Morning Meanderings… Once Upon A Book

Good morning!  Quite the lovely weather in Minnesota currently and hopefully staying that way through the weekend.  I am in charge of special events where I work and this Saturday is our annual picnic, approximately 300 people with children and we are using a new camp for this event so I do have a wee [...]

Miss Timmins’ School For Girls by Nayana Currimbhoy

1974.  After a scandal that disgraced her family, Charulata Apte, almost twenty-one, travels to Miss Timmins’ School For Girls in Panchgani.  While teaching Shakespeare to the privileged Indian girls, where she is drawn to the charismatic fellow teacher Moira who teaches her what freedom really can be like. When one night a body is found [...]

Morning Meanderings… When life gives you lemons, get a pedicure and half a mani ;)

Good morning!  A little short on time this morning so I will get right to the point Yesterday I had my third doctor appointment for my hand.  I was again hopeful for a smaller cast… and I was again denied. In fact I found out yesterday that while I am healing well (yay super powers!!!) [...]

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday!  What Are You Reading is where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week…. and anything in between!  D  This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well… you never know where that next “must [...]

Witches Of East End by Melissa De La Cruz

Freya and Ingrid Beauchamp.  Sisters.  Freya looks between 19 and 24 years of age, and Ingrid between 28 – 33.  Truth be known… the lovely Freya and the librarian Ingrid are much much older…. it really is had to keep track of the years when you are a witch. Along with their mother Joanna, the [...]

Morning …er Afternoon Meanderings… Bookstores, and Authors – these are a few of my favorite things

Good morning errrr… afternoon!  I have had a pretty nice end to my week.  I had a day off on Friday (woo hoo – seriously woo hoo!!!) a nice package arrived, and a successful road trip yesterday. Last week I read and reviewed Jerusalem Maiden by Talia Carner.  I had met Talia in New York [...]

Literary Blog Hop June 25-29

The Literary Giveaway Blog Hop is hosted by Leeswammes’s Blog.  Follow the link I provided here to sign up for many fun literary giveaways from now through Wednesday.   I am offering here an international chance to win one of 2 $10 Amazon gift cards!  *I will email the gift cards to the winners so [...]

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

    Randy Pausch was young, an inspiration, hard-working, family man.  He was a computer scientist at Carnegie Mellon… and he had terminal cancer. When asked to give a lecture about life and act like it is your last lecture… Randy did not have to pretend.  He knew very well this would be his last lecture.  [...]

Morning Meanderings…Chicago Recap and A Road Trip

Good Morning!  I fully expected to be on the road by now, sNOOKie and I are road tripping to Barnes and Noble this morning.  Sadly, this really is a road trip as B & N is in St Cloud, about an hour away from me.  I am hoping to get there early enough to talk [...]

E Reader – YAY or NAY?

Two years ago you would not have caught me with an e reader.  No way. No how. Not a chance. I am from the school of a book is a book.  I want to touch it.  Smell it.  Feel its weight in my hand.  Enjoy how it looks on my shelf…. or in a stack… [...]