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Anyone fancy joining me in a new swap club?

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By Thu 30-Apr-09 09:24:01 Add message | Report | Contact poster
I love reading and now that DS can entertain himself for a while trashing my lounge is 8 mo I am finally getting back into the swing of things. But I always read the same kind of books and so would love to have something different sprung on me!

Here's the basics of how it works (thank you Flamesparrow)

How it works

[ Arti sits back and waits for the flood of recruits, hoping that she doesn't end up looking like a no-mates...]
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 21-Nov-09 23:02:33
arti i already have a mahoosive (dontcha love that word) spice rack wink

unfortunately DCs wont eat my spicy dishes, only just agreed to spag bol - much to my dismay.
i just love & enjoy cooking and DH is a willing guinea pig volunteer.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 21-Nov-09 17:55:17
Its a fantastic cookbook, I have it too (Haven't cooked from it yet though blush, have just looked through it again & again!)
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 21-Nov-09 16:53:10
To echo, I don't mind, I have a huge pile of books waiting for me to get through them...

aristocat - I loooove MJ's Curry Bible and heartily recommend Mung Dal with Chicken, Curried Whole Chicken (Durban Style)and Moghlai Lamb with Spinach, yumyumyum...beware though, you will end up with a spice rack the length of the M6!
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 21-Nov-09 16:00:56
i dont mind if others want a break, i read about the same as usual - DCs have got new things but DH is also home so more work anyway!!!

i have put Madhur Jaffreys Ultimate Curry Bible on my xmas list this year, so will be studying that over the holidays too grin
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 21-Nov-09 10:11:53
Yes, me too, I always read more over Christmas... but if others feel it's preferable to have a break, fine by me
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Fri 20-Nov-09 19:57:06
Maybe it is just me but I read far more over xmas as I don't have to go to work grin
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Fri 20-Nov-09 12:54:22
I was just wondering - next month is going to be so busy with Christmas and everything else, I was just wondering what everyone will think if we have a month break to catch up?

Good idea about the favourite book ...
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Fri 20-Nov-09 10:57:41
Surely it has to be chocolate for the prize - everyone has to post a bar - 13 bars, yumyum!

Hoping to start my book today. Back to 5.20am starts here, so everything is vveeerrrrryyyy slow...
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Fri 20-Nov-09 09:50:24
Or in true MN style we could just give them a sticker grin

thanks for the list.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Fri 20-Nov-09 09:19:04
It ought to be a book token really, didn't it? Jeez, I haven't seen a book token since I left school - probably they're all virtual and put on to your mobile or something (I was amazed by a poster this morning that said you can get bus tickets to put on your mobile. I'm feeling very old)

Or perhaps a REALLY BIG bar of chocolate!
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