I am also really enjoying this thread and come to is several times a day, thanks Karen for that very inspiring poem and if that's what describes you then whoever is lucky enough to know you personally is very lucky indeed.
I'm also enjoying the thought processes that are going into this picking our box of books, it's inspiring to me to see all of us really digging deep into ourselves to find the answers.
Me I'm still digging
but I'm close I can feel it.
I'm also a non re-reader or was before I started moderating this forum. But many of the novels I feature here I've of course read before bringing them on board and in the process of re-reading them have found many to unlock things hidden in them that I didn't notice the first time. So I'm also learning more about myself and you are all helping me do that when I read the things you have to say and as I become hopefully a better moderator too.
Thank you all for inspiring me, making me think and making me get off my duff and decide.
Mountain_Muse wrote:Kathy,
I hope you have found a good quilt and have huddled down for a good read. A new book is always good for the soul. See you tomorrow or in a day or two when you come back up for air. lol
Enjoy!!!!!
MM
MM, I'm here for only a moment, gotta go round up the rest of those doggies. I talk too much anyway. I should stick to singing to my horse.
dhaupt wrote:I am also really enjoying this thread and come to is several times a day, thanks Karen for that very inspiring poem and if that's what describes you then whoever is lucky enough to know you personally is very lucky indeed.
I'm also enjoying the thought processes that are going into this picking our box of books, it's inspiring to me to see all of us really digging deep into ourselves to find the answers.
Me I'm still digging
but I'm close I can feel it.
I'm also a non re-reader or was before I started moderating this forum. But many of the novels I feature here I've of course read before bringing them on board and in the process of re-reading them have found many to unlock things hidden in them that I didn't notice the first time. So I'm also learning more about myself and you are all helping me do that when I read the things you have to say and as I become hopefully a better moderator too.
Thank you all for inspiring me, making me think and making me get off my duff and decide.
Debbie,
We know you will get that box loaded when you have your decisions made. Some people are able to decide a little quicker than others....
Just don't take me to a donut shop, and then really pray there isn't a line behind me. 
I am so glad that we all are finding out a little more about ourselves as we look at what we read, what inspires us to read, and share a little of ourselves in the process. Kinda like taking a deep breath for a few minutes everyday and "watching rocks grow".
Deb, you inspire us all. Come to think of it. I am finding inspiration from each of our travellers and that each has brought a unique perspective to the group. What fun. We don't know much about each other. Most we don't even know what their REAL names are, where they live, what they do. We know just tidbits of informations from shared stories and experiences. We know that some of us have "no fear",
and that some of us "know fear".
But each evening, with the circling of the wagons and the gathering around the fire to share food, stories, songs, a little about one of the books in our box (I hope we start doing that a little). we discover more about the person who lives in the fields of our minds and shares in the joys of this journey. What I also hope, is that each day we take something back to our wagon that will make our day tomorrow brighter and will bring a giggle or smile to our face.
I know that there is more than one tale and giggle from this trail that has been shared with the driver of my wagon. He is enjoying the journey as much as us, and hasn't even climbed out of the wagon......yet.
Keep that turtle digging, Debbie. It is good to know he is digging for knowledge and not burying his head in the sand.
MM
KathyS wrote:
Mountain_Muse wrote:Kathy,
I hope you have found a good quilt and have huddled down for a good read. A new book is always good for the soul. See you tomorrow or in a day or two when you come back up for air. lol
Enjoy!!!!!
MM
MM, I'm here for only a moment, gotta go round up the rest of those doggies. I talk too much anyway. I should stick to singing to my horse.
Kathy,
No, you do not talk too much. I just saw the joy when you were suddenly given the surprise of a new book by a favorite author. Like you, I too, would have logged off and delved straight into the book and email from my friend.
No one loves anything more than mail from a dear one. There in never anything to regret or apologize for there. Enjoy! Just be back in time to cook supper!!!!
MM
KathyS wrote:
Mountain_Muse wrote:Kathy,
I hope you have found a good quilt and have huddled down for a good read. A new book is always good for the soul. See you tomorrow or in a day or two when you come back up for air. lol
Enjoy!!!!!
MM
MM, I'm here for only a moment, gotta go round up the rest of those doggies. I talk too much anyway. I should stick to singing to my horse.
Kathy -- Love your horsie! May I pet him? Give him an apple?
He reminds me of the minatures we hang on our Christmas tree.
(Went to a 4-H fair last week, first time in over 40 years. Such fun to see the young people with their animals. I once was a 4-H'er -- in another life, it sometimes feels like.)
DRUM - ROLL
6 favorite
Wuthering Heights (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics Series)
Daughters of the Witching Hill
The Proper Care and Maintenance of Friendship
10 classics
Beowulf (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
Aesop's Fables (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
Little Women (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
Robinson Crusoe (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
The Iliad and The Odyssey (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics)
Collected Poems Emily Dickenson
8 of my choice
The Perfect Husband (FBI Profiler Series #1)
dhaupt wrote:DRUM - ROLL
6 favorite
Wuthering Heights (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics Series)
10 classics
Collected Poems Emily Dickenson
8 of my choice
Deb
If double Kudos couble be awarded, for tenacity and determination to finish and decide which books were in fact worthy to be read, I would give it to you.
Please pardon the removal of the pics, but I wanted to be able to see all the titles together a little better. The choices in Novels were no surprises, as they are fantastic reads and I know you love modern literature. The final choices are a fantastic spread of subject matter. I think you have it all covered, and every one of those are great reference material and warrent a re-read or two. I know you struggled with many of the choices and thank you for getting there.
Now you can sit down and enjoy your laurels for a bit. And yes, I did hear a drum roll and a few trumpets.
MM
Mountain_Muse wrote:
dhaupt wrote:DRUM - ROLL
6 favorite
Wuthering Heights (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics Series)
10 classics
Collected Poems Emily Dickenson
8 of my choice
DebIf double Kudos couble be awarded, for tenacity and determination to finish and decide which books were in fact worthy to be read, I would give it to you.
Please pardon the removal of the pics, but I wanted to be able to see all the titles together a little better. The choices in Novels were no surprises, as they are fantastic reads and I know you love modern literature. The final choices are a fantastic spread of subject matter. I think you have it all covered, and every one of those are great reference material and warrent a re-read or two. I know you struggled with many of the choices and thank you for getting there.
Now you can sit down and enjoy your laurels for a bit. And yes, I did hear a drum roll and a few trumpets.
MM
Thanks MM, you can't see me but I'm taking my bow 
dhaupt wrote:
Mountain_Muse wrote:
dhaupt wrote:DRUM - ROLL
6 favorite
Wuthering Heights (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics Series)
10 classics
Collected Poems Emily Dickenson
8 of my choice
DebIf double Kudos couble be awarded, for tenacity and determination to finish and decide which books were in fact worthy to be read, I would give it to you.
Please pardon the removal of the pics, but I wanted to be able to see all the titles together a little better. The choices in Novels were no surprises, as they are fantastic reads and I know you love modern literature. The final choices are a fantastic spread of subject matter. I think you have it all covered, and every one of those are great reference material and warrent a re-read or two. I know you struggled with many of the choices and thank you for getting there.
Now you can sit down and enjoy your laurels for a bit. And yes, I did hear a drum roll and a few trumpets.
MM
Thanks MM, you can't see me but I'm taking my bow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t925JwYXhVA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sdOzVFUbv0
Mountain_Muse wrote:The pony express rider came by with special mail for one of our wagons today. It was a big parcel and included an extra book for someone's birthday. The birthday girl gets to tell us, tonight what her birthday book was.
In celebration, we have a song
Happy Birthday, Camoena!
Haha, thank you! I love the song, and I'm super excited about my box. I have lots of ideas for what it could contain: Fahrenheit 451, Flowers for Algernon, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Edith Hamilton's Mythology, Matilda, Things Fall Apart, The Giver, The Screwtape Letters, Speak, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.... I feel like I'm betraying whichever books I don't pick. (I don't suppose my Nook could come in the box?) However, I think my birthday selection will be:
(DRUMROLL)
.........
.........
Uhhh, uhhh.....
Matilda, by Roald Dahl. I figure I've got plenty of heavy reading in my box, so why not something fun? I read this book about fifty bajillion times when I was younger. I was a devout Dahl fan.
