November 2013 Book Winner!
Congratulations to Holly Bayerl who has won a copy of Richard L. Mabry’s medical thriller, HEART FAILURE! Holly please message me with your address, and I’ll send you the book ASAP!
Blessings!
Sue
Congratulations to Holly Bayerl who has won a copy of Richard L. Mabry’s medical thriller, HEART FAILURE! Holly please message me with your address, and I’ll send you the book ASAP!
Blessings!
Sue
Wild Word Friday! Once upon a time, the English had a law that required a homebuilder to get a permit before he could build eaves that allowed water to drip on land owned by someone else. Not only were eaves sometimes a controversial matter in ancient England, in the 1600s they gave us the verb EAVESDROP,…
I belong to readers group. We meet once a month, September through May, and we usually read books that fall into the general category of secular literary novels. But for this month, we decided on a book that is a little different from our usual fare. We’re reading Ann Voskamp’s memoir, ONE THOUSAND GIFTS. I’m…
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Congratulations to Tracey Monette our June 2011 Book Winner! Tracey, please email me with your choice of our 2 June Free Books and your mailing address. I’ll send it to you ASAP! During July and August we’ll take a break from book give-aways. I need a couple of months to restock my “give-away” library. I’ll…
Wild Word Friday! Sometimes a word is pure poetry. Take DAYBREAK for example – isn’t that just a great word? And here’s the best news. English isn’t the only language to use a poetic word to depict that first daily glimpse of sun. The Sanskrit word for dawn means having become light. Russian and Polish words for DAYBREAK refer…
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