Monthly Archives: January 2009

Book review: ‘Secrets Of A Summer Night’ by Lisa Kleypas

Here we go — my first serious foray into the romance genre! I picked up Lisa Kleypas’s A Wallflower Christmas this past December, wanting to read a holiday-themed novel to get me in the spirit. After some light research, I … Continue reading

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Booking Through Thursday: Finding inspiration

Let’s go Booking Through Thursday! This week’s question: Since “Inspiration” is (or should be) the theme this week … what is your reading inspired by? I absolutely love, love, love picking up a book, reading through the first few pages … Continue reading

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Spoils of the inauguration

Mom went back to work downtown today, so you know what that means — perusing the leftover spoils of President Obama’s inauguration! She snagged quite a few beautiful souvenirs — including T-shirts, buttons and a poster! — and I’ll be … Continue reading

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Feed a fever, starve a cold

So I’m sick again. After getting over a nasty flu a few weekends ago, I woke up yesterday morning with a seriously scratchy throat, a terrible headache and a stuffy nose. Ah, cold season! Can there be anything more exciting? … Continue reading

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Queen of Consolation Prizes

Of the 117 books I currently have listed on my LibraryThing account — which are mainly all of the books I’ve read since June of last year, plus the more memorable ones I’ve read in the past — my average … Continue reading

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It’s official!

I made it home on my lunch break to watch President Obama take the oath of office — and I even managed to catch his speech! Amazing. I was flying. And, as noted by CNN, the official page of the … Continue reading

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