Mulling Over a New Book and Want Your Opinion
-
So I'm mulling over a new book I'm thinking of writing, and I honestly want
your opinion. You can drop me an email or leave a comment if you like. But
I...
A modest proposal on hosepipe bans
-
A hosepipe ban is to be introduced in parts of East Anglia from the 5th
April to conserve water stocks. Those caught using hosepipes will face a
fine of up...
Simple travelling
-
A pillow from home made an excellent table for me as we travelled along. I
had the GPS, the itinerary and the map as well as my knitting. Hanno did
most of...
Night Heron
-
All work and no play makes Sam a dull boy, so I left work at half past four
today to connect with the Night Heron located in Kenidjack Valley,
approximatel...
-
I couldn't resist these anemone. I went for manure and added some beauty
to the day. I've had such fun getting outside and preparing the garden for
the ...
Morning murmurations
-
*The Safari has solved* the riddle of the mysteriouswhereabouts of the
loudly singing* Mistle Thrush*...by tricky triangulation wesussed he was
somewhere o...
#CTWW - Daily Challenge for Mar. 13, 2012
-
Welcome to Change The World Wednesday Daily (#CTWW)! If this is your first
visit, please click HERE for information and a complete list of all the
challeng...
Under the Mesquite (YA)
-
Under the Mesquite. Guadalupe Garcia McCall. 2011. Lee & Low. 225 pages.
*I am standing just inside*
*the doorway, watching Mami talk*
*to the television ...
A Trip Down South!
-
Along with a good friend (who was driving) I endured horrendous traffic,
which meant it took four hours to reach our destination in *Dorset* and
with heavy...
Texture Tuesday & Gerbera Daisies
-
At $5.00 each Gerbera daisies are an expensive flower. Just imagine a
whole bouquet of gerbera daisies! But when inspiration comes at five
dollars for two...
Poetry Hunt Contest Winners
-
The newest issue of Schoolcraft College's national literary magazine The MacGuffin (Winter 2012) features the winners of the issue of the 16th National Poet...
Indian Peafowl - Yala, Sri Lanka
-
[image: A photograph of a Peacock taken in Yala, Sri Lanka]
*Indian Peacock (Pavo cristatus) - Yala, Sri Lanka*
Indian Peafowl are a common sight in the dry...
Links for 2012-03-12 [Digg]
-
- Collection Of Paint Tool Sai Tutorials
Make dream-like and awesome paintings and digital artworks and photo
manipulations with your Paint To...
The Blood Lie Tour: Multi-Character Interview
-
*Today I got to interview the characters from The Blood Lie by Shirley Reva
Vernick. I hope you enjoy!*
1. What is your greatest achievement?
Shirley...
In My Mailbox- March 12, 2012
-
In My Mailbox: Here's what came in my mailbox this week
MONDAY
Lies Beneath- Anne Greenwood Brown--review for a Teen Book Scene Blog Tour
Etern...
Book Giveaway Winner!
-
We have a winner for an ebook version of Stacy Verdick Case's A Grand
Murder... The winner is...
*Ann*
Congratulations, Ann! I hope you enjoy this book...
Stuffed Louse
-
*Tough to say kind words about the louse...but ain't he cute?*
Our Stuffed Louse Toy
This engaging, realistic-looking *stuffed louse* is soft and floppy....
Exiting The Rat Race
-
by Gavin from The Greening of Gavin & Little Green Cheese
Back a few years ago, I remember thinking many times that something was missing in my life. I ...
Time For A Few Herb Cuttings!
-
It's time for a few herb cuttings! Surely you didn't think it would be too
long before the plant propagation posts began again? The warm weather is
here ...
The Sunday Salon: February in Review
-
Books Read in February
(click for my reviews)
- A Secret Kept by Tatiana de Rosnay: "I had such high hopes for this
newest novel by Tatiana de Rosnay...
3.11.12 “Feral” cat feeder
-
Since Smokey, (the grey female cat, that took over our back porch) came to
stay ……she added a couple of kittens to the family.
They are definitely outdo...
The Latest Additions...
-
The fella on top is Domino, but we call him "The Dom". Turns out he has
ringworm so we are now dealing with that loveliness, just what my household
nee...
America: Origins of an Empire
-
To understand the decline and approaching fall of the American empire, it’s
necessary to understand how that empire came into being. That’s a complex
issue...
2012 Central Ohio Home & Garden Show - Columbus, OH
-
Each year, I receive free tickets for the Central Ohio Home & Garden Show,
held at the Ohio Expo Center on the Ohio State Fairgrounds. It's a 2½-hour
driv...
Marching Into Spring…
-
[image: IMG_8687 copy]
Hello from windy Southern Indiana. No, we haven’t been blown off the hill,
but it’s been close. There seems to have not been a ...
Planning Ahead
-
These photos were taken with my phone...why? I forgot the camera yet again!
The early potatoes chitting in the cold greenhouse, they have a fleece
covering...
LONG TIME NO BLOG!!!
-
I have not blogged since last october, so, I decided that today was a day
to start again.
I picked up Andy and we took a drive to Sevenoaks Nature Reserve f...
Most disgusting display
-
Been to the Auckland Museum during my trip to New Zealand last year. Its a
pretty good museum with lots of displays from natural history to Maori
culture...
Towards Diyathalawa
-
I went thru' this forest, while travelling from Haputhale to Diyathalawa.
Haputhale, Diyathalawa and Bandarawela known for cool and less humid
climates, ...
Japanese Cat Lovers Snarl at New Law
-
TOKYO (Reuters) - Times are looking tough for Tokyo's cat cafes, where
feline aficionados can drop in for tea and some time with a cat.
At most such establ...
Steps to become unsinkable
-
I listened to the webinar by Sonia Ricotti recently.
Here are the 3 steps to become unsinkable:
1.Reprogram your conscious mind.
2.Reprogram your unconscio...
More frogs
-
It's cold and miserable and the pond is quieter today, but there are still
at least six new clumps of spawn since yesterday.
I've been trying to get some ...
Haunted by Transatlantica
-
Back in the fall of 1985, when I had only been in the United States a few
weeks, I read a copy of *Vanity Fair *magazine that I'd found in the office
I sha...
Matched (Matched #1) by Ally Condie
-
*Publisher: *Dutton Juvenile
*Source: *Bought (B&N)
*Edition: *Hardcover
*Pages: *366
*Rating: *
Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the r...
Guest Post: Label GMO's- It's Our Right to Know!
-
*Last week my husband and I got the privilege of meeting Jere Gettle of **Baker
Creek Seeds** for the first time. I can honestly say that I have never met ...
Stags in a row
-
Another weekend without any photography. So instead here is a shot from a
couple of weeks back
[image: Stags in a row]
This shot of three stags in a row ...
First Post in the Book Blogger Love-A-Thon
-
Hey everyone! I know I'm starting just a bit late, but I'm actually on
vacation right now and writing this post from a hotel room.
I do want to participate...
Hibiscus Pastel
-
"13.5 x 20" Pastel on Colorfix
I have just started this new Pastel. i am trying something new with this
one, I am spraying with workable fixative between l...
Top 10 best cities to live in 2011....!!!
-
Fra: Lalitha Brodie (lalitha.brodie7@hotmail.com)
Sendt: 9. januar 2012 05:42:36
Subject: Top 10 best cities to live in 2011 (surprise ---> none in
USA,U...
-
TopDragon Awards 2011
Well folks, even though I don't actively blog about reading books anymore,
I thought I'd post my best of 2011 list for you. As a remi...
Happy New Year -Glorious 2012
-
I am not sure if everyone will agree but most people I know had a really
bad 2011 so coming from that it can only get
BETTTERRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! On t...
It is me again....
-
I always start with the usual apology, sorry. A lot has been going on since
I last blogged. Always busy in the fall trying to get all of the little
project...
THE HUNGER GAMES TRAILER!!!
-
I have been on Twitter and Facebook all morning because on Good Morning
America the trailer for The Hunger Games was released. I got up at 7:45
just so I w...
Last Post
-
*Bird News*: *Ivy Lake* - *short-eared owl* 1, flushed from beside the path
to the Ivy South hide, rather an odd place I thought, but no doubt about
the id...
The BIG THING
-
I'm going to make this blog private. For a time. I need to be able to put
words out into the cosmos about the BIG THING that is happening in my life.
If yo...
Review: Rosebush by Michele Jaffa
-
*Title: Rosebush*
*Author: Michele Jaffe*
*Publication date: December 7, 2010*
*Summary: **
*
Instead of celebrating Memorial Day weekend on the Jersey Sh...
In the middle of August
-
I'm afraid I've given up. If my garden has anything living in it it isn't
because of me. We're on a voluntary water conservation too. There are signs
for i...
-
*Year end sale* on most original paintings. Prices are marked up to 60% off
the normal prices. Please feel free to forward this information on to
people yo...
Ustream Making It Happen In Chicago
-
Check out Boo Kitty in this image featured on the top left. He is such a
scaredy cat he is actually frightened by the 3 week old bunnies wiggling
aroun...
Needle in a Haystack
-
Actually a Honda key in a strawberry patch....a really out in the boonies,
30 minutes from home, strawberry patch. Braylen & I spent about 30 minutes
picki...
April Heatwave
-
We're never satisfied really. A month ago I was moaning about how cold it
had been. Although average minimum temperatures are around 6°C in March,
they'd...
This site moved to Reading-Reviewing.com
-
Please update your feeds and your bookmarks. I point this out regularly
because this blog continues to get new followers whom I'd much rather see
at the ne...
What shape desk?
-
Ok...so I want a different desk to work at. This one just doesn't have a
lot of workspace and I'm considering an L Shaped Desk. I saw **these at
CSN....an...
Week 9, Life with Lady
-
Wow time sure does fly when you are having fun!
Lady is now about 6 months old, and has lost all of her baby teeth. She
lost the last two top canines on S...
Crocheted Secret
-
Pretty cotton/acrylic yarn for my new project (Sirdar Calico).
But I can't show you what I'm making 'cos it's a secret.
Shhhhhhh!
[image: Bookmark and ...
A confession, The Confessions, and ...a pledge?
-
Life gets busy, and life away from computers does need attention - and we
all take time for that. But - maybe you have encountered this? - I actually
hit...
Your favorite YA book trailer of 2010? VOTING!
-
Here's some trailers you have all voted for. Watch, then go to the bottom
and vote.
You can vote for up to TWO trailers. If ther's any tha...
Quick Update
-
Friends,
I have moved to USA and I'm not able to participate in any swaps or not
doing any private trades either.
I will keep you all posted when I start ...
Welcome to the new Secret Gardeners
-
The founding members of The Secret Gardening Club have moved onto secondary
schools. A new team of budding young horticulturists is being groomed to
take t...
O-positive individuals in Chikungunya risk?
-
*O-positive individuals in Chikungunya risk?*
Were you infected by Chikungunya virus (CHIKV)? So surely you may remember
those harsh symptoms like high fev...
-
Well, it looks as if the sunny weather is on our side for our Open House on
Saturday afternoon. Please plan on joining us this Saturday, September
11th, be...
Visit Sri Lanka
-
Sri Lanka worlds #1 tourist destination full of tourist again after
30years. Rapid developments projects already started to provide more
facilities to tour...
Tourism is booming in Sri Lanka
-
(August 13, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Currently we live on the sweat of
the expatriate labour force mostly in the Middle East which is the main
income o...
#108 - My Cousin Vinny
-
If you can only visit one Caribbean island, I think it should be *Turks &
Caicos*. Turks is one of the few islands that actually has gorgeous, white
beach...
Next Meeting
-
Hey it's Reniece i was just wondering if anyone knew when the next meeting
was as i haven't been recieving emails lately and was worrying if i had
missed a...
In My Mailbox
-
Hi everyone! Sorry this is a bit late (yeah I know- understatement), my cat
just died (she had FIV, basically the cat version of AIDS, which she was
app...
Stuff Christians Like by Jonathan Acuff
-
Summary:
Sometimes, we fall in love on mission trips even though we know we’ll break
up when we get back. Sometimes, you have to shot block a friend’s pray...
Garden Quote of the Day
-
*"The fair-weather gardener, who will do nothing except when the wind and
weather and everything else are favorable, is never master of his craft."--
Henry...
LEARNING process
-
It has been said that information is power, so the more information someone
has, more powerful they can become. Considering this statement, it is
important...
The Neighbours Cat
-
Cheeko, the neighbours cat, deciding what to have for dinner, a shubunkin,
a red cap oranda, a koi or maybe just a plain goldfish
Got nothing there
A ...
Baking Day
-
Tonight the husband and I are having dinner with some friends, and I was
asked to bring dessert. So I turned to my copy of the *Better Homes ...
