Monday, June 30, 2014

Friday, June 27, 2014

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.They switched my computer out at work yesterday as I was still using XP, which was no...

Thursday, June 26, 2014

June 2014 ReCap...

JUNE 2014 Another slow month, though I feel like I am finally getting back into the groove (just in time for vacation!). Busy as always, June usually is a lot of close up from the previous school year. Looking forward to vacation next month, though it is going to be busy with hubby home and painting...
This entry was posted in

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Amy, My Daughter - Winehouse

Title: Amy, My Daughter Author: Mitch Winehouse Published: 2012Genre: MemoirRating: 4/5- Great. Push it on your friends and family. Book Source: I received this book as a Netgalley, free of charge, in exchange for an honest review. Recommended if you like: Celebrity Memoirs, Music, Stories...

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Tuesday Tunes - 06/24/14

A good lyric is like a great book... Dream On Aerosmith, Artist Steven Tyler, Writer Every time that I look in the mirror All these lines on my face getting clearer The past is gone It went by like dusk to dawn Isn't that the way Everybody's got their dues in life to pay Yeah, I know nobody...

Monday, June 23, 2014

Saturday, June 21, 2014

Saturday Savings - 06/21/14

**DEAL OF THE WEEK** Ramen-like soups on sale for $0.41 eachStacked with $1 off 2 coupons (or $0.50 off each) Final cost:  *FREE! *at some stores this would be a MONEYMAKER, but Stop and Shop doesn't give you the xtra Still an excellent deal though...

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Dear Nobody: The True Diary of Mary Rose - McNeil

Title: Dear Nobody: The True Diary of Mary Rose Author: Gillian McCain & Legs McNeil Published: 2013Genre: Non-FictionRating:  2/5- Just okay.  Choose with extreme prejudice.   Book Source: I received this book through Netgalley, free of cost, in exchange for an honest review....

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Tuesday Tunes - 06/17/14

A good lyric is like a great book... Somebody's Heartbreak Hunter Hayes, Artist Andrew M. Dorff, Hunter Hayes, Luke Robert, and Luke Laird, Writers I'd love to know just what you're thinkin' Every little river, runnin' through your mind You give and you take You come and you go You leave...

Monday, June 16, 2014

Mondays - 06/16/14

This meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey.   I Netgallied this one months ago and had given up hope as I got no response. I was even going to delete it about a week ago, but hesitated.  And suddenly it came through! Now Reading:Amy, My Daughter (Mitch Winehouse) Moby Dick (Herman...

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

The Big Tiny: A Built-It-Myself Memoir - Williams

Title:The Big Tiny: A Built-It-Myself Memoir Author: Dee Williams Published: 2014Genre: Non-FictionRating: 3/5- Good. Read it, have a good time and move on. Or not. Book Source: I received this book through Netgalley, free of cost, in exchange for an honest review. Recommended if you like: Memoirs,...

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Tuesday Tunes - 06/10/14

A good lyric is like a great book... Drive (For Daddy Gene) Alan Jackson, Artist & Writer It was painted red the stripe was white It was 18 feet from the bow to stern light Secondhand from a dealer in Atlanta I rode up with daddy when he went there to get her We put on a shine, put on a...

Monday, June 09, 2014

Sunday, June 08, 2014

Sunday Salon - 06/8/14

If you are interested in other Salon posts, visit the Facebook page to get links. Life: Wow, have I been busy! Stock photo, not my actual car... I missed posting last weekend because I was in car buying hell. That's right, after much back and forth hubby and I decided it was time to deal...

Tuesday, June 03, 2014

Tuesdays Tunes - 06/3/14

A good lyric is like a great book... No Matter Where You Are Us the Duo (Michael & Carissa Alvarado), Artists & Writers I will stand by you, Even when we fall. I will be the rock that holds you up and lifts you high so you stand tall. I won't let you go, No one can take your place, Oh...

Monday, June 02, 2014

Mondays - 06/2/14

This meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Now Reading:   The Big Tiny: A Built-It-Myself Memoir (Dee William) Moby Dick (Herman Melville) Just Finished:  The Word Exchange (Alena Graedon) On Deck So many good choices!...