Welcome to my weekly update for January 4, 2016! I hope everyone had a safe, fun New Year! We took it pretty easy and just went out to eat on New Year’s Eve, watched a movie (The Gay Divorcee, an old Astaire/Rogers musical), then watched the ball drop. The rest of the weekend we mostly […]
Welcome to my weekly update for December 28, 2015! I hope everyone who celebrates had a wonderful Christmas and everyone else had a great week! Did you get some goodies? I got quite a few bookish gifts. The Dictionary of Imaginary Places by Alberto Manguel; an adult coloring book; a puzzle featuring a bunch of […]
Welcome to my weekly update for December 21, 2015! Merry early Christmas to those who celebrate! I hope you each receive a book or two off your wishlists! Last week was spent on final Christmas preparations. Last-minute shopping, a party, remaining decorations put up–it went by in a whirlwind! I love Christmastime but I’m also […]
Welcome to my weekly update for December 14, 2015! I’ve had a busy couple of weeks. My husband and I took off one Friday to drive to a choose-and-cut farm to get our Christmas tree. We’ve been going to the same place for most of the 14 years we’ve been together. We always have a good time wandering around on the hillsides […]
Welcome to my weekly update for November 29, 2015! It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Kathryn at Book Date. Sunday Post is hosted by Kimberly at Caffeinated Book Reviewer. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving/week! We ate too much and had a great time visiting with family. I avoided the Black Friday crowds […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Kathryn at Book Date. Sunday Post is hosted by Kimberly at Caffeinated Book Reviewer. I hope everyone had a great week! My husband and I volunteered to be balloon handlers in our local holiday parade yesterday through my job. It was a little windy so that […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Kathryn at Book Date. Sunday Post is hosted by Kimberly at Caffeinated Book Reviewer. I haven’t had too much going on lately. I had to travel to Denver last weekend for work. I always find these quick trips across time zones to be exhausting. I don’t […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Kathryn at Book Date. Sunday Post is hosted by Kimberly at Caffeinated Book Reviewer. I hope everyone had a happy Halloween! So, I didn’t post any reviews last week. What else is new? An old friend published her first 100 words of paid fiction, “Those Who […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Sunday Post is hosted by Kimberly at Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s been a while. My husband and I visited the coast of Maine on vacation about a month ago and had a wonderful time. It was beautiful! The highlight of our trip […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Sunday Post is hosted by Kimberly at Caffeinated Book Reviewer. Posted: Review: Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts–3 Stars Read: The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley Currently Reading: Rome, 1960: The Olympics that Changed the World by David Maraniss I’ve also […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. She’s taking a bit of personal leave so I’m also linking to Kimberly at Caffeinated Book Reviewer. I spent last week settling into increased responsibilities at work. It was nice to finally have a little breathing room to catch up! I picked […]