Sorry I'm getting to the circle so late -- work held me up. I was pleased to see that a couple more people have completed their lists. Congrats!
Did we ever find that box of children's books the other day? I'd sure like to see Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs or The Giving Tree in that box.
MM -- I was writing a post late last night (Tuesday) to tell you how much I appreciated the poem, but my internet decided it'd had enough of my for the day, and I was so exasperated with the computer that I gave up.
I feel like talking about Billy Collins for a moment. I think I mentioned him previously, and now I feel compelled to mention him more. Has anyone else discovered the wonder that is Billy Collins? I guess it's a bit obvious I like him since two of my books are volumes of his poetry: Sailing Alone Around the Room (new and selected poems) and Nine Horses. For the life of me, I cannot think why it is that Collins' use of the mundane strikes me so very powerfully. He is able to make the ordinary truly poetic, and that is something I strive for....when I'm in the mood, admittedly.
When I was in high school, one of the teachers who worked for my dad gave him a copy of Sailing Alone Around the Room for Christmas, and at night, he would come into my bedroom, sit on the end of my bed, and read me a poem or two from the book. I fell in love with the writing.
Later, in college, I went on my first date ever and fell head-over-heels in love soon after. We would go to bookstores just to kill time. One particular visit to the bookstore from five years ago still stands out vividly in my mind. He was sitting in a chair, perusing a history book, and I found him with the two afore-mentioned volumes of Billy Collins poetry in my hand. I sat on the floor at his feet, leaned my head against the armrest of the chair, and read him my favorites.
I first read "Love", from Nine Horses, a piece that I now cannot read without tearing up. If I had to pick one favorite, this would be it. (It's incredibly difficult to find online.) The second one I read was "Not Touching", originally published in Questions About Angels, but included in Sailing Alone Around the Room. More than anything, it's the first two lines that get me. Ironically, those are the same two lines that captivated my dad when he first read the poem to me.
I can't keep going with what I read next because we sat there for a while and I'd have you clicking links all night. And I'm also a bit wordy. Eh, I guess more than a bit. If you have time to visit one or both of those links, I hope you enjoy. I hope someone else can appreciate them as much as I do, whatever your reasons may be.
Camoena wrote:
Mountain_Muse wrote:The pony express rider came by with special mail for one of our wagons today. It was a big parcel and included an extra book for someone's birthday. The birthday girl gets to tell us, tonight what her birthday book was.
In celebration, we have a song
Happy Birthday, Camoena!
Haha, thank you! I love the song, and I'm super excited about my box. I have lots of ideas for what it could contain: Fahrenheit 451, Flowers for Algernon, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Edith Hamilton's Mythology, Matilda, Things Fall Apart, The Giver, The Screwtape Letters, Speak, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.... I feel like I'm betraying whichever books I don't pick. (I don't suppose my Nook could come in the box?) However, I think my birthday selection will be:
(DRUMROLL)
.........
.........
Uhhh, uhhh.....
Matilda, by Roald Dahl. I figure I've got plenty of heavy reading in my box, so why not something fun? I read this book about fifty bajillion times when I was younger. I was a devout Dahl fan.
Sorry I'm getting to the circle so late -- work held me up. I was pleased to see that a couple more people have completed their lists. Congrats!
Did we ever find that box of children's books the other day? I'd sure like to see Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs or The Giving Tree in that box.
MM -- I was writing a post late last night (Tuesday) to tell you how much I appreciated the poem, but my internet decided it'd had enough of my for the day, and I was so exasperated with the computer that I gave up.
I feel like talking about Billy Collins for a moment. I think I mentioned him previously, and now I feel compelled to mention him more. Has anyone else discovered the wonder that is Billy Collins? I guess it's a bit obvious I like him since two of my books are volumes of his poetry: Sailing Alone Around the Room (new and selected poems) and Nine Horses. For the life of me, I cannot think why it is that Collins' use of the mundane strikes me so very powerfully. He is able to make the ordinary truly poetic, and that is something I strive for....when I'm in the mood, admittedly.
When I was in high school, one of the teachers who worked for my dad gave him a copy of Sailing Alone Around the Room for Christmas, and at night, he would come into my bedroom, sit on the end of my bed, and read me a poem or two from the book. I fell in love with the writing.
