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Masks or not...
Yesterday was my second oldest grandchild's birthday. Peyton turned 21. We couldn't have the traditional Mexican restaurant meal that we have had since Parker turned six or seven. Fin was very disappointed, but Mabry had bought a sombrero on one of her thrift store outings so we at least got a picture of the birthday boy in it ( Read more... ) -
Friends only...
I've decided to go friends only for several reasons...none of which would be of interest to anyone so I won't attempt to explain. I have future-dated this so that it stays at the top of my journal, and I'll leave it public. Thanks for stopping by! -
Chef's Table
I started this on Facebook and realized I have too much to say for that platform. Hahahahaha ( Read more... ) -
Dr. Who?
Melanie and her family love Dr. Who. I'm not as into the show as I was back in the '70s. The family plays a game with a toy Tardis that I enjoy, though. It's called Hide the Tardis. LOL! Someone hides the plastic facsimile; then, whoever finds it, hides it yet again. This goes on for months ( Read more... ) -
Random...
If it's Monday, it must be homeschool co-op day ( Read more... ) -
Reading 2013
1. The House At Riverton by Kate Morton (very Downton Abbey-ish!)
2. The Secret History by Donna Tartt (I think I started this book years ago and didn't finish it...or it's been made into a movie. The plot is very familiar. I'm a sucker for Southern authors, especially Mississippi women. Tartt spins a good yarn - simple yet complicated, with ( Read more... ) -
Reading 2012
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gariel Garcia Marquez (never again will I struggle to read a book)
Briar Rose by Jane Yolen (odd little book - Yolen combines the Holocaust with "Sleeping Beauty")
The Postmistress by Sarah Blake (odd look at WWII New England and Europe - I think I liked this book)
The Bookwoman's Last Fling by John Dunning [a Cliff ( Read more... ) -
Reading 2011
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith (not what I expected)
The Ghosts of Belfast by Stewart Neville (interesting, but very odd)
In the Woods by Tana French (modern Irish author)
Winter Study by Nevada Barr (suspense!)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Anne Barrows (kind of interesting ( Read more... ) -
Reading 2010...June-December
The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
The Oath by Frank Peretti
Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich
Holy Fools by Joanne Harris
Ellen Foster by Kay Gibbons
The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler
Finger-Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
Queen of Broken Hearts by Cassandra King
The English Major by Jim Harrison (very disappointed!)
A Long and Happy Life ( Read more... )
