I'm home!

[sid]

Anybody miss me?

Besides msbeata, writinginctand zats_clear?  *g*  Hope to get to your prompts, er, promptly.

OMG, I'm so far behind on my reading.  *sob*

But, on the bright side, my Dad had a great 84th birthday.  :-)  And we got into a trunk that belonged to my mother's parents, and I've brought home some lovely embroidery work of Grandma's, and a stack of books written between 1907 and 1919.

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[jd-junkie.livejournal.com]

I did. :-)
Sounds like you've discovered a beautiful treasure trove.
Welcome back, from Jack, Daniel, Cam, Sabrina and me. :-))

[sid]

*smooshes you*

[wraith816.livejournal.com]

Ooooh...the books sound interesting! I love old books (provided they do not smell bad)

[sid]

These didn't smell musty - the trunk must have protected them well. A few months ago I read 3 books in a row set in the 1910's. The young folks zipped around in their motor cars while the older generation was still hitching up the horses; servants everywhere. I kept forgetting that the women were in long skirts - it always took me aback when there'd be a reference to getting the hem wet while walking on dewy grass, e.g.

[starting-gate.livejournal.com]

*gives welcome back hug*

How lovely to have those old treasures! I have some old embroidery like that, but it's all so yellowed with age, I don't think they're fixable. :( Ooh. What kind of books?

[sid]

This embroidery all looked to be in excellent condition. I should try to get some pictures of it. :-) There was even a piece of Swedish weaving that I did in the sixth grade tucked in there with all the beautiful stuff.

There were some of Mom's baby clothes in there, too, but those are in worse shape.

I'm pretty sure most of the books will turn out to be romance novels. One from 1918 is titled, "The Restless Sex"! Grandma, you racy thing, you. ;-)

[tejas.livejournal.com]

Of course we missed you!

Get that reading done! There will be a test. :-)

[sid]

Ooh, I love tests!! :-D

[tejas.livejournal.com]

Good. Cuz I can finally put that graduate course in testing and evaluation to good use. :-)

[sid]

Delighted to be of service. *g*

[tejas.livejournal.com]

So, get crackin' missy! :-)

[sid]

Gotta pay some bills first. Unpack. Start laundry. Eat something. Maybe write some of that bizarre not-a-story that came to me while I was away. Respond to comments on my 'Spirits' recap. Catch up with my book club's comments on the last chapter of 'Master and Commander'. Read the Sunday paper.

Reading fanfic will have to wait awhile. :-(

[tejas.livejournal.com]

Tell us about the not-a-story.

I should reread Master and Commander one of these days.

Don't read the paper - it'll rot your brain. :-)

[sid]

The not-a-story is Daniel having a dream. I think it could be pretty cool, but I don't know how the dream ends. And I imagine it would be a good idea if Daniel woke up, but I have no idea where to go after that. Possibly the dream ends and Daniel wakes up at the point I've never gotten past, lol. Might work.

Dreams teach, as Shifu once said, and this dream is quite revealing.

And there are fireplaces!

[tejas.livejournal.com]

Fireplaces are good. :-)

Dreams are good.

I can't wait to see this one.

[delphia2000.livejournal.com]

WB! Yay for goodies from home, especially books! I've read some humdingers from the free library at my ebook site. :o)

[sid]

Oldies but goodies - just like us. *hugs*