Here’s a fun new weekly event hosted by Jenn at The Book Zone. Jenn writes: The idea is to share, every Friday, about books that you’ve recently discovered (never heard of before) that sound really good! Every Friday, those who have blogs will write a post at their own blog, and then come back and [...]
Posts from ‘June, 2008’
A Plan for the 24 Hour Read-A-Thon
The Read-A-Thon begins tomorrow morning 9:00AM PCT…and I decided I needed a plan. Since I recently did the 48 Hour Reading Challenge, I learned some things about these kinds of events. The first thing is that one should choose fast-paced or light reads, and some short books or stories. With the 24 Hour Read-A-Thon, there [...]
Update on Northern California Fires
Thank you to all who have commented here or emailed me and are keeping us in their thoughts and prayers. We have been under the threat of evacuation since Sunday afternoon. There are two fires burning close to our home. The Shingletown Ridge Fire has burned 675 acres but is 100% contained (not controlled) at [...]
Comfort Food – Book Review
There was only one birthday that Gus was getting tired of organizing. Tired, really, of celebrating at all. Her own. Because in short order – March 25 – August Adelaide Simpson was turning fifty. -From Comfort Food, page 4- Gus Simpson is a huge TV personality on the CookingChannel. After the unexpected death of her [...]
Amping up for the 24 Hour Read-A-Thon
This weekend is the much awaited 24 hour read-a-thon sponsored by Dewey. Who would have thought I’d be in the middle of forest fires, sitting around waiting to see if we’d be evacuated? But, I’m still going to try to participate as much as I can. Did I mention this is a charity event? I’ve [...]
Weekly Geeks #9 – Challenge Me!
I skipped last week’s Weekly Geeks – I have every intention of doing the scavenger hunt, then I simply got overwhelmed with it and gave up. But this week’s theme is right up my alley. Dewey writes: If you participate in any challenges, get organized! Update your lists, post about any you haven’t mentioned, add [...]
Life of Pi – Book Review
I was alone and orphaned, in the middle of the Pacific, hanging on to an oar, an adult tiger in front of me, sharks beneath me, a storm raging about me. Had I considered my prospects in the light of reason, I surely would have given up and let go of the oar, hoping that [...]
Fires in Northern California
The last two days have been an exercise in faith and anxiety. My husband and I reside in Northern California – Shasta County…where 154 fires are currently raging due to lightening strikes this past Saturday. We have been on high alert to evacuate our home in the mountains just east of Redding, California in Shingletown [...]
Sunday Salon – June 22, 2008
June 22, 2008 9:15 AM It is a cool and gorgeous day in Northern California – although yesterday we had more moody weather. The sky darkened and flashes of lightening zig zagged through black clouds, followed by the grumbling of thunder. It even rained a little. This morning the lingering smell of smoke from lightening [...]
Home of the Gentry – Book Review
‘So here you are, you’ve returned to Russia – what precisely do you intend to do?’ ‘To plow the land,’ answered Lavretsky, ‘and to strive to plough it as well as possible.’ -From Home of the Gentry, page 136- Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883) was born into a landed and wealthy Russian family. He was a shy [...]
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