tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60034579297448502872024-03-12T15:43:49.827-07:00Just NibblesJustinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00976247149812868060noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003457929744850287.post-4763544789054910552012-02-15T08:06:00.000-08:002012-02-15T08:06:19.452-08:00Woman in Black<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Harry Potter, you rock…or Daniel Radcliffe, as the photos didn’t move when he was reading the newspaper and he had to use candles to walk down the scary dark hallway. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSzutWlRgHcw5m-omCY5R5SEPnYBfbQqdyUQopolZmu9zhcxu0IQHuqyo75" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSzutWlRgHcw5m-omCY5R5SEPnYBfbQqdyUQopolZmu9zhcxu0IQHuqyo75" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Daniel plays Arthur Kipps, a young widow with a little boy that is sent by his law firm to resolve an estate in a dark, scary, wet corner of England where he finds a village dealing with a crisis. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Okay, it was scary. Sort of glad-I-didn’t-go-alone scary. I jumped (and screamed) on a number of occasions, and actually went fetal at one moment, though I'm not sure which. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I wish I had paid more attention to the villagers when there was mention of having <b>seen</b> the woman in black. I wouldn’t say it would be worth paying to see it again to actually see the villagers’ reaction, but it is important to the haunting and deaths. <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As an aside…Why would you live there if you know your kids could die a horrible scary death? Or, for that matter, why you would fill a child's room with scary-looking dolls!</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This movie did not disappoint me, but I was disappointed in the ending. I'm not sure how they could have made it any different, though. Also, it didn’t stay with me. By the time I went to bed, I was able to turn the lights off. Could I have waited for it to come out on video? Sure. But it was a great scare in the scary dark movie theatre that I wouldn’t have felt at home. </span><o:p></o:p></div>Justinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00976247149812868060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003457929744850287.post-60078569010011646202011-01-13T11:47:00.000-08:002011-01-13T11:47:03.469-08:00Cold Pursuit By Carla Neggers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img2.imagesbn.com/images/62580000/62580983.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://img2.imagesbn.com/images/62580000/62580983.JPG" width="126" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">Back in her hometown of Black Falls, Vermont, to do damage control on her career, Secret Service Agent Jo Harper is drawn into the search. But her efforts face an unexpected challenge: Elijah Cameron.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">With his military training and mountain rescue experience, no one knows the unforgiving terrain better than Elijah. But he and Jo have been at odds forever and Elijah believes the missing teenager isn t just lost she s on the run.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">Forced to work together, Jo and Elijah battle time and the elements in a race into the unforgiving mountains. The twists and turns awaiting them will take them closer to the explosive truth and into the sights of a killer.</span></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This was worth it. When I picked up Cold Dawn, I didn’t think about the fact that it was the third in a series of Cold books. A few chapters in, I realized I was lost with all the characters. Now I know who everyone is.</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Black Fall series pretty much pairs up the remaining single siblings of the Cameron clan to their respective mates. Elijah, bad boy turned good, is the first to be tied down. Even as a ball-bustin’ Secret Service agent, Jo had her soft side. They were well matched, seeing as how both knew how to handle their weapons. The romance aspect is fairly typical. Long-ago lovers meet up again and struggle with their feelings all while trying to solve a murder mystery. But as any true romance should end, they ultimately work out their differences and we assume will live happily ever after. </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So we’re left with the question who is the mastermind of this killer-for-hire business. Moving on … Next: <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Cold</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">River</st1:placetype></st1:place>.</span></div>Justinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00976247149812868060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003457929744850287.post-53491687114338465482011-01-10T11:00:00.000-08:002011-01-10T11:00:04.441-08:00Powers By John B. Olson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0805447350.01._SX140_SY225_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br />
<img border="0" height="320" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0805447350.01._SX140_SY225_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">"Deep in the swamps of southern <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on">Louisiana</st1:state></st1:place>, Mariutza’s beloved grandfather whispers his ominous last request – and dies in her arms. All her life he’s looked after her, trained her in the old Gypsy ways and kept her hidden away in the swamp. But now … The Badness has found her. Mari’s only hope is to find Jaazaniah the prophet, the legendary hero of her grandfather’s bedtime stories. But how can a girl who has never left the swamp survive the terrifying world of men long enough to find a savior who may not even exist?<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">In the heart of <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New Orleans</st1:place></st1:city>, musician Jazz Rechabson runs for his life. Everyone is out to get him. Soldiers, government agents, mysterious hooded men. What do they want? And who is the beautiful young woman who haunts his waking dreams? <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Can strangers from different worlds come together in time to unmask a horrifying enemy? And if they do, will they be able to STAND?"</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">It took me a bit to get into this but that may have just been where I was mentally at the time, because once I got into it, it was a quick light read loaded with action.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mari and Jazz fight for their lives against supernatural forces with a gypsy twist, which I wasn’t even aware existed, while each on a quest to discovery their destinies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mari is great, fresh from the swamps and learning to deal with city life. They are being followed by Special Agent Groves who is on a spiritual journey of his own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">The ending was fairly predictable … except it seemed to be missing pages of explanation. I actually went back a couple of times thinking I must have missed something.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It pretty much ends in a miracle, except one that leaves huge holes, like with crime scene investigations and letting the only suspects go basically just requiring them to leave a telephone number.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia;">SA Groves picked an odd time to have a total conversion and</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia;"><span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Jazz is truly blessed (no pun intended) given </span>the number of federal agents dead and mass destruction that was left behind. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia;">This book is a take-or-leave read. I enjoyed it overall, even with my disappointment with the ending. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia;">Definitely not one for the permanent collection, but </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia;">I suppose if you were a part of a book club or picking up something from the library, this would work well. </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia;"><br />
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</tbody></table>Cool cover, read the synopsis and thought it sounded interesting, bought it and...<br />
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Page 53 ... that is how far I got before I had to put this down.<br />
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You know when you're reading a series and each new book rehashes what you already know, going over the people and events that have brought you to this point? I hate that. Whole paragraphs wasted telling me what I already know because, apparently, other people don't know what's transpired and all the skeletons in the closet because they didn't read the preceding books. <br />
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Apparently that's me this time around AND .... Carla Neggers doesn't do that. She just laces all the characters in as though we're sitting around the table discussing the family... and I'm new to this family. So I'm the idiot sitting there smiling while names and places and exciting events whiz right over my head. And I want to know this family.<br />
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Now I sit patiently waiting for Barnes & Noble to send me Cold Pursuit and Cold River.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When we got to the hall, I surveyed the parking lot and counted four vehicles: two mid-sized rental cars, a Jeep with </span><st1:state w:st="on"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">California</span></st1:state><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> plates, and an Accord with </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Massachusetts</span></st1:state></st1:place><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> plates. </span><br />
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</div>Justinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00976247149812868060noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003457929744850287.post-61940938639295900882009-12-02T08:32:00.000-08:002009-12-02T08:34:59.486-08:00Bitten and Stolen by Kelley Armstrong<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I have a Love/Hate relationship with series. I never pick up the first one because I have no patience to wait for installment 2, 3, 4... or, more likely than not, I would just forget to come back for more a year later. I mean do you have any idea how many books I can go through in a year? They’re lucky if they can stay in my memory for a month. A year? Please. So many great books and authors, so little time. Anyway, I’m always looking for great series to power through (hint?) and can spend hours crawling and climbing the shelves at bookstores and libraries in search of something to satisfy my need. </span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"><a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Bitten/Kelley-Armstrong/e/9780452286030/?itm=18&USRI=kelley+armstrong"><b>Bitten</b></a> - </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia;"> Adopted by the Pack when bitten, Elena had spent years struggling with her resentment at having her life stolen away. ... But now the Pack has called Elena home to help them fight an alliance of renegade werewolves who are bent on exposing and annihilating the Pack. And although Elena is obliged to rejoin her "family," she vows not to be swept up in Pack life again, no matter how natural it might feel. …</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"><a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Stolen/Kelley-Armstrong/e/9781101089637/?itm=50&USRI=kelley+armstrong"><b>Stolen</b></a> - …</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia;">Vampires, demons, shamans, witches -- in</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia;"> </span><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia;">Stolen</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia;">they all exist, and they’re all under attack. An obsessed tycoon with a sick curiosity is well on his way to amassing a private collection of supernaturals, and plans to harness their powers for himself -- even if it means killing them. For Elena, kidnapped and imprisoned deep underground, separated from her Pack, unable to tell her friends from her enemies, choosing the right allies is a matter of life and death.</span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia;">Elena Michaels is intelligent, tough and sarcastic. I liked the storyline in Bitten, but Elena’s sarcasm in Stolen had me in laughing a number of times. On the other hand Clayton… yum. Loyal, dangerous, passionate…Yeah, that about describes him.</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The only aspect of the books that I didn’t particularly like was Armstrong’s description of the dog pack interactions. Not that there were awkward canine sex scenes, no. Sex scenes were juicy if a bit scarce but purely bipedal. It’s just that the interaction between the pack members did conjure up images of Disney’s Never Cry Wolf. For those too young to remember, I won’t elaborate, but it doesn’t quite … do it for me.