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Thursdays Child
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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Helen Forresters moving story of an English girl and her love affair with an Indian man.
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peaKnit
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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#TLT @dabbe
1. I am ridiculously sentimental and keep too many school projects, pictures and clothes from my daughters with the idea I will one day make a charm quilt for each of them.
2. Stuffed animals, it‘s a weird holdover from childhood, they seem alive to me, my husband has to handle the stuffies. 🤦🏼‍♀️
3. Work calendars. I like to remember who I was working with and go down memory lane.

dabbe You're an archivist! My mom did the same thing, and before she passed, she gave each of us a box with all of our stuff: report cards, school projects, Mother's Day handmade gifts ... it was the best thing she ever gave us, and now I treasure it as memories of her. You're doing a lovely thing! 💜🩶💜 2mo
peaKnit @dabbe I sure hope so, thank you for saying that! ❤️my mom sent things home with me over the years, I‘m not sure what to do with my middle school band shirt, but when I do I‘ll have it! lol. Since losing my mom things have had more meaning. 2mo
dabbe @peaKnit 💜🩶💜 2mo
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peaKnit
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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Cars are mostly to get from here to there but I have a few favorites of my own…
1. My 1986 Pontiac Sunbird GT Turbo with the pop up headlights and hood stripes
2. My 1993 Acura Integra, so fun
3. My dad‘s 1969 Roadrunner, the horn went “meep meep”
#T4T @dabbe
Tagging @JenReadsAlot @Birdsong28 @Kshakal

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 3mo
JenReadsAlot Omg I have no idea 🤣 3mo
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Smrloomis Seriously? Meep meep? Where can I get one of those?! 3mo
Birdsong28 @peaKnit Thanks for the tag but cars aren't really my thing so I wouldn't know where to start with this. Sorry. 😊📚📖 3mo
peaKnit @Smrloomis right?! I think you‘d have to time travel back to the 60‘s. My dad sold this car in 1988 and it is still around going to car shows. 3mo
peaKnit @Birdsong28 I totally get it, you never know what it going to be someone‘s thing ☺️ 3mo
Smrloomis @peaKnit awesome! I love it! 😂 3mo
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peaKnit
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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I had to choose both movies as well as soup and chili, I like them all! All the things except shopping, sound delightful ❄️ @dabbe #TLT #thisorthat Thank you!

dabbe #7 was hard for me, too. I should have chosen both! 💙❄️💙 3mo
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peaKnit
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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1. Home baking, my mom‘s pies.
2. The burning library of Alexandria on Spaceship Earth at Disney World.
3. Fresh clean linen in summer, cinnamon in fall and pine in winter.
#tlt @dabbe Tagging @Kshakal @Jenreads

dabbe #s 1 and 3, I'm like YES! #2, I'm like 🤔? Is it that wonderful burning smell like a fire pit outside? Thanks for sharing! 🧡🖤💜 5mo
peaKnit @dabbe it‘s a little more sulfur-y than a fire pit, it is a Disney scent that evokes such pleasant memories❤️ I have candles of the scent, it‘s weird but I‘m a crazy Disney-nerd. 5mo
dabbe @peaknit I'm a Sherlock nerd, so you're in good company! 💜🖤🧡 5mo
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peaKnit
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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#TLT
1. The Trilogy, scared me as a kid, my mom needed me to watch it with her 🤷🏼‍♀️ and we reached a few years ago and laughed.
2. The Hitcher with Rutger Hauer, intense!
3. The Conjuring, or and paranormal stuff, like the true story of the Amityville Horror 😱
@dabbe

dabbe #1: Never heard of this one; adding to my October viewing list!
#2: Wow. I forgot about this one. Rutger Hauer is EVIL! It was a hard one for me to see because I loved him as Mr. Dreamy in LADYHAWKE.
#3: I've heard of this and a few people mentioned it. It's also on the October list.
🧡🖤🧡
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peaKnit @dabbe be warned the Trilogy is 70‘s scary ;) I put the little doll on a coffee mug for my mom, it was a laugh for us and it was priceless when she said “I let you watch this?” She was a young mom🫣 (edited) 7mo
dabbe @peaknit Is it gory scary? 😱 7mo
peaKnit @dabbe not gory. Just 70‘s scary, I‘d say a little silly with no CGI like today but I was 5 watching with my mom and I never forgot it. 7mo
dabbe @peaknit If it's not gory-horror, I can handle it! Thanks for letting me know! 🖤🤗🧡 7mo
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TheBookHippie
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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Thursday …. Almost there 👀🤣💕

WJCintron Love this!! 😃🙌 14mo
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ShananigansReads
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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Happy Almost Friday y‘all. My week has been a bit chaotic. Lots of ups and downs at school. How has your week been?

