Donna, We all seem to have the lingering cough and my mother has infections in both ears.
I had to take her to the medical clinic on Sunday and she was finally given some oral antibiotics so hopefully she will get better now. We will probably have a bbq for Superbow. My uncle offered to cook so that is the hard part. I really hope the 49ers win.
I am really enjoying the Kindle but it is a bit heavy. I guess I should have expected that but I didn't. I am getting used to it...so much that, when I was reading a real book, I tapped the edge of the book expecting the page to change! I just laughed at myself.
This weekend I just stayed home all day and was lazy. I did start and finish the new Linda Howard book, Shadow Woman. It was okay. Then I read The Lady Most Willing. It is a Historical story in three parts by different authors. It was cute. I don't have anything else to ready so I guess I'll be checking on the free Kindle books until my library books come in.
I read a lot of good things about the Google Nexus. For me, it was cost and the fact that I was wanting it primarily for reading that helped me choose the Kindle Fire. I got it for $159.00 at Best Buy. My friend just got the new Microsoft Surface. She had this huge laptop that, to me was more like a desktop. It was nice but so big that you just couldn't have it on your lap in front of the t.v. She really liked my Kindle but she wanted a tablet more for working on her spreadsheet and not really for reading so much. She loves Excel and that is why she chose the Surface but it was pricey. Good luck choosing a tablet.
Have a good Tuesday.
Margie
READERS UNITED
Monday, January 28, 2013
Friday, January 25, 2013
1/25/2013...
TO
MARY
&
DONNA H
MAY YOU BOTH HAVE A WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATION TODAY.
EAT CAKE & OTHER YUMMY THINGS
I HOPE SUNSHINE WILL BLESS YOU TODAY & EVERYDAY
Enjoy the day,
Donna M
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Thursday, 1/24/2013...
Hello Everyone,
It is so nice to see all the posts. I hope I remember just some of what I read!! Tuesday I went to Ft. Bragg in Mendocino county with one of my friends. I had not been up in that area for several years. We had a good day but my picture taking left me unhappy with the results. The scenery was not grabbing me, the weather was gray, the water was mostly gray I just was not thrilled. Would like to go back another time to do more exploring. There were some places I wanted to stop out but we ran out of day! The road you drive over to get there is very curvy which makes night driving not comfortable for me. Next time I go it will be when there is more daylight. All that said I had an enjoyable day with my friend. In order to get over the worst of the road we had to head home around 4 o'clock. It worked out fine. The above picture is at MacKerricher State Park which is a little north of the coastal town of Ft. Bragg.
Mary, let us know what movie you see. There have been quite a few out that I would like to see & a few I would not!! I'm not sure what is playing now at any of the nearby theaters. We have a small complex here in Healdsburg & another one about 6 miles away so we do have a lot of choice. I hope the weather doesn't stop you from being able to celebrate. Good luck with all your dental work. I am a terrible dental patient!
Margie, how fun that your family are all 49er fans. Will you have a Super Bowl party & watch the game together? I hope your dad is going to be okay. That must have been a scary experience. Thank heavens the flu has passed me by so far. I do get my flu shot faithfully every year. I'm glad to hear that you are enjoying your Kindle now. I'm still trying to decide between the Kindle HD Fire & the Google Nexus. I did talk to a tech person at Office Depot to find out the pros & cons of each. How do you like reading on a "device"?
Sandi, so glad you stopped by. Brian is 21 or almost? Oh my! I remember him as a child when we first knew each other at eHarlequin. Time flies! I am looking forward to that new series from Robyn Carr. Your comments were interesting which made me more curious. Good luck with your wisdom tooth extraction. I think I still have two of mine but the others were pulled many, many years ago. Have you ever read any of Marie Force books? I believe all hers are ebooks at this time?
Wow! There is some nasty cold in parts of the good ole' USA! They were just showing some of what it is like in the Chicago area. So glad I am here in the west!! Cady, Amanda, Mary & Donna H, stay warm.
Trudy, thanks for your update on Sharon. It sounds like she is at a good place. How nice that you can go see here so easily. I'm glad you are enjoying the books you are reading. As you know I don't read many historicals. Good luck with your eye exam. I hope they find nothing serious.
Amanda, so glad you are posting pictures. Those are great views. It would not bother me at all to be that high off the ground. At least I don't think so! Not sure I've ever been in a building that tall! I have however been on some pretty high ground & I loved it. :-) Think walking across the Golden Gate Bridge!! Thanks for cheering on the 49ers!
On the news down here they have a special segment on the 49ers every night. At least on the channel I watch! One of the sports casters played for the 49ers in the 80's when they were consistent winners. He has a Super Bowl ring & they always do close ups of it at the time of the Super Bowl. The rings are huge!! There is lots of talk about the "Harbowl" with the two brothers as coaches on opposing teams. A first in Super Bowl history. The 49ers are making a bid for the Super Bowl to be played at their new stadium after it is finished. I think that is in 2014.
I have been reading! Most recently I finished Sea Glass Winter by JoAnn Ross, a Shelter Bay series book. I loved it. She is an auto buy for me. I also read Ambushed by B.J. Daniels which was good. An older book of hers.
One more picture of my day on the Mendocino coast! Just a bit of the area showing some ice plant & the rocks along the pathway we were on. It was such a gray day that the color on the ice plant really stood out.
Enjoy the rest of the week or the days until I return!
Take care, happy reading,
Donna M
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Hello Everyone!
So sorry it has taken me this whole month to get back here. I had so many posts to catch up on.
Amanda a Happy Belated Birthday! Oh my goodness, that pic of the skyline gets me dizzy. No way you would EVER get me up there. You are a brave woman. Enjoy your trip.
Trudy, Sorry your friend Sharon's treatment doesn't seem to be working but she sure sounds like one tough lady and she is not giving up. Good for her. I will keep her in my prayers.
Early Happy Birthday to Mary and DonnaH!
DonnaH, My first thought when I saw your dentist bill was that that was a great price. I know it would cost anywhere from $400 to $600 to extract a tooth if it was an easy extraction. So sorry about your friends passing.
Mary, I've been curious about the Shade books but the list is really long at the library so I'm not sure when I'll get to try it. Sorry about your dental needs. I have some too. I am not looking forward to getting them taken care of.
DonnaM, Yay!!! Go Niners!!! Can you believe it? We are a huge 49er family all us cousins and aunties/uncles. So Superbowl will be a huge gathering for us. We've had some super nice days but last week it was so cold. I know we must seem like wimps to all with really cold weather!
Cady, I just finished the Linda Howard/Linda Jones book. I agree that it was good but parts were a bit long and I felt could have been edited out. I have the new Howard book, Shadow Woman, ready for me at the library. I'll be getting it tomorrow. I also have the JAK on hold. I've been missing a historical by her so I'm glad to hear one is coming out soon. Sorry you are down an employee. Hopefully you can get someone sooner than this Summer.
Sandi, Wow I can't believe Brian is turning 21 this Summer. Time sure goes by so fast. That is a good idea about the license been vertical. I hope your new job is still working out for you and that you are getting settled in now.
I have been enjoying my new Kindle. I found the guide and it was built in but I had to find it on my own since there were no instructions at all to start you off. But I feel like a pro now. I've downloaded free books from Amazon and purchased too. I downloaded Overdrive app which my library uses. So I can read ePub books too.
Everyone has been sick with this flu cough/cold thing. We had chills and fever with a cough and cold. Started with Gavin and then my sister. Then me and now my mother is very sick . My dad is the only one who didn't get it. But he did have a more serious issue. I was checking on him because my mother had said he told her he had a headache so bad he thought he was going to die. I asked him if he was feeling better and he didn't respond just stared at me with a kind of scared look in his eyes. He could hold his arm up when I lifed it but couldn't speak and didn't put it down when I told him to. I called 911 and he was the same when they got here. His sugar and pressure where fine because we checked them while waiting for the ambulance.
At the emergency room, they didn't let us in to see him until about 45 minutes after we got there and I wondered how they would getting any info since he couldn't speak. But he had come back to normal shortly after arriving at the hospital. They admitted him and ran lots of test. The next evening the doctor said he had a 80% blockage on the left carotid artery and this might have effected his speech. They recommened surgery and he was transfered to Stanford two days later when a bed was available.
At Stanford, they ran test and said our local hospital told them the blockage was on the left side of the neck but it was on the right and their own test show on the right too. Crazy! This is not the first time our hospital has done something like that. Anyway, the doctor said my dad has a lot of scaring in his artieries and since he has already suffered a stoke on that side and taking his physical condition into consideration..she did not recommend surgery. She said the risk was greater to lose him on the table during surgery. So we watched the 49ers from his room and came home that afternoon. I'm still scared for him as it is still blocked and something caused him to have that episode. She said it was probably something called (TAI) which is a temporary loss of blood flow to the brain. Pre stroke kind of symptom. She prescribed plavix to go with his asprin regime and we are praying this keeps my dad with us longer.
Since here I've read the Linda Howard book and a few by new to me authors because they were free. Some of the free books have typos and need editing but it is a good way to try new authors. I read a book by Nicole Jordan which was cute...Princess Charming.
I hope you all have a good rest of the week.
Margie :)
So sorry it has taken me this whole month to get back here. I had so many posts to catch up on.
Amanda a Happy Belated Birthday! Oh my goodness, that pic of the skyline gets me dizzy. No way you would EVER get me up there. You are a brave woman. Enjoy your trip.
Trudy, Sorry your friend Sharon's treatment doesn't seem to be working but she sure sounds like one tough lady and she is not giving up. Good for her. I will keep her in my prayers.
Early Happy Birthday to Mary and DonnaH!
DonnaH, My first thought when I saw your dentist bill was that that was a great price. I know it would cost anywhere from $400 to $600 to extract a tooth if it was an easy extraction. So sorry about your friends passing.
Mary, I've been curious about the Shade books but the list is really long at the library so I'm not sure when I'll get to try it. Sorry about your dental needs. I have some too. I am not looking forward to getting them taken care of.
DonnaM, Yay!!! Go Niners!!! Can you believe it? We are a huge 49er family all us cousins and aunties/uncles. So Superbowl will be a huge gathering for us. We've had some super nice days but last week it was so cold. I know we must seem like wimps to all with really cold weather!
Cady, I just finished the Linda Howard/Linda Jones book. I agree that it was good but parts were a bit long and I felt could have been edited out. I have the new Howard book, Shadow Woman, ready for me at the library. I'll be getting it tomorrow. I also have the JAK on hold. I've been missing a historical by her so I'm glad to hear one is coming out soon. Sorry you are down an employee. Hopefully you can get someone sooner than this Summer.
Sandi, Wow I can't believe Brian is turning 21 this Summer. Time sure goes by so fast. That is a good idea about the license been vertical. I hope your new job is still working out for you and that you are getting settled in now.
I have been enjoying my new Kindle. I found the guide and it was built in but I had to find it on my own since there were no instructions at all to start you off. But I feel like a pro now. I've downloaded free books from Amazon and purchased too. I downloaded Overdrive app which my library uses. So I can read ePub books too.
Everyone has been sick with this flu cough/cold thing. We had chills and fever with a cough and cold. Started with Gavin and then my sister. Then me and now my mother is very sick . My dad is the only one who didn't get it. But he did have a more serious issue. I was checking on him because my mother had said he told her he had a headache so bad he thought he was going to die. I asked him if he was feeling better and he didn't respond just stared at me with a kind of scared look in his eyes. He could hold his arm up when I lifed it but couldn't speak and didn't put it down when I told him to. I called 911 and he was the same when they got here. His sugar and pressure where fine because we checked them while waiting for the ambulance.