</span><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"><b>Verdict</b>: I loved my first dip in the Women of the Underworld pool. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Okay, maybe I wasn’t up all night devouring every word, and I may have taken time out to answer the phone and make dinner, but still great books. If you’re into supernatural action-packed romances, this will work. <span style="color: black;">It’s a well mixed drink, little sweet and sour with just the right twist of sarcasm. The dog-pack imagery is like the little umbrella in your drink; I personally can do without it and am more afraid it will put out an eye, but some people like them and think they're cute.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</div><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Now the dilemma: be a good girl and read 3, 4, 5 before 6 <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Broken/Kelley-Armstrong/e/9780553588187/?itm=6">Broken</a>, which continues with Elena’s escapades, then 7, 8, and 9, before 10 <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Frostbitten/Kelley-Armstrong/e/9780553806625/?itm=1">Frostbitten</a>, the continuing saga of Elena and Clayton's life ….or just go straight to 6 and 10? </span><br />
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</div>Justinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00976247149812868060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003457929744850287.post-50679033817136316172009-11-27T09:30:00.000-08:002009-11-27T09:30:51.962-08:00The Friday 56: Bitten<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z8dxEA1RDec/SrwkljK_O3I/AAAAAAAAAa8/1ZXgzM6k7cc/s1600/56.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z8dxEA1RDec/SrwkljK_O3I/AAAAAAAAAa8/1ZXgzM6k7cc/s320/56.jpg" /></a><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Bitten/Kelley-Armstrong/e/9780452286030/?itm=18&USRI=kelley+armstrong">Bitten</a></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">By Kelley Armstrong</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">They hadn't materialized on their own, but I might have been less surprised to find that they had.</span></span></b></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(What, you ask? "</span></span><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Honeyed ham and pancakes, my favorite breakfast.</span></span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">" Page 56, Line 2)</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Think I know what I want for breakfast this beautiful post-Thanksgiving day. Have a wonderful day. </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div></div>Justinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00976247149812868060noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003457929744850287.post-21612790860309603362009-11-24T09:35:00.000-08:002009-11-24T09:53:31.548-08:00Tuesday Treasures<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Okay, being purely selfish today. Life has been pulling me in all different directions the last couple of weeks. The few luxurious moments in the shower are a refuge in which to not think about anything and just take care of me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You've got to admit that closing the door to the noises and stress </span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">of the day and sinking into a tub is one of those mini-vacations that everyone needs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It's not just the water though. It's the scents that are intoxicating and necessary for the complete effect.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So here's some treasures that I want to find in my stocking this year!</span>Justinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00976247149812868060noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003457929744850287.post-46903510776722231802009-11-21T07:07:00.000-08:002012-02-13T09:15:42.873-08:00Mermaid Splash Award<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DO5IZ4YzMNA/Svhi5N-IEXI/AAAAAAAABzs/CNQ2Z_aGjnY/s1600/mermaidaward3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DO5IZ4YzMNA/Svhi5N-IEXI/AAAAAAAABzs/CNQ2Z_aGjnY/s320/mermaidaward3.JPG" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Missy from <a href="http://missysbooknook.blogspot.com/">Missy's BookNook</a> has awarded me with the cutest Blog Award. The Mermaid Splash award for blogs which allure, amuse, bewitch, impress or inspire you. This is so cool!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here's the rules:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1. Put the logo on your blog/post. </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(Check)</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2. Nominate up to 9 blogs which allure, amuse, bewitch, impress or inspire you. (Check) </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post. (Check)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">4. Let them know that they have been splashed by commenting on their blog. (Check)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">5. Remember to link to the person from whom you received your Splash award. (Check)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">6. Have fun. (Double check)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Now it's my turn to pass it along. So here are my choices:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1) <a href="http://allthingstangled.blogspot.com/">All Things Tangled</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2) <a href="http://notesfromdionne.blogspot.com/">City of Dionne</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3) <a href="http://forloveorfunny.blogspot.com/">For Love or Funny</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4) <a href="http://myoverstuffedbookshelf.blogspot.com/">My Overstuffed Bookshelf</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">5) <a href="http://seasonsbylaurelrain.blogspot.com/">Seasons by Laurel-Rain</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">6) <a href="http://snowbelljewelry.blogspot.com/">Snowbell Jewelry</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">7) <a href="http://yahgie.blogspot.com/">Yahgie</a></span></div>Justinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00976247149812868060noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003457929744850287.post-63560632660185599532009-11-20T08:37:00.000-08:002009-11-20T08:38:29.232-08:00The Friday 56: Truly, Madly<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z8dxEA1RDec/SrwkljK_O3I/AAAAAAAAAa8/1ZXgzM6k7cc/s1600/56.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z8dxEA1RDec/SrwkljK_O3I/AAAAAAAAAa8/1ZXgzM6k7cc/s320/56.jpg" /></a><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Friday 56 is a weekly bookish meme hosted by </span><a href="http://storytimewithtonya.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">StorytimeWithTonya</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. The rules are simple:</span></span><br />
