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Let’s Give Away Some ARCs!
It’s time for me to share a few more ARCs (OK, actually, I need the space!). Some of these have some age on them but, if you haven’t read them, who cares, right? Check these out and, if any of them interest you, leave a comment and you’ll be entered in the drawing to be [...]
November 7, 2010
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Trick Or Treat!
Happy Halloween! !
October 31, 2010
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Beach Week, Sort Of
Heading to Nags Head today with family friend, Janis. We’re meeting Annie there and the three of us will have a fab 4 nights at an oceanfront motel, one where our room is literally walk-out-the-door-onto-the-beach. The weatherman is calling for sunny days in the mid-60′s, a little cool but nice for this time of year [...]
October 20, 2010
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Me and the Beav
June Cleaver has died and there went another little piece of my childhood. Leave it to Beaver started in 1957 and the Cleavers were the all-American family (highly idealized but I didn’t know that at the time). I thought it was so very cool because these stories were usually told from the viewpoint of the [...]
October 17, 2010
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Acorns and Squirrels and Winter, Oh My!
I’ve been listening for the past three weeks to the drumming of acorns falling. Now, this is certainly nothing new but this year there seems to be so much more of it going on.  At times, the clatter on my roof sounds like a giant popcorn popper has been turned on and even the kitties [...]
October 14, 2010
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Secretariat: The Greatest Racehorse Ever
Laura was almost 11 months old when Big Red was born. She was 4 and Annie was 6 months old when he became the ultimate darling of the horse world. Laura and I watched those three races, completely enthralled along with everybody else, while Annie no doubt had a complete lack of interest. I actually [...]
October 7, 2010
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Sisters in Crime, a Contest Winner and a Home Invader
A few days ago, I went to a meeting of the local chapter-to-be of Sisters in Crime (SinC). The guest speakers were Meredith Cole and Ellen Byerrum who were both entertaining and informative and I especially enjoyed seeing Ellen again (she was always a favorite author visitor when the store was open) along with her [...]
September 29, 2010
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Banned Books Week 2010
This is Banned Books Week, running today through October 2nd. An annual event sponsored by the American Library Association, the American Booksellers Association and other organizations with a deep interest in our inherent freedom to read, these books that have been challenged or outright banned somewhere in the US in the past year are celebrated. [...]
September 25, 2010
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This and That
And the winner is— Congratulations to Reader Wil in the Netherlands for winning a signed copy of Vicki Lane’s The Day of Small Things and many thanks to everyone else who entered the drawing! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well, I’m $1,300 poorer but now we know a lot about Hamilton’s health. He has good skeletal condition and no [...]
September 23, 2010
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Not Just Another Day
I find myself in a bit of a weird spot. Today is 9/11 and, when the store was still open, I would usually be having quiet conversations with customers and then, later, I’d be at home watching some of the older programs, perhaps seeing some new broadcasts, generally having a kind of introspective day. Having [...]
September 11, 2010
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