At the emergency room, they didn't let us in to see him until about 45 minutes after we got there and I wondered how they would getting any info since he couldn't speak. But he had come back to normal shortly after arriving at the hospital. They admitted him and ran lots of test. The next evening the doctor said he had a 80% blockage on the left carotid artery and this might have effected his speech. They recommened surgery and he was transfered to Stanford two days later when a bed was available.
At Stanford, they ran test and said our local hospital told them the blockage was on the left side of the neck but it was on the right and their own test show on the right too. Crazy! This is not the first time our hospital has done something like that. Anyway, the doctor said my dad has a lot of scaring in his artieries and since he has already suffered a stoke on that side and taking his physical condition into consideration..she did not recommend surgery. She said the risk was greater to lose him on the table during surgery. So we watched the 49ers from his room and came home that afternoon. I'm still scared for him as it is still blocked and something caused him to have that episode. She said it was probably something called (TAI) which is a temporary loss of blood flow to the brain. Pre stroke kind of symptom. She prescribed plavix to go with his asprin regime and we are praying this keeps my dad with us longer.
Since here I've read the Linda Howard book and a few by new to me authors because they were free. Some of the free books have typos and need editing but it is a good way to try new authors. I read a book by Nicole Jordan which was cute...Princess Charming.
I hope you all have a good rest of the week.
Margie :)
Wed night
Hi Ladies!
I did make it to NYC on Sunday - yeah me! The picture is from the Observation tower at the Top of the Rock at Rockefeller Plaza. Its on the 67th floor (which only takes 43 seconds to get to on the elevator). It was really windy, which was ashame, because it was a decent day temp wise (low 40's). The wind made it really cold at times though. Had a really good time. Took a bus tour, went to TotR and Madame Toussaud's Wax Museum. You start on the top floor there and the elevator is on the outside of the building next to the MT sign (I did not realize that). Lets say I didn't look down much. There was a worker whose job is to run the elevator and its not a job I would want - lol. Had a great time, but next time, unless I'm going to just see a show, it will be in warmer weather.
Happy early birthday to Mary and DonnaH!!!! Hope you have great days (even if it snows).
Mary - Well, do you feel like we are in a deep freeze this week? Ugh. I don't like it. Hopefully next week will be better. What movie are you thinking of seeing for your b'day? I thought it was odd when you said to get your driver photo people also take the tests there, when I just go to a photo place. Then I remembered that state police location is next to Neshaminy Mall, and that's where all the testing is done (I pass the exit for it every day to and from work).
DonnaH - Sorry about all the bad news:( Glad to see you back though. How is your missing tooth feeling? Unfortunately, the $269 would be cheap for us. Its outrageous what dentist charge. A routine check up is over $100. Getting a tooth pulled is probably similar in price, but you got an "extraction", which cost more every time. Total rip off is what I always think. What will you be doing for your birthday? Glad that you invited Bren to join. Miss seeing her.
Cady - Sorry about losing an employee. I can totally relate to the extra work. Hopefully they will hire someone in the summer for you. I guess at -2 there, I shouldn't complain about 20 here (not incl the wind chill - sigh). Staying inside is definitely what I prefer to do in this weather.
Sandi - Wow, Brian is going to be 21? I'm with you on the scary part. Of course, Aurora will be 16 in May. Where does the time go?
DonnaM - As always, love the pics. Sorry about your friends loss. Cat sitting is good though. If you don't like the temps there, don't come out here. Its a mite chilly this way. Yeah for the 49ers. Use to be David's fav team when Joe M. was playing. Can't say I'm a big Ravens fan, so it looks like I'll be on your side for the Superbowl.
Trudy - I will keep Sharon in my thoughts. She's a strong lady. Glad you are able to spend a lot of time with her. I'm sure that helps keep her going. Sorry about your gs school. Council Rock almost had a scare, but they discovered it before it happened (a boy was going to bring guns to school - they found 3 in his bedroom). My gf's oldest is at the same high school and they got an auto call at midnight to tell them no school the next day but didn't go into detail. She was in a panic. Did you here about the girl in West Chester that was taken right out of class? Luckily she was found the next morning (she's in kindergarten). It really is scary out there.
I am sure I forgot a few things, since I didn't take notes. Now off to bed as tomorrow is another day unfortunately. Ran the entire weekend, so I'm feeling it this week. Thank god the main boss man is visiting our Florida offices this week. Its been quiet - and cold. They need to turn the heat up!
One last picture of NY. Thought the panorama was great for up there.
Hope everyone has a great rest of the week!
Amanda
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Tuesday evening
Hi everyone!
I have been checking posts. Glad to see there are more to read today. It is very cold here right now but no snow. We did have a dusting overnight but have been lucky this month. There is a storm coming on Friday but they are not sure how much snow we will get. It might change my birthday plans if we get a big storm. Karen and family are planning a dinner for me on Sat. If the weather is ok and my mouth is not too sore Don and I will go out to dinner Friday and maybe a movie.
My dental adventure starts tomorrow with the first 'deep cleaning'. I have no idea what to expect but the dentist did say they will numb the gums so that is good. Next week I will start the fillings and caps process. I have been getting everything done this month. I told you about the license photo. I also had an eye appointment. The eyes are about the same but I did need a little change in my prescription so I am also getting new glasses.
As Trudy pointed out the school where the stabbing took place is the school where Karen went years ago. It is hard to believe but I know these things can happen anywhere. The information I got was that the whole thing started on Facebook but I don't have the whole story.
Donna H--Hope you are doing ok with all the snow. Keep in touch.
Donna M--congrats to your 49ers! I will cheer for them in the Superbowl as I am definitely not a Ravens fan.
Sandi--thank you for the early birthday wishes. It seems each state is different when it comes to licenses. I can't believe Brian will be 21! Good luck with the wisdom tooth extraction. I had two done many years ago without any problems.
Trudy--I don't get the daily newspaper so did not see you family members. I know some parents were not happy with how things were handled the day of the stabbing but most we ok with the procedure followed. I know the stabbing victim was moved to Hershey Medical Center from Reading at some point but did not have life-threatening wounds--but they were very serious. I have been getting your updates on Goodreads. i really enjoy it and rate all my books there. I don't always do reviews.
Cady--I agree if your team is not in the Superbowl it is not as much fun but I do watch it every year. Sounds like things are going ok at work. It seems companies expect more and more of their best employees.
I finished reading Bare Bones by Kathy Reichs and it was good as her books usually are. I also read Captured by the Highlander by Julianne MacLean ( a new-to-me author ) and really enjoyed it. It is the first book in a trilogy so I will read the others at some point. I am trying to read more books from my TBR piles this year. More than half the books I read last year were from the library. I have only read 4 books this year so far but liked all of them. Not sure what I will read next.
I hope everyone is having a good week.
Mary
I have been checking posts. Glad to see there are more to read today. It is very cold here right now but no snow. We did have a dusting overnight but have been lucky this month. There is a storm coming on Friday but they are not sure how much snow we will get. It might change my birthday plans if we get a big storm. Karen and family are planning a dinner for me on Sat. If the weather is ok and my mouth is not too sore Don and I will go out to dinner Friday and maybe a movie.
My dental adventure starts tomorrow with the first 'deep cleaning'. I have no idea what to expect but the dentist did say they will numb the gums so that is good. Next week I will start the fillings and caps process. I have been getting everything done this month. I told you about the license photo. I also had an eye appointment. The eyes are about the same but I did need a little change in my prescription so I am also getting new glasses.
As Trudy pointed out the school where the stabbing took place is the school where Karen went years ago. It is hard to believe but I know these things can happen anywhere. The information I got was that the whole thing started on Facebook but I don't have the whole story.
Donna H--Hope you are doing ok with all the snow. Keep in touch.
Donna M--congrats to your 49ers! I will cheer for them in the Superbowl as I am definitely not a Ravens fan.
Sandi--thank you for the early birthday wishes. It seems each state is different when it comes to licenses. I can't believe Brian will be 21! Good luck with the wisdom tooth extraction. I had two done many years ago without any problems.
Trudy--I don't get the daily newspaper so did not see you family members. I know some parents were not happy with how things were handled the day of the stabbing but most we ok with the procedure followed. I know the stabbing victim was moved to Hershey Medical Center from Reading at some point but did not have life-threatening wounds--but they were very serious. I have been getting your updates on Goodreads. i really enjoy it and rate all my books there. I don't always do reviews.
Cady--I agree if your team is not in the Superbowl it is not as much fun but I do watch it every year. Sounds like things are going ok at work. It seems companies expect more and more of their best employees.
I finished reading Bare Bones by Kathy Reichs and it was good as her books usually are. I also read Captured by the Highlander by Julianne MacLean ( a new-to-me author ) and really enjoyed it. It is the first book in a trilogy so I will read the others at some point. I am trying to read more books from my TBR piles this year. More than half the books I read last year were from the library. I have only read 4 books this year so far but liked all of them. Not sure what I will read next.
I hope everyone is having a good week.
Mary
Hey everyone,
Last week was a crazy week, very busy due to the lost employee, then I ended up losing my speaker for my major event - twice - finally got a new speaker and a new date, which is later in May, which will be better as we were behind due to the speaker issues. So as they say, all ends up well, but causes heartburn in between. :) However, both the kids and I had yesterday off, so that made for a very nice long weekend.
Mary - We do our licence every 7 years I think- I know at some point, I have to take a test again, but hopefully I will get a warning before I go in for that one.
DonnaH - I haven't had a tooth extracted, but just got a Crown and could not believe how much it was - $1000. One of my teeth broke, so it was not planned, so it was definately painful. Luckily, I had just gotten my Christmas bonus, unluckily, that was not how I wanted to use it. I have been buying my books from the stores lately rather than going to eharlequin. I can get 25% off here which is better than I can get there. So not much incentive to buy online.
DonnaM- Congrats to your 49ers, it does make the Superbowl more fun if you like a team. My son, who really got into football this year, asked me if it was even worth watching this year. I told him we would either have or go to a party so he could watch or play with his friends, he thought that would be good. I will put Joann Ross and Jodi Thomas on my list. Thanks for the recommendations.
Sandi - Ouch, I had my wisdom teeth out years ago. The best thing I can say was it did help me lose some weight as I didn't want to chew for a while. Hopefully, they can do it better now. I am always amazed at how much easier surgeries have gotten, so you might be eating steak that night. :) I can't believe Brian is turning 21. Life keeps moving, even when we want it to slow down.
Trudy - Wow, I hope your eye issue isn't anything serious, the black dots would have worried me too. We didn't watch the inauguration - the kids had the day off and it is verrrrrry cold here, was -2 degrees this morning, so we went to an indoor playground/bounce house place and then out to lunch. I did see pics, thought the girls looked very cute, liked Michelle's ball dress, not so much her jacket - too busy for me, and thought Beyone's earrings were the bomb.
This week is much better. Had a dentist appt this morning, luckily I am good for a while. Work appears on a smoother schedule and it is a four day week. :) I have a parent meeting for Luke's First Holy Communion on Wednesday night, but the rest of the week, no nights. Am reading an new auther Amy Patricia Meade - Million Dollar Baby, started slow, but it is getting good as I keep going. Read the new Jayne Ann Krentz over the weekend - Dream Eyes, it was good, but I have to admit, she is a library author for me now. (She use to be an auto-buy.) However, I still really like her historicals, so am looking forward to her Amanda Quick book that comes out in Spring. Hope everyone had a great week.
