I was tagged by Lynda at The Holistic Knitter’s Blog for this fun photo meme: Find your 5th photo file folder, then the 5th photo in that file folder. Then pass the meme to 5 people. Here’s my photo (click to enjoy a larger image): This is Caribou and Maia. Maia had just inserted herself [...]
Posts from ‘February, 2009’
Mailbox Monday – February 16, 2009
Have you visited Marcia today at The Printed Page to share what arrived at your house this week? Here’s what I got: The Red Leather Diary: Reclaiming a Life Through the Pages of a Lost Journal, by Lily Koppel – when I was contacted by the author about this book I was sold. Koppel has [...]
Sunday Salon – February 15, 2009
February 15, 2009 9:00AM Winter has been late to arrive in Northern California, but it is here now. We are anticipating heavy snowfall through tomorrow. Sounds like perfect reading weather to me! Since my last Sunday Salon post, I’ve finished reading two books: 1. Matrimony by Josh Henkin (read my review) – to win a [...]
The Red Leather Diary – BOOK GIVE AWAY
Book Give-Away February 14 – February 22, 2009 Harper Perennial has generously provided me with FIVE trade paperback editions of this wonderful book to give away here on my blog. I loved this book which recounts the life of a young girl growing up in the 1920s and 30s in New York City through the [...]
The Red Leather Diary – Book Review
“Mile Stones Five Year Diary” was written in gold letters across the book’s worn cover. Holding my breath, I released the brass latch. Despite the rusted keyhole, the diary was unlocked. Little pieces of red leather sprinkled onto my white comforter. “This book belongs to…Florence Wolfson.” – from The Red Leather Diary, page 13 – [...]
Matrimony – GIVE AWAY
ENTER TO WIN (NO Geographic Restrictions) February 14 – February 21, 2009 Thanks to the generosity of author Josh Henkin, I am pleased to be offering a give-away of a SIGNED, trade paperback version of MATRIMONY. I recently read this engaging novel (read my review) about a couple’s journey through love and life over a [...]
Matrimony – Book Review
“Do you always kiss your dates?” “If I want to,” she said. “If they want to kiss me back.” He leaned across the table and so did she, their bodies hovering above their pasta bowls and the tiny saucer of olive oil with red pepper flakes swimming in it. “You’re a very handsome man.” He [...]
The Letter “M”…
The lovely Terri at Reading, Writing and Retirement tempted me to participate in this meme – she gave me the letter “M” and my task is to name 10 things I love which begin with this letter. Ready? M & M’s – who doesn’t love these candies? My favorite way to eat them is one [...]
Paradise
This is what I woke up to today (click on photos to enjoy a larger view): So Argus and I took a walk in the woods together…I think it made him happy; I know it made me smile.
Noteworthy News – February 9, 2009
February 9, 2009 I thought this was a joke – but apparently not. Have any of you been to Alcatraz? It is not only a National Park, but the state of this relic suggests to me a certain lack of, um, security. Here is more about the “controversy.” Since John Updike’s recent death, there has [...]
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