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LaDolceVita
LaDolceVita
Community Champion ⭐
March 25, 2025

@catwoman500   I did not watch Marie Antoinette but with your recommendation I will watch on Passport.  I watched the first season of Sissy and it was on the trashy side, did not follow the book much and tried to fill it with salacious details and I  sort of gave up on historical dramas, fearing more of the same.  @MsStretch  very cute cats.   @SummerOnTheWay1 I am still reading The Magic Mountain by Thomas. Mann.  It is not a quick read, but worth the time!   It was a recommendation. on one of your threads so kudos on that 😀.  

    SummerOnTheWay1
    SummerOnTheWay1
    March 27, 2025

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      papawofboo
      papawofboo
      Community Champion ⭐
      March 28, 2025

      I found them. Got 4 pkgs. As much as I have paid for them in the past, just bet these cheap ones do the trick.

      Those high price tulips are starting to pop up. Hope to finish all my planting tomorrow. I had mulch and rock delivered today. After that all that's left is watering, feeding the birds, fixing the drink of the day and fireing up the grill.

      Papaw of Boo
        papawofboo
        papawofboo
        Community Champion ⭐
        March 31, 2025

        Here is those 5 year bulbs I was talking about, these photos' are from past years but they are all coming up again this year.

        Papaw of Boo
          SummerOnTheWay1
          SummerOnTheWay1
          March 27, 2025

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            LisaS961881
            LisaS961881
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            March 29, 2025

            I just picked up a cozy mystery from Dollar Tree.  It will have to wait until I am finished with ~ The Mirror & the Light -.  It’s the final book in her trilogy about the final years of Thomas Cromwell.  The first was ~ Wolf Hall ~ , and the second ~ Bring Up the Bodies ~.  
            I enjoyed the PBS adaptation, and want to finish this book before I watch the final segment on PBS.  

              SummerOnTheWay1
              SummerOnTheWay1
              March 29, 2025

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                MsStretch
                MsStretch
                Community Champion ⭐⭐
                March 30, 2025

                @SummerOnTheWay1 , @LisaS961881 , do you still have used book stores in your area?  I used to score some good finds there.  Also, check out the little free libraries.

                 

                I'm a Kindle user myself and have been for years.

                  MsStretch
                  MsStretch
                  Community Champion ⭐⭐
                  March 31, 2025

                  @SummerOnTheWay1 , I generally go for historical fiction (no, not the swashbuckling romance kind) that are based on real facts and research, but the author adds fictional characters and dialogue to make it more relatable. Anything from prehistoric times through the Civil War.

                   

                  Another source to try is BookBub.  I have an account and receive daily emails for the latest deals based on my preferences.  Bought a few books (Kindle, of course) from them.  Sometimes they offer books for free for a limited time.

                   

                  To each his own, but I love my Kindle and Kindle app.  I can 'carry' a whole library on my phone to wherever I go.  And no stains or torn and dog-eared pages. 

                    SummerOnTheWay1
                    SummerOnTheWay1
                    April 1, 2025

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                      SummerOnTheWay1
                      SummerOnTheWay1
                      April 1, 2025

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                        LisaS961881
                        LisaS961881
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                        April 2, 2025

                         

                           I’ll add that I mourn the loss of Anne Perry, Shelia Connely, and M.C. Beaton (although Green has done a fine job continuing her series).  I so enjoyed Thomas Pitt and Hamish MacBeth !

                        SummerOnTheWay1
                        SummerOnTheWay1
                        April 2, 2025

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                        MsStretch
                        MsStretch
                        Community Champion ⭐⭐
                        April 1, 2025

                        @SummerOnTheWay1 , I have plenty of pictures from this season's adventures, but mostly if you like looking at old cemeteries (frequently just fieldstones) and remnants and artifacts of old homesites.  Not everyone finds them interesting. 😁

                         

                        No spectacular mountain views or waterfalls or sunsets. 🚫🌄🏞️⛰️

                         

                        But let me cull through and find something.

                          MsStretch
                          MsStretch
                          Community Champion ⭐⭐
                          April 2, 2025

                          @SummerOnTheWay1 , actually exploring/bushwhacking season occurs during the winter when everything is bare, since almost all of our forays are off-trail.  Hard to find or see anything when everything is green, so one, maybe two weeks left.  Off on another adventure tomorrow in SNP and maybe another one next week to find the location of an old school that's at a higher elevation and hopefully, not so green.  Probably not much left.  Maybe the old foundation and a few artifacts.  Plus with spring come the snakes (saw one last week on a bushwhack to an old Poor House and cemetery in Prince William Forest Park) and the bugs. 😝

                           

                          Stay tuned.

                            SummerOnTheWay1
                            SummerOnTheWay1
                            April 4, 2025

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