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Memories: From Moscow to the Black Sea
Memories: From Moscow to the Black Sea | Teffi
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Considered Teffi s single greatest work, "Memories: From Moscow to the Black Sea" is a deeply personal account of the author s last months in Russia and Ukraine, suffused with her acute awareness of the political currents churning around her, many of which have now resurfaced. In 1918, in the immediate aftermath of the Russian Revolution, Teffi, whose stories and journalism had made her a celebrity in Moscow, was invited to read from her work in Ukraine. She accepted the invitation eagerly, though she had every intention of returning home. As it happened, her trip ended four years later in Paris, where she would spend the rest of her life in exile. None of this was foreseeable when she arrived in German-occupied Kiev to discover a hotbed of artistic energy and experimentation. When Kiev fell several months later to Ukrainian nationalists, Teffi fled south to Odessa, then on to the port of Novorossiysk, from which she embarked at last for Constantinople. Danger and death threaten throughout "Memories," even as the book displays the brilliant style, keen eye, comic gift, and deep feeling that have made Teffi one of themost beloved of twentieth-century Russian writers."
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AllDebooks
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#Midwintersolace #NaturaLitsy

Oh my, it has been A WEEK!!! 🙄😭😱 I've had 3 awful things in a row, so hopefully, my luck will change now. I was looking through family photos and found this of my baby beasties from 14 years ago. My heart melted. ❤️ 🌏 ❤️
I'm winding down for Christmas now, with these 4 teen beasties. I will be sitting down to play catch-up with you and post the Christmas quiz.

IndoorDame Amazing photo! Hope things turn around ♥️ 3mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I hope 2024 is much better ❤️ 3mo
Bookwormjillk Enjoy your wind down. Sounds like you earned it this week. 3mo
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Ruthiella Hope things calm down and you can relax with your beasties. ❤️ 3mo
kspenmoll Love the photo!!!! Hope your week & new year is so so much better for you!💚💜 3mo
Deblovestoread Enjoy your time! So important to rest, relax and restore. ❤️💚❤️ 3mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 3mo
AnnCrystal 💕🫂🙏. 3mo
Chrissyreadit Precious 🩵 3mo
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TheBookHippie
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A letter fell out too ❤️
Rest her soul
@sharread

#litsylove

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💔💔💔 4mo
Gissy 😔 4mo
Bookwormjillk 🕯️ 4mo
dabbe 🩵🥲🩵 4mo
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CatLass007
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And here is what I‘ve done so far. I just hope I remember how to cross stitch because I haven‘t done any work on any cross stitch projects in over three years. #LitsyCrafters

CBee Better than anything I could do! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5mo
CatLass007 @CBee Thank you. 5mo
dabbe Lookin' good! 🤩 5mo
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CatLass007 @dabbe Thank you. 5mo
Catsandbooks Looks great so far! Excited to see your progress! 5mo
CatLass007 @Catsandbooks Thank you. I think if I work on it a little bit every day as I remember how to cross stitch, it won‘t take forever and I‘ll have a positive experience. 5mo
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CatLass007
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I tried using Pic Collage for the first time so I could show #LitsyCrafters what my cross stitch project is supposed to look like when it‘s finished and where I am so far. Alas, it doesn‘t seem intuitive to me and what I produced went in the trash. But here‘s what it‘s supposed to look like when it‘s finished.

Catsandbooks Lovely design! 🧡 5mo
CatLass007 I really like it. I think Mom would have been so appreciative. 5mo
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm I use Canva for all my collages and I love it. It has a pay option but I‘ve always been able to make everything I want with what they offer for free. I haven‘t done cross stitch since middle school, so over a decade. 😅 Good luck with your project! ❤️ 5mo
CatLass007 @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Thank you for the suggestion about Canva and the good wishes. 5mo
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LitsyEvents
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Repost for @Catsandbooks

#LitsyCrafters November Theme: Memories

This prompt is up for your interpretation! Whatever kind of craft you do, use the prompt to spark ideas!

As always I want to see any craft you're working on, so continue to tag me (@catsandbooks) with your projects!

If you'd like to be added or removed from the #LitsyCrafters tag list let me know.

And join the discord server for more craft talk: https://discord.gg/CfkC8T32uf

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Catsandbooks
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#LitsyCrafters November Theme: Memories

This prompt is up for your interpretation! Whatever kind of craft you do, use the prompt to spark ideas!

As always I want to see any craft you're working on, so continue to tag me (@catsandbooks) with your projects!

