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LATEST ARTICLES ( 541 )

• To My Beagle

  

  Oh dear boy how you’ve aged…As a pup I loved your floppy ears and soft bellyNow ears are lumpy, feel like hardened jellyThat belly is fat and your hair is half... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2013 CREATIVITY, PETS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Journaling at HPB Humble

  

  Click image to see more on artistic journaling.January 10th, 2013, I sat down for the very first journaling night at Half Price Books in Humble. My customers... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS, CREATIVITY

• Weekly Low Down on Kids Books – Math Adventures

  

  Title: Sir Cumference and the First Round TableAuthor: Cindy NeuschwanderIllustrator: Wayne GeehanI think everyone who has talked to me for longer than a... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2013 BOOKS

• Young Adult

  

  Confession:I have an illness.  I see an indie film and no matter how awful it looks, I feel the urge to give it a shot.  It’s an indie film, which to me means... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• NATIVE AMERICAN REPORT | Spirits of Buffalo, Caribou, Eagle Dance and Pow-wow fo...

  

  NEW YORK CITY | A uniquely American institution turns 50 years old, so why not have a pow-wow? Thunderbird American Indian Dancers is a treasured dance company... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Prominence League

  

  Title: The Prominence LeagueAuthor: C. David CannonPublisher: Lucid BooksGenre: Young AdultLength: 197 pagesC. David Cannon is friendly, jovial even. Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• An Evening for Journaling

  

  Journaling at Half Price Books in Humble Have you always wanted to keep a journal but couldn’t seem to get started? Your HPB in Humble will introduce you to... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Tidbit from Miss Golightly

  

  If these images don’t put you in the mood to read Lord of the Rings, I don’t know what would.Miss Golightly at Muir Woods National Monument. Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• When We’re Not Reading… We’re Happy in the Heights!

  

  A short car ride to a friend’s house and the kiddo and I find we have all of the Heights at our fingertips… or our toes, rather, as we don’t walk with our hands. Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Book Love Art for I Was Told There’d Be Cake

  

  Quoting I Was Told There’d Be CakePhotograph by AK Klemm Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My Miserable Les Mis Movie-Going Experience

  I was hoping to post a review of Les Miserables, the movie, for you today.  My bestie and I went to great lengths to arrange a night out. Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• January 5th, 2013

  

  Book Signing with C. David Cannon Saturday, Jan 5, 2013 1:00p to 3:00p Half Price Books – Deerbrook Plaza Humble, TX Local Author C. Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Year With Anakalian Whims – 2012 Stats

  

  The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.Here’s an excerpt:600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blo... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Best Book Boyfriends of 2012

  

  I avidly read The Lit Bitch and a recent post included a top 12 book boyfriends list: http://thelitbitch.com/2012/12/29/top-12-in-2012-book-boyfriends/. Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Dubious Review

  

  I get offers to review e-books all the time, it is the most efficient and affordable way for an author to get their work out there.  However, I do not own an... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• An Exact Replica…

  

  Title:An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination Author: Elizabeth McCracken Publisher: Jonathan Cape Genre: Memoir/Autobiography Length: 184 pages I have... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Jean Valjean

  

  Whether you have read the book or not, most people are familiar with this image: The story has been a Broadway sensation for ages, the book itself has been a... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Books I Read in 2012

  

  Book Love Art Every year I post a list of the books I read.  It helps me wrap my brain around the year that has passed and put in my mind what I’d like the... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Day with the Glass Family

  

  Title: Franny and Zooey Author: J.D. Salinger As much as I disliked Catcher in the Rye, I loved Franny and Zooey.  Apparently a short story combined with an... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Homemade Christmas

  

  Title: A Homemade Life Author: Molly Wizenberg Publisher: Simon Schuster Length: 313 pages It was the cover that got me first. Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE