MORNING ROLL CALL L JUNE 2026

@catwoman500   I did not watch Marie Antoinette but with your recommendation I will watch on Passport.  I watched the first season of Sissy and it was on the trashy side, did not follow the book much and tried to fill it with salacious details and I  sort of gave up on historical dramas, fearing more of the same.  @MsStretch  very cute cats.   @SummerOnTheWay1 I am still reading The Magic Mountain by Thomas. Mann.  It is not a quick read, but worth the time!   It was a recommendation. on one of your threads so kudos on that 😀.  

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@SummerOnTheWay1 , @LisaS961881 , do you still have used book stores in your area?  I used to score some good finds there.  Also, check out the little free libraries.

I'm a Kindle user myself and have been for years.

@SummerOnTheWay1 , I generally go for historical fiction (no, not the swashbuckling romance kind) that are based on real facts and research, but the author adds fictional characters and dialogue to make it more relatable. Anything from prehistoric times through the Civil War.

Another source to try is BookBub.  I have an account and receive daily emails for the latest deals based on my preferences.  Bought a few books (Kindle, of course) from them.  Sometimes they offer books for free for a limited time.

To each his own, but I love my Kindle and Kindle app.  I can 'carry' a whole library on my phone to wherever I go.  And no stains or torn and dog-eared pages. 

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@SummerOnTheWay1 , I have plenty of pictures from this season's adventures, but mostly if you like looking at old cemeteries (frequently just fieldstones) and remnants and artifacts of old homesites.  Not everyone finds them interesting. 😁

No spectacular mountain views or waterfalls or sunsets. 🚫🌄🏞️⛰️

But let me cull through and find something.

@SummerOnTheWay1 , actually exploring/bushwhacking season occurs during the winter when everything is bare, since almost all of our forays are off-trail.  Hard to find or see anything when everything is green, so one, maybe two weeks left.  Off on another adventure tomorrow in SNP and maybe another one next week to find the location of an old school that's at a higher elevation and hopefully, not so green.  Probably not much left.  Maybe the old foundation and a few artifacts.  Plus with spring come the snakes (saw one last week on a bushwhack to an old Poor House and cemetery in Prince William Forest Park) and the bugs. 😝

Stay tuned.

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