How wonderful that you have retooled your life to do other things you're interested in. I volunteered at a library for a few years before Covid and it was so fun to see all the people coming in and out. I'm planning to buddy read Soldier Sailor in June when the book is released. Looking forward to that.
Thanks! Oh I bet that was enjoyable and what I’m looking forward to as well. A read a long of Soldier Sailor is the perfect format because there’s so much to it to share.
I am thrilled to hear about your new job working in a library. I have been passionate about books for as long as I can remember and have worked in several libraries and bookstores. Additionally, I worked in a medical library at an Air Force/Army base. Over time, I discovered my interest in typing and pursued a degree in Medical and Legal Secretarial. Eventually, I worked my way up to becoming an Administrative Secretary. I just wanted to give you a little bit about my back story. I know that you will do great and just have fun with it you got this girl!
Oh, poor Suki! I hope her surgery goes well. My cat Sophie had this surgery a couple of years ago. She ended up still having some teeth left. But the vet said that even with all teeth removed cats do well and can eat everything usually without problems.
@@thelefthandedreader6632 I am a teacher but am struggling with the education system at the moment. So I am looking to see what is else out there at the moment. Thinking sales and retail ... possibly in books as well.
After listening to you talk about reading a series of Anthony Trollope novels, I had a go at "The Warden", which had been languishing on a shelf at home for a few years. I'm really enjoying the plot, so thank you for enthusing me about it.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on books and life news. I really enjoy your thoughtful updates. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed Gertrude - your review encouraged me to seek it out.
I'm a great fan of Hermann Hesse and two of my favourites are 'Peter Camezind' and 'Rosshalde'. They are completely different in style and are both relatively short reads - Camezind will leave you thinking a lot and Rosshalde will leave you crying a lot. I see from your replies to some comments that Suki didn't lose all her teeth and is doing well - that's good news indeed and I'm sure it brightened the day for her Mommy and Daddy! Kind regards, Brian.
Well, those are two additional Hesse books I hadn’t heard of, so thank you! Yes, that’s right. She thankfully has her fangs and other front teeth. Thanks, Brian!
I hope Suki is doing well. I love what you said about loving being in a beginner's state. That resonates with me so much and it's a state a strive to be in most of the time. These new opportunities sound very exciting.
What fun and wonderful news! Congratulations 🎉 on your retirement (even if temporary) and the new position at the library! I would definitely do something like that at some point as well. I’ve always thought that switching up and doing something inline with my outside interests but outside of the type of work that I do would be great fun. Can’t wait to hear more about it as you go.
Thank you SO much, Holly. It’s been such an experimental year and it’s just started. I’m looking forward to reporting back after my first week which is the week of 4/8. 🥰
One of our cats has stomatitis and had all of her teeth removed in 2019. The procedure didn’t cure her, but with daily medication she is doing quite well. She has no problem with solid food at all. So, I hope for the best for Suki!
Oh, Joe. Thanks for sharing that. As it turned out, Suki didn’t have to have all her teeth extracted. They found it was Tooth Resorption that can lead to stomatitis. I’m so glad your cat is doing well. Thank goodness for medication. And how about that! Eating solid food!
I read Brandon Taylor’s essay about Les Rougon Macquart series in The London Review of Books too, it was brilliant. You’re for a treat with Zola, he was a Master! I read The Discomfort of Evening, it was huge here in the Netherlands. Liked it, it’s grim, but well written. Congratulations on the library job! I’m a librarian by profession myself, so yay! 📚📚📚
Leo, I’ve started the Zola. Thanks to Sarah for volunteering the suggestion that I read a little about the Second Empire before starting in! Oh, I’m really glad to have that feedback from you about Rijneveld. This second book is grim too. I got a better perspective after reading the Guardian review. I’m in it. It’s not pleasant. And yet, I keep reading. 🥺. Oh that’s right, Leo. You’re a librarian! The 2 women I interviewed with are librarians..well, one of them is in a Masters program to become a librarian (that’s how you do it in the US). I can’t wait to give my library job a go!
I loved Trollope’s cheeky asides to the “dear reader “ in the Palliser series. You are in for a treat. And I cannot tell you how excited I am that you are starting the Rougon Macquart series. You may want to do a quick Wikipedia look up of the Second Empire when this takes place because it did help me orient to the stakes involved with the war. I hope you are intrigued to continue! And congratulations so much on your new roles and adventures.
Cheeky is the perfect way to put it, Sarah. I’m now further along and oh, the narrator has opinions too. It’s too funny! And THANK YOU so much for the advice about looking into the Second Empire. Your timing is great because I had dipped into the book and just didnt think it was up for it. I didn’t understand the setting, etc. Then, when I read your comment, I did do some reading and then went back to the book, and now I’m in it. Too early to tell how I’m feeling about it, but I’m so glad for the advice! Thanks for the well wishes on my next phase. It’s crazy to be experimenting with new things to get into.
@@thelefthandedreader6632 Whew!! I’m so glad I caught you in time. Just know- the series gets so much better from there! It’s not the star of the show.
I love Rijneveld! It is a very difficult topic, but his writing is phenomenal. You can see that he is a poet, his previously written bundles of poems are also awarded and he is still working on a farm in the Netherlands, that's maybe why the theme is always coming back. But I do understand that it is not for everybody. Greetings from Germany! P.S.: I found your videos last week and immediately ordered a book by Trollope.
Dude, I’m really glad to have that feedback. And yeah, as creepy as it is, I keep reading. Difficult but the writing is so well done. Oh, nice! Please keep me posted as you dig into Trollope. Come back and let me know your experience - even on a different video. Just pop in.🥰
So interesting what you say about finding some books too tense. I have stopped a number of books recently for that reason too. Fortunately, one I am persevering with is The Warden, as per your recommendation. I am really enjoying it so far. Thank you. I love the sound of your new adventures. I wish you (and Suki) all the best.
Mark, I’m so glad to hear you’re enjoying The Warden! It’s a slog and can start to make you feel like you’re in a reading slump when you end up not finishing some books for whatever reason, isnt it?
@@thelefthandedreader6632 True. I have quickly learned to trust your judgement though so in a world of so many books it is good to have someone to turn to when I am in danger of getting a bit overwhelmed.
You are so enjoyable and I enjoyed your update on your career - your new ventures, especially, the library (although I am a cat lover) is exciting and seems like a perfect fit for you. I am going to try the Anthony Trollope as I haven’t read any of his before. And like I said earlier , got Gertrude in and will be starting that one. 😊
I was just wondering about you! How strange that you just uploaded (or maybe this is the normal schedule and that’s why I thought of you 😂). I haven’t heard of My Heavenly Favorite, sounds interesting. I’m always nervous about anything veterinarian/animal due to cruelty triggers so I’ll be looking forward to your thoughts. Soldier Sailor sounds a bit intense for my liking as well. Thanks for the life update, what a cool career journey you’ve had. 40 years is incredible!! Small cat rescue? Bookish job as well?? Wonderful!!! ❤❤Have a great Holiday weekend!
Ah, thanks so much Patti! Actually I did post this video earlier than normal because of the holiday. Thanks for the well wishes. What an adventure this year is. I hope you’re having a nice holiday weekend. 🥰
I bailed on Soldier Sailor too. And I bailed on Rijneveld’s Discomfort of Evening. It sounds like My Heavenly Favourite draws on his experiences as a trans man. Good luck in your new work life.
Oooh Lindy, I’m glad to be in good company there. I may well bail on My Heavenly Favorite. The creepiness may be too much for me! Thank you for the well wishes!
Oh that’s funny. I know…freaky cover. Thank you so much, David. Let me clarify though…it wasn’t 40 yrs at one employer.. oh no. I’ve had many employers. I’ve just been in the same general line of business my entire career. 😃
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How wonderful that you have retooled your life to do other things you're interested in. I volunteered at a library for a few years before Covid and it was so fun to see all the people coming in and out. I'm planning to buddy read Soldier Sailor in June when the book is released. Looking forward to that.
Thanks! Oh I bet that was enjoyable and what I’m looking forward to as well. A read a long of Soldier Sailor is the perfect format because there’s so much to it to share.
I am thrilled to hear about your new job working in a library. I have been passionate about books for as long as I can remember and have worked in several libraries and bookstores. Additionally, I worked in a medical library at an Air Force/Army base. Over time, I discovered my interest in typing and pursued a degree in Medical and Legal Secretarial. Eventually, I worked my way up to becoming an Administrative Secretary. I just wanted to give you a little bit about my back story. I know that you will do great and just have fun with it you got this girl!
Gail, thanks so much for sharing your experiences. I am really enjoying being around patrons, helping them, being around books…so lovely! 🥰
Oh, poor Suki! I hope her surgery goes well. My cat Sophie had this surgery a couple of years ago. She ended up still having some teeth left. But the vet said that even with all teeth removed cats do well and can eat everything usually without problems.
Thank you! Same with Suki. She still has quite a few teeth left and she’s recovering. I’m glad your Sophie is doing well now!
Congratulations on your new job at the library! I am also going through a transition in my life.
