"Of course, it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?" ~ J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Remember my reading challenge? My goal is to read 20 books this year. I'm a smidge behind, but with good reason. It probably won't surprise…Read more Reading Challenge: Book 5 The Original Matrix
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Conspiracy Thursday
It's only "them" who tell you what you must believe. ~ Jon E. Lewis If you've been following my blog for a bit, you'll know that Spring is a notoriously nasty time at the day job for me. (Some how, I completely missed the three year anniversary of the blog!) I work far too many…Read more Conspiracy Thursday
Reading Challenge: Book 4
It's better to be hated for what you are than loved for what you are not. ~ Autumn Leaves by Andre Gide Oh my dear followers, with the snowapocalypse, Malabrigo March and then the stomach bug I completely missed a book I finished in early March. It was overdue at the library so I had…Read more Reading Challenge: Book 4
Reading Challenge: Book 3
Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful. ~ Mary Shelley Frankenstein Remember back in January when I started my Reading Challenge of 2019? I'm not quite on track to reach my goal of reading 20 books this year. Right now I have 15% completed. I've been trying to read some at night before bed,…Read more Reading Challenge: Book 3
Rain, Rain Go Away
Find peace in the rain. Have you ever thought about vacationing with your cat? Given the British Hubby and I normally travel via our sidecar motorcycle, taking the kitties with us would be impractical. However, they would love all the napping nooks and windows at our home away from home on Orcas island. February in…Read more Rain, Rain Go Away
Reading Challenge: Update from 2018
"For what you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing: it also depends on what sort of person you are." ~ The Magicians Nephew by C.S. Lewis Today and Wednesday I had to commute into the day job. The British Hubby decided to work from home. The roads were icy…Read more Reading Challenge: Update from 2018
Reading Challenge: Book 2
Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. ~ Oscar Wilde This week, I finished book number two in my 2019 Reading Challenge. I prefer to read fiction book so I'm challenging myself to read more non-fiction. The first non-fiction book for 2019 is Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell. This book explains the…Read more Reading Challenge: Book 2
Reading Challenge: Book One
Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise. ~ Victor Hugo, Les Miserables Last week, I mentioned my reading challenge for 2019. I'm happy to announce I have the first book completed. Body on Baker Street is book two in the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery series. I enjoyed book two much more…Read more Reading Challenge: Book One
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You don't have to live forever, you just have to live. ~ Natalie Babbitt Tuck Everlasting Growing up in the Midwest pre-internet and pre-cable tv, I was an avid reader. It's how I was able to see the world. I still love to read, but often times life gets in the way. Once I learned…Read more Reading Challenge
Books, Bold Betties & Scarves
There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for. ~ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers A few weeks ago, I discovered the author of the Library Lighthouse Mysteries has written several other mystery series under a different name. I just finished Elementary, She Read. This time, I managed to read book one first. How can…Read more Books, Bold Betties & Scarves
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