Cady
Last week was a crazy week, very busy due to the lost employee, then I ended up losing my speaker for my major event - twice - finally got a new speaker and a new date, which is later in May, which will be better as we were behind due to the speaker issues. So as they say, all ends up well, but causes heartburn in between. :) However, both the kids and I had yesterday off, so that made for a very nice long weekend.
Mary - We do our licence every 7 years I think- I know at some point, I have to take a test again, but hopefully I will get a warning before I go in for that one.
DonnaH - I haven't had a tooth extracted, but just got a Crown and could not believe how much it was - $1000. One of my teeth broke, so it was not planned, so it was definately painful. Luckily, I had just gotten my Christmas bonus, unluckily, that was not how I wanted to use it. I have been buying my books from the stores lately rather than going to eharlequin. I can get 25% off here which is better than I can get there. So not much incentive to buy online.
DonnaM- Congrats to your 49ers, it does make the Superbowl more fun if you like a team. My son, who really got into football this year, asked me if it was even worth watching this year. I told him we would either have or go to a party so he could watch or play with his friends, he thought that would be good. I will put Joann Ross and Jodi Thomas on my list. Thanks for the recommendations.
Sandi - Ouch, I had my wisdom teeth out years ago. The best thing I can say was it did help me lose some weight as I didn't want to chew for a while. Hopefully, they can do it better now. I am always amazed at how much easier surgeries have gotten, so you might be eating steak that night. :) I can't believe Brian is turning 21. Life keeps moving, even when we want it to slow down.
Trudy - Wow, I hope your eye issue isn't anything serious, the black dots would have worried me too. We didn't watch the inauguration - the kids had the day off and it is verrrrrry cold here, was -2 degrees this morning, so we went to an indoor playground/bounce house place and then out to lunch. I did see pics, thought the girls looked very cute, liked Michelle's ball dress, not so much her jacket - too busy for me, and thought Beyone's earrings were the bomb.
This week is much better. Had a dentist appt this morning, luckily I am good for a while. Work appears on a smoother schedule and it is a four day week. :) I have a parent meeting for Luke's First Holy Communion on Wednesday night, but the rest of the week, no nights. Am reading an new auther Amy Patricia Meade - Million Dollar Baby, started slow, but it is getting good as I keep going. Read the new Jayne Ann Krentz over the weekend - Dream Eyes, it was good, but I have to admit, she is a library author for me now. (She use to be an auto-buy.) However, I still really like her historicals, so am looking forward to her Amanda Quick book that comes out in Spring. Hope everyone had a great week.
Cady
Monday, January 21, 2013
Inauguration Day
Who watched the Inauguration today? I tried. Thought I'd be smart and go over to Target and watch it on a big-screen TV. Right! They had football games on and by the time I got out of the parking lot which was being repaved, I nearly missed the whole thing! I did watch the parade online though which was really good.
It was my grandson whose school was involved in a stabbing last Tuesday, not Mary; her grandchildren aren't old enough yet. LOL! However, Mary does live close to that school which is why I mentioned it. I called a friend of mine who lives in the area to see if there is any update on the student who was stabbed and she said that there wasn't. The student who committed the crime was expelled though, big whoop. She's going to send me the newspaper article because my son, dil and other grandson are on the front page in a photo.
I think I've managed to figure out how to do the Goodreads thing! Yes! My reading challenge for 2013 is posted and I've listed the books I've read but only reviewed a couple of them (hard to get caught up). I hope that I enjoy this!
I've just finished reading another of Sue-Ellen Welfonder's books, Wedding for a Knight. It is also a medieval Scottish romance that finds Lady Amicia wed by proxy to Sir Mangus who wasn't thrilled to find this out when he returned from battle. But his clan needed the coin her dowry could bring and he had secretly loved her his whole life. It wasn't until Mangus thought that Amicia was lost to him that he realized his love for her though and then it was almost too late. Sue-Ellen Welfonder delivers another excellent book!
I need a change of pace and am now reading The Medusa Seduction by Cindy Dees, one of my favorite authors. It's a romantic suspense and I've just started it but Cindy Dees always delivers.
I saw my friend Sharon over the weekend; she's in rehab now, almost within walking distance of me. She still looks the same and I really can't say that she's gotten any better so, please keep praying for her. She finds anyone who mentions giving up to be insulting even though she realizes the odds are stacked against her. We walked at a fairly good pace around the whole facility which is laid out in around a courtyard; this right after she came back from PT! I just take what comes as what is because I can't do anything for her except pray. Her birthday is Friday; she'll be 61.
Tomorrow I have an eye doctor appt. They moved it up after I told them that I'm getting black spots in front of my eyes! It's not floaters; I have those and it's not the same. So when I get home, I'll be useless for the rest of the day, great! ;(
Trudy
Monday
Hi! Remember me?
I have read the new book by Robyn Carr. It was ok, and probably better than I give it credit for. It's really sad, but I wonder if I'm getting over my Robyn Carr obsession. If someone is looking for new authors, my book club has been pretty excited over Julie Ann Walker who has a trilogy that is set in Chicago, and has a custom motorcylce shop as the front for a covert mercenary operation. I read Rev it Up, which I thought was the first one in the series, but ended up to be the third! I think I probably would have enjoyed it more had I started at the beginning. There is a 4th one coming soon.
Sherryl Woods also has a new series coming this spring. That one I totally enjoyed! I think it was called Sand Castle Bay, and is going to be at least a trilogy.
I have read the first one or two in the Harmony series by Jodie Thomas, and have the others in my pile. I need to get caught up so bad! That seems to be my refrain..in my pile...I need to get caught up! I hear that the JoAnn Ross series is good as well. Again, in my pile waiting!
Cady, you had to have a tooth pulled or someone else? In February I'm going to have to have a wisdom tooth pulled. I'm really not looking forward to it. I have a consultation with the oral surgeon on the 5th. I probably could have done it sooner, but I have a work holiday that I was trying to work it around as I have no vacation time, and this way I could take an extra day off for recovery and get paid! since I haven't been to the surgeon yet I don't know what it will cost, but the dentist charged me $37 for 5 minutes to tell me it needed to come out and give me the surgeon's name.
Mary, how scary to hear that there was an incident at a school. Is it one where one of your grandchild attend? How old were the students involved? I can't imagine what it's like to be in school these days, or to be the parent or grandparent of a student. I have a few years before I find out, and if Misty is still living where she lives now I'm really going to be worried...not so much for the violence, but for the quality of the education!
The Driver License stories are interesting. Here we can renew once online with the same picture and same license. Well, we could anyway. It's been awhile since I had to renew mine that I don't really know what the process is! I have to renew mine in August so I will be finding out for sure! I know that kids get a one year license at 16 and another at 17 and then at 18 then get a regular license. They messed up Brian's and he got a real license at 17. Here they also give people under 21 licenses that are vertical and after you turn 21 you get a horizontal one. That is supposed to make it a bit easier to see if the person is under 21. Those who have the horizontal ones also have a date on them to say they are under 21 until. So Brian's says Under 21 until 8/12/13. Oh my! My baby will be 21 in about 6 months! Where did those years go?!?!?!
Cady, that's too bad that none of the docks worked with Maggie's touch. I did finally get my new radio/dock to work! I haven't used it as much as I probably should, but I do use the radio on a regular basis. I know I shouldn't but if it's quiet and the work is caught up I'm reading my book, hence I just have the radio on, but if I'm "working" then I might put in my IPOD and listen to my book. It also somewhat depends on what I am listening to, and how much I think I need to pay attention.
That's too bad that you lost a coworker and have to pull in that slack. Let's hope that you do an awesome job, and get a nice reward for it. On the other hand let's hope that you don't do too awesome a job and they decide not to hire anyone! It's interesting that NOra is going back to Ireland and Witches. That seems to be a favorite theme of hers. I am looking forward to Whiskey Creek as I loved The Witness.
Oops...I see that it wasn't a stabbing at a school where Mary's gc attend, but Trudy's! That's not really the thing you want to see when you get on Facebook. I'm glad your gs was safe Trudy.
Donna, how is your nephew? When we very first moved to Texas Mike's appendix ruptured. It was really strange as it had probably ruptured 3 weeks before they discovered it...that's how long he was having pain. They did explatory surgery and discovered it. Remeber almost 30 years ago they didn't have the type of diagnostic machines they have now! He ended up losing part of his colon because of the damage the rupture did, but he's fine now obviously!
Donna and Mary happy early birthday. Anyone have special plans?
So far this year I think I've read/listened to 7 or 8 books. I've been listening to Lisa Gardner's DD Warren series. I have been totally enjoying these. I started them last year, and I hope to get caught up this year. While it is a series I think they could probably be read in any order, as there doesn't seem to be a lot of continuing storyline like in the In Death books. I'm currently reading Scorched by Laura Griffin which again is part of a series, but appears to be totally stand alone as they common demoninator appears to be the work place, and not necessarily a continuing storyline. I picked it because it's going to be a bookclub selection in February.
If you like historicals I'm told that the upcoming book by Annie Gracie...Autumn Bride is great. I haven't read it.
Well, this is getting really long and I should get going!
Take care!
Sandi
I have read the new book by Robyn Carr. It was ok, and probably better than I give it credit for. It's really sad, but I wonder if I'm getting over my Robyn Carr obsession. If someone is looking for new authors, my book club has been pretty excited over Julie Ann Walker who has a trilogy that is set in Chicago, and has a custom motorcylce shop as the front for a covert mercenary operation. I read Rev it Up, which I thought was the first one in the series, but ended up to be the third! I think I probably would have enjoyed it more had I started at the beginning. There is a 4th one coming soon.
Sherryl Woods also has a new series coming this spring. That one I totally enjoyed! I think it was called Sand Castle Bay, and is going to be at least a trilogy.
I have read the first one or two in the Harmony series by Jodie Thomas, and have the others in my pile. I need to get caught up so bad! That seems to be my refrain..in my pile...I need to get caught up! I hear that the JoAnn Ross series is good as well. Again, in my pile waiting!
Cady, you had to have a tooth pulled or someone else? In February I'm going to have to have a wisdom tooth pulled. I'm really not looking forward to it. I have a consultation with the oral surgeon on the 5th. I probably could have done it sooner, but I have a work holiday that I was trying to work it around as I have no vacation time, and this way I could take an extra day off for recovery and get paid! since I haven't been to the surgeon yet I don't know what it will cost, but the dentist charged me $37 for 5 minutes to tell me it needed to come out and give me the surgeon's name.
Mary, how scary to hear that there was an incident at a school. Is it one where one of your grandchild attend? How old were the students involved? I can't imagine what it's like to be in school these days, or to be the parent or grandparent of a student. I have a few years before I find out, and if Misty is still living where she lives now I'm really going to be worried...not so much for the violence, but for the quality of the education!
The Driver License stories are interesting. Here we can renew once online with the same picture and same license. Well, we could anyway. It's been awhile since I had to renew mine that I don't really know what the process is! I have to renew mine in August so I will be finding out for sure! I know that kids get a one year license at 16 and another at 17 and then at 18 then get a regular license. They messed up Brian's and he got a real license at 17. Here they also give people under 21 licenses that are vertical and after you turn 21 you get a horizontal one. That is supposed to make it a bit easier to see if the person is under 21. Those who have the horizontal ones also have a date on them to say they are under 21 until. So Brian's says Under 21 until 8/12/13. Oh my! My baby will be 21 in about 6 months! Where did those years go?!?!?!
