Tell one thing new about yourself - Page 31

Reen.Blom · 05-09-2008, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by maylynn

It would be funny to dress that way and just wander around the grounds, and pretend to be really surprised at seeing all the 'modern people' there, then have a picnic. That would surely add some spice to Londoners' day out on Hampstead Heath!

Actually I have seen something like that in Cambridge- I think girls were there to take pix with tourists...LOL

Makeda Maysa · 05-09-2008, 01:39 PM

I'm also a huge Jane Austen fan! It's nice to "hear" from so many others!

Reen.Blom · 05-09-2008, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Makeda Maysa

I'm also a huge Jane Austen fan! It's nice to "hear" from so many others!

Welcome to the club! Whats your favourite book/character?

Makeda Maysa · 05-09-2008, 02:26 PM

Oh, Pride and Prejudice, easily! Though I can and have read all her works, over and over again. I very dearly love Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy, but I have to say my very favorite characters are Mrs. Bennett and Lady Catherine DeBourgh (I know I'm not spelling that right

) - they add the true comedy to the work, I think.

KuteNurse · 05-09-2008, 05:18 PM

I also love reading good books. I find myself at Barne's and Noble quite often sipping Starbucks coffee and reading a good book.

Reen.Blom · 05-09-2008, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by KuteNurse

I also love reading good books. I find myself at Barne's and Noble quite often sipping Starbucks coffee and reading a good book.

What are your fav books?

KuteNurse · 05-10-2008, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Reen.Blom

What are your fav books?

Anything sappy! lol I love romance novels like Danielle Steel. I also like Stephen King and many more. I am just too sick to think. I find myself browsing nursing books constantly, medical technology is constantly changing.

Shanazel · 05-20-2008, 04:47 AM

I like Barbara Kingsolver- The Poisonwood Bible was an astonishing piece of work.

I confess I have a hard time reading Miss Austen, despite her rapier wit- or maybe because of it. I fear she was much much smarter than me and I simply miss the point of the rapier too much of the time.

maylynn · 05-20-2008, 09:00 AM

I loved Poisonwood Bible too!
My bf makes fun of me for only liking literature/film/music that is what he calls 'harrowing'.

Zurah · 05-20-2008, 12:36 PM

LOL Makeda, I loved the character of Lady Catherine of P&P for the same reason... and I love Jane Austen too - funnily enough I just finished 'Persuasion' this weekend, the only time I can really sit down and read now, as on week nights I rarely fail to fall asleep with whatever book I'm reading in my hand (well, better than insomnia). I don't have a particular genre I prefer to others - in fact, I'm the kind of sick person that will reach for the instructions on how to put up the shelves from IKEA if there's nothing else to read at the moment.

05-09-2008, 01:39 PM	#302 (permalink)
Makeda Maysa Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 234	I'm also a huge Jane Austen fan! It's nice to "hear" from so many others! __________________ The Niraja Dance Company www.thendc.net

05-09-2008, 02:26 PM	#304 (permalink)
Makeda Maysa Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 234	Oh, Pride and Prejudice, easily! Though I can and have read all her works, over and over again. I very dearly love Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy, but I have to say my very favorite characters are Mrs. Bennett and Lady Catherine DeBourgh (I know I'm not spelling that right) - they add the true comedy to the work, I think. __________________ The Niraja Dance Company www.thendc.net

05-20-2008, 09:00 AM	#309 (permalink)
maylynn Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: London Posts: 232	I loved Poisonwood Bible too! My bf makes fun of me for only liking literature/film/music that is what he calls 'harrowing'. __________________ http://www.urbanamazon.co.uk

05-09-2008, 05:18 PM	#305 (permalink)
KuteNurse V.I.P. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Duluth, Minnesota Posts: 2,969	I also love reading good books. I find myself at Barne's and Noble quite often sipping Starbucks coffee and reading a good book.

05-20-2008, 04:47 AM	#308 (permalink)
Shanazel Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rocky Mountains USA Posts: 4,563	I like Barbara Kingsolver- The Poisonwood Bible was an astonishing piece of work. I confess I have a hard time reading Miss Austen, despite her rapier wit- or maybe because of it. I fear she was much much smarter than me and I simply miss the point of the rapier too much of the time.

05-20-2008, 12:36 PM	#310 (permalink)
Zurah Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Spain Posts: 647	LOL Makeda, I loved the character of Lady Catherine of P&P for the same reason... and I love Jane Austen too - funnily enough I just finished 'Persuasion' this weekend, the only time I can really sit down and read now, as on week nights I rarely fail to fall asleep with whatever book I'm reading in my hand (well, better than insomnia). I don't have a particular genre I prefer to others - in fact, I'm the kind of sick person that will reach for the instructions on how to put up the shelves from IKEA if there's nothing else to read at the moment.