If you'd like to be added or removed from the #LitsyCrafters tag list let me know.

And join the discord server for more craft talk: https://discord.gg/CfkC8T32uf

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CatLass007 I have a couple of different cross stitch projects that I started years ago. One was a cross and was supposed to be a gift for my Mom. When she passed away in 2018, it was too charged with emotion so I set it aside. I began a puppy and kitten project that was supposed to be a gift for my best friend/love of my life. He was diagnosed with ALS and passed away in 2020, so that was put aside too. I went looking for them about a month or so (cont)⬇️ 5mo
CatLass007 ago because I thought it was time. So, I know you didn‘t want my life story, but you do have my thanks for the additional motivation. 5mo
Catsandbooks @CatLass007 Those definitely sound like some emotional and heartfelt projects. I hope working on them brings love and comfort to you. And this is a safe place where everyone is welcome to share 🧡 Glad you are a part of our group! 🥰 5mo
CatLass007 Thank you.💕💕 5mo
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Vansa
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Still the lines used by dictators. Service to the people.

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Cuilin
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dabbe As I read this, I was hearing Elaine Paige in my head. Hauntingly beautiful. ❣️ 13mo
Cuilin @dabbe Me too!! As soon as I saw the prompt it was all I could think of, no matter how many memories quotes I read. So that‘s what I went with. 13mo
Bklover Hearing this in my head. Lovely! 13mo
Eggs Beautiful 💗🎶👏🏻 13mo
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Clwojick
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Today is the start of #Sharreathon, in honour of @sharread 💗 I‘m looking forward to reading in honour of my Litsy birthday twin. 🤍

Chrissyreadit 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍 1y
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CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian
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In case some of you didn't follow Jenny ( @readingenvy ) on Facebook, her husband recently posted this lovely obituary. The link has a space to share memories of Jenny, which I thought some of you might like to do! #RememberingJenny
https://www.thehowzemortuary.com/m/obituaries/Jennifer-Jenny-Colvin/Memories

Jas16 Thanks for sharing. 2y
melissajayne Thank you for sharing. I will miss her. 2y
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melissajayne @CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian I think you were on the podcast at one point 2y
CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian @melissajayne I was, years ago! It was very fun to talk books with her. 2y
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Kshakal
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OriginalCyn620 So true! 3y
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sisilia
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7AM in Singapore and am watching this Zoom talk now 😻 I read Stalingrad by Grossman (Life and Fate soon!), and Skylark by Kosztolanyi, and I loved both of them! I have not read any Teffi yet; the tagged book is in my wishlist ☺️

LeahBergen I need to buy Skylark soon. 👍🏻 4y
sisilia @LeahBergen 👍🏻 More NYRBs! 😄 4y
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Kshakal
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hannah-leeloo I was just reading Winnie the Pooh to my babies for bed 🤗❤️🐻 4y
annahenke Such a sweet illustration 4y
OriginalCyn620 Adorable! I love Winnie the Pooh! 4y
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eri.reads
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Repost for #TeamStoker +25pts
@TheReadingMermaid

1. Miniature Mr. Goodbar & Banana Laffy Taffy 🍬
2. Candy corn 🌽
3. Decorating for Halloween. I've been doing this since I was little, around 4yo.
4. One year I was a sexy bank robber w/my hubby as my partner in crime. That was my fav. Lol

(Pts total=447)

BeansPage Well done! 25 points!!! 🧟‍♀️ 4y
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IndoorDame
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1. Recess. Still my Candy weakness.
2. Mounds bars. Didn‘t like coconut when I was younger.
3. Roasting pumpkin seeds.
4. My witch costume. A little classic, but it‘s the one that stands out in my memory.
#scarathlon #teamstoker @TheReadingMermaid

BeansPage Very well done. 25 points my dear 🧟‍♀️ 4y
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ElizaMarie
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1. Anything chocolate (I love chocolate!)
2. Bubblegum ... ugh I hate gum
3. Not really a tradition but costume party Halloween/Birthday usually that weekend after my birthday and before Halloween. I haven‘t had a party in forever though :(
4. Strawberry Shortcake :)