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</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #cccccc; line-height: 20px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">♥ </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the closest</span><span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">by Heather Webber</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>Dovie spun and nearly dropped her spatula when she saw me.</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Well, I don't know who Dovie is yet and it doesn't necessarily make me want to dive in and read the book... but it's a complete sentence and it makes sense. Sometimes that's all you can ask for in a Friday 56.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Book review in a couple of weeks, once I shovel through the detritus in my brain and make some room ;)</span><br />
</div></div>Justinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00976247149812868060noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003457929744850287.post-60747120566640998852009-11-13T06:02:00.000-08:002009-11-13T06:02:49.271-08:00The Friday 56: In Shade And Shadow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z8dxEA1RDec/SrwkljK_O3I/AAAAAAAAAa8/1ZXgzM6k7cc/s1600/56.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z8dxEA1RDec/SrwkljK_O3I/AAAAAAAAAa8/1ZXgzM6k7cc/s200/56.jpg" /></a><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Friday 56 is a weekly bookish meme hosted by </span><a href="http://storytimewithtonya.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">StorytimeWithTonya</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. The rules are simple:</span></span><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #cccccc; line-height: 20px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">♥ </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Grab the book nearest you. Right now.</span></span><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #cccccc; line-height: 20px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">♥ </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Turn to page 56.</span></span><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #cccccc; line-height: 20px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">♥ </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Find the fifth sentence.</span></span><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #cccccc; line-height: 20px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">♥ </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Post the sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or if you don't have a blog in the comment section of this blog.</span></span><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #cccccc; line-height: 20px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">♥ </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Post a link along with your post back to </span><a href="http://storytimewithtonya.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Tonya's blog</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #cccccc; line-height: 20px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">♥ </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the closest.</span></span><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/In-Shade-and-Shadow/Barb-Hendee/e/9780451463029/?itm=1&USRI=in+shade+and+shadow+a+novel+of+the+noble+dead">In Shade And Shadow: A Novel of the Noble Dead</a></span><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">by Barb and J.C. Hendee</span><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>Poor Imaret broke, and Wynn's guilt overwhelmed her. Her interest lay only in what had killed the messengers. She tried to turn back to the girl but couldn't get out of the captain's grip.</b></i></span><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I got through the first 20 or so pages but had to stop. I don't know why I bought this book, but I've discovered a huge mistake on my part which is why it is the closest to my computer right now. There's a five-part series that explains the whole story behind why there is this murder and... I didn't read them. So.... I was looking last night to see all I have to buy of the Noble Dead Saga Series 1 and have to put this one aside and get the others first. Oh well, more to read.</span><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px;">Happy Friday 56!</span></span><br />
</div>Justinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00976247149812868060noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003457929744850287.post-11692721648906115322009-11-10T06:46:00.000-08:002009-11-10T06:54:07.496-08:00Tuesday Treasures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.90950662.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.90950662.jpg" width="256" /></a><br />
</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31079455"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Wine Glass and Red Book Oil Painting Limited Edition Print</span></b></a><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">by </span></b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/DanielMontoya"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Daniel Montoya</span></b></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Lovely rich warm colors of autumn.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Okay, cool autumn weather has finally settled into my little piece of California and thoughts of curling up in a soft blanket with </span><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>By </b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/NinasCustomDesigns"><b>Nina's Custom Designs</b></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26893401">Red Clusters Coral Bracelet</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">By <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Snowbell">Snowbell</a></span><br />
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</span>a great book, glass of merlot and a warm fire are dancing through my head.<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Enjoy!</span><br />
