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[spud188]

Thanks for the pic,you got yourself a nice looking bird!!

[Oznell]

I couldn't agree more, @spiderw ,  about the fun of just "looking".   Just cruising an antique shop (I get the same feeling in bookstores), puts me in such a serene state of mind.  I don't need to purchase a thing to get that feeling of pleasant discovery, and sense of "all's well with the world",  ha. 

[rnmom]

@Oznell - What a nice little haul! I am so bad at decorating and making things look nice, I just don't feel like I have an eye for it. Your house must be beautiful!

I've read a few of the Kay Scarpetta novels but not in any order. I actually found a list and wanted to start over in order and read the first 2 in the series. I have the 3rd one ready to go, I just haven't read in ages. I hope things will slow down and I'll be able to get back to it soon. 

[Oznell]

Hey, @rnmom ,  that's fun that you are working your way through the "Scarpetta" series.  I had gotten away from the novels (they're chunky and represent a big reading commitment, don't they?).

Also, there's a sort of "bleakness" that hangs over some of them-- the hideous murders, and the stuff Kay Scarpetta goes through to solve them.  But it's so satisfying when the breakthrough discovery comes.  "Red Mist" surprised me-- she was back to a pretty suspenseful narrative, and you had that eerie feeling of not knowing where the danger was coming from....    Very well done.  

[stevieb]

As for the Scarpetta books, as I've seen so many others suggest, I initially devoured them, but somewhere along the way they began to deteriorate and ultimately, for me, became unreadable. I have a couple I bought several years ago and will ultimately set out for someone else to have, as I just lost all interest. Everything about the books: the stories and the characters became too over the top and so both believability and likability suffered.

[rnmom]

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@Oznell wrote:

Hey, @rnmom ,  that's fun that you are working your way through the "Scarpetta" series.  I had gotten away from the novels (they're chunky and represent a big reading commitment, don't they?).

Also, there's a sort of "bleakness" that hangs over some of them-- the hideous murders, and the stuff Kay Scarpetta goes through to solve them.  But it's so satisfying when the breakthrough discovery comes.  "Red Mist" surprised me-- she was back to a pretty suspenseful narrative, and you had that eerie feeling of not knowing where the danger was coming from....    Very well done.  

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@Oznell - Yep, the novels do represent a big reading commitment, that's why I've only gotten thru 2 of them. I actually read the Women's Murder Club series before this series, I worked my way thru all 20 or 21 of those and then decided to start at the beginning with this Kay Scarpetta series. There are a ton of them so I'll be reading for a very long while. 

[Donna2019]

I Love, Love, Love decorating for all seasons and holidays, and have tons of decor items.

I found my glass lotus candle holders (in perfect condition) at a thrift store and also my retired pattern Corell settings that I added to my original set that I have, it even had the smaller bowls, luncheon plates and a serving plate. I was thrilled, especially finding great deals on them. Never know what you'll find when you go there, we really don't have antique stores close by, so unfortunately I don't go there.

Happy deocrating everyone.

[Oznell]

What I've found with the Cornwell books, @stevieb ,  is I have to take them on a "case by case" basis.  That sort of "obsessiveness" that characterizes the later books seems to wax and wane, ha.  But with this one I thought she was largely back on track, and nobody creates a sense of doom and atmospheric "creeping unease" like she does....

Combining travel and antiquing as you do, @LIG1 , that's just the ideal-- what fun!

[Oznell]

Just saw your post, @Donna2019 .  Wow, what great things you found thrifting!   Candle holders are a weakness of mine.  It's so smart to thrift Corelle, since they seem to discontinue patterns more frequently than in the past.  You can amass a wonderful collection by going on the hunt as you do!