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CrystalE02
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I enjoyed reading this and learning about something that I didn't know about. I would have really enjoyed reading this book if it would have been out when I was a kid. I rated the book a 3 out of 5 stars.

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Robotswithpersonality
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So half my mind is going: happy tree! 🌳☺️
And the other half is picturing the Ents trashing Saruman's tower. 😏 Perhaps no discontented, non-roaming trees....

GingerAntics I dunno, trees that are dying because humans are destroying the environment… could be discontented. Is anyone asking? Is there a tree survey? 2d
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Robotswithpersonality
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Beautiful images, in words and paint.

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Robotswithpersonality
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“with the colours all shining“ 😌🎨

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Robotswithpersonality
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Wordsworth, obviously a fortuitous surname for Dorothy as well as her more famous brother. 🌼

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lauraisntwilder
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My sister is probably going to stop her metastatic breast cancer treatments. She has a little less than a month to change her mind (I don't think she will) and, at that point, they'll either start another trial drug (if she does change her mind) or start hospice. I'm struggling to have the focus to read or even watch TV. I've been trying to catch up on this #kindredspiritsbuddyread and Maud really does feel like a kindred spirit sometimes. 🩵🩷💚

TheBookHippie I‘m so very sorry. 🩶 4d
Chrissyreadit I am so sorry. This sounds incredibly hard. 💔 4d
Bookwormjillk I‘m so sorry 4d
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Jas16 I am so sorry. Keeping you both in my thoughts. 4d
merelybookish How devastating! Be gentle with yourself! 4d
Librarybelle I‘m so sorry. Keeping you and your sister in my thoughts. 4d
rubyslippersreads I‘m so sorry. Sending you both good thoughts. 4d
Ruthiella So sorry to hear that. ❤️ 4d
BookNAround I‘m so sorry you, your sister, and your family are facing this hard decision. 3d
BarbaraJean Oh, I‘m so sorry, Laura! 💔 What a difficult time for you both. I‘ll be keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. What a gift to find comfort in LMM‘s journals.💜 1d
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Robotswithpersonality
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Two languages in two different directions, and different parts of the date indicated in Arabic vs the Christian calendar, plus squeezing in another angle of text to make the most use of the space. This Sultan is more organized and proficient in handwriting than I will ever be.

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Robotswithpersonality
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😔

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PurpleyPumpkin
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The hubby and I hit a few stops on the Leaskdale Loop today. It‘s a self-guided driving tour held on the second Saturday of each month from spring to fall in our area. Two of the stops were the LMM church and manse. We‘ll have to return as we didn‘t have enough time to visit her house. But the exhibit in the church was really interesting! And there was the beautiful garden with this LMM statue. Reminded me of the similar one in PEI. 😍

BarbaraJean 😍😍 5d
PurpleyPumpkin @BarbaraJean I see you‘ve been reading her journals! I definitely have to get to those. 😅📚 5d
BarbaraJean Yes! A group of us started reading them last year, interspersing re-reads of her books as they‘re mentioned being published, and also throwing in some buddy reads of books LMM mentions reading. It‘s been so fun doing a deep dive into her life and work! 5d
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PurpleyPumpkin @BarbaraJean How wonderful! She is so much more than just the AOGG series. 👍🏽 4d
LeahBergen How wonderful! 4d
PurpleyPumpkin @LeahBergen We visited the PEI version a few years ago. So nice to find this one so close to home as well. I had no idea until this past weekend!🙃 3d
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BarbaraJean
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#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead I‘ve enjoyed being back in the #LMMJournals this week. Legal woes, Ewan‘s mental health, and grief over Aunt Annie—but this section was also full of cats, gardening, and reading. (I still don‘t think I‘m interested in reading Bulwer-Lytton‘s Zanoni, but every time LMM mentions it I kind of want to! She‘s wearing me down!)

What stood out to you in your journal-reading this week? (Other than the above author deaths 😂)

BarbaraJean I was again fascinated by LMM's reliance on interpreting her dreams as signs/premonitions. And how often they seem to line up with what actually happens! I was also struck by her skill with characterization: her descriptions of people are often hilarious and just so vivid. The “dreadful bore“ of a woman who was so afraid of the narrow stairs in her church, but was saved by her “habit of constant prayer“! I've met people JUST like that. 5d
lauraisntwilder Oh my goodness, I'm so far behind! I love reading these journals, but I absolutely cannot read more than about 10 pages at a time. It's very odd, since I genuinely enjoy them. I just can't plow through. In a way, it's nice, like they're something to savor? But anyway, I have a plan to get caught up. 5d
BarbaraJean @lauraisntwilder I know what you mean—they‘re lovely but not exactly binge-read material! I try to parcel it out with ~20 pages/day, then I can skip a couple of days in a week and still stay on track. But I can imagine it‘s really hard to catch up when you get behind! 5d
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