Monthly Archives: July 2012

Six Word Saturday

Posted on July 28, 2012 by mairedubhtx

I’m going to Art Journaling class. I’ve signed up to take an art journaling course. It’s about journaling, but instead of writing, it’s about using art instead. I figured it would be an interesting course. I like art and I … Continue reading →

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Book and Film Challenge Update

Posted on July 28, 2012 by mairedubhtx

The 76th book I read for the challenge was Alexander McCall Smith’s Friends, Lovers, Chocolate, an Isabel Dalhousie mystery. Isabel, the editor of The Journal of Applied Ethics, is a philosopher who is always thinking of moral issues. She is … Continue reading →

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Book and Film Challenge Update

Posted on July 27, 2012 by mairedubhtx

Book number 75 for this challenge was Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith. This is a No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency novel featuring Mma Ramotswe. In this book, Mma Ramotswe and Mr. J.l.B. Matekoni are engaged and buy … Continue reading →

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Thursday Hodgepodge

Posted on July 26, 2012 by mairedubhtx

1. The Summer Olympics officially begin this Friday…will you be watching? If you could see just one event in person which one would you pick? I think I would like to see the ladies gymnastics. I’ve always been amazed at how those young women … Continue reading →

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Book and Film Challenge Update

Posted on July 25, 2012 by mairedubhtx

The 74th book I finished reading for the challenge was another Alexander McCall Smith book, Espresso Tales: A 44 Scotland Street Novel. As you will recall, the 44 Scotland Street series was originally a serialized book in The Scotsman newspaper and … Continue reading →

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Book and Film Challenge Update

Posted on July 22, 2012 by mairedubhtx

The 73rd book I read was the second of the Corduroy Mansions novels, The Dog Who Came in from the Cold, by Alexander McCall Smith. In this book, we again find William French, who has extricated himself from Marcia, although … Continue reading →

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Six Word Saturday

Posted on July 21, 2012 by mairedubhtx

It’s Ramadan, the time for fasting. Ramadan began yesterday and this is the month for fasting for Muslims. That means no eating, drinking, sex, or smoking from dawn (when the first light appears in the sky) to sunset. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Book and Film Challenge Update

Posted on July 19, 2012 by mairedubhtx

The 72nd book I read for the challenge was One for the Money by Janet Evanovich. This is her first Stephanie Plum mystery novel. In this introductory book, Stephanie has lost her job at the department store and out of … Continue reading →

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Book and Film Challenge Update

Posted on July 17, 2012 by mairedubhtx

Book number 71 was A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny. It was a Chief Inspector Armand Gamache mystery. Gamache has two murders to solve in this book. He is called to Three Pines at Christmastime to solve the electrocution murder … Continue reading →

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Book and Film Challenge Update

Posted on July 16, 2012 by mairedubhtx

The 70th book I read for the challenge was The Bellman Chronicles by Robert Hookey, also affectionately known to our fellow bloggers as The Hook. Yes, indeed, I opened wide y wallet and bought the book version of The Hook’s … Continue reading →

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