I was mostly asleep to NPR's Morning Edition this morning when I heard the name "Barbara Pym." That was enough to get me to listen vaguely more closely to this interview (http://www.npr.org/2014/08/15/340411514/mystery-writer-weaves-intricate-puzzles-in-sleepy-french-town) which got me to look it up. Sounds like an interesting mystery series set in the south of France. I wish my library had the books. I thought someone here might be interested. The pics on the web page are nice at the least.

Well, I didn't provide any links, so you win!

Date Night: The Paper Canoe close to Duck. Delicious with amazing sound side views and sunset. Family fun: there's a wildlife center in Corolla (http://www.ncwildlife.org/Learning/EducationCenters/OuterBanks.aspx) that offers classes - you can sign up a month in advance, although off season you might not have to? The museum in the center is worth a visit as is the lighthouse. We like The Corolla Chapel for church if that is your kind of thing. The lighthouse deli has great bagels. I'm told Duck donuts is worth a stop. There is a nice boardwalk along the estuarine (almost as far north as you can drive w/o 4WD) and we've seen wild horses and water mammals (otters?) playing at the end. There's a tour of the Whalehead Club, we've never done it 'cause it is a little expensive. I don't know if they have the Wednesday night wine tasting while you'll be there, but we haevt done that either lol ETA: Duck is about as far as you can get in 30-40 mins from Corolla. When you come in a stop at Kitty Hawk to see the Wright Brothers Museum and Memorial is worth your time. If you come from the south, the Aquarium may be worth a stop. Others like it better than we did. We love Corolla! So much to do, or you can play on the beach.

I think she worked on moving things there to keep them public, but don't know for certain. I can't imagine doing that much work to delete it.

Either Baked Ravioli or Meatloaf. Depends when I get inspired to cook.

She moved the 31 Days of Morning Time to the morning time mom's blogspot.

I've seen the movie and mostly enjoyed it, and it is supposed to be a P&P update so I though I'd like the book. Bridget in the movie is much more Lizzie Bennet than Bridget in the book. I just don't like her and find it kind of a slog to read.

That kind of makes me wish I'd waited! It was actually kind of mind-numbing. Finish one book, search out the next, stare at a screen, sit on the couch, avoid real life ... and my real life is pretty great! It was a foggy abbey and I feel like I'm coming out of it. I enjoyed several Barbara Metzger books (be cautious because some of hers go beyond kissing) and Lizzie Church's The Girl in Red Lion Squad was great. There are a prequel and sequel that are fine, but the middle book, written first, was the best of the three. Some of Candace Horn's books were pretty good - also require care in selection. Um Judith Lown has two nice books. Kathleen Baldwin, Audrey Harrison, and Catherine Moorhouse's were pretty good too. The Widow's Redeemer was plotted based on the Book of Ruth with a Regency Setting, but very well done. I liked Anna Willman's two Regencies available for Kindle. I think I've read all of Joan Smith's kindle books except Reprise and maybe one other, definite variation in quality. Everything I read was on Kindle. I didn't stress to much about editing errors (or lack of editing FTM) ... It was all about the next story. Anyway, I started on Bridget Jones' Diary which I picked up when we were in OBX. I'm not enjoying it very much; I just don't care about Bridget. Is it worth trying to finish? I've missed you all so much!

Hi friends. I've been trapped in Flufferton Abbey and must claw my way out. I've lost track of the books and novellas I've read this year. It is a ridiculous number. Because of my encarceration in the Abbey I haven't even logged on here for months. No More. I've missed you. Back to my regularly scheduled reading.

Hi folks. Sooo, I think the year I lowered my goal to 30 books is the year I hit 52 in April! Of course 40 or so are Joan Smith titles while being ensconced at Flufferton Abbey. Throw in a P&P fanfic sequel (The Other Mr. Darcy, it wasn't bad ... The author managed yo make Caroline Bingley a character you can care about. Shocking I know.) Amy, I'm so sorry about your aunt's friend. Stacia happy anniversary! VC, I hope you had a blessed Lent and am glad you're back! Angel, I can't believe you disparaged my favorite Austen book in Mansfield Park. Then, I tend to identify with Fanny Price. And Elinor Dashwood. I have read only one chapter in History of the Ancient World, but I think I'm ready to leave Regency England for real this time and get back to my regular reading. It feels good to catch back up with you all.

Definitely the drinks ... all about the drinks. My husband loves the full-body knit suits the children are wearing on the cover. He inherited the book from his grandfather who had a similar sense of humor ...

By the by I'm still reading mostly Flufferton Abbey books. I did start History of the Ancient World, though. Love it. I'm also (theoretically) reading The Liberal Arts Tradition, Beauty in the Word, Till we Have Faces, and The Narnian.

I'm pretty sure I have the best one ... Front of Joan Fisher's Guide to Knitting Back cover of Joan Fisher's Guide to Knitting. But, inside the dust jacket? The Book of Drinking. And a card stating "Defective" LOL ETA pics removed in the Great Sept 2014 Photo Purge.

We're using FLL. I think we're going to try Our Mother Tongue after FLL4. My son just finished FLL3 and is going to do Grammar-land before starting 4.

My brother used 100ez first. My neice finished it, but wasn't reading as well as he hoped she would be. He's using OPG now and likes how it goes further and deeper. I used OPG with all 3 of my kids and loved it. (We started at lesson 27 because they all knew their letters).

I haven't read it yet, but you might be interested in Laurie Bestvatter's (sp?) new book, 'The Living Page'. It is patiently waiting for me to finish some other books, but I hear only glowing reviews.

No no! Thank You!!! We're currently reading Prince Caspian and loving all the things we've read to this point. It's a great list. (We all ... Including my dh who worked from home a lot this winter ... enjoyed When the Sirens Wailed) You did all the hard work and I'm very thankful!

My son is reading Starry River of the Sky for school now.

We listened to Grace Lin's Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. What a perfect, stunningly beautiful book. All 5 of us loved it. I am only disappointed we did the audio because we missed her art that way. Lin is master craftsman. I'm also reading some more Joan Smith books.

Hope all is better soon! Hugs to you!

I don't know that you have to wait for Narnia. We listened to the audio books years ago and all of my kids are reading Narnia this year and loving it. Momto2Cs here has a great breakdown of books and influences to Narnia on her blog (http://fromtherootsup.blogspot.com/search/label/Narnia). Your leading up to years have a lot of them! Anyway, I find it helpful for my kids (who are quite close in age) to work together ... I just expect more or less depending on the child. For us it helps foster the family culture we're trying to develop.

The videos up at CiRCE right now are wonderful! I've listened to the first three and will listen to 4 today. I've followed CiRCE stuff for years, so the 2012 thread wasn't all new to me, but it helped me to relax and breathe a little bit.

My daughter loves Heidi, 5 Children and It, The Railway Children. My son likes Our Island Story. My other daughter likes the same ones. We like Kara Shallenberg as a reader.

Happy Birthday, Shukriyya!

BBC Dance Mat Typing For practice my kids use NitroType. Both free online.