day. My friend does cross stitch. She actually calls the sewing day Stitch and B....... :-) Hope that was not too long for an intro. hugs Lyn Middleton Parkwood Gold Coast 4214.
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I think this group is a great idea. I have always read a lot but now I am unable to work I read even more. I also stitch even more.
My favourite books are 'who dunnits' preferably by English authors, but I will read anything thing except science fiction, horror, western or war stories. I must admit I have never been able to get into the Patricia Cornwell books although I have tried a few times. Too graphic I think. The only book of hers I have read is the biography of Ruth Bell Graham (Billy Graham's wife).
I like to read books that other people have read and recommend, I have found lots of great authors this way. I can see that through this group I will find even more.
Hi Lyn and all
thankyou for letting me join in the fun and starting this group.
I love making hexagon quilts so I am interested in the twisted hexagons, I
hadn't heard of them before.
I read a lot, have forever.
I belonged to a bookclub at the local library (Southport on the Gold Coast
Qld)
But after 2 years they were still trying to get it started (long story) so
another lady from the bookclub and myself started a sewing day, where we
discuss books and everything we sit and handsew & swap books, we don't have
a book that we read and discuss, tho that would be fun. I have never
belonged to a bookclub like that but would like to. Has anyone else.
I have read most of the Elm Creek series.
I mostly like a good yarn , as I call it, so don't read many mysteries or
crime books.
Love the Bryce Courtney books, especially liked Captain Flinder's Cat, and
also Four Fires.
Another Author I have really enjoyed reading is Paulina Simmons, all her
books have been great, all different, except for the 2 Russin novels, she is
Russion herself living in the USA.
I look forward to reading and sharing what others are reading.
Quilting at the moment, I am doing a baby block shape over papers in a star
pattern,
I drafted the shape and scanned it to make the papers, I have no idea at the
moment how I am going to join up the stars :-). got to have hand work for
the sewing day. My friend does cross stitch. She actually calls the sewing
day Stitch and B....... :-)
Hope that was not too long for an intro.
hugs Lyn Middleton
Parkwood Gold Coast 4214.
Lyn
Yes please, would love to see your Hexagons.
I found the book club through Oprah's website. I was
reading one of her bookclub books and checked out her
site for that reason.
The Classics Club have a set reading schedule for each
book eg read through Chapter 7 during week one etc and
then they discuss the book thus far on Oprah's site on
a Monday. There is a private bookclub section there.
They also have a Yahoo Group for talking about
everything else.
Major problem for me was they were (mostly) located in
the US therefore my Monday was still Sunday to them so
when I would post an opinion no one was there and I
found it a bit disjointed checking back through the
week.
Still I enjoyed it initially and came across it at the
right time for me. My younger daughter is now
18months old but 12 months ago when I joined the club
I was feeling a bit housebound and tired from
interrupted sleep so it was a connection to people.
--- Lyn <majac@...> wrote:
> Hi Jodie and others
> If you would like, I am happy to send you email with
> photos and
> instructions for making twisted hexagons.
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Gold Coast 4216
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Hi Jodie and others
If you would like, I am happy to send you email with photos and
instructions for making twisted hexagons. The shapes are easy...one
full hexagon and another three cut in half - you chose what size.
You mentioned the Elm Creek Series...have read the first in series and
have others to read.
Interesting to hear about the book club you belonged to online. I have
been to a couple of local book clubs - one at library and one at book
shop. Would be interesting to compare notes how other reading groups
are run.
Lyn.
Oops, that was I don't like anything mushy!!! Not a
good start! lol.
Jodie
--- jodiekae <jodiekae@...> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I love to read and quilt so though I would join you
> over here. I
> tend to be a lurker over on SCQuilters as I consider
> myself a
> beginner in the quilting stakes but books I love.
>
> Until very recently I was a member of an online
> bookclub called "The
> Classics Club". Basically it was taking up too much
> time as I was
> reading books I didn't really want to read as well
> as reading what I
> wanted to and ... anyway I was wasting a bit too
> much time! lol.
>
> I love murder/mysteries, Patricia Cornwell, the
> Harry Potter Series,
> The Elm Creek Series, Celebrity Cookbooks (yes I
> love to eat too),
> and the Classics. I also like true stories about
> Espionage. Pretty
> much anything that is too mushy! (Like my Mum and
> my Nan read).
>
> Lyn, I bought some paper templates to make some
> twisted hexagons but
> just haven't got around to it. (Do that a lot I am
> afraid).
> Currently I am making a hexagon bag for my best girl
> friend's
> birthday next month. She is godmother to my two
> daughters. My
> other WIP is a quilt for DH. It is my first full
> blown quilt. A
> sampler from Get Creative Magazine. I have made six
> of the 12
> blocks and so far I think I am doing pretty well.
>
> Bye for now,
> Jodie Brunker
> Gold Coast
>
>
> Over the holidays made my first twisted hexagons -
> they are fun.
> .
> >
>
>
>
>
>
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Gold Coast 4216
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Hi there,
I love to read and quilt so though I would join you over here. I
tend to be a lurker over on SCQuilters as I consider myself a
beginner in the quilting stakes but books I love.
Until very recently I was a member of an online bookclub called "The
Classics Club". Basically it was taking up too much time as I was
reading books I didn't really want to read as well as reading what I
wanted to and ... anyway I was wasting a bit too much time! lol.
I love murder/mysteries, Patricia Cornwell, the Harry Potter Series,
The Elm Creek Series, Celebrity Cookbooks (yes I love to eat too),
and the Classics. I also like true stories about Espionage. Pretty
much anything that is too mushy! (Like my Mum and my Nan read).
Lyn, I bought some paper templates to make some twisted hexagons but
just haven't got around to it. (Do that a lot I am afraid).
Currently I am making a hexagon bag for my best girl friend's
birthday next month. She is godmother to my two daughters. My
other WIP is a quilt for DH. It is my first full blown quilt. A
sampler from Get Creative Magazine. I have made six of the 12
blocks and so far I think I am doing pretty well.
Bye for now,
Jodie Brunker
Gold Coast
Over the holidays made my first twisted hexagons - they are fun.
.
>
hello
jo from mount cotton here
i love to read...and i love to quilt...and i cannot wait till my new
glasses are ready so i can do both again...lol
my 2 year old son...has "borrowed" my old glasses....so i have had to
buy a new pair....
i look forward to reading the posts and participating in this new
group...
jo in mount cotton
Welcome to those who have joined... so quickly! I look forward to
getting to know you all better and hearing about your quilting and
reading choices.
I read for pleasure and enjoy Jodi Picoult and have read several of her
books. Really enjoyed Harvesting the Heart and The Pact. Also enjoy
Colleen McCullough - Angel Puss the last I read of her books.
Hilary Norman another favourite; and enjoyed 11 Hours by Paula Simmons.
Recently discovered Liz Byrski, Dianne Blacklock, Emily Barr, Geraldine
Brooks and Debbie Macomber.
I have been quilting for years and like to try new techniques. Over the
holidays made my first twisted hexagons - they are fun. Have also put
the binding of two quilts - one an I Spy with photos included.
Have a nice weekend ladies,
Lyn.
This group is for ladies who not only like quilting but also enjoy
reading. I hope we will enjoy sharing information about both hobbies
and hereby add to our enjoyment of life.
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