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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Falling for Me by Anna David
Falling for Me: How I Hung Curtains, Learned to Cook, Traveled to Seville, and Fell in Love by Anna David Published: 2011 by HarperCollins Source: Received from the publisher for review Once again, I am drawn to a project … Continue reading
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Hamlet’s Blackberry
Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age by William Powers Published: 2011 by Harper Perennial Source: Received from the publisher for review There are days when I pine for a smartphone. The ability to be able … Continue reading
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Readathon in December!
If you dislike crowds as much as I do, you will be avoiding major shopping districts on Saturdays from now until Christmas. But what are you going to do with all of that spare time? Housework? (Ummm, no) Watching TV? … Continue reading
Wishlist Challenge 2012
As you all know, I have a lot (A LOT) of books sitting on my to-read shelf, waiting patiently for their chance to be selected. However, there are almost as many books waiting just as patiently on my to-read … Continue reading
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Spoiler Alert! (but not that kind)
So….. I may have mentioned once or twice about my collection of nieces and nephew (soon to be nephews in another week!). Well, my twin nieces — Abigail and Marlowe — will be turning two in a couple of … Continue reading
2012 TBR Pile Challenge
Thank goodness for Adam at Roof Beam Reader. Though I didn’t complete his 2011 TBR Pile Challenge I did manage to blow the dust off of a few books; and was pleasantly surprised to have enjoyed a lot of … Continue reading
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Recent DNF’s
Here are three books that I’ve not been able to finish in the last week: The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James. I’ve actually read it before, several years ago, but aside from disliking the ending I don’t … Continue reading
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My Library Book Sale Experience
For the last few years I have volunteered at my local library’s book sale. The sale has a permanent location, in the lower level of the branch library, and because it is shelved almost like a “real” library I … Continue reading
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Lest We Forget
For some reason the holiday that makes me most proud of being Canadian (even when I’ve been an American citizen for 3 1/2 years) is Remembrance Day. Canada’s participation in world conflicts have been relatively small, but the sacrifices … Continue reading
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Lest We Forget
For some reason the holiday that makes me most proud of being Canadian (even when I’ve been an American citizen for 3 1/2 years) is Remembrance Day. Canada’s participation in world conflicts have been relatively small, but the sacrifices … Continue reading
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