tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post8799455752793998048..comments2024-03-28T14:18:33.963-04:00Comments on Book By Book: It's Monday 7/20! What Are You Reading?Sue Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-59011020090192299422020-08-02T16:39:07.133-04:002020-08-02T16:39:07.133-04:00We are missing our $5 Tuesdays at the movies, too!...We are missing our $5 Tuesdays at the movies, too!<br /><br />So glads to hear you enjoyed Doomsday Book too - I finished it almost a week ago & am still thinking about it!Sue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-79566001484016746532020-08-02T16:37:50.661-04:002020-08-02T16:37:50.661-04:00ha ha - that happened to my husband, too - books t...ha ha - that happened to my husband, too - books that are like 398 pages! ha ha<br /><br />I know - we don't understand why people are saying they're bored! I can;t remember being bored, but it sounds lovely...Sue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-12245007228477761412020-08-02T16:36:51.343-04:002020-08-02T16:36:51.343-04:00Thanks for your kindness and commiseration! Yes, I...Thanks for your kindness and commiseration! Yes, I agree - aging is difficult with lots of tough decisions. My FIL might have been able to stay in his own house with help IF he hadn't lived in OK, 2000 miles away from us! The in-home care is making a huge difference already - he's coming back to himself mentally :) Now we just have to figure out how he can afford it for longer!<br /><br />Glad to hear you're a Connie Willis fan, too!Sue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-91819935511064964202020-07-25T19:35:29.410-04:002020-07-25T19:35:29.410-04:00THANK YOU, Miaismine!! Thanks to your comment, we ...THANK YOU, Miaismine!! Thanks to your comment, we are going to call the VA and look into it further. He's doing much better after just one week of in-home care, so we are determined to find some way to continue paying for it!<br /><br />Hope you enjoy Convenience Store Woman AND the podcast!Sue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-63589681602598608612020-07-25T19:33:18.659-04:002020-07-25T19:33:18.659-04:00Oh, yeah, Pinterest is another to-do for me! I kno...Oh, yeah, Pinterest is another to-do for me! I know it has become a top social media platform & I should be on it, but I just don't have the time!!<br /><br />Sue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-40806032082446125272020-07-22T12:13:59.958-04:002020-07-22T12:13:59.958-04:00I’m sorry for the situation you find yourself in w...I’m sorry for the situation you find yourself in with your father in law, I hope it’s resolved quickly.<br />Congrats to your son though I agree, 5.30 is too early<br />Wishing you a great reading week shelleyrae @ book'd outhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03888977858862922561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-53632626280070763682020-07-21T20:56:30.803-04:002020-07-21T20:56:30.803-04:00I keep reading book that are just under 400 pages....I keep reading book that are just under 400 pages... Argh! :-) Sounds like a frustrating and exciting week. Who says a pandemic has to be boring?!Helen's Book Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01404788769349792460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-24383549807770935212020-07-21T14:37:02.164-04:002020-07-21T14:37:02.164-04:00Sounds like a stressful week. My BIL's mom is ...Sounds like a stressful week. My BIL's mom is in a nearby assisted living center, and they've also stopped all visits for the past few months. It was hard because we've had a movie club for the past few years where we go out on Tuesday to enjoy the cheap tickets! But they have set up an intercom station in the lobby next to the glass wall. So we each sit on one side of a glass wall and can talk to each other without masks. Ask if the places you are looking at for your FIL have anything similar.<br /><br />I loved Doomsday Book! I hope you do as well, but it's definitely an eerie time to be reading it.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18005286623073064886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-24864264210029665212020-07-21T06:34:03.151-04:002020-07-21T06:34:03.151-04:00Ooh, I love Connie Willis! So sorry about your fat...Ooh, I love Connie Willis! So sorry about your father-in-law. I just had a backyard dinner with my mother (83) who's still in her own house but losing mobility. I said something about in-home help down the line, and she was very resistant to the idea. My feeling is it would be far less expensive than any kind of live-in place and you get to stay in your familiar surroundings as long as possible, but I think she's expecting family (especially my younger sister) who are all still working F/T to do everything for free! Aging is hard to navigate from whatever angle you're peering at it from, I guess, except at your son's age when the future is still exciting and full of possibilities! Laurie Chttp://baystatera.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-66938887851723289012020-07-21T01:39:05.419-04:002020-07-21T01:39:05.419-04:00Oh my! You have had a week! Your feelings are co...Oh my! You have had a week! Your feelings are completely understandable! My father did qualify for VA assistance without a pension...he served during the Korean War. We are so grateful for the assistance. You are definetly between a rock and a hard spot. Thank God for reading!<br />I did add Convenience Store Woman to my Want to Read list. I'd never heard of a Read Along and checked out the podcast! Tomorrow I'll be checking out Read Alongs as well as literary podcasts! Thank you for teaching me something new!<br />Miaisminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07657955150576729566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-78343656619771833992020-07-20T22:05:28.468-04:002020-07-20T22:05:28.468-04:00Good luck to your father-in-law and your son. Thos...Good luck to your father-in-law and your son. Those are big life changes. I do a lot of Pinterest marketing, and the current pandemic has inspired companies to crack down on inaccurate medical advice. Some of my Pinterest pins got hidden for mentioning COVID, even though I wasn’t giving medical advice at all. I was talking about books! Have a great week!<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-28680365535244906562020-07-20T17:30:38.958-04:002020-07-20T17:30:38.958-04:00Thanks so much. I know, I had no idea there would ...Thanks so much. I know, I had no idea there would be an epidemic (possible pandemic so far) in this book, only that it was about time travel!! This is my 3rd book since March that involves a pandemic - totally by accident! Thanks for your kind words :)Sue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-77457628062555934462020-07-20T17:29:14.986-04:002020-07-20T17:29:14.986-04:00Oh, my gosh, Kathryn - you live in a country surro...Oh, my gosh, Kathryn - you live in a country surrounded by water - do you not have your own varieties of crabs that you eat in NZ? I would think your diet includes a lot of seafood :) These particular crabs are a local specialty of the Chesapeake Bay region - we love them!<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words.<br /><br />SueSue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-50605500816557590682020-07-20T16:54:40.634-04:002020-07-20T16:54:40.634-04:00Oh my that is so difficult for you and your father...Oh my that is so difficult for you and your father-in-law. Such a worry financially and care wise. Plus the blasted virus added in. Amazon ads sound really complicated and rather odd rules in relation to your book. Hope your reading goes well this week and your own health stays in the relapse free zone. Oh my, that crab on the plate, never seen that before!!!Kathryn Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08581790816548017087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461753.post-35771634736663438482020-07-20T16:51:48.962-04:002020-07-20T16:51:48.962-04:00I'm sorry your week was so awful! I wish you l...I'm sorry your week was so awful! I wish you luck in finding a good assisted living facility for your father-in-law. Also, it's funny (not really) that these programs to detect harmful content block perfectly harmless phrases and then let incredibly offensive stuff through. Convenience Store Woman sounds like a really interesting story! Doomsday Book sounds great (although eerily similar to today's world, what with the virus). Congrats on your son's new job! Thanks for the great post, and I hope this week is a better one!Max @ Completely Full Bookshelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04466405075405012116noreply@blogger.com