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Quarantine!: East European Jewish Immigrants and the New York City Epidemics of 1892 | Howard Markel

The wonderful @wanderinglynn is back with her #BFC21 challenge and I couldn‘t be more excited!! Quarantine 15, well almost 10, but whatever, has gotten me. I‘m ready for this!! I‘ll post goals in the next few days when my new journal comes 😁🤗😎!

Crazeedi Yay!!!!! 4y

wanderinglynn Thanks for sharing! 💜 4y

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Texreader

Quarantine!: East European Jewish Immigrants and the New York City Epidemics of 1892 | Howard Markel

This happened today to a house diagonal to ours. As my daughter put it: “They are taking the quarantine really seriously.”

Amiable 😄 5y

marleed What is that!? 5y

TEArificbooks I have seen that done before to fumigate. They don‘t want the chemicals blowing down the street into the neighbors houses 5y

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umbrellagirl Is that a tent for fumigation? 5y

Texreader @mdm139 @umbrellagirl @marleed My guess is it‘s for termites which are terrible in our area. We‘ve treated and then have tested for them for years so hopefully we never have to go through this. Fortunately no one has lived in the house for months so no one had to move out just for this. It‘s been getting beautified to go up for sale. (edited) 5y

Wife My first thought when I saw this pick was “Breaking Bad” 💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎 5y

peaKnit I was thinking a circus was cancelled...I‘m glad there is a better reason that makes sense😊 5y

Texreader @peaknit So you can imagine my doubletake when I stepped out the backdoor and saw it! I wondered why there was a circus tent 🎪 so close in the neighborhood! And during a lockdown! 5y

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CindyMyLifeIsLit

Quarantine!: East European Jewish Immigrants and the New York City Epidemics of 1892 | Howard Markel

📚2 on Goodreads. 1. North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell and 2. David Copperfield by Dickens.
🙄 While I get annoyed at the complications involved in getting things you need, I‘m pretty zen about the whole quarantine—I‘m with my library! What‘s not to like?
☕️ Coffee! Staying stocked with drinks is the #1 challenge!
☺️ I am proud of myself because no matter how loudly my books are calling to me, I‘m working on my homework!
#thoughtfulthursday

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MoonWitch94 Thanks for playing ☺️ 5y

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batsy

Quarantine!: East European Jewish Immigrants and the New York City Epidemics of 1892 | Howard Markel

This is by Gemma Correll on Instagram ... They're all so apt but I love the Weirdly Calm and Fleeting Hopefulness ones 😆 #relatable

vivastory *Very Fleeting 😬 5y

Leftcoastzen 😂👏 5y

Ruthiella 😂😂😂 5y

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mrp27 I feel like I'm constantly resting Charlie Brown face. 😂 5y

jewright Exactly. 5y

Tanisha_A Stress induced rash, definitely! 😱 5y

batsy @vivastory Barely even recognise the feeling before it's gone 🙃 5y

batsy @Leftcoastzen @Ruthiella @mrp27 @jewright @Tanisha_A It definitely speaks to us 😆 5y

bkwass Hi 5y

Leftcoastzen The one I do the most , resting Charlie Brown, will never do the bangs thing, I look awful with bangs .😹 5y

batsy @Leftcoastzen Hahaha! Bangs don't work for me, either 😆 5y

rabbitprincess I am most « Am I hungry or just bored? » 5y

Cathythoughts Very good ! I think I‘m doing them all 😳 5y

Centique I went at my fringe with the kitchen scizzors last week. Truly anxiety bangs. 😂 I was due for a cut on Day 1 of lockdown. It isn‘t too bad! But the benefit of wavy unruly hair is you never have to get it exactly straight anyway 😂😂 5y

batsy @rabbitprincess Same, but that's been a mood all my life 😂 5y

batsy @Cathythoughts 😆❤️ 5y

batsy @Centique Oh me too! I was very much due for a haircut when they announced lockdown and now I'm almost tempted to hack some length off myself. How bad can it be, right 🤣 5y

rubyslippersreads @batsy @rabbitprincess Me too. 😏 5y

Centique @batsy I am a little bit scared of what my hairdresser is going to say when she sees it 😳 I think I‘ve got about 3 weeks to grow out the really short bit! 😂😂 5y

batsy @Centique 😂 I'm sure it looks fab! 5y

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RamsFan1963

Quarantine!: East European Jewish Immigrants and the New York City Epidemics of 1892 | Howard Markel

📖 The Buntline Special & Stupid Wars
📖 Lord of Light - Roger Zelazny
📖 J&M Used Books
📖 Dune, Lord of the Rings trilogy
📖 Lord of the Rings
📖 Too many books to list
📖 Star Trek
📖 The Screwtape Letters
📖 Over 150 books read, LitsyAtoZ
📖 Living room recliner
📖 D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths
📖 @audraelizabeth @Buechersuechtling @TheSpineView

#quarantinereadschallenge

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks This looks fun! Who do we tag for this? 5y

RamsFan1963 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I don't know who started it, I haven't seen any @ name on any of the posts. 5y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @RamsFan1963 ok cool! Thank you! 5y

Buechersuechtling Already have stumbled across this, too.The first time I saw it was @BookishMe – but I don‘t know if she started it. You know, that you gave me something to chew on there, @RamsFan1963 – because: Do you really think I could answer 12 questions in 451 characters❓😂 5y

TheSpineView Thanks for the tag 🥰🏷 5y

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ameliashley

Quarantine!: East European Jewish Immigrants and the New York City Epidemics of 1892 | Howard Markel

a note to my postal book clubs..✨ I have both books ready to go, but seeing as how my state has implemented a mandated stay at home order, which is most likely going to be enforced by law in the coming days, I doubt I will be able to mail them on time 😭 I also doubt you want mail from CA anyway right now lol @mngraham @TorieStorieS @inthegreensandblues @SumisBooks @laurenslibrary @Melismatic @Julie548 @Shakespearience @jessinikkip @WriterAtHeart

jessinikkip Oh no! I for one would rather you stay in and safe than sorry about mailing books. You take care of you 5y

BeansPage Okay I may have a solution: What if instead you chose a free book on Amazon? Not just on KU but free for all on Amazon. We could all grab it up and that could be your book for the month of April. Hopefully by the time May rolls around you will be able to go to the post office. Do you want to try that or should we just keep your spot open and you can sit this round out? I want you to be safe above all. 5y

ameliashley @SumisBooks that‘s a great idea! let me take a look at them and I‘ll get back to you ☺️ 5y

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ameliashley @jessinikkip you‘re so sweet! and it‘s best for you guys too 💛 I‘m so sorry about this! 5y

blank No worries! These are crazy times. 5y

Melismatic @ameliashley I feel similarly in NYC, and have no car to get from place to place - so I might do the same a pick an ebook if that works best for y‘all. 😭 Hoping everyone is at home & safe! @SumisBooks @WriterAtHeart @Julie548 @laurenslibrary @jessinikkip @Shakespearience (edited) 5y

inthegreensandblues No worries, these things are low priority under the circumstances! I hope you are doing OK. I suspect my county is about to go under mandatory stay at home too; the metro area we're just outside of (KC) has it starting Tuesday. 5y

TorieStorieS Understand! My state is also on lockdown! 5y

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j.rye

Quarantine!: East European Jewish Immigrants and the New York City Epidemics of 1892 | Howard Markel

1. I‘d pick paperbacks any day of the week. Audiobooks do serve valuable on my travel days for work though.
2. MYSTERY 🔍 👻
3. Hot tea. ☕️

#whichonewednesday

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Bookwomble

Quarantine!: East European Jewish Immigrants and the New York City Epidemics of 1892 | Howard Markel

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Desha 😂😂😂 5y

Aimeesue 🤣🤣🤣 5y

GingerAntics 😂🤣😂 5y

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StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego 😂😂 5y

Palimpsest Absolutely me 5y

quietlycuriouskate Yep! Reminds me of the time I was studying law and discovered (in relation to suspected terrorists, I think) my daily routine could be considered "inhumane treatment". 5y

Bookwomble @kathedron We really should try not to be cruel and unusual to ourselves 😄 5y

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hilded

Quarantine!: East European Jewish Immigrants and the New York City Epidemics of 1892 | Howard Markel

The quarantine is starting to get to me, but this article from Lit Hub made me laugh 😅 First lines of 10 classic novels rewritten for social distancing. Hope you all get a laugh from this as well 💗

https://lithub.com/the-first-lines-of-10-classic-novels-rewritten-for-social-dis...

#AllinThisTogether
#KeepLitsyPositive

BookishMarginalia Hang in there 💜💜💜 5y

hilded @BookishMarginalia Thanks, right back at you 💗💗 5y

BookishMe Hehehe... Thanks for sharing! 5y

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julesG The Pride&Prejudice one 😂😂😂😂 5y

BarbaraBB Thanks 💛 5y

hilded @julesG Lol, good one indeed 😅😅 5y

Blueberry @NataliePatalie 😄😁 5y

CrowCAH Love it; these are amazing! 5y

hilded @CrowCAH glad it made you laugh 😅💗 5y

zezeki This is fantastic! Pride and Prejudice is my favourite! 😂😂😂 5y

CarolynM Thank you! That made me laugh😂 P&P is brilliant! 5y

KarouBlue So funny! 5y

MemoirsForMe 😁👍🏻 5y

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hilded

Quarantine!: East European Jewish Immigrants and the New York City Epidemics of 1892 | Howard Markel

As of yesterday, I was put in quarantine for the next two weeks due to travelling in the UK last week. Today was my first day home, and so far it hasn‘t been to hard to work from home. But I guess I have some long days ahead of me! But anything that might help speeding down the virus spreading to fast is good at this point, so happy to do my part.

Started my first #QuarantineBook today, look forward to it!

#CurrentlyReading
#AllInThisTogether

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🙏🏻💗🙏🏻 5y

LiteraryinPA Hang in there! 💗💗 5y

Graciouswarriorprincess Sending hugs and happy reading! 5y

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hilded @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks & @LiteraryinLititz Thank you, I will 💗 5y

hilded @Graciouswarriorprincess Thank you, hugs right back at you :) 5y

BarbaraTheBibliophage Sending hugs! We are social distancing at our house for a few weeks. #flattenthecurve 5y

hilded @BarbaraTheBibliophage Smart! Sending hugs back your household:) 5y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @hilded 😘 5y

Suet624 💕💕 5y

hilded @Suet624 💗 5y

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Kalalalatja

Quarantine!: East European Jewish Immigrants and the New York City Epidemics of 1892 | Howard Markel

Sooooo.... a person from my bf‘s office has been infected by corona, so now my bf and I have to stay home for two weeks in quarantine. I can‘t go out with the trash, do grocery shopping, work or anything. And my biggest worry at the moment is, that I have a parcel at the PO containing new books, but I can‘t pick it up! 👎

But overall, we are fine, and I‘m trying to get the most out of my time at home by hopefully getting through some of my tbr 🤞

squirrelbrain Oh no! Hopefully you‘ll both be OK (and your books won‘t get too lonely waiting to be picked up) 😘 5y

Reggie Part of me thinks to hell with all the quarantining and let‘s just go through it. They‘re not even talking about all the people who have survived. Hope you stay ok and read a lot!! 5y

LiteraryinPA Thinking of you! 5y

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Suet624 Wait...you can‘t take the trash out? I never thought of that. I hope all goes well for you 💕💕 5y

LibrarianRyan Is there someone who could pick it up for you? 5y

batsy Oh no! That's tough. Much love and I hope you're both in the clear ❤️ 5y

Kalalalatja @Suet624 apparantly not, because we live in an apartment complex. I don‘t know if the rules are different if you live in a house. @LibrarianRyan we have made a deal with some friends who‘ll do the shopping for us and take the trash with them when they go, so plans are made! 5y

Kalalalatja @squirrelbrain @Reggie @LiteraryinLititz @batsy thanks friends! We are symptom free at the moment, so fingers crossed 🤞 at the moment we are just trying to plan how we can get through the next 14 days without getting too bored 😅 5y

rubyslippersreads @Kalalalatja This is where stockpiling books will really pay off. 😄 5y

erzascarletbookgasm Oh dear, hope both of you will be in the clear/test negative for it. And things work out smoothly during this period. ❤️ 5y

wanderinglynn Oh my. How frustrating. I hope the next 14 days go by quickly & symptom-free. 💚 5y

LeahBergen Oh, no! I hope all goes well and you can enjoy (somewhat!) this little holiday. 😘 5y

erank58 Wow, I didn't realize "quarantine" literally meant you couldn't leave your home! Hoping everyone is healthy! 5y

diovival Oh, wow. I hope all remains well. 5y

Laughterhp Oh no. Good luck! I hope you get a lot of reading time in. 5y

Cathythoughts Take care .... lots of books to read & stay well ❤️👍🏻 5y

InLibrisVeritas I hope everything turns out alright, and you both remain free of it 5y

BarbaraBB Oh no! I hope you will be fine and can turn it into a little vacation with a lot of books l! Please keep us posted 💕 5y

BarbaraBB @Reggie I so feel the same about it!! However I am not in quarantine or I‘ll so maybe I would think otherwise in that case. 5y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Oh no!! I‘m sorry! ❤️❤️❤️ 5y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Where do you live? 5y

Kalalalatja @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I live in Denmark, and the authorities here are very strict about preventing contamination, so a lot of precautionary measures have been put into place to protect our elders and people who are chronically ill @BarbaraBB @Reggie So I feel like I‘m doing my part to keep everyone as safe as possible. Even though it feels extreme that I can‘t even take out the trash! 5y

Kalalalatja @rubyslippersreads I know, and I haven‘t been keeping up! I have listened to audios so much, that I haven‘t bought print books in forever 😅 @erzascarletbookgasm @wanderinglynn @LeahBergen @diovival @Laughterhp @Cathythoughts @InLibrisVeritas thanks for all your well wishes! We are optimistic, and trying to stay that way for as long as possible! 😅🤞 5y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Kalalalatja I‘m glad to know they are doing that!! We need to do more here! 5y

rockpools Oh no! Stay healthy. Looks like you‘ve got at least a couple of days‘ reading matter there! 5y

ferskner Oh my gosh! Two weeks with books doesn't sound so bad, but I know being in the house for the long is a drag. I hope you'll be okay! 5y

hilded It‘s scary indeed, I hope you stay symptom free during the next weeks 🤞🏻 5y

Jas16 Thinking of you both and hope you get through the next 14 days smoothly 5y

Meaw_catlady Sending positivity and strength your way! 💕 5y

BarbaraBB Of course, I understand. Here are people put in quarantine immediately too. And I agree for the elderly and vulnerable. Only I think many many many more people are carrying the virus than the ones who have been tested. So I wonder if it makes sense. But of course I‘m not sure. My parents live in a part of the country that has been shut down now and I don‘t dare visiting them from Amsterdam because I may carry the virus without knowing it 🤞🏽😘 5y

Kalalalatja @BarbaraBB completely agree, I think there are many people carrying it around without knowing. There‘s just been a Press conference in Denmark, and the checking practice is being changed - now it is only the sickest people who will be tested. Big parts of Denmark are shutting down, all schools are being closed, non-critical government employees are being sent home. Denmark is shutting down, and it is crazy 5y

LeeRHarry Stay well! It‘s still pretty low key here in Australia at the moment but I fear it is only a matter of time before more restrictions are put in place - I‘m likely to cancel a trip back to the UK in April as I don‘t want to bring a nasty pressie back to my parents and grandma! (edited) 5y

BarbaraBB All schools in the country? Wow, that is a big decision. Schools are still open here. The south is shut down and people who are coughing advised to stay home but that‘s about it. Oh and we‘re not allowed to shake hands anymore. But it must feel weird to be part of the thing suddenly when you‘re feeling perfectly fine. I hope of course you won‘t carry it 🙏 5y

Hooked_on_books On the up side, you have a really good looking shelf there to keep you busy! Maybe you can have a friend pick up the box for you and deliver it outside your door if you arrange it with the post office? 5y

underthebelljar Wow I hope you don‘t show symptoms and can stave off boredom the next 14 days! I live right next to the largest outbreak in the US so quarantine is a real possibility here too... 5y

Lcsmcat I hope you both stay symptom free and are fine. Let us know if you need more books - we can send you ebooks if you have an app. 5y

mrp27 Thinking of you. I'm glad to see countries and cities taking precautions. 5y

quietjenn Oh no! Good luck. 5y

JennyM Oh my lovely. That‘s not good! Hope you stay safe and well. Take care 😘 5y

CarolynM Hope you find some things to enjoy while stuck at home. Plenty of reading time! Stay well and stay sane😘 5y

Avanders Oh wow 🤭 Hope your current books keep you good company! 🤗♥️ Also I love that you refer to the at risk people in your community as “our” elders 🥰 5y

Kalalalatja @RachelO @ferskner @hilded @Jas16 @Meaw_catlady @LeeRHarry @Hooked_on_books @BookishJess @Lcsmcat @mrp27 @quietjenn @JennyM @CarolynM @Avanders I have made a quarantine to do list, I got some exciting unread books, and we have friends and family willing to buy groceries for us, so all is well it the moment. Ask me again at day 7, though, and we will see how I feel 😅😅 5y

hilded @Kalalalatja I got put in quarantine myself today for the next two weeks 😢 I was in the UK last week, and everyone here that has travelled outside the Nordic countries is being put in quarantine. I am symptom free luckily, so I‘ll have to set up some kind of home office. My boss will deliver an extra PC screen to me tomorrow to make it a little more convenient to work from home. Good luck with tour quarantine, fingers crossed time will fly 😅🤞🏻 5y

TrishB Sorry missed this - been that busy dealing with impacts of virus on work!! Hope you‘re ok, use as an excuse to read definitely. 5y

alisiakae I‘m sorry you have to self-quarantine. 💜 Are they going to test you even if you are asymptomatic? I‘m glad your country/gov seems to be doing a better job trying to prevent spreading it. 5y

Kalalalatja @4thhouseontheleft no, the government just changed the guidelines a couple of days ago, so now it is only people who are showing more severe symptoms who will be tested. This way, the government hope the pressure on the health care system will be minimized for a bit, while also saving test kits and money. @TrishB how are the situation in the UK? The News here are primarily focused on the Danish situation, so I feel out of touch with the world 5y

ephemeralwaltz Sorry to hear this, Katja! Hope you're holding up okay and have been feeling okay. My best friend is in the same situation and it sounds terrible!!!:( 5y

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