</span>Justinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00976247149812868060noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003457929744850287.post-63987306253681191072009-11-07T07:51:00.000-08:002012-02-13T09:13:44.857-08:00Quote it Sat: Whole of the Moon by Waterboys<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K-hyE1O3rGM/StlwmnRlDQI/AAAAAAAAAlU/kWHaCTh02Dk/s1600/quote+it+sat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K-hyE1O3rGM/StlwmnRlDQI/AAAAAAAAAlU/kWHaCTh02Dk/s200/quote+it+sat.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="color: #091a1a; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Quote it Sat is a weekly meme hosted by </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Leslie at </span><a href="http://thatchickthatreads.blogspot.com/" style="color: #006699; text-decoration: none;" target="http://thatchickthatreads.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">That Chick that Reads</span></a><span style="color: #091a1a;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> in which you can quote from anything really. Favorite books, people, just anything that you like!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #091a1a; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 20px;">Anyway, this week's quote is from...</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Waterboys</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The Whole of the Moon</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">You were there in the turnstiles with the wind at your heels</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> you stretched for the stars and you know how it feels<br />
to reach too high<br />
too far<br />
too soon<br />
you saw the whole of the moon.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><br />
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</span></div>Justinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00976247149812868060noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003457929744850287.post-78726140243983221732009-11-06T08:01:00.000-08:002009-11-06T08:01:00.818-08:00The Friday 56: The Bone Factory<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z8dxEA1RDec/SrwkljK_O3I/AAAAAAAAAa8/1ZXgzM6k7cc/s1600/56.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z8dxEA1RDec/SrwkljK_O3I/AAAAAAAAAa8/1ZXgzM6k7cc/s320/56.jpg" /></a><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Friday 56 is a weekly bookish meme hosted by <a href="http://storytimewithtonya.blogspot.com/">StorytimeWithTonya</a>. The rules are simple:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #cccccc; font-size: small; line-height: 20px; white-space: pre-wrap;">♥ </span>Grab the book nearest you. Right now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Happy Friday 56!</i></b></span></span>Justinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00976247149812868060noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003457929744850287.post-5228614740698741002009-10-31T08:31:00.000-07:002009-10-31T08:49:16.907-07:00Quote it Sat: The Graveyard Boy<span style="color: #091a1a; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K-hyE1O3rGM/StlwmnRlDQI/AAAAAAAAAlU/kWHaCTh02Dk/s1600-h/quote+it+sat.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; color: #96459b; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393465837432933634" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K-hyE1O3rGM/StlwmnRlDQI/AAAAAAAAAlU/kWHaCTh02Dk/s200/quote+it+sat.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; float: left; height: 80px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; width: 127px;" /></a><span style="font-size: small;">Quote it Sat is a weekly meme hosted by </span><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Leslie at </span><a href="http://thatchickthatreads.blogspot.com/" style="color: #006699;" target="http://thatchickthatreads.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: small;">That Chick that Reads</span></a><span style="color: #091a1a; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> in which you can quote from anything really. Favorite books, people, just anything that you like! </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Bod shrugged. "So?" he said. "It's only death. I mean, all of my </i></span><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>best friends are dead."</i></span><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>"Yes." Silas hesitated. "They are. And they are, for the most part, done with the world. You are not. You're alive, Bod. That means you have infinite potential. You can be anything, make anything, dream anything. If you change the world, the world will change. Potential. Once you're dead, it's gone. Over. You've made what you've made, dreamed your dream, written your name. You may </i></span><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is where I am right now in my life. Reminding myself that I have infinite potential. Not the thought I thought I would be thinking starting my Halloween morning, but there you go.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i><span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy Halloween!</span></span></i></b></span><br />
</div></div>Justinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00976247149812868060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003457929744850287.post-68347970836282288372009-10-30T07:19:00.000-07:002009-10-30T07:19:31.478-07:00The Friday 56: The Graveyard Book<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z8dxEA1RDec/SrwkljK_O3I/AAAAAAAAAa8/1ZXgzM6k7cc/s1600/56.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z8dxEA1RDec/SrwkljK_O3I/AAAAAAAAAa8/1ZXgzM6k7cc/s200/56.jpg" /></a><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Friday 56 is a weekly bookish meme hosted by </span></span><a href="http://storytimewithtonya.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">StorytimeWithTonya</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. The rules are simple:</span></span><br />
<span style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">♥ </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Grab the book nearest you. Right Now.</span></span><br />
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<span style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">♥ </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Find the fifth sentence.</span></span><br />
<span style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">♥ </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Post the sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comment section of </span></span><a href="http://storytimewithtonya.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">this blog</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span><br />
<span style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">♥ </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Post a link along with your post back to </span></span><a href="http://storytimewithtonya.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">this blog</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span><br />
