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Grapes of Wrath 75th Anniversary Edition | John Steinbeck

Ch 6: #thehouseisempty #poortom #muleyshowsupwithalllllthenews #thefamilyisatuncleohns #butfirst #dinnerandarompinthecorn #hidingfromthelaw #campingout #offtojohnstomorrow #staytuned #andbewarethebabyeatingpigs #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @cuilin @lil1inblue @bookwormjillk @samanne @barbarajean @willaful @lapreader @librarybelle @crinoline_laphroaig @eeclayton @thearomaofbooks @deelew @kao @elizamarie @bklover @lauraisntwilder 4w

lil1inblue #thatbabyeatingpig #imsorrywhatnow Also, I'm quite glad this is only a chapter a day. #sobleak 4w

willaful @lil1inblue seriously! 4w

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Crinoline_Laphroaig I was so glad the Turtle was safe! And then the poor rabbit. That was enough. I stopped reading and will start with tomorrow's chapter. 4w

ElizaMarie @lil1inblue me too!!!! I think I‘d be super bummed if I pushed through this one 4w

Bklover 🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢👍 4w

lauraisntwilder Don't know what I did to deserve reading about that pig in this chapter and a scene with leeches in it in a different book on the same day. 😳 4w

Bklover 🐇🔥🍽️👎 4w

BarkingMadRead @lauraisntwilder are you reading both of those books with me? 😳 4w

lauraisntwilder @BarkingMadRead No! Definitely wasn't blaming you in any way. I'm reading The Ladies of Missalonghi. Did you read about leeches yesterday, too? My sympathies!

The Ladies of Missalonghi

BarkingMadRead @lauraisntwilder I‘m reading the Body, they made the movie Stand By Me based on the book, and there‘s a scene with leeches

The Body

lauraisntwilder @BarkingMadRead That's in my TBR. I'll get to it one day. 4w

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BarkingMadRead

Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 14: #phoebegivingmissbatesvibes #butfirst #theweddingwasfine #mollyandharrietstuckwitheachother #harrietiskindofabitch #mollyputherinherplacethough #wtgmolly #rogervisitsmollyatthebrownings #invitetohamley #mollystillprefersosborne #whoshehasntevenmet 🙄 #osborneshowsup #brotherlove #backtothebrownings #whereharriethasvisited #slightdisaster #atleastshebehaved #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @lcsmcat @thearomaofbooks @cuilin @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @ruthiella @eeclayton @julieclair @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @peanutnine @dabbe @willaful @jewright @bklover @alldebooks 6mo

mcctrish No matter what anyone says about Harriet, she can read the room regarding Mr Preston 6mo

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish aggghhh I forgot about him! #selectivememory 6mo

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mcctrish It was a really long chapter that seemed to go off on tangents but, for me, Preston is bad and everyone is obsessed with Osborne for no reason 6mo

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish 💯 6mo

willaful Yes, Harriet can be trusted on this one, I think.

I wonder if Molly is going to talk herself into being in love with Osborne, even though he's not exactly what she imagined. 6mo

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish Harriet did her a solid keeping her away from creepy Mr Preston 6mo

mcctrish @willaful Roger is standing right in front of her 👩‍❤️‍👨 6mo

willaful @mcctrish I know! 6mo

Clare-Dragonfly I‘m hoping that Molly/Roger will be endgame, and if it is, I just love how this romance is developing. I also love the way Mrs. Gaskell writes old maids! The Miss Brownings are delightful to read about! 6mo

julieclair Preston‘s paying attention to Molly to mask his feelings for Miss Kirkpatrick, Molly‘s convincing herself that Osborne is swoon worthy, and meanwhile Roger just continues on being his kind, thoughtful, dependable self. Things are getting interesting! 6mo

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 5: #maggieadoresphil #waittiltomfindsout 🤣 #butfirst #tomshowsoffthesword #maggiethinkshesbluebeard #obviouslyoffensive #hesthedukeofwellington #hewhipsoutthesword #andpromptlystabshisownfoot #becauseofcoursehedoes #staytuned #hashtagbrigade 🗡️ 🩸

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 8mo

AllDebooks I'm so behind. 😅 8mo

Bookwormjillk What a surprise. 8mo

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ElizaMarie Ooo -- things are happening ---- #FingersCrossed it continues! Also, I hope Maggie annoys Tom with praise of Phil. 8mo

