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Codebreaker Secrets — A New Book for My TBR
The theme for the fourth, and final, week of Nonfiction November is:New to My TBR: What nonfiction have you added to your toppling TBR pile this month? Read more
Posted on 26 November 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Readers’ Workouts — November 26
Welcome to Readers’ Workouts where readers prove we can move. Join us each Tuesday to share your exercise stories and find companions for the fitness journey. Read more
Posted on 26 November 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Two Bookish Twitter Events to Put on Your Calendar
#BlackFriday is transformed to #BookFriday this week. The details are still coming together, but there will be several hours of chatting with authors on Twitter. Read more
Posted on 25 November 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Book Review: A Paris Notebook by C.W. Gusewelle
Book: A Paris Notebook by C.W. Gusewelle Genre: Essays Publisher: The Lowell Press Publication date: 1985 Pages: 211Source: Gift from my brotherA series of... Read more
Posted on 25 November 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Sunday Salon — November 24
Good morning!Time: // 8:27 amThe scene: // We had our first really cold night. Fortunately, I was paying attention so I put a third blanket on the bed... Read more
Posted on 24 November 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS -
How to Buy a Camera to Take Photos with Blurry Backgrounds
Several people made comments that they liked the photos that we took during our Environmental Portrait workshop with wide open apertures to create blurry... Read more
Posted on 23 November 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS -
World War II — in Fiction and Nonfiction
This week’s theme for Nonfiction November (hosted by Kim at Sophisticated Dorkiness and Leslie at Regular Rumination) is book pairing — match a nonfiction book... Read more
Posted on 21 November 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Readers’ Workouts — November 19
Welcome to Readers’ Workouts, the weekly event where book lovers share workout stories, goals, successes, and challenges.I’m right on track to meet my goal of... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Nudes in France
Our discussion of photographic portraits at the St. Louis Art Museum on Friday, especially about the theme of photographers taking nude portraits of their wives... Read more
Posted on 18 November 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Sunday Salon — November 17
Good morning!Time: // 8:32 amThe scene: // A changing scene with a mix of clouds and sun. We have a predicted high temperature of over 70°F. Weird. The... Read more
Posted on 17 November 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Exploring the Photographic Portrait
After we had a terrific experience at the Environmental Portrait photography workshop out at Shaw Nature Reserve, we decided to continue the theme with a class... Read more
Posted on 16 November 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS -
The Shocking Truth About Diet Books
This week’s theme for Nonfiction November (hosted by Kim at Sophisticated Dorkiness and Leslie at Regular Rumination) is Become the Expert. Check out the links... Read more
Posted on 15 November 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS -
How to Use Google+, Even If You’re Not a Geek ~ A Book Review
Book: What the Plus! Google+ for the Rest of Us by Guy Kawasaki Genre: Social networking Publisher: McGraw Hill Publication date: 2013 Pages: 197Source:... Read more
Posted on 14 November 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS -
A Letter from World War I
This post was inspired by The Cartographer of No Man’s Land, a World War I novel by P.S. Duffy. Join From Left to Write on November 14 as we discuss The... Read more
Posted on 13 November 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Readers’ Workouts — November 12
Welcome to Readers’ Workouts where readers prove we can move. Join us each Tuesday to share your exercise stories and find companions for the fitness... Read more
Posted on 12 November 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Book Review: Brave Genius by Sean B. Carroll
Book: Brave Genius: A Scientist, a Philosopher, and Their Daring Adventures from the French Resistance to the Nobel Prize by Sean B. Read more
Posted on 11 November 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Sunday Salon — November 10
Good morning!Time: // 7:46 amThe scene: // The sun is so low in the sky, now, that we have the shades down in the sunroom so my view is obscured, but it’s... Read more
Posted on 10 November 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Book Review: Relish by Lucy Knisley
Book: Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley Genre: memoir (in comic format) Publisher: First Second Publication date: 2013 Pages: 173Source:... Read more
Posted on 09 November 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Readers’ Workouts — November 5
Welcome to Readers’ Workouts where readers prove we can move. Join us each Tuesday to share your exercise stories and find companions for the fitness journey. Read more
Posted on 05 November 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS -
Favorite Nonfiction — Nonfiction November
Welcome to Nonfiction November, a little project hosted by Kim at Sophisticated Dorkiness and Leslie from Regular Rumination. With weekly themes and a... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS