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WordWaller
The Cider House Rules | John Irving
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Okay, #uniquefacts about me... I'm a little obsessed with cider (mainly hard, but my favorite non-alcoholic drink is hot cider with caramel, literally cannot wait for fall just for this reason). BUT it's unique because I'm not really supposed to drink alcohol or any sugar due to health issues 😫 So it's quite the dilemma. Luckily I have a choice, because I think life's too short to miss it. 😉 #Augustofpages/#Augustphotochallenge

WordWaller @TheSpinecrackersBookClub couldn't fit your tag in my character limit 😜 8y
JSW I love hard cider. ❤️ 8y
ValerieAndBooks I have never tried hard cider--fall should be a good time for me to try it! 8y
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Yournewfriendsams Cider mills are like some of my favorite places on earth! 8y
Mayread I can't drink beer so hard cider is my friend.mmm. Crisp. Refreshing. In the winter I make wassail w cider, brandy, orange peel & spices. So good. Yay cider. 8y
catieohjoy I'm also cider-obsessed! I can't wait for the fall and all the mulled cider, cider donuts, and awesome seasonal hard ciders that will be available. ❤️🍎 8y
readinginthedark Can you have cider-flavored things? Maybe you could make donuts with less processed sugars? I've seen cider extracts where you can add the flavoring without all of the sugars from apples. I can't wait for Fall! 8y
WordWaller @readinginthedark that's a good idea!! I've never heard of that before but I will HAVE to try it now. Thanks!! 8y
readinginthedark @WordWaller Happy to help! I have to limit the sodium in my diet for health reasons, so I get creative with things. No one should be without the food they love! 8y
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Onioons
Things Fall Apart | Chinua Achebe
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Day14 of #augustofpages I spent a couple of years living in Nigeria to set up an educational centre library. And when it was hard to find books, I raided the school novels. #achebe #soyinka #ekwensi My own classical education 🤓 #uniquefacts #bookphotochallenge

Merethebookgal That's really cool! 8y
LauraBeth Wow - that's awesome 😀 8y
BookishFeminist So cool! What a great experience. 8y
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becausetrains
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My unique fact: I am a bookbinder. A very amateur one 😄📚 Here's some class notes I bound using Japanese binding, archival media board, and fabric. (As for the book I'm reviewing, it's a great book for novices, heavily weighted toward artistic expression through paper. If you want to repair your old books or make new hardcovers, I can recommend more comprehensive sources in print and online.) #augustphotochallenge #uniquefacts #bookbinding

LeahBergen I recently took a short beginner class in bookbinding and definitely want to do more! 8y
TheSpinecrackersBookClub I didn't even know about this. It's so awesome! 8y
Merethebookgal Very cool! 8y
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Leelee08 That's so awesome! 8y
Chessa That is so neat! 8y
Eyelit So cool! 8y
readinginthedark I'll definitely have to read this! And if you have suggestions for repairing old hardcovers, I'd love to hear it! I have some really old books that are starting to fall apart. 8y
CherylDeFranceschi So awesome! What an amazing talent! 8y
becausetrains @readinginthedark lemme look for some info - are you looking to repair corners, paste pages back in, fix covers, repair bindings...? Any/all of the above? 8y
becausetrains @LeahBergen it's fun, isn't it? ☺️📚 I make notebooks on occasion too. Been thinking about an Etsy store, but don't have the time right now 👎 8y
readinginthedark @becausetrains Primarily repairing bindings, but the other stuff is good, too. Thanks! 8y
TheNextBook @becausetrains I am in the beginning stages of a product that I would love to bind in hardcover. It will over 300 pages though. What can you recommend? 8y
becausetrains Agh, @readinginthedark, I never responded to your post! First, find/make a press. I use two heavy boards covered in Formica and clamped together; you want to be able to exert a lot of pressure on the book without leaving marks (even from woodgrain.) When glueing, use lots of wax paper to keep pages separate. Pros use methylcellulose, PVA, and wheat paste; I've used thinned Aleene's glue with ok results. Ask me on Instagram? (becausetrains) 8y
becausetrains @TheNextBook Cool, what are you making? Depending on the paper, something that large would need a pretty sturdy binding, like binding on linen tapes (I cheat and use cotton or synthetic ribbon!) Amazon has relatively cheap binder's board, which I should invest in 😁 instead of using art store media board for covers. Get a good bone folder too, one that won't easily get scratched or dented (or break) and find sharp disposable knives. Instagram me! 8y
readinginthedark @becausetrains Thanks! I'm not on Instagram, but this will get me started, so I appreciate it. I'll probably get the supplies and then bust out my husbands tools and stuff for that pressure exerting. 😄 8y
becausetrains @readinginthedark haha okay! Feel free to email me (a.w.stephens@gmail.com) if you have more questions, but I'm not much more than a rank amateur 🤓 8y
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syasutake
Superfudge | Judy Blume
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Each of these books is set in a place I've lived (and they're all places I love): Princeton, NJ; Honolulu; San Francisco; and Portland, OR. #uniquefacts #augustphotochallenge