TheAromaofBooks At least it feels like they are acting like regular children instead of psychopaths now 😂 8mo

mcctrish Thank god he stabbed himself @AllDebooks I am struggling 8mo

dabbe @TheAromaofBooks 🤣🤣🤣 8mo

dabbe @mcctrish #channelinglarkrise 😳 8mo

mcctrish @dabbe is it the time period? I did care but it‘s getting harder 8mo

dabbe @mcctrish Maybe. It's also the absence again of a plot. I mean, it's a bildungsroman about Maggie and Tom growing up, but have a driving plot line, please! 🤣 8mo

julieclair @ElizaMarie You called it! Flesh wound! 🎯 8mo

julieclair @dabbe @mcctrish @ElizaMarie At least the lack of a plot is preventing me being tempted to read ahead. 🤣🤣😂 8mo

mcctrish @julieclair 🤣🤣🤣 #smallmercies 8mo

dabbe @julieclair And if you're like me, I count the pages before I read, and I happily rejoice if it's less than 10 pages! 🤣😍🤣 8mo

eeclayton @dabbe same 😂 8mo

Leftcoastzen @julieclair 😂no temptation to read ahead #gotplot 7mo

Clare-Dragonfly @julieclair Oh yeah, this isn‘t like The Woman in White where it was so hard to stop at the end of each section! 7mo

julieclair @Clare-Dragonfly Full confession: I often didn‘t stop at the end of each section with Woman in White. Totally impossible. 7mo

BarkingMadRead @julieclair @Clare-Dragonfly I 💯 read ahead for Woman in White 7mo

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BarkingMadRead

The Woman in White | Wilkie Colli

#butfirst #waltersmissionissuccessful #uncleuselessacknowledgeslaura #marianstayswiththem #asonisborn #porkchopmeetshisend #ratherdramatically #uncleuselesspassestoo #ratherundramatically #littlewaltistheheir #theend #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @bklover @mcctrish @librarybelle @sace @clare-dragonfly @ruthiella @roary47 @elizamarie @quietjenn @dabbe @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads 8mo

BarkingMadRead @kao @barbarajean @thearomaofbooks @julieclair @samanne @kathywheeler @leftcoastzen @kspenmoll @graciouswarriorprincess @morr_books 8mo

Bookwormjillk I kept waiting for something shocking to happen but I guess they‘re all just happy and all the evil people are dead. Oh well 🤣 8mo

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Bklover I feel bad for Marian. Forever the aunty. 8mo

BarbaraJean It was a bit anticlimactic! More dramatic vindication would have been nice. Or at least a hilarious dramatic deathbed scene with dear Uncle. I‘m just glad Pesca didn‘t have to kill Porkchop. 8mo

BarkingMadRead @BarbaraJean I definitely hoped for better deaths 🤣 8mo

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk #atleastthebadpeopledied small mercies and @BarbaraJean silver lining for Pesca 👏🏻👏🏻 8mo

Bookwormjillk @BarbaraJean good point- happy for Pesca 8mo

ElizaMarie @Bklover YES! I feel so badly for Marian. Like she was a super amazing woman, and if only she wasn't so ugly - ha! I mean, she kinda gets a happily ever after, but... only kinda? 8mo

dabbe It creeped me out how #countporkchop lusted/loved Marian. There has to be someone out there for her! But you know what? She's Wilkie's independent woman, so maybe it's fitting that she ends up happily on her own. She, Walt, and Anne were my favorites. Oh, and Pesca, too!

Thanks for another fabulous read, #hashtagbrigade and our wittiest leader, @BarkingMadRead! 🤩🙌🏻🤩 8mo

Clare-Dragonfly Heck yeah they did! I suspected that foreigner with a scar on his face might be the Brotherhood‘s vengeance but when he left the Count alone when Walt arrived at his house, I wasn‘t sure. He got the ending he deserved! 8mo

Clare-Dragonfly Does anyone remember, if Laura hadn‘t managed to produce a son, would someone else have inherited Limmeridge? Or would a daughter have done the trick? Or could she have inherited in her own right? 8mo

Ruthiella @Bklover @ElizaMarie @dabbe We can all write our own ending for Marian. I see her meeting Mr. Gilmore‘ son (or nephew or daughter or niece, whatever your flavor) and starting a beautiful partnership both personally and professionally as private detectives. 8mo