#TeamStoker #Scarathlon
@TheReadingMermaid

1 point participation

Linsy Happy early birthday!! ✨ 4y
ElizaMarie @Linsy thanks but my birthday was Oct 14th (when I was younger it was always a birthday/Halloween party) 4y
Linsy Oh, ha! I mean belated!! Still happy birthday! 🎉 4y
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BeansPage So awesome. And did I wish you a happy birthday yet??? 🧟‍♀️ 4y
ElizaMarie @Linsy and @TheReadingMermaid thanks :) now that I‘m feeling better I‘ve been able to hang out and have fun :) 4y
BeansPage That's so good to hear. I'm so glad you're feeling better ❤️ 4y
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PathfinderNicole
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1. Laffy taffy or starbursts or m$ms
2. Those weird candies that were wrapped in orange or black wrappers? Idk what they‘re called though.
3. Watching “It‘s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown!” every night between getting home from trick or treating and before bed. As long as I can remember, my whole childhood and now I do it with my own kiddo!
4. My auntie sewed a medieval princess costume for me once and I LOVED it!
#teamstoker #scarathon

BeansPage Awesome! 25 points!!! 🧟‍♀️ 4y
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Chrys
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1. Anything chocolate
2. I have never liked gummy candies
3. Carving Pumpkins, have been doing it as long as I can remember
4. When I was little my Mom made me a Glenda the Good Witch dress that was beautiful, I loved it
#TeamStoker #Scarathlon @TheReadingMermaid

BeansPage Awesome! 25 points!!! 🧟‍♀️ 4y
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BeansPage
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🍫 Anything chocolate
🍬 Oh man Mike and Ikes 😝
🎃 Definitely carving pumpkins! We've been doing this ever since I can remember. I remember when I was little I used to covet the white pumpkins. They were very special to me.
😈 When I was little it was a little red devil costume that I used to wear all year round. I have pics somewhere. As a grown up it would have to be The Crow.

25pts for #TeamStoker
#Scarathlon

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Nessavamusic
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1. KitKats!
2. Almond Joy or Mounds
3. Watching scary movies, as long as I can remember!
4. It‘s classic but I always love my witch costumes the most
25 points for #TeamStoker for #Scarathlon
@TheReadingMermaid

BeansPage Love it! 25 points!!! 🧟‍♀️ 4y
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Melismatic
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1. Reese‘s!
2. Anything fruity...or licorice.
3. Watching Hocus Pocus and Beetlejuce *at least* once each with the fam...basically since age 7 or 8.
4. Easily Jeannie of ‘I Dream of Jeannie‘, as it was the only costume that was mostly made by my mom.

#scarathlon #TeamStoker
Total: 341 pts

BeansPage Awesome! 25 points!!! 🧟‍♀️ 4y
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JacqMac
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1. Anything caramel.
2. Black licorice. ::shiver::
3. Watching Dracula and eating candy. As long as I can remember.
4. Miss Piggy. I was 10 and I made it all myself and it was fabulous.
#scarathlon #TeamStoker 25pts
@TheReadingMermaid

BeansPage Awesome! 25 points!!! 🧟‍♀️ 4y
LauraJ Can I have your black licorice? 4y
JacqMac @LauraJ You can have it all! I don‘t even need a trade. lol 4y
AlaMich Black licorice is The Worst! 4y
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bibliobard
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1. Hard to remember—3 Musketeers maybe? I used to love those chalk, candy cigarettes
2. Never a fan of Spree or there was this weird grape or cherry candy.
3. I have to buy a bag of candy corn and I usually watch Ghostbusters this time of year. I think this has only been a tradition the past decade.
4. Captain America!
(25 points)
#TeamStoker #Scarathlon

BeansPage Very nice. 25 points!!! 🧟‍♀️ 4y
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jessinikkip
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1. I was always super excited to see Reese Cups or Twix bars!
2. Whoever in my neighborhood gave out raisins I always hated
3. My favorite tradition is watching Hocus Pocus on repeat all day. Ive been doing this as long as I can remember, probably since 1997 or so
4. I was an infant but its still so cute. My grandmother hand sewed a jack o lantern and filled it with newspaper. Adorable!

@TheReadingMermaid #TeamStoker

BeansPage 25 points 🧟‍♀️ 4y
Sleepswithbooks Another raisin victim 🥺I feel your pain. 4y
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Jadams89
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1. Reese‘s Pumpkins.

