"water, water everywhere...", but plenty of books to read!

[pcw_rcw]

As we suppose most people know who have been following the weather news, our area of the Midwest has been drenched by a record amount of rain. Fortunately there are no major rivers near Madison, so we haven't had the very serious flooding that many nearby communities have had. However, our lakes are *full* to overflowing so people who live near

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[cassandraterra]

I'm reading Spirit and Flesh (good so far) and I've read Shadow's Return (loved it and must read it again and again and again).

I giggle at your library problem. I'm thinking about cutting mine down again since I'm starting to have to double them up on a shelf. Oh well.

Stay dry! My cats also hate storms. But I think Jude gets it and goes to the basement when this happens so I worry less about being away if there is a Tornado. Smart kitty. I think Daisy just joins him. Good luck!

[pcw_rcw]

The Carol Berg books are very enjoyable--with a number of different unique fantasy elements. An interesting anti-hero (sort-of) as well.

Like you, really liked Shadows Return. Have started re-reading the others in the series as a result. Not that we need an excuse to re-read good books!

...I'm starting to have to double [books] up on a shelf...

Starting?! We've been having to double and sometimes triple books on shelves for decades now--that's one of the things that makes putting books that we've just read in their 'correct order' so difficult. One of us needs to be more compulsive about that.

We had more storms on the 2nd, but it looks like the 4th will be nice. It makes using the computer unpredictable since we fried it once last year by stupidly using it during a lightning storm.

[fidelioscabinet]

EEEEEK! Water in the basement. Not good.

But--it could be ever so much worse, so I'm glad that's all you've had.

If you figure out how to manage it, you can send us that rain--we're fairly good for now but eastern Tennessee, Georgia, and teh carolinas would love some of thta, and we wouldn't kick at at, just on general principles.

[pcw_rcw]

Well, our basement does tend to get a bit dampish whenever we have a lot of rain (or a lot of melting snow even), but this year has been ridiculous--we've had about 10 times as much rain as usual and it has to go somewhere. For a number of reasons, our basement is one of the places.

If you all will pay for the containers and the shipping, we're sure that everyone up here will be more than happy to send you our extra water.

The pattern of flooding rains and drought conditions over the country has been strange for the last several years. Elsewhere in the world as well.

[jas10]

Hah, rain! What's that? Amazing how poorly administered the planet is, with parts of it drowned and other parts parched. Actually, we here in southern Arizona are moving into our summer rainy season, which accounts for much of our annual rainfall. Unfortunately, like the rest of the southwest, we have been in a drought for several years now with no relief in sight (there is talk among meteorologists of the drought lasting decades). And yes, it makes a difference: ask the Anasazi--if you can find one.

Our two dogs react completely differently to the summer storms with their wind, lightning, thunder, and heavy rains. Abby, the older, could care less, while Bart, the younger, cowers in a corner. Hard to know which reaction is the more sensible.

Hmm, Mary Gentle's Rats and Gargoyles. I have had that sitting around here for ages. Maybe I should get around to it one of these days--real soon now.

[pcw_rcw]

In the 40 or so years that we've lived in Madison, we've only had one year of bad drought (knock on wood). We've had the occasional season when the farmers were upset because there hadn't been enough rain (or too much) for their particular crop, of course--but farmers are hard to please at the best of times.

Rats and Gargoyles was Mary Gentle's first book and it shows. Very interesting premise, however. This is also one of the few books that we know of where a very fat, sloppy and messy (but brave, intelligent, aristocratic, well-educated, etc.) guy 'gets the girl' instead of the usual young, handsome, aristocratic, one. Interesting twist--worth reading just for that aspect, if no other.

[cassandraterra]

Haven't heard from you guys in a while. Hope you are well. What great and wonderful books have you been reading?

[cassandraterra]

Are you guys alive?! *pokes*