Ruthiella @Clare-Dragonfly I think she would have inherited in her own right. 8mo

TheAromaofBooks I ended up loving this one!! Thanks so much for hosting @BarkingMadRead - this one was an unexpected win for me 😂 8mo

BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella I love that ending!! @TheAromaofBooks I was pleasantly surprised as well! I really loved this one! 8mo

dabbe @Ruthiella Love this! 🤩🤩🤩 8mo

KAO I enjoyed this a lot! Thanks so much! 8mo

Leftcoastzen What a wonderful book ! Glad for the happy ending (it‘s about time) so many of the characters are so well crafted, they could have a book of their own ! Yay,Marian! Thanks @BarkingMadRead 8mo

Bklover @Ruthiella That‘s a perfect ending!! I love it! 8mo

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BarkingMadRead

Woman in White, The | Wilkie COLLINS

Epoch 3, part 3, ch 1-3: that freaking count #waltertiesuplooseends #mariansendsascaryletter #waltrusheshome #porkchopcausingtrouble #threateningtosendlaurabacktotheasylum #asshole #marianandlauramove #waltisonamission #butfirst #offtotheseaforsomefreshair #lauraisalmostbacktonormal #whichobviouslyleadstoawedding #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @bklover @mcctrish @librarybelle @sace @clare-dragonfly @ruthiella @roary47 @elizamarie @quietjenn @dabbe @kwmg40 @rubyslippersreads
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BarkingMadRead @kao @barbarajean @thearomaofbooks @julieclair @samanne @kathywheeler @leftcoastzen @kspenmoll @graciouswarriorprincess @morr_books 9mo

Bookwormjillk I hope Percy really is dead for their sake 9mo

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BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk if he shows up alive I will throw this book into the woods 🤣 9mo

Clare-Dragonfly No surprise on Anne‘s parentage. Poor girl. I want to know how Walt and Laura can get married when she‘s legally dead?! 9mo

BarkingMadRead @Clare-Dragonfly i thought the same thing! How legal is this marriage, sir?!? 9mo

ElizaMarie Maybe she‘s getting married as Anne? Or could they flee the country? (edited) 9mo

Leftcoastzen @BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk 👏😂😂😂😂😂 9mo

mcctrish Dead ladies can‘t do crimes but they can get married ✊🏻 @Bookwormjillk I just can‘t help think some other poor chap got thrown in the burning vestry 9mo

Clare-Dragonfly I hope they‘re not pulling a #percypig and sneaking their names onto some church‘s registry 😂 9mo

dabbe Sounds like the Fairlie bros were both quite a piece of work. #thebros #thankfullynottherussianbros 9mo

BarbaraJean @Clare-Dragonfly @BarkingMadRead SAME QUESTION. How?!? @mcctrish #werideatdawn #toburnstuffdown #andalsogetmarried 9mo

Clare-Dragonfly @dabbe And #countessdeadeyes is their sister! What a childhood they must have had. 9mo

dabbe @Clare-Dragonfly IKR? 🤩 9mo

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BarkingMadRead

Mysteries of Udolpho | Ann Ward Radcliffe

Ch 4.8: bring in the older ghostbusters #butfirst #macaronidied #karmasabitch #emilyinheritsfromauntie #finally #andnow #countandhenriareghosthunting #whatcouldgowrong #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @indoordame @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @thebookhippie @dabbe
@zezeki @deblovestoread @librarybelle @kwmg40 @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @cuilin
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BarkingMadRead @elizamarie @quietjenn @jewright @larkken @thearomaofbooks @rubyslippersreads @anishainkspill @eeclayton @alldebooks @peanutnine @bklover
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AnishaInkspill photo, perfect, v funny 😂 😂 12mo

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Clare-Dragonfly Kind of unsatisfying that Emily doesn‘t have to do anything to get her inheritance… 12mo

Bookwormjillk @Clare-Dragonfly right? All that paperwork with Macaroni for nothing. 12mo

peanutnine I feel like most everything in this book has been a ton of anticipation and buildup with no satisfying pay out @Clare-Dragonfly @Bookwormjillk 12mo

mcctrish @peanutnine absolutely so many words and nothing happens besides crying, fainting and things that can‘t be talked about 12mo

Clare-Dragonfly @peanutnine Yup. That‘s why I‘m not expecting any exciting ghost reveal with Ludo. 12mo

