tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post171101016031505474..comments2024-03-29T06:00:12.823-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: IDEAS FOR MYSTERY GIFTS FROM KATE CARLISLEJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-77868292017118740062017-12-14T09:32:49.434-05:002017-12-14T09:32:49.434-05:00I have those socks in yellow already. But this yea...I have those socks in yellow already. But this year when I purchased from the company, they offered me a mixed-match pair (one green, one red) for the holidays. I couldn't resist.Kristopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03363799437065223093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37658263602796085442017-12-13T20:03:35.263-05:002017-12-13T20:03:35.263-05:00There was someone in Jungle Reds who knew about St...There was someone in Jungle Reds who knew about St. Lucia's Day. I cannot recall off the top of my head.<br /><br />The Icelandic custom of giving books is such a cozy way to spend the evening with the whole family reading.<br /><br />You are welcome. I love the bookbinder series. I remember seeing someone give a demonstration of bookbinding at a book festival in San Francisco when I was in college.<br /><br />And thank you again for the Fixer Upper swag that you gave me at Bouchercon. Love the pink measuring tape.<br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32291010919593144782017-12-13T19:50:19.436-05:002017-12-13T19:50:19.436-05:00I missed an A in there - WAAC - She's shaking ...I missed an A in there - WAAC - She's shaking her finger at me!Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37331635827241965002017-12-13T19:49:37.359-05:002017-12-13T19:49:37.359-05:00Either, his mother was a WAC - I love finding book...Either, his mother was a WAC - I love finding books either about those first women fliers or fictional stories that fill in the blanks of what could have been. Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85630327111101850322017-12-13T19:39:40.793-05:002017-12-13T19:39:40.793-05:00I know some quilters, and one thing they always lo...I know some quilters, and one thing they always love is a gift certificate to a quilt fabric shop! :) Tell your wife there's a free quilt pattern in the Secret Room at KateCarlisle.com. It's for a Bibliophile Table Runner, and it's charming.<br /><br />Happy reading!Kate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12618714946285365260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44935245215156294492017-12-13T19:38:05.482-05:002017-12-13T19:38:05.482-05:00Computers are a mystery, Jay. I'm glad this co...Computers are a mystery, Jay. I'm glad this comment stayed!<br /><br />Thanks for buying books for kids. So important to indoctrinate the next generation into our love of reading. LOLKate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12618714946285365260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24350154490841645282017-12-13T19:36:04.257-05:002017-12-13T19:36:04.257-05:00Gargoyle bookends sound fun! A friend sent me a pa...Gargoyle bookends sound fun! A friend sent me a pair of brass Westie bookends in honor of my Fixer-Upper Mysteries. They're really heavy! Thank goodness for flat-rate shipping. LOLKate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12618714946285365260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4649850087440747372017-12-13T16:55:58.173-05:002017-12-13T16:55:58.173-05:00I work off wish lists on Amazon or B&N for boo...I work off wish lists on Amazon or B&N for book people, but most of the time those people, especially my wife, have reserved the newest book by favorite authors (Val McDermid, Louise Penny, John Connelly and so on) at the library months before they are published, so she doesn't want me to buy them. I have to scour Mystery Scene magazine and other sources (including here, of course) to find book gifts. She makes quilts, but already has dozens of quilt books. It's hard. This year she'll get a new umbrella and a gift certificate.<br /><br />Both my nephews are into history, so they have many titles they want. One of them is getting the new biography of Grant. For myself, the latest MX book of Holmes stories is always a must.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21884323772199908462017-12-13T15:15:40.629-05:002017-12-13T15:15:40.629-05:00I could've sworn I posted a response earlier t...I could've sworn I posted a response earlier this morning to this blog post. But now it seems to have disappeared, just like yesterday. What the heck?<br /><br />I gave books to the three kids I buy for. I don't have any books on my wishlist as I won't be partaking in much gift giving/receiving other than the kids mentioned. I just buy the books I want when I want/can afford them.Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81902783045162036182017-12-13T13:32:45.349-05:002017-12-13T13:32:45.349-05:00Out of Print has so much library themed gifts! htt...Out of Print has so much library themed gifts! https://www.outofprintclothing.com/Kathy Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07639554396255261989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63619670762417629992017-12-13T12:02:59.322-05:002017-12-13T12:02:59.322-05:00My son has been in visiting for a few days, and we...My son has been in visiting for a few days, and we went Christmas book shopping at Barnes and Noble yesterday. He is quite a deep thinker, and his choices were quite serious--Rights of Man by Thomas Paine; Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky; Notes from Underground, The Double, and Other Stories by Dostoevsky; and Win Biggly: Persuasion in a World Where Facts Don't Matter by Scott Adams. I purchased books for my Christmas Bag of Books that sits under the tree each Christmas. Those books included The Saboteur by Andrew Gross, The Library at the Edge of the World by Felicity Hayes-McCoy, The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan, The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien (already have a paperback, but this one is a signed hardback), and Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase (read earlier this year and loved so much, but I didn't have my own copy). There are still books on my Christmas Bag list. I know that I'm getting my daughter a book called Trials of the Earth: The True Story of a Pioneer Woman by Mary Mann Hamilton, and my son-in-law will receive The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan. They will probably be receiving at least one other book. The granddaughters and my husband will be receiving books as well.