Lady Florida. Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 I didn't think about audio books until I saw @aggie96 post. I would have just taken a new photo with my phone and Kindle but dh currently has my favorite still life photo spot taken over with bills and his laptop. A screenshot of my Audible book will have to do. I'm enjoying this one a lot. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 1 hour ago, arctic_bunny said: The series is really like a meditation for me. I read until I get to the end, then start over. But because I know them so well, I can start and stop anytime. So I can read one “page,” know what happens next, and think about that while I fall asleep, instead of the million other things that were bouncing around in my head. It's like that for me with the Harry Potter series and any Jane Austen novel. Glad to know I'm not the only one who has repeated comfort reads. 17 minutes ago, aggie96 said: What am I Reading: I don’t really like it, but I always finish what I start reading. Nope, nope, nope. There are too many books and too little time for me to spend precious reading time on a book I'm not enjoying. I do sometimes force myself to finish if I think I should learn about the subject, although I'll usually try to find a better way to learn it first. Pleasure reading however, should be for pleasure imo. ? 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggie96 Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 It's a bit of a compulsive thing. I almost always finish a book, even if I must put it down and go back to it another time. There have been many books that I ended up liking at a different time. I've had the reverse happen, also. I've reread books and wondered why I ever read it the first time! I also never drink the last swallow of a beer. :) I always leave one bite on my plate, and my sheets must be perfectly squared and aligned before I can tuck myself in (just to name a few...ummm...quirks). :) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaniemom Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 What you’re reading... working through The Wheel if Time series again for most of the books. I’venot read the last few before. Kindles make it much easier to have lots of books in the hotel. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historically accurate Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 2 hours ago, Lady Florida. said: It's like that for me with the Harry Potter series and any Jane Austen novel. Glad to know I'm not the only one who has repeated comfort reads. Nope, nope, nope. There are too many books and too little time for me to spend precious reading time on a book I'm not enjoying. I do sometimes force myself to finish if I think I should learn about the subject, although I'll usually try to find a better way to learn it first. Pleasure reading however, should be for pleasure imo. ? I also very rarely finish books I don't like. One of the prompts on my IDA reading challenge is "Give an author you didn't like a second chance". I haven't finished that one because nope, you only get ONE shot to woo me - too many other books. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlktwins Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 What You're Reading: School prep :-) 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 This is a fun prompt! What I'm currently reading: What I just finished reading in the past couple of days. The one on the bottom is one I started in May, lol. In my current "I might (or might not) read these soon since they will be due in a few weeks" pile.... (The guide to August Wilson's plays is one I started when I read Gem of the Ocean; I am waiting for the next few plays to come in from my library holds list & will read the corresponding sections as I read each play.) Fwiw, I fall strongly into the camp of "I don't finish a book if I don't like it". 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 6 hours ago, Selkie said: My current pile. Your book pile looks like one my 20yo dd would have! (In fact, she owns The Far Traveler + about a million horse-related books.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 What are you reading? Could there be an easier prompt for this population? ? Here is my stack, though there are some inaccuracies to address: I am only currently reading those up at the top, including on my kindle The Geography of Genius and Audible’s version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. A couple of these may well be required back at the library before I can read them. I am under some obligation to read The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden, because it is for book club and I lead the discussion this time. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 I'm going to be banned from the community here . I am not reading anything at the moment other than this board because I am so terribly busy. But I am reading this board! (Cat is extra). 8 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 I’m reading the Bible to my kids at night and The Mouse and the Motorcycle to my 6 year old while my other kids are at camp. I’m a big Wendell Berry fan, so I’ve been reading this one at the pool. The other three books are on my Kindle. The Souls of Black Folk I’ve just barely begun. SWB suggested a reading discussion about it on her Facebook page, but I was late to the party. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 3 hours ago, Jean in Newcastle said: I'm going to be banned from the community here . I am not reading anything at the moment other than this board because I am so terribly busy. But I am reading this board! (Cat is extra). I think you need to post a picture of all your animals in one shot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 4 minutes ago, Rachel said: I think you need to post a picture of all your animals in one shot. I tried that for the smallest to largest prompt. I barely escaped with my life. ?. And I didn’t get the shot. Lol. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachaheart Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlktwins Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Feet: We went to Long Island, NY in May for a wedding. We had beautiful weather for a walk on the beach and my boys cooperated for this picture LOL. Can’t believe their feet are bigger than mine now! 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted July 18, 2018 Author Share Posted July 18, 2018 Yesterdays topic: what I’m reading. Lost in the Middle—Midlife and the Grace of God such good stuff in this book. IN the background is schoolbooks, that I’m prepping for the school year with. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historically accurate Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Feet: My cat is weird - we find her sleeping like this often. 5 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snickerplum Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 This is one of my girls on her birthday, showing off her Cinderella shoes. Because a birthday is a perfect day to wear special shoes and a crown. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historically accurate Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 19 minutes ago, peacelovehomeschooling said: This is the funniest and cutest thing I will see all day long! I swear, I would laugh every single time I saw her this way. It is hilarious!!!! DH likes to gently pull her tail when she does it - he's a boy, they're weird too! She flips over but doesn't quite wake up when he does it. And yes, I always have a ton of crap on my floor in front of the couch... She also can't tuck in her back legs like most cats. She sits Sphinx style like a cat with her front paws crossed, but her back legs splay out to the side. She's a total weirdo. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 The most recent new feet I have had the opportunity to behold (yesterday). My great-niece's tiny 6-week-old tootsies. 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Feet Kitty-cat feet. Little pink paws. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic Bunny Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Feet: My boys sitting at the kitchen table having breakfast. This was six years ago. The feet are shockingly longer, and the dog doesn’t do this anymore. Maybe because they don’t sit on the same side? Or because their feet touch the ground? 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlktwins Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Feet: I have a 2nd one for feet! This is from Christmas morning (2017) and the boys weren't up yet. DH and I actually sat and enjoyed a cup of coffee before chaos ensued!!! 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loowit Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Legpress at the gym this morning. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Lucky rabbit feet 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historically accurate Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 26 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said: Lucky rabbit feet They're soooooo fluffy!! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Rusty didn't want to be left out. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted July 18, 2018 Author Share Posted July 18, 2018 Feet. Or rather foot. Kitten was not cooperating. 9 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 This is Smoky. He’s our smallest Quarter Horse and has the most perfect, dainty hooves. His feet are tiny compared to the clodhoppers on our bigger horses. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Jean in Newcastle said: Rusty didn't want to be left out. It looks like he's wearing a big pair of fuzzy slippers!? 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaniemom Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Feet I don’t have any animal feet to show but I do have an 8 y/o excited about her first pair of “not flat” shoes. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 I was going to do kitty feet too, but since we have some already posted, I looked around for a different idea. The "feet" on our fruit bowl: 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Dot did this first and unfortunately I have one too...he had an illness that caused the pads of his feet to get rough and I can still see it in his footprint. 4 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 I hate my feet. The toes are all the same size. They don’t touch. They’re like Flintstone feet ? 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 6 hours ago, Jean in Newcastle said: Lucky rabbit feet Lucky for the rabbit, seeing that they are still attached! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Feet 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Chris in VA said: Feet I may need an explanation of this. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Feet I debated which picture to use and in the end snapped this photo while reading to my youngest son tonight. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 This is a tough one and apparently I'm not alone since no one else has posted yet. I was going to post an old photo of when ds set up a lemonade stand but it's a terrible picture. I couldn't even fix it with my good photo editing software. Instead I present some Persian limes from my refrigerator. They're not quite as sour as lemons but they'll still cause you to Pucker Up 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlktwins Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Pucker Up: This is a stretch (LOL), but I am making paper plate awards for our swim team (due tomorrow ?). I was looking back through old plates I've made and found this one from 2014. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 37 minutes ago, mlktwins said: Pucker Up: This is a stretch (LOL), but I am making paper plate awards for our swim team (due tomorrow ?). I was looking back through old plates I've made and found this one from 2014. Are paper plate awards a real swim thing? My kids have gotten them the last couple years but I thought it was because the coaches had no budget for awards! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlktwins Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Yes, all the swimmers get them. They also give out 3 special awards (high point, coaches award, and most improved) to each a boy and girl in each age group, one boy and one girl get overall high point award, everyone gets a participation trophy. ETA: Sorry Rachel...I thought I had quoted you in my response LOL! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loowit Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 When I read pucker up the first thing that I thought of was kisses. The picture that first came to mind is one of DD and her brother when he was a newborn. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Awwwww ♥️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Pucker Up: Vietnamese kissing pigs. There is a string between them. You activate the string and they roll towards each other until they are "kissing". 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Here is a Youtube of how the kissing pigs work. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaniemom Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Pucker up Can’t remember the exact circumstances of this photo. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Loowit said: When I read pucker up the first thing that I thought of was kisses. I thought of both - something sour or kisses. I figured we'd see some of each for this prompt. That's such a sweet, adorable picture. ❤️ 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic Bunny Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Pucker up These are DH’s potted lemon and lime trees. It may be a challenge we’re not ready for! 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Selfie Keira took of herself at four. 8 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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