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BarkingMadRead

Mysteries of Udolpho | Ann Ward Radcliffe

Ch 3.8: back to the castle we go #deadbodieseverywhere #macaronimakingcreepypromises #emilybeingchasedinthedark 👀 #emilysignsthepapers 🙄 #andofcoursemacaronilies #ludowilltrytoaneakherout #butfirst #themusicisback #isitvalancourt #omgialmostforgot #thecountisinjail 🤣 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @indoordame @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @thebookhippie @dabbe
@zezeki @deblovestoread @librarybelle @kwmg40 @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @cuilin 12mo

BarkingMadRead @elizamarie @quietjenn @jewright @larkken @thearomaofbooks @rubyslippersreads @anishainkspill @eeclayton @alldebooks @elizamarie @peanutnine @bklover 12mo

peanutnine Oh lord Emily is so naive 🙄🙄 and Annette really needs to learn how to shut up when necessary! 🙊 12mo

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mcctrish @peanutnine like Emily knew he was a cheat and a liar and she stilled signed 🤦🏻‍♀️ why couldn‘t she give Ludacris at least 24 hrs AND Annette is going to get them killed 12mo

eeclayton Seriously, Emily 🤦🤦🤦 12mo

TheAromaofBooks I'm soooo confused about why she got sent away and then brought back when it's obvious Macaroni doesn't care about her safety at all?? Did he just think she might get killed before he got the paper signed?! 12mo

AllDebooks I thought we were done with Annette 🫣😅 12mo

BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks I think it said at one point that if she died, he wouldn‘t get the property, it had to be signed over? 12mo

Bookwormjillk If I was being held captive in a creepy castle I would hope my true love would do more than play music at night. 12mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk #lowstandards 12mo

julieclair I couldn‘t believe Emily signed the papers. Soooo disappointing and frustrating. 12mo

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BarkingMadRead

The Mysteries of Udolpho | Ann Radcliff

Ch 10: ughhhh she burned the papers!!! #whatdidshepeep #igottaknow #butfirst #valancourtshowsup #selprofessedpeeper #declareshisloves #emilyisntresistant #butsheisbusted #auntieshowsup #suchawitch #emilymustmove #staytuned #hashtagbrigade #creeper

BarkingMadRead @indoordame @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @thebookhippie @dabbe
@zezeki @deblovestoread @librarybelle @kwmg40 @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @catlass007 @cuilin 13mo

BarkingMadRead @elizamarie @quietjenn @jewright @larkken @thearomaofbooks @rubyslippersreads @anishainkspill @eeclayton @alldebooks @elizamarie @peanutnine @bklover 13mo

Bookwormjillk Of corse auntie shows up just then. But what did the papers say??? 13mo

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AllDebooks This was very frustrating. Spill the T Radclyffe 😕 13mo

mcctrish At present I‘d say the mystery is how anyone reads this 13mo

AllDebooks @mcctrish so much repetition!! 13mo

mcctrish @AllDebooks every time there is a chance of something happening - nope! We see gypsies, ooo what‘s going to happen? Nothing. Dad holding miniature portrait - nothing, papers to read, burn em and nothing 13mo

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish 😂😂😂 13mo

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk it‘s a lot of words and a lot of crying for nothing 13mo

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish I don‘t mind it when the chapters are short, but sometimes I see 23 minutes in the chapter on my kindle and I want to cry right along with her. A lot of people love this book so hopefully something other than dying parents and crying happens soon. 13mo

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk I‘m reading on serial and when it says the chapter continues to more than one section I too want to cry 13mo

Clare-Dragonfly I can‘t believe it said she read a bit but won‘t tell us what that bit is!!! So unfair. And auntie… she‘s obnoxious but she‘s not wrong about people who look good not necessarily being good. 13mo

Bklover I‘m hoping Auntie spices things up a bit! I do think, though, that Auntie is going to cause more crying and fainting. There has to be some excitement coming soon! 13mo

eeclayton @mcctrish same! I would never get through this if it wasn't for the #hashtagbrigade ! 13mo

eeclayton I was actually proud of Emily for not saying yes to V right away. But this is about the only positive thing I can say about the story so far. 13mo

julieclair So. Much. Crying. I switched to audio and it has helped me to enjoy the story more. (Not sure why…) 13mo

