Hole Lot of Change!

That white awning, huge bush covering the window, and hedge row were the first things to go! Friends, I am so very sorry I've been absent recently. Good things are happening and I've just been so busy!  After three years, the hubby and I have finally gotten down and dirty with some house...

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Mondays - 09/30/13

This meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Now Reading: The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)Just Finished:  Like Family: Growing Up in Other People's Houses: A Memoir (Paula McLain)On Deck:So, so, so many....check out my TBR pag...

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Tuesday Tunes - 09/24/13

A good lyric is like a great book...   Same Old Lang Syne Dan Fogelberg, Artist Dan Fogelberg, Writer Met my old lover in the grocery store The snow was falling Christmas Eve I stole behind her in the frozen foods And I touched her on the sleeve She didn't recognize the face at first But...

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August 2013 ReCap...

August 2013 Update  Despite August being a quieter month, outside-the-book, I totally fell into a reading funk. I just couldn't motivate and barely got any reading done. I'm still struggling...I truly hope it passes soon! There are so many great books I want to read, but I just can't seem to...

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The Middlesteins - Attenberg

Edie Middlestein is a somewhat normal Jewish woman from a Chicago suburb. Faced with a less than stellar upbringing, Edie has learned to eat to comfort herself. In fact, she has been doing so for many years and her weight has blossomed as a result, to the point that her life is in danger. The Middlesteins,...

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Tuesday Tunes - 09/17/13

A good lyric is like a great book...   Fancy Bobbie Gentry (covered by Reba McIntyre), Artist Bobbie Gentry, Writer I remember it all very well lookin' back It was the summer I turned eighteen We lived in a one room, rundown shack On the outskirts of New Orleans We didn't have money...

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Mondays - 09/16/13

This meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Now Reading: Like Family: Growing Up in Other People's Houses: A Memoir (Paula McLain)Just Finished:The Middlesteins (Jami Attenberg)On Deck:The list keeps growing...check out my TBR pag...

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ASOL #4 - 09/13/13

Sorry I've gone MIA! I was hit with the infamous "You logged out from another location..." e blogger problem and, because I had bigger issues on my plate, didn't have the time or patience to resolve it. Finally looked it up today, so hopefully you will actually see this post! Bigger issues - some...

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Tuesday Tunes - 09/3/13

A good lyric is like a great book... Skin (Sarabeth) Rascal Flatts, Artist Joe Henry and Doug Johnson, Writers   Sara Beth is scared to death To hear what the doctor will say She hasn't been well, since the day that she fell And the bruise it just won't go away So she sits and she waits...

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Mondays - 09/02/13

This meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Now Reading:  The Middlesteins: A Novel (Jami Attenber)Just Finished:Dream New Dreams (Jai Pausch)On Deck:So many choices, check out my TBR page....

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Sunday Salon - 09/01/13

If you are interested in other Salon posts, visit the Facebook page to get links.Summer is over.Sigh...LifeThe beginning of the year was so busy, and the first half of the summer taken up by shows. Then, recovering. And then, well... Who knows!?  I just looked up and bang, boom it was September!I...

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