TheBookHippie 😵‍💫 accurate pic of my week. 1y
Sharpeipup It‘s been a week of unraveling plans. I‘m tired trying to keep track of all the changes. 1y
bthegood Hope your week ending on an up note - mine has been good (granddaughter home from hospital after 2 1/2 weeks with RSV) so no complaints!! 🙂 1y
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ShananigansReads @TheBookHippie oh no. Hope you are able to rest and recharge this weekend. 1y
ShananigansReads @Sharpeipup so annoying. Especially when you worked hard to plan it all out in the first place. 1y
ShananigansReads @bthegood yeah for the baby getting better. This illnesses this season have been out of control. 1y
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Susanita
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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🥧Pumpkin pie
🥂Cider
🍽️Chicken Parmesan with salad
🍁Leaf peeping
📘Mystery (what else?)
🧤Fingerless gloves AKA mitts
🎉Thanksgiving
#thoughtfulthursday

MoonWitch94 Yum cider! Thanks for playing 🍁🖤🎃 1y
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EadieB
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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#ThoughtfulThursday @MoonWitch94 @TheSpineView

1. Mystery/Thriller
2. I don‘t reread
3. The Midnight Library

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peaKnit
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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📚My books are loosely organized by read, not read, read again and give away to next person who says “I could use a book”.
📚I have a book shelf for more recent books and then I have some totes hidden also…
📚I buy a physical book if it‘s one I want to share, otherwise, whatever grabs me. The best deal.
#thoughtfulthursday @Kshakal @MoonWitch94 @JenReadsAlot @BethM

JenReadsAlot I could use a book takes me back to years ago when you brought me Sugar Queen to read! 2y
Chrissyreadit I like that organization! 2y
peaKnit @JenReadsAlot thank you, I am always waiting for the door to open to give a book to someone and you were it, lol! 🥰 2y
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FantasyChick
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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It's been a minute!

📚 I place where I think they look nice at that moment. I split series, genres, authors....it's complete chaos.

📚 On my shelves. Sometimes on my night table. Sometimes on the floor

📚 I almost never buy ebook. I read a lot of them via the library but in general if I'm going to buy a book, I want to add it to my trophy collection. PB preferred over HC but honestly, I'm not that picky

#thoughtfulthursday @MoonWitch94

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Kappadeemom
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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#ThoughtfulThursday
I live at the beach so I am keeping that for sure! A swimming pool is a must in Florida ☀️ Outdoor concerts and Ice Cream 🍦 @MoonWitch94

MoonWitch94 Thanks for playing 😎 2y
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Susanita
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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🌙I write in my journal and reflect on the day in various ways.
🌙Sometimes, if it‘s not a creepy book.
🌙I like it cool, dark, and quiet. However, since someone likes to watch TV in the next room, I usually play “sleepy music” on my phone.

#thoughtfulthursday

MoonWitch94 Thanks for playing 🌙📖🙂 2y
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Kshakal
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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#thoughtfulthursday @MoonWitch94

1. On the banks of the big lake on the hogwarts grounds
2. Luna, Hermoine, and Ginny
3.Pumpkin pasties, chocolate frogs and pumpkin juice

I tag anyone who wants to play 😊

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peaKnit
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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1. Yoga, running, breathing and of course reading❤️
2. Barre this morning, and new tennis shoes.
#thoughtfulthursday @MoonWitch94
Thank you for the tag @JenReadsAlot

MoonWitch94 Thanks for playing ☺️📖🌸 2y
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Susanita
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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1. I still have a little book hangover from The Violin Conspiracy.
2. On Litsy at least, I‘m definitely a poster. 😎
#TwosomeThurs

AmandaBlaze Thanks for playing! 2y
tokorowilliamwallace Totally a lurker!

Do you mean currently favorite or favorite current? I could only talk about the latter, as I start new books every day.
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Susanita @tokorowilliamwallace I guess it could be either? It wasn‘t my question. ☺️ 2y
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SpiderGoddess
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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1. I'm currently in love with the book "The Hate You Give"

2. I have moments where I can be either....

Thanks for the tag, @RamsFan1963 for tagging me, and to @AmandaBlaze for creating this.