Cady, that's too bad that none of the docks worked with Maggie's touch. I did finally get my new radio/dock to work! I haven't used it as much as I probably should, but I do use the radio on a regular basis. I know I shouldn't but if it's quiet and the work is caught up I'm reading my book, hence I just have the radio on, but if I'm "working" then I might put in my IPOD and listen to my book. It also somewhat depends on what I am listening to, and how much I think I need to pay attention.
That's too bad that you lost a coworker and have to pull in that slack. Let's hope that you do an awesome job, and get a nice reward for it. On the other hand let's hope that you don't do too awesome a job and they decide not to hire anyone! It's interesting that NOra is going back to Ireland and Witches. That seems to be a favorite theme of hers. I am looking forward to Whiskey Creek as I loved The Witness.
Oops...I see that it wasn't a stabbing at a school where Mary's gc attend, but Trudy's! That's not really the thing you want to see when you get on Facebook. I'm glad your gs was safe Trudy.
Donna, how is your nephew? When we very first moved to Texas Mike's appendix ruptured. It was really strange as it had probably ruptured 3 weeks before they discovered it...that's how long he was having pain. They did explatory surgery and discovered it. Remeber almost 30 years ago they didn't have the type of diagnostic machines they have now! He ended up losing part of his colon because of the damage the rupture did, but he's fine now obviously!
Donna and Mary happy early birthday. Anyone have special plans?
So far this year I think I've read/listened to 7 or 8 books. I've been listening to Lisa Gardner's DD Warren series. I have been totally enjoying these. I started them last year, and I hope to get caught up this year. While it is a series I think they could probably be read in any order, as there doesn't seem to be a lot of continuing storyline like in the In Death books. I'm currently reading Scorched by Laura Griffin which again is part of a series, but appears to be totally stand alone as they common demoninator appears to be the work place, and not necessarily a continuing storyline. I picked it because it's going to be a bookclub selection in February.
If you like historicals I'm told that the upcoming book by Annie Gracie...Autumn Bride is great. I haven't read it.
Well, this is getting really long and I should get going!
Take care!
Sandi
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Yea!
I am so excited because the Niners are going to the Super Bowl!!
Gloating just a little because we won against Atlanta. I feel bad for the Falcon players when you see their disappointment. It is so much more fun to be the winners! Now, we just have to see who else will be playing! Might be a Harbaugh Super Bowl!!
A very excited fan,
Donna M
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Sunny Saturday afternoon, 1/19/2013
Good afternoon to Everyone,
It is so nice to see you all posting. I have been home since Wednesday from pet sitting & have been on the run since! It seems when I am gone even though I come home to pick up mail etc., I still have to catch up! Wednesday was also the day my social security arrives in my bank account which means I need to start work on crossing off things on my "need" list. Getting money once a month means the list is always extensive! So Thursday I shopped, Friday I got a hair cut & did laundry, today I did more laundry & took a walk. Oh yea, I cleaned the toilet & sink in the bathroom. So much fun!!
The picture above is the last time I drove over to the coast in December. As you can see it was a gray kind of day. I need some new pictures! I did a sunset the other night but the pictures are very similar to some I took before. I just got them off the camera onto the computer but I haven't put any of them on Google+ yet.
Donna H, a blizzard is not why I want my town on the news! That must have been quite a storm.I don't know how each of us access the blog but when I click on the pencil to write a message for posting that is when you see the little green lock at the top. It is just under the tab that says Blogger: Readers United - x. Since we all use different Internet services I have no idea what you may be seeing. I don't remember the person you are talking about from eHarlequin. Too bad your aunts service was so sad. Sometimes they are a celebration of a life well lived. When I had my appendix out many, many years ago my doctor said if they had waited any longer it probably would have burst. The reason he did not operate sooner is that it is one of the harder things to diagnose, or was at that time. The symptoms were like other possibilities & tests didn't have any positive outcome that led him to operate sooner. It was caught in time so all was okay! I hope your nephew, or was it cousin, will recover soon. That burst spilled all that infection out into his body so I imagine recovery might take awhile. Did you enjoy the Nora Roberts book? I liked that series. I'm looking forward to the new ones for this year. One reason the cost of your dentist didn't sound so bad is because of what that type of dental work costs here in the states.
Mary, how scary to have a stabbing at a school so close to home. Shortly after the Sandy Hook school shooting my grand kids in Oregon were out of school for part of a day because they had had a bomb scare or gun. I don't remember which one now. It turned out not to be true. They went back to school later for classes. They emailed me while they were out is the only reason I know. Since my son in law has a company vehicle Nick gets to have Daddy's pick up to use for going to school. He likes it!! They had an extra long lunch break due to the threat. I think they went to meet their mom for lunch since they had wheels! I will be watching football tomorrow as the 49'ers are playing the Falcons in Atlanta. Sad to say that on the news last night they announced that one of the key players has been accused of sexual abuse. I don't think they actually said rape. Not to much is being said yet as the news was just breaking. They did say that the police had interviewed him, he was co-operating & apparently did not have to be detained as he is with the team in Atlanta. I hope it is some female trying to get some money out of him. I'm amazed at what people try with these athletes.
Cady, I hope you survive all the extra work until summer. It seems they should hire another person now instead of shoving more work off on you. Just my humble opinion. You mentioned one time about needing some new authors. I can't remember if I mentioned you might try Jodi Thomas. Her Harmony, Texas series has been very good. The most recent one is out now. I don't have that one yet. The first book is The Comforts of Home.
Trudy, sorry to hear your grandson was at a school that had a stabbing. I think all schools now have emergency plans in place for all types of incidents. It must have been scary seeing it on Facebook. Is Sharon doing any better?
Besides Nora Roberts starting a new series & also has a new hardcover coming out Robyn Carr is starting a new series that takes place in a coastal town in Oregon. I'm pretty sure the town is fictional! I'm also looking forward to that. There will be no more Virgin River books at this time but she said that who knows what the future holds! She may revisit at some time. I have new books by Carly Phillips & JoAnn Ross to read. The JoAnn Ross book is the newest in the Shelter Bay series. Cady, have you read JoAnn Ross? She is another author that I really like. My most recent reads are In Close by Brenda Novak & Ambushed by B. J. Daniels, both older books. Not sure what is next.
This long chatty post should catch me up for now. Here is a picture, sorry if I am repeating these days!! I must catch up & get some new pictures. This one is at Goat Rock Beach. I love days like in the picture as both water & sky are so interesting.
Have a great weekend Everyone. Go Niner's.
Happy reading,
Donna M
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Took Notes
Well, I took notes, but I'm sure I'll still forget something. . .
Mary, oh my, what a horrible experience -- a stabbing! I hope the student is okay? Will your ddil keep your grandson home for a day or so?
You poor thing -- there's nothing worse than standing in line behind/in front of someone who needs to wash, and the F-word is almost as bad. I got someone in trouble once who continually used that word in a work environment. I put up with a couple of weeks of nasty comments after that, because of it, but eventually everything went back to an even keel with no more "F" expletives. {:-/
We renew our license pictures every 5 years, but it's not that bad because there's a camera in every centre where you can renew your license. I'm not sure when my picture is due to be taken again. I've lost track. I guess they'll tell me when the time comes.
I picked up "The Perfect Hope" from the library today. Seems like I've been waiting forever to get it. The book looks brand spanking new, never been read before. I'll have to be very careful with it. My librarian said I can't renew it, either, because of the length of the waiting list. I'll have to get my name on the list for the ones Nora has coming out asap, so I'm higher up on the food chain. . .
Cady, $269 isn't bad for one extraction??? Last time I had a tooth pulled it cost me $68, and that wasn't all that long ago, either. Maybe it seems like a lot to me because I'm on a fixed pension, and can barely make ends meet as it is without using up 25% of my income on the dentist. I know she has expenses, too, I just don't want to pay them all. {:-(
You need dental work done? Yikes! Hopefully you have SOME kind of insurance?
I got a paper today while having coffee, and one of the jokes it had in it said, "A promotion is when you get paid for work you already do." Maybe you'll do such a good job of filling in for that other person that instead of hiring someone by summer, they'll just give you a "promotion". . . {:-o
I've invited Bren, guess we'll just have to wait and see if she finds us or not. I hope she comes. She's got a wonderful sense of humor. I still go to eH every now and again. Mostly to buy my monthly books. I'm trying to decide if it would be more convenient for me to get them on the Reader Service monthly plan, or to keep ordering them every month. Right now I get 10 or 20% off, depending on the coupon I've got, plus free shipping. If I get them on an auto-order, I get no $$ off, and have to pay shipping. (I think)
I'm brain-dead, I think. It's almost 2 a.m. Must get to bed. . .
Mary, oh my, what a horrible experience -- a stabbing! I hope the student is okay? Will your ddil keep your grandson home for a day or so?
You poor thing -- there's nothing worse than standing in line behind/in front of someone who needs to wash, and the F-word is almost as bad. I got someone in trouble once who continually used that word in a work environment. I put up with a couple of weeks of nasty comments after that, because of it, but eventually everything went back to an even keel with no more "F" expletives. {:-/
We renew our license pictures every 5 years, but it's not that bad because there's a camera in every centre where you can renew your license. I'm not sure when my picture is due to be taken again. I've lost track. I guess they'll tell me when the time comes.
I picked up "The Perfect Hope" from the library today. Seems like I've been waiting forever to get it. The book looks brand spanking new, never been read before. I'll have to be very careful with it. My librarian said I can't renew it, either, because of the length of the waiting list. I'll have to get my name on the list for the ones Nora has coming out asap, so I'm higher up on the food chain. . .
Cady, $269 isn't bad for one extraction??? Last time I had a tooth pulled it cost me $68, and that wasn't all that long ago, either. Maybe it seems like a lot to me because I'm on a fixed pension, and can barely make ends meet as it is without using up 25% of my income on the dentist. I know she has expenses, too, I just don't want to pay them all. {:-(
You need dental work done? Yikes! Hopefully you have SOME kind of insurance?
I got a paper today while having coffee, and one of the jokes it had in it said, "A promotion is when you get paid for work you already do." Maybe you'll do such a good job of filling in for that other person that instead of hiring someone by summer, they'll just give you a "promotion". . . {:-o
I've invited Bren, guess we'll just have to wait and see if she finds us or not. I hope she comes. She's got a wonderful sense of humor. I still go to eH every now and again. Mostly to buy my monthly books. I'm trying to decide if it would be more convenient for me to get them on the Reader Service monthly plan, or to keep ordering them every month. Right now I get 10 or 20% off, depending on the coupon I've got, plus free shipping. If I get them on an auto-order, I get no $$ off, and have to pay shipping. (I think)
I'm brain-dead, I think. It's almost 2 a.m. Must get to bed. . .
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Tuesday evening
Hi everyone!
Trudy--We got an automated call this morning from the Spr.Twp. PD saying there had been an incident, the victim was hospitalized and the other student taken into custody. They also mentioned no guns were involved but did not say it was a stabbing. I checked online and learned it was a stabbing. On WFMZ news I missed some of the report but they did say they locked down the school right away and then when parents started arriving they sent all the students home. Karen attended this school many years ago when it was a junior high. Never thought something like this would happen but glad they had a plan in place. If I hear anymore details I will pass them along to you.
Cady--glad you stopped in. Hope you have a nice long weekend. We don't have dental insurance but the new dentist offers a plan you can buy that helps some. I start my appointments next week. I have minimal interest in the playoffs this year cause my team isn't in them but I will watch the championship games on Sunday. The books I read by Anne Perry were part of her Thomas Pitt series and they were ok. Don't know that I would read anymore of them right now. It's good to know Nora is working on a new trilogy. I look forward to her new stand alone in April. Those are my favorites of her books.
