Book Beginnings - 09/30/11

This meme is hosted by Katy at A Few More Pages How to participate: Share the first line (or two) of the book you are currently reading. Include the title and the author so we know what you're reading. Then, if you feel so moved, let us know what your first impressions were based on that...

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Library Loot - 09/25/11

Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire and Marg that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library. If you’d like to participate, just write...

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FIR '11: #1 - 09/28/11

Fall Into Reading Challenge is hosted by Callapidder Days. Each Wednesday, she will post a different question. This week's question: How much do book reviews influence your decision to acquire and/or read a book? A good cover, or bad one, can make or break whether I add a book to my TBR list or...

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Teaser Tuesday - 09/27/11

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:-Grab your current read -Open to a random page -Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share...

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Monday - 09/26/11

Sheila at Book Journey hosts this weekly event where we celebrate what we are reading for the week, as well as books completed the previous week. Currently Reading:From This Moment On (Shania Twain) Math for Grownups (Laura Laing)  Just Finished:Travels with Charley (John Steinbeck) On...

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Travels with Charley - Steinbeck

How does one do a classic like this book due justice?! In Travels with Charley, John Steinbeck sets out to explore the United States with just his faithful companion pddle, Charley.  It is the early 1960's and the country he knows, for good and for bad, is changing.  From his home in New...

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Swamplandia - Russell

Swamplandia! by Karen Russell is the story of the eccentric Bigtree family, narrated by twelve-year old Ava, who own a tourist attraction in the Florida everglades called Swamplandia! which offers alligator wrestling performances, a Bigtree family museum made up of the family "artifacts" (read trash)...

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Sunday Salon - 09/25/11

09/25/11 It's been a good week. I'm feeling better everyday, foot-wise, though the physical therapist is sending me back to the doctor as I still have some pain. I expect him to say I'm fine and should keep up with the PT, which would be great. I could definitely use some more guidance in...

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Teaser Tuesday - 09/20/11

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.Anyone can play along! Just do the following: -Grab your current read -Open to a random page -Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share...

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Monday - 09/19/11

Sheila at Book Journey hosts this weekly event where we celebrate what we are reading for the week, as well as books completed the previous week. Currently Reading: Travels with Charley (John Steinbeck) Math for Grownups (Laura Laing)    Just Finished: Swamplandia...

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Sunday Salon - 09/18/11

09/18/11 Busy as usual... Between work, theater activities, a Capella rehearsals and the never-ending flow of work needed on our new house, its been a non-stop week! Spent much of Saturday at a friend's brother's funeral, and was at the theater Saturday night as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern...

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Teaser Tuesdays - 09/13/11

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.Anyone can play along! Just do the following:-Grab your current read -Open to a random page -Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share...

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Stories I Only Tell My Friends - Lowe

As a teen of the 80's, I was a big fan of Rob Lowe and the other "Brat Packers". I did not begrudge them their fame and success, and alleged craziness, I envied it!  So I was very interested in hearing what Rob Lowe had to say in his book Stories I Only Tell My Friends. A somewhat...

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Dreaming Out Loud - Feiler

I happen to be a big country music fan. Though I prefer the "newer face" of music, I also enjoy some of the classics.  But I am a huge fan of Garth Brooks, whose country music heyday was really throughout the 90's and into the 00's (though I keep hoping for a comeback). So Bruce Feiler's...

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September 11, 2011

  Image courtesy of  Microsoft.com Greetings all, I hope everyone had a chance yesterday - September 11, 2011 - to reflect, to remember and to grieve.  I read a Facebook post yesterday about remaining silent, to show respect for those lost. There is definitely value in that....

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Reborn...and moving forward!

Yes, I am reborn! I have changed the look of my site and am refocusing on blogging and sharing my love of books. My foot is finally healed and I am walking, without crutches or cane (though slowly, because the muscle loss was considerable and I am still building strength). My membership drive with my theater is well under way and over 200 packets have been mailed! My a Capella group, Purely Vocals,...

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