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Dianeham

Dianeham

Joined November 2017

LibraryThing member dianeham

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Poet and Retired librarian living at the seashore. Librarything cat https://www.librarycat.org/lib/dianeham
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Tin Man | Sarah Winman
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BarbaraBB Such a wonderful book! 2y
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Not long ago I had a brand new credit card that I used one time online and next thing I knew it was used for for a $ 1000 meal in Belgium!

rwmg It must have been quite a meal! 6y
Dianeham I know, right? 6y
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I read a description of a book recently and I forget where I read it and what book it was. What I remember is the woman had a baby, a girl I think, and when she held the baby she was sure the baby disliked her. Any idea what it is?

SilversReviews Could it be BABY TEETH? I am reading it now...it is disturbing. 6y
Dianeham OMG yes! Thank you. Did you post about this like in the last 2 days? I read a description and instantly wanted to read it and then couldn't find it again. I love you!😘 6y
Dianeham @SilversReviews How did you get it? It isn't published yet. 6y
SilversReviews @Dianeham I am not sure if I have mentioned it...I don‘t see a post, but I was going to put up a post about it tomorrow that asks WHAT ARE YOU READING? Try NetGalley, but I received the Widget from the publisher...I read books for them pre-publication. 6y
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Testing | Joelle Charbonneau
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Just testing to see if I can post. This is my husband early yesterday morning.

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New Socks | Bob Shea
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Sorry I didn't post earlier. I went to the doctor and was exhausted when I came home. Just woke up. I love my socks etc. tea, chocolate powell's tote, book. Thank you so much. #sockswap @JPeterson @Marmie7

SilversReviews Very nice surprise. 6y
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@VanChocStrawberry hello, did you get the #sockswap package?

VanChocStrawberry I did! There was nothing on it to identify it. They even crossed out your hashtags!!! 6y
VanChocStrawberry Can‘t wait to open it! 6y
Dianeham Glad you got it! 6y
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Force Majeure: A Novel | Bruce Wagner
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What the heck is going on in Malaysia? @batsy @Beckykearns #conandoyleswap

batsy Whoa. I've never heard that one before? Going by that timing I was at home and the only thing happening was that it was raining 🤷🏾‍♀️ But I live with family so there's always someone at home. And there was notification given to collect it from a PO. Weird... 6y
batsy *no notification given 6y
Dianeham 😢 6y
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batsy Don't worry, I'm pretty sure it will get here early next week 💜 6y
Crewgurl My match‘s too forever to be delivered too, but finally got there today! Hope yours comes soon!! 6y
batsy Your package arrived today!! I had to head out soon after and won't have time to open it yet but I wanted you to know that it's here safe 💕 Thank you! I look forward to the unboxing 6y
Dianeham Yea! 6y
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What Happened to the Ancient Library of Alexandria? | Mostafa El-Abbadi, Omnia Fathallah, Ismail Serageldin
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CarolynM Yes, all of those things are really upsetting! 6y
batsy I feel so understood 😂 6y
TheBookgeekFrau These are the things of nightmares!! 6y
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Lagos Noir | Chris Abani
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Got this arc today from librarything.

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Less: A Novel | Andrew Sean Greer
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58% done. Less is this month's f2f book club read.

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@batsy it's getting closer. Just got another update. @Beckykearns #conandoyleswap

batsy Thanks! It's almost close to 5pm now, so if not today then I'm sure by tomorrow 👍🏽 6y
Dianeham We are exactly 12 hours apart. @batsy (edited) 6y
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Wowee! Love everything. The books are gorgeous and the bookmarks are so cool. I'm really excited. @batsy what a great bunch of gifts. I hope you get yours today. I hope you like it as much as I like mine. I strayed from the theme a little and didn't wrap. @Beckykearns #conandoyleswap

batsy So glad you like them! ❣️ And I'm sure I'll love whatever you picked for me 😊 6y
Dianeham @batsy The Locked room book is really beautiful. 6y
batsy Those editions are lovely ☺️ I might have to get one for myself 😁 6y
erzascarletbookgasm Those are beautiful editions! Lucky you! 😍 6y
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I'm so excited! Love the tote and the metal card. Opening wrapped gifts next. @batsy @Beckykearns #conandoyleswap

batsy Yay! 🙂 6y
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The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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@batsy I finally found the tracking. Looks like it was headed to Malaysia on Saturday. Hopefully "Departed, Malaysia" doesn't mean it's leaving Malaysia. @Beckykearns #conandoyleswap

batsy Thanks for letting me know! 6y
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Irish Sagas | Myles Dillon
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Bought this used. It arrived today.