<span style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">♥ </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.</span></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ancient Celtic magic at work deep in a barrow in the graveyard. It's actually written all in caps, so I've given it to you as written. This is much better than last week's Friday 56. <i>Enjoy!</i></span><br />
</div>Justinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00976247149812868060noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003457929744850287.post-38696914798269060272009-10-29T06:54:00.000-07:002009-10-29T06:54:54.046-07:00The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/35740000/35749437.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/35740000/35749437.JPG" width="213" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My first sip of Graveyard boy was in <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/M-Is-for-Magic/Neil-Gaiman/e/9780061186455/?pwb=2">M is for Magic</a>, a collection of short stories in which a chapter, <i>The Witch's Headstone,</i> makes an appearance. Loved it and wanted more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Whereas Stardust touches something of the fanciful dreamer that hides deep in me that still longs to stretch its wings and soar, Graveyard is a slightly twisted dream come true. When I walk through a graveyard, I can't help but look at the names and dates on the headstones and wonder about the person buried there, their lives, wondering how they filled their days, what the highlights were and low points, the people they touched, did they make a small dent in their dreams before they were called away. </span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Is that what <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Graveyard-Book/Neil-Gaiman/e/9780060530921/">Graveyard Boy</a> is about? No. It's the story of Nobody Owens, an orphaned infant that is taken in by a loving couple that happen to be dead and have a spot in the local graveyard. It follows his life being raised and taught by the denizens of the graveyard and the adventures he has in and out of the graveyard. </span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Bod's left ankle was swollen and purple. Doctor Trefusis (1870-1936, </span></i><i><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">May He Wake to Glory</span></i><i><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">) inspected it and pronounced it merely sprained. Miss Lupescu returned from a journey to the chemist's with a tight ankle bandage, and Josiah Worthington, Bart., who had been buried with his ebony walking cane, insisted on lending it to Bod, who had too much fun leaning on the stick and pretending to be one hundred years old."</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is a really wonderfully written story and I'm not just saying that because I love Gaiman's work. It's the sort of read that doesn't tie you down breathless with anticipation of what's going to happen next but you want to pick it up to read the next chapter and see what happens next in Bod's interesting life. </span><br />
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</div>Justinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00976247149812868060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003457929744850287.post-5537894835655654142009-10-27T09:44:00.000-07:002009-10-27T09:48:46.594-07:00Terrifying Tuesday Treasures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.95860030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.95860030.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Witches' cauldrons boil and bubble this Halloween with <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=32541852"><b>Witch's Brew</b></a>, a spicy, earthy Patchouli scented candle. Tantalizing scents of Halloween and autumn and beyond can be found throughout Kathy's <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5080163">WoodcraftsAndCandles</a>' Etsy store. </span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Who doesn't love a masquerade ball? <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=32984255"><b>Marie Antoinette Halloween Masquerade</b></a> is such a cute charm necklace. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5581699">TickleMePinkBoutique</a> has other wonderful finds for gifts this season.</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Isn't this too cute? Looks like pumpkins caroling and having a wonderful time. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12907160"><b>Halloween</b></a> is one of a number of cute digital prints available by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5531130">SarahKDesigns</a>.</span><br />
</div>Justinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00976247149812868060noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003457929744850287.post-78860367090627345652009-10-24T09:13:00.000-07:002009-10-24T09:22:39.557-07:00Quote it Sat: Animal Mummies from National Geographic<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #091a1a; font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K-hyE1O3rGM/StlwmnRlDQI/AAAAAAAAAlU/kWHaCTh02Dk/s1600-h/quote+it+sat.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; color: #96459b; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393465837432933634" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K-hyE1O3rGM/StlwmnRlDQI/AAAAAAAAAlU/kWHaCTh02Dk/s200/quote+it+sat.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-width: initial; float: left; height: 80px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px; width: 127px;" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Quote it Sat is a weekly meme hosted by </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Leslie at </span></span><a href="http://thatchickthatreads.blogspot.com/" target="http://thatchickthatreads.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">That Chick that Reads</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet, 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"> in which you can quote from anything really. Favorite books, people, just anything that you like! </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Dag in the dreaded snow. He hated water and </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="color: #cccccc;">"Some were preserved so that the deceased would have companionship in eternity. Ancient Egyptians who could afford it prepared their tombs lavishly, hoping that their assembled personal items, and everything shown in specially commissioned works of art, would magically be available to them after death." </span></i><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">I've been missing Dag. He was my protector, my friend and the biggest, friendliest 150 lb. teddy bear you could find. Reading this the other evening, I realized that although I've had dozens of pets in my life so far, Dag truly is the only one I would want to have when it's all said and done. He died in July, and I don't think I've truly felt safe at night since, even with the two other dogs. Although, I must say, I'm not sure where I would have kept a German Rottweiler of his size stashed while he waited for me. </span><i><span style="color: #cccccc;">Miss you, Dag.</span></i></span><br />