Merethebookgal Very cool! 8y
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Books_Wine_Repeat
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My #uniquefact is I used to have hair inches from the ground. There was no rhyme or reason I was growing out my hair, I just let it go. In January I had it all cut off and donated to Locks of Love. 🙎🏻💆🏻💇🏻💁🏻🙋🏻💃🏻 #augustphotochallenge #uniquefacts

CherylDeFranceschi Holy tresses! That's incredible! 8y
Varshitha Wow!!😳 8y
Cinfhen Love your hair now! It's beautiful 8y
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Books_Wine_Repeat @Cinfhen Thank you!! 😊 8y
Gayan Amazing. ❤️ 8y
BethFishReads I bet your head felt floaty after all that hair was cut. Great cause 8y
LitHousewife You mr hair now looks so sassy. What a great choice you made to help others. 😍 8y
TheSpinecrackersBookClub Wowie!! Your hair was and is still beautiful 💁(assume the emoji is flicking her hair) 8y
Books_Wine_Repeat @BethFishReads It did! I felt lightheaded. @Gayan Thank you! 💕 @LitHousewife Thanks! I was doing the hair flip A LOT! @TheSpinecrackersBookClub Thank you!! 💁🏻💁🏻💁🏻 8y
britt_brooke 💙💙💙 8y
TheLondonBookworm You look great with short hair! :) 8y
SusanInTiburon Beautiful before AND after! I had long hair until my daughter was 6, and she cried when I cut it off: she said I didn't look like her mommy! Didn't take long to adjust, though 😊 8y
cuiuup So awesome! 8y
LauraBeth That's awesome ❤️ 8y
Godmotherx5 How generous to donate your hair. 8y
Books_Wine_Repeat @SusanInTiburon After I came home, my youngest just stared and stared at me. He probably thought I looked familiar but something was missing. 8y
BookishMarginalia Love the "new" haircut! And having shorter hair must free up some time to sneak in a little more reading, no? (?for donating!) 8y
ReadingEnvy Wow! I had hair past my waist until I was 14 and it would get caught on everything, so annoying. You looked great either way. 8y
Books_Wine_Repeat @BookishMarginalia Absolutely! More time for everything but especially more time for reading. 😃👍 8y
Books_Wine_Repeat @ReadingEnvy Thank you! It was annoying. I would constantly get it caught in the car door. One of my favorite things about having long hair-a neighbor girl would see me with a long braid and say, look Tangled! ☺️ 8y
Tav That's amazing! You look so cute post-cut. Also, I love your Litsy username. #redwine or #whitewine ? 🍷 8y
Books_Wine_Repeat Thanks @Tav ! Always red! 😏🍷 8y
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ImaginativeMom
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So I'm kind of hoping this isn't actually a #uniquefacts thing because then I can tell my daughter I'm not that weird, but I have a serious obsession with Sharpies. This is just a sampling of my current collection; the ones I've made available in the school supply (another obsession) corner of our keeping room. So maybe I have a few. What of it?? 😠😬😳

