Mondays - 03/31/14

This meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Still Reading:  No Saints Around Here: A Caregiver's Days (Susan Allan Toth) Moby Dick (Herman Melville) Just Finished:  Incognito: Lost and Found at Harvard Divinity School (Andrea Raynor) On Deck Netgalleys... ...

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Saturday Savings - 03/29/14

Source unknown... I recently mentioned I have been spending some of my reading/blogging time couponing. Why bother?! The obvious answer is to save money.  But there is also, admittedly, a thrill in couponing. The excitement of walking out of a store having paid nothing for a couple tubes of...

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March 2014 ReCap...

MARCH 2014 ...another slow month. My focus has been elsewhere. I've picked up a handful of Netgalleys and am trying to buckle down for April. In the past I had done the A-Z Challenge, but this year my focus has to be just on reading numbers! This month I read: Total Read: 2YTD: 6Adult: 2YA/children's:...

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When Katie Wakes - Fowler (Throwback Thursday Review)

Out of difficult and sometimes horrific times, artists often grow. No where is this more obvious than the case of Connie May Fowler. A product of an abusive and dysfunctional childhood, Fowler grew into a beautiful writer. In her memoir, When Katie Wakes, Fowler shares her personal experiences growing...

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Tuesday Tunes - 03/25/14

A good lyric is like a great book... An oldie but goody! My Eyes Adored You Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Artists Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan, Writers My eyes adored ya Though I never laid a hand on you My eyes adored ya Like a million miles away from me you couldn't see how I adored...

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Mondays - 03/24/14

This meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Still Reading:  Incognito: Lost and Found at Harvard Divinity School (Andrea Raynor)  Moby Dick (Herman Melville) Just Finished:  Nothing! On Deck So many great choices... ...

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Incognito: Lost and Found at Harvard Divinity School - Raynor

*This book was an advanced reading copy sent to me, free of charge, for my honest review and opinion.  All comments in this review are the honest opinion of the blogger   I'm late, I'm late... - Rabbit, Alice in Wonderland This post was supposed to be up at the beginning of the month...

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Tuesday Tunes - 03/18/14

A good lyric is like a great book... A St. Patrick's Day favorite...simple, but so lovely (and it just happens to be in Purely Vocals' repertoire, in four part harmony of course!). Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby) Bing Crosby, Artists James Royce Shannon, Composer (gotta love...

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Mondays 03/17/14

This meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Top o' the...afternoon to you and Happy St. Patrick's Day! I am not, in fact, wearing green today... but I carry my Irish with me year long (my name is Shannon...), LOL. Currently reading and very much enjoying... Still Reading:  Incognito:...

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Sunday Salon - 03/16/14

If you are interested in other Salon posts, visit the Facebook page to get links. Life: Another typical week at work, busy but not chaotic thankfully. This coming week is spring break, so the students and likely a good portion of the faculty will be gone. The quiet will be very nice....

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Mondays 03/10/14

This meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey.Still Reading: Incognito: Lost and Found at Harvard Divinity School (Andrea Raynor)Moby Dick (Herman Melville)Just Finished: Handbook for an U predictable Life (Rosie Perez)On DeckNetgalley and a couple A...

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Sunday Salon - 03/9/14

If you are interested in other Salon posts, visit the Facebook page to get links.Life:Typical busy week, things are picking up as the semester plows onward toward graduation and summer.  Like everyone else, I. AM. SO. DONE with this winter crap...and they are talking another snowy, slushy day this...

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February 2014 ReCap...

FEBRUARY 2014 ...was another slow month, due to several issues. But things are finally looking up!  My pile of Netgalleys and ARC are growing though... Time to buckle down and read! This month I read: Total Read: 2YTD: 5Adult: 2YA/children's: 0Abandoned: 0 Including:Early Decision...

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Handbook For An Unpredictable Life - Perez

*This book was received free of charge for review  from Netgalley for my honest review and opinion.  All comments in this review are the honest opinion of the blogger.   Much of the hub-bub around Rosie Perez' new memoir, Handbook for an Unpredictable Life, seems to be around her...

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Tuesday Tunes - 03/4/14

A good lyric is like a great book... Where Is The Love? Black Eyed Peas, Artists William Adams, Justin Timberlake, Jaime Gomez, Allan Pineda, Printz Board, Michael Fratantuno, George Pajon Jr., J. Curtis, Writers What's wrong with the world mama? People living like aint got no mamas I think...

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Sunday Salon - 03/02/14

If you are interested in other Salon posts, visit the Facebook page to get links. Life: I am a bad, bad blogger! Naughty, naughty girl! Not only has it been weeks since my last Sunday post, but until yesterday, it had been more than a week since I posted anything! (Hangs head...

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Saturday Snapshot - 3/1/14

To participate in Saturday Snapshot: post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken then leave a direct link to your post in the Mister Linky below. Photos can be old or new, and be of any subject as long as they are clean and appropriate for all eyes to see. How much detail you give...

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