March 14, 2011 – 11:19 pm
The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova ~ just in case you needed to increase that stack of ”To Be Read” books this is the one to add!!! I am only halfway through, but I am so excited about it that I could not wait to share. Her book The Historian was also another great book [...]
November 9, 2010 – 6:56 pm
The best book that I have read in quite awhile! Well written and very descriptive ~ not just about places but also in regards to emotions that are difficult to explain through the written word. What enormous talent this individual has. I cannot wait until her next book comes out. I hope that she is [...]
I can no longer cope with the feelings of being inadequate..not to mention the anxiety… when it comes to my “To Be Read” pile of books…..so off they go to the local lending library….well at least 18 so far. Which ones did I keep??? My classics of course (just knowing they are there waiting brings [...]
December 26, 2009 – 11:05 pm
So here are the books that I found under the tree Christmas morning: Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan Under the Dome by Stephen King Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell Women of the Bible by Sue and Lawrence Richards The Help [...]
October 6, 2009 – 4:42 pm
When I got up this morning I had all the good intentions of working with some of my pre-school clients. I set out for Inverness with my day planned in my head. As I turned onto the main highway towards town I just couldn’t help myself. The local Dunkin’ Donuts was beckoning to me with [...]
It’s been awhile since I made my way over to Booking Through Thursday. I found it rather humorous that today, Deb’s prompt is: Give me the list or take a picture of all the books you have stacked on your bedside table, hidden under the bed or standing in your shelf – the books you [...]
I was in the waiting room of our local health department this morning (waiting to get my Tetanus shot so I can play around in my garden safely ~ ouch) and this is the conversation I overheard between a mother and young son: Son: Mommy, will you read this book to me? The son climbed [...]
A neighbor of mine recently loaned me this book titled: Boundaries: When to Say Yes/How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life. The book is so good that I had to go out and purchase my own copy (thank goodness for my educator’s discount card!!). I couldn’t very well mark up HER copy [...]