Melkyl That's funny! I also obsessively buy Sharpies. I have all colors and the different tips. My students love to use them because I have all the best colors 😊 8y
Gayan I love Sharpies! ❤️ 8y
ImaginativeMom @Melwilk Right?!? And the clickable highlighters! Seriously, how do you not buy those when they go on sale?? And the metallics! So many uses.... 👍🏼👊🏼👏🏼 8y
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ImaginativeMom @Gayan Sharpies solidarity! 😎👍🏼👊🏼 8y
LauraBeth Wait - are we not supposed to be obsessed with sharpies? Because I've been eyeing the 80s glam pack... 8y
Chessa We also have a ton, all colors! 8y
ImaginativeMom @LauraBeth Rock on like Madonna, my friend! Everyone needs the Glam pack!! 😎🤘🏼💅🏼 8y
ImaginativeMom @Chessa With a mohawk and tattoos, I'm usually proud of individuality. Right now, I'm grooving on being part of the crowd! 😂😂😂 8y
PatriciaU Showing my ignorance here... What is a "keeping room?" I've seen it referenced here a couple of times. 8y
subwayreads I love them too! 8y
ImaginativeMom @PatriciaU It's a particularly Southern thing: a family room, basically, built off the kitchen. By tradition, it has a fireplace. It's a smaller space for the fam to hang out, entertain, keep kids close while cooking, etc. It's a versatile space that we use as a study space a library and occasionally for entertaining. 8y
ImaginativeMom @subwayreads Whoop!! 👍🏼👊🏼👏🏼 8y
ImaginativeMom @Skiles I get it. I do. But I'm pan-Sharpie lover. ❤️😂😂 8y
PatriciaU @ImaginativeMom Ah! Like a family room! I get it! I am always learning new things here! Thanks.... 8y
LibrarianJen I have sharpie envy! 8y
ImaginativeMom @PatriciaU Yes! Though traditionally just smaller. Normally, you wouldn't fit a full size couch in one, for instance. 😄 8y
Meg11726 I have a huge sharpie addiction.. In fact so bad my mom buys them for me for Christmas every year.. I have them everywhere in my house lol 8y
ImaginativeMom @Meg11726 New Sharpies on Christmas morning? What could be better? 😍 8y
BookishFeminist 😂😂 love your unabashed sharpie and office supply collecting. No shame! Sharpies rock. 🤘🏼 8y
ImaginativeMom @BookishFeminist If I showed you my pencil hoard you might be temporarily taken aback, but I swear it's necessary! My kids lose everything. (That's my story!!) 😂😂😂 8y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
Insomnia | Stephen King
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Today's #augustphotochallenge is a #uniquefact and a book that relates. In 2008, I was the massage therapist for a four-person bicyclist team that competed in Race Across America. It's a 3,000 mile ride! The riders go straight through - not in stages like Tour de France. So, crew members do also. I remember reading on my phone in spare moments. Then I gave up and just tried to sleep. ❤️📚
#augustofpages #day14 #uniquefactsandbooks #uniquefacts

LauraBeth This is an awesome pic! 8y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @LauraBeth Thanks. Probably taken at 3am or some crazy time! 8y
Godmotherx5 Wow! 8y
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CherylDeFranceschi Fantastic! 8y
Chessa That's awesome! 8y
TheSpinecrackersBookClub Awesome #uniquefact and loving the photo. 8y
LauraBrook I have the same table! Love it, and the arm rest too. Those things should be standard on tables, imho! 8y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Godmotherx5 @CherylDeFranceschi @Chessa @TheSpinecrackersBookClub Thanks all! It really was a once in a lifetime experience! 8y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @LauraBrook So funny! I'm still using the same table, but contemplating an hydraulic table to extend my career lifespan. I know you know what I mean. 8y
BookishFeminist So cool! ❤️ 8y
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HiddenGemBooks
Untitled | Anonymous
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My #uniquefacts is that I have a pet bunny named Clara (as pictured). She's really sweet and cuddley and is the best reading partner! 🐰💕#augustphotochallenge #day14
#bookclub #petsoflitsy

Eyelit 💜🐰 8y
rabbitprincess Awwwww! *sends virtual bunny cuddles* 😄 8y
Chessa Squeeeee! So adorable! ❤️❤️❤️ 8y
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LauraBeth So cute 🐰❤️ 8y
Tanzy13 aw Clara 🐰♥️ 8y
syasutake So happy to find a fellow bunny lover! I don't have any now, but I've had house rabbits in the past and will adopt another someday. 8y
Gezemice Oh, so cute! I have two bunnies as well! They are amazing! 8y
SarahKat84 Adorable! I want a cuddle bunny now too 8y
TheSpinecrackersBookClub Such a cutie!! I have a friend that also recent got a bunny and her dog and the bunny is becoming best friends 🐰 8y
LeahBergen 💗💗 8y
ultrabookgeek Bunnies are the best!!! 8y
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