Teaser Tuesdays - August 17

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

I nearly forgot that today was Tuesday!

But here is my teaser.

It Had to Be You by Janice Thompson

'Very strange. I seemed to be falling asleep standing up. Don't go down, Bella. Don't go down.

Funny how I couldn't seem to convince my legs to cooperate. Gravity caught up with me, and as the room spun out of control, I found myself dropping down, down, down ... to the cold, hard floor.'

This was a great book. The third in the Weddings by Bella series (and I think the last).

Art and Jigsaw Puzzles

Did you know that some of the best artwork is found only as a jigsaw puzzle?
I find that rather sad.

The picture above is by Australian artist Almar Zaadstra and is called Country Wedding.




This one is Blythevale, Victoria by Brian Nash. He is also an Australian artist.

Ok, so you're wonding how this connects to jigsaw puzzles. Well, I saw these as jigsaw puzzles in a local game shop.

I'd love to have the second one on my wall, but sadly I have no room, although, I've just been looking on the website and you can get small prints for quite a good price. Hmm ... very tempted.

2010 Reading Challenge - week 32

Ok, so last week I made a slight mistake and included a book in my currently reading list that can't actually be included in this challenge, but don't worry I haven't actually included it in the count.

So, I'm sad to say that for this challenge I only finished one book this week.

And that was:

• A Father for Zach by Irene Hannon

I'm currently reading:

• More Precious Than Silver by Joni Eareckson Tada
• Finding God in Hidden Places by Joni Eareckson Tada
• The UnGuide to Dating by Camerin Courtney and Todd Hertz
• The Crimson Cipher by Susan Page Davis

Friday Fill-Ins #189

And...here we go!

1. Music often speaks to my soul.

2. A cup of tea is what I like first thing in the morning.

3. The first thing I said this morning was: Good Morning.

4. Fish and chips; it's what's for dinner tonight.

5. It's all been a bit crazy, stressful and overwhelming lately.

6. Sleeping is what I feel like doing right now.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to yet another quiet night at home, tomorrow my plans include going to the OAC Children's Ministry Training Day and Sunday, I want to enjoy church, have a quiet afternoon and maybe go out for dinner (depends on how tired I am from Saturday)!

Teaser Tuesdays -August 10

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

My teaser this week comes from a book that I have wanted for years. It was originally printed in 1893!!! It's actually a book of short stories, but some characters from some of the author's other novels have popped up again. Thank you to Dodo Press for bringing back old, rare, out-of-print books.

Nine Little Goslings by Susan Coolidge

'Like a little moth attracted by a flame, Dick wandered down the stair in the direction of the light. The candle was standing on the table in a bedroom, - a pretty room, Dickie thought, though it did not seem as if anybody could have lived in it lately.'

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2010 Reading Challenge - week 31

6 books for me this week! Much better than the last few weeks, but then I always seem to read more when I'm sick. I tend to read in bed instead of doing other things.

More Catherine Palmer this week, plus Lori Wick, and all historical fiction.

They were:

• Wild Heather by Catherine Palmer
• English Ivy by Catherine Palmer
• Sweet Violet by Catherine Palmer
• The Courteous Cad by Catherine Palmer
• Sabrina by Lori Wick
• Jessie by Lori Wick (audio book edition)

I'm reading:

• More Precious Than Silver by Joni Eareckson Tada
• Finding God in Hidden Places by Joni Eareckson Tada
• Nine Little Goslings by Susan Coolidge (I've wanted this book for years, but it's been out of print until Dodo Press picked it up)

Friday Fill-Ins #188

And...here we go!

1. Life is crazy.

2. I just try to keep going.

3. My last text message (or IM) ended in these three words: probably gave me.

4. Chicken Enchilladas is what I'm thinking about for dinner sometime soon, but I probably won't get it.

5. On the 1st day of August was one of my cousin's birthday.

6. My sister is lively and energetic.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to my sister being home, tomorrow my plans include a potential trip to Vic Market and Sunday, I want to enjoy the fellowship at church in the morning and baby-sitting in the evening!

Changes

It is a difficult thing choosing a new background for your blog. Not on this one, but my cross stitch and craft projects one (you will find it here).

I have had a background from Cutest Blog on the Block for a while, but when I looked at my blog today after posting, I noticed that it had disappeared, instead having a box saying that the picture had been moved.

So I had the task of trying to find just the right new background. I didn't want to change all the colours, so finding one that matched was a bit tricky.

But I have now made a decision, and hopefully I still like it tomorrow.

Teaser Tuesdays - August 3

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Sabrina by Lori Wick

' "Mama." Clancy was suddenly there, a hatbox in her hand.

"Yes, Clancy."

"I need this."

"A hatbox? You don't have a hat."

"But I will when my head is biggest." '

Don't children say the funnniest things?!