Today I went to the license photo center to get a new photo. In PA we have to do this every four years. It is a pain in the butt. In most counties there is only one center and it is usually crowded and a long wait because they also give the tests for getting your permit there and the driving tests. Luckily, I didn't have a long wait. I was in line between a guy who was in need of a bath and one who's every other word was the "F" word. Glad that is over for another 4 years! :-(
I am still reading Bare Bones. Got into watching tv again as the shows are returning after the holidays. Tomorrow is library day. We have been busy there with new orders to be processed and weeding. We do weeding in January--getting rid of books that have not gone out for several years or duplicates.
Hope you are all having a good week.
Mary
Trudy--We got an automated call this morning from the Spr.Twp. PD saying there had been an incident, the victim was hospitalized and the other student taken into custody. They also mentioned no guns were involved but did not say it was a stabbing. I checked online and learned it was a stabbing. On WFMZ news I missed some of the report but they did say they locked down the school right away and then when parents started arriving they sent all the students home. Karen attended this school many years ago when it was a junior high. Never thought something like this would happen but glad they had a plan in place. If I hear anymore details I will pass them along to you.
Cady--glad you stopped in. Hope you have a nice long weekend. We don't have dental insurance but the new dentist offers a plan you can buy that helps some. I start my appointments next week. I have minimal interest in the playoffs this year cause my team isn't in them but I will watch the championship games on Sunday. The books I read by Anne Perry were part of her Thomas Pitt series and they were ok. Don't know that I would read anymore of them right now. It's good to know Nora is working on a new trilogy. I look forward to her new stand alone in April. Those are my favorites of her books.
Today I went to the license photo center to get a new photo. In PA we have to do this every four years. It is a pain in the butt. In most counties there is only one center and it is usually crowded and a long wait because they also give the tests for getting your permit there and the driving tests. Luckily, I didn't have a long wait. I was in line between a guy who was in need of a bath and one who's every other word was the "F" word. Glad that is over for another 4 years! :-(
I am still reading Bare Bones. Got into watching tv again as the shows are returning after the holidays. Tomorrow is library day. We have been busy there with new orders to be processed and weeding. We do weeding in January--getting rid of books that have not gone out for several years or duplicates.
Hope you are all having a good week.
Mary
I'm back. Sorry about the delay, I swear life is crazy lately. Work is wildly busy as I lost an employee and they are not refilling until Summer, until then I am just picking up more work. Then the normal January rush and getting back into school. Oh my, glad this is a long weekend.
Sandi - So did you finally bring your Ipod dock to work? We got Maggie one for her touch, but after trying three different ones, we figured out that none of them work for her touch. Went to Best Buy and the only that worked for it was a very expensive one. Luckily, she was fine with just getting a portable speaker instead.
DonnaM- I hope things are going well at the cat sitting job. I know that Nora Roberts is working on a new trilogy - Ireland and witches - were the only hint she gave out. It isn't coming out until November though. She does have a new hardcover coming out as well, Whiskey Beach, it is out in April.
Amanda - Happy Belated Birthday. I hope you have a great time in NYC this weekend. Nice picture, I liked how it showed so much of your room.
Trudy - I am sorry to hear about your friend, Sharon. She will be in my prayers.
Mary - I tried Anne Perry, the Cather Street Hangman, it definately didn't pull me in, but I had thought I would try again. I am sorry to hear about your teeth. I had to have a crown last year. It was painful as they thought my insurance would cover half, but my insurance said they don't cover crowns. Definately an unexpected expense.
DonnaH - $256 isn't too bad. I hope Bren decides to join us. I do miss some of the people from eHarlequin.
I have done a bit of reading this year - read the new Linda Howard/Linda Jones book - Running Wild. I liked it, but it was a bit slow. I also read another Elizabeth Peters book - A Serpent in the Crown. There are only 2 more books in this series and I think it is finished as I don't believe she is writing any more. I also read Aileen Baron's A Fly has a hundred eyes - but I didn't really enjoy that one. I am not sure what I will read next, but since I have to work tonight and tomorrow, I am not sure how much reading time I will have. I do have a long weekend, with no plans currently, so hopefully I can enjoy a bit. We did watch a lot of football this weekend. Every team I cheered for lost, so I don't really care too much this weekend. I hope everyone has a good afternoon.
Cady
Sandi - So did you finally bring your Ipod dock to work? We got Maggie one for her touch, but after trying three different ones, we figured out that none of them work for her touch. Went to Best Buy and the only that worked for it was a very expensive one. Luckily, she was fine with just getting a portable speaker instead.
DonnaM- I hope things are going well at the cat sitting job. I know that Nora Roberts is working on a new trilogy - Ireland and witches - were the only hint she gave out. It isn't coming out until November though. She does have a new hardcover coming out as well, Whiskey Beach, it is out in April.
Amanda - Happy Belated Birthday. I hope you have a great time in NYC this weekend. Nice picture, I liked how it showed so much of your room.
Trudy - I am sorry to hear about your friend, Sharon. She will be in my prayers.
Mary - I tried Anne Perry, the Cather Street Hangman, it definately didn't pull me in, but I had thought I would try again. I am sorry to hear about your teeth. I had to have a crown last year. It was painful as they thought my insurance would cover half, but my insurance said they don't cover crowns. Definately an unexpected expense.
DonnaH - $256 isn't too bad. I hope Bren decides to join us. I do miss some of the people from eHarlequin.
I have done a bit of reading this year - read the new Linda Howard/Linda Jones book - Running Wild. I liked it, but it was a bit slow. I also read another Elizabeth Peters book - A Serpent in the Crown. There are only 2 more books in this series and I think it is finished as I don't believe she is writing any more. I also read Aileen Baron's A Fly has a hundred eyes - but I didn't really enjoy that one. I am not sure what I will read next, but since I have to work tonight and tomorrow, I am not sure how much reading time I will have. I do have a long weekend, with no plans currently, so hopefully I can enjoy a bit. We did watch a lot of football this weekend. Every team I cheered for lost, so I don't really care too much this weekend. I hope everyone has a good afternoon.
Cady
Tuesday
Quickie: There was a stabbing at the middle school my grandson attends this morning. I found out when I checked FB and my dil was hysterical. He wasn't involved or the one injured. I just checked the local newspaper there for details. I hope that I get some details from my dil about what went on. Wanted to let you know since Mary lives there too.
Trudy
Trudy
Monday, January 14, 2013
Monday afternoon
Hi everyone!
It has been a while since I last posted. I have been reading posts. I am keeping busy. Still putting Christmas stuff away but that always takes me a while because I reorganize and dejunk along the way. I have been reading. I read Fifty Shades Darker and enjoyed it. It was better than the first book in the trilogy--more of a love story and more info on the background of Christian. I will probably read the third book soon. They are long but don't take long to read. I am currently reading Bare Bones by Kathy Reichs. I really like her books and this one is good so far.
We had a busy weekend. We watched football. We also watched the whole second season of Homeland--Showtime On demand was free for three days. The second season is better than the first IMHO but not for the faint-hearted. We did some shopping since we both had gift cards. I found a fleece jacket I have been wanting. It is cream-colored so is dressier looking than my gray one plus warmer.
I have been updating my Goodreads books and have friended some of you guys. I like going there and spending time reading reviews and rating books. There are a lot of things to do on the site. I am not doing reviews on Amazon right now. Some people can be really nasty and they are public comments. I guess Amaz. is trying to do something about the negativeness.
Trudy--sorry to hear your friend is not good. That is how it goes with cancer. I remember that with my dad and fil. I too would someday like to visit Scotland. Many of my ancestors are Scottish. I love books set there, especially the highlands. Haven't read any for a while though. What restaurant were you referring to here in Berks?
Donna M--yes I guess you could say pork and sauerkraut is an east coast thing. It is a PA Dutch tradition but just about everyone I know has their version of it. Glad you liked The Perfect Hope. I thought it was a good ending to the trilogy.
Amanda--our weather has certainly been warm for Jan. I guess that is about to end.
Donna H--ouch about your tooth. I feel for you. I am about to embark on a dental journey myself :-( Sorry the funeral was so sad. Hope your family is able to get together for your aunt's memorial. Blizzard! Stay safe.
Sandi, Margie and Cady--I hope all is well with you. Check in when you can.
Well, I better get some work done this afternoon. Have a good week everyone!
Mary
It has been a while since I last posted. I have been reading posts. I am keeping busy. Still putting Christmas stuff away but that always takes me a while because I reorganize and dejunk along the way. I have been reading. I read Fifty Shades Darker and enjoyed it. It was better than the first book in the trilogy--more of a love story and more info on the background of Christian. I will probably read the third book soon. They are long but don't take long to read. I am currently reading Bare Bones by Kathy Reichs. I really like her books and this one is good so far.
We had a busy weekend. We watched football. We also watched the whole second season of Homeland--Showtime On demand was free for three days. The second season is better than the first IMHO but not for the faint-hearted. We did some shopping since we both had gift cards. I found a fleece jacket I have been wanting. It is cream-colored so is dressier looking than my gray one plus warmer.
I have been updating my Goodreads books and have friended some of you guys. I like going there and spending time reading reviews and rating books. There are a lot of things to do on the site. I am not doing reviews on Amazon right now. Some people can be really nasty and they are public comments. I guess Amaz. is trying to do something about the negativeness.
Trudy--sorry to hear your friend is not good. That is how it goes with cancer. I remember that with my dad and fil. I too would someday like to visit Scotland. Many of my ancestors are Scottish. I love books set there, especially the highlands. Haven't read any for a while though. What restaurant were you referring to here in Berks?
Donna M--yes I guess you could say pork and sauerkraut is an east coast thing. It is a PA Dutch tradition but just about everyone I know has their version of it. Glad you liked The Perfect Hope. I thought it was a good ending to the trilogy.
Amanda--our weather has certainly been warm for Jan. I guess that is about to end.
Donna H--ouch about your tooth. I feel for you. I am about to embark on a dental journey myself :-( Sorry the funeral was so sad. Hope your family is able to get together for your aunt's memorial. Blizzard! Stay safe.
Sandi, Margie and Cady--I hope all is well with you. Check in when you can.
Well, I better get some work done this afternoon. Have a good week everyone!
Mary
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Weather?
There were some pictures of our town on the weather network this afternoon, taken yesterday. Blizzard conditions. And we were out in it. Not fun!
Yesterday was the funeral of our friend. What a sad funeral, and totally different from any others I've ever been at. So hopeless. My aunt is being cremated -- mostly, I think, because her memorial service won't be held until her son gets out of the hospital and they can't wait that long if you have a regular funeral with a casket. He (my cousin) was working way up north in the oil fields when his appendix ruptured. They medi-vaced him to the nearest hospital, which happened to be Fort MacMurray. We have no idea how long he'll be in there.
He also surprised us by bringing home a bride just before Christmas, which I didn't find out about until Wed. when I spoke with my mom on the phone. She was in Japan, but has now flown up to Ft. M. to be with him.
Thanks again, Donna, for the info on how to tell Bren how to get here. I didn't find a green box with a lock, but I did finally find the address (I hope)
Trudy, sounds like you still need some {{{{HUGS}}}}. Continuing to pray for Sharon.
Oh gosh, look at the time. . . 1:10 a.m. No wonder my eyes feel like gravel pits. Good night!
