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EXCUSE ME????

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1. Cullen II Roll Arm Velvet Sofa, Crate & Barrel Ochre looks so lush in velvet!

2. First Light by Andrea Pramuk, Artfully Walls Jungalow vibes 

3. Mid-Century Ceramic Table Lamps, Chairish Substantial lamps with a crosshatch texture

4. Calligaris Bahia Metal Chair, Attica The perfect shade of ochre for the dining room or on the deck.

5. Otto Runner, Block Shop The 80-inch length makes this runner super-versatile. Also available as napkins.

6. óbides by Heather Deffense, Minted That little dose of sun lifts the composition. 

7. Artemis Wallpaper, Anthropologie A William Morris-inspired floral in a modern palette.

8. Alabax Large, Schoolhouse Electric Its clean, sculptural proportions mean this fixture is a chameleon. Not to mention a new design classic.

9. Quilted Brokaw Pillow, Lulu & Georgia Ochre velvet with subtle quilting.

10. Mid-Century Show Wood Chair, West Elm The classic mid-century shape, with a little extra detail in the arms to make it special

11. Avec Apartment Sofa with Brushed Stainless Legs, CB2 Unexpected finish, unexpected color.

12. Trio of ochre bud vases, Etsy

13. Tumbling Blocks, Schumacher A clean geometric print with painterly variation in the stripes ^^^^^ Amelia mixed the mustard, She mixed it good and thick; She put it in the custard And made her Mother sick, And showing satisfaction By many a loud huzza 'Observe' said she 'the action Of mustard on Mamma.'

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you will be happy again. you will feel excited again. you will be relieved, surprised, in love, intrigued. the love you’ve got and have yet to find is worth hanging on for. and every good thing you’ve felt can be felt in a grander and deeper way. if you’re looking for a sign, this is it: it’s not over for you yet.

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Nancy Fouts

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Jane Fonda by Francois Pages in Paris (1963)

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I was sorted into Ravenclaw this time, but my patronus is a basset hound?

UGH POTTERMORE JUST SORTED ME INTO HUFFLEPUFF AND TOLD ME MY PATRONUS IS A SQUIRREL

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October Meeting

THE EVERYMAN’S BOOK CLUB

discusses

the work of Edgar Allan Poe, including

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

The Purloined Letter Masque of the Red Death The Telltale Heart The Cask of Amontillado The Pit and the Pendulum The Fall of the House of Usher The Imp of the Perverse Berenice and any other favorites.

Thursday, October 25, time and location TBD

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touching on madness, murder, MacGuffins, opium dens, live burials, incest, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, mesmerism, detective novels, the rise of the Gothic, and the mysterious death of the author.

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September Meeting

THE EVERYMAN'S BOOK CLUB

discusses

Chris Adrian's The Great Night

Thursday, September 20, 6:30pm location TBD

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touching on the limits of oncology, San Francisco, the nature of fairies, suicide, Soylent Green, Athens, regeneration, John Crowley's Little, Big, Shakespearean imps, waking dreams, love-in-idleness, and the rest of The New Yorker's 20 Under 40.

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June-July Meeting

THE EVERYMAN’S BOOK CLUB

discusses

Betty Smith's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Thursday, July 5, 6:30pm at my place

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touching on poverty and the American Dream, scene-setting, innocence and experience, tenacity, gender roles among the lower class in early 20th century New York, the Tree of Heaven, and cannibalism (fingers crossed).

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May Meeting

THE EVERYMAN'S BOOK CLUB

discusses

Charles C. Mann's 1491

Thursday, May 24, 6:30pm at my place (or if someone else would prefer to host, feel free)

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touching on alternative histories, the Bering Strait, preserving the status quo, artifacts from other cultures, professional disagreement, stuff you missed in history class, John Smith and Pocahontas, and smallpox and llamas.

enrichment

Maya Artwork Uncovered In A Guatemalan Forest

The Earth-Changing Powers of Earthworms

Effects of Climate Change?

How Cahokia Worked (YouTube)

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April Meeting

THE EVERYMAN'S BOOK CLUB

discusses

Charles Bukowski's Ham on Rye

Thursday, April 19, 6:30pm at my place.

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touching on antiheroes, father-son relationships, physical abuse vs psychological abuse, the power of words, sex, alcohol, constipation, and the making of a sociopath.

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March Meeting

THE EVERYMAN'S BOOK CLUB

discusses

Yann Martel's The Life of Pi

Thursday, March 22, 6:30pm at my place.

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touching on innocence and experience, storytelling, belief in God, strengths and weaknesses of the modern fable, famed ocean crossings, tigers, cannibalism, and the unreliable narrator.

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February Meeting

THE EVERYMAN'S BOOK CLUB

discusses

Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man

Thursday, February 23, 6:30pm, at Darlene's place.

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touching on Femmes fatale, classic cocktails, Humphrey Bogart, Myrna Loy, post-War cynicism, sparkling repartee, pulp paperback covers, mad scientists and Templar treasure.