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March Madness

My parents are coming up for a visit tomorrow. I was on the phone with my mother tonight, telling her that I’d almost finished cleaning the house. The last thing I had left to do was the sweeping, which takes … Continue reading

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Bookish in January and February

I was surprised to discover that I forgot to post my January reads. Well, maybe not surprised – February was an insane month, and if I missed stuff it was because other stuff jumped up in my face and made … Continue reading

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The year in books, Part 2

Last year, I read 74 books, only three of which were non-fiction. That surprises me – I thought I’d read more than that. The year before, I’m almost certain I did. Anyways, here’s my list of the most notable books … Continue reading

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The year in books, Part 1

…And December reads! Actually, I’ll do that first. It was a pretty good month, what with the holidays and reading on the train home and back. ~ Cruisie, Jennifer and Bob Myer. Don’t Look Down (2) I think I finished … Continue reading

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Overdue books

Man, did I not post the list of books I read in October? I don’t think I did. In fact, I didn’t read many in November either – I started quite a few which I ended up chucking out the … Continue reading

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Bookish musings

Earlier this week I finished a book I’d been pecking at for the past week or two. It was a good book, and I really enjoyed it; the reason it was taking so long was because I didn’t have a … Continue reading

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Well-read in August

Damn it. I just lost the post I’d started writing about what I read last month. And I just remembered I was supposed to call my sister tonight. Double damn. Sorry Rachelle! Anyhoodle… on with the list! ~ J.K. Rowling, … Continue reading

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Oh Summer, where are you going?

Seriously – one minute it was early June, then I blinked and all of a sudden it’s mid-August and the days seem shorter and the nights cooler. Pretty soon I’m going to have to remember where I put my snow … Continue reading

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Now I’m all nostalgic

The other day I wrote about it being summer (officially) now, and since then I started reflecting on all the memorable books I’d read (or tried to read) during summers past. Part of me wants to go back and reread … Continue reading

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May’s Read Books

I haven’t been all that good a blogger lately. I blame it on the fact I now have a real backyard all to myself! With real gardens! And I can plant things in it! And it needs to be weeded! … Continue reading

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