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The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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Got my swap package today! #conandoyleswap @batsy @Beckykearns

BeckyK Yay! 😊 6y
Dianeham @beckykearns Haven't heard if mine arrived in Malaysia. Maybe it will today. It's already Tuesday there. @batsy 6y
batsy So glad it arrived! It's missing one item, which I still haven't received from where I ordered it :( Your package hasn't arrived yet; I'll be sure to let you know if it does. @Beckykearns 6y
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Dianeham @batsy I hope it gets there today. @Beckykearns 6y
BeckyK How exciting!! Have you had chance to open it @Dianeham ? 😊 I‘m loving seeing all these gifts!! 6y
Dianeham I was waiting for @batsy to get hers. @Beckykearns 6y
batsy Oh, that's very kind of you! But don't worry, based on your tracking email it should arrive here very soon. Please feel free to go ahead and open yours! 😊 6y
Dianeham Okay! 6y
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New Socks | Bob Shea
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Did everyone wrap all the items in their package? I don't wrap. #sockswap

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Improvement | Joan Silber
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I got this book in the mail today and didn't know why. This book won the 2018 Pen/Faulkner and NBCC award for 2017. I scoured my ipad to see if I ordered it used (no, plus it looks new) or maybe I won it. Finally went to the Book Riot web page and I did enter to win 1 of 10 free copies given away by the publisher. Don't think they ever notified me that I won and no letter with the book. But I'm happy. Free book!

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Louise I've only read one of these. Looks like my TBR is going to get even longer! 6y
Dianeham @Louise most of them haven't been published in the USA. 6y
batsy Hi, can I just check what your postal code is for the Conan Doyle swap as it's not on the form. I'm heading to the PO in an hour or so :) Thank you! @Beckykearns 6y
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Dianeham 08251 6y
BeckyK @batsy Exciting! 😊 6y
Dianeham I have to get yours sent out too. @batsy 6y
batsy I looked up the postal code online, thanks :) your package went out today and I hope it gets there on time! I'm still waiting for one thing that I ordered online to arrive :( Once it does I will mail that on! Sorry about the trouble. I didn't want to risk delaying the whole package waiting for one item. @Beckykearns 6y
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9 free kindle books from Amazon! Very cool.

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The Book of Joy | Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu
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Today is my birthday. These are gifts from my husband.

TrishB Happy birthday 🎉🎉 6y
Dianeham @TrishB thank you! 6y
JoScho Happy Birthday 💕😊💕🎉 6y
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Dianeham @josho thank you! 6y
batsy Happy birthday! 🎉😊 6y
Dianeham Thanks @batsy. I thought of you when I made coffee this morning. (edited) 6y
batsy Me too. I did some online shopping 😉 6y
Dianeham 😎 6y
Swe_Eva Happy birthday 🎉🎂📚 6y
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I read the kindle sample of this last night and really liked it. Realized the audio is read by the author so going to use my next audible credit to get the audio. Think that credit comes through on 4/10. Saw him on Bill Mahar last night which is what led me to look it up. He is so sincere and sensitive.

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1. 788 purchases
2. My cover that looks like an old book.
3. Always prefer kindle. I like being able to change the font. I have a stand to put it on so I don't have to hold it - holding books hurts my hands. I like that it's searchable, I can make notes and I can look up words in the dictionary.

#kindlequestions

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TheBookgeekFrau I‘m going to give the modem reset a try - cross your fingers! 6y
Dianeham Good luck @C.Perone. Let me know. 6y
TheBookgeekFrau Pppffffftttttt 😠 didn‘t work 6y
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Dianeham @C.Perone - email tim@librarything.com 6y
Dianeham @C.Perone did you email Tim? 6y
TheBookgeekFrau @Dianeham Sorry, busy day work. Emailing right now 6y
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The revolution is not a dinner party!

