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Work Permits
Under the California Labor Code, all minors must have a permit to work in California, except in limited circumstances, such as when children work for their parents on their farm or in domestic labor on the parent's property. For example, if you own your own auto repair shop, your minor son must have a permit to work for you. Anyone under 18 years old that is required to attend school, and anyone under six, is considered a minor under the California Labor Code. Minors typically obtain work permit applications from their school and you, as the employer, must sign the application. The application must also be signed by the minor's parents. Then, school officials may issue the work permit, which you must keep on file. The minor cannot work for you without this permit. If you employ an emancipated minor, he must still have a work permit but is not required to receive parental permission.
Occupational Restrictions
In most cases, federal and state occupational restrictions mean that minors must be at least 14 years old to begin working, though younger children can be employed in certain industries. Whether you can employ a minor depends on the age of the child and work to be done. For example, minors who are 14 or 15 can work in certain jobs within the food service and retail industries, such as cashiering and clerical work, but cannot work as messengers until they turn 16. Furthermore, you cannot hire anyone under 21 to transport hazardous materials.
Entertainment Industry
If your business is part of the entertainment industry, all minors, even infants, must have a work permit to work for you. However, the permit will not be issued if the working conditions are not proper for the child or child's education is negatively impacted by the work. The permit can be issued as a one-time temporary permit or as a six-month renewable permit.
Hours of Work
Even if you employ a child with a work permit, he cannot work unlimited hours. The hours a child may work depend on his age and whether school is in session. For example, a child, age 16 or 17, who has completed seventh grade may work four hours per day on school days and eight hours per day on non-school days. Children ages 12 and 13 can work only during school holidays and vacations.
You must pay minors at least 85 percent of adult minimum wage, called subminimum wage, and they are entitled to receive overtime just like adults. In some cases, you must pay at least adult minimum wage. Under many circumstances, you can only employ 25 percent of your employees at this lower minimum wage rate, and high school graduates must be paid the same wages as adults who do the same type of work. When federal and state wage laws conflict, the child must be paid the higher wage.


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The following article the highlights the success of the UK dairy industry's use of recycled HDPE plastic in milk jugs. The technology is commercially available here in the U.S., but there is no desire or incentive for the dairy industry here to include recycled content in our milk jugs. Milk jugs are the gold standard of "recyclability" and are used extensively as feedstock for recycled HDPE products. It would be the ultimate in sustainability if the circle could be completed and milk jugs turned back into milk jugs, instead of into detergent or shampoo bottles. Envision produces EcoPrime, food grade recycled HDPE resin, which would be ideal for use in the production of milk jugs. – Ed.
Reprinted from Resource Efficient Business
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2014 | Author: Paul Sanderson
Nampak's Infini milk bottle has sold 500 million units in the UK in supermarkets such as Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Waitrose and Marks & Spencer.
Since its launch in 2012, the Infini HDPE bottle has saved 34,000 tonnes of carbon and 16,000 tonnes of material.
According to Nampak, the bottle is the strongest and lightest on the British market.
In the last 12 months, Nampak has also pushed up the recycled content in the form of rHDPE in the four pint bottle to 30 per cent and has created a four pint bottle weighing just 32g, representing a 20 per cent saving on the standard bottle.
Nampak Plastics managing director Eric Collins said: "This is a very exciting time for Nampak. For the last six years, the team has been focused on continuously innovating and pushing boundaries where possible with Infini, and this is now showing exceptional tangible results, reducing the carbon footprint of the plastic milk bottle."
Marks & Spencer commercial and environmental packaging manager Andrew Speck added: "Since Nampak helped us launch the first milk bottles with post-consumer recycled content in 2007 it has continued to deliver innovative packaging solutions for us, most recently this year's 30 per cent recycled content bottles that we are currently trialling.
"Nampak continues to push the barriers around performance and sustainability, and we look forward to working with it on more ground-breaking innovations into the future."

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Benihana - Dulles
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Though our cook prepared the food ok, there was no show and no interaction with the guests. The person later noted she does not speak English which I feel hindered any real interaction and understanding of the guests or orders.
Aside from the flaming onion, boring, don't spend your money even with the -$30 off birthday discount.
Erin, thank you for sharing your review. We understand your concern. If you would like to get in touch with our team, please do so via the Contact Us page on our website. Your feedback helps us to make improvements, and we're hopeful that you will provide us with an opportunity to serve you again. Arigato.
Even with reservations you have to wait.
We were celebrating birthday and they didn't have camera to take picture. Our dinner comes with ice cream and they misses to ask so when we told them they brought us what appears to be half a spoon. Guy dropped my mustard sauce all over my clothing and purse.
Chef always on point, polite and yummy food.
We've been going to Benihana's for 20 years four or five times a year.
Until recently, the food was always predictable and we enjoyed it. The last couple of times the staff are turned over in the quality of the food seem to be suffering.
This time, we were wondering if we would find it worthwhile or if we should start to look out square. I'm delighted to say that the service was excellent and the chef was a younger woman who really knew her stuff and cooked the food to perfection, provided a pleasant little shell in the process and pay close attention to any special requests.
One minor point: The hibiscus iced tea Seemed a bit tart as if the person making the tea forgot to add a little bit of sweetener to it
This was probably the best combination of food and service
That we have experienced. We will certainly be returning based on this visit.
As good as any Benihana. Just overpriced as a chain. Great food that can be matched in quality at a lower price elsewhere.
Was seated promptly, staff was friendly and attentive, food portions were good, food quality was very good.
I noticed that the restaurant was distributing a special menu as I was seated. These menus did not include all of the items on the full menu and the costs listed were more expensive than the prices on the full menu. My service was fairly poor. Drinks were made incorrectly twice. We had to hunt down our server as she was not consistently attentive. The hibachi chef underperformed. She (the chef) gave us no show and instead just cooked the food. The meal was very bland and unseasoned. I had to ask for other sauces to make my meat more edible.
We come here every New Year's Eve! It was bad last year but thought to give it another try, since our kids love it. The service was the worst it ever been. No waitress came back for refills the whole time, cook didn't understand anything what so ever. It was bad. Asked for a manger however to no surprise know one came.
Sat too many people at the table. Very uncomfortable dining experience on New Years Eve.
They forgot to make my son's chicken for dinner. He's 5 and I no one came to apologize. They comped his nonexistent meal, but we didn't want a free meal, we wanted a nice family dinner.
Great food and service!!!
Getting in was a bit straining because of the air pressure between the outside/inside doors. Yet, after getting in and since we made reservations, we were sat immediately. Service was great, the waitress catered to our needs and came back often to see if we needed anything else. The chef was good but the food was bland. There must be something wrong with the pipes because I smelled an odor on the way to and while in the restroom. The odor almost made me gag. They must know because I didn't see anyone seated on that side. Anyway, sit on the left side if you want to eat and keep your food down.
Lisa, on behalf of our team here at Benihana, we would like to sincerely apologize for your recent visit with us. With your feedback, we look forward to improving the guest experience and would like to thank you for taking the time to share your review with us. If you would like to get in touch with our team, please do so via the Contact Us page on our website
Christmas Eve
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Very high price for very low value!!
We apologize for your recent visit. To better assist you, please contact our team via the Contact Us page on our website.
Overall very good. Long wait to be seated when we were the only party there. After seating long wait before service began.
Chef was awesome, food was great!
Birthday for family of 5.
Horrible experience. This Benihana is the worst. Freezing cold in restaurant. Smokey. Bathrooms smell like sulfur or methane or something. Can't even breathe when in them.
Chef skipped all the tricks that are normal.
Barely sang happy bday. No picture offered.
Worst of all - 6:45 reservation not seated until 7:25. CRAZY! And nothing given for waiting and bad experience. Was truly horrible. Permanently Ruining my image of this place - particularly this location in Loudon/Dulles, VA - forever. Such a shame.
On behalf of our team here at Benihana, we would like to sincerely apologize for your recent visit with us. With your feedback, we look forward to improving the guest experience and would like to thank you for taking the time to share your review with us. If you would like to get in touch with our team, please do so via the Contact Us page on our website
I have not been to this restaurant in awhile, but it seems as if the quality is going down. I'm not going to give up just yet, but I hope the Resturant pays attention to the posted reviews.
Sheron, thank you for sharing your review. We understand your concern. If you would like to get in touch with our team, please do so via the Contact Us page on our website. Your feedback helps us to make improvements, and we're hopeful that you will provide us with an opportunity to serve you again. Arigato.
It was very expensive-chicken was dry, tuna was dry- they forgot the shrimp on one plate- they forgot our icecream at the end and did not sing my daughter in law Happy Birthday 😒. Not worth the money we spent!!
Lee, thank you for sharing your review. We understand your concern. If you would like to get in touch with our team, please do so via the Contact Us page on our website. Your feedback helps us to make improvements, and we're hopeful that you will provide us with an opportunity to serve you again. Arigato.
Dinner was good, not great. The food wasn't as flavorful as usual.
We were seated at 7pm, but the chef did not start cooking at the hibachi till close to 8pm and the last person to be served at our table was not served till 8:45pm. We were not even offered drinks till about 7:45pm after my husband went and asked for a waiter. This timeline is unacceptable. We will not be back.
If you don't order a special that includes everything, they charge you a la carte, and it's more expensive. Better to order a special and put what you don't want off to the side or take it home and give it to someone. The food and service are amazing. Pricey, but worth it for a special occasion
Great service and staff, fun atmosphere
Me and a friend took our sons here to celebrate birthdays and we had a lovely time. The service is great and the food was delish!
Overall the experience was good. The food was delicious. Our chef wasn't up to par for a Benihana restaurant. She was very quiet and timid. Smiled a bit but hardly communicated with the group. Not sure if she didn't speak English too well or she was new and was nervous. She didn't even do the shrimp toss which is the best part of a Japanese Steakhouse experience.
Good food, fun atmosphere, attentive service
Overall food was good as always although it depends on chef
It's was ok.
Birthday was great
I ordered Filet and lobster and only got filet. The chef was junior.
Would i recommend maybe yes or no. Yes, the food is good but expensive. No, because Our chef got confused. She almost went to the table behind us who just arrived. She's not as friendly at the other chef's I met in a different restaurant. She did an ok job doing a cooking presentation to our kids. Even if she barely talk to us. I don't think she cooked that much rice compare to the other places we have been. She also got confused once. She gave my extra shrimp of my order to my husband. I didn't even noticed it. My husband did & he had to check the menu on his phone to double check. We just switch plates. She did say sorry for getting confused where to put what food. Our little girls did enjoy their ice cream for dessert.
We love the "Show" and fresh food. The Chef was great and prepared everything pretty fast. The waitress was a bit slow and not very attentive.
Went for my sons birthday,they gave my 4 year old daughter a broken pencil to color with because they didn't have crayons. I ordered a Chardonnay server came back with red wine and when I told her it was wrong she proceeds to tell me it was because I didn't specify.. regardless if I hadn't specify it was not a Chardonnay it was red wine... she sang happy birthday to my son and forgot to light the candle and we couldn't tell her because she was just rushing through the song.. she took a picture of us only to have another server tell her the printer was broken... the atmosphere is dead in there very boring.. the food was excellent no complaints on that. The server was terrible.
We went for a birthday celebration and within minutes were greeted by rude and aloof management. Making a reservation is not necessary; you'll be kept waiting with no communication regardless. At the end of the day, Customer service counts and bad customer service can ruin a dining experience.
Awesome!!!!!! It's a really nice place to celebrate
This was our first visit to the Dulles Town Center location (since in the past we frequented the Bethesda location) and DTC Benihana did not disappoint! We had an enjoyable meal for my son's birthday and the service was spot on! We look forward to going back to this location again!
Average and kinda pricy for lunch
Food was not good and overpriced.
dirty tables, extremely slow service, a waiter who seemed like he just rolled out of bed, orders wrong, and none of the typical fun of a japanese steakhouse experience. overall - just terrible
We went to celebrate our son's birthday. That was on our reservation and we also told our server about it. And our 4 year old son made sure he told everyone about it. That was the last we heard anyone mention his special day. Our chef was ok, but for the prices we paid, we expected much better. The preparation is part of the meal, part of the spectacle. Very blah. Food was a little overcooked all the way around. Our server was MIA for most of the meal. Getting refills wasn't easy. Had to ask another server. They charged for fried rice. Another (better) local hibachi place doesn't charge for that so that caught us offguard. And to cap it off, on a birthday dinner, they forgot to give our kids desserts (included on kid's meals). Disappointing. I think the old Benihana name and reputation would stick out. Turns out that was well in the oast. Definitely not recommended.


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I ended up ordering FIVE different white shirts. The original three plus a later recommendation by KrabbyPaddy and a custom-made one as well as recommended by lurkerbynature. The original three have all arrived, the other two won't arrive until next week. With 2 more to come, I am not declaring a "winner" at this point, but here are the results for the first three.
Note: All three of them arrived looking like they had been left in the bottom of the clothes hamper under sweaty gym clothes. This is despite being "wrinkle free" and arriving bagged and on hangers.
Individual results:
This one has the best fabric - heavy weight, tight weave, very "expensive" feeling, nicely finished. It is darted in the back, but not the front. Perfect length. No where was it too tight, but the waist, despite the darts, is baggy, and the sleeves are about 1 1/2" too long, so it will need tailoring. I could see this shirt lasting for many years. Score 7/10
This one was a mid-weight fabric, less dense than the Land's End version, but still substantial. The sleeves, on the upper arms, are too tight, the waist is baggy. The length is good. Score 5/10 (cannot tailor too-tight sleeves, and price)
This is the thinnest fabric of the three. It is not sheer, but rather flimsy and not crisp. It is not a full button up, but has instead a V-neck that I did not notice in the picture. The length was good, not too long as I feared. The fit through the waist is better than the other two, but still would require tailoring. This one also was too tight in the sleeves. Score 6/10


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Genre, Literary, and Upmarket Fiction
Of course, most fiction fits into a genre or at least, a category--they're not necessarily the same thing--but genre fiction, specifically, means that a book is commerical (so, basically, it has a broad appeal) and it fits into specific, easily-identifiable genres--it's a romance novel, it's a thriller, it's a mystery, it's fantasy, horror, sci-fi, blah blah. They're entertaining reads, they're often fast-paced, they satisfy a reader's genre expectations, they have strong writing hooks, and broad audience appeal. Many of my writing friends write genre fiction and that's awesome.
But I was never really sure if I fit into that.
Historical fiction is a genre, but it isn't necessarily "genre fiction." It's not often published in mass market paperbacks, for one thing, and with the higher word count historicals often have, I tend to see them in bookstores in the General Fiction or Literature sections of bookstores. Of course, there are tons of historical romances and historical mysteries and historical fantasies out there and those totally are historically-set genre fiction. (If you know me at all, you know that I devour historical romances).
Then there's the oft-cited literary fiction, which, like, writers get into arguments about what that term means. In short, literary fiction is the stuff you end up studying in school. It's the stuff college writing programs try to program you to write. Literary fiction tends to be quirky, definitely far less plot-driven, introspective. There's a definite dissection of hefty ideas. And there's a big focus on the actual language of the book--I think of extra-carefully-crafted sentences, twenty-dollar words, prose you could bury yourself in because it's so buttery and poetic.
Literary fiction often wins quite a lot of prestigious awards, but it remains hard to identify in clear terms. It's sort of like what Judge Potter said about identifying obscenity--"I know it when I see it."
When I queried The Keegans of Banner's Edge in 2014, I kept noticing the term "upmarket fiction" used in literary agents' descriptions--usually in terms of "I represent upmarket women's fiction." I kind of had an idea of what that meant; the ones that, if pressed, you'd say were just "general fiction" or "women's fiction" or "the kind of thing book clubs would want to read."
Well, some research has borne this out. Upmarket fiction blends genres, but has a high level of writing that is still accessible and appealing to a broad audience, but it can discuss and illustrate complicated ideas. I've never bought a book and said, "Oh, this is upmarket fiction," but quite a bit of historical fiction falls into upmarket fiction.
Of course, none of this is really up to the writer--genre, commercial, upmarket, literary--they tend to be sales categories. And most readers, I don't think, particularly care: they read what they want to and some may read widely and others not so much.
But--for this writer, at least--I believe I am aiming toward upmarket historical women's fiction with my current thang.
Here's a handy graphic from Carly Watters' website:
Futher Reading:
What Is Upmarket Fiction?
Literary, Mainstream, Commercial: What Genre is This Anyway?


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A Day to Remember!
A Day to Remember! - The Classical Riding Clubs 21st Anniversary Event by Claire Whitfield
As you'd expect for the end of July, it was a rather warm day at Keysoe, although it could have been the middle of winter, the atmosphere was so wonderfully warm and welcoming. The arena was alive with activity, a hive of people all eager to learn. The trainers, all dressed rather smartly, gathered in the middle of the arena, eagerly waiting to share, and discuss, their principles of classical riding. Then it started. Sylvia began to present her last big event -the Classical Riding Club's 21st Anniversary Event.
One by one, the trainers were introduced, Patrick Print OBE FBHS (England), Uwe Spenlen (Germany), Colonel Christian Carde (France) and Nuno Cavaco (Portugal). The trainers all shared with us what Classical meant to them. Uwe in particular, gave a rather moving and compassionate speech concerning his plight to remove hyper-flexion from the training of the horse.
From the beginning, all the trainers messages were generally the same, they all wanted the best for the horses welfare. To do this, you need a certain air of enthusiasm to want to share your life's work. All the trainers demonstrated such quality. How refreshing!
Patrick Print was the first to begin the day by discussing the training of a Preliminary/Novice level horse and rider. Alexandra Carrington and her 7 year old Friesian Falco were the guinea pigs. As you might appreciate, it can be a little daunting for a horse and rider to appear in front of such a big crowd, not forgetting the five international trainers! However, Falco being a little unsettled to begin with tied in beautifully with the ideals of Patrick, as he discussed the importance of riding the horse calm, forward and straight, a mantra of classical riding.
He advised Alexandra to ride the horse on a line, 'the rider has to give him direction'. To help Falco settle, they began by working on a square, focusing on the line and keeping the hands allowing but centred. Patrick confirmed that 'basic training can only begin when the horse is calm, forward, straight'. Through simple exercises and focussing on giving the horse a line, Falco began to relax and work through his body more eagerly.
Then came the Elementary lesson with Uwe Spenlen a previous FEI**** judge who abhors the aggressive methods of training as seen so frequently in the dressage world. Here, we see him work with the rather handsome Ballymurphy and his rider Becki Moon. Their aim was to begin preparing for collection, as a Shire x Irish Draught, with big powerful shoulders, you can see how this may be rather challenging for the pair. Uwe discussed the importance of inside flexion. "The inside rein belongs to him, keep him happy in the mouth. Outside rein belongs to you." They worked on a large circle as Uwe encouraged the rider to give more with the inside rein so Ballymurphy could begin to relax his neck to offer this inside bend. The more Becki allowed through the hands, the more the horse began to soften and lighten, the strides became more expressive.
Once the inside bend was more consistent, the pair worked on transitions through walk, trot and canter as Uwe advised her to "change your position for what you want, sit for the trot [from the canter], then sit for canter again. Don't push, don't pull." To help the rider to feel she could influence the horse more through her seat and less from her hands, Uwe asked her to lengthen the reins to the almost the buckle. The rider listened, beginning to work more through her seat, the horse became even more 'open' through his frame, more relaxed and much more responsive to his rider. Uwe spoke to the audience about the now swinging back of the horse "the back needs to be relaxed to swing! The mouth should be closed, if open, there is pressure in the mouth - the hand is too strong!"
Rebecca Brennand and Albero LXXX were warmed up and ready for their Medium/Advanced horse demonstration with Sylvia Loch. Already collected, Sylvia asked for a little more time in the stretch, pleased that Albero followed the contact forward as she observed his movement and straightness. Sylvia stressed the importance of frequent rest breaks throughout the demonstration and how the horse should be allowed to come slowly together after a break. She then began to observe the horses lateral suppleness through shoulder-in and other lateral movements (this is all dependent on the horse's level of training).
Rebecca was asked to ride a 10 metre circle to aid the preparation of the exercise to help to organise and collect the horse beforehand. Sylvia advised that this was important for any exercise, whether an extension or lateral work. The audience were given glimpses of training towards the first steps of piaffe to which Albero was then rewarded for and asked to move forward before preparing again for a few more steps. Then came the flying changes and the importance of the rider's position to aid the change. The rider has to make it clear to the horse, any exaggeration of position will lead to an imbalance which will affect the overall balance of the horse and the cleanliness of the change. Sure enough, when the aids became more subtle, the changes became more expressive.
It was now Colonel Christian Carde's turn to take the microphone, firstly apologising for his attire (though still dressed rather smartly) he captivated the whole audience with his humour and genuine love for the horse. He began to discuss the training of the PSG/GP horse and rider combination Becky Chamberlain and her 15 yr old Hanoverian, George. Christian explained that all horses have problems with collection. As the rider/trainer, we have to improve the collection to be able to achieve the highest and most difficult of the collected movements. "What is lacking in the horse to improve collection? Activity!" Christian explains that there are 3 main elements of collection: straightness, balance and lightness.
He then turns to Becky to ask for more activity of the walk, George responds by striding out a little longer. Christian confirms that to create activity, the steps should become higher, not faster. "Activity without lightness is useless. Lightness without activity is useless. Activity and lightness together will take you to heaven". Initially, George was resisting collecting his steps. Circles were ridden to help develop the horse, transitions from walk to halt were also ridden to help feel the horse's balance. This, combined with the activity of the steps that were gradually asked for without resistance, enabled the withers to become elevated, the hindquarters to engage, resulting in the relaxation of the jaw. To develop collection, collection must be gathered, then the horse must be allowed to stretch. "The more you collect the horse, the more you stretch the horse". Throughout the demonstration, Christian repeatedly connected with the audience instilling the importance of "Activity! Balance! Lightness!".
Through the hustle and bustle that lunch time brings, the Portuguese Master Nuno Cavaco re- instilled a sense of calmness as he began demonstrating working the horse in hand with Lusitano stallion Xairel. The audience became absorbed in the quietness and subtleties of Nuno's way of working with the stallion.
Quietly, Nuno asked Xairel his understanding of lateral movements in hand, before asking for a few steps of piaffe. Xairel responded, showing understanding, Nuno advised he needed more time to get the responses that he needed from the stallion before he could progress him further with the piaffe. With the lightest of hand contact, the stallion remained relaxed, and happily responded to Nuno's requests. Nuno stressed that "contact is your communication to the horse. Consider the contact".
Then came Contessa Riding Centre's second Lusitano stallion Riacho being ridden by Zak Layton. Zak rode beautifully, Riacho is a sensitive stallion and needed a sensitive quiet rider, Zak did just this beginning lateral movements in walk to establish communication.
Nuno then guided the partnership into piaffe, the horse responded, the audience gasped! Then, the passage. Nuno advised him to slow down, keep the energy and ride the horse forward. The advanced horse has the understanding of the movements, and Nuno stressed that "you have to ride the horse to produce the results", it is not to be expected. Riacho was rewarded with breaks throughout the session. Zak's understanding and feel of the movements were formed. It was rather moving watching Nuno, Zak and Riacho. You could feel the connection of horse, rider and trainer and a sense of being completely absorbed in the moment.
Patrick then discussed transitions with Lucy Haycock and her event horse Biggles. The horse was naturally a little on the forehand which helped to demonstrate clearly how transitions can improve the general balance of the horse, as well as helping him to work through his whole body. Biggles became more fluent as his balanced improved through the transitions but also appeared to lighten in the hand, moving softly through his whole body.
Uwe, with the help of three riders, Nerys Leer, Sarah-Jayne Bowers and Chrysi Warner with their horses demonstrated several exercises to develop throughness and straightness. As a group, they worked on leg yielding from the track to the centre line, and leg yielding back to the track. Uwe stressed that the horse must move forwards, and sideways, for the movement to be effective in producing suppleness.
Transitions were also ridden, re confirming Patrick's advice that transitions help the connection through the horse's whole body, which, in turn, will produce a horse that is calm, forward and straight. It was refreshing to have a top FEI judge focused on establishing the horses with 3 correct gaits, not looking to produce flashy, 'crowd pleasing' movements - this crowd definitely approved of the purity of the gait over flashiness!
The audience were then delighted by the presence of Sylvia's Lusitano Stallion Prazer. No one can dispute the love this horse has for his rider, so proud and eager to show everyone how special he is! Prazer treated the audience to his speciality, the levade, before commencing with the demonstration.
With the reins of the double bridle all in one hand and the microphone in the other, Sylvia demonstrated the importance of the seat and the weight aids whilst working Prazer through the movements. Her aids were invisible, Prazer's focus was on her. This is the epitome of Classical Riding and the partnership is truly inspirational. Prazer is a wonderful schoolmaster, teaching anyone who is willing to listen, the more you get right, the more you are rewarded for it!
Vicky Slack, who normally rides at Novice level, was shown the importance of alignment to help prepare Prazer for balanced turns. This led to some lovely collected trot to medium trot strides, being careful to preserve Prazer's balance throughout.
Sylvia asked if I would briefly ride Prazer too. I've already been taught on him but he felt especially fantastic and very aware of the special occasion! We were able to demonstrate some lovely steps of passage, a feeling I will never forget of roundness and effortless power! Thank you Prazer! Thank you Sylvia!
The last demonstration of the day was to be with Christian discussing contact and lightness. Louise Robson, riding the ex Thoroughbred racehorse Quadrille, (property of HM the Queen), were to capture the hearts of the audience! Following on from the previous discussion of collection, Christian advised that with this horse, his reaction to 'sit' was to push the croup up. To help Quadrille, Louise needs to create space under his tummy and get his shoulders out of the way, allowing the hind legs to come through. Christian asked Louise to ride walk pirouettes into canter pirouettes to help improve the canter pirouettes.
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The day was an outright, unforgettable success! It was so invigorating to have everyone, the trainers, the riders and the audience, all wanting to achieve the same aim. A partnership with their horse without force. The key words throughout the day were refreshingly the same. Balance. Calm. Forward. Straight. Activity. Patience. Understanding. Love. The trainers worked positively and quietly with the horses, correcting the rider promptly when needed and ensuring the horse was rewarded often. The empathy and compassion these trainers have for the horse was clearly visible in their tone of voice and their manner of working.
Interestingly, each trainer had their individual approach to working but the message flowed seamlessly from one trainer to the next. Each school, English, German, French and Portuguese, all with the same ideals, introduced different elements to the classical principles of training horses which for me, enhanced the principles further. A horse should delight in being ridden, this was clear throughout the day. Each horse grew in beauty and expression of movement. While some may have begun the work a little anxious, with the right approach each horse in turn quietly relaxed and worked beautifully under the trainer's guidance and the listening rider. This was truly beautiful to see and I for one am inspired! CW


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I'm starting to think that Internet romances, including Mark Sanford's, are not romances between people at all. They're affairs with the Internet. Watch people who are newly in love, especially any kind of love that requires that the participants keep stealthy and apart, and they're all over their iPhones and Palm Pres. It's P.D.A. with P.D.A.'s. Romance seems to have become an online multiplayer fantasy-adventure game, no less thrilling than World of Warcraft, and open to all ages. Apparently you're never too old to relish using special screen names to send cryptic messages on secret decoder devices.
A friend met me for lunch not long ago and laid a BlackBerry on the table. Throughout the meal, the friend kept a hand on it and shot it furtive glances, like a mobster watching a door. Reading upside down, I saw e-mail messages, all from the same sender, stacking up. "Do you need to look at those?" I asked.
"Nah," was the effortfully offhand response; later, as we were leaving, I saw my friend gazing deeply into the screen.
At last I caught on. "Hey, you're having an affair!" My friend tried to look serious and rueful but seemed frankly giggly. "Yes."
I skipped the sanctimony. I couldn't muster it. Anyway, my friend, who wasn't feeling especially self-critical, said, "Isn't this hilarious?" and handed the BlackBerry to me.
"ur so hot," the screen read. Affair wit, I guess.
I was happy to see my friend's shiny eyes, but I didn't like holding the device. It felt hot and even damp, as if it had been inside a human body. Lots of erotic energy was going into that thing. As we left the restaurant, my friend thumbed away, maybe returning the hot compliments in LOL words.
"Having a few e-mail problems," the governor of South Carolina, Mark Sanford, confided to his girlfriend, María Belén Chapur, on July 4, 2008. In that love letter Sanford said as much about technology as sex. "I am getting e-mail through an aircard at the farm, where access to computer world is more than tough."
Shut out of Computer World. Every adulterer must know this fix: tough access. The spouse is just in the way. But Sanford's access situation at the farm was more than tough. Not only was his family around while he was itching to power up what he once called that "sparking thing" with Chapur, but he was stuck with wonky wireless. Hate Sanford all you want for his right-wing hypocrisy or his purple style; even the most connubially devoted among us knows it's not easy to be exiled from the Internet.
O Computer World! At its most elementary, it's a marvelous place, filled with risk and surprises and novelty, unbounded by space and time, where you can be a teenager again, trade gossip, avoid your overseers, gab to friends and boyfriends — all while pretending to do homework. What a perfect realm for puppy love or love with that Sanford-patented "soul-mate feel" — unconsummated love, in other words. By removing the body from relationships, electronic communication makes romantic love less animal. The lovers' discourse becomes simultaneously more childlike and more intellectual, more spiritual.
As Chapur wrote to Sanford, "I haven't felt this since I was in my teen ages."
Epistolary romance seems to have existed as long as romance itself. But letters — the ink-on-paper kind, the kind Byron and Anaïs Nin wrote — had a dense materiality, with handwriting that always suggested the beloved's hand and thus her body. Besides, wasn't writing paper always being supplemented with dried flowers, locks of hair and wafts of perfume? It's not clear whether mp3 love songs or links to insightful blog posts, the value-adds that now come with love e-mail, contribute a sensory dimension or only amplify how nerdy and how platonic digital romance is.
The connection to communications technology — the connection to connection — has become part of what makes us human. In the idiom of those who are swooningly in love, it makes us "feel alive." When we're denied the connection to connection, it's no wonder we lust for it. Probably the pundits are wrong: there's no special problem with marriage or romance in this country right now. Instead, our current bind is with offline reality — real life. We've been cheating on it, all of us, for a long time, living in a wireless fairyland where we r all so giddily hot.
In 1997, GQ published an essay by Lewis Buzbee, "This Is My Last Affair," about an undated relationship he had with a married woman. The Internet didn't set the rhythms of love in those days, so telephony loomed large. Buzbee and his lady schemed and effused on home phones, car phones, pay phones. Dangerously, he'd ring once on her family phone at dinnertime, so she'd know she was on his mind. Eventually, his bedside phone, he writes, "appeared as volatile and menacing as a handgun. I'd wait for it to explode. And when it did ring, I'd leap for it like a Secret Service agent in action. I'd pick up, never knowing whether she'd say, 'Come see me right now' or 'It's all over.' "
The ring, the explosive ring, the ring like a gunshot. All that attention-attracting noise — "Who was that, dear?" — is worth remembering in a period of mostly silent, visual, textual communication. Phone romances were defined by ringing and sonorousness and breathing and silences and click, the dread hang-up, whereas e-relationships turn on fonts and typing tics, shots at poetry, visibility and invisibility in various social media. Love must be different now; its medium is brand-new.
E-mailers in a groove tend to mirror each other — writing short when the other writes short, dilating when the other dilates. They'll tacitly agree to use long Whitman lines, or keep to stubby quatrains; they'll stick to mixed cases or all lowercase. They also quote each other a fair amount and are less likely to be wrong about the literal content of the other's communication. After all, it's right in front of them.
But old-fashioned-affair people — the kind who really like the hotel and the sex and the visceral part — must find e-relationships kind of thin. Consider: Governor Sanford and his mistress met in person only a handful of times. Sanford's affair was an e-mail affair — an affair, above all, with e-mail. "It began very innocently," Sanford said in a press conference, "in just a casual e-mail back and forth." But then it became "much more than that," he confessed. He and Chapur hooked up, yes, but the change from innocent to "much more" mostly meant their e-mail moved from casual to less casual and was sent more and more rapidly back and forth.
As the flush on my friend's face and Sanford's schoolboy exuberance suggest, rapid e-mail can be plenty exciting. People in middle age, who didn't grow up on texting and e-mailing, are probably especially vulnerable to its speedy high. But if we decide that it's not quite worth it to overthrow families and careers for the intoxications of the Internet, we might consult not marriage manuals or heartbroken essayists but actual young people.
College kids, for example, have been balancing work, life and video games for some time. The shrewd among them have figured out exactly when it's fun to pursue a "ur so hot," and when it's time, for everyone's sake, to take a deep breath and power down.
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PAPER TRAIL From The New York Times in 1901: "There has of late been a ferment of discussion in public and in private of the subject of love letters." The turn-of-the-century crowd was mad for Victor Hugo; try "The Love Letters of Victor Hugo, 1820-1822." Available used online.
ROTARY DRIVES The Internet has made affairs of the heart more verbal, more mental, less sensory and easier to document. For a flashback to the days when land lines (instead) were erotic, see Lewis Buzbee's "This Is My Last Affair," among other sterling essays about marriage, in "Here Lies My Heart," available used online.
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Horse whisperer Shane Stryker is done with passion. This time around, he's determined to meet someone who will be content with the quiet life of a rancher's wife. And the fiery, pint-size redhead who dazzles him at the local bar definitely does not fit the bill.
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Shane Stryker was determined enough to never walk away from a fight and smart enough to know when he'd been beat. The beautiful redhead dancing on the bar might be everything he wanted, but pursuing her would be the worst decision he could make.
Her eyes were closed, her long, wavy hair swayed in rhythm with her body. The sensual beat of the music hit Shane square in the gut. He shook his head. Okay, it hit him lower than that, but he ignored it and the draw he felt. Women who danced on bars were trouble. Exciting, tempting, but not for him, not anymore.
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Annabelle Weiss opened her eyes. "It's easy."
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Annabelle climbed off the bar and put her hands on her hips. It was her attempt to look intimidating. Kind of a feeble gesture when she considered the fact that Charlie was a good eight or ten inches taller and had muscles Annabelle didn't want to know existed.
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Heidi, a pretty blonde who had recently gotten engaged, glanced up from studying her diamond ring. "What? Oh, sorry. I was busy."
"Thinking about Rafe," Charlie grumbled. "We know. He's wonderful, you're happy. It's getting annoying."
Heidi laughed. "Now who's cynical?"
"It's not news. I've always been cynical." Charlie grabbed her beer and led the way back to their table. The one they'd abandoned when Annabelle had offered to show them both the dance of the happy virgin.
When they were seated, Annabelle turned to Charlie. "Look, I need to raise money for my bookmobile. Being in the town festival is the best way for that to happen. It's a ride on a horse. You know how to ride. You even own a horse."
Charlie's blue eyes narrowed. "I'm not dancing on a horse."
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Heidi leaned forward. "Annabelle, this is your bookmobile project. You're the one who has the passion. Why don't you do the dance?"
"I don't know how to ride."
"You could learn. Shane could teach you. I've seen him working with the rodeo cowboys. He's very patient."
"I don't think there's enough time. The festival is ten weeks away. Could I really learn to ride a horse well enough for it to do the dance by then?" She turned to Charlie. "more than a thousand years ago the Maa-zib women left everything they knew and migrated up to where we are today. They were powerful women who wanted to make a home for themselves. They settled here and their strength and determination flows through all of us."
Charlie sipped her beer. "Good speech and no, I'm not doing the horse dance."
Annabelle slumped over the table. "Then I've got nothing."
Heidi poked her in the arm. "Like I said, do the dance yourself. You're the one always going on and on about the Maa-zib women protecting their daughters from sacrifice by leaving. They were tired of their daughters being killed before they'd ever had a chance to live so they came here where they could be free. Embrace that spirit."
Annabelle straightened. She was hardly the type to lead a parade, she thought. She was quiet, more of a behind-the-scenes person.
She opened her mouth to say "I can't" but the words got stuck. Because she could if she wanted. She could do a lot of things. But all her life, she'd been conventional in an attempt to fit in. From trying to please her parents to making herself over to suit every guy she'd ever dated. She considered herself accommodating, not strong.
Charlie stared at her. "You okay? You look funny."
"I'm a pushover," Annabelle said. "A doormat, in the most honest, unflattering terms."
Heidi and Charlie exchanged looks of concern. "Okay," Charlie said slowly. "You're not having a seizure, are you?"
"No, I'm having a revelation. I've always been the one to bend, to sacrifice what I wanted for another person's needs and desires."
"You were just dancing on a bar," Heidi said with a shrug. "It doesn't get more independent than that."
"I wasn't drunk. I was showing Charlie the dance of the happy virgin in an effort to convince her" She shook her head, then stood. "You know what? I'm going to do it. I'm going to learn the dance myself. Or learn to ride. Whatever. It's my bookmobile. My fundraiser. I'm taking charge. I'm putting myself out there. The spirit of the Maa-zib women lives on in me."
"You go, girl," Charlie told her.
"You were home early last night."
Shane turned off the water in the barn and glanced up to see his mother walking toward him. It was barely dawn, but she was up and dressed. More important, she carried a mug of coffee in each hand.
He took the caffeine she offered and swallowed gratefully. Visions of a fiery redhead had haunted the little sleep he'd managed.
"Jo's Bar turned out to be more interesting than I'd thought."
May, his still-attractive, fifty-something mother, grinned. "You went to Jo's Bar? Oh, honey, no. That's where the women in town hang out. There's shopping and fashion playing on the TV, not sports. You should have talked to your brother about where to catch the game. No wonder you didn't stay out late." She reached out her free hand to stroke the nose of the mare hanging her head over her stall door. "Hello, sweetie. Are you adjusting? Don't you love Fool's Gold?"
The mare nodded, as if agreeing that all was well.
Shane had to admit his horses had settled in more quickly than he'd anticipated. The drive from Tennessee had been long but the end results worth the journey. He'd bought two hundred prime acres in the foothills outside of town. He'd already drawn up plans for a house and, more important, stables. Construction would start on the latter within the week. Until then he was boarding his horses in his mother's stable and he was staying up at the house with her seventy-four-year-old boyfriend, Glen, Shane's brother Rafe, and Rafe's fiancée, Heidi. Talk about a crowd.
Shane reminded himself he was doing exactly what he'd always wanted to do in a place he planned to settle down. He had the horses, the land, family close by enough to make it feel like home but, once his house was built, not so close that they would get in the way. If only he could get the image of that woman out of his head.
"Mom, do you know"
He bit back the rest of the question. His mother was the kind of woman who would know everyone in town. Give her a name and within fifteen minutes she would get back to him with four generations' worth of details.
He wasn't looking for trouble. He'd already done that, had married and then divorced the kind of woman who haunted a man. He'd had enough excitement to last him until he was ninety. Now was the time to settle down. To find someone sensible, someone who would be satisfied knowing that one man loved her.
His mother looked at him, her dark eyes so much like his own. Her mouth curved in a slow, knowing smile.
"please, please say you're going to ask me if I know any nice girls."
What the hell, he thought, then shrugged. "Do you? Someone, you know, regular." No one like the bar-dancing goddess.
His mother practically quivered. "Yes and she's perfect. A librarian. Her name is Annabelle Weiss. She's lovely. Heidi was telling me Annabelle wants to learn to ride a horse. You could teach her."
A librarian, huh? He pictured a plain brunette in glasses, cardigan buttoned up to her neck and practical shoes. Not exactly exciting, but that was okay. He'd reached the place in his life where he wanted to have a family. He wasn't looking for someone to rock his world.
"What do you think?" his mother asked anxiously.
"She sounds perfect."
"Returning to the scene of the crime?"
Annabelle grinned at her friend. "There was no crime."
"You know that and I know that, but rumors are flying, missy."
Annabelle held open the door to Jo's Bar, then waited while Charlie preceded her into the brightly lit business. It was lunchtime in Fool's Gold and women already filled nearly a dozen tables. Jo catered to the female population, decorating with girl-friendly colors like mauve and cream. During the day the big TVs were either off or turned to shopping and reality shows. The menu had plenty of salads and sandwiches, with discreet calorie counts listed to the side.
Annabelle followed Charlie to a table and took a seat.
"Everyone is talking about you dancing on the bar."
Annabelle laughed. "I don't care. It was for a good cause. Even if it didn't convince you to be in my festival. But that's okay. I'm going to do it myself." She frowned. "You are telling people I wasn't drunk, right?"
In fact she hadn't bothered to finish her single glass of wine. Getting on the bar last night had been more about feeling unsettled than wanting to show off and had nothing to do with any alcohol in her system.
Charlie grinned. "I swear, I'm sticking to the one-glass-of-wine story. The archaeologists were intrigued, though. I think the dance of the happy virgin is giving you street cred with them."
"Yes, because they're so wild."
Last fall, construction workers on a building site had blown away a bit of the mountain, exposing Maa-zib gold. Archaeologists had stormed in to take charge of the discovery. After the pieces were researched and catalogued, they would be returned to the town.
"Are you helping them?" Charlie asked.
"I'm more unofficial liaison," Annabelle told her. "My minor in Maa-zib studies gives me enough information to be annoying to the professionals."
"Most professionals need a little annoying."
Annabelle appreciated the loyalty. "Then my work here is done."
The door opened and Heidi walked in. She saw them and waved.
Heidi hurried over. "Shane said yes. He's going to teach you to do the horse dance. Well, ride a horse. I don't think his mom mentioned the dancing."
"Probably better to sneak up on him with that one," Charlie said.
"You're right." Heidi grinned. "He's a successful horse guy. He's not going to be into the dancing thing. You'll need to introduce the idea gradually."
This was what she loved, Annabelle thought happily. Her friends and, for the most part, her life. She had a great job in a town she adored. She belonged. If she got a twinge of envy when the light caught Heidi's gleaming diamond engagement ring, well, that was okay, too.
In truth, she didn't care about the rockit was what the rock represented that gave her a couple of pangs. Love. Real love. Rafe wasn't trying to change Heidi. He didn't accept only parts of her. He was all-in. Annabelle had never had that. Her revelation from last night had stayed with her. She wanted more than conditional love. She wanted it allor nothing. Messy, inconvenient love, where both parties gave with their whole hearts.
Not that she had a bunch of guys lining up, begging her to take a chance.
She pulled a folder out of her large tote. "I have the information I promised." She withdrew the pictures she'd taken at the two florists in town, along with pricing sheets.
Heidi sighed. "You're amazing and wonderful and I really appreciate the help."
Charlie bristled. "Hey, I tasted cake. I wouldn't do that for just anyone."
Heidi looked at her. "Are you sure?"
"Okay, I would taste cake for just about anyone but I did it for you because you're my friend."
"You two are the best," Heidi said, her eyes getting bright. "Seriously. I don't know how to thank you."
Charlie held up a hand. "I swear, if you start crying, I'm outta here. You're emotional. Are you sure you're not pregnant?"
"Yes. I'm sure. It's just everyone is being so wonderful about the wedding."
Heidi had been engaged all of two weeks, which wouldn't be notable except the wedding had been scheduled for the middle of August, giving everyone barely two months to get it all arranged. Heidi's only family was her grandfather, so Annabelle and Charlie had stepped in to help with the details.
They looked over the flowers. Heidi studied arrangements and prices. They paused when Jo stopped by their table to find out what they wanted for lunch.
"By the way," Jo said, handing them each a small card with a price list, "the party room is going to be opening in about a month. You were asking about it for the bridal shower."
Heidi leaned forward. "You're making it like you said?"
Jo grinned. "Yup, just as girly as the rest of the bar, with very flattering lighting. Lots of tables, a private bar, big-screen TV and a small stage. I'm working on the menu right now. We can do appetizers and finger sandwiches or regular meals. Whichever you want."
"Champagne?" Heidi asked.
"I love it," Annabelle said. "Want to have your shower here?"
"The room can hold up to sixty," Jo told them.
"You wouldn't have to limit your guest list," Charlie told her.
"Sounds like a plan," Heidi said happily.
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Very good book. I loved the characters and was sorry to see it end
You can NEVER go wrong with Susan Mallery!!! This is the 8th book in her Fools Gold series...8th!!! book in this series!!! With a 9th one due to release later this summer. If your looking for a good "Summer" read pick up a copy today. You won't regret it. You'll not only fall in love with the people but you'll want to pack up and find your own Fools Gold.
I didn't want it to end! Susan Mallery has once again proven she is a great storyteller. The characters are easy to connect with, you feel as if you are part of the large "family" in Fool's Gold. My favorite scene is in Annabelle's kitchen, it had me giggling like a school girl. Like always I was not disappointed! I can't wait for All Summer Long.
What I love about Susan Mallery's characters is that they're so relatable. Annabelle the librarian is everywoman. She's not rich. She's not movie-star gorgeous. She's just a cute small-town librarian who dreams of finding love someday but fears she never will. Then Shane Stryker comes to town. When Shane looks at Annabelle, he doesn't see ordinary. He is completely bowled over by her sexiness. In fact, she's so sexy that Shane thinks she's trouble. He was burned by being married to an ex-wife who ran around on him, so Shane's determined that this time around, he's going to marry a plain Jane homemaker type who won't be attractive to other men. Annabelle is way too adorable for Shane's peace of mind! This book made me laugh right from the moment that Shane and Annabelle first met. Shane is so turned on that he can't even complete an intelligible sentence. Annabelle is baffled. I had a lot of fun imagining myself in Annabelle's shoes - who doesn't want a man to think you are the most beautiful woman in the world? Summer Nights is fun from start to finish!
My Review: I really enjoyed this book, which isn't a surprise since I pretty much love all of Susan Mallery's books. But what made this book for me was Shane and Annabelle's sarcastic senses of humor. Both of them constantly had little quips and thoughts throughout the book which kept me giggling. Here's a good example. In the scene below, Annabelle was arguing about why it wasn't smart for her to ride a horse: "You'll be fine." "Do you know how short I am? It's farther for me than most people." "By a couple of inches." Inches could be significant. As a man, he should know that. Little quips like that simply kept me giggling throughout the entire book. I loved that about this book. There's great dialogue and chemistry between these two and the whole tone of the book stays happy and quirky the whole time...even when they are having issues. The happy, quick dialogue is a fabulous mainstay to this book. This is the middle book for this summer's Fools Gold trilogy (#8 if you're keeping track.) I think it's going to be my favorite simply because I love the characters and their jobs so much. Annabelle is a librarian (hello...book lover) and Shane raises horses (hello...cowboy)! Seriously, what's not to love here?? Combining books with cowboys? Yes, Susan Mallery is tuned in completely to my fantasy perfect world. And I really liked both these characters. They've both been married before and both have the emotional wounds to prove it, although Shane has more leftover mental issues with relationship than Annabelle does. And let's not forget the whole Stryker farm menagerie which adds great fun to the book. As the cowboy, Shane falls to the in-charge guy of all the animals his mother keeps adopting. I loved how he kept trying to help Priscilla, the elephant, to alleviate her loneliness...even to the point of taking in the pony, Reno (he hates ponies...leftover trauma from childhood.) I loved that everyone is terrified of the stallion Khatar except for Annabelle. The way that he follows her around and loves her completely...just a GORGEOUS aspect to this story. The next book is Charlie and Clay. My heart simply aches for Charlie, so I am so excited to watch her find her Happily Ever After. Only one more month until All Summer Long.
Summer Nights is a great summer read. I love that Annabelle wanted to learn how to ride a horse for her fundraiser for her bookmobile that she cares so much about. I don't want to give away anything. There was so many twists & turns in this book! I love that so much. There is 1 thing that I absolutely love a lot, but I can not say. My daughter is disabled & she takes horseback riding lessons. Summer Nights is my favorite book in the entire Fool's Gold series! I give 5 stars! Way to go Susan Mallery!!
Fool's Gold continues to be one of my favorite series. Susan Mallery writes such loveable characters that you can't help but fall in love with all of them. Summer Nights is a wonderful love story between Shane and Annabelle that teaches readers not to judge new love by the harm an old love caused. It blends friendship and romance perfectly and leaves you wanting to read the next novel, All Summer Long as soon as possible. :D
I love this book. Not only are the hero and heroine great, but so are the secondary characters/animals. Loved all the critters involved in the writing of this book. It is must read for the beach this summer. Grab Summer Days(the first in the trilogy), Summer Nights, and at the end of July All Summer Long. Great summer reading. Now head on over to Fool's Gold to see what's going on.
This is such a great series cnat wait until
This book is the 8th book under the Fool's Gold series by the author and this time, it tells the story of one of the three Stryker; Shane and Annabelle. Both of them have their own past and at first glance, Annabelle reminded him of his ex-wife; Rachel. Hence, he knew that this person is not to be trusted eventhough his gut and feeling tell him differently. Annabelle, a librarian by profession, aim to buy a mobile to transport the books to the rural area, decided to dance with a horse to raise fund for the mobile and to do so, she needed Shane's help. I have read a few of Susan's books and it have never dissappoint me. Overall, i enjoyed reading this one and i hope that there is a book on Charlie, who is the best friend of Annabelle. I like her character very much!
4 STARSSummer Nights is another Fool's Gold story. Its fun to see the characters from other stories back. I enjoyed reading Summer Nights. Their was a few love scenes that I skipped over.Shane Stryker is back in Fool's Gold living with his mother May, her boyfriend Glen, his brother Rafe, and his Fiance Heidi, who is Glen granddaughter. Shane has bought land next to Rafe's and his building a house, barn. He raises racehorses. Besides just taking care of his own animals, he is taking care of his mother's animals that keep showing up. He is learning about the elephant that she has and that she needs friends. So they are trying all different animals for her and the ones that work are funny.Annabelle Weiss is a librarian that has fun, smart, sexy, caring and is good friends with Charlie Dixon & Heidi.Heidi is raising goats, sells cheese, milk. She got engaged in Summer nights to Rafe.Charlie Dixon is a tall firefighter that does not date but is thinking of becomming a single mom. I feel like her story is coming up soon.Annabelle is trying to raise money for a bookmobile that she can get books, computers to those that are more housebound. Right now she takes boxes of books in her trunk for a few different groups of people.Annabelle, Charlie & Heidi come up with the idea of Annabelle take horse lessons from Shane and in the summer and with the horse dancing. The Dance of the Horse and dance of the happy virgin is a Maa-zib tradition hundreds of years ago.Shane wants to have a family but after his divorce wants a plain, simple woman not passion and wild like his first wife. Heidi does not fit into what he wants except that he does want her.The town is very involved in each others business as Shane finds out that he gets volunteered to teach girls to ride too. When Shane says he does not have horses for beginners. Horse's show up and saddles. Plus other animals show up that people think would be good friends for Priscilla the elephant herd.I look forward to reading more books about Fool's Gold. I was given this ebook to read in exchange for honest review from Netgalley.06/19/2012 pub Harlequin HarlequinMira
Fool's Gold is a town created by the talented Susan Mallery and Summer Nights is another story from the this series. This is the story of Annabelle, a librarian, who is divorced from a controlling man who was mentally abusive. She has moved to Fool's Gold to start over and is currently trying to raise money for a bookmobile. Shane Stryker is a cowboy who is also divorced and doesn't trust the fairer sex. His ex was a cheater. Shane agrees to teach Annabelle to ride a horse for the parade that is helping raise money for her bookmobile but is struggling with his attraction to her. As they work together, they grow closer but both must overcome their trust issues from their previous relationships. This is another excellent story.
Loved this visit to Fool's Gold. I got caught up right away with this particular story - and enjoyed the romance between Shane and Annabelle. I love how Susan Mallery always weaves in visits from other characters and hints of future stories while she's serving up the main tale of this particular book. How can you not enjoy a Fool's Gold book?! And there are so many from which to choose!!!
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Reviewed by JoAnne Book provided by the author for review Review originally posted at Romancing the Book I love and read all of Susan's books but this one is extra special since Susan chose the name I suggested for the librarian – Annabelle – and then gave her my last name so Annabelle Weiss was born. It was such a nice feeling to see Annabelle's name in print throughout the book since essentially Summer Nights is her story. There was the requisite happily ever after but it was a long time coming – until the last few pages of the book but you couldn't help but root for Shane and Annabelle to get together and express their love for each other. There were tears, laughter, many romances, reconnecting with characters from the other Fool's Gold books as well as the introduction of a few new characters. There was also some hardheadedness as expressed by some of the characters – especially Shane, lots of family and friends, new babies and some angst. You could envision yourself at the ranch, in town, and at the social events due to all the vivid descriptions. The story flowed easily and was a nice continuation of the Fool's Gold's books that have come before although I have not read book 7, so was missing some of the blanks leading up to Heidi and Rafe's nuptials. There was closure although another chapter or two would have been icing on the cake. I look forward to reading the other books in the series to come out this summer and hope that this series will continue indefinitely since there are so many more stories to tell. An enjoyable read, highly recommended. If you haven't read other books by Mallery give her a try! You'll be glad you did. Favorite Quote: She couldn't even hate him, she thought, resigned to the inevitable. Because she loved his honor as much as she loved everything else about him. But forever duty, wasn't forever love. And she'd promised herself she was never going to settle again.
I loved this book. A great addition to Fools Gold. It was kind of bittersweet, two lost and suffering souls who work towards finding each other. Great read.


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