Later, in college, I went on my first date ever and fell head-over-heels in love soon after. We would go to bookstores just to kill time. One particular visit to the bookstore from five years ago still stands out vividly in my mind. He was sitting in a chair, perusing a history book, and I found him with the two afore-mentioned volumes of Billy Collins poetry in my hand. I sat on the floor at his feet, leaned my head against the armrest of the chair, and read him my favorites.
I first read "Love", from Nine Horses, a piece that I now cannot read without tearing up. If I had to pick one favorite, this would be it. (It's incredibly difficult to find online.) The second one I read was "Not Touching", originally published in Questions About Angels, but included in Sailing Alone Around the Room. More than anything, it's the first two lines that get me. Ironically, those are the same two lines that captivated my dad when he first read the poem to me.
I can't keep going with what I read next because we sat there for a while and I'd have you clicking links all night. And I'm also a bit wordy. Eh, I guess more than a bit. If you have time to visit one or both of those links, I hope you enjoy. I hope someone else can appreciate them as much as I do, whatever your reasons may be.
Thanks for the links to the poems, I loved the first one and really liked the second
Camoena wrote:
Mountain_Muse wrote:The pony express rider came by with special mail for one of our wagons today. It was a big parcel and included an extra book for someone's birthday. The birthday girl gets to tell us, tonight what her birthday book was.
In celebration, we have a song
Happy Birthday, Camoena!
Haha, thank you! I love the song, and I'm super excited about my box. I have lots of ideas for what it could contain: Fahrenheit 451, Flowers for Algernon, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Edith Hamilton's Mythology, Matilda, Things Fall Apart, The Giver, The Screwtape Letters, Speak, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.... I feel like I'm betraying whichever books I don't pick. (I don't suppose my Nook could come in the box?) However, I think my birthday selection will be:
(DRUMROLL)
.........
.........
Uhhh, uhhh.....
Matilda, by Roald Dahl. I figure I've got plenty of heavy reading in my box, so why not something fun? I read this book about fifty bajillion times when I was younger. I was a devout Dahl fan.
Sorry I'm getting to the circle so late -- work held me up. I was pleased to see that a couple more people have completed their lists. Congrats!
Did we ever find that box of children's books the other day? I'd sure like to see Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs or The Giving Tree in that box.
MM -- I was writing a post late last night (Tuesday) to tell you how much I appreciated the poem, but my internet decided it'd had enough of my for the day, and I was so exasperated with the computer that I gave up.
I feel like talking about Billy Collins for a moment. I think I mentioned him previously, and now I feel compelled to mention him more. Has anyone else discovered the wonder that is Billy Collins? I guess it's a bit obvious I like him since two of my books are volumes of his poetry: Sailing Alone Around the Room (new and selected poems) and Nine Horses. For the life of me, I cannot think why it is that Collins' use of the mundane strikes me so very powerfully. He is able to make the ordinary truly poetic, and that is something I strive for....when I'm in the mood, admittedly.
When I was in high school, one of the teachers who worked for my dad gave him a copy of Sailing Alone Around the Room for Christmas, and at night, he would come into my bedroom, sit on the end of my bed, and read me a poem or two from the book. I fell in love with the writing.
Later, in college, I went on my first date ever and fell head-over-heels in love soon after. We would go to bookstores just to kill time. One particular visit to the bookstore from five years ago still stands out vividly in my mind. He was sitting in a chair, perusing a history book, and I found him with the two afore-mentioned volumes of Billy Collins poetry in my hand. I sat on the floor at his feet, leaned my head against the armrest of the chair, and read him my favorites.
I first read "Love", from Nine Horses, a piece that I now cannot read without tearing up. If I had to pick one favorite, this would be it. (It's incredibly difficult to find online.) The second one I read was "Not Touching", originally published in Questions About Angels, but included in Sailing Alone Around the Room. More than anything, it's the first two lines that get me. Ironically, those are the same two lines that captivated my dad when he first read the poem to me.
