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Glad to hear it got there safely! Congratulations on winning!

Welcome! Read at your own pace. There are catch-up months for slow readers like me.

Congratulations! I'm glad you won the book! I looked at your video of Trudy. She looks like a sweet companion. I'm looking forward to getting to know you better.

@@Eldertalk thank you me too. I’ve met a couple people on UA-cam that enjoy talking to. I found your channel through your comments to Erion. Trudy is sweet to me but she’s stubborn and doesn’t like nails cut or any grooming. She is protective and takes her awhile to warm up to others

It was fascinating to me - especially because of some local dam issues that people here were very concerned about.

The Johnstown Flood: I'm looking forward to a reread. I think it is worth it.

@@Eldertalk How long ago did you read it?

@@BookZealots I read it just last year!

@@Eldertalk Oh wow, it must still be very fresh in your mind.

I have never won anything in my life. I’m excited.

Yes, the chapter divisions were easy on this book!

There are no new fires near me so far this fire season. I feel so sad for the people north of Chico who lost their homes! Nice to see you here Sue! I like the haircut. It makes life so much easier!

@@Eldertalk oh I'm glad because I was thinking/worrying about the same thing!

@@Eldertalk YES! I love having short hair :)

Well, if you were not wearing the Irish watch at the exact time I made that video, it would have no effect. However in the future try wearing your watch AND finding and holding a four-leaf clover!

You've been reading some interesting books lately anyway!!

@@Eldertalk ..I just had a book haul and Ive started The haunting Of Hill House.

Thank you my friend

Jae: are you joining in the read-along? I sorta wish that it was a sing-along. I love that song from grade school "Grand Ole Flag" if we were to sing that I would nail it!

@@Littlebiglibrary I will not be joining as my plate is already pretty full at this moment. But I will be following along. If we sing Puff The Magic Dragon I would kill that. I did a solo in 4th grade... 😂

​@@FacelessBookReviews. I love that song too! Hey. What is going on with you? No new videos lately? What's up with that? Curious minds want to know.

The Pioneers is his last book, so we won't get to that one until 2026. It was about the settlement of Ohio! It was the first David McCullough book I read.

@@Littlebiglibrary Have one coming out 7/31. I should be getting back to putting stuff out but I needed a break. I had to put my buddy Murphy down a few weeks ago and I just didn't feel like doing anything on booktube. I'm slowly getting ready to return tho...

Better luck next time! :)

Thank you! I hope I'll make more book videos in August!

@@Eldertalk 😊📚

Thank you! I like the Adirondack chairs. I bought three of them for my grandchildren to use in the front yard last year. I thought the local market had them priced too high. I spent over 100 dollars for three.

​@@EldertalkYeah that's what has been holding me back are the prices. They're pretty pricey here too

I have a hard time calling this a "greatroom" but have no problem at all with calling it "home" even though there's no recliner or dining table yet. I was thinking of buying two more Bibles before I do my Bible video. I wonder if Jesus thinks this is excessive.

@@Eldertalk I could think of way worse things to spend our money on. I went on a Bible buying binge when I was first saved... Probably had 6 or 7. 😂 All said the same thing... Just wanted them. Now I'm down to 5 but I only read 3 of them. 1 for church...my study Bible when I travel and my daily Humble Lamb Bible that I absolutely love.

@@FacelessBookReviews I've never heard of the Humble Lamb Bible. I'll be looking for it! Right now I'm looking at a Catholic Bible, and an ESV Student Bible, and the Evidence Study Bible published by Ray Comfort's Living Waters ministry. I do think I need to get just one more at a time, so I can take time to appreciate them.

@@Eldertalk Ray Comfort is good... I also think that is a good idea... Enjoy them slowly.

Yes! I need more bookcases! I have books out in my shed and cargo trailer I can't bring in yet because there's no place to put them. Yet.

Thank you! I am hoping for no more forest fires!

Thanks! I think this house has everything I really need. It replaces a home lost in a forest fire three years ago. I just need a little more furniture because my furnishings were also lost in the forest fire.

@@Eldertalk I cannot even imagine how hard that must have been!!

@@thegrimmreader3649 - It was pretty shocking to find out my home burned. The first thing I thought about was my book collection!!!

Concrete drill bits! Thanks for telling me. I had no idea! Glad you like my little greatroom. The word greatroom sounds to me like something that should be bigger and grander... but that is what the house plans call it. I just think of it as a living room with a kitchen in it.