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Collected Poems | Mark Strand
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The last poem in the book - page 510. #poetry #poetrymonth

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Helium | Rudy Francisco
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Women of Resistance: Poems for a New Feminism | Iris Mahan, Danielle Barnhart
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Earlier I posted about chocolate miso - now chocolate mayo?!?

AvacadoandGlitter That sounds disgusting 6y
KrystleTheBookSlayer I consider myself to be an adventurous eater...but no thanks! 😝 6y
Dianeham How about the chocolate miso. 6y
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twohectobooks Is this an April fool thing perhaps? 6y
Dianeham @twohectobooks omg! You're right! It is a joke. 6y
quillable Omg this would be amazing 😂 6y
Dianeham @quillable I think it could be useful in cake baking. Or maybe a fruit salad. 6y
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The Paris Review | Paris Review, George Plimpton
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My last post was the Yeats poem "The Second Coming." Many people over the past 99 years have borrowed phrases from that poem. Complete article is here https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2015/04/07/no-slouch/

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I thought this would be appropriate on the eve of National Poetry month as well as Easter.

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Just got an email with this in it. Doesn't appeal to me. Anyone ever have it?

AceOnRoam No LOL. 6y
RaimeyGallant I'd be curious enough to try it. 6y
Dianeham @RaimeyGallant let me know! (edited) 6y
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RaimeyGallant Let me rephrase...if someone has a tub open lol. 6y
Dianeham @RaimeyGallant that place is a great place to get cheese. 6y
RaimeyGallant Cool! 6y
DivineDiana Sounds sort of yummy to me! 😉 6y
Dianeham @DivineDiana I had a chocolate lab who loved miso soup. 6y
DivineDiana @Dianeham Now that‘s a fun fact! 😀 6y
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Brass | Xhenet Aliu
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Next pick for my book group.

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The Spectator Bird | Wallace Stegner
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Tonight my book group discussed Spectator Bird. This book was so beautifully written.

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Immortalists | Chloe Benjamin
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My book group met tonight. None of us liked this book.

jwashreads Oh no!! But it's been so popular! 6y
Dianeham @jwashreads I know. I don't understand why people like it. 6y
Dianeham @jwashreads I should add there are only 3 of us in my group. Also we are all over 60. I really think age has something to do with it. 6y
Cortg That‘s a bust! I enjoyed it but it seems to be a hit or miss. Lots of people who didn‘t enjoy it 😕 6y
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Just remembered that I have an ARC of this from Penguin that expires in 30 days. So putting this on next to be read list - top of the list. #ARC

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This is Cisco Kid and he is the answer to 3 in #tuesdaytidbits #dog

Melissa_J Awww! 6y
britt_brooke 💚🐾 6y
alexandra.anttt SO CUTE 💕 6y
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1. Merlin in The Once and Future King
2. Maltese Falcon
3. My standard poodle, Cisco Kid. (I'll post a separate photo because I don't know how to insert one here.)
#tuesdaytidbits

JenlovesJT47 💚💚💚 6y
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Sacred Trees of Ireland | Christine Zucchelli
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Got this in the mail today. Looking forward to it.

Louise This sounds wonderful. I just got my mom Peter Wohlleben's The Inner Life of Trees and am looking forward to reading it myself sometime soon. Trees are so mysterious and full of wonders! 6y
Dianeham Did you read Inner Life of Trees? I need to add that to my list too. Are you a writer? I write poetry. (edited) 6y
DivineDiana My husband is of Irish descent and is a member of our Township‘s Shade Tree Commission. Perfect gift! Sh☘️ 🌳 💚 6y
Dianeham @DivineDiana it's a lovely book. 6y
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Immortalists | Chloe Benjamin
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Mehso-so

All done. I alternated reading and listening to this book. It's this month's pick in my f2f book group. If it wasn't I would have stopped reading before the end. I don't understand the author's choice of title. And I hated the last sibling's story. Actually I truly disliked the 4th sibling.

I was just reading posts here from all the people who loved this book. I wonder if it's an age thing? I am almost 68 and didn't care for it much.

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The Immortalists | Chloe Benjamin

3/4 done.

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Picking the next book to read. Maybe this one?

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