tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post1347360220897838280..comments2024-03-24T13:45:25.132-05:00Comments on Bookfoolery : Fairest by Gail Carson LevineBookfoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-42686038755863273452008-05-04T18:18:00.000-05:002008-05-04T18:18:00.000-05:00Les,I haven't been as busy as I need to be. Early ...Les,<BR/><BR/>I haven't been as busy as I need to be. Early May is about the deadline for getting the annuals planted. Really, the cannas should have gone in a few months ago. I can probably still get away with it, if I can just get out there early enough to beat the heat and remember to put on plenty of insect repellent. We don't usually have much of a problem with frost or freezing after February, although we can get the odd frost late in the year. Not this year. :)<BR/><BR/>Heavens, don't defend a man on his own. They're plenty capable. Mine needs to get up off his fanny in the evenings. I know his days are long when he's home (meeting after meeting after meeting), but there's far too much to keep up with on my own. I'm set to hire a friend's son to do the mowing for the summer, though -- maybe that will free him up to do a bit more jungle control and home maintenance. We've hit the point of desperation, now that storms have done some roof damage and it's been a few years since we've worked on replacing wood trim (we're a bit too shady and moist with our giant oak trees).Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-85109960410489413372008-05-04T16:46:00.000-05:002008-05-04T16:46:00.000-05:00Wow! You've certainly been busy. I don't dare plan...Wow! You've certainly been busy. I don't dare plant anything until after the 15th of this month. Believe it or not, that's our freeze date. I can't imagine having snow or frost this late in the season, but it's possible. I probably won't get to any annuals until late May. Since I'll be gone a week, I hate to leave the watering up to my hubby. He'll have his hands full just taking care of the dog and cooking his own meals. Poor guy. ;)Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-21012962506490637272008-05-01T11:29:00.000-05:002008-05-01T11:29:00.000-05:00Rhinoa,Levine's books seem like the kind you would...Rhinoa,<BR/><BR/>Levine's books seem like the kind you would enjoy, since you have a fantasy leaning. Let me know if you get around to reading any of them, please!Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-71250088247349681632008-05-01T03:35:00.000-05:002008-05-01T03:35:00.000-05:00I have read a few good reviews of her books lately...I have read a few good reviews of her books lately and this definitely interesting. Thanks for the review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-36908256315019746112008-04-30T21:20:00.000-05:002008-04-30T21:20:00.000-05:00Les,I would like to borrow your yard boy, please. ...Les,<BR/><BR/>I would like to borrow your yard boy, please. :)<BR/><BR/>I'm just doing a little at a time, since the weeds already went hog-wild in my absence; but, I planted a kalanchoe, a new guinea impatiens, some moss roses, a dianthus and a hydrangea. I'm just getting started. I've got a gorgeous purple clematis, a flat of impatiens (had to scoop out and replace the dirt in my impatiens/hosta garden because the neighborhood cats used that bit of garden as a winter litter box) and some other fun things.<BR/><BR/>Tonight, I realized that most of what I've bought is pink or red. Sigh. That means I'll have to go back. I need some yellow, orange and white, need to add some canna bulbs where they've unaccountably thinned -- and I've got to yank out the monkey grass blocking my pretty yellow daylilies, which must be dwarfs (can't remember) then put in some nice edging. Anyway, I like <I>lots</I> of color, so I just keep going till I've got myself a jungle on the porch and color that can be seen from the street. I have such fun in the dirt. :)Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-40013076541118588162008-04-30T20:38:00.000-05:002008-04-30T20:38:00.000-05:00Stephanie,I have that problem, too. LOL It's alw...Stephanie,<BR/><BR/>I have that problem, too. LOL It's always good news when the cover matches the content, yes?<BR/><BR/>J.Kaye,<BR/><BR/>Really? I'll have to see if I can find that review. I love to read other people's thoughts about books I've enjoyed. Now that I've read two of this author's books and enjoyed both, I plan to read her Newbery Award winning book, Ella Enchanted, next. Gotta find a copy, first, though. <BR/><BR/>Trish,<BR/><BR/>16? I don't remember that far back. ;) What I've always done with my own kids (one is now 16, in fact, and such an avid reader that I have trouble keeping up with him) is simply pay close attention to their interests and then steer them toward books that I think they'll like -- or, you know, just show up with a book and say, "I think you'd like this."Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-39125926292095003082008-04-30T20:06:00.000-05:002008-04-30T20:06:00.000-05:00Oooh, what are you planting? I had a yard-boy put ...Oooh, what are you planting? I had a yard-boy put down 4 yards of cypress mulch yesterday. What took him one afternoon would have taken me 3 weekends! I admired to pretty beds today as I sat out on our deck in 78 (!) degree weather. Here comes summer!!!!!!Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-244468335014026352008-04-30T19:39:00.000-05:002008-04-30T19:39:00.000-05:00Very appealing cover, anyway. I haven't heard of ...Very appealing cover, anyway. I haven't heard of any of these books, but I'm always looking for ideas of what my step-sister (16) can read during the summer. Not that she is jumping up and down for books. I have no idea what I was reading at 16...Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-92071380283994546292008-04-30T19:21:00.000-05:002008-04-30T19:21:00.000-05:00I saw this book on another blog too. Don't remembe...I saw this book on another blog too. Don't remember who, but remember the review was also positive...great review!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-85348723598065803542008-04-30T17:47:00.000-05:002008-04-30T17:47:00.000-05:00This does sound like a great book! I love the co...This does sound like a great book! I love the cover!! I've always been a sucker for a sweet looking cover.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055676171075203563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-85816587132726883642008-04-30T17:30:00.000-05:002008-04-30T17:30:00.000-05:00Jenclair,I think this author is right up your alle...Jenclair,<BR/><BR/>I think this author is right up your alley (and that of Chris in N.O.). For me, she's perfect because the fact that her books are YA makes them a bit "Fantasy, Light". Longer fantasies tend to lose me with the profusion of weird names. Plus, her themes are extremely positive and I like that. :)<BR/><BR/>Tara,<BR/><BR/>Exactly -- the messages in the two books I've read by this author have both been very positive. I love that. <BR/><BR/>Thanks. It was really wild to see the water so high. As to the guy who walked up to the . . . um, I guess it's a makeshift dam, yep; I've referred to it as a barricade . . . he must not have any understanding of the power of water, I'd say.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-72477115164925718862008-04-30T14:41:00.000-05:002008-04-30T14:41:00.000-05:00This sounds like a lovely book with such a positiv...This sounds like a lovely book with such a positive message. I really enjoyed the photos of your last post. Can't believe that guy walking up to the dam(right word?)!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208766776468157501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29370872.post-40230920729592297512008-04-30T14:30:00.000-05:002008-04-30T14:30:00.000-05:00I'm putting both Fairest and The Two Princesses of...I'm putting both <I>Fairest</I> and <I>The Two Princesses of Bamarre</I>on my list! Thanks for some good suggestions.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.com