Yesterday was the funeral of our friend. What a sad funeral, and totally different from any others I've ever been at. So hopeless. My aunt is being cremated -- mostly, I think, because her memorial service won't be held until her son gets out of the hospital and they can't wait that long if you have a regular funeral with a casket. He (my cousin) was working way up north in the oil fields when his appendix ruptured. They medi-vaced him to the nearest hospital, which happened to be Fort MacMurray. We have no idea how long he'll be in there.
He also surprised us by bringing home a bride just before Christmas, which I didn't find out about until Wed. when I spoke with my mom on the phone. She was in Japan, but has now flown up to Ft. M. to be with him.
Thanks again, Donna, for the info on how to tell Bren how to get here. I didn't find a green box with a lock, but I did finally find the address (I hope)
Trudy, sounds like you still need some {{{{HUGS}}}}. Continuing to pray for Sharon.
Oh gosh, look at the time. . . 1:10 a.m. No wonder my eyes feel like gravel pits. Good night!
Saturday, 1/12/2013...
Good heavens, this month is flying by already!! :-)
This is a picture was done in the early evening or late afternoon at Fox Pond. I always get fascinated by the reflections & how Fox Pond looks in the pictures. I haven't taken any pictures lately as I am doing an unexpected cat sitting. The people where I am staying had a good friend pass away in Cinncinati. They went back for the services. I think it was someone they are quite close to. I didn't get details & did not want to pry.
Trudy you mentioned having warm weather...we are getting cold. Tonight is suppose to get down into the high 20's which is very cold here. The other morning when I let the cat out everything was very white with frost. It is clear with blue sky but only warming up to about 50 during the day. We have also had some breeze which feels cooler with those temperatures. Once I am finished with the pet sitting I have some things to take care of then I am going off for a day to take pictures & explore somewhere but have no idea where yet! I'm so sorry to hear your friend Sharon had a set back. I hope she improves after some hospital time.
Donna H, at the top of this page in the white box with a green padlock is our website address. Copy that & send it to your friend in an email. If you have any problems let me know. Glad to help on how to enlarge the pictures. I'm still learning myself even after all the time I spend here at Google+. There is a lot of learn but the help function really helps a lot! Some things I've learned by trial & error! Error first of course!! I'm sorry to hear about family & friends passing away. It is hard any time but worse when it comes more than one at a time. You have been busy! I thought that is probably why you hadn't been here in awhile.
By the way! I let Amanda's birthday slip up on me so am giving a heads up on the next one! Ta Da!!
The next birthdays here in our group are: Donna H & Mary on January 25. Hopefully I will remember when that date arrives.
So far everything I've read this month has been good. Well with one exception! I finished reading J. R. Martinez, Full of Heart. He is the soldier that was on Dancing With The Stars & won the competition. He has also had a role on a soap opera & made numerous apperances on talk show. He just lights up the room. I highly recommend reading his book. I also read Just Down the Road by Jodi Thomas which was very good, a Harmony, Texas series book.
This should catch me up until I get back next time!! I'll say good bye with this! The early stages of sunset from Healdsburg Ridge.
This is a picture was done in the early evening or late afternoon at Fox Pond. I always get fascinated by the reflections & how Fox Pond looks in the pictures. I haven't taken any pictures lately as I am doing an unexpected cat sitting. The people where I am staying had a good friend pass away in Cinncinati. They went back for the services. I think it was someone they are quite close to. I didn't get details & did not want to pry.
Trudy you mentioned having warm weather...we are getting cold. Tonight is suppose to get down into the high 20's which is very cold here. The other morning when I let the cat out everything was very white with frost. It is clear with blue sky but only warming up to about 50 during the day. We have also had some breeze which feels cooler with those temperatures. Once I am finished with the pet sitting I have some things to take care of then I am going off for a day to take pictures & explore somewhere but have no idea where yet! I'm so sorry to hear your friend Sharon had a set back. I hope she improves after some hospital time.
Donna H, at the top of this page in the white box with a green padlock is our website address. Copy that & send it to your friend in an email. If you have any problems let me know. Glad to help on how to enlarge the pictures. I'm still learning myself even after all the time I spend here at Google+. There is a lot of learn but the help function really helps a lot! Some things I've learned by trial & error! Error first of course!! I'm sorry to hear about family & friends passing away. It is hard any time but worse when it comes more than one at a time. You have been busy! I thought that is probably why you hadn't been here in awhile.
By the way! I let Amanda's birthday slip up on me so am giving a heads up on the next one! Ta Da!!
The next birthdays here in our group are: Donna H & Mary on January 25. Hopefully I will remember when that date arrives.
So far everything I've read this month has been good. Well with one exception! I finished reading J. R. Martinez, Full of Heart. He is the soldier that was on Dancing With The Stars & won the competition. He has also had a role on a soap opera & made numerous apperances on talk show. He just lights up the room. I highly recommend reading his book. I also read Just Down the Road by Jodi Thomas which was very good, a Harmony, Texas series book.
This should catch me up until I get back next time!! I'll say good bye with this! The early stages of sunset from Healdsburg Ridge.
Everyone enjoy the weekend. You all know I will be watching the 49'ers play the Green Bay Packers later today. They are playing at home in San Francisco. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!
Take care, happy reading,
Donna M
P.S. I found it! It went into drafts!!!
Saturday, 1/12/2013...
I just lost a long chatty post. Will come back another time as I need to go back to where I am cat sitting. I've been gone long enough!
Right now I am frustrated with myself & the way this happened.
Have a great weekend.
Donna M
Right now I am frustrated with myself & the way this happened.
Have a great weekend.
Donna M
Friday, January 11, 2013
Friday night
Amanda~~Happy Belated Birthday! I hope you had a great day! Sorry this is late.
DonnaM~~Pork and sauerkraut is a PA Dutch tradition which is supposed to bring good luck. Mary lives where I used to live within a few miles actually of where my younger son lives now and where I used to live. Reading, PA and Berks Co is very PA Dutch! There is (I hope it's still there) a restaurant there that I love to go to for authentic PA Dutch chicken pot pie. Yum, yum, yum!
My friend Sharon was admitted to the hospital again on Monday following her radiation treatment. Her BP was dangerously low and she's received two units of blood so far. I found out that CT scans indicated that the tumors are, in fact, growing not shrinking! She's very weak right now and can use all the prayers she can get if you wouldn't mind.
Grace Burrows had a contest on FB today about what you're doing for Valentine's Day with 25 copies of her ARC as prizes. My sob story about how I hate this time of year and why won me a copy. When I thanked her and elaborated on what my birthday and Christmas was like with my husband and sons so that my sons totally ignore me now, I received a really nice response from her. I can hardly wait for her new book to arrive! I have posted a review of Mia Marlowe's book on Amazon and Goodreads; it comes out this month and is worth reading. I finished the first book Sue-Ellen Welfonder sent me, the first book she wrote; I love Scottish medieval romances and this is no exception. Now I'm reading Tawny Weber's Christmas Blaze for a change of pace.
We are having a wonderfully warm week here setting records every day. I love it! It's supposed to last for another week. Been swimming every day.
The story of the broken tooth is awful! I feel for you! I can relate as I'm looking at a future like that if I don't act soon about my dental problems. Ugh! I hope you're doing better now.
Well, the last of my pork and sauerkraut is now nuked so I'd better eat it, huh? I'm going to the symphony on Sunday; I'm really looking forward to it as I haven't been in a couple years. I got a ticket through Groupon in case any of you have that service where you live. You can get great deals on all kinds of things.
Happy weekend!
Trudy
DonnaM~~Pork and sauerkraut is a PA Dutch tradition which is supposed to bring good luck. Mary lives where I used to live within a few miles actually of where my younger son lives now and where I used to live. Reading, PA and Berks Co is very PA Dutch! There is (I hope it's still there) a restaurant there that I love to go to for authentic PA Dutch chicken pot pie. Yum, yum, yum!
My friend Sharon was admitted to the hospital again on Monday following her radiation treatment. Her BP was dangerously low and she's received two units of blood so far. I found out that CT scans indicated that the tumors are, in fact, growing not shrinking! She's very weak right now and can use all the prayers she can get if you wouldn't mind.
Grace Burrows had a contest on FB today about what you're doing for Valentine's Day with 25 copies of her ARC as prizes. My sob story about how I hate this time of year and why won me a copy. When I thanked her and elaborated on what my birthday and Christmas was like with my husband and sons so that my sons totally ignore me now, I received a really nice response from her. I can hardly wait for her new book to arrive! I have posted a review of Mia Marlowe's book on Amazon and Goodreads; it comes out this month and is worth reading. I finished the first book Sue-Ellen Welfonder sent me, the first book she wrote; I love Scottish medieval romances and this is no exception. Now I'm reading Tawny Weber's Christmas Blaze for a change of pace.
We are having a wonderfully warm week here setting records every day. I love it! It's supposed to last for another week. Been swimming every day.
The story of the broken tooth is awful! I feel for you! I can relate as I'm looking at a future like that if I don't act soon about my dental problems. Ugh! I hope you're doing better now.
Well, the last of my pork and sauerkraut is now nuked so I'd better eat it, huh? I'm going to the symphony on Sunday; I'm really looking forward to it as I haven't been in a couple years. I got a ticket through Groupon in case any of you have that service where you live. You can get great deals on all kinds of things.
Happy weekend!
Trudy
Fri, Jan 11
I read a few more of the later posts after I posted, and thought to make a couple of really positive comments about what I read -- but now I can't remember what I was going to say. . . {:-(
Sandi, it sounds like your new job is working out. I'm so glad that horrible stress is lifted from you. How is Richard and son (sorry, can't remember his name)? Did you get any more renovating done in your house?
We're planning on painting our kitchen this spring. I'm going to insist that the bedroom get painted first as it's been waiting longer than the kitchen.
Did I scare everybody away???
How did you post that 2012 Challenge? Can we have a spot where we put the 2013 Challenge? I've already read 7 books this year, wrote them down, too. If I could post them here as we go along the year, that would be great -- rather than having to do the whole job at the end of the year.
Hmmm. I must have scared everbody off. I'M SORRY! PLEASE COME BACK AND POST AGAIN! {;-) {;-) {;-) :)
Sandi, it sounds like your new job is working out. I'm so glad that horrible stress is lifted from you. How is Richard and son (sorry, can't remember his name)? Did you get any more renovating done in your house?
We're planning on painting our kitchen this spring. I'm going to insist that the bedroom get painted first as it's been waiting longer than the kitchen.
Did I scare everybody away???
How did you post that 2012 Challenge? Can we have a spot where we put the 2013 Challenge? I've already read 7 books this year, wrote them down, too. If I could post them here as we go along the year, that would be great -- rather than having to do the whole job at the end of the year.
Hmmm. I must have scared everbody off. I'M SORRY! PLEASE COME BACK AND POST AGAIN! {;-) {;-) {;-) :)
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
BOO! I'm back. . .
I can't even remember when I was here last. It has been one hassle after another. Nothing big, just all the little things piling up. We had about 6 Christmas banquets, 3 kids' programs to go to, and on and on. When you finally think you're done shopping, you remember one more thing that you really can't do without, so there goes another day in town, and when you get home, you think of something else you forgot, so off to town you go again the next day. I was ready to pull my hair out! We've had company 5 times in the last 2 weeks -- yikes! I didn't realize it was that often till I actually sat down and counted.
My house is even cleaner than it's been in a long time. Now if I can just keep it that way. . .
