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May Book Winners!
Congratulations to Dobie and Suzette! You are our May 2010 Book Winners! Dobie’s name was drawn first, so she gets the first choice between DEWEY by Vicki Myron, a memoir about the famous “Library Cat,” and Terri Blackstock’s novel, LINE OF DUTY. Happy Reading! Next month, more free books!
TINSEL!
Wild Word Friday! The word TINSEL comes to the English language from the Middle French word etinceller, which means to ornament with sparkling color. When I was a child, TINSEL was a very big part of our Christmas, and decorating the tree was something we all did as a family, Mom, Dad, and all us…
December ’12 Book Winner!
Congratulations to AMBER, our December 2012 Book Winner! I will mail the copy of Olivia Newport’s novel, ACCIDENTALLY AMISH to you ASAP! Merry Christmas!!
A Glance Back – Arthritis
About three weeks ago, I noticed that I couldn’t straighten my right middle finger, and now I’m having trouble with the left middle finger, too. I use my hands hard. I garden, I do house and yard work for us and our parents, I play musical instruments, and I type. A lot. Now, when it…
CACHINNATION
Wild Word Friday! Last week I was rereading one of my favorite novels, JANE EYRE AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Charlotte Bronte. In the part of the novel when Jane was employed as a governess, she would hear an eerie laugh in the middle of the night. She described that laughter as CACHINNATION. I’ve read JANE EYRE at…