Breakfast Served Anytime - Combs

Title: Breakfast Served AnytimeAuthor: Sarah Combs Published: 2014 Genre: Fiction  Rating:  3/5- Good. Read it, have a good time and move on. Or not. Book Source: I received this book as a publisher's galley through NetGalley, free of cost, in exchange for an honest review. Recommended...

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Tuesday Tunes - 04/29/14

A good lyric is like a great book... Held Natalie Grant, Artist Christina Nichole Wells, Writer Two months is too little. They let him go. They had no sudden healing. To think that providence would Take a child from his mother while she prays Is appalling. Who told us we'd be rescued? What...

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Dewey's 24-Hour Read-a-Thon

Hey all, Read-a-Thoning today...   Well, ok, I just started as I spent my morning doing cleaning and doing laundry.  But I'm finally all in... If I can just turn off the True Tori rerun! Today I am reading...  Swoosie Kurtz' memoir Part Swan, Part Goose. A very good read...

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Saturday Savings - 04/26/14

Couponing - Preparing for the Deals! Though I organize all my coupons into a binder, this doesn't relieve me of spending some time each week preparing for my shopping trips. I could, of course, just take my binder and go, but that would leave me at the store digging through the binder hoping to find...

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Bookish (and not so bookish) Thoughts

Bookish and Not-So-Bookish Thoughts is a weekly blogging event hosted by Bookishly Boisterous. It allows book bloggers (and not so bookish bloggers) to write about pretty much anything, bookish or otherwise. 1. Looks like fun, so I figured I'd jump on the bandwagon... I like bands. And wagons.   2....

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Prepared For A Purpose - Tuff

Title: Prepared for a Purpose: The Inspiring True Story of How One Woman Saved an Atlanta School Under Siege Author: Antoinette Tuff Published: 2014 Genre: Non-Fiction; Memoir Rating: 3/5- Good. Read it, have a good time and move on. Or not. Book Source: I received this book as a publisher's...

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Mondays - 04/21/14

This meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Still Reading:  Breakfast Served Anytime (Sarah Combs)Moby Dick (Herman Melville) Just Finished:  No Saints Around Here: A Caregiver's Days (Susan Allan Toth) On Deck Lots of good stuff! ...

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Sunday Salon - 04/20/14

If you are interested in other Salon posts, visit the Facebook page to get links. Life: Happy Easter! Whether you celebrate or not, I hope your day was filled with family, friends or good food...or even better, all three! Mine was! The past week included both 70 degree...

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Saturday Savings - 04/19/14

Coupon Basics - Organization So, you've got lots of coupons...now what?! Different people organize their coupons in different ways. Some couponers just buy a typical A-Z coupon organizer and call it done. A bit messy, but usable. Others couponers opt not to spend time cutting all those coupons...

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Tuesday Tunes - 04/15/14

A good lyric is like a great book... A Question of Lust Depeche Mode, Artists Martin Gore, Writer Fragile Like a baby in your arms Be gentle with me I'd never willingly Do you harm Apologies Are all you ever seem to get from me But just like a child You make me smile When you care for me And...

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Mondays - 04/14/14

This meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Still Reading:  Breakfast Served Anytime (Sarah Combs)Moby Dick (Herman Melville) Just Finished:  No Saints Around Here: A Caregiver's Days (Susan Allan Toth) On Deck Lots of good stuff! ...

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Sunday Salon - 04/13/14

If you are interested in other Salon posts, visit the Facebook page to get links.Life:If I was a different person, I would have gotten this post up before midnight... But alas, I am who I am. So here ya go...The past couple of weekends have included not one, but two funerals/memorial services, but I've...

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Saturday Savings - 04/12/14

Coupon Basics - Gathering As noted, there are various kinds of coupons available. To maximize your savings, you will want to gather coupons from as many sources as possible. Manufacturers' Coupons... The most obvious place to find manufacturers' coupons is the newspaper inserts. As noted, you...

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No Saints Around Here - Toth

Title: No Saints Around Here Author: Susan Allen TothPublished: 2014, University of Minnesota PressGenre: MemoirRating: 3/5- Good. Read it, have a good time and move on. Or not.Book Source: I received this book as a publisher's galley through NetGalley, free of cost, in exchange for an honest review....

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Tuesday Tunes - 04/08/14

A good lyric is like a great book... Cat's in the Cradle Harry Chapin, Artist & Writer My child arrived just the other day He came to the world in the usual way But there were planes to catch and bills to pay He learned to walk while I was away And he was talkin' 'fore I knew it, and as...

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Mondays - 04/7/14

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: Nothing...On DeckMore Netgalleys...

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Saturday Savings - 04/05/14

Coupon Basics - Types   There are several kinds of coupons available and most stores allow you to "stack" those on one another, creating the best discount possible on each item. For example, most stores have weekly or monthly sales which are offered to get buyers in the doors. Some require...

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Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors (Throwback Thursdays Review)

I am a fan of memoirs and biographical non-fiction. Within that genre I am fairly flexible about what types of stories I enjoy. Stories about illness, families, work, pets and animals, I read it all. One of my favorites is adventure and survival stories.   Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors...

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Tuesday Tunes - 04/01/14

A good lyric is like a great book... She Didn't Have Time Terri Clark, Artist Pat Bunch and Nicole Witt, Writers He said, "Goodbye.", from the edge of the porch Like she'd been some casual friend He said, "You're better off without me, I'm not what you need." Like her mama had said about...

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