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The week in Music
There are two Bloody Sundays in Irish history. The first was in 1920 when British troops fired into the crowd at a football match in Dublin in retaliation for the killing of British undercover agents. The second was on January 30, 1972, when British paratroopers killed 13 Irish citizens at a civil rights protest in Derry, Northern Ireland. The song ( Read more... ) -
The week in Music
Songfacts: The Bay City Rollers were a Scottish boy band who scored their first UK hit in 1971 with "Keep On Dancing." In 1975, they had the UK's best-selling single with "Bye Bye Baby," and were primed to break through in America. This infectious Pop song, with its very memorable chant (S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y... Night!) stormed the States, becoming the ( Read more... ) -
July books
It's been a long time since I read two books in one day. Okay, finished one I'd been reading but still. Curled up on the couch in the sunshine and read the day away. Well, plus a nap! haha ( Read more... ) -
new books!
The new Donna Andrews book, Stork Raving Mad, is coming! Along with the latest Rogue Angel and the 5th Dark Days novel.
Plus I was just notified that Harry Harrison has a BRAND NEW Stainless Steel Rat book coming out after 10 years of silence from the series! *I'm so excited!* lol Yes, I already put my order in! haha -
Yard work
6 hours of yard work today - I hope it doesn't kill me tomorrow ( Read more... ) -
May and June books
May books since I got distracted earlier in the month and never finished the post.
Mystery
P. J. Tracy Shoot to Thrill #5 in the Monkeewrench series. Computer software company(and hackers extraordinaire) teamed up with the Minneapolis police dept.
Laurie R. King The God of the Hive #10 in the Mary Russell?Sherlock Holmes series.
April Henry, Lisa ( Read more... ) -
Fire in the hole!
It's a gray, dreary, chilly, rainy, wet day out there today and I'm all snug and toasty with the apple cinnamon scented candles blazing away. I'm sitting at my desk clearing out mail and playing around online BOOM tinkle tinkle It seems the wick shifted in the melting wax towards the glass candle holder and shattered it into several pieces ( Read more... ) -
April books
April's books read list now that May is almost over...
Robert Walker Shadow of the White City Historical Mystery #2 in the Inspector Ransom trilogy.
Carolyn G. Hart Laughed 'Til He Died Mystery #20 in the Death on Demand series.
Carol O'Connell Bone By Bone Non-series Mystery
Catherine Aird Losing Ground British Mystery #20 in the Inspector C.D ( Read more... ) -
Vacation - Day 1
When your vacation starts, do you turn off your alarm? I did and then woke up an hour earlier than the alarm usually goes off. Yeah, just couldn't wait to start in on all those projects. haha ( Read more... ) -
Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge
I did sneak out for a short stroll through the wildlife refuge this morning.
They don't call it a wetlands for nothing!
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