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About November

About You! November is one of those months that I both love and dread. I love that November (in the US anyway) means Thanksgiving, the beginning of holiday celebrations, a time that reminds us to be grateful. I dread that the days are short and often gray, that the trees are bare and that November…

Nov. 2011 Free Book!

ALMOST HEAVEN by Chris Fabry is about as close to heaven as you can get with a book. I absolutely loved this story, the characters and the author’s skill in word use.  Not only is ALMOST HEAVEN a Christy Award Winner, it’s also a Christian Book Award winner. From the back cover: “Some people say…

Oct. 2011 Book Winner!

Congratulations to Sarah McHatton who won our October Free Book – THE GIRL IN THE GATEHOUSE! I’ll be sending the book your way, Sarah. Tomorrow I’ll post information about our November, 2011, Free Book tomorrow. I hope everyone will post a reply for a chance to win! Blessings! Sue

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Books I Love/PRAYERS FOR SALE

My reading group chose the historical novel PRAYERS FOR SALE by Sandra Dallas as our October book. Great choice!  From the back cover: “A powerful novel about an unlikely friendship between two women and the secrets they’ve kept in order to survive life in a rugged Colorado mining town.” I love this book because the main character…

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MORDANT

Wild Word Friday! Eons ago someone (I’m guessing it was a woman.) discovered that if you boil certain plants in water, the resulting “tea” can dye string or yarn or fabric. Archaeologists have found bits of tartan plaid fabrics in central Europe that have been carbon-dated to circa 800 B.C.  [Women’s Work by Elizabeth Wayland…

About Glasses

About You! I was about eight years old when I first noticed that, unlike me, other kids could see the blackboard without squinting. I didn’t want to get glasses so I didn’t tell my parents that I had a slight vision problem. When I was eleven, the school sponsored a vision screening for students. My mother was…

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Books I Love

Beginning next Tuesday (November 1, 2011) and continuing for most Tuesdays – at least until next summer (when life becomes nearly too hectic for me to breathe let alone blog), I will begin to write a very short blog about the books that I love. These aren’t the average everyday books I love, as in “Oh,…

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WARP

Wild Word Friday! Years ago, my sister gave me a wonderful gift. She taught me how to weave. Weaving has been a joy in my life ever since, especially in winters, when I have the time and space to bring out my loom and WARP it. WARPing is the process of stretching the lengthwise or WARP…

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