Read-a-Thon – Page 14 – Carol's Notebook

Read-a-Thon 6:45 pm

April 10, 2010 by Carol4 Comments

Read-a-thon Update: Total time spent reading: 3 hours, 35 minutes Total time spent cheering: 1 hour Total pages read: 319 Currently reading: The Chatham School Affair by Thomas H. Cook Books finished: Still only Flirting with Forever by Gwyn Cready. Other tidbits: Took some time out to walk the dog and plant some flower in the front yard. Dinner next, then back to reading. Family insists I feed them, though....

Read-a-Thon 2:10 pm

April 10, 2010April 10, 2010 by Carol7 Comments

Read-a-thon Update: Total time spent reading: 1 hr 50 minutes, but now all my have-tos are done for the day so I'm good to go. Pages Read: 212 Books finished: Flirting with Forever by Gwyn Cready Next up: The Chatham School Affair by Thomas Cook, but first some visiting....

Read-a-Thon 8:45 am

April 10, 2010 by Carol8 Comments

Morning, all. I'm looking forward to a day of great reading, but first my answers to the introduction questions. First up on my pile is finishing Flirting with Forever by Gwyn Cready. After that, I'm just kind of winging it, seeing what grabs my attention when I walk to the bookshelf. Three facts about me: I've never cut the grass. I love spaghetti and sauce, which is what I'm planning on for dinner tonight - quick and easy. I have a ten year-old daughter who unfortunately is not planning on joining me in reading today. I don't really have a set TBR pile. The Truth about Forever, The Chatham School Affair, and The Three Musketeers are all possibilities. I don't have any goals. This is going to be a no pressure day for me. Read, visit others, have fun. I've only done this once before, but I don't have any advice, except maybe through your family out of the house for the day. I didn't manage to arrange...

Mystery Read-a-Thon Wrap-up

January 17, 2010January 18, 2010 by Carol4 Comments

I'm heading toward bed. I'll probably read for another half-hour, but I'll go ahead and post my numbers now. Total reading time: 7 1/2 hours Books finished: 13 1/2 by Nevada Barr Pages read: 411 Hope everyone else had a fun weekend....

Mystery Read-a-Thon Update

January 17, 2010January 17, 2010 by Carol2 Comments

Okay, it's about 7:00 pm here on Sunday. I've only read 5 1/2 hours so far this weekend, but I have a few hours left this evening. Like I figured, finding time is the tough part. I'll probably only get like 8 1/2 hours of reading in total, but that's way more than on a regular weekend. I just finished 13 1/2 by Nevada Barr, which was pretty good. Next up is Still Life by Louise Penny....

Mystery Read-a-Thon Introduction

January 16, 2010 by Carol7 Comments

We're being a few questions this morning. Five fun facts: I love mint chocolate chip ice cream. I'm still in my pajamas and slippers. I love peppermint smelling soap in the shower, especially in winter. I'm allergic to grass, which is my excuse to never help mow. I love the flan the local Mexican restaurant serves. On my TBR pile: 13 1/2 by Nevada Barr, Still Life by Louise Penny. I've got a shelf full of others if I need to pull something else down. As far as hopes and plans for the read-a-thon. I'm just hoping to be able to find a lot of reading time. This is my first mystery read-a-thon, and my plan is to just read when I can. I like that the hours are spread out over a couple of days. It's hard to put aside too large blocks of time around here. It seems like there's always something going on. This evening, for example, we're having people over for dinner and cake...