I can't keep going with what I read next because we sat there for a while and I'd have you clicking links all night. And I'm also a bit wordy. Eh, I guess more than a bit. If you have time to visit one or both of those links, I hope you enjoy. I hope someone else can appreciate them as much as I do, whatever your reasons may be.
Camoena, Thank you for sharing your love story with us. , and these two poems. I'd never read Billy Collins before now. Wonderful! And Happy Birthday! Didn't you just love those cowpokes singing?! Ha!
Peppermill wrote:
KathyS wrote:
Mountain_Muse wrote:Kathy,
I hope you have found a good quilt and have huddled down for a good read. A new book is always good for the soul. See you tomorrow or in a day or two when you come back up for air. lol
Enjoy!!!!!
MM
MM, I'm here for only a moment, gotta go round up the rest of those doggies. I talk too much anyway. I should stick to singing to my horse.
Kathy -- Love your horsie! May I pet him? Give him an apple?
He reminds me of the miniatures we hang on our Christmas tree.
(Went to a 4-H fair last week, first time in over 40 years. Such fun to see the young people with their animals. I once was a 4-H'er -- in another life, it sometimes feels like.)
Pepper,
Yes, you may pet my horsie and give him an apple. In my old age, I've decided to stick to rocking horses, they're less hazardous to my derriere.
For some reason, I can't picture you in 4-H...it MUST have been another life! We used to always go to the LA county fair each year, and I loved seeing the kids show off their animals, but my allergies didn't!
dhaupt wrote:
Camoena wrote [excerpt]:I first read "Love", from Nine Horses, a piece that I now cannot read without tearing up. If I had to pick one favorite, this would be it. (It's incredibly difficult to find online.) The second one I read was "Not Touching", originally published in Questions About Angels, but included in Sailing Alone Around the Room. More than anything, it's the first two lines that get me. Ironically, those are the same two lines that captivated my dad when he first read the poem to me.
Thanks for the links to the poems, I loved the first one and really liked the second
I'll second that thanks! I loved the second and really liked the first. I am still wondering if I haven't seen the modern art picture to go with "Not Touching".
Debbie -- how in the world did you find the saluting turtle! (Don't need to answer that.) I hope you've had or will have time to listen to the full 1957 21-gun salute Kathy found. Takes awhile, but too good to miss!
All of you have lightened my day after a tough evening yesterday, from poems to native Americans to turtles to rocking horses to whatever I am forgetting this moment. Thank you each so much.
Hope Winnie the Pooh's Library and The Peter Rabbit Miniature Collection by Beatrix Potter (preferably hardcover) are in that children's literature box.
Who has a favorite nursery rhymes (Mother Goose) edition?
Peppermill wrote:
dhaupt wrote:
Camoena wrote [excerpt]:I first read "Love", from Nine Horses, a piece that I now cannot read without tearing up. If I had to pick one favorite, this would be it. (It's incredibly difficult to find online.) The second one I read was "Not Touching", originally published in Questions About Angels, but included in Sailing Alone Around the Room. More than anything, it's the first two lines that get me. Ironically, those are the same two lines that captivated my dad when he first read the poem to me.
Thanks for the links to the poems, I loved the first one and really liked the second
I'll second that thanks! I loved the second and really liked the first. I am still wondering if I haven't seen the modern art picture to go with "Not Touching".
Debbie -- how in the world did you find the saluting turtle! (Don't need to answer that.) I hope you've had or will have time to listen to the full 1957 21-gun salute Kathy found. Takes awhile, but too good to miss!
All of you have lightened my day after a tough evening yesterday, from poems to native Americans to turtles to rocking horses to whatever I am forgetting this moment. Thank you each so much.
Hope Winnie the Pooh's Library and The Peter Rabbit Miniature Collection by Beatrix Potter (preferably hardcover) are in that children's literature box.
Who has a favorite nursery rhymes (Mother Goose) edition?
Sorry about the tough evening and I hope the light of this day makes it better still.
here's my favorite Mother Goose
There Was An Old Woman Who Lived In A Shoe
There was an old woman
who lived in a shoe,
She had so many children
she didn't know what to do;
She gave them some broth
without any bread;
She whipped them all soundly
and put them to bed.
