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Readers’ Workouts — March 4
Welcome to Readers’ Workouts, the weekly event where book lovers share workout stories, goals, successes, and challenges.I found a note to myself in my Tickler... Read more
Posted on 04 March 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Readers’ Workouts — February 25
Welcome to Readers’ Workouts, the weekly event where book lovers share workout stories, goals, successes, and challenges.I was a little behind schedule last wee... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Sunday Salon — February 23
Good morning!Time: // 8:33 am.The scene: // Cloudy and cool — but our snow is all gone after some rain and unseasonably warm days.Listening to: // Nothing. I... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Book Review: Newton by Peter Ackroyd
Book: Newton: Ackroyd’s Brief Lives by Peter Ackroyd Genre: Biography Publisher: Nan A. Talese Publication date: 2006 Pages: 176Source: LibrarySummary: Isaac... Read more
Posted on 21 February 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Wondrous Words Wednesday — February 19
Today’s words are from Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson. The definitions are from my Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary (1979).In a description of an older... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Readers’ Workouts — February 18
Welcome to Readers’ Workouts, the weekly event where book lovers share workout stories, goals, successes, and challenges.Poor weather and Saturday’s fall on... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
Have you ever thought of writing memoir? Do you ever write blog posts that read like memoir? The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing... Read more
Posted on 17 February 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Sunday Salon — February 16
Good morning!Time: // 9:40 am.The scene: // I fell on the ice yesterday, so I’ll be glad to see all of this melt away. I thought it was going to be today, but i... Read more
Posted on 16 February 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
New Follow Buttons
This is a late follow-up to last month’s mini-Bloggiesta. I devoted the Bloggiesta to figuring out Google authorship, but never quite managed to pull the trigge... Read more
Posted on 15 February 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Book Review: The Seventh Sinner by Elizabeth Peters
Book: The Seventh Sinner by Elizabeth Peters Genre: Mystery Publisher: Harper Publication date: 1972 Pages: 228Source: PurchasedThe first book in the... Read more
Posted on 13 February 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Wondrous Words Wednesday
Quiicksilver means mercury.Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson is going to be good for lots of new words, with its setting in the 17th and 18th centuries and... Read more
Posted on 12 February 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Readers’ Workouts — February 11
Welcome to Readers’ Workouts, the weekly event where book lovers share workout stories, goals, successes, and challenges.I completed 500 minutes yesterday, on... Read more
Posted on 11 February 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Virtual Book Club: The Memoir Project by Marion Roach Smith
A book to support my resolution to be a better writerThe Memoir Project by Marion Roach Smith (my review) was one of the books I read last month for my New... Read more
Posted on 10 February 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? — February 10
We wrapped up the New Year’s Resolution Reading Challenge last week — check out all the great books people read to support their 2014 projects, goals, and... Read more
Posted on 10 February 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Sunday Salon — February 8
Good morning!Time: // 9:10 am.The scene: // Snow on the ground. We haven’t had much melting since the last round of snow because it’s been so cold. Read more
Posted on 09 February 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Book Review: My Love Affair with England by Susan Allen Toth
Book: My Love Affair with England: A Traveler’s Memoir by Susan Allen Toth Genre: Memoir Publisher: Ballantine Books Publication date: 1992 Pages: 320Source:... Read more
Posted on 08 February 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
What Will We Eat in England?
A wonderful collection of linked essays about travel in EnglandWhen I changed focus from France last year to England this year, I assumed I wouldn’t get near... Read more
Posted on 08 February 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
New Year’s Resolution Reading Challenge — Wednesday Link-Up, February 5
Welcome to the Wednesday link-up for the New Year’s Resolution Reading Challenge. Do you have a review or progress report on your blog? If so, add it to the lin... Read more
Posted on 05 February 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Readers’ Workouts — February 4
Welcome to Readers’ Workouts, the weekly event where book lovers share workout stories, goals, successes, and challenges.I met my goal of 1400 minutes in Januar... Read more
Posted on 04 February 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS -
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
I hope everyone is recovering from the Super Bowl or Groundhog’s Day, whichever you celebrated the most.ReadI want to hand this book to every person on the... Read more
Posted on 03 February 2014 BOOKS, FITNESS