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I Couldn’t Resist…A Day in Books
I’ve loved reading the many versions of this meme that have proliferated on the blog scene, so I decided to give it a go myself. I began the day with A Heart of Stone. On my way to work I saw The Odd Women and walked by Thornyhold to avoid The Dead Path, but I…
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Christmas Reading: A Holiday for Murder by Agatha Christie
My continued craving for holiday reading brought me to A Holiday for Murder, also known as Hercule Poirot’s Christmas. I’ve seen the tv version of this mystery novel, but couldn’t remember who the culprit was so thought it would be safe to read it. It isn’t really a Christmas story – the murder takes place at…
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Persephone Secret Santa Day!
This was my first year participating in the Persephone Secret Santa event and it was a blast. My Santa was extraordinarily generous and sent me some splendid gifts that I am thrilled about. Greenbanks by Dorothy Whipple was my Persephone book and it is just what I wanted. I can’t wait to start reading it!…
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Christmas Reading: Dylan Thomas + Truman Capote
This past weekend I was craving some cozy, Christmas, comfort fiction so I turned to two stories I had on my shelves. Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales and A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote. A Child’s Christmas in Wales is a charming remembrance, an adult’s memories of his childhood holidays filled with food,…
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My Week in Retro Camera
Snapshots of my week taken with the retro camera app on my phone. Flora / Potluck at work / Tangerines / Unadorned tree / *Christmas* tree / More 2012 reading
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Pryday #16
Movies are not my thing. Really, not my thing so I think I’ve seen the standard Christmas movies such as It’s a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, and A Christmas Story maybe once or twice in my lifetime. I am not a huge fan of the mush or the overly sentimental either unless it…
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Thornyhold by Mary Stewart
First off I want to take a moment to *gush* about Mary Stewart. She is amazing. I’ve been reading a lot about her the past few months here and here and here. I felt immediately sure that I would like her novels, but I didn’t know how smitten I would be. Her writing is dreamy…
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My Week in Retro Camera
Snapshots of my week taken with the retro camera app on my phone. Construction at the library / Art found in a book / Smiley gingerbread house / Monkey bread / Mabes / 2012 reading
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Pryday #15
One of the joys of this season for me is the music. I absolutely love to sing and Christmas songs are so wonderful to sing to. And because we’ve heard them a million times throughout our lives we know the words to them! Here are some of my favorite Christmas albums – what are yours?…
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Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
I heard about this book back in July when Tayari Jones was at a local bookstore for an appearance (that I didn’t attend, but now wish I had!). The premise intrigued me at the time, but there was a long waiting list for it and I decided to wait until a more opportune time to…
A Certain Fondness 