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BarkingMadRead

Mysteries of Udolpho | Ann Ward Radcliffe

Ch 4: ok that was a lot of very beautifully written #blahblahblah and then 💥 #gunshot #butfirst #valancourtsaysgoodbye #emilyandpopstravelon #untiltheyareaccosted #butarethey 💥 #popsshootsvalancourt #ooooops #Vmissedpops #orsohesays #ithinkhemissedemily #hmmmmmm #ishethecreeper #theydecidetotraveltogether #popsistired #totheconventtheygo #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @indoordame @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @thebookhippie @dabbe
@zezeki @deblovestoread @librarybelle @kwmg40 @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @catlass007 @cuilin 13mo

BarkingMadRead @elizamarie @quietjenn @jewright @larkken @thearomaofbooks @rubyslippersreads @anishainkspill @eeclayton @alldebooks @elizamarie @peanutnine @bklover
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Bookwormjillk That was weird. Sounds pretty though. 13mo

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mcctrish @Bookwormjillk it does sound pretty but so far they suck as travellers #itistheirfirstrodeo 13mo

Bookwormjillk @mcctrish totally 13mo

peanutnine I always find it odd that the prescription for illness in this time period is so often travel, like travel is the most exhausting thing I don't get it 13mo

Clare-Dragonfly I‘m surprised to see both monks and nuns in a convent. I thought they were always sex-segregated. 13mo

ElizaMarie @peanutnine yes!!!! I always have to take an extra day off after taking days off from vacation! 13mo

Bklover @peanutnine I agree! Not to mention wandering all over the place picking up germs! 13mo

Ruthiella @Clare-Dragonfly I think Radcliffe might have just made that up. 13mo

AnishaInkspill @BarkingMadRead thanks for the add 😍 these 13mo

AnishaInkspill @Clare-Dragonfly me too, I looked this up and found this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_monastery , maybe Radcliffe means one of these double monastry ? 13mo

AllDebooks Lol, great hashtags 13mo

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BarkingMadRead

The Mysteries of Udolpho | Anne Radcliffe

Ch 2: interesting…… #mamasfuneral #popswantsemilytomoveon #soofcoursehebringshertovisitthefam #whoisthrowingaparty #theweekofthefuneral #thatscold #emilychatswithsomedudes #neitherseemedlikeawinnertome 🤷🏻‍♀️ #popsissadaboutthetrees #thefevercomesback #timetotravel #butfirst #emikycatchespopsmooningoversomeotherladiespic #dude #yeahispelledemilywrong #notfixingit 🤣 #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @indoordame @bookwormjillk @mcctrish @thebookhippie @dabbe
@zezecki @deblovestoread @librarybelle @kwmg40 @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @catlass007 @elizamarie @quietjenn @jewright @larkken @thearomaofbooks @rubyslippersreads @anishainkspill @eeclayton @alldebooks @elizamarie @peanutnine
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BarkingMadRead @zezeki 13mo

Cuilin Can you tag me? I read it a few years ago and just realized I‘m gonna enjoy your #‘s 🙏 13mo

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mcctrish I was thinking could it be his mother ? But I‘m all for a trip to the south of France #itwillcurewhatailsyou 13mo

Bookwormjillk Something ain‘t right (talking about Dad not your spelling. Don‘t blame you there 😂) (edited) 13mo

BarkingMadRead @Cuilin yes! @mcctrish ohhhh maybe? My cynical soul didn‘t even think of that! 13mo

ElizaMarie @mcctrish Yeah, instantly thought it was his momma. Maybe I am too nieve and trusting :) 13mo

Clare-Dragonfly “Oh, brother, you look sick, you should go to the doctor.” Lady, his wife just died and you‘re making him go to a party! 13mo

Bklover Can you add me back? Finally finished Dracula and starting this tonight. Will try to keep up better! (I posted this comment already but I can‘t find it so who knows where I posted it 🤷🏼‍♀️ 13mo

BarkingMadRead @Bklover I got you!! 13mo

AnishaInkspill 💛 💛😔

@BarkingMadRead I read this a few years ago, I'm 😍 your posts, pls tag me in, thank you!!!! 13mo

BarkingMadRead @AnishaInkspill you‘re on the tag list! 13mo

Bklover @BarkingMadRead I must be cynical too- his momma never even occurred to me. I figured it was some mysterious love of his. 13mo

julieclair @Bklover I‘m with you. It‘s a mysterious lover! Much more interesting that way. 13mo

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