Monthly Archives: December 2013

Obligatory retrospective

I was just realizing that I don’t feel like I’m richer or better traveled at the end of this year that I was at it’s beginning, which makes it a change from the last several. Not a bad year, though, … Continue reading

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quick PSA

Today’s Kindle Daily Deals include 113 of what Amazon refers to as “crafty living” books – anything from canning to knitting to cellaring wine to building castles out of candy. (And yes, Christmas was great, but my online time has … Continue reading

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I have achievements!

I finished the Holiday Challenge yesterday – 2000,000 meters in only 21 days. Yay me! Also, this morning Ted was going in to work late so I took the truck (we have only a one-car garacge, so the truck sits … Continue reading

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holiday visits

We get to spend the holiday weeks with my husband’s parents, who are good company and considerate guests, in the beautiful and comfortable lakefront house that is one of our favorite places in the world, and we are privileged to … Continue reading

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Book puff!

I’ve received the copy for my book jacket from the publishers, and I love it. (I am tempted to keep this around at work, where I am working on a project involving the very stuff I wrote about, in case … Continue reading

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The Sound of Music – a few opinions, not a formal review

A little background, for those who don’t watch NBC enough to have been subjected to its barrage of advertising for this: last night, they broadcast a live performance of The Sound of Music, based on the Broadway show rather than … Continue reading

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ebooks on sale! LOTS of ’em!

For about two decades, I’ve owned an odd and appealing fantasy paperback called The Labyrinth Gate. Somehow it wasn’t until I saw a digital copy of it for sale at Amazon tofday that I realized it was by Kate Elliott. … Continue reading

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