</div>Justinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00976247149812868060noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003457929744850287.post-76390739930460130352009-10-23T06:58:00.000-07:002009-10-23T06:58:34.784-07:00The Friday 56: 23 Hours<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z8dxEA1RDec/SrwkljK_O3I/AAAAAAAAAa8/1ZXgzM6k7cc/s1600/56.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z8dxEA1RDec/SrwkljK_O3I/AAAAAAAAAa8/1ZXgzM6k7cc/s320/56.jpg" /></a><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Friday 56 is a weekly bookish meme hosted by </span></span><a href="http://storytimewithtonya.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">StorytimeWithTonya</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. The rules are simple:</span></span><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">That was laughable for a first-time Friday 56. <i><b>"Come on."</b></i> That says so much. Thank goodness the rules allow me to add a couple or that would just sound stupid. Laura, vampire slayer, is talking to her cell mate Gert who's giving her the silent treatment because Laura hurt her feelings and didn't want to talk to her before.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Oh well, there it is, my first Friday 56.</span><br />
</div>Justinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00976247149812868060noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003457929744850287.post-7357330549697298092009-10-22T04:59:00.000-07:002009-10-22T05:04:50.847-07:0023 Hours, A Vengeful Vampire Tale, by David Wellington<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/37430000/37432439.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/37430000/37432439.JPG" width="206" /></a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>By David Wellington</b></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Here I am in the middle of my Halloween run and <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/23-Hours/David-Wellington/e/9780307452771/?itm=1&usri=23+hours"><b>23 Hours</b></a> land on my reading list. It fits in with my vampire theme this week but if you're looking for a terrifying horror story, this isn't the book for you. If you're looking to be huddled in bed, the covers pulled up to your chin and the lights on to banish the shadows, this won't do it ... unless just the mention of the word vampire or half-dead frightens you, then this will work for you.</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The fourth installment in Laura Caxton's vampire-slaying life, this time she's doing hard time in a women's prison which has been infested with half-deads and vampires. Older than Buffy with a MacGyver-ish ability to create weapons out of whatever is at hand, Laura has her work cut out for her in <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/23-Hours/David-Wellington/e/9780307452771/?itm=1&usri=23+hours">23 Hours</a>. She has been given 23 hours to save her girlfriend from the evil vampire Justinia Malvern and her half-dead horde. What ensues is a chaotic dash across the prison while battling Justinia's group as well as a psychotic ninja inmate Guilty Jen and her prison gang.</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I will be honest, I hated Guilty Jen. She was cheesy in a book that has great characters otherwise. Yeah, she beat Laura up, but I never felt she was remotely a threat to anyone, least of all Laura. I kept wondering how someone like her could have more control over a prison than the warden or guards, and I kept thinking, "Why hasn't she died yet?" But she doesn't take away from the great action story that this is. The ending was so sweet, I'd read it again, Guilty Jen and all, just to enjoy the twist. </span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Justinia Malvern, sole surviving vampire, is my favorite vampire I've seen in a while. Evil laced with wisdom, patience and cunning, no step taken without careful and calculated planning. <i>"Malvern didn't have a sadistic bone in her body. Not out of any nobility or morality, though. It was because sadism was inefficient. It didn't help her meet her goals."</i></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I also loved Laura's celly and sidekick extraordinaire Gert. She was one sick puppy but with great lines.</span><br />
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</span>Justinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00976247149812868060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003457929744850287.post-59920893332329957732009-10-20T07:23:00.000-07:002009-10-20T07:23:36.109-07:00Terrifying Tuesday Treasures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.95542779.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="169" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.95542779.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Isn't this sweet? </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6823534"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Kukubee</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> has captured young love, sharing some blood, while a bird serenades them. This </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=32755420"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Vampire Picnic Zipper Pouch</span></b></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> is so cute but not the only Halloween Zipper Pouch to be had. She's got more </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6823534&section_id=6136183"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">pouches</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">... a really adorable vampire graveyard you've got to see.