On My Bookshelf: Burning Love
I’m back to share my May reads from 2016 with you. My library streak continued and I was excited to pick up Burned and Feverborn by Karen Marie Moning.
On My Bookshelf: Mysteries, Love, and Tasting Stars
Sharing the rest of my April reads and the next book out of my TBR jar. My reviews of Aunt Dimity’s Death, The Fault in Our Stars, and To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.
On My Bookshelf: Library Love
In April, it occurred to me that I was getting nowhere fast on my TBR jar or on my Goodreads Challenge to read 25 books in 2016. Four months into the year and I’d read…three. And while I love buying books, I have way more than I really need and hate to just continue adding […]
On My Bookshelf: My TBR Jar and First Finishes
Inspired by Instagram posts, I made myself a TBR jar for my 2016 reading list. Sharing my first three reads of the year – Lara Casey’s Make it Happen, R.K. Ryals’ The Story of Awkward, and Kate Morton’s The Lake House.
On My Bookshelf: My 2015 Reads
Happy 2016! I can hardly believe we’ve started a new year, much less that it’s almost the middle of January. It’s been awhile since I posted, so I wanted to pop in and also share that I will be posting on a regular basis going forward. I have tons of things to share, but I […]
On My Bookshelf: Fever Series
After finishing the third book in the Downside Ghosts series (what I thought was the final book), I cast about for something else to read that would catch my interest. After a couple false starts, a friend of mine lent me the first four books in Karen Marie Moning’s Fever series. I had no idea […]
On My Bookshelf: Downside Ghosts Series
One of the best parts of my week’s vacation from work has been the time I get to spend reading. I so rarely get more than a few stolen moments here and there to read, that being able to wake up in the morning, have a cup of coffee, and read for an hour is […]
Young and Beautiful
I’ve been anxiously awaiting the release of The Great Gatsby for a good while. I couldn’t ask for a better cast, and Baz Luhrmann has directed some of my favorite films including Mouline Rouge. I’ve been thrilled to see Gastby parties pop up to celebrate the premiere of the film and people are […]
March in Photos
Something crazy has been going on with my blog and/or WordPress over the past week. I keep trying to come in and do a new blog post and haven’t been able to! So, finally here is March in photos. March was kind of a month of indulgences. Between the Mozartkugeln from Germany, the yummy homemade […]
January in Pictures
For 2013 I thought it would be fun to start a new tradition at the end of each month and share some photos from the previous month – just as a little look back into my days. January was definitely a month for refocusing and it seemed to spark my creativity too, since I spent […]
Fifty Shades of the Fluffernutter Sandwich
Betwixt and between reading Game of Thrones, I read the Fifty Shades series. Again. It’s the first time I’ve read them in their published form, I previously read them in their original form as, you guessed it, Twilight Fan Fiction. While the story is good, entertaining, and full of lemons (those steamy scenes), I […]
Things I Love Thursday: Living Colorfully
It’s been a heckuva week, starting with last Thursday. Just lots of the crazy going on, lots of emotional upheaval and yes, even tears. I had to have a little come to Jesus meeting with myself on Tuesday. Today? Things are much better. And a lot of that is just because of refocusing my attitude. […]
My Sun and Stars
I just recently finished reading Game of Thrones, the first book in the series. I’ve been wanting to watch the HBO series and was told by a good friend of mine that I really should read the book first. So, I picked up the book at the beginning of April, right after finishing the new […]
Soulless and Other Stories
Thought I’d better catch up on some book reviews, since it’s been months since I did one. Soulless is the first in a series and I read this one in August of 2011, right around my birthday. It easily falls into the steampunk category, or as someone else called it “bustlepunk”. This book had come […]
Birthday Wishlist
So here it is, just two weeks until my birthday. Two weeks, and I’m torn. I’m trying to do a little risk mitigation in order to avoid some of the horrible shenanigans that occurred on my birthday last year. So, in order to attempt to have the happiest 40th I could possibly have, I’m trying […]
Club Dead
I got a little behind with my book reviews, so here’s another one right on the heels of my last. I finished this one over the weekend while waiting for my hair appointment (I’m desperately trying to keep myself on a schedule to have my hair trimmed, the past few years it’s been hit or […]
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
After finishing my last book club book, I decided to read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I’d been holding off on reading it, even though my mom lent me hers with rave reviews, because I knew I was going to need a big chunk of time to read it. I’d heard from several […]
Thursday Thoughts
I’ve been a little absent here of late. But, you can see I have been making a few changes to the look of my blog too. Not sure I’m entirely happy with it yet, still tweaking. It’s been crazy busy at work the past few weeks. My brain is tired. I’m tired. And it’s so […]
Harry
The day is finally here. I can’t believe it’s been 13 years since the first Harry Potter book was published. And today the last movie is released. I was horrified the other night when I realized that my book club is meeting tonight. What about Harry??? But my friend Sherri, who I see all the […]
An Object of Beauty
Ready for another book review? I know, I can’t believe how fast I’m reading them either. This one is the next book selection for Artful Readings (the book club I belong to). And amazingly, I finished reading the book a mont before book club. In nine years, this has never happened. A month after book […]
Black Dagger Brotherhood
Adding a little spice to your Friday, I thought I’d review my most recent read. I know, I know…how can you choose something to read after reading The Help? Impossible isn’t it. I tried picking up a book I’d previously set aside, The Museum of Innocence. I still couldn’t get into it, even after 150 […]
The Help
Stop what you are doing right now and go read this book. As I mentioned a few posts ago, I’ve been completely immersed in reading this book and throughout it I kept wondering why the hell it had taken me so long to read it? I borrowed this book from a friend months and months […]
Decorating with Books
Recently I decided that I really needed to get over and start dealing with my storage unit before someone calls Hoarders and blows the whistle. I’ve been meaning to go through everything there and start getting rid of as much as I can. I mean, it’s been in storage for years so the majority of […]
Wednesday Walk: Help
I’ve been meaning to do a post all week, but it just hasn’t happened yet. This whole “learning Lightroom” thing isn’t as easy as I thought it would be. So, I’ve got kind of a backlog of photos to post and stuff to talk about (of course I can’t post without photos!!!). Hopefully this weekend […]
