Green Like God by Jonathan Merritt

by Carol6 Comments
Green Like God by Jonathan Merritt I have to say that I was a little skeptical when I first started this book. Environmentalism and "Go Green" is so politically correct and cool, I guess, that I didn't want want a re-hash of what we've already been told over and over again. But this was so much better than my expectations. I usually use post-its in books, both fiction and non-fiction, to mark passages I find interesting, beautiful, thought -provoking, that strike me in some way. Usually, there's maybe 5 marked pages when I'm finished with a book. This time I think I've got like 20 pages marked, which is pretty impressive for such a short book. It just grabbed my attention. Of all things I've grown to love most about God, topping the list is that He is so unexpected. Parting the Red Sea? Who would have predicted that one? Feeding a crowd from a child's lunch box? No way. Wrapping His...
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A Touch of Sci-Fi

by Carol3 Comments
"How are the inertial dampers treating you, my Lord?" asked Tink, looking gleefully over her shoulder at Jon. Clearly charmed by the mischievous slavegirl, Jon smiled and patted her on the shoulder, saying, "Smooth sailin', Missy. Yeh be one a' th' best pilots I ever seen, little one." (pg. 110, Captain Bonny Morgan by Robert "Doc" Gowdy) I haven't gotten very far in this sci-fi novel yet, but it seems like it should be a fun one, kind of an irreverent, erotic space adventure. Do you read much science fiction? Any favorites that you've read lately? Teaser Tuesdays is hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Play along. The rules are easy. Grab your current read, open to a random page, and give us two teaser sentences. Remember, no spoilers. My copy was sent by Pump Up Your Book! for a blog tour and the above is my honest opinion. I am an Amazon associate....
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Another Week in the Books

by Carol5 Comments
I actually finished a few books this week, so I've got a couple of reviews I need to get up. One is Green Like God by Jonathan Merritt, which really made me look at taking care of our environment in a different light. We had a really nice week. On Tuesday, after Amber's appointment we convinced David to play hooky from work for a couple hours. We had a nice lunch at the Olive Garden, Amber's choice, and then went for a walk in a park just up the road from David's office. Really a nice place. We got some of our early plants in the garden - lettuce, peas, onions. And my azaleas are blooming. They look gorgeous. On Saturday, Amber and I went to see the Pittsburgh Symphony. We actually got complimentary tickets- 5th row. It was the Cirque de la Symphonie show and was absolutely fabulous. Whoever thought of combining the cirque performers with the symphony was a genius. Not...
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Game Night – Kingsburg: To Forge a Realm

by Carol2 Comments
Kingsburg: To Forge a Realm Designers: Andrea Chiarvesio, Luca Iennaco Manufacturer: Fantasy Flight Games Year: 2009 Players: 2 - 5 Time: 90 minutes Ages: 10 and up A few weeks ago I wrote about Kingsburg, a fun game where you build buildings, influence the king's advisors and defeat monsters. This is a great expansion. It adds variety and new strategies. Lately I've been feeling a little burned out on expansions, but this one really does help the game. It doesn't feel so much like an expansion for expansion's sake, as some do. Actually, the expansion is more a collection of 5 "modules" that can be used separately or in conjunction to change the base game, add a little something different. The first module is new province sheets. They have the original buildings, but add on two new rows. The second module is single strips of building that can be used over lines in the original province sheets or the new ones. When...
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Winners!

by Carol7 Comments
I 'm sorry I'm a day late on this. Congratulations to the winners of Montana Legacy by R. C. Ryan. I hope you enjoy it! Raspberry Margot Edna Tollison elaing8 Cecile I've e-mailed you all. I just need your mailing addresses to pass on to Hachette Book Group....
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The Butterfly by Hans Christian Andersen

by Carol3 Comments
"The Butterfly" by Hans Christian Andersen I had never heard of "The Butterfly" and even after reading, it isn't familiar at all. It's actually a sad little story. There's a butterfly who is searching for a bride, for a pretty flower to marry. It's early spring and there are many flowers "seated quietly and demurely on their stalks, just as maidens should sit before they are engaged." Too many, actually, so he asks the daisy, a wise flower, which of the many would be the perfect mate for him. She doesn't answer, because he offended her with the way he phrased the question. In spring, he passes by the crocus and the snowdrop. Then he flies by the anemones (too sour), the violets (too sentimental), the lime-blossoms (too small). He passes by the apple-blossoms, the pea-blossom and the honeysuckle, finding some fault with each. Autumn came and still he had no wife. Now, none of the flowers had the fresh, youthful...
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