February Bookish Bingo

by Carol4 Comments
Bookish Bingo is hosted at Chapter Break.  Here's how my February card turned out. These are all books I read at least part of in February, although all my reviews are not posted yet. 12 squares: Friends to lovers - Arena by Holly Jennings Ghost - Dead & Buried by Leighann Dobbs Dark past - City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett Royalty - City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett Cop/fireman - Dead & Buried by Leighann Dobbs Artist - Sounds Like Me: My Life (So Far) in Song by Sara Bareilles Bar - Arena by Holly Jennings Jock - Arena by Holly Jennings Actor - "A" Is for Asshat by Rebecca Cantrell and Sean Black Warrior - City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett Change jobs/majors - "A" Is for Asshat by Rebecca Cantrell and Sean Black...
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Readers’ Workouts – 3/1

by Carol1 Comment
Here are my steps for the week. I made my week overall, even if the days are up and down. My current plan is to do cardio on Tuesday (60 mins), upper body on Wednesday, cardio on Thursday (60 mins), a total body workout on Friday, cardio on Saturday (60+ mins), and a core workout on Monday . Wednesday - Arm/shoulder workout Thursday - 35 mins on the elliptical Friday - 27 mins total body workout Saturday - Walk with the dog Sunday - 6 miles Monday - 15 mins abs I usually listen to a book while I'm walking, jogging, whatever. This week I started Arcadia by Iain Pears. I signed up for a 30 day Pilates challenge for March. Each day a 10-min Pilates routine arrives via e-mail. I think it might be a nice addition. 2016 miles: 87.5 How was your week? Readers’ Workouts is hosted by Joy at Joy’s Book Blog. Thanks!...
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The Bughouse Affair by Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini

by Carol4 Comments
I expected to really enjoy this one. I'm a sucker for historical mysteries and pair a couple of sleuths with a maybe Sherlock Holmes- ti should have been right up my alley. Turned out it was just kind of meh. Sabina and Quincannon were a little bland. To be honest, it's a few days after i read the book and I can't really think of anything particularly interesting about either. She's a widow. He's a bit full of himself. They're both clever enough, but I guess I don't feel like we really got to know them, or maybe there's nothing much to know. Then there's the Sherlock, who may actually be him but may not. i don't understand shy he was there, if this is a series focussed on the otehr two, the authors should have just left him out. He didn't add much to the story, besides being annoying. I assume he'll show up in later books in the series,...
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Thursday’s Tale: Kiboko the Hippo

by Carol2 Comments
I was going though our photos from Disney the other day and ran across this tale that I never got around to sharing. David took the photo above of a hippo in the Animal Kingdom. I have never seen a hippo swimming underwater like that; it was so cool. This story was on a plaque near the exhibit. Long, long ago Kiboko the Hippo did not live in the swift-moving river but in the open savannah among all the other creatures. He had a long. silky coat of fur and a lovely, bushy tail. Hippo was so vain of his fine fur that he would admire his image in the water and boast to all the other animals. "Am I not the handsomest creature of all?" Kadima the Hare grew very tired of Hippo's boasting and decided to teach him some humility. He piled up a nice soft nest of dry grass and offered it so Hippo, saying "such a handsome animal as...
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Sounds Like Me: My Life (So Far) in Song by Sara Bareilles

by Carol5 Comments
I enjoy Sara Bareilles' songs. I just do. They make me want to sing along, which is why I picked this audio up from the library. Sara reads this collection of 8 essays and sing pieces of a few of her songs along the way. It's like talking to an old friend. She's honest and lets us see parts of her life. She shares her insecurities, her struggles with body image, her struggles as a beginning songwriter. I think listening to the audio was the way to go though, rather than reading it in print. You can tell that she really cares about people and is thrilled when her songs connect to people, inspires people, let people know that they're not alone. She's very affirming of others, especially young women. I love how she doesn't take herself too seriously though. She keeps the tone light throughout and I enjoyed the different tones she uses when she laughs at herself. It's a fun...
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