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• Not My Secret — October Memoir Challenge

  

  The theme for the next three posts in the October Memoir and Backstory Challenge hosted by Jane Ann McLachlan is Secrets. I fretted a bit about this theme, but ... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS

• Readers’ Workouts — October 15

  

  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 15 October 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS

• Book Review: Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein

  

  Book: Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein Genre: Young Adult Fiction Publisher: Hyperion Publication date: 2013 Pages: 360Source: LibrarySummary: Rose is a... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS

• Sunday Salon & Dewey’s Read-a-Thon Wrap-Up

  

  Good morning!Time: // 8:30 am (not bad for the day after Dewey’s Read-a-Thon!)The scene: // A sunny fall day in a town whose baseball team is 2 up in the NLCS.... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS

• Dewey’s Read-a-Thon — Best Reading & Mid-Event Survey

  

  The Mid-Event Survey is up at Dewey’s Read-a-Thon. Here are my answers:1) How are you doing? Sleepy? Are your eyes tired? Not so bad. It’s time to fix supper, s... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS

• Dewey’s Read-a-Thon — Update and Selfie

  

  As usual, I’ve spent more time socializing than reading, but I’m having a blast with Dewey’s Read-a-Thon today. I’ve played along with several mini-challenges,... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS

• Dewey’s Read-a-Thon — Blackout Poem

  

  I’ve been wanting to try my hand at blackout poetry. Thanks to Elizabeth-Michelle for setting up a Blackout Poetry Mini-Challenge for Dewey’s Read-a-Thon to... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS

• Dewey’s Read-a-Thon — Spine Poem

  

  Capricious Reader is hosting a Spine Poetry Mini-Challenge for Dewey’s Read-a-Thon. I made up one for the writers among us:45 Master Characters Relish Plot and... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS

• Dewey’s Read-a-Thon Introduction Post

  

  Saturday mornings are busy in the blogging world! My Weekend Cooking (Book Review: Cooked by Michael Pollan (Part 4)) and Saturday Snapshot (Environmental... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS

• Environmental Portraits Photography Workshop

  

  For a second Saturday in a row, we attended a photography workshop. The first one was on street photography (Saturday Snapshot — Street Photography), the... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS

• Book Review: Cooked by Michael Pollan (Part 4)

  

  Book: Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation by Michael Pollan Genre: Nonfiction Publisher: The Penguin Press Publication date: 2013 Pages: 468Source:... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS

• Mother and Me, Age 48 — October Memoir Challenge

  

  For this week’s October Memoir and Backstory Challenge theme of Relationships, I’m comparing my life with my mother’s life at the same ages. Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS

• Dewey’s Read-A-Thon Sign-Up Post

  

  I took forever to decide that I am going to participate in Dewey’s Read-a-Thon this Saturday, but here I am with my sign-up post!Here are the questions I had... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS

• Mother and Me, Age 23 — October Memoir Challenge

  

  For this week’s October Memoir and Backstory Challenge theme of Relationships, I’m comparing my life with my mother’s life at the same ages. Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS

• Readers’ Workouts — October 8

  

  Welcome to Readers’ Workouts, the weekly event where we share workout stories, goals, successes, and challenges.My exercise went well during my conference. One... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS

• Mother and Me, Age 6 — October Memoir Challenge

  

  For the second week of the October Memoir and Backstory Challenge, the theme is Relationships. I’m going to do something that I thought of at the end of the... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS

• Book Review: French Milk by Lucy Knisley

  

  Book: French Milk by Lucy Knisley Genre: Graphic Memoir Publisher: Touchstone Publication date: 2007 Pages: 193Source: PurchasedSummary: French Milk is an... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Sunday Salon — October 6

  

  Good morning!Time: // 9:23 amThe scene: // Finally cooler — they’re predicting a high of 63 today which is about 15 degrees cooler than yesterday. Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS

• Saturday Snapshot — Street Photography

  

  We took an all day photography workshop last week on Street Photography. Rather than the mean streets of a city, we shot the streets of a town, the one where... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS

• Costumes — October Memoir Challenge

  

  The October Memoir Challenge posting days are the odd-numbered ones, but I’m putting my third post up early since I’ll be at an all-day photography workshop... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS