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Facebook and Pinterest are my entertainment these days. I love going to Facebook to see what my 212 “friends” are doing and I love (love) going to Pinterest to see what the pinners are pinning....
View Articleweekly photo challenge: mine
The theme this week is “Mine.” And, this is most definitely mine mine mine mine (I think I’m channeling the gulls from Finding Nemo)… I decided to join in the Weekly Photo Challenge from WordPress!...
View Articleinfomercials and obsessions…
I have a few obsessions that I will admit to. One is painting. Not art or anything amazing… mostly furniture and walls. My friend recently dubbed the issue CPD (Compulsive Painting Disorder). I’ll...
View Articleweekly photo challenge: foliage
Sitting at my daughter’s soccer practice. We are so lucky that they practice here – gorgeous setting for soccer!
View Articleweekly photo challenge: happy
“The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely.” ~ Louisa May Alcott
View Articlejust don’t let it in your front door…
Mommy and daughters by Abigail I love Facebook, let’s begin with that. I completely enjoy looking at the pictures people post of their kids, I love witty remarks and I loooove a great quote. Post...
View Articlewe were the mulvaneys…
I have been reading We Were the Mulvaneys for quite some time. I have stopped reading this book many times and read several books in between. Normally, if I set a book aside so many times I discard...
View Articlethe da vinci code…
The Da Vinci code was a great book. I could barely put it down. The author did a lot of great background research and I found myself “googling” the paintings, places and groups he referred to...
View Article(sad) gerbil update…
“Paprika Squinting” Well, as the title of this blog posts says… this is a sad gerbil update. Yesterday, we were cleaning the gerbil cages and we saw that Paprika was looking very, very old and she was...
View Articleweekly photo challenge: green
Photo taken with iPhone and edited with Camera + app. Disney World. Orlando, Fl.
View Articlelit: a memoir…
Well, I fell for another Kindle Daily Deal. Apparently, I am their target audience!! I read quite quickly and can’t spend $12.99 on a new book all the time, so I buy the Kindle Daily deal for 99...
View Articlefried green tomatoes…
I just finished reading Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg. This was a great movie. It is also a great book. If you’ve already seen the movie you don’t need to shy away...
View Articlethe handmaid’s tale…
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood was an incredible book. I read this book in 2 days — I couldn’t put it down. Now, I can’t stop thinking about it. This would be a really great choice for a...
View Articlebefore i go to sleep…
I just finished reading another great book! A real page turner, if you will. The book is called Before I go to Sleep by S. J. Watson. I’ve had this on my “to-read” list for a while. Recently, a...
View Articlei should clean…
It’s no secret that I am a reader. I love to read. I go through slumps when I don’t read much and I also go through periods that I can’t read enough. Right now, I can’t read enough. I really should...
View Articledirty little secret…
Another great bargain book has been read! I read Dirty Little Secrets by C. J. Omololu yesterday. I would absolutely recommend it, not only because of the price ($1.99 through a bookbub.com email),...
View Articleanother gerbil escape…
We have gone quite some time without a gerbil escaping. That streak stopped tonight. We are ringing in the new year with a gerbil escape and recovery mission! My daughter was supposed to be cleaning...
View Articlelife of pi…
I just realized that I never recommended Life of Pi by Yann Martel on my blog! This was an amazing book that I highly recommend. I read this book for my neighborhood book club. It makes for a great...
View Articlethe guernsey literary and potato peel pie society…
Another book I read recently (and loved) that I neglected to add to my blog was The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. I borrowed this book from the...
View Article(yet another) gerbil escape…
I don’t make up these gerbil stories. Sometimes, I wish I did… Last night, my oldest daughter wakes me up at 4:35 AM (yes, I looked at the clock) with a gerbil in her hands. She is mad. And,...
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