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PS – I see you’re reading Fauna by Alissa York. I loved it, and our book club had the pleasure of hosting Ms. York for a discussion last year. She’s incredibly personable and kind. Hope you enjoy it!

*sniff*

And hey, doesn’t Margaret Atwood have some gardening songs from Year of the Flood? :)

I want a farm but I don’t want animals for food. Rather, I want them as companions! But I could milk cows and goats and make soap or whatever and shear sheep for wool and have hens for eggs…maybe even a few little pigs, er, for entertainment and cuddling. :)

I’m glad you liked this book. It’s been on my wish list for a while and I’m not taking it off!

@Steph, Wes, that little photo-bomber! (Or video-bomber!) Of course he wants to be part of the action. Not surprised you felt the same way we did about the two halves. There were definitely parts that stuck with me from the first half too: the story where the kids run off with the locals and hide out in that cave? Enchanting.

I read the Juliet Stories, too, and like you I preferred the second part. Your favourite bits were also mine, though there are parts from the first half that are still with me.

So great to see so many tweeps there! This is really cool. I love having found this ages ago and seeing it grow. I’ll bet, too, that there was great food, knowing Kelvin.

After your and Erin’s tweet about Trauma Farm I moved the book to my night table. It’s about time, I think. Thank you.

A well-written post, Jen, a nice combination of the personal and the book review. A pleasure to read.

I’m going to look for this book.

I think we are melding into the same person.

@Carrie: Thanks for stopping by! What a pleasure. Hopefully I can send even more people your way.

@Sandra: Thank you for coming by and reading the blog. Since I find my posts dwindling, I’m not accepting many books for review these days, so I think I’ll have to pass. But good luck with the new book and I’m glad we met.

Sandra

I really look forward to both Trauma Farm and The Art of Fielding. I have both, but like many others, they so far just sit on my shelves and I make mooney faces at them. I’d love to read more this year.

I had the privilege of getting to work on The Juliet Stories for Anansi and I can tell you, you’re in for some powerful imagery and emotions. It will stick with you.

Also love seeing Atkinson and Atwood – those editions are awesome. Interesting note on the front of Eymundsson, too, est. 1872?!

And Being Erica is back (+ 6 months for me)? Whee.

I’m disappointed to hear that Game of Thrones has lots of sex, and that it’s the first ingredient on the list, too, because I’m watching the show and seriously, it’s porn! Is it possible there can be too much sex? Yes! I’m breasted, fucked, and cocked out. S’cuse my French. I have nothing against sex, or even full frontal nudity, but this is getting ridiculous! C and I are choking on our sour cream and onion chips here and missing monologues because they’re happening while there’s so much distracting grunting and moaning going on. And one more from behind scene and I’m going to scream. C says this is more like a soap opera than anything else. :( Like the book, there’s also lots of gore, and somehow I can stand that better. The acting is superb, as are the costumes and settings, so I want more story, please! I was hoping the book would be different. I’m going to read it anyway, but still.

OKAY. Also, I’ve been wanting to read Monoceros for a while. And I love Loretta’s choice! I have the collection too. Great stuff. Curious about whether Henrietta Lacks book would be good for our store book club…

Also, I miss you.

I read all five of Giffin’s at the cottage last weekend. I am not ashamed.

Also, be prepared for more stripes in the next video!

Stripes for the win!

This review could also be titled “Erin Loves Stripes”.

xo

I’ve never seen our gardens as fresh and green and colourful and lush as this year. This summer is good. The work has paid off. For our anniversary last year, we made another garden, which we call the anniversary garden. We included a bird bath and planted a rose of sharon in it and surrounded everything with annuals, as we did this year again, grown from seed. Is there anything as exciting as watching sprouts? Or taking a plate out the the veggie patch and loading it with supper?

I understand the joy you feel, and your gardens are looking great.

PS. I love this: “No, no. Too close. You don’t put two babies in one cradle!”