2. Swedish Fish

3. The Halloween Campout at a nearby campground. We‘ve been doing this for about 6 years.

4. Mavis from Hotel Transylvania is my current favorite. But this year‘s Harley Quinn is giving it a run for its money.

+25 for #TeamStoker #scarathlon

BeansPage Awesome! 25 points! 🧟‍♀️ 4y
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Marmie7
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Kit kats!
Butterfingers😝
We watch horror movies all month long.
Mrs. Lovett from Sweeney Todd 😊
#teamstoker #scarathlon @TheReadingMermaid

BeansPage Oh I would love to see that! 25 points!!! 🧟‍♀️ 4y
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BeansPage
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#TeamStoker let's play a game! Repost this questionnaire with the answers to the questions.

🌟25pts for each repost🌟

@Clwojick
#Scarathlon

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EadieB
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TheSpineView 😊 5y
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Jilly6183
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This popped up in my Facebook memories today. Obviously, I hadn't found Litsy yet. Now I have an ever growing stack of books waiting to be read and the perfect place to get more recommendations!

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Yay for Litsy!! 5y
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Birdsong28
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I think this is my #firstpost as I can vaguely remember posting this in my early days and it won't refresh past a certain point on my profile, well it has been nearly 3 years! #litsymemories Thank you @DebReads4fun for my only like 😘📚📖

DebReads4fun @Birdsong28 you are very welcome! 5y
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MrBook
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A friend tagged me on another platform. Oh maaaaan, the memories!!! 😆😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I loved Book It! I lived on Pizza Hut pizza while it was going on 😎. Anyone else participate in #BookIt when they were a kid?! 😁

Bookwormjillk I did, even though we didn‘t have Pizza Hut in our town and I could never use the coupons. I just liked the sound of it. 5y
m.galehuxley Yes! I often wish for an adult version of it. 5y
anneofgreentables Yeah! I‘d totally forgotten about that. Our local library also offered ice cream cones at a local diner as part of their summer reading program, although I probably would have read all the books anyway. 5y
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Bookcation74 Ohh the big pin you got was coveted in my house! 5y
Jbakesmcgee3 🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️it was the best!!! 5y
JenReadsAlot Yes!! 5y
rather_be_reading YESSSS!! 5y
TEArificbooks I loved it as a kid and now my youngest gets a pizza each month from school 5y
IheartYA Yes! It was awesome! Within the past couple years both Pizza Huts within half an hour of us closed. Sad! 5y
TEArificbooks And our library would do a summer reading program where the reward was a coupon book to all sorts of restaurants in town and free admin to the zoo 5y
corycatelyn It was the best thing ever!!! 5y
Jas16 Omg! Yes! I loved it. My grandmother would take me to Pizza Hut every time I got a coupon. 5y
Karkar Loved Book-it!!! 5y
Sharpeipup I did! My Pizza Hut knew me by name... 5y
Craftylikefox Book It was my jam!!! I got so many personal pan pizzas and that was the only times I went to Pizza Hut 😂 5y
SaunteringVaguelyDownwards I would have earned way more pizza if we were allowed to count all the books I read! It ensured our family went to Pizza Hut once a month, at least! 5y
LibrarianRyan They have an adult program now. Or did (all our pizza huts shut down so I have no idea). 5y
Eggs My daughters did BookIt 5y
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alisiakae
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Day 7: #Memories

I promise this will be my last campaign post for a while, but this post from 2012 popped up in my FB memories today, and it was a memory that I needed to see again. It‘s still true.

#gratitude30

ReadingSusan ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
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kspenmoll
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#Gratitude30 #memories

My sibs & I have been sorting through old photos at my parents house. So many memories! My mom, me, with Robert on my lap (about 9 maths old), my sister Jean. At the Cape house, which holds appx 35 yrs of memories for me. 💗💗

Cathythoughts Gorgeous pic ❤️ 5y
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MicrobeMom
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Today #gratitude30 prompt is #memories. I had an awesome childhood with a wonderful brother (the cute chubby one in the middle). So grateful for my 80s American childhood! MTV, pogoballs, my little pony, Sweet Valley High, Baby Sitter‘s Club, R.L. Stein, and many more!

