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More Friday after work op shop purchases. Grand total= $54. I saw Myf speak at the Byron Writer‘s Festival and have been waiting for the op shop gods to deliver her to my hands. The festival was rained out after one day this year so thankfully I decided not to go and devoted my time to preparing for my showcase this weekend. Still quite a bit of preparation to do so I have taken this week off on long service leave to get ready to do my 6 dances.

marleed Good luck and great purchases! 3w

LapReader Thankyou @marleed. I‘m excited but also poohing my pants 3w

marleed Oh, and to what does long service leave refer? 3w

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LapReader @marleed after you have been working for the Department of Education for 7 years you get a months leave then two weeks every year after. You can use it when you please. I‘ve been with them 21 years. 3w

Bookwormjillk Good luck! 3w

LapReader Thankyou @Bookwormjillk I will need it. 3w

marleed Ohhh, I love some of the Australian phrasing that differs just slightly from my American experience. …A phrase, I picked up in one Australian book (not sure typical or unique to that book) was ‘it‘ll be right‘ vs ‘it‘s okay‘. I loved it and incorporated it into my dialogue with my brand new grand twins 🥰 3w

LapReader I say it all the time @marleed. What book was it? 3w

marleed @LapReader I just love that phrasing. It feels so compassionate and I knew it needed to be part of my lexicon with my grandkids. I love that it is indeed an everyday Australian phrasing! From:

When We Believed in Mermaids

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Teresereading

The Dressmaker's Daughter | Kate Llewellyn

#seamstress
#Charactercharm
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
One of my favourite writers

Eggs What a lovely arrangement/photo! 1mo

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag

Australians: From Eureka to the Diggers. Volume 2 | Thomas Keneally

The [British Monarch] birthday honours list is always questionable but this is pretty insulting to the people who actually deserved recognition.

(This is a headline from a satirical article but he was a genuinely terrible PM who left the county & lied about it during some of the worst bushfires in recent times. He‘s one of the architects of Robo Debt, he secretly appointed himself into multiple ministries & that‘s just the tip of the iceberg)

LeeRHarry It just goes to show that the honours list is all a complete joke that means nothing. (edited) 3mo

thegirlwiththelibrarybag @LeeRHarry, it‘s sad that it devalues the honours list for people who should be celebrated. All Scott Morrison deserves is people hissing at him like he‘s the villain in a bad pantomime, every time he walks into a room. 3mo

CarolynM I have always loathed the honours system, but this is a new low. 3mo

thegirlwiththelibrarybag @CarolynM 💯 3mo

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LapReader

That Deadman Dance: A Novel | Kim Scott

Last night‘s scores from my building‘s library.

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BethM

Drylands | Thea Astley

My hubs went up north for Easter weekend hunting. He very proudly surprised me by bringing these home for me. He doesn‘t read, but they‘re his taste if he would. I, however, don‘t want to read a single one and feel terrible about it. But come on man, you couldn‘t just go for the easy win with some romance? 😂

Ruthiella It‘s the thought that counts! 😅 4mo

Avanders 😂 aww that‘s a sweet try 🤭 4mo

Avanders Btw any interest in reading this book? I‘m ready to send it on and thought of you…

When We Had Forever: A Novel

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BethM @Avanders I think I‘ll pass thank you! 4mo

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Rissreadswithcats

Australian Gospel: A Family Saga | Lech Blaine

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3 siblings are placed into foster care. Their biological father is a narcissist, who only sees the world as it pertains to him and sees his children as property. Their mother is severely mentally unstable and both of them are Christian fanatics. The children win the lottery when they are placed in the home of the Blaine‘s who are total opposites. They are hard working publicans, Australian bogans, rough around the edges, but with hearts of gold ⬇️

Rissreadswithcats And unlimited amounts of love to give. This book is a prime example of how sometimes facts are stranger than fiction. But the book reminds us that for every bad egg out there, there is a good egg to even it out. #Oznonfiction ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #MonthlyNonfiction @julieclair (edited) 7mo

Centique This sounds wonderful! Great review 🙌Stacking. 7mo

CarolynM I read the condensed version of the story in the Age‘s Weekend Magazine a few weeks ago. It was quite startling - as you say truth can be stranger than fiction. And Jackie Weaver‘s involvement😳🤯 7mo

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Teresereading

Safe Haven: THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE WINNER OF THE MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARD | Shankari Chandran

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@BookmarkTavern
#sundayfunday
Contemporary story - a rural community working to protect one of their own against a backdrop of refugee experience and border policy. Recommended

BookmarkTavern That sounds like a powerful read! Thanks for sharing! 8mo

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Teresereading

Safe Haven: THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE WINNER OF THE MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARD | Shankari Chandran

#whereareyouMonday
@cupcake12
In a detention camp in Northern Australia, I think this is going to be a hard read

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Darklunarose

Australian Fungi Illustrated | Ian Robert McCann

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This is a short little book with pictures, a name and where to find said fungi. It‘s made me want to go and try my hand at finding some of these…only for photos though.

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Darklunarose

Australian Fungi Illustrated | Ian Robert McCann

To begin tomorrow

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