Monday, November 23, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Collection Agent
It’s My Place & Yours time once again and it’s all about collectables – as in, what do you collect? I collect two things in mass quantity and one thing in a tiny assemblage.
Books. (Duh?)
Yarn. (Duh Duh?)
And Buddhas. (Not so Duh.)
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Friday, November 13, 2009
First November Read
I just love Emma Lathen’s John Putnam Thatcher mysteries. A pair of book-loving friends recommended them to me about a year ago and that’s all it took to get me started on a collection of my own. A good many of the books were written before I was even born. They’re all set in the business/Wall Street world of the 1960’s – which I have yet to understand, despite having read so many of these books. Still, I truly love to read them. Death Shall Overcome was tense and exciting – I certainly didn’t guess “Who Dunnit.” Due to its publication date – 1966 – a lot of its terminology seems drastically dated, but the overall themes still feel relevant for today. (Check out that 60 cent price tag up in the right hand corner!)
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
Saturday, November 7, 2009
My Secret Weapons
It’s My Place and Yours time again. This week’s theme is:
YOUR SECRET WEAPON.
Complicated broad that I am, I have TWO Secret Weapons. I often use them in tandem for, you know, super excellent warrior performance and stuff.
SECRET WEAPON # 1
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Thursday, November 5, 2009
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
October Reads
My October read for TBR was quite suspenseful and exciting - David Rosenfelt’s Open and Shut. A Golden Retriever loving defense attorney named Andy Carpenter tells the story of the long ago hidden conspiracy he stumbles upon, a conspiracy that may hold the key to freedom for the man he’s defending for murder. It’s definitely procedural in nature – which I usually avoid – but it was interesting, well written, and ultimately satisfying in the end. (And of course, the Golden Retriever Tara was my favorite character!)
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