Spring into Horror Readathon 2017

by Carol3 Comments
The Spring into Horror Readathon begins today. From Seasons of Reading: Remember, it's two weeks now...and at the tale end (the finale weekend) will also be Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon! Official dates are April 17 through 30, starting at 12am CDT Monday and ending at 11:59pm CDT on Sunday the 30th. Guidelines for the readathon can be found HERE or you can access in the menu at the top of the blog. Any information you need about the readathon can be found there. The hashtag for checking in on social media is #SpringHorror.  You can also check-in and chat at our Facebook group (also can be accessed in the blog menu). Just remember...the one main "rule" of Spring Into Horror is that you must read ONE scary book (which can be a thriller, mystery, Gothic novel, or similar for those who are faint of heart). The rest of the week...anything goes! Read more horror, or go in for less heart jolting fare. 😀 I'm not much...
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Thursday’s Tale: A Rabbit Story

by Carol2 Comments
Plateau pikas are underground-dwelling relatives of the rabbit that live at high altitudes in Tibet.Today's Rabbit Story comes from Tibet. It's actually a rather gruesome little tale with several deaths. The story was retold by A. L. Shelton in Tibetan Folk Tales, 1925, but  I found it at SacredTexts.com. Once there were two neighbor families, one an old mother bear and her son and the other of an old mother rabbit and her son. On day, the children stayed at home while the two mothers went out to dig roots. The rabbit's claws were sharp and quick and she got the most, which made the old bear mad so she killed the rabbit and took the dead body and roots home. The little rabbit waited and waited and could not understand why his mother didn't come home. Finally he sneaked over to the bears' house to see what he could discover. He peeped in and saw that the old bear was...
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My Favorite . . Historical Romance

by Carol4 Comments
My Favorite.. is a weekly meme hosted by Maureen’s Books. In this meme we share every week something we love with each other. Because let’s face it.. The world can be a dark place and it’s time to share something positive. For more info: My Favorite Meme. Today we're talking about our historical romances. Nothing popped into my head so I turned to my Goodreads lists. I looked at the books I've read that I've rated 5 stars and at the books I've categorized as romance. Apparently I don't read many historical romances. Contemporary, yes, paranormal, yes, romantic suspense, yes, but not so much historical. And the few that I have don't rate 5 stars. The only historical romance that hit both of those lists is one I read back in 2011, Yesterday's Tomorrow by Catherine West. It takes place during the Vietnam War, which is not the era I picture when I think of  Historical Romance, but it still counts, doesn't it?...
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Penance by Kanae Minato

by Carol2 Comments
The novel revolves around a group of friends in a small, rural town. The town is known for its fresh and clean air, which results in a company which makes precision instruments moving there. The workforce is not thrilled with the move, most come from Tokyo and don't fit in well with the locals. One of the newcomers' children, Emily, makes friends with a group of local girls – Sae, Maki, Akiko and Yuko. As the blurb states, one holiday the five schoolgirls, who were 10 at the time, are playing when they are approached by a man who chooses Emily to help him with a task. An hour or more later, Emily is found violated and murdered. At the time of this book, there was a statute of limitations during which criminals could be charged and so there is fifteen years to find the murderer. When the girls are thirteen, Emily’s mother invites them to her house and informs them that...
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Readers’ Workouts – 4/11

by Carol3 Comments
I had a pretty good week as far as steps go. I'm not sure how, since I didn't really do much activity-wise.   This week: Tuesday - Elliptical, Pilates Thursday - Elliptical, Pilates Friday - Walk with the dog Sunday - Walk with the dog Meal plan: Chicken with potatoes and carrots Burgers with macaroni salad Shrimp Pomodoro We'll eat out for David's birthday and at my mom's for Easter. Year Fitness Goals: - Lose weight. Goal - Lose 26 lbs. I haven't weighed myself. We're working on the bathroom, so our scale is hanging out somewhere in the living room underneath the boxes, etc. (starting 141.6) - Run 2 5ks, 1 10K and 1 half. Completed - none. - Hit my weekly step goal (56,000 steps) for 48 weeks. Weeks completed: 12 How was your week? Readers’ Workouts is hosted by Joy at Joy’s Book Blog ....
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