Carol's Notebook – Page 630

Winners

January 18, 2010 by Carol6 Comments

Congratulations to the winners of The Cowboy's Christmas Miracle by RaeAnne Thayne. I hope you enjoy it. Kim V Joyful stacybuckeye Yvonne I'll be sending an e-mail out to all of you shortly. I'll just need your mailing addresses so I can get the books out to you. Thanks....

Mystery Read-a-Thon Wrap-up

January 17, 2010January 18, 2010 by Carol4 Comments

I'm heading toward bed. I'll probably read for another half-hour, but I'll go ahead and post my numbers now. Total reading time: 7 1/2 hours Books finished: 13 1/2 by Nevada Barr Pages read: 411 Hope everyone else had a fun weekend....

Mystery Read-a-Thon Update

January 17, 2010January 17, 2010 by Carol2 Comments

Okay, it's about 7:00 pm here on Sunday. I've only read 5 1/2 hours so far this weekend, but I have a few hours left this evening. Like I figured, finding time is the tough part. I'll probably only get like 8 1/2 hours of reading in total, but that's way more than on a regular weekend. I just finished 13 1/2 by Nevada Barr, which was pretty good. Next up is Still Life by Louise Penny....

Game Night – Kingsburg

January 16, 2010January 22, 2010 by Carol5 Comments

Kingsburg Designer: Andrea Chiarvesio, Luca Iennaco Manufacturers: Fantasy Flight Games Artists: Mad4Gamestyle Year: 2008 Players: 2 - 5 Time: 90 minutes Ages: 10 and up David got this fantasy-themed game for Christmas and since then, we've played it several times. It takes place in the realm of Kingsburg, which is under attack! Invaders, dragons, zombies, demons, are gathering at the borders, aiming to invade and plunder the realm! The king has chosen governors (the players) to take charge of provinces: each will manage their province and help defend the realm. Governors must influence the King's Advisers and the Royal Family to obtain gold, wood, stones, and soldiers to expand and defend their lands. The goal ultimately, is to earn victory points by building buildings, influencing advisers and defeating the enemy. In the end, only one Governor will earn the King's rewards. The game is played in five years (rounds), each consisting of 3 productive seasons, spring, summer, and fall, and then the enemy attacks each winter. There...

Mystery Read-a-Thon Introduction

January 16, 2010 by Carol7 Comments

We're being a few questions this morning. Five fun facts: I love mint chocolate chip ice cream. I'm still in my pajamas and slippers. I love peppermint smelling soap in the shower, especially in winter. I'm allergic to grass, which is my excuse to never help mow. I love the flan the local Mexican restaurant serves. On my TBR pile: 13 1/2 by Nevada Barr, Still Life by Louise Penny. I've got a shelf full of others if I need to pull something else down. As far as hopes and plans for the read-a-thon. I'm just hoping to be able to find a lot of reading time. This is my first mystery read-a-thon, and my plan is to just read when I can. I like that the hours are spread out over a couple of days. It's hard to put aside too large blocks of time around here. It seems like there's always something going on. This evening, for example, we're having people over for dinner and cake...

Mystery Read-a-Thon

January 16, 2010January 15, 2010 by Carol3 Comments

The Mystery Read-a-Thon is this weekend! The idea is to find 12 hours over these two days and dedicate them to reading mysteries. I'm going to be fitting some hours in here, some there. I'm starting with 13 1/2 by Nevada Barr. I'm counting it as a mystery, although technically it may be more of a thriller. Those lines are always blurry to me....