A Monday Off

by Carol6 Comments
Happy Fourth of July! We have the day off today, but we already went to a fireworks show, so we'll probably just stay home tonight. A quick reminder, I've got two giveaways going on right now. Breaking up with God by Sarah Sentilles- US and Canada. Today is the last day to enter. A book of your choice - International. You have until the 14th to enter. I got a few books in the mail this week. The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie (Won through the Agatha Christie Read-Along) The murder of Colonel Protheroe -- shot through the head -- is a shock to everyone in St Mary Mead, though hardly an unpleasant one. Now even the vicar, who had declared that killing the detested Protheroe would be 'doing the world at large a favour,' is a suspect -- the Colonel has been dispatched in the clergyman's study, no less. But the picturesque English village of St Mary Mead is overpopulated with suspects. There is of...
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Game Night: Isla Dorada

by Carol3 Comments
It's been a while since I've talked about a new game, but this is one David got for his birthday. We've played it several times since then and it's definitely worth mentioning. In the middle of the 30's, an expedition of treasure hunters crashes its zeppelin in the middle of an unknown and mysterious island where legends tell that several old and powerful civilizations have left many sumptuous treasures. Each player is one of these brave explorers who joined the expedition with old maps giving clues on where some of these treasures can be found. However, it is clear that the land is barely known and dangerous, so, all explorers decide to travel together, in one solid group by hiring beasts of burden and exotic items in the native villages while trying to avoid the many dangers of the inhospitable land of Isla Dorada... Which one of these brave explorers will find the most valuable treasures, avoid the numerous curses and accomplish it's...
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“Waiting on Mr. Aaron Baker”

by Carol5 Comments
Waiting on Mr. Aaron Baker 361 words Leticia looked at the sketch, a small smile curving her lips. A genius, eh? The man was quite handsome, young,  intelligent-looking. He would be here shortly. Hiding the page under the stack of papers on small table at her side , she stood and sighed. As arranged, he would arrive shortly in his carriage to take her to the theater. She walked slowly to her bedroom, her dress trailing behind her. She thought back to the dinner where they had met last week. It had been, overall, a boring affair. The usual gossip and men trying to impress each other, ignoring their wives, boasting of their latest accomplishments. At her request, she was seated by Mr. Aaron Baker and quickly fell into conversation with him. He had actually been amusing and when tonight's invitation came she was delighted to accept it. So rarely is work enjoyable. Too often, she found herself attending events with stuffy old...
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Friday’s Tale: Paul Bunyan

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Image Source: Myths Encyclopedia Today's tall tale features a lumberjack, a giant lumberjack. In those days, when America was new, people had to cut down a lot of trees. They needed the lumber for houses, churches, town hall, ships, bridges, ballrooms, stores, pencils, wagons, and flag poles. Luckily, the trees were there, stretching in tall, wind-shining rows across America. The trees marched up mountains and down again. They followed rivers and creeks. They massed up together in purple canyons and shoved each other out of the way on the shores of lakes. They pushed their dark roots down into rock and their glossy branches into the clouds. (pg. 13) I don't want to get into forest management or clear-cutting, but I did just love that description of the forests of early America. And what Paul Bunyan was good at was chopping down those trees. But Paul was lonely. He could cut down a hundred trees at once, but he still had to drag them...
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My husband is a sweetheart.

by Carol15 Comments
I have to say that I have the best husband. I may make fun of David occasionally, but he really is supportive and caring. He's not a big reader and not really much of an internet person, but he understands how much work I put into this blog and how much I enjoy doing it. He at least looks at it everyday, although I think he just glances at most of the reviews. Yesterday I mentioned that he had seen the visits counter at the bottom hit 100,000 and had encouraged me to host a giveaway. (Enter here.) Well, last night he surprised with a little celebration of the milestone. Isn't he sweet? Apparently Amber knew that he was planning it and kept it secret, too....
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