Kareni, Thank you! My door is plain old white. Once upon a time I had a read door that I really loved. The turquoise door is beautiful. I have to admit that I don't think I have ever seen a yellow door.

My other UK libraries have those machines for checkouts and checkins. They accept change not credit cards! But the other systems still have paid staff at their branches not volunteers. The staff is friendly and helpful. Because of my family's volume I always have exceptions that won't scan. I really worry about the volunteer role that has been forced upomy library branch. There are many exceptions to just about everything. Our branch gave exceptional customer service and I feel really saddened that there is no way that 40 or so volunteers working a couple of hours can achieve the community outreach and service standards that a couple of full time employees could.

Teacherzee -- I had a few minutes this morning while dh was at a meeting to read a few pages of something light before I started the first day of my week long packing up process before heading home. I thought your All lined Up book would be a perfect one to read casually, a few pages at a time. Lets just say it was good. I need to get some work done. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18505845-all-lined-up?ac=1 Fortunately I had to go on the reserve list for the second one or I probably would be reading that one now. The preview was good..... On another note, I have been reading all the library loss complaints with some serious cringing. To the best of my knowledge I haven't lost any books for patrons yet but I know it will happen eventually. My only hope is people actually wait to have all their books checked in in my part of the world but they chat to you...... The line can get somewhat long because of this so the idea of piling them on the counter and dealing with them later does have plusses.

I love the BBC version of those books. Our library had them when the dc's were little, we watched them so many times I finally bought our own set! As I remember they follow the books much more closely then the Disney remakes. I just finished Patricia Brigg's latest Alpha and Omega book, Dead Heat https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18941694-dead-heat, very good. :)

Last week I recommended Soulless to Noseinabook and commented on how intriguing I found the Soulless concept. That sent me on a rabbit trail to find the other paranormal series that I have read with the same concept, in these it's null. The series is by Melissa F. Olsen and the first one is Dead Spots https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16037696-dead-spots?ac=1They are available for free with amazon prime. I just downloaded the third one this morning! Coincidentally over in Kindle First Boundary Crossed by Melissa Olsen is one of April's selections. That one is the first in a new series and apparently has a null baby. I downloaded that one also.

I finished Once Upon a Tartan by Grace Burrowes yesterday.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15713729-once-upon-a-tartan?from_search=trueIt was fun read (adult content) by the same author Kareni linked yesterday with the free kindle book. My BF has been busy reading the kiss series also this week so I will have to try it.

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My kids have done several Coursera courses including Navorro's Macroeconomics. His class was a university introduction to macroeconomics. His lectures follow his outline pretty exactly. Very easy to make notes. Both kids earned a certificate without difficulty. The only mild criticism for a totally free class is he lectures with a bit of a monotone but is perfect for note taking. They also took Microeconomics from another University on Coursera. It was good also. Both dh and I have degrees in Economics and followed what they dis with interest. Pretty much what I did freshman year updated to current theories.

We have used Cambridge Latin. I am assuming you are in the US. This website http://www.cambridgescp.com/Upage.php?p=clc^oa_unit1^stage1 http://www.cambridgescp.com/Upage.php?p=clc^oa_unit1^stage2 Will give you a sample of what the curriculum is like. The books can be purchased through amazon and I think the website. The online program is free in the US for the first two lessons then subscription. Not sure how much the fee is. The online portion and books are identical in the UK and US. The only difference is the material is presented over 4 books in the US and 5 in the UK. The content is identical. In the UK our online portion is free.

Thank for sharing the lovely photos Eliana. I have to agree with Teachzee, those photos do radiate with happiness!

Welcome back Pam!!!! :)

My family finds my virtual friends hilarious. My credibility on the subject of cyber security is poor. Not only do I have my BaW friends but I am also good friends with another WTM mom who we do things with frequently. We met on the boards. Lol

I just picked up the new Gail Carriger. Which is titled Prudence. I will be very careful what I say about it because of the series you are reading. I have to agree Soulless is not YA but I am so envious that your dh goes hunting for your library books for you. I feel lucky mine picks up reserves! Teacherzee -- I hope the doctor figures out why you have been feeling so yucky. I put the first of your football series on hold. Kareni -- You managed to add two books to my stack today! Thank you. ;)