Ten Dollar Bathroom Sink
-
Ten Dollars can go a long way. My daughter Lesley and I were "barn saling"
and we stumbled on a great sale where someone had literally cleaned out an
old b...
Organic Vegetable Gardening Supplies
-
x
x
Organic farming is the trend these days because it is cheap and it is
environment friendly. Before you get started, you need to get some organic
v...
Start of The Gardening Season
-
Another rainy day here in the northeast. Rained here for the last three day
and the garden is soaked, a muddy mess, but there is hope it sight with the
rai...
Back to the Farm
-
We will be heading back to the Farm next week. We have a great deal planned
for this year:
1. Rainwater Catchment System to collect water for livestock...
Poisoned Town and Virtual Cut by Inner Voices
-
Hello all,
As some of you may remember, I reviewed two songs by Adam Brierley's solo
project, Inner Voices, back in November. For the many of you who...
Probably not good driving weather yet...
-
This message (especially the picture) does not encourage me to drive today!
I think I will enjoy a day with the students building snowmen!
Caring for your chicken in winter
-
If you have a chicken coop, you have chicken around the house so you know
that you need to take care of the chicken during winter. This means doing
things ...
Dragonfly Reviews
-
Hiya everybody!
It's been a really shocking 3 months since I've last blogged, but I've had
other things to keep me occupied, but I'm back now :-)
You'll p...
Reflections on a ‘radical’ of our times
-
*Champika was not born with a political ‘silver spoon’. He did not come
from a wealthy family. And yet, this man with sheer force of determination
and incr...
blogspot link update
-
The best of Egypt blogs Click on the photos to enlarge
http://egyptwildlife.blogspot.com/ birds of Egypt
http://egyptswildlife2.blogspot.com/ birds of Egypt...
In My Mailbox (21)
-
Unfortunately i got zero books this week and i owe a tremendous amount to
my library! :( Im telling you life is pretty crazy for me right now!! lol
[image:...
The Secret" Teaches A Powerful Tool
-
By Jenn Lawlor
Most of us in this world are aware that the human psyche is the strongest
source of energy and still only a negligible number are knowledgea...
Make Ahead Meals for Busy MOMs
-
As you can probably tell from my lack of participation over here lately
I definitely needed the help...
Probably most of us do...
I tried several recipie...
Udawalawe National Park
-
The Udawalawe National Park situated in the dry zone of the country and
belonging to Sabaragamuwa & Uva provinces. The park area is 30,821 ha in
are...
Two Vegetable Recipes: Add Zest to Your Sidedish
-
Harvets time and the cooking is fresh.
If you are tired of serving the same vegetables night after night and
getting that look that says, oh no peas again,...
Ummm...
-
I'm sorry for being so MIA as of late.
Life's just been getting the better of me.
I am still reading and I'll try and get some reviews posted but as an
adva...
Life on an organic farm is…builds character.
-
In the movie Holes, the boys have to dig a 5 ft by 5 ft hole everyday.
They’re told this exercise is “building character,” when in reality it’s to
look for...
A small step or a big step?
-
One dilemma that often confuses people trying to adopt kaizen for self
improvement is that they presume an implicit assumption that one should be
taking sm...
What Does Stephen King Read?
-
[image: AddThis] Share This Article Get Updates by Email [image: email2] Tell
a friend
[image: What Does Stephen King Read?]
The books that touched the l...
The Last Class
-
Today is the last day of classes for the 2008-2009 school year. A rainy
grey afternoon was spent weeding and mulching the garden. This years
elective is le...
Week 1.... again
-
Look...she quit again. I am not surprised. I have no passion for it. I
resent that I had to change the walk time because of my job and that
resentment is e...
Sri Lanka Wild Life
-
Sri Lanka Wild Life
he Magnitude of bio diversity found in Sri Lanka is not in line with it's
physical proportions. United nations has acknowledge...
Wild Life in Sri Lanka
-
Wild parks in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has a rich and exotic variety of wildlife and a long tradition of
conservation rooted in its 2,230 year old Buddhist ci...
Birding Hotspots....
-
The jungles of Sri Lanka abound in a variety of wildlife,which is
surprising for an island
of its size in the tropics.A visit to the Sri Lankan jungles i...
Very nice step by step instructions in this video! Wow. Maybe even I can do this! Thanks for this post. Come spring time I shall try this out.
ReplyDelete