Jennifer, thank you so much. Oh please feel free to share if you’d like!
@@thelefthandedreader6632 I am a teacher but am struggling with the education system at the moment. So I am looking to see what is else out there at the moment. Thinking sales and retail ... possibly in books as well.
Wow!!! I'm so excited for you! The library position sounds like heaven!
Vickie, thank you so much. I’m excited!
The greatest Trollope novel.
🎉🔥😃. Yay!
After listening to you talk about reading a series of Anthony Trollope novels, I had a go at "The Warden", which had been languishing on a shelf at home for a few years. I'm really enjoying the plot, so thank you for enthusing me about it.
Donna, how fantastic! Thanks for letting me know. I’m so glad you’re enjoying it!
Good luck in your new ventures!
Thank you so much. 😊
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on books and life news. I really enjoy your thoughtful updates. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed Gertrude - your review encouraged me to seek it out.
Thanks so much, Kimberly! Oooh, you’ll have to let me know your thoughts on Gertrude when you get to it!
🎉cTrollope is my most favorite writer and The Warden is my most favorite favorite book he has written. I am so glad you love Trollope, as well.
Oh I’m in such a good company. Thanks for sharing. 🥰🥰
Congrats on “flex-tirement”. It’s such an appealing concept, I hope you enjoy the ew experiences.
Oh Dan, I love that term!! Thank you. ☺️
Gretchen sent me!♥️☮️
Ahhhh, that Gretchen. 🥰. I’m so glad you’re here, Janine!
I'm a great fan of Hermann Hesse and two of my favourites are 'Peter Camezind' and 'Rosshalde'. They are completely different in style and are both relatively short reads - Camezind will leave you thinking a lot and Rosshalde will leave you crying a lot. I see from your replies to some comments that Suki didn't lose all her teeth and is doing well - that's good news indeed and I'm sure it brightened the day for her Mommy and Daddy! Kind regards, Brian.
Well, those are two additional Hesse books I hadn’t heard of, so thank you! Yes, that’s right. She thankfully has her fangs and other front teeth. Thanks, Brian!
I hope Suki is doing well. I love what you said about loving being in a beginner's state. That resonates with me so much and it's a state a strive to be in most of the time. These new opportunities sound very exciting.
Arianne, thank you! She is. And, she didnt have to have all her teeth extracted, thank goodness! Oh, I’m glad we have beginner’s mind in common. 🥰
What fun and wonderful news! Congratulations 🎉 on your retirement (even if temporary) and the new position at the library! I would definitely do something like that at some point as well. I’ve always thought that switching up and doing something inline with my outside interests but outside of the type of work that I do would be great fun. Can’t wait to hear more about it as you go.
Thank you SO much, Holly. It’s been such an experimental year and it’s just started. I’m looking forward to reporting back after my first week which is the week of 4/8. 🥰
Just got Gertrude in and looking forward to the read
Yaay! Let me know. 😊
One of our cats has stomatitis and had all of her teeth removed in 2019. The procedure didn’t cure her, but with daily medication she is doing quite well. She has no problem with solid food at all. So, I hope for the best for Suki!
Oh, Joe. Thanks for sharing that. As it turned out, Suki didn’t have to have all her teeth extracted. They found it was Tooth Resorption that can lead to stomatitis. I’m so glad your cat is doing well. Thank goodness for medication. And how about that! Eating solid food!
congratulations on the new opportunities!
Thanks so much!
I read Brandon Taylor’s essay about Les Rougon Macquart series in The London Review of Books too, it was brilliant. You’re for a treat with Zola, he was a Master! I read The Discomfort of Evening, it was huge here in the Netherlands. Liked it, it’s grim, but well written. Congratulations on the library job! I’m a librarian by profession myself, so yay! 📚📚📚
Leo, I’ve started the Zola. Thanks to Sarah for volunteering the suggestion that I read a little about the Second Empire before starting in! Oh, I’m really glad to have that feedback from you about Rijneveld. This second book is grim too. I got a better perspective after reading the Guardian review. I’m in it. It’s not pleasant. And yet, I keep reading. 🥺. Oh that’s right, Leo. You’re a librarian! The 2 women I interviewed with are librarians..well, one of them is in a Masters program to become a librarian (that’s how you do it in the US). I can’t wait to give my library job a go!
I loved Trollope’s cheeky asides to the “dear reader “ in the Palliser series. You are in for a treat. And I cannot tell you how excited I am that you are starting the Rougon Macquart series. You may want to do a quick Wikipedia look up of the Second Empire when this takes place because it did help me orient to the stakes involved with the war. I hope you are intrigued to continue! And congratulations so much on your new roles and adventures.
