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Weeding! Yay!
Ok. So this may seem silly, however, it is both cooler today AND it rained, making it both easier and more enjoyable to weed parts of my garden. FINALLY. There's a lot more to do...but at least I made some progress. Yay!!!
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Books and movies...sort of...
If it's possible for a book to be both badly written and entertaining, then Julie and Julia by Julie Powell is a masterpiece. Let's get one thing straight: Julie Powell is not a good writer. I don't think she'd claim to be a good writer. She writes as I imagine she talks or blogs; what she thinks ends up on paper. The book, however, and the story ( Read more... ) -
Books books books!
More recent reads...some fun, some to repeat, some not so much.
Leann Sweeney: A Wedding to Die For and Pick Your Poison. Sweeney's heroine/sleuth has family issues, but isn't afraid to sass off to the people who annoy her. It's a nice change from other characters I've encountered that will rant about family but not deal with the issues. And the ( Read more... ) -
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Another in a new series, and new installments in favorite series...
Burn and Borderline by Nevada Barr. The last few of her books have been a little more serious and darker than some of the others, but there is still humor and humanity and much that is thought provoking in her writing.
Spider Web by Earlene Fowler. This is another fun (and funny ( Read more... ) -
Reading and rereading...
I reread The Wayfarer Redemption series by Sara Douglass...still good stuff. Very dense, though, so I have put off - again - reading the first book in the series that comes after (The Serpent Bride, book 1 in another trilogy).
In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner; liked the movie, and the book was good. I liked this one better than her Good in Bed.
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Oddly enough, even with two goofy puppies around, I'm still finding (making!) time to read.
Now if I could just figure out how to make time to cross stitch.
Ah well...
Recent reads:
Devil's Food Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke
Roast Mortem by Cleo Coyle
Grace Under Pressure by Julie Hyzy
Wicked Witch Murder by Leslie Meier
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Reading is fun!
Lots of recent reads...
In Fire Forged by David Weber & friends...three short stories about Honor Harrington's universe. Good stuff.
Victory of Eagles and Tongues of Serpents by Naomi Novik...more adventures and misadventures in historical times with dragons and wars and Napoleon and stuff.
Fiber and Brimstone by Laura Childs...another ( Read more... ) -
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Side Jobs by Jim Butcher: somewhat hilarious (largely hilarious) and somewhat touching/poignant (a story set after Changes). I really enjoyed the story in which Thomas was the narrator/primary character. Butcher has a twisted sense of humor and has entirely too much fun at Harry Dresden's expense. :)
The Silver Needle Murder, Oolong Dead, and ( Read more... ) -
Life is good!
It is in many ways completely surreal to me that two years ago today I lost 25% of my right kidney, but gained the rest of my life back and the ability to say "I survived cancer." I am incredibly, incredibly lucky and thoroughly blessed, because I didn't have to go through chemo, or radiation, and it was caught in time. (Yes, for the rest of my ( Read more... ) -
Books books books...
My goodness, do I have a stack of books I've read "recently."
Laura Childs: The Teaberry Strangler, Dragonwell Dead, Tragic Magic, Blood Orange Brewing, Chamomile Mourning, The Jasmine Moon Murder, Eggs Benedict arnold, The English Breakfast Murder. Childs' books are fun (and include recipes!) and for the most part I like her characters. There's ( Read more... )