Mimi28 I remember all that stuff! And also that we share a birthday!! I think I am about 5 years older I was born in 1976. I promise to write you back soon!!! ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
MicrobeMom @mimi28 only 3 years older. The 80s were good times. I hope you are well and life is treating you good. 5y
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Aseleener
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Day 7 of the 30 Days of Gratitude photo challenge: memories. I am so grateful to be living in the digital age when my most precious memories of my girls are a simple click away. My thousands of photos greatly enhance my memories of their early years. #gratitude30

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emilyrose_x
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Day 7 Memories

I have good memories of my trip to the Harry Potter studios. My friend had been before but I hadn't, and she spent pretty much the whole day laughing at how excited I was 😂

#gratitude30

rather_be_reading 😍😍 5y
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Chrissyreadit
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Yes!!! I loved the 80‘s.
1. Ready Player One and Red Rising. But I remember enjoying The Stainless Steel Rat, I just don‘t remember the story.
2. Frogger and Pitfall
3. Sigh.... so many! Blondie, U2, The Police, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Cyndi Lauper, Erasure, The Go-Go‘s, Psychadelic Furs, Pat Benetar.....
4. Sixteen Candles, Top Gun, Dirty Dancing, Breakfast Club, The Goonies....

Mgruidae I‘m wearing a Psychedelic Furs shirt AND listening to them right now 😄 I love the 80s too ❤️ 6y
JoScho Love love love all your movie choices 💕 6y
Chrissyreadit @Mgruidae awesome!!!💖 6y
Chrissyreadit @JoScho This was a fun post! 6y
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DivaDiane
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1. I‘m going to cheat and say, the Chronicles of Narnia, for when I was younger and the Tripod Trilogy when I was a little older. OH! But what about the Trixie Belden Books?!? I can‘t decide.
2. LiteBrite!!
3. Spaghetti and Meatballs!
4Cookies!
#manicmonday
@JoScho

GarthRanzz I couldn‘t decide between Trixie, Nancy Drew, the Three Investigators and the Hardy Boys so I just went with one. 😊 6y
DivaDiane @GarthRanzz Oh! How could I forget the Three Investigators?!? I didn‘t like Nancy Drew or the Hardy Boys, but Trixie and the 3 Investigators were pretty equal. 6y
Chrissyreadit ❤️❤️❤️Trixie Belden❤️❤️❤️❤️ 6y
SilversReviews I forgot about Trixie. 😍😍😍 6y
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Cupofjo
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1. The Jungle Book
2. Has this ‘life size‘ doll I named Sissy, because, you know.. she was my sister (I don‘t have siblings)
3. Johnny Marzetti
4. Soft baked/cake-like cookies AND cupcakes please!

#manicmonday

@JoScho

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RealBooks4ever
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Leftcoastzen Neat cover! 6y
RealBooks4ever @Leftcoastzen It's pretty, isn't it? 💜 6y
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Marchpane
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Pickpick

This delightful book came to my attention on @ReadingEnvy 's fantastic podcast. Thanks Jenny!

Teffi was such a famous writer at the time of the Russian revolution that she was recognised everywhere, even as she fled from the Bolsheviks.

With arch wit and deceptively breezy style, it's easy to see why she was so popular in her time. This book is the story of her escape.

This was my "published in 1931" book for the #192019challenge.

Moray_Reads Oh, I just got a Teffi volume from Pushkin! Looking forward to it even more now 7y
Marchpane @Moray_Reads That one looks so good! I'm definitely keen to read her stories now, having read the memoir 😁 7y
ReadingEnvy I think about this book often. I'm glad you liked it too! 7y
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RealBooks4ever
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Two #womenintranslation books. I love the covers on both of them! #aprilbookshowers

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Abailliekaras
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#Booktober day 11 so many #memorablememoirs!

This is a beautiful book. 👌. Others I love:
Istanbul by Orhan Pamuk
What I Talk about when I talk about running by Haruki Murakami
Anti-cool Girl by Rosie Waterland
World of Yesterday by Stefan Zweig
Leaving Microsoft to Change the World by John Wood

RealLifeReading I loved Istanbul. I've never actually read Pamuk's fiction but his nonfiction I'm always happy to read! 7y
Abailliekaras @RealLifeReading Other Colours was great. I love his fiction too. 7y
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SeeJaneRead
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This is on, like, page 2. Russians do not fuck around.

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H.Louise
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Just finished reading. Still adoring Teffi! She has kept me in good company on the beaches of Spain.

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ReadingEnvy
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Really enjoying this one so far! A good blend of reality, humor, reflection. From a refugee's perspective in 1918.

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Abailliekaras
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Pickpick

Loved this account of a refugee experience - Teffi left Moscow in 1918 but it feels contemporary. Clean writing; the journey at first frightening, at times comical, ultimately sad: "My last bow to a Russian audience on Russian soil". She avoids self-pity, & the deck-scrubbing scene is v funny.

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Abailliekaras
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I seem to have a Russian theme in my TBR (one more daunting than the others)! Really enjoying Memories so far.