The Word Made Flesh by Eva Talmadge & Justin Taylor

by Carol1 Comment
The Word Made Flesh: Literary Tattoos from Bookworms Worldwide by Eva Talmadge and Justin Taylor It's a treasure box full of words, authors, quotes that people love enough to include permanently in their life. The day I received it in the mail I started looking through it, in awe over the gorgeous tattoos and the variety of genres, authors, and topics. It's a beautifully done book, all the photos are in rich vibrant colors and it's printed on heavy paper. I like that not only does it have the picture of the tattoo, it also tells who the photos is of and where the reference is from. Often, the page includes a caption telling what made the individual choose that tattoo, what it means to them. Not only, has this book made me want to get another tattoo (but what should it be?), it's also  a trove of authors and books that I feel inspired to read. After all, they've made a huge...
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A Private Joke

by Carol5 Comments
"Pumpkin cake?" Pansy said, shocked. Gertrude didn't say anything, perhaps because of the walnuts. "It's a . . . private joke," Daisy said weakly. "Like Cinderella. Linc would like it." (pg. 132, The Cinderella Deal by Jennifer Crusie) I'll be starting this one later today. It's only the second of Crusie's that I've read, but I'm looking forward to it, especially with the Cinderella references. Teaser Tuesdays is hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Play along. The rules are easy and I only cheated a little. Grab your current read, open to a random page, and give us two teaser sentences. Remember, no spoilers. I borrowed my copy from the library and the above is my honest opinion. I am an Amazon associate....
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Winners

by Carol4 Comments
Congrats to the winners of Two Lethal Lies by Annie Solomon. elaing8 kisah Anita Yancey Alice Teh Dawn M. I've already sent you an e-mail. I just need your mailing address to pass on to the publisher. I hope you enjoy this romantic suspense.  ...
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Game Night – Tichu

by Carol3 Comments
You still have a couple of days to enter to win the cardgame Rowboat. Tichu Designer: Urs Hostettler Year: 1991 Players: 3 - 10 Time: 60 - 90 minutes Ages: 10 and up This is a great card game - a little confusing the first few times you play it. First I'll give the blurb since I find it a little tough to explain. Partnership climbing card game -- object is rid yourself of your hand. The deck is a standard 52-card pack with four special cards added. When it's your turn, you may either beat the current top card combination or pass. If play passes all the way back to the player who laid the top cards, he wins the trick and can lead the next one. The card led determines the only combination of cards to be played on that trick. So if a single card is led, then only single cards are...
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The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen

by Carol8 Comments
"The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen Disney's movie The Little Mermaid came out in 1989 when I was 14 or 15, but it was the only version of the story I can honestly say I was fmiliar with before I read the original for today's Fairy Tale Friday post. So I was of course expecting a happily ever after ending. Even looking at other fairy tales, Cinderella and the princess who sleeps on the pea get their prince, I assumed the Little Mermaid would too. I was wrong. After longing to see the world above the gorgeous undersea kingdom and hearing about its wonders from her older sisters and her grandmother, when the Little Princess is 15 she's finally allowed to swim to the surface wherever she would like. When she swims to the top, she sees a boat where a prince is having a birthday party. She is enchanted, but then the ship wrecks in a storm. She saves the...
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