We should always find ways to celebrate the little things in life. What better day to celebrate these little things than the best day of the week? So, here are the things that make this a Fabulous Friday for me this week.
MARCHING BAND SEASON – Tomorrow is the very first marching band competition of the season. This year, in addition to watching Connor march across the field, we get to see him do all sorts of fun salutes during the awards ceremonies as one of the drum majors. I can’t wait!
Title: Slade House Author: David Mitchell Narrator: Thomas Judd, Tania Rodrigues ISBN: 9781101923689 Audiobook Length: 6 hours, 54 minutes Genre: Literary Fiction Origins: Mine. All mine. Release Date: 17 November 2015 Synopsis: “Down the road from a working-class British pub, along the brick wall of a narrow alley, if the conditions are exactly right, you’ll…
Title: Only Daughter Author: Anna Snoekstra ISBN: 9780778319443 No. of Pages: 288 Genre: Suspense Origins: Harlequin MIRA Release Date: 20 September 2016 Synopsis: “In 2003, sixteen-year-old Rebecca Winter disappeared. She’d been enjoying her summer break: working at a fast-food restaurant, crushing on an older boy and shoplifting with her best friend. Mysteriously ominous things began…
Title: Three Dark Crowns Author: Kendare Blake ISBN: 9780062385437 No. of Pages: 416 Genre: Young Adult; Fantasy Origins: HarperTeen Release Date: 20 September 2016 Synopsis: “In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born: three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic. Mirabella…
Hosted by Kathryn from Book Date, this is a weekly event to share what we’ve read in the past week and what we hope to read, plus whatever else comes to mind. To learn more about each book, just click on the book cover! FINISHED SINCE THE LAST UPDATE: CURRENT READ: CURRENT LISTEN: UP NEXT: Hopefully, lots….
Jamie from The Perpetual Page Turner has this cute section she does occasionally called If We Were Having Coffee. In it, she shares a bit about what she has been doing and thinking but going into more detail than the usual little updates. After all, we are complex people, and we don’t get the chance…
We should always find ways to celebrate the little things in life. What better day to celebrate these little things than the best day of the week? So, here are the things that make this a Fabulous Friday for me this week. AUTUMN – Some of us may have been celebrating this since September 1st but Tuesday is the…
Title: Liar Temptress Soldier Spy: Four Women Who Changed the Course of the Civil War Author: Karen Abbott Narrator: Karen White ISBN: 9780062332165 Audiobook Length: 15 hours, 14 minutes Genre: Nonfiction Origins: Mine. All mine. Release Date: 2 September 2014 Synopsis: “Belle Boyd Emma Edmonds Rose O’Neal Greenhow Elizabeth Van Lew In Liar Temptress Soldier…
When I set upon my word for the year, I knew that becoming WHOLE was not going to be easy. In fact, I knew it would take me almost the entire year to get there, and that is okay. Every conscious decision I make is one step closer to where I want to be. So,…
Title: Dear Mr. M Author: Herman Koch ISBN: 9781101903322 No. of Pages: 416 Genre: Literary Fiction Origins: Hogarth Release Date: 6 September 2016 Synopsis: “Once a celebrated writer, M had his greatest success with a suspense novel based on a real-life disappearance. It told the story of a history teacher who went missing one winter…