I had dental surgery on Monday. I had a root canal done on this tooth about 20 years ago, and over the last few months a bit would break of here, and a bit there, so just before Christmas I figured I'd better get it looked after before the whole thing was gone and I was left with nothing but a root. So I quickly made an appointment, but they couldn't get me in until Jan 7th. Well, guessssss what!!! Boxing Day. The whole thing broke off. Thank goodness it wasn't hurting. So Monday came, and I knew it had to come out, but didn't have a clue how she was going to get it out. She cut down the front of my gums, and drilled away a little of the bone, got her little pick in there, and out it came. She did put in a couple of stitches, but I've still got a huge gaping hole in my jaw. It hurts some now, but not as much as my wallet hurts! Sheesh! $269. Hardy said she should have charged me half because there was only half a tooth left. I wish!
On Sun. evening I got a call from my sister-in-law that a friend of ours had passed away that morning. On Mon. evening I got a call from my dad that my aunt had passed away that morning. I refused to answer the phone when it rang on Tues evening. . .
I almost forgot. HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY AMANDA!!
I truly will try and come a little more regularly now that -- hopefully -- the madness of the Christmas season is past. I see that we're getting a couple of very good photographers in our group. I liked that one of yours, Donna, where the tree was reflected in the water. That was cool! Amanda, I'm going to have to go back and click on your panorama one to make it bigger as I really couldn't see much as small as it was. It's sure nice that someone knew how to solve that problem. . . {;-)
I started keeping track of the books I read last year, but fell by the wayside somewhere around June. Up until then I had read about 20/month, but even that slowed down at the end of the year. I'll say I read 150 -- that should be fairly close.
I was talking to Bren (do you remember the Wench from eHarl?) the other day, and she said she hardly ever goes there anymore, so I invited her to join us. But I didn't know how to send her a link.
Oh! Hardy just reminded me that he has a meeting tonight. I'd better get along and make some supper for him. I'm still on soft foods until my mouth heals a little more. See you later. {:-)
My house is even cleaner than it's been in a long time. Now if I can just keep it that way. . .
I had dental surgery on Monday. I had a root canal done on this tooth about 20 years ago, and over the last few months a bit would break of here, and a bit there, so just before Christmas I figured I'd better get it looked after before the whole thing was gone and I was left with nothing but a root. So I quickly made an appointment, but they couldn't get me in until Jan 7th. Well, guessssss what!!! Boxing Day. The whole thing broke off. Thank goodness it wasn't hurting. So Monday came, and I knew it had to come out, but didn't have a clue how she was going to get it out. She cut down the front of my gums, and drilled away a little of the bone, got her little pick in there, and out it came. She did put in a couple of stitches, but I've still got a huge gaping hole in my jaw. It hurts some now, but not as much as my wallet hurts! Sheesh! $269. Hardy said she should have charged me half because there was only half a tooth left. I wish!
On Sun. evening I got a call from my sister-in-law that a friend of ours had passed away that morning. On Mon. evening I got a call from my dad that my aunt had passed away that morning. I refused to answer the phone when it rang on Tues evening. . .
I almost forgot. HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY AMANDA!!
I truly will try and come a little more regularly now that -- hopefully -- the madness of the Christmas season is past. I see that we're getting a couple of very good photographers in our group. I liked that one of yours, Donna, where the tree was reflected in the water. That was cool! Amanda, I'm going to have to go back and click on your panorama one to make it bigger as I really couldn't see much as small as it was. It's sure nice that someone knew how to solve that problem. . . {;-)
I started keeping track of the books I read last year, but fell by the wayside somewhere around June. Up until then I had read about 20/month, but even that slowed down at the end of the year. I'll say I read 150 -- that should be fairly close.
I was talking to Bren (do you remember the Wench from eHarl?) the other day, and she said she hardly ever goes there anymore, so I invited her to join us. But I didn't know how to send her a link.
Oh! Hardy just reminded me that he has a meeting tonight. I'd better get along and make some supper for him. I'm still on soft foods until my mouth heals a little more. See you later. {:-)
Monday, January 7, 2013
Almost over . . .
So, its almost midnight here . . .
Donna -- Thanks a bunch for the birthday "flowers"! My work day sucked (booooo) but this evening was ok. I did talk David into taking my out for dessert after dropping Amelia off at her dance class:-) It was delicious! Also, my Aunt Judy called to say she was mailing a check to me tomorrow for the rest of my inheritance from Grandmom - and said how did it feel turning 34 - lol! So, I'm going to pay off a bill and then use some to visit NYC in two weeks. David was going to surprise me and just go yesterday, but Amelia told me Friday night (his fault - he didn't tell her it was a secret). Better for me this way, as I can plan an itinerary (he didn't) and I will have MLK off so I won't have to go to work the following day. Always a plus!
Trudy -- Cool that you still have Santa after 38 years. I have some Xmas things too, but nothing outdoors that blows up. I did just buy a new Snoopy for outside. I wonder if it will last that long? Nice that you won some new books too! You can never have too many Xmas (or New Years) gifts, I say:)
I see its been quiet in here. Everyone must be recovering from the holidays. I haven't started another book since finishing the one for book club this week. Still have to come up with questions for it and find some books to put in the hat for the next book (true crime). Hopefully whatever book is picked won't be too hard for me to get thru. There is some nasty crimes out there.
Ok, guess its off to bed. Wake up time will be here too soon. Is it the weekend yet? Lol
Have a great week!
Amanda
Donna -- Thanks a bunch for the birthday "flowers"! My work day sucked (booooo) but this evening was ok. I did talk David into taking my out for dessert after dropping Amelia off at her dance class:-) It was delicious! Also, my Aunt Judy called to say she was mailing a check to me tomorrow for the rest of my inheritance from Grandmom - and said how did it feel turning 34 - lol! So, I'm going to pay off a bill and then use some to visit NYC in two weeks. David was going to surprise me and just go yesterday, but Amelia told me Friday night (his fault - he didn't tell her it was a secret). Better for me this way, as I can plan an itinerary (he didn't) and I will have MLK off so I won't have to go to work the following day. Always a plus!
Trudy -- Cool that you still have Santa after 38 years. I have some Xmas things too, but nothing outdoors that blows up. I did just buy a new Snoopy for outside. I wonder if it will last that long? Nice that you won some new books too! You can never have too many Xmas (or New Years) gifts, I say:)
I see its been quiet in here. Everyone must be recovering from the holidays. I haven't started another book since finishing the one for book club this week. Still have to come up with questions for it and find some books to put in the hat for the next book (true crime). Hopefully whatever book is picked won't be too hard for me to get thru. There is some nasty crimes out there.
Ok, guess its off to bed. Wake up time will be here too soon. Is it the weekend yet? Lol
Have a great week!
Amanda
For Amanda, 1/07/2013...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMANDA!
May your day be filled with fun, family & friends!
Just because I know you like the pictures, this is for you!
I'm not sure if this one was posted before but this a place I like walking by because of the flowers. Even now there is still something with blooms. Flowers for your birthday.
Enjoy your day.
Donna M
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Finally, my first post of 2013...
Hi Everybody!
I can't believe it took this many days to get here in 2013! The other evening I went up to Healdsburg Ridge for sunset pictures because it looked like it might be a good one! Mostly I took other pictures! This one is overlooking Fox Pond to the hills in the distance. You can see that late afternoon/early evening haze/mist on the hills. I just liked the look ot it. By the way, glad to see Amanda posting pictures. Anytime you want to see more detail in any pictures posted just click on the picture to enlarge. I did for your panorama. Looks good! I have experimented some with mine but not happy with the results yet. Need much more practice!
Mary, glad you had a good Christmas & New Year. Sorry to hear about your dental woes but sounds like it will be taken care of. We have been having cold weather, especially for here. It has been down into the high 20's a couple of nights with heavy frost. It has warmed up a bit as we had rain yesterday. We had rain all day on Christmas! No snow in this area. We have a very mild climate. None of the authors you mentioned are ones I have read.
Trudy, I love how you swept away 2012! What a great idea. Mine wasn't anything like yours but I was still glad to see the last of it as financially it was a tough year for me! It sounds like your friend Sharon is doing quite well. I do hope that continues. Both you & Mary mentioned pork & sauerkraut on New Year's Day, it must be an east coast tradition. I don't have any food traditions for the New Year! I just like to eat.
Amanda, good start on your pictures. I can't remember if I mentioned it before but I had my camera for over a year, maybe even two, before I started doing anything other than turning it on & taking pictures. Boy! Have I learned a lot since I decided to try some of those settings. Another thing that has inspired me is the photography community here on Google+. There are many fabulous photographers out there contributing pictures anyone can see. Are your girls back in school tomorrow? All the schools in this area start back tomorrow to the best of my knowledge. I'm not sure about the Junior College in Santa Rosa. They have their own schedule with a long break between semesters.
So far I have managed to read 2 books this year! A good start. The first one was The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts which I loved. She is just the best at trilogies & connected books. The second one was by Jaci Burton, Summer Heat. It was hot, a walk on the wild side. Not for everyone. It is one of her earlier books, from 2004. Now I am reading a Jodi Thomas more on it when I finish.
This should catch me up some for now! Here is another picture from my evening at Healdsburg Ridge which was when the nights were very cold. I found ice that had never melted along the path! Just in one spot. I found out you can't take pictures with gloves on. I don't think my camera accomodates a remote that you hold attached to the camera. If you were using one the camera would have to be on a tripod. I haven't gone into any of that! Not sure I ever will but you get some great pictures with long exposures. Mine are all hand held. My camera will attach to a tripod but they are a real pain to pack around, at least to me!
This picture is looking east with the last little bit of sunlight on vineyards, clouds over head. Everyone have a good evening. See you all next time.
Take care, happy reading,
Donna M
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Saturday afternon
OK, so I'm goofing off! I took down the outside lights and brought in my Santa Claus which is about 38 years old (bought him when my younger son was 2 and we lived on Girard Ave in West Lawn, Mary). I've treasured this Santa for many years and he still has the same brick inside of him as I put in him all those years ago, plus I only changed the light bulb once. Not sure when my tree will be put away as I have some dampness problems in that closet to deal with first. And, horrors of horrors, the books on my Keeper shelf, two shelves up on a bookcase in my bedroom, are tacky! I've boxed them up and have them sunning to dry out! Happened to my Christmas cards sealed in their box in a drawer in little chest of drawers under a window. All three are on outside walls; people think it might be because of my 4 month a/c problem last year.
I visit Sue-Ellen Welfonder's Tartan Ink's blog almost daily. She hasn't been active much lately as she's been writing but she did post New Year's Eve at midnight just after I did my broom/dance. So I posted about it and she sent me four of her back list books b/c I was the first one to post in her blog this year! It came today and it was like opening a huge Christmas present! She lives a lot closer to me than I thought too. I am always telling her about the weather. I think we're kindred souls in some ways, especially with the weather. I know she loves Scotland and I want to go to Ireland and Scotland so bad I can taste it.
Mary~~Thanks for joining me on Goodreads. I just posted a review of Mia Marlowe's book which comes out this month there. I have a friend here, who gets me the great tickets to Celtic Thunder, who is always posting on Goodreads too. Plus Shana Galen is posting there also. I still haven't quite figured out how to make the site work for me except to mark "want to read." I could review so many books! Since 2006, I've read about 2000 books; kept a list of them and marked which ones were good, super, avg. and yuck.
Well, I waited for people to go to the pool so I could go swimming since I'm not allowed to swim alone because of my epilepsy but, they waited to come until it got overcast and now it's tooooo cold. Spoiled brat that I am! So I guess I go to the laundromat and do my laundry because tomorrow it's supposed to rain hard and I don't want to be hoofing it over there then. Have a great weekend everyone!
