Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Does This Mean You'll See Me Naked - Webster

Does This Mean You'll See Me Naked? (Field Notes from a Funeral Director) is  a common question for Robert Webster.  As the owner and director of a funeral home, he hears this question surprisingly often. Spoiler alert: yes, your funeral director will see you naked.  But you'll be...

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Tuesday Tunes - 11/27/12

A great lyric is like a great book... In My Life The Beatles, Artist Lennon, John & McCartney, Paul, Writers   There are places I rememberAll my life, though some have changed.Some forever not for better,Some have gone and some remain. All these places have their moments With...

Monday, November 26, 2012

Mondays - 11/26/12

This meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Despite a busy holiday week, after several of weeks of beginning books I just couldn't get "into", I finally was able to settle into a couple of books!  Currently Reading:  The Winter of Our Disconnect (Susan Maushart) Just...

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Happy Turkey Day!!

...or as a friend says, "Happy Fat American Day"! Wishing all my American readers a very Happy Thanksgiving! Hoping it was filled with family, friends and many reasons to be thankful, as mine was. I have countless blessings to be thankful for this year...family, friends, my kitty, health (mine and...

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Tuesday Tunes - 11/20/12

A great lyric is like a great book... A nice little song to remind us all to be thankful! Oklahoma  Billy Gilman, Artist John Allen and D. Vincent Williams, Writers Suitcase packed with all his things Car pulls up, the doorbell rings He don't wanna go He thought he'd...

Monday, November 19, 2012

Mondays - 11/19/12

This meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Currently Reading: Does This Mean You'll See Me Naked? (Robert Webster) Just Finished: Absolutely nothing.... On Deck: So many great options, if I could just get through something!...

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

WWWednesdays - 10/14/12

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions… Usually Wednesdays are saved for new reviews, but it has been a very slow reading/blogging week for me! So, I figured I'd join in this week... What are you currently reading?  I Think I Love You by Allison Pearson...

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Tuesday Tunes - 11/13/12

A great lyric is like a great book... Gunpowder & Lead  Miranda Lambert, Artist & Writer County road 233, under my feet Nothin' on this white rock but little ole me. I've got two miles, 'til he makes bail And if I'm right we're headed straight for hell! I'm goin'...

Slow week...

Crap, its been a slow week, blogging-wise. I hadn't finished a book last week, so I didn't post a review. And again this week, I just haven't gotten there yet!  I don't know why.  I have a wealth of great books available to me via my ipad and library...I just have not been able to get "into"...

Tuesday, November 06, 2012

Tuesday Tunes - 11/6/12

A great lyric is like a great book... When I Was A Boy  Dar William, Artist & Writer   I won't forget when Peter Pan came to my house, took my hand I said I was a boy; I'm glad he didn't check. I learned to fly, I learned to fight I lived a whole life in one night We saved...

Monday, November 05, 2012

Thursday, November 01, 2012

October 2012 ReCap...

October 2012 Update This month I read: Total Read: 8 Adult: 4 YA/children's: 9 Abandoned:0 YTD - 41 + Including: Kisses for Katie - Katie Davis My Boyfriend Wrote a Book About Me - Hilary Winston The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake - Aimee Bender Three Happy Birthdays - Judith Caseley The...
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Adrift, Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea - Callahan

Steven Callahan had been addicted to survival activities since childhood, especially sailing.  He set sail in 1982, alone, on his self-built schooner Napoleon Solo. Not long into the trip his boat was hit, possibly by a whale, and sunk. Callahan found himself striking out on his five-foot inflatable...