How frequently does the letter "s" appear in:
Books - what are your favourites? What have you read recently? What would you recommend?
Over the past couple of weeks I've read a few books that weren't painting related...
Linda Kelsey - Fifty is not a four-letter word, The Secret Lives of Sisters.
Cassandra King - The Same Sweet Girls, Queen of Broken Hearts.
Sara Donati - Into The Wilderness series.
Louise Shaffer - The Three Miss Margarets, The Ladies of Garrison Gardens.
Hmmm, bleddy good question! However, one that I'll havta answer when I'm a little more soberer.
 There have been a few days when I felt like putting up a message saying, "closed due to lack of interest".
Thank you, sweetheart, I'll hold off hitting the 'delete' button tonight.
Oh, and I love to read, given the opportunity. My all time favourite to date is 'Pillars of the Earth' by Ken Follett.
It's sooo hard to keep a forum going when you've only got a few members.  I do love hearing about all of you, and really think of you as my 'friends away from friends' (supposed to sound like 'home away from home', did it succeed?
I used to love to read.. Now that I've gotten OLD, it's more bother than it's worth, what with the glasses, the bright light, the comfortable chair... it goes on and on......... now, where's that 'whining' emote? Well, then, this one will have to do.
I read Pillars of the Earth to my husband whilst he drove from Port Hedland to Broome and back again in June 1991. I've started the next book World Without End but it's such a huge book to read, very long story, kinda puts me off. Need to do another road trip...
I love reading! and now that I have my contact I can read whenever I want! Up to my fourth book this year. A controversial one called "The Shack" I'm 'enjoying' it so far!
As I go to writing classes, I'm told to read lots, so now that I am hopefully my writing will improve?
I've just read Monica McInerney - Odd One Out - and enjoyed it.
RFAM I'm a verrrrry slow reader.
Is that 'cause you are editing them?
ATM I'm reading Monica McInerney's - The Faraday Girls - and it's a very good read.
Yes, in part. Also I don't get enough time to read, so a book ends up taking me aaaaages with a few pages here and a few pages there. I do love reading though.
Nah, not at all. Books are for learning as well as pleasure (sometimes both! ), so I say good onya for getting into the nitty gritty of your projects.
I'm now reading Fortune's Rocks by Anita Shreve.
I'm reading The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron and Eckhart Tolle's The Power of Now.
As well as art books and magazines.
I've just started another, older, book by Ken Follett but I can't remember what it's called! Considering that it's now 22:40 and I've only just stopped work, I can't see me getting through much of it tonight either!!
This'll give you an idea of how slow I am at reading ... I'm still reading the Ken Follett book that I mentioned above. It's called something like 'On Wings of Eagles' and is strongly based on fact. Sort of a cross between a documentary (book style) and a novel - a very good read so far. It tells the story of Ross Perot's company employees escaping from the revolution in Iran in the late 1970s.
Maybe I'll be able to keep my eyes open long enough to read another couple of pages tonight!
I started a Ken Follett book in January and sort of gave up because it's way tooooooooooooooooooo loooooooooooooooooong..........
and I have other things such as art to do....let alone housewifey stuff.
now I read 2/3 non fiction books 1/3 fiction. and I can be half way through four books at a time! holidays are good times to polish them of.
I find reading is a luxury... funny I can jump on the computer for hours and not feel guilty well terribly guilty but to sit and read a book for an hour or two feels decadent!
I'm reading Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus by John Gray.
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I counted one hundred and sixty-six "s"s in that text.
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