Babe in Arms

In response to:Different date for October meeting

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:03:58 +0200

Oops got the time wrong. The Ludlow thing is on at 1.30pm not 11.30am. Let me know if you fancy coming though!

In response to:Different date for October meeting

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:12:13 +0200

For anyone coming to sling meet - a few of us are going to see 'where has polly gone' at Ludlow assembly rooms, 11.30am showing. We'll leave sling meet a bit early to get there. Join us if you'd like to!

In response to:Different date for October meeting

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:34:14 +0200

sling meet is 10-11.30 on the thurs. See you there!

In response to:Different date for October meeting

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:04:19 +0200

Hello Kathy,

Can you remind me what time sling meet is? I have mislaid the flyer.

Thanks
Gill

In response to:Different date for October meeting

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:51:26 +0200

Hello All,
I'm afraid I won't be able to come to this meeting as I've already got something booked in now at work. I'm planning to swap my days in general so I can come along on Tuesdays. I'll be aiming to come to the Sling Meet on the Thursday of that week, Kathy. I'll refresh myself with the BA and leave some thoughts if I can.

Gill

In response to:Oops

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:01:31 +0200

Getting there!! It's starting to look as messy as our old one, which makes it feel more like home!

In response to:Oops

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:07:14 +0200

I'm relieved that it isn't the first Tues of sept as I'm not very far through M. Bovary! I might just get it finished by 22nd.
Hope you are all having a good summer and that you are setting into your new home, Liz.

In response to:The Inheritance of Loss

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:08:02 +0200

Please up date the Broadsheep if you can- I have been much too busy to remember, sorry.

In response to:The Inheritance of Loss

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:59:25 +0200

Just caught the end of Start the Week as I was writing the above and Arundhati Roy has a new novel out I heard.
G

In response to:The Inheritance of Loss

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:58:09 +0200

I will put a knot in my hanky to remember to say this tomorrow...but in case I lose my hanky...
The Kids' Stuff (I love it when I see correct apostrophes)magazine, and Broad Sheep have an old meeting date / place for us. I'm happy to get in touch and sort this out. Or should I contact Anne Marie. I don't want to step on any toes!

See you tomorrow.
Gill

In response to:Reading List till March 2010

Mon, 18 May 2009 13:09:17 +0200

I had just logged in here to check! All the best for when he/she decides to make an appearance!

In response to:Reading List till March 2010

Sat, 16 May 2009 10:52:59 +0200

Haven't decided against Obama, but it's just not available yet! Would definitely go for it if it was, we'd have to book it early though, a lot of books are spoken for a year in advance! Might discuss extremely advance bookings at the next meeting, still no baby by the way...

In response to:Reading List till March 2010

Tue, 12 May 2009 23:00:40 +0200

Looks good! You decided against Obama then?

In response to:I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Tue, 12 May 2009 22:59:27 +0200

Well done for such a thorough write up of our discussion. If anyone ever does get around to reading any of the other books in the series, perhaps they could write about it here! I'm tempted but as you say, the backlog of books I intend to read is always getting bigger!

In response to:Reading List till March 2010

Fri, 08 May 2009 20:41:34 +0200

what is finance? :)

In response to:A very short discussion of Silas Marner

Sun, 03 May 2009 22:46:31 +0200

See you Tuesday, Gill (fingers crossed on my part), don't worry about how much or little you've read...it's interesting you mention reading out of your usual zone...I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings was one I'd tried a couple of times years ago, but it was always on the must-read list for me, and I'm glad now that I made myself give it another go. So maybe we should order Rebecca and an Obama book first!

I've heard that Seamus Heaney said of Obama that 'at last there's a poet in the White House' and I certainly have Obama on my list to read! I seem to be in the mood for depressing not uplifting at the moment though, for some reason, having just 'enjoyed' Sebastian Barry's 'It's a Long Long Way', all about WW1. If you need a good cry there's your book. Rebecca's good for a laugh though, especially if you read it with the Laurence Olivier film in mind!! Brilliant stuff...

