Mailbox Monday and Library Loot

by Carol8 Comments
Thanks to Marcia at The Printed Page for hosting Mailbox Monday. I got one book in the mail this week, which I won in a giveaway. Whom God Would Destroy by Commander Pants (Thanks, Michele!) I picked up a couple of seasonal childrens books at the library this past week,too. Library Loot is co-hosted by Eva and Marg. Strega Nona's Harvest by Tomie dePaola Thank You, Sarah by Laurie Halse Anderson What books found their way to your house?...
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Winners!

by Carol3 Comments
Congrats! You won Permission Slips by Sherri Shepherd. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. a real librarian blueviolet Melissa Dawn M. Deidre I will be e-mailing you all tonight or tomorrow. I just need your mailing address to pass on to the publisher. My copy was provided by the publisher for review. I am an Amazon Associate....
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Game Night – Abalone

by Carol2 Comments
Abalone Designers: Michel Lalet, Laurent Levi Manufacturers: FoxMind Games Year: 1999 Players: 2 Time: 30 minutes Ages: 8 and up I played this last weekend with my brother and sister-in-law. I had honestly forgotten how much I enjoy this game. Of course, it helps that I won. Basically each player has a set of marbles and they take turns pushing the marbles around the board. The goal is to push six of your opponent marbles off.  But there is a catch. It takes two marbles to move one, and three to move two. With six possible directions, it's difficult to defend yourself perfectly. This is a fun game that I wish I played more often. It's a balance between being of the offensive and making sure your troops aren't separated too much. My husband's not a fan. He doesn't like other people pushing his marbles around, which is the whole point of the game. It's a very easy game to learn, with only a couple...
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

by Carol6 Comments
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley I think this is the first time I've actually sat down and read Frankenstein, but I had the story all mixed up in my mind with the various movie interpretations I've seen, either whole or in part. I didn't even know that it was a story being told by Frankenstein to a ship captain, and that part of that story had been told to Frankenstein by the monster himself. Captain Robert Walton, who is on a voyage of discovery in the North Polar Seas, takes on board his ship a man who is on the verge of death. This man is Victor Frankenstein and before his death he tells Walton his whole, unbelievable story. Frankenstein relates to Walton that, as a student, he became passionate about the natural sciences. So much has been done, exclaimed the soul of Frankenstein,—more, far more, will I achieve: treading in the steps already marked, I will pioneer a new way, explore unknown powers, and...
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Awards

by Carol13 Comments
I received a couple of awards recently that I want to thank folks for. Freda, of Freda's Voice, was kind enough to pass on the One Lovely Blog Award. Thanks! Here are the rules.  Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link. Pass the award to up to 15 other blogs that you've newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award. I'm passing this on to some of the blogs I've recently "discovered." I realize they've been around a while, but they're new to me. Take a minute and visit them. Booklust GalleySmith Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia Book Blab Jeane, from DogEar Diary, was kind enough to pass on the Let's Be Friends award. Thanks! "Blogs that receive the Let’s Be Friends Award are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in...
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