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  • I am still alive, just in case any of ya'll were wondering. This week has just been INSANE. But I took tomorrow off...so with Labor Day I have a (hallelujah!) four day weekend ahead of me, so all is well. Also housesitt…

  • BBC!!

    A new version of Jane Eyre in production to show on the BBC this fall, starring Toby Stephens (Duke Orsino in Twelfth Night – fabulous movie!) as Edward Rochester. Here is a picture of the new Jane and Rochester...they h…

  • Six useful words

    I am such a pack rat. Well, I'm less of a pack rat than I used to be. Anyway...I was cleaning under my bed (scary place, lemme tell ya) and found a whole bunch of emails I'd printed off and saved from like five years ago…

  • I found an interesting website today -- The Kenneth Branagh Compendium. It has quite a bit of information about his two newest directorial efforts: The Magic Flute and As You Like It. Unfortunately, I couldn't find relea…

  • The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie

    The Secret Adversary (Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries)By: Agatha ChristiePublisher: SignetISBN: 0451201205 Back cover summary: Hiring themselves out as “young adventurers willing to do anything” proves to be a s…

  • This is hilarious...

    Looking at my footprints tracker today, I discovered that someone in North Carolina clicked over from Google after seaching the following: Buble+illegitimate+son+Frank+Sinatra ROFLOL!!! I mean seriously, I don't think …

  • I talked to my uncle today. Evidently he, my dad, and brother took a little camping trip earlier this week. My uncle got the bright idea when they were kayaking of rocking back and forth to see how much he could rock the…

  • EDIT: Well, the house smells scads better and no one's had any more hairballs. Currently watching Wives & Daughters. Tom Hollander (Mr. Darcy (EDIT: Collins, I meant Mr. Collins! I'm losing my frickin' mind!!) in t…

  • Daniel Deronda

    I've been watching (again) the fabulous BBC miniseries Daniel Deronda. Based on the George Eliot novel of the same name, and scripted by the brilliant Andrew Davies (of Pride and Prejudice '95 fame), Daniel Deronda conce…

  • EDIT: YAY! Chris Botti (aka Ruth's Future Husband ) has a new project releasing this Tuesday, August 22 -- it's a CD/DVD package of a concert that was broadcast on PBS earlier this year. The DVD release has been delayed …

  • So the neighbors had this guy over to mow their yard this morning. I swear he was weedwhacking the same flippin' place for 30 minutes. I know this because that area of their yard happens to correspond with the corner of …

  • A Good Woman

    A Good Woman transforms Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan into a stylish film set in Italy during the Jazz Age. The dialogue lacks some of Wilde's wit and sparkle, as seen in other film adaptations of his work (An Idea…

  • Chocolate! and The Buccaneers

    Wow. A dark chocolate virgin Mary has been discovered. Is it bad that I have this overwhelming urge to eat it instead of pray to it? Reminds me of Nashville's famous "Nun Bun" which was stolen from its bakery in 2005 a…

  • Anyone want some tomatoes? - aka day 2 of time off

    Well, the family left on their road trip yesterday. Fifteen hours stuck in a car -- yuck!! I took yesterday thru Monday off work. It took all of one day to fall out of the whole waking up at 4:30am to start my day sched…

  • Branagh & Shakespeare

    I rented Kenneth Branagh's Henry V and watched it for the first time last night. Absolutely loved it, of course! I had no idea it was such a who's who of acting -- Ian Holm (Bilbo!), Brian Blessed, Derek Jacobi, Judi Den…

  • Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear ~ Reviewed

    Maisie Dobbs (Maise Dobbs Mysteries #1)By: Jacqueline WinspearPublisher: PenguinISBN: 0142004332 From the back cover: The daughter of a struggling greengrocer, Maisie Dobbs was only thirteen when she was sent t…

  • WINNER: Arms of Deliverance

    The winner of this week's drawing for a copy of Tricia Goyer's novel Arms of Deliverance is: casey_at_bat! More later, ya'll...

  • The book tag (courtesy of Emily)

    I was tagged by Emily a while back... 1) One book that changed your life?Well, there is of course the Bible. But if we're talking about book books as a opposed to the book, I'd have to say A Voice in the Wind by Francin…

  • Book giveaway: You can still enter the drawing for a copy of Tricia Goyer's fantabulous novel, Arms of Deliverance by leaving a comment at this post. (I tweaked the review a bit today, I wasn't entirely happy with it whe…

  • Heed the midget wonder cat!

    Click here to read about the world's smallest cat (well, he's on track to claim that "honor" anyway). Isn't he too cute?!!!

  • Not much to say today. I found the cover for Stephanie Barron's upcoming novel on Amazon (Jane and the Barque of Frailty, which is the 9th in the series, if I'm not mistaken, releases in November). I love this cover. Ver…

  • Arms of Deliverance by Tricia Goyer ~ Review & Book Giveaway

    Arms of Deliverance: A Story of Promise By: Tricia Goyer Publisher: Moody ISBN: 0802415563 From the back cover: Europe, 1944. Katrine, a Czech Jew, is so successful in her attempt to pass as an Aryan that she finds h…

  • I got tagged (again!). :-P

    1. Grab the book nearest you, turn to page 18, line 4? The definition of "aggrandize": to make great or greater 2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What can you touch? papers piled on the computer pr…

  • I'm such a sap.

    I am such a sap. I stayed up way too late last night watching Under the Greenwood Tree, which is so sweet...and James Murray just turns me to goo. I love Brits. And then Leah and I talked for a solid hour and a half…

  • Winner of THE REDEMPTION

    The winner of The Redemption by M.L. Tyndall is: iDIGGYDIGGYvball! HAPPY FRIDAY, PEOPLE!! T. and I drove home (after staying late for a class) in a colossally awful rainstorm. It was coming down so fast the ground wasn'…

  • Random links

    Book giveaway: If you'd like a chance to win a copy of The Redemption by M.L. Tyndall, leave a comment at this post. I'll announce the winner tomorrow. Did you hear about the guard dog that went berserk and shredded Elv…

  • DARK HOUR winners...

    Sorry this post is so late in the day, it's been kind of crazy-busy! The winners of the Dark Hour ARCs are: peachjolyranchr and myglasshouse! Trying to catch up on lots of reading, more blogging when that happens. T…

  • Really random blog...

    Book giveaway: If you'd like a chance to win a copy of The Redemption by M.L. Tyndall, leave a comment at this post. I'll announce the winner this Friday. You can also still enter Wednesday's giveaway:Bonus book…

  • FIRST Day: FULL TILT by Creston Mapes

    It is August 1st, time for the FIRST Day Blog Tour! (Join our alliance! Click the button !) The FIRST day of every month we will feature an author and their latest book's FIRST chapter! This month's feature author…

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