-
Recent Posts
Archives
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
Meta
Goodreads
No data found
Monthly Archives: May 2010
What a gift!
My brother, sister-in-law and nieces (6 month old twins) have been visiting from Toronto since Wednesday and just left this morning. I had a great time snuggling with the girls and even survived a full day on my own with … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, gifts, random reading thoughts
It’s Monday – What are you reading?
A weekly meme hosted by Sheila to keep the blogosphere up to speed on what everyone is reading. Last week I finished the following books Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt The Knife Sharpener’s Bell by Rhea Tregebov (reviewed here) My … Continue reading
Posted in week in review
The Knife Sharpeners’s Bell – Review and Giveaway
May’s stop on the World Party Reading Challenge, hosted by Jill at fizzythoughts, is a Communist country, past or present. The book I selected to read for this month’s party is The Knife Sharpener’s Bell by Rhea Tregebov, which … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian lit., fiction, giveaway, Reading Challenges, reviews
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and Murder on the Orient Express
Welcome to today’s stop on The Classics Circuit Golden Age of Detective Fiction Tour! The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and Murder on the Orient Express are two of Agatha Christie’s best known novels featuring her eccentric Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot. … Continue reading
Posted in classics circuit, mystery, re-reads
Library Loot May 19-25
Library Loot is a weekly meme hosted by Marg and Eva to let bloggers tell others what treasures they may have found at their local library. I haven’t done a loot posting in a few weeks because with all of the … Continue reading
Posted in library_loot
It’s Monday – What are you reading?
It’s Monday – What Are You Reading? is a meme hosted by Sheila to let fellow bloggers and book-lovers know what we are reading. I spent a few days out in Vermont this last week on a business … Continue reading
Posted in week in review
It’s Monday – What Are You Reading?
It’s Monday – What Are You Reading? is a meme hosted by Sheila to let fellow bloggers and book-lovers know what we are reading. I did not have a very productive reading week last week — I decided … Continue reading
Posted in week in review
Friday Finds
This is what I picked up at bookstores this week (yes, I *may* have visited more than one, but I needed some cheering up and buying books is a lot better than buying a burger and fries, no?): Honeymoon … Continue reading
Posted in friday finds
Finding the time to get it all in
Oh my God, it’s May 5! I already have the sense that I’m running out of time to read the books I have planned to read this month. This last weekend, I figured I had plenty of time so I … Continue reading
Posted in book blogs
It’s Monday – What Are You Reading
It’s Monday, What Are You Reading? – a weekly meme hosted by Sheila to give bloggers another opportunity to tell others what they are reading. Despite the fact that I am still under the weather with a nagging cough that won’t … Continue reading
Posted in week in review