Cheeky is the perfect way to put it, Sarah. I’m now further along and oh, the narrator has opinions too. It’s too funny! And THANK YOU so much for the advice about looking into the Second Empire.
Your timing is great because I had dipped into the book and just didnt think it was up for it. I didn’t understand the setting, etc. Then, when I read your comment, I did do some reading and then went back to the book, and now I’m in it. Too early to tell how I’m feeling about it, but I’m so glad for the advice! Thanks for the well wishes on my next phase. It’s crazy to be experimenting with new things to get into.
@@thelefthandedreader6632 Whew!! I’m so glad I caught you in time. Just know- the series gets so much better from there! It’s not the star of the show.
I do love Trollope. I’ve never read a Trollope I didn’t really enjoy.
I’m in very good company here. 👏👏🥰
I love Rijneveld! It is a very difficult topic, but his writing is phenomenal. You can see that he is a poet, his previously written bundles of poems are also awarded and he is still working on a farm in the Netherlands, that's maybe why the theme is always coming back. But I do understand that it is not for everybody. Greetings from Germany! P.S.: I found your videos last week and immediately ordered a book by Trollope.
Dude, I’m really glad to have that feedback. And yeah, as creepy as it is, I keep reading. Difficult but the writing is so well done. Oh, nice! Please keep me posted as you dig into Trollope. Come back and let me know your experience - even on a different video. Just pop in.🥰
So interesting what you say about finding some books too tense. I have stopped a number of books recently for that reason too. Fortunately, one I am persevering with is The Warden, as per your recommendation. I am really enjoying it so far. Thank you.
I love the sound of your new adventures. I wish you (and Suki) all the best.
Mark, I’m so glad to hear you’re enjoying The Warden! It’s a slog and can start to make you feel like you’re in a reading slump when you end up not finishing some books for whatever reason, isnt it?
@@thelefthandedreader6632 True. I have quickly learned to trust your judgement though so in a world of so many books it is good to have someone to turn to when I am in danger of getting a bit overwhelmed.
You are so enjoyable and I enjoyed your update on your career - your new ventures, especially, the library (although I am a cat lover) is exciting and seems like a perfect fit for you. I am going to try the Anthony Trollope as I haven’t read any of his before. And like I said earlier , got Gertrude in and will be starting that one. 😊
Oh Virginia, thank you for the kind words. 🥰. I can’t wait to hear about your Trollope experience, no matter what it may be.
Love your channel!
Thanks so much. 🥰
I was just wondering about you! How strange that you just uploaded (or maybe this is the normal schedule and that’s why I thought of you 😂). I haven’t heard of My Heavenly Favorite, sounds interesting. I’m always nervous about anything veterinarian/animal due to cruelty triggers so I’ll be looking forward to your thoughts. Soldier Sailor sounds a bit intense for my liking as well. Thanks for the life update, what a cool career journey you’ve had. 40 years is incredible!! Small cat rescue? Bookish job as well?? Wonderful!!! ❤❤Have a great Holiday weekend!
Ah, thanks so much Patti! Actually I did post this video earlier than normal because of the holiday. Thanks for the well wishes. What an adventure this year is. I hope you’re having a nice holiday weekend. 🥰
If you haven’t tried Henry James, maybe Portrait of a Lady, or Wings of the Dove…
I just read my first Henry James! Oh what was it? The Americans. I had it on my shelf. I’m very glad I did and have plans on reading more. 😃
I bailed on Soldier Sailor too. And I bailed on Rijneveld’s Discomfort of Evening. It sounds like My Heavenly Favourite draws on his experiences as a trans man.
Good luck in your new work life.
Oooh Lindy, I’m glad to be in good company there. I may well bail on My Heavenly Favorite. The creepiness may be too much for me! Thank you for the well wishes!
My former boss was freaked out by clowns and she would have hated that cover -
Oh no, 40 years at one place? 😂 _Bonne chance_ with the new job!
We have a stomatitis cat - the teeth removal (except fangs) did the trick. The condition never wholly leaves.
Oh that’s funny. I know…freaky cover. Thank you so much, David. Let me clarify though…it wasn’t 40 yrs at one employer.. oh no. I’ve had many employers. I’ve just been in the same general line of business my entire career. 😃
ohhhhh felt sad after hearing about suki... painful...
Ah, how kind of you. I know…she’s doing really well and did not have to have all her teeth removed. She still has many of her front teeth. Whew!
I believe that one must practically cough up a fur ball to pronounce that French name properly. 😅
Oh you’re so right. I just tried it. 🧐👏👏