</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What are the young vampires drinking? Vampire Vino, of course. One of the terrifying self-adhesive wine bottle labels created by </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6278790"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">TonyaDusold</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. Check them out... </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=32618756"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Selection 1</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> and </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=32618805"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Selection 2</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. Very cool. As well as her </span><a href="http://tonyadusold.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">blog</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, there's a yummy Halloween cheesecake there for you to enjoy.</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Do you have something that needs to be said this Halloween season and don't know how to say it? This </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=32341722"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Bite Me T-shirt</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> will do the trick, especially as a nightshirt... I'm just saying. If you have something special to say, </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5983991"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">FloozeesDoozees</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> probably has the shirt for you.</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And, of course, what vampire treasure would be complete without a little something from Twilight. </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7225289"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">FriendsAtFirstSight</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> have the cutest collection of necklaces and this one, </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25659235"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My Husband is better than Edward</span></b></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, says it all. Let your man know how truly special he is by wearing this for him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Here's the rules for the "One Lovely Blog Award." </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link. Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Now it is my turn to pass it along so here are my 15 choices:</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">1.) </span></span><a href="http://auroraroseshop.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Aurora Rose</span></a><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">2.) </span><a href="http://autumn2may.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Autumn2May</span></a><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">3.) </span><a href="http://dawnwillbreak63.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">DawnWillBreak</span></a><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">4.) </span><a href="http://firedupladies.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">FiredUpLadies</span></a><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"> </span><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">5.) </span><a href="http://kateandoli.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Kate and Oli</span></a><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">6.) </span><a href="http://mamimadeit.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">MamiMadeIt</span></a><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">7.) </span><a href="http://the-moss-garden.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">The Moss Garden</span></a><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">8.) </span><a href="http://myprettypicks.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">MyPrettyPicks</span></a><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">9.) </span><a href="http://ninascd.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Nina's Custom Designs</span></a><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">10.) </span><a href="http://pepperberryandco.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Pepperberry and Co.</span></a><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><a href="http://pepperberryandco.blogspot.com/"></a>11.) </span><a href="http://snowbelljewelry.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Snowbell Jewelry</span></a><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">12.) </span><a href="http://sweetharvey.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Sweet Harvey</span></a><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">13.) </span><a href="http://talulahblue-talulahblue.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Talulahblue-Talulahblue</span></a><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">14.) </span><a href="http://tonyadusold.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">TonyaDusold</span></a><br />
<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">15.) </span><a href="http://weesparrow.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Wee Sparrow</span></a><br />
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</div><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31183584"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>That Spooky Cat Earrings</b></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> reminds me of my cat Belladonna waiting in the windo</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">w when I came home from work. Hand-drawn and crafted by </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5179902"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">IstanbulDesigns</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, a must-have for Halloween, a cat lover or just want something truly unique.</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Oh, so cute. This <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=32195060"><b>Trick-or-Treat Altered Journal</b></a> is perfect for your thoughts and ideas. A little treasure handmade for you by the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5583375">QueenofNostalgia</a>.</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6703792">OneStrangeGirl</a> offers these perfect little <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=29957699"><b>Pumpkin Gift Tags</b></a> in beautiful autumn colors. What a wonderful way to finish off those special treat bags of cookies for friends and family.</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">How cool to be on the receiving end of this adorable <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15888163"><b>Cute Little Witch</b></a> watercolor postcard. Send it or keep it for your personal collection. It's hand drawn by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=79299">PersonalGenius</a>. </span><br />
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