#twosomethurs

AmandaBlaze Thanks for playing! The Hate You Give sounds interesting. I had to look it up. 2y
SpiderGoddess @AmandaBlaze it is very well written, and a quick read. I highly recommend it. 2y
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Allylu
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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1. I‘m going for 130 books to start. I read 162 last year - I want to make sure it wasn‘t a fluke. 2. Happy. Right now I‘m very happy. 3. I‘m reading The Adventures of Pinocchio and I am enjoying it, yes. Want to play? @BayouGirl85 @BookwormAHN @CaliforniaCay @catiewithac @corireadslife @Deifio @ElizaMarie @hannah-leeloo @ImperfectCJ @jb72

jb72 Thanks for the tag. That‘s a good amount of books. I think my goal this year is 52. 2y
BookwormAHN Thanks for the tag and congratulations on reading 162 books 😺 2y
ImperfectCJ Thanks for the tag! We read almost the same number of books last year! But I'm keeping my goal at 100. I didn't have a job most of last year and I'm starting 2022 with two jobs and anticipating some attention-consuming activities in my "off" time, so 100 might even be a stretch this year. 2y
Allylu @ImperfectCJ I thought about starting out at 100. I hope 130 wasn't a mistake. We'll see, I guess. I'm going to try not to stress about it. 2y
readwithcori Thanks for the tag! I totally missed this yesterday. Good luck with your reading goal, that‘s amazing!! 2y
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mklong
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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Thanks for the tag @MoonWitch94

October was a very fun month for me! I love all things witchy so I had a blast co-hosting #BasicWitchSwap this year!

I‘m excited that I can start decorating and prepping for Christmas! We are having Christmasy weather in Atlanta today, so I might watch a Christmas movie 😊

I joined a very fun online knitting group, and am so inspired by the creativity and skill of the group.

#ThoughtfulThursday

SamanthaMarie I just started learning to knit last winter and I'm getting ready to pick it up again! What a fun sounding group. Do you have a current project you are working on? :) 2y
MoonWitch94 Thanks for playing 🧡📖🍁🐿🍂 2y
mklong @SamanthaMarie Yes! I‘m working on a new technique where you string beads on the yarn before starting and distribute them throughout. It‘s turning out really neat. What are you going to knit when you pick it back up? 2y
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mklong @SamanthaMarie If you want to check the Knit.Club out, here is the link to sign up…Join me in KNIT.club. You'll love it as much as I do. https://club.knit.club/share/1WtyqwkO3Pha_es9 2y
SamanthaMarie Ooo that's so interesting! I'd love to see what that looks like. I just joined 🥰 thank you for the invite!! I'm Samantha Thorson on the group! I am working on a blanket for my youngest son. I knitted my oldest a scarf last year so I'm hoping to finish the blanket this year and maybe try something new as well!! 2y
mklong @samanthamarie So glad you signed up! It‘s new so it‘s still pretty small, but my goodness there are some incredibly talented people on there! Hope to see you in a Zoom knitting circle soon ❤️ 2y
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melissajayne
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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1) it was ok; glad my grandparents were able to join us for thanksgiving dinner this year (I‘m in Canada and we celebrate Thanksgiving in October)

2) I‘m looking forward to celebrating a friend‘s 40th birthday

3) that I my parents are able to look after me after my chemo treatments.

#thoughtfulthursday

Crazeedi I hope all goes well with your treatments 2y
MoonWitch94 Thanksgiving with Grandparents is so beautiful! 🧡 I hope your treatments go well for you without too many side effects. It‘s so tough. Sending you healing thoughts 🙏🏻 2y
Librarianaut I wish you the best outcome with your chemo. 2y
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BethM
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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Hey I‘m actually on time! Thanks for the rages @Chrissyreadit @julesG @Kshakal ! #thoughtfulthursday
Apples
Pumpkin spice
Halloween
October
And I feel like I HAVE to say Nov bc of my kid? Lol

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LibrarianRyan
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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This was too hard.

#ThoughtfulThursday @moonwitch94 and

MoonWitch94 I know! I was very mean to all us autumn lovers 🙃 Thanks for playing 🍁🌻🍂 3y
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EadieB
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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#ThoughtfulThursday @DarkMina Thanks for the tag!