Mom ninja - Thanks for the recipe. I plan to try it very soon. I went googling for nutella cake yesterday and decided I needed to ask because all the ones I looked at looked like they would end up being dry. Noseinabook - So glad you enjoyed Soulless. My favourite of the series because the soulless concept was new to me and I read a lot of paranormal books. Just a warning about the next book in the series (at least I think it is the next one ) because you will be very irritated with a character. Don't peek, keep reading. You will still like this series at the end of the book. There are fun spin offs from the series also including a young adult one that dd loves! :)

Our internet has gone really wonky. I can't look anything up so can't even consider linking. :lol: Currently reading a cozy called the Spring Cleaning Murders by Dorothy Cannell on my Kindle. Trying to do one of the weekly challenges (Spring in title from last week) since I am skipping Woolf for now. Might try later in the year. I have read several of the books in this series and enjoyed them. Her characterization is good often funny. A bit over the top like Agatha Raison but not embarrassing to those of us over 50. ;) Set in a small village in England that has more than it's fair share of suspicious deaths. Also reading a book that Goodreads has been desperate for me to read for quite awhile, Daughter of the Game by Tracy Grant. My best friend read my copy while visiting and has continued with the series with mixed reviews. This book is very good. Very much like CS Harris and the St. Cyr series. Apparently the author changed publishers and changed her pen name to Teresa Grant. Just to make things more confusing she changed the names of her supercouple main characters also in the middle of her series. Anyway I hope to continue liking these books. Since BF has figured out some of the odd technical confusion I am hopeful.

The Oyster card does cap out at an amount that should be cheaper than a daily travecardhttp://www.toptiplondon.com/transport/tickets/oyster-card. I totally agree that we don't actually use it that much after we get into London because it is easier to walk. We don't normally hit the cap. We keep it for convenience.

We all have Oyster cards even though we don't live in London The 16yo needs a student one for discount. Both kids need a photo one. Adults are no photo. We get are through post for kids but we are British. I think some stations may do children's cards but no idea how but know you would need to bring the required documents to the station. They are really east to use.

Great job to both of you!!!!!! Thank you so much for all your hard work Robin. You do such a lovely job with everything for our Book a Week thread. We all love it. :)

We normally have a Royal Palaces family pass. That plus the free museums keep us plenty busy on our trips to London.http://www.hrp.org.uk/supportus/membership/Youskip some of the queues with this pass also, huge deal when we went to see the Poppies at the Tower last fall. The pass works for the Tower, Hampton Court, Kensington Palace, Banqueting Hall, and King Georges Palace at Kew Gardens. For Kew you still need to buy admission to the garden to get in but I really enjoyed seeing the palace where he lived in exile. It was different and seemed more intimate than most.

I just finished To the Grave by Steve Robinson https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20549824-to-the-gravewhich was my Amazon Prime choice for the month. I had previously read the first book in this series and enjoyed it. The series is about a professional genealogist who lives in the DC area but his work seems to keep taking him to England. This one centered around finding the parents of an adopted woman who recently received a suitcase of items belonging to her birth mother. Part of the story is set in WWII England. As the search progresses a series of murders occurs.....There are two more in the series on prime so I plan to keep reading them.

I think daily is the important bit. Dd has done several languages since she was little but her skills have grown hugely in the past year using Duolingo daily. Keeping her streak in each language means she is motivated to do it daily. She has completed her French and German trees and maintains those and does translation. Also working on Dutch, Swedish, and Irish trees. Still does Latin with books.

I am looking forward to your review! I like Evanovich's books also, at least the Stephanie Plum ones.

Sounds yummy! :) Since my kids have recently fallen in love with all things nutella I have to ask about the cake. Can I have the recipe when you get the chance?

I finished the 10th St. Cyr historical mystery by C.S. Harris earlier today and loved it. :) Who Buries the Dead was one of the best in the series. The pacing was good and the content rich in history. I learned several interesting bits about Henry VIII that seem new to me regarding his burial. I would have guessed he was at Westminster but he is at ST. George's at Windsor buried with Jane Seymour. His children never built his desired tomb.....too busy. Amy, you will love this one!

For my main library I needed title not author. They didn't show with the author at all??? I just went into the advanced search in three libraries and tried to figure out how to search by series. Two had no series option and nothing appeared with canongate myths as a subject but I know they have several of the books. The third had a series choice and I found one of the books. Does your library have the series advanced search or did you do something fancy. ;) This is just me wanting to know because I do frequent searches.