Retro Reads discussion

Cute! Does it look like you?

CindySR wrote: "Cute! Does it look like you?"

Haha, I wish. But it does look like one of my built in book cases, which I have to use a stepladder to reach the upper shelves!

& I'm going to Auckland for a few days.

I'll catch up with any Book Pool updates when I get back. :)

Safe travels!

& from the same source where I found out about another London play...

https://charingcrosstheatre.co.uk/the...

One of my favourite books. I'll bet this would be an awesome experience!

Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ wrote: "& from the same source where I found out about another London play...

https://charingcrosstheatre.co.uk/the......"

My favourite Josephine Tey book. You booked in? :)

Just letting folks know, I'm not getting ANY notifications.

I only ever got notifications on my laptop, never email, never on any app. Laptop only with no problems for years. Sadness.

I only get a notification if someone "likes" a review, haven't seen anything else for awhile. dislike!

CindySR wrote: "Just letting folks know, I'm not getting ANY notifications.

I only ever got notifications on my laptop, never email, never on any app. Laptop only with no problems for years. Sadness."

Yes Gr has less & less features. I've put a couple of things in our moderator group when you have time.

I logged out of GR over night and shut down my laptop, too. It seemed to have worked because I have my notifications back!

CindySR wrote: "I logged out of GR over night and shut down my laptop, too. It seemed to have worked because I have my notifications back!"
Great!

New masthead looking good!

Wow! That is a good masthead.

Barb in Maryland wrote: "Wow! That is a good masthead."

All credit to Cindy! :)

So glad you like it!

Well done, you, looks great!

& in keeping with the new masthead I have chose a new group photo.

The artist is Laura Knight & it was painted in 1910

Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ wrote: "& in keeping with the new masthead I have chose a new group photo.

The artist is Laura Knight & it was painted in 1910"

Beautiful, do you know the title of the painting?

A Girl Reading - she came up for auction a few years ago.

https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-...

I found her on Tumblr. I wanted someone from our reading period. A lot of lovely reading women came up, but they were from the 19th century. Reading a book must have been a popular way to pose in those days!

What a lovely painting! She goes quite well with the new masthead.
Good work, both of you.

Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ wrote: "& in keeping with the new masthead I have chose a new group photo.

The artist is Laura Knight & it was painted in 1910"

I love both the photo and the masthead!

Jackie wrote: "Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ wrote: "& in keeping with the new masthead I have chose a new group photo.

The artist is Laura Knight & it was painted in 1910"

I love both the photo and the masthead!"

Thank you!

As you will have gathered, I'm back & the South Island was wonderful - can't believe how underpopulated it is (we didn't go to the Nelson/Richmond area though)

I could live in Christchurch quite happily.

I'm still a bit under the weather, but over the next couple of days I will look at creating a calendar of proposed reads, as I'm losing track myself!

Take care and rest up, be kind to yourself and get well, everything can wait! Glad you enjoyed your holiday.

Glad you had a good trip and feel better soon!

I'm now having computer problems like you wouldn't believe!

At least I can access Goodreads!

& my computer/internet problems finally resolved although one of my neighbours still having problems. Really terrible customer service!

But anyway, I'm back. :)

Welcome back! ;o)

Susan in NC wrote: "Welcome back! ;o)"

Thanks this was a lot of aggravation. Funnily enough Goodreads was the only site I could consistently get on through all this - losing access to my bank's website was particularly frustrating as I had bills to pay.

Oh, that would be aggravating!

I'm glad it wasn't your computer going wonky!

how awful you can't depend on your internet, it's so necessary now!

Jackie wrote: "how awful you can't depend on your internet, it's so necessary now!"

Yes - I am a total Luddite, I tell my husband if he dies before me, I’m getting two tin cans tied with string, forget anything higher tech…

Oh, losing access to my bank's site would drive me crazy--I do almost all of my banking online! When the internet access goes down (storms, etc.) for longer than 2-3 hours I start to fret.
However, I always have books on hand to pass the time!

The whole thing was so infuriating! The company that installs fibre was installing fibre in a private road that forks off our road. Quite obviously the technicians did something, they admitted to three of our neighbours they did something, but their fault map still didn't show a problem, & we are all with at least four different ISPs & had to go through them. Saying that two (then three) streets were out fell on deaf ears.

Some of our neighbours were sent new modems which of course did nothing & one of them, even though it is fixed for everyone else, only has access to gmail & has to get The Computer Guy out on Monday.

This will make Lesley laugh as she has met Marty!

When someone from my ISP finally rang me (they don't offer phone support) & I explained that I couldn't access my bank account, Marty was hovering in the background with a tragic look on his face. "Tell her I can't get on Sky!"

Because, of course not being able to watch the rugby is as important as not being able to access our bank accounts!!

Barb in Maryland wrote: "Oh, losing access to my bank's site would drive me crazy--I do almost all of my banking online! When the internet access goes down (storms, etc.) for longer than 2-3 hours I start to fret.
However,..."

I love online banking & being able to check my accounts from the comfort of my home. Don't miss spending my lunch breaks in a bank queue at all!