Camoena wrote:
Mountain_Muse wrote:The pony express rider came by with special mail for one of our wagons today. It was a big parcel and included an extra book for someone's birthday. The birthday girl gets to tell us, tonight what her birthday book was.
In celebration, we have a song
Happy Birthday, Camoena!
Haha, thank you! I love the song, and I'm super excited about my box. I have lots of ideas for what it could contain: Fahrenheit 451, Flowers for Algernon, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Edith Hamilton's Mythology, Matilda, Things Fall Apart, The Giver, The Screwtape Letters, Speak, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.... I feel like I'm betraying whichever books I don't pick. (I don't suppose my Nook could come in the box?) However, I think my birthday selection will be:
(DRUMROLL)
.........
.........
Uhhh, uhhh.....
Matilda, by Roald Dahl. I figure I've got plenty of heavy reading in my box, so why not something fun? I read this book about fifty bajillion times when I was younger. I was a devout Dahl fan.
Sorry I'm getting to the circle so late -- work held me up. I was pleased to see that a couple more people have completed their lists. Congrats!
Did we ever find that box of children's books the other day? I'd sure like to see Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs or The Giving Tree in that box.
MM -- I was writing a post late last night (Tuesday) to tell you how much I appreciated the poem, but my internet decided it'd had enough of my for the day, and I was so exasperated with the computer that I gave up.
I feel like talking about Billy Collins for a moment. I think I mentioned him previously, and now I feel compelled to mention him more. Has anyone else discovered the wonder that is Billy Collins? I guess it's a bit obvious I like him since two of my books are volumes of his poetry: Sailing Alone Around the Room (new and selected poems) and Nine Horses. For the life of me, I cannot think why it is that Collins' use of the mundane strikes me so very powerfully. He is able to make the ordinary truly poetic, and that is something I strive for....when I'm in the mood, admittedly.
When I was in high school, one of the teachers who worked for my dad gave him a copy of Sailing Alone Around the Room for Christmas, and at night, he would come into my bedroom, sit on the end of my bed, and read me a poem or two from the book. I fell in love with the writing.
Later, in college, I went on my first date ever and fell head-over-heels in love soon after. We would go to bookstores just to kill time. One particular visit to the bookstore from five years ago still stands out vividly in my mind. He was sitting in a chair, perusing a history book, and I found him with the two afore-mentioned volumes of Billy Collins poetry in my hand. I sat on the floor at his feet, leaned my head against the armrest of the chair, and read him my favorites.
I first read "Love", from Nine Horses, a piece that I now cannot read without tearing up. If I had to pick one favorite, this would be it. (It's incredibly difficult to find online.) The second one I read was "Not Touching", originally published in Questions About Angels, but included in Sailing Alone Around the Room. More than anything, it's the first two lines that get me. Ironically, those are the same two lines that captivated my dad when he first read the poem to me.
I can't keep going with what I read next because we sat there for a while and I'd have you clicking links all night. And I'm also a bit wordy. Eh, I guess more than a bit. If you have time to visit one or both of those links, I hope you enjoy. I hope someone else can appreciate them as much as I do, whatever your reasons may be.
Camoena,
Thank you so very much for sharing the poems by Billy Collins with us. He brought me to tears. I am going to be looking up more of his work. It is a true joy to have you here (have I heard that sentiment expressed before)? In regards to Not Touching, have you ever been to Carlsbad Caverns? There is a formation in the main room way down in the cavern that consists of a stalagmite and a stalagtite that look so close together that no one can tell for sure whether or not the meet. The formation is called The Eternal Kiss 
The entire time I read the poem I kept visualizing that formation and the
eternal stretch to reach out and touch the one we love most. What beauty Billy brings to feelings we have all experienced at one time in our lives.
Nope, still looking for that missing box of children's books. I hope it has a copy of
and maybe
but it had better have a copy of
Rudyard Kipling's
These were all some of my children's favorites when they were growing up. In fact my copy of Just So Stories did not have pictures, so it was their first "book without pictures" bedtime stories where they had to close their eyes and see the pictures of the story behind their eyelids."
Some of the stories were just long enough to be read over two evenings, so it helped them learn to carry a story from one night to the next and pick it up and continue the story without losing where they were.
Matilda by Dahl I will check it out and see what it is about.
MM
