First Impressions I have tried to watch Forrest Gump several times but with each attempt I fall asleep. The stretch between his college football games and saving Lieutenant Dan had me yawning. Until recently this has been my experience with The Shining by Stephen King. I found it slow and wasn’t able to slog my […]
Sunday Post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer is a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. I returned from Christmas vacation on the 31st to recover from […]
As I have said in the past, my family almost never spends Christmas at home opting for warmer weather in places like Florida or Mexico. In 2014 we spent the season in Merida Mexico. Boasting close to one million people, it is the largest city in the Yucatan and considering I had only been to […]
A Month of Favorites is hosted by Girlxoxo, Traveling with T and Estella’s Revenge I decided to “bend the rules” and share my favorite posts that best describe my year in blogging and also fitting as it is my last post of the year. Christmas in New Orleans — I started out the new year right after a nice Christmas […]
The new year is approaching, and I’m summing it up with a meme hosted by The Happily Ever After… entitled My Life According To The Books I Read In 2014 Describe yourself: An Untitled Lady by Nicky Penttila How do you feel: An Untamed State by Roxann Gay Describe where you currently live: Ember Island by Kimberley Freeman […]
When I was in elementary school I loved the Dear America series. I mainly read ones that were centered around civil/WWs and as this was one of the happier ones in the series, and I have always preferred dark not-so-happy-ever-after endings, Christmas After All never made it to my bedside table. This installment was a […]
Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth Director: Francis Lawrence Release Date: November 21, 2014 When Katniss destroys the games, she goes to District 13 after District 12 is destroyed. She meets President Coin who convinces her to be the symbol of rebellion, while trying to save Peeta from the Capitol. ~ IMDB Despite my dislike for the book […]
A Month of Favorites is hosted by Girlxoxo, Traveling with T and Estella’s Revenge I’m going to be lazy on this one and let my Goodreads Stats speak for themselves. 2014 Reading Challenge Whitney has completed her goal of reading 50 books in 2014! hide 52 of 50 (100%) view books 5 of 5 stars 4 of 5 […]
I am thrilled to hosted a book blast/giveaway for all three books in Rebecca Hazell’s The Tiger and the Dove Trilogy. Rebecca’s novels are truly wonderful and highly recommend them! The Grip of God (Book One) The Grip of God is the first novel in an epic historical trilogy, The Tiger and the Dove. Set […]
Sunday Post hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer is a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. A very calm week, only venturing out for a trip to […]