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Monthly Archives: July 2012
Readers’ Workouts
The Readers’ Workouts meme is hosted at Joy’s Book Blog. This is a place to share exercise successes and challenges. I finally got myself a pair of new running shoes on Saturday and tried them out yesterday – 2.27 miles and my … Continue reading
Paris in July — Life as an Expat
Paris My Sweet: A Year in the City of Light (and Dark Chocolate) by Amy Thomas Published: 2012 by Sourcebooks Source: Purchased Paris, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down by Rosecrans Baldwin Published: 2012 by Farrar, Straus and … Continue reading
Sitting Around on a Sunday – The Olympic Edition
I don’t think I’ll be watching much of the Summer Olympics, but I saw this today and for a moment became an athlete in my own mind: Now I’m off to do some “training”.
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Readers’ Workouts
The Readers’ Workouts meme is hosted at Joy’s Book Blog. This is a place to share exercise successes and challenges. According to my profile at dailymile.com, I logged a total of 5.43 miles last week over three sessions; all were a combination … Continue reading
TLC Book Tour — Flight from Berlin
Flight from Berlin by David John Published: 2012 by Harper Source: Received ARC from publisher for review Flight from Berlin is a historical novel that plays with history a little bit. Beginning with the 1936 Berlin Olympics and ending with … Continue reading
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Sitting Around on a Sunday — The Senseless Tragedy Edition
Like everyone else I am shocked and saddened by the events in Aurora, Colorado, on Friday. I have had to stop watching the news because now that the victims have been identified and their stories are told I get too … Continue reading
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Book Beginnings on Friday
Book Beginnings on Friday is a meme hosted at Rose City Reader. It’s really simple: Share the first sentence of the book you are currently reading and what it means to you. My beginning this week is from The Sandcastle … Continue reading
The Language of Flowers — Book Club
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh Published: 2011 by Ballantine Books Source: Purchased The Language of Flowers was my book club’s selection for July, but unfortunately I was not able to attend the discussion. I wish I had, because … Continue reading
Readers’ Workouts
Y’all know that I’ve started running with the goal of completing a 5k race at the end of August. And of course since I have running on the brain when I don’t have reading on the brain, I have started … Continue reading
Sitting Around on a Sunday — The Parental Visit Edition
My parents are visiting this weekend, so my routines (such as they are) have been thrown off the last few days. They do their own thing — primarily shop — while they are here, so I’m not required to be … Continue reading