I will be able to get the recliner. Maybe in September, if I can find one that works well for me. At this point I feel like I've assembled so much cheap Chinese-made furniture that I could get a job doing it. Buying it is the easiest way for me to get furniture sent through UPS or FedEx to me way out in the boonies, since I live far from any furniture stores. The house may be small but it is a good size for me.

Good idea... I do have some command hooks! I might put the welcome sign inside rather than outside.

Glad you like it!

Great - I'll be doing the drawing in a few days!

Good to see you; would love to see you make more videos! Both books are very good.

Thank you!! I was just watching your video on annotation!

In other words, birds of a feather flock together!

Okay, I'll try to get the journaling video done soon.........

​@@EldertalkI think I might try and do a Common Place book? I made a Short video about it

I just started reading Mansfield Park last night. The annotations are interesting but I've decided not to stop and read them while I'm reading each chapter, but to go back and read them at the end of each chapter. The book is so thick it is hard to hold! I read only chapter one last night. I think I'll be reading only one chapter or two each evening. The book, in chapter one, told a lot more than the movie did. How far along in the novel are you now?

@@Eldertalk I’m a little over halfway.

Somehow I think I'll probably not finish Mansfield Park in July, but I do believe I'll eventually finish it!

Yes! I've read 4 other Jane Austen books - I should be able to read this one too.

Yes I love book mail - and quick videos too!

I don't know if I'll read all the annotations, but I'm sure they'll help me understand the time, places and customs better.

Oh, you'll learn so much about the Johnstown Flood and the people/events that made it happen - I will be reading it again with you next month!

Yes, it is a great year for St. John's Wort - they lined the road for miles. At this point in the season they've passed their prime and are starting to dry out, but still, very pretty from a distance.

Yes, now that I know more about what Mansfield Park is about it will probably be easier to read. The first time I felt like I couldn't keep all the characters separated and clear in my mind.

Thanks for the book recommendation - this is one of those true stories of the old west that I want to know more about.

I'm looking forward to reading Mansfield Park this time.

Wonderful, I'm glad you'll be reading with us and I'll add you to the drawing for the book.

I'm used to seeing burnt trees now - there's one outside my kitchen window that my neighbor never cut down - but the sheer scope of the landscape up there on the mountainside still shocks me, because everything for miles, every tree within sight, was burnt. The entire forest is gone. Next time I go up there I'll try to stop at a place with a better view.

Yes, it is sad he never found true love, other than love of art.

True Grit will stay in my heart and memory for a long time. It is very rare for a book to be so good it makes me want to watch the movie versions.

Yes, it would be a good place to read on a day I'd be willing to turn off the van's air conditioner!!

@@Eldertalk 🤣

Having no power is doable for me unless it is too hot or too cold. Yesterday was 102 degrees, which was a bit too hot (for me) for enjoying life at home without an air conditioner. The power was on again when I arrived home at 5:30 pm. It had been off 24+ hours.

I don't have central air so I stay in my bedroom that has a window unit. I could not survive without an A/C because it is hot during the day but even at night as late as 11:00 pm it will still be around 80 plus degrees. That's just too hot especially for nighttime. The humidity just takes it out of me. Any kind of activity and I'm rolling in sweat! Okay, that's enough of my crying. Stay cool and healthy -James

@@Littlebiglibrary I'm glad you have that a/c unit in your bedroom. How hot does it get during the afternoon there? We've been seeing 110 degree temperatures here this week.

​@@Eldertalk The high temps during the hottest part of the day is around 95° but the real feel is at 110°. The problem here is that we have so many trees in the area plus it even rains a lot which creates High humidity! The humidity is what makes you sweat and zaps all of your energy. And then it just doesn't cool off even late at night. I hate Summer in the South!

Yes, I'm enjoying July reading so far.

Louise! Thanks so much!

They kept our electricity off for about 24 hours this time, but there was no explanation. What I think happened: They turned off electricity in my friend's neighborhood on the other side of the river, to fix something. Then when they turned it back on there was an equipment failure that affected the entire town. Then they discovered they didn't have the part to fix it and had to order it from somewhere out of town. I don't think they did this on purpose... at least I hope not, as it was a hot day. The temperature did get to be over 100 as it will again today. I'm lucky to have air conditioning. When I lived here before (2000-2013) I had only a swamp cooler for my dining room. My friend has no air conditioning and she and her husband are older than I am. But they have the most beautiful walnut tree to sit under, shading their lawn.

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