<br /><br />Kate, I love the bracelet and will be looking that item up. I have a pair of gargoyle bookends for my son, as his ex-girlfriend of five years absconded with the ones I had previously given him. I found a pair of goat bookends for me. I've got my eye on a Kindle cover for my daughter. I have so much fun looking through all the book related items on Etsy and other sites. I think I know what I'll be doing this afternoon. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51975952770355576512017-12-13T12:00:09.577-05:002017-12-13T12:00:09.577-05:00Thank you for loving my books, Diana! I don't ...Thank you for loving my books, Diana! I don't know the answer about St. Lucia's Day. That's such a specific tradition. LOL I do love the Icelandic custom of giving books on Christmas Eve. Such a cozy way to spend the evening, the whole family reading.Kate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12618714946285365260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36749947071165268312017-12-13T11:56:34.954-05:002017-12-13T11:56:34.954-05:00So glad I stopped by this morning! I love Kate Ca...So glad I stopped by this morning! I love Kate Carlisle's books. All of the gift ideas look great! <br /><br />Love the idea of giving books as Christmas gifts. Love receiving books as Christmas gifts. People in Iceland give books as gifts on Christmas Eve.<br /><br />Is today St. Lucia's Day, a Scandinavian tradition where the eldest daughter serves pancakes in the morning?<br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50592476082130202962017-12-13T11:30:16.732-05:002017-12-13T11:30:16.732-05:00I'm sure if I wandered into my local bookstore...I'm sure if I wandered into my local bookstore I'd find heaps of things I want! LOL<br /><br />Mary/LizLiz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39227240250536290242017-12-13T11:27:54.026-05:002017-12-13T11:27:54.026-05:00Time to read is at the top of my list, too. Unfort...Time to read is at the top of my list, too. Unfortunately, it's not something anyone else can give to me; it's something I must give myself by being better organized. I wish you luck!Kate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12618714946285365260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30623775066309190692017-12-13T11:27:04.677-05:002017-12-13T11:27:04.677-05:00Thank you so much for the recommendation, Ann. Tha...Thank you so much for the recommendation, Ann. That sounds lovely. I'll check it out.Kate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12618714946285365260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-87555213217302867842017-12-13T11:24:20.386-05:002017-12-13T11:24:20.386-05:00Tarzan of the Apes.... that would be a great class...Tarzan of the Apes.... that would be a great classic to feature in the Bibliophile Mysteries! Putting it on my list for books Brooklyn might restore. I could have a lot of fun with that one.Kate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12618714946285365260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-86205529794300858412017-12-13T11:23:11.921-05:002017-12-13T11:23:11.921-05:00That's the problem in our house, too, Mary. Wh...That's the problem in our house, too, Mary. When we see a book we want, we buy it immediately. But we do try to look for books that the other may not have discovered yet.Kate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12618714946285365260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15437384501905014092017-12-13T11:22:24.361-05:002017-12-13T11:22:24.361-05:00Oh, how nice! I love shopping on Etsy, especially ...Oh, how nice! I love shopping on Etsy, especially when you can find the truly handmade items. I just sent sugar cookies to someone for her birthday, and it felt great to send homemade, even though they weren't made in my home. LOLKate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12618714946285365260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43092789982473617832017-12-13T11:21:06.964-05:002017-12-13T11:21:06.964-05:00LOL Good point, Grace. Kids might not get it.
I f...LOL Good point, Grace. Kids might not get it.<br /><br />I feel old.Kate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12618714946285365260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46592493746270017702017-12-13T11:20:46.373-05:002017-12-13T11:20:46.373-05:00I give my aunt books every year. And my wish list...I give my aunt books every year. And my wish list is more books than anything else this year. Unfortunately, I don't know when I will get them read, so I'm adding time to read to my Christmas list. Not sure that is going to happen, however.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-77739428966964487752017-12-13T11:12:27.132-05:002017-12-13T11:12:27.132-05:00OMG, WANT!!! That sounds adorable. OMG, WANT!!! That sounds adorable. Kate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12618714946285365260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-58733567639440449032017-12-13T11:11:59.703-05:002017-12-13T11:11:59.703-05:00Oh, what a lovely way to show your support! Your s...Oh, what a lovely way to show your support! Your son is a lucky man.Kate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12618714946285365260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4356579826656844772017-12-13T11:11:22.093-05:002017-12-13T11:11:22.093-05:00Are you looking for fiction or nonfiction, Kait? M...Are you looking for fiction or nonfiction, Kait? Maybe someone will have a great recommendation.Kate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12618714946285365260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42452591750937648432017-12-13T11:10:13.890-05:002017-12-13T11:10:13.890-05:00Love that his fans are called Craisies! Definitely...Love that his fans are called Craisies! Definitely works with his name in a way it wouldn't quite work with mine. I tend to call my fans the Bibliophiles, in honor of my Bibliophile Mysteries. But there are many bibliophiles in the world who haven't yet discovered me. ;)<br /><br />I'll send good thoughts that you get THE WANTED!Kate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12618714946285365260noreply@blogger.com