Book Blogger Hop - 11/3 - 11/9

Question of the Week:   When reading a book, do you use a bookmark to mark your place in the book, or do you just fold over the top corner of the page? (submitted by Maria @ A Night's Dream of Books)           My Answer:  There are two kinds of readers...

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Tuesday Tunes - 02/21/17

A good lyric is like a great book... It's Your Song Garth Brooks, Artist Benita Hill and Pamela Wolf, Writers (cover version) Standing in the spotlightOn such a perfect nightKnowing that your out there listeningI remember one timeWhen I was so afraidDidn't think I had the courageTo...

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Tuesday Tunes - 02/14/17

A good lyric is like a great book... The Longest Time Don McLean, Artist/Writer Starry, starry night Paint your palette blue and gray Look out on a summer's day With eyes that know the darkness in my soul Shadows on the hills Sketch the trees and the daffodils Catch the breeze and the...

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Tuesday Tunes - 02/07/17

A good lyric is like a great book... Strawberry Wine Deanna Carter, Artist Matraca Berg and Gary Harrison, Writers He was working through college On my grandpa's farm I was thirsting for knowledge And he had a car Yeah, I was caught somewhere between a woman and a child One restless...

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Mondays - 02/06/17

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been and plan on reading over the week. Recently taken over, this meme is managed by my Kathryn at the Book Date. Currently Reading • The Weird Sisters (Eleanor Brown) Finished Reading  • The Magnolia...

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Tuesday Tunes - 01/31/17

A good lyric is like a great book... Haven't Met You Yet Michael Buble, Artist Alan Chang, Amy Foster, Amy Foster-Gillies, Amy Skylark Foster, and Michael Steven Buble , Writers I'm not surprised Not everything lasts I've broken my heart so many times, I stopped keepin' track. Talk...

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Tuesday Tunes - 01/24/17

A good lyric is like a great book... The Longest Time Indigo Girls, Artist Amy Elizabeth Ray, Emily Ann Saliers, Writers I'm tryin' to tell you somethin' 'bout my life.Maybe give me insight between black and white.And the best thing you've ever done for meis to help me take my life less...

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Our new world...

“Let us go forth with fear and courage and rage to save the world.” ~ Grace Paley Thank you Katieleigh, Cakes, Tea and Drea...

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Tuesday Tunes - 01/17/17

A good lyric is like a great book... The Longest Time Billy Joel, Artist/Writer Oh, oh, ohFor the longest timeOh, oh, ohFor the longestIf you said goodbye to me tonightThere would still be music left to writeWhat else could I doI'm so inspired by youThat hasn't happened for the longest time Once...

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Tuesday Tunes - 01/10/17

A good lyric is like a great book... Blasphemous Rumours Depeche Mode, Artist Martin Gore, Writer Girl of sixteen, whole life ahead of herSlashed her wrists, bored with lifeDidn't succeed, thank the LordFor small merciesFighting back the tears, mother reads the note againSixteen candles...

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Random Thought -12/29/16

I have thoughts. Sometimes they are worth sharing. Other times, not so much. Oh well... I recently read Mara Wilson's memoir, Where Am I Now?  If you don't know who Mara is, she is the actress who played Matilda and the little girl in Mrs. Doubtfire. Her memoir was pretty good. I enjoyed it. I read a lot of memoirs, particularly celebrity memoirs. I am usually an entertaining person, outgoing...

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In 2016 I…

(Idea borrowed from Katieleigh @ Cakes, Tea and Dreams) In 2016 I… Survived (hey, we all get credit for that)! Stuck through a worrisome company merger with a positive outlook. Produced a successful and safe summer program season for the Boston Conservatory, giving several hundred children...

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Tuesday Tunes - 01/3/17

A good lyric is like a great book... Fifteen Taylor Swift, Artist/Writer You take a deep breath And you walk through the doors It's the morning of your very first day You say hi to your friends you ain't seen in awhile Try and stay out of everybody's way It's your freshman year And you're...

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Bout of Books Read-a-thon 18

Host: Bout of Books The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 2nd and runs through Sunday, January 8th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are...

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First Book Of The Year 2017

Title: Boys in the Trees: A Memoir Author: Carly Simon Genre: Memoir, Celebrity Pub. Date: 2015 Version: e-book Source: Libra...

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Welcome 2017!

Auld Lang Syne James Tayl...

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