In response to:A very short discussion of Silas Marner

Fri, 01 May 2009 22:20:56 +0200

I'm making slow progress with I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, but enough I think to be able to come along on Tuesday. I haven't read any on the list in your initial post Liz, and am happy to give any a go. I am least likely to chose Rebecca or the Obama books for myself - so does that make them a better option for BIA to encourage me to read things outside my usual choices. Similarly I recently decided to tackle the Sunday papers in a fashion I would not normally do - chosing different sections and in a different order to normal. I gave my husband the task of proposing what I would read and hence I enjoyed InGear and read all about a new Porshe model. It was rather good and I have never even opened that section before.
I have been carrying your slings in to Leominster regularly Kathy, to Bounce and Rhyme, and I called round at yours too (easter hols - no one in!). I'll aim to bring them on Tuesday...and won't it be the one time I forget!
Gill

In response to:A very short discussion of Silas Marner

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:14:29 +0200

Don't worry, there are enough shorties on the book list to keep us going, I think. Might suggest some more short story collections for the reading list; I'm a real sucker for the short story.

In response to:A very short discussion of Silas Marner

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:13:16 +0200

I'm scared that they will be too long now!

In response to:A very short discussion of Silas Marner

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:19:11 +0200

Excellent. Now just have to convince Aisling that will going to see a tiger on stage won't be scary...who can divine what will or will not scare a toddler?

As I've said, re: books, am more than willing to request the above if people reckon they're do-able.

In response to:A very short discussion of Silas Marner

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:52:47 +0200

i was going on titles so had no idea how long they were! I'll attempt to book some weds tickets for the tiger in an empty row and let you know where!

In response to:A very short discussion of Silas Marner

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:12:44 +0200

Meant to say, I've read both Cloud Atlas and The Grapes of Wrath; they're both well worth reading, amazing books; but they are very long, so I haven't suggested them for that reason. However, if enough people say they'd be up for reading them I'd be delighted to book them for the group. Everyone reads at different speeds and people can have good months and bad months in terms of sleep or lack of it and toddlers teething and chicken pox etc etc (it's not all glamour) so I'll leave it to democracy to decide that one!

In response to:A very short discussion of Silas Marner

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:59:02 +0200

We've got The Inheritance of Loss to read for June; We Need to Talk about Kevin for July; and Madame Bovary for September with a break in August. So I must get ordering some new books. I'll check with Anne-Marie and see what we can order for October and November and hopefully if some of these new books come on stream we can get some!

The Tiger Who Came to Tea sounds good, Kathy, I'd be willing to go on the Wednesday, always assuming I haven't given birth by then!! There's also the danger that Aisling won't like it...she loves the book (especially when the tiger goes Oup!) but might be freaked out by the dramatic interpretation! I'd give it a go though, as I heard it's supposed to be really good.

In response to:A very short discussion of Silas Marner

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:10:12 +0200

By the way, what books have we got coming up(or are we coming to the end of the ones we've already booked?)

In response to:A very short discussion of Silas Marner

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:06:23 +0200

Here's my list of books I wouldn't mind reading - some from the pdf of the book box list and some from the books the library are thinking of ordering:
The woman in white
The coroners lunch
The inheritance of loss
Madame Bovary
Howards End
The idea of perfection
A spot of bother
A thousand splendid suns
Homestead
On chesil beach
Cloud atlas
Unless
Grapes of wrath
The book thief
The secret scripture
The end of the affair
Rebecca

In response to:A very short discussion of Silas Marner

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:26:59 +0200

Completely off topic but I'm considering going to see 'the tiger who came to tea' at the Courtyard either tues 5th may at 1pm (babe in arms day)or weds 6th may at 11am.
Anyone fancy coming with us? I read the book list a few weeks ago and there were a few that sounded promising but now I've forgotten what was there so I'll have to look again.
I'm enjoying 'I know why the caged bird sings'. It took me a while to get into it but I'm there now!

In response to:The Road Home

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:52:17 +0100

Gill, Thought for a moment you had put 'we're afraid we can't go on holiday'! Glad you are still going/ have gone and hope you manage the wrap ok. All the best for the operation.
On part 2 of Silas now - really enjoying it! Will try and negotiate so that David has the big boys so I can come to April's group.

In response to:The Road Home

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:51:42 +0100

In response to:The Road Home

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 09:54:38 +0100

Good luck on the 7th Gill, we'll all be thinking of you and Anna.
And enjoy Silas M, I'm loving it!

In response to:The Road Home

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:25:44 +0100

Hello All,

We've heard today that Anna is to have her operation on April 7th so I'm afraid we won't be able to make the next meeting. However, Silas M is packed in my suitcase (off on hols) and he will be read anyway.
Kathy...I know it's off subject again, but I have had a few goes with the wrap by myself and it's going OK I think. Have only walked round the garden with it on so far!

Gill