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    Life in America - We made the move.

    Long overdue garden update. Slowly easing into the season... The propagation station is holding cosmos, marigolds (to plant among the tomatoes as a pest repellent), Thai soldier beans, and peanuts (will attempt to grow for the squirrels to feast on). Both raised beds have tomatoes - three...
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    Life in America - We made the move.

    Ah, well. The condensed version. We were introduced by a mutual friend in the UK via e-mail. Not because he was trying to play matchmaker, but it was along the lines of, "oh, you should talk to Mr. Zog, he's a paramedic in SA, he would know." So we started to e-mail. Coincidentally, at that...
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    Life in America - We made the move.

    Yes. I lived in Baltimore when I met Mr. Zog, and I have driven over that bridge countless times. It looks like the ship just went right into the support pillar. Very lucky that it happened in the middle of the night and not during morning rush hour, when that bridge is packed with cars.
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    Life in America - We made the move.

    I thought I did that? I don't want to post any more than that because... spoilers for people who may want to read them. I'll PM you. After finishing the first series, I got the first Crescent City book from the library, but I couldn't get into it. I just found it really confusing and didn't...
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    Life in America - We made the move.

    And I remember we share a love for Clive Cussler, too 👊
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    Life in America - We made the move.

    And we're caught up to today with this one! Whew! Book 10 of 2024: The Red Lotus - Chris Bohjalian - Library The second book of his I read and enjoyed -- the first was The Flight Attendant. I'll get his other ones from the library, one by one. * The first time Alexis saw Austin, it was a...
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    Life in America - We made the move.

    Book 9 of 2024: The Sun Sets in Singapore - Kehinde Fadipe - Library Not sure how to classify this - romance? Intrigue? Drama? All three? I enjoyed it, and if she writes any other books, I'll read them. * Dara, a workaholic lawyer from the UK, is on the brink of partnership at her firm...
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    Life in America - We made the move.

    Book 8 of 2024: Moon of the Crusted Snow - Waubgeshig Rice - Library Apparently this is the first book in a series, so I may look up the next one. It was a fast read. I appreciated it more for the insights into the traditions and culture than the actual plot. The ending was unsatisfying, but...
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    Life in America - We made the move.

    Book 7 of 2024: Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster - Adam Higginbotham - Audiobook Having grown up in Germany, I was around for this one and remember when it happened, and the fallout around it - literally and figuratively. I remember the news...
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    Life in America - We made the move.

    Book 6 of 2024: Elon Musk - Walter Isaacson This was my Christmas present for Mr. Zog, and he inhaled it, and then I read it. I have vast respect for EM's achievements but don't like him as a person. This book didn't make me like him any better, but it does give some fascinating insight into...
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    Life in America - We made the move.

    In January I bit the bullet and started to subscribe to Spotify Premium because the adverts on the free version were annoying and relentless. Spotify Premium is ad free and a total game changer. It also comes with a treasure trove of free audiobooks, many of which are on my "Want to Read" list...
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    Life in America - We made the move.

    Ok then... you ask, you get. Let me catch up to where I am now. The first 5 books I read are a series, and I'm calling the first one "Book 0" because I actually read it in December, but I'm including it as part of the series. I don't usually read fantasy, or young adult fiction, but this went...
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    Life in America - We made the move.

    Quick show of hands - is anyone interested in book reviews this year, or do I not bother?
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    Life in America - We made the move.

    I think the word you're looking for is "Rubenesque" :ROFLMAO: - Peter Paul Rubens, he of the voluptuous ladies and cherubs. It's very difficult to find a painting of his where the women are at least halfway dressed. This is somewhat modest... Venus and Cupid Warming Themselves - ca. 1610...
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    Life in America - We made the move.

    Sorry to hear that @Welsh ... do you think the Dutch Masters had it any easier? Think of all those temperamental women sitting for their portraits.
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