Trudy
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Wednesday night
Hi everyone!
First let me wish everyone a happy and healthy new year! Our holidays were great. Karen and her family and my brother came to our house yesterday for pork, sauerkraut and mashed potatoes. Ice cream for dessert! Our Christmas was great also. The kids loved all their presents and had a great vacation from school and work. I haven't started putting decorations away. I like to leave them up for a while into January.
Trudy--yes we did have a white Christmas and still have some snow left on the ground. It is cold but no storms in the forecast right now. I can handle the cold. Glad you got to spend Christmas with your friend.
Sandi--I have been keeping track of my reads for years. I read 71 books this year.
Amanda--I enjoyed your pictures. Did you enjoy the snow? I can handle the little storms and the cold, just don't like the big snows.
Donna M--I love the shore pictures. Makes me want to go there but not at this time of year! Retirement is great if you have a lot to keep you busy and your needs are met. Sounds like you had a nice time with your gs. What a guy!
Cady--I hope you are all feeling better now. You mentioned looking for more historical mystery series. Have you ever tried any of Ann Perry's books? I have read one or two. Also Ellis Peters who writes the Brother Cadfael mysteries. I have read a few of those also.
I have done some reading. I finished The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton. It was ok but a bit too long. I also read Holiday Buzz by Cleo Coyle and it was a good read. It is part of her Coffee House mystery series. Today I started Fear No Evil by Alison Brennan.
Today I had my dental check-up and found out I have to have several teeth capped. This was a bit of a shock. Our dentist of over 20 years retired suddenly with no warning. We like the dentist who took over but we are finding out our old dentist was more than a little negligent the past few years. One of the teeth I have to have capped is one he did just two years ago! We don't have dental insurance but they do have a plan you can buy into. Lucky for us because Don also is having some work done. Not the way I wanted to start the new year off but I am thankful that the new dentist is on the ball.
Have a good week everyone and happy reading!
Mary
First let me wish everyone a happy and healthy new year! Our holidays were great. Karen and her family and my brother came to our house yesterday for pork, sauerkraut and mashed potatoes. Ice cream for dessert! Our Christmas was great also. The kids loved all their presents and had a great vacation from school and work. I haven't started putting decorations away. I like to leave them up for a while into January.
Trudy--yes we did have a white Christmas and still have some snow left on the ground. It is cold but no storms in the forecast right now. I can handle the cold. Glad you got to spend Christmas with your friend.
Sandi--I have been keeping track of my reads for years. I read 71 books this year.
Amanda--I enjoyed your pictures. Did you enjoy the snow? I can handle the little storms and the cold, just don't like the big snows.
Donna M--I love the shore pictures. Makes me want to go there but not at this time of year! Retirement is great if you have a lot to keep you busy and your needs are met. Sounds like you had a nice time with your gs. What a guy!
Cady--I hope you are all feeling better now. You mentioned looking for more historical mystery series. Have you ever tried any of Ann Perry's books? I have read one or two. Also Ellis Peters who writes the Brother Cadfael mysteries. I have read a few of those also.
I have done some reading. I finished The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton. It was ok but a bit too long. I also read Holiday Buzz by Cleo Coyle and it was a good read. It is part of her Coffee House mystery series. Today I started Fear No Evil by Alison Brennan.
Today I had my dental check-up and found out I have to have several teeth capped. This was a bit of a shock. Our dentist of over 20 years retired suddenly with no warning. We like the dentist who took over but we are finding out our old dentist was more than a little negligent the past few years. One of the teeth I have to have capped is one he did just two years ago! We don't have dental insurance but they do have a plan you can buy into. Lucky for us because Don also is having some work done. Not the way I wanted to start the new year off but I am thankful that the new dentist is on the ball.
Have a good week everyone and happy reading!
Mary
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
New Year's night
Happy New Year's Ladies!
So above is a pic of my cat Tigger (on our new sofa). I was playing with my new camera - finally. Almost as much of a challenge to download on here - ugh. For a non-cheap camera, it really should have come with a plug to put in the computer (it came with one to plug into an outlet). So I discovered that my kindle plug in works with it - yeah me!!
Trudy -- No doubt you were glad to see 2012 leave. I really hope this year is better for you. We did not have a white Christmas - but a short white Christmas eve - lol - until it changed to rain. Amelia was hoping for it though.
Sandi -- I use to listen to audios at work and miss that I can't (well I could but I get interrupted/on phone to much for it to do me any good). Like Donna, I started keeping track of what I read in June of 2003 - I believe on a discussion where you said you started doing it (or had recently). I can't believe I've been doing it that long already. Where does the time go? I only read 35 books this year - a bad year for sure. Will try to improve on that for this year.
Cady -- Great to see you check in. Glad you had a good Christmas despite being sick. Everyone I know seems to be and now I'm getting a cold - ugh - just in time to go back to work. Hope you had a great NYE party/sleepover.
Donna -- See? I finally tried it out - lol! Be awhile before my pics look like yours though. I think the feature I like best so far is that you can do a panoramic picture - very cool. Love your pics, as always, and want to come visit as a result. One of these days . . .
Can't believe I have to go back to work tomorrow:( At least it is a short week. I did start my book club book - A Girl, A Guy and A Ghost (Patricia Mason, I think). Just over half-way thru it and its cute. Should have it done by the weekend. We went to my gf Jackie's parents house for NYE. She was sick over Christmas and wasn't up for making dinner, so her mom's house it was (they live 2 min apart). We went minus Amelia as she was at her gf's dads house (around the corner from we were ironically). We had a good time and was home by 1 am. Quite a few people on the road coming home too.
One more pic. The panoramic view I mentioned (this is my living room). I think its pretty cool. Too bad it doesn't show up bigger on here:(
Ok off to be. Hope everyone has a good Wednesday!
Amanda
Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I made it to 2013!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES, YES, YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I stood in my doorway with a broom and swept out 2012! Then I went out and danced in the street! Do you get the impression that I was happy to be rid of 2012?
Goal? What goal? Did we have a goal to read for books this year? If so, according to my calculations, it's somewhere around 150 (I keep track of the books I give to the library after reading; you can claim them as a deduction on income taxes). Do I win the prize? OK, so no prize.............
I just finished reading the ARC book I received from Mia Marlowe entitled Waking Up with a Rake. It comes out this month and is the first book in a trilogy about three rakes who are sent to seduce prospective brides of the Duke of Clarence in order to prevent his marriage to one of them. In this book, Rhys is sent to seduce Olivia Symon in order to clear his name and restore his standing after the massacre at the Battle of Maubeuge; his two friends will have to do the same thing also. Olivia, although very wealthy, is a commoner and very independent-minded. Rhys finds himself quite taken with her despite himself and Olivia is no easy conquest. When mysterious accidents begin to happen, Rhys begins to wonder is someone is out to do Olivia harm. When her father catches him in her bedchamber where he has taken up residence in order to protect her, her father sends them to Gretna Green to be married. But will this stop the threats on Olivia's life? What about the Prince? Then there is the matter of restoring Rhys' standing with his family and the ton. I really enjoyed the book and I think you will too.
I spent Christmas with my friend Sharon. We finally had the turkey and pumpkin pie I got for Thanksgiving and some things I got from the Farm Share fresh produce give-away on Dec. 18. I also took my homemade applesauce. They supplied the rest of the food and I'll tell you it was enough for 20 people even though there were only four of us at dinner (a neighbor of their's came too). Sharon has cancer in at least 15 places, all stage 4; she's offended when people tell her that stage 4 is considered terminal! She looked really good considering what she's going through; she almost through her radiation which is shrinking some of her tumors. I'm taking pork and sauerkraut to her tonight for New Year's, plus home-made applesauce.
Cady~~I'm sorry your family was sick over Christmas. What a bummer! It seems as though you all recovered quickly.
Sandi~~How's your new job going? I hope you like better than the one you had before.
Mary and Amanda~~You woke to a White Christmas, wow! I saw it on Weathebug! You still have some snow on the ground now. I have a site at the Columbia, JRHS and it faces the Susquehanna River. I can't tell you how much it means to me to be able to see that river as I grew up in York, went to college in Selinsgrove and moved here from Reading; the Susquehanna has been my lifeline! I also have a site at Whitfield ES, Mary and one at Henderson HS in West Chester, Amanda; so you see, I can check on the weather in PA easily! I gather from the FB postings of my dil, that my youngest grandson went nuts when he woke up Christmas morning and saw the snow in Sinking Spring.
Donna~~I enjoyed the photos you took of your trip. You are becoming quite the photographer! And where you live is fascinating.
Well, if I want to go swimming, I'd better do it now. It's 75 today and the pool is heated; it's been cold for about 10 days and I have been swimming for weeks. Happy New Year's everyone!
Trudy
Goal? What goal? Did we have a goal to read for books this year? If so, according to my calculations, it's somewhere around 150 (I keep track of the books I give to the library after reading; you can claim them as a deduction on income taxes). Do I win the prize? OK, so no prize.............
I just finished reading the ARC book I received from Mia Marlowe entitled Waking Up with a Rake. It comes out this month and is the first book in a trilogy about three rakes who are sent to seduce prospective brides of the Duke of Clarence in order to prevent his marriage to one of them. In this book, Rhys is sent to seduce Olivia Symon in order to clear his name and restore his standing after the massacre at the Battle of Maubeuge; his two friends will have to do the same thing also. Olivia, although very wealthy, is a commoner and very independent-minded. Rhys finds himself quite taken with her despite himself and Olivia is no easy conquest. When mysterious accidents begin to happen, Rhys begins to wonder is someone is out to do Olivia harm. When her father catches him in her bedchamber where he has taken up residence in order to protect her, her father sends them to Gretna Green to be married. But will this stop the threats on Olivia's life? What about the Prince? Then there is the matter of restoring Rhys' standing with his family and the ton. I really enjoyed the book and I think you will too.
I spent Christmas with my friend Sharon. We finally had the turkey and pumpkin pie I got for Thanksgiving and some things I got from the Farm Share fresh produce give-away on Dec. 18. I also took my homemade applesauce. They supplied the rest of the food and I'll tell you it was enough for 20 people even though there were only four of us at dinner (a neighbor of their's came too). Sharon has cancer in at least 15 places, all stage 4; she's offended when people tell her that stage 4 is considered terminal! She looked really good considering what she's going through; she almost through her radiation which is shrinking some of her tumors. I'm taking pork and sauerkraut to her tonight for New Year's, plus home-made applesauce.
Cady~~I'm sorry your family was sick over Christmas. What a bummer! It seems as though you all recovered quickly.
Sandi~~How's your new job going? I hope you like better than the one you had before.
Mary and Amanda~~You woke to a White Christmas, wow! I saw it on Weathebug! You still have some snow on the ground now. I have a site at the Columbia, JRHS and it faces the Susquehanna River. I can't tell you how much it means to me to be able to see that river as I grew up in York, went to college in Selinsgrove and moved here from Reading; the Susquehanna has been my lifeline! I also have a site at Whitfield ES, Mary and one at Henderson HS in West Chester, Amanda; so you see, I can check on the weather in PA easily! I gather from the FB postings of my dil, that my youngest grandson went nuts when he woke up Christmas morning and saw the snow in Sinking Spring.
Donna~~I enjoyed the photos you took of your trip. You are becoming quite the photographer! And where you live is fascinating.
Well, if I want to go swimming, I'd better do it now. It's 75 today and the pool is heated; it's been cold for about 10 days and I have been swimming for weeks. Happy New Year's everyone!
Trudy
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