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Joy's Book Blog
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A librarian writes about books
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Illuminating Obnubilated for Wondrous Words Wednesday
Quiicksilver means mercury.In Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson, this week I read a description of the shipyard of the Dutch East India Company in Amsterdam,... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Top Ten Things on My Bookish Bucket List
This is my first Top Ten Tuesday post! I’ve been astounded at all the people who seem to come up with top ten lists on the fly–I could never do that! Read more
Posted on 25 March 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Readers’ Workouts — March 25
Welcome to Readers’ Workouts, the weekly event where book lovers share workout stories, goals, successes, and challenges.I’m ahead of schedule to meet my goal o... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
My Blog To-Do List
Bloggiesta starts on Thursday! Bloggiesta is a big virtual work party for maintaining and improving our blogs. It’s going for four days which will be a good... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Clockwork Universe and Quicksilver — Monday Reading
I’m so looking forward to Bloggiesta! Will you be participating? I intend to write my sign up post this afternoon.My Sunday was mostly spent organizing my... Read more
Posted on 24 March 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Spring Reading Thing and Once Upon a Time
While checking out some of the links at the Spread the Love link party over at The Steadfast Reader, I encountered a couple of posts about the Spring Reading... Read more
Posted on 23 March 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Quicksilver, Bloggiesta, & New Things About Me #SundaySalon
Good morning!Time: // 8:32 am.The scene: // Cooler today — but it was warm enough yesterday for my first gardening work of the year! Read more
Posted on 23 March 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
An English Country House Breakfast Described by Elizabeth Peters
An English country house party featuring academics dressed in historical costume who want to restore Richard III’s reputationI’m reading books set in England... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Joy’s Book Blog Featured on Book Bloggers International
Check out the feature about Joy’s Book Blog on Book Bloggers International today. They asked great questions and I had such fun answering them. Read more
Posted on 20 March 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Quandry of Quondam — Wondrous Words Wednesday
An English country house party featuring academics dressed in historical costume who want to restore Richard III’s reputationThe second page of Elizabeth Peters... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Readers’ Workouts — March 18
Welcome to Readers’ Workouts, the weekly event where book lovers share workout stories, goals, successes, and challenges.My exercise is still going well and... Read more
Posted on 18 March 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? — March 17
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! My blog celebration of St. Patrick’s Day was on Saturday in the form of a Weekend Cooking post about cabbage salad. Cabbage is cheap,... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Book Review: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Book: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Genre: Fiction Publisher: Harper Perennial (Modern Classics) Publication date: 2006 (Originally 1937)... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Sunday Salon — March 16
Good morning!Time: // 8:56 am.The scene: // Snapped back to cold and rainy after several days in a row that were nice enough to walk without a jacket. Read more
Posted on 16 March 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
5 Great Things About Cabbage Salad + a Recipe
1. Cabbage is good and cheap all year around. This makes it an especially tasty salad base in the winter when lettuce is expensive and, sometimes, sour.... Read more
Posted on 15 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK -
Readers’ Workouts — March 11
Welcome to Readers’ Workouts, the weekly event where book lovers share workout stories, goals, successes, and challenges.I’m not sure if my extra effort at... Read more
Posted on 11 March 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
I missed last week’s post, mostly because the books I’m reading are so long that I didn’t have any progress to report! But I managed to reach completion in a... Read more
Posted on 10 March 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Sunday Salon — March 9
Good morning!Time: // 8:52 am.The scene: // Wispy early morning sunshine.Listening to: // My Good Morning playlist on Spotify. Read more
Posted on 09 March 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Book Review: Your Food is Fooling You by David A. Kessler
Book: Your Food is Fooling You: How Your Brain is Hijacked by Sugar, Fat, and Salt by David A. Kessler, adapted by Richie Chevat Genre: Nonfiction for teens... Read more
Posted on 08 March 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
No Obloquy Here — Wondrous Words Wednesday
Quiicksilver means mercury.I’m still enjoying Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson, which is good because I’m on page 294. Only 622 pages left to go. Read more
Posted on 05 March 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS