It’s Monday, What are you reading
While I am at 44 books read for the year, none of the books I earmarked for last year are any of them. Whoops! However, I did get one or two books that I wanted to read, done. We have also solved the mystery of little to no internet in our Condo’s living room. We…
Bloggiesta Update
Bloggiesta Update I am updating a few of my goals, despite it not being officially the 21st. My Bloggiesta Update For my Bloggiesta, I am doing the following this week: Cleaning up files on my computer (I am at just under 15 gb of free space on my hard drive–eek!). With a hard push, I am…
Spring 2016 Bloggiesta Sign Up Post
Spring 2016 Bloggiesta Sign Up Post It’s officially Spring, thanks in part to the calendar, and in part to the Spring 2016 Bloggiesta Sign Up Post that is going online and around the book blog-osphere. Bloggiesta is one of my favorite planned events throughout the year, and I think it is going to be particularly wonderful this…
Review: Shylock is my Name by Howard Jacobson
Review: Shylock is my Name by Howard Jacobson I love a good Shakespearean retelling, especially if it is a play I am really familiar with. Case in point: Shylock is My Name by Howard Jacobson. A retelling of the Merchant of Venice, it provides the same story, but provides a new look at some old…
Review : Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
Review : Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter I hesitated reading Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter for a while. The first two chapters did not grab me. But a recent push to clear off my TBR shelves made me pick it up and re-dedicate myself to reading and reviewing the book, and am I glad I…
One of the scariest things in the world
One of the scariest things in the world This small 6×8 canvas is one of the scariest things in the world right now, especially as it relates to the One Little Word project for 2016. It has a big brother or sister in the 12×12 size that I bought FOR the actual project, but the way…