1. Sunflowers 🌻
2. Thanksgiving
3. Apple Cider
4. Bonfires 🔥
5. Hayrides

Anyone reading this is tagged!

DarkMina You‘re welcome Eadie! 💕 3y
MoonWitch94 Thanks for playing 🍁🌻🍂 3y
EadieB @MoonWitch94 You‘re welcome! 3y
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Chrissyreadit
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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Thanks for the tag @peanutnine (by the way I‘m watching legends of tomorrow with my son and giggled over how similar your name is to Sara Lance- my fav character)
1. My friends and family celebrating 50 with me.
2. Oct 1.
3. The House on the Cerulean Sea ( @CBee finally- it‘s my #bookspin I HAVE TO!!! I‘m so happy! How are you my friend?)
#thoughtfulthursday)Aday late but better than never 👻🖤)

CBee @Chrissyreadit I am SO STOKED!! I hope you love it! I‘m hanging in there, hope y‘all are too! 3y
peanutnine I haven't watched that show at all so did not realize that character existed but I'm tickled by the similar name! ☺️ I need to dress as her for Halloween or something lol 3y
MoonWitch94 Sounds like a great birthday! Thanks for playing 🍁📖🌻 3y
JohnLAndBenji Happy birthday! 1. my dog Benji. 2 when the leaves change color 3 The Souls of Black Folk by W E B Dubois (edited) 3y
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KarenUK
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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#thoughtfulthursday
🌙We care for 2 beautiful stray cats at hubby‘s work. Tilly & Toes are inseparable and so affectionate. We were so worried as Toes was missing for 10 days, but she turned up today!
🌙 A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.

KarenUK (Roald Dahl- The Twits) 🌙Reading (obviously), cuddling my dog, and swimming.... 🌙Cheese. With good bread and good butter! 💕🧀🥖🧈 (edited) 4y
KarenUK Thanks for the tag, lovely @squirrelbrain !!💕🐿 (edited) 4y
JoScho Yay Toes!!! 4y
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KarenUK She‘s a Hemingway cat (six toes) hence the name! We really thought she‘d gone this time.... 💕🐱🐱 @JoScho 4y
squirrelbrain My husband has a cat at his work too! They found out very recently that it actually belongs to a neighbour and isn‘t a stray - but the neighbour doesn‘t mind and the cat loves it! (Of course she does, she gets fed twice!) 4y
MoonWitch94 Thanks for playing 😊⭐️🌙 4y
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MsRadioSilence
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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🔶The best thing this week has been coming home after my trip, and having my grandmother not totally flip after I accidentally let slip I got my nose pierced.
🔶It‘s my birthday weekend, so we‘re going to Bold Rock to celebrate!
🔶I started and nearly finished Red, White, and Royal Blue today, AND convinced my sister to buy a copy too!

#thoughtfulthursday

Eggs Happy Birthday 🥳🥳 4y
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Susanita
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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1. Being comfortable in my own skin.
2. Anything that involves calling someone I don‘t know.
3. Playing outside ALL DAY.
4. Food service.
5. Just general encouragement from the older women in my life, family and otherwise.
Hello, new followers!
#hellothursday

wanderinglynn I feel you on #2. I don‘t even particularly like calling people I do know! 😂 Thanks for playing! 💛 5y
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Andrew65
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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This one felt very different to the first three books in the series. Some aspects were an improvement on the books (e.g. single plot line, learning more about Fieda‘s past) but I did miss the involvement of Frieda with a police investigation, and missed Karlsson too. It was a much faster paced book too as a result of the changes, and therefore quicker to read. It is a great series and quite mysterious with Frieda‘s link to a killer!

Tove_Reads Helen Forrester? 5y
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DebBates101
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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1 Fall
2 Caramel Apples but they have to be the good kind. Not those nasty Happy Apples that are smothered in peanuts
3 Hayride
4 of course! Many, many times
5 sure! I like it but I‘m not one who is waiting in line for it the day Starbucks brings it back. Besides, I prefer hot apple cider. W/ bourbon.

