tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post8220489137143302619..comments2023-11-03T09:09:32.113-04:00Comments on Behind the Stove: "...but I won't dwell upon these trifling family matters” - Lord ByronBabelBabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00467487618830618571noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-47165619034717923312007-05-06T21:46:00.000-04:002007-05-06T21:46:00.000-04:00I just gobbled up Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (ah, ...I just gobbled up Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (ah, the beauty of amazon pre-orders) and have a bajillion things to say about it. And word on the street (street = Powell's interview) is that she's working on a novel - THAT I can hardly wait for.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16563414055936087654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-19490323724130204452007-05-06T08:34:00.000-04:002007-05-06T08:34:00.000-04:00My MIL does the same thing. On our 25th wedding an...My MIL does the same thing. On our 25th wedding anniversary "party" (cake at my sister's), she waited until she was leaving and handed my husband money at the door. <BR/><BR/>Though once she bought me pajamas striped like a circus tent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-59740548991558605712007-05-05T18:21:00.000-04:002007-05-05T18:21:00.000-04:00So, when your MIL gets REALLY old and creaky and r...So, when your MIL gets REALLY old and creaky and refuses to go to a home, I think the one who got the most birthday cash should be the one who gets to change her Depends. Hee hee hee.Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160632952978584244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-45370625897414460332007-05-05T02:01:00.000-04:002007-05-05T02:01:00.000-04:00Thanks for your tip on Barbara Kingsolver...will a...Thanks for your tip on Barbara Kingsolver...will add her to my reading list!<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://bluerectangle.com/" REL="nofollow">BlueRectangle Book</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-12404980603001400172007-05-04T12:54:00.000-04:002007-05-04T12:54:00.000-04:00Barbara Kingsolver's new book is out? I want to r...Barbara Kingsolver's new book is out? I want to run to the book store right now, but I have too much work to do.<BR/><BR/>I just finished reading Water for Elephants. I liked it. It was unusual and entertaining.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-74870731168102990732007-05-04T11:44:00.000-04:002007-05-04T11:44:00.000-04:00Why is it that the awesome inlaws, like my MIL, di...Why is it that the awesome inlaws, like my MIL, die right after you marry the guy, but the crappy inlaws live forever?<BR/><BR/>Not that I'm saying I wish H's mom were dead or anything. Heh. That came out kind of awkward.<BR/><BR/>Word on the street is that even though I am not going to BlogHer, I will get to meet and maybe even hang out with Jen L. one of these days, so I should probably at least read her FIRST book which is languishing on my stack of to-be-read books.<BR/><BR/>I am finishing <I>Stealing Buddha's Dinner</I> TODAY, gosh darn it. No matter what.Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08612452005428621885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-14164586189667386812007-05-04T11:28:00.000-04:002007-05-04T11:28:00.000-04:00Hello! I feel your pain. I have asked my inlaws ...Hello! I feel your pain. I have asked my inlaws to please, please not buy me anything for Christmas. It's generally all so strange that I think, what is your opinion of me - do you really think I would wear/use/read this??? I am so anxious to get my hands on a copy of Kingsolver's new book. Did you know she has a website about it with photos?Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208766776468157501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-27959404719159693782007-05-04T09:31:00.000-04:002007-05-04T09:31:00.000-04:00Last year I got a prepackaged set of matchy paper ...Last year I got a prepackaged set of matchy paper plates, cups & napkins with some plastic silverware. <BR/><BR/>I feel your pain.jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15074098641163643790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-23326697330679257932007-05-04T08:58:00.000-04:002007-05-04T08:58:00.000-04:00And on a completely unrelated note, I finished The...And on a completely unrelated note, I finished <I>The Historian</I> today. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>- From one of your devoted ten readers.Susehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14837796439737091649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-16759508037929085152007-05-03T23:54:00.000-04:002007-05-03T23:54:00.000-04:00Oh, I did not know Barbara Kingsolver had a new no...Oh, I did not know Barbara Kingsolver had a new novel out and I've been in the bookstores and everything! I love her -- I think I've read everything she's written.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12066257241391122732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-52012433577213360272007-05-03T21:39:00.000-04:002007-05-03T21:39:00.000-04:00One of my favorite quotes is from Barbara Kingsolv...One of my favorite quotes is from Barbara Kingsolver (and is affixed to my fridge): "Recall that whatever lofty things you might accomplish today, you will do them only because you first ate something that grew out of dirt."<BR/><BR/>I can't wait to read her new book. Yay for you! And yay for Construction Junction, too. That's exciting. You're right -- it's all related.Peghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05418469059724674167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685011.post-75634125618898560672007-05-03T20:05:00.000-04:002007-05-03T20:05:00.000-04:00One day, many, many years from now, you'll be able...One day, many, many years from now, you'll be able to point to your MiL and say "She's YOUR relative, not mine."<BR/><BR/>-J.Jokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672407657347134623noreply@blogger.com