Welcome to my weekly update for August 8, 2021! We took it a little easy last weekend but we did visit The Musk Ox Farm and a Reindeer Farm. At The Musk Ox Farm, the oxen are kept in their pastures and we were only allowed to view them from the opposite side of a Continue Reading…
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy: Book Review
3 Stars. One of my go-to guilty pleasures for years was The Pink Carnation series by Lauren Willig. I’m really not a romance reader, and they are most definitely romances, but the witty dialog, fantastic characters, Napoleonic setting, and light action/suspense kept me going back for all twelve books. I knew they were influenced […]
Ten Covers That Made Me Want to Read the Book
The Top Ten Tuesday prompt this week is “ten covers that made me want to read the book.” I have a whole shelf of covers that I love on GoodReads so this was a relatively easy post. The only problem was trying to remember which ones I picked up based solely on the cover, rather Continue Reading…
Weekly Update for August 1, 2021
Welcome to my weekly update for August 1, 2021! One of my friends visited us here in Alaska from July 18 – 26 and we were so busy that I missed posting last week. She hasn’t been on a real vacation since 2014 so she wanted to make this one count. She sure did! We both love to hike so that’s what we […]
Weekly Update for July 18, 2021
Welcome to my weekly update for July 18, 2021! Today is my 43rd birthday and one of my good friends arrives for a weeklong visit! It should be a great day! My husband asked me what I learned in year 42, the year that should have been the answer to “Life, the Universe, and Everything” Continue Reading…
Ten Books with Questions in the Title
Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl invited us to share ten books with questions in the title this week. I knew this would be difficult but I didn’t realize exactly how difficult! I tried to choose books that I’ve either read or want to read. Do I just dislike question marks in titles or was Continue Reading…
Weekly Update for July 11, 2021
Welcome to my weekly update for July 11, 2021! We didn’t really do anything for the holiday last week but my husband is off this week. We spent the holiday weekend making plans for our vacation and for trips with our family and friends when they visit. Everyone we know seems excited to visit us Continue Reading…
Ten Books That Have Been on My TBR the Longest
Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl invited us to share our top ten reasons we love reading this week. That wasn’t really speaking to me since I felt that topic would get repetitive across many blogs, so I looked back through old prompts for other ideas. This week, I’m sharing the top ten books that Continue Reading…
Weekly Update for July 4, 2021
Welcome to my weekly update for July 4, 2021! Happy Independence Day, my fellow Americans! As I write this on Friday, we haven’t made any plans for the long weekend yet. Someone pointed out that Alaska is not the best place for 4th of July fireworks since we don’t really see any darkness at this Continue Reading…
Ten Anticipated Book Releases for the Remainder of 2021
Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl invited us to share our top ten anticipated book releases for the remainder of 2021. I don’t usually track release dates; instead, I just check out whatever catches me eye at the library. I did look through Publisher’s Weekly for this post to see if there are any books Continue Reading…
Weekly Update for June 27, 2021
Welcome to my weekly update for June 27, 2021! If you’re new here, you might not know that my husband is a traveling healthcare professional. He accepts three-month assignments to fill staffing needs at hospitals around the country and I tag along. I take care of chores and errands while he’s at work so that Continue Reading…