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kamoorephoto
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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#hellothursday @wanderinglynn 📚
1. Depends on how you define job: in theory, I‘m not really ‘working‘ because I can‘t anymore (I have MS), but I do CAT PHOTOGRAPHY 😻📷 (a lot for a rescue), mama, and book blogging 📚
2. Worked at clothing store
3. I did what I wanted to do (with my degree, BA film) for a good decade: worked on movies, TV, etc., as script supervisor/continuity - LOVED IT 🎥
4. Did it already/still do: cat photos but need more $

Texreader Have you published your photos in a book? Your work is astounding! 6y
kamoorephoto @Texreader Thank you! I‘d really love to! I‘ve not had the organization and brain space to devote to that as yet.... I‘ve only done small little things for myself to test out what they‘d look like. And of course calendars for the cat rescue which sell like hot cakes. 6y
Texreader @kamoorephoto Which confirms what a success a book would be!!! 6y
kamoorephoto @Texreader Thank you for being so encouraging! It‘s still my dream to do it...I do want to do it. I just have this huge thing to do first, ie get out of my terrible living situation with my son‘s dad. I feel like my whole life has been put on hold. Especially dreams like that. 6y
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kamoorephoto
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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#hellothursday @wanderinglynn 📚
1. Depends on how you define job: in theory, I‘m not really ‘working‘ because I can‘t anymore (I have MS), but I do CAT PHOTOGRAPHY 😻📷 (a lot for a rescue), mama, and book blogging 📚
2. Worked at clothing store
3. I did what I wanted to do (with my degree, BA film) for a good decade: worked on movies, TV, etc., as script supervisor/continuity - LOVED IT 🎥
4. Did it already/still do: cat photos but need more $

wanderinglynn Thanks for playing! 😀 6y
kamoorephoto @wanderinglynn Thanks for posting! It‘s been a while since I was working on movies; it was a whole different world. Thinking about it always takes down memory lane... 😊 6y
Bostonmomx2 Do you mean someone who tries to catch things like eating the same thing scene to scene? I catch stuff like that all the time. It‘s amazing to me how much is missed. 6y
kamoorephoto @Bostonmomx2 I guarantee that it probably was NOT the fault of continuity; biggest reasons are a) the director wants to go with a take because he liked the acting and doesn‘t give a crap about the continuity, b) the script supervisor TOLD the actor what to do to match the takes (countless times) and they ignored it, and c) the editor just ignored the notes given to them. Script supervisors would give their BLOOD to not have mistakes show up!!! 6y
kamoorephoto @Bostonmomx2 You‘re also keeping track of all sorts of other things: camera roll, length of take, actor‘s lines, wardrobe, F-stop, etc.; it‘s the most detailed job on set and often called the eyes and ears of the director. Most crew joke they would never want the job because of the enormous amount of pressure, and very little glory! Some days I have zero idea how I did that for up to 16-18 hours, taking notes and staying calm. 6y
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Debiw781
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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1. Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King and Owen King
2. Hmm... I don‘t know as I normally buy what I want to read
3. Urban fantasy
4. Dust bunnies! 😂 books obviously
5. @Robothugs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#latenightthoughtswithmisty
Thanks for the tag @Bostonmomx2

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you for playing 💕😘 6y
Bostonmomx2 Lmaooo I collect those same bunnies!! 6y
Debiw781 @Bostonmomx2 😂😂😂 they are pretty cheap to acquire 6y
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squirrelbrain
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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Thanks for the tag @Mitch !

1. This year I have started Goodreads and a handwritten journal, plus a spreadsheet! #spreadsheetsquirrel
2. I like a variety!
3. Didn‘t know about this, so hadn‘t had time to panic, although I‘ll be at work for some of it....
4. I tag @Caroline2

@GarthRanzz

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LeahBergen
Thursdays Child | Helen Forrester
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Here's another cool .50¢ find from my travels today. The tagged title is what this autobiographical novel was renamed after the author, Helen Forrester, went on to become quite famous for her memoirs of her Depression-era childhood in Liverpool. She signed it with all three of her names. ?

TrishB My Mum absolutely loved her books (don't think there was a Mum at the time in Liverpool that didn't!) 7y
brilliantglow That's a pretty great find 7y
tpixie Great story- great find! 7y
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rabbitprincess My grandma has a few Helen Forresters, probably from her mum, who grew up in Glasgow. 7y
LeahBergen @TrishB I bet there wasn't! 😂 7y
LeahBergen @rabbitprincess I'm thinking she was definitely a fave of the grans and the mums! 😄 7y
DeborahSmall @rabbitprincess mine too, I'm from Glasgow but live in Ireland ❤️ 7y
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