I am the oldest of 10 grandchildren on my mom's side. Our grandfather died before my first birthday. I'm told I was the apple of his eye. Quite possible since I was the only one of us he met. Before he died, he told my mother to pass along the message that I should seek out what I enjoy and study that, do that. The money will come, or not. But I'll ( Read more... )

( how many movies have you seen? )

(  The BBC believes most people will have only read 6 of the 100 books here. How do your reading habits stack up? )

I quit.

Green means go ( Read more... )

"The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence ( Read more... )

I stole another headband from an H&M. This makes 3 times, I think. For some reason, I feel like there was another time that I can't remember ( Read more... )

At the club referenced in the previous post, they played 3 songs in Spanish. In a row. Total. My heart melted. I think this may have spurred the beginning of the acts referenced in the previous post, as I was dancing with this boy and he was actually dancing, not just trying to hump me. That's always refreshing. Anyway, back to my heart melting. I ( Read more... )

I shed a few tears. A very few. I guess that means my heart is not made completely of stone. Perhaps limestone, as, if I remember from geology correctly, it's the softest and is very susceptible to water erosion.

On to The Maytrees. Except that the biography of Queen Elizabeth (The Life of Queen Elizabeth I) that I ordered came in today...

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I know I listed all those unread books I have in the last post. But. I just bought a new book. The only review quote on the front cover is,
"If you don't cry at the end, you have a heart of stone."
That sounds like a challenge.
We'll see, Kate Saunders from The Times. We'll see.

P.S. The book is Innocent Traitor, by Alison Weir. It's about Lady Jane ( Read more... )