my little life (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
So the other day, while I was attempting to catch up on my blog reading I found this fun post over on Alison's blog which led me to this GREAT giveaway at Today's Mama. Can you believe all the amazing stuff they are giving away? I HAD to enter!! Look at all those amazing goodies! OK, so here is my entry - a full on Christmas post, with all the trimmings! Wish me luck (oh, and go enter yourself! You...
Unhyphenated American (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
Read so far: 1. The Warrior's Apprentice by LM Bujold 2. Hart's Hope by Orson Scott Card [x] [L] 3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling (audio) 4. A Talent for War by Jack McDevitt 5. Persuasion by Jane Austen [x] 6. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke [x] 7. Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen (audio) 8. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman [x] 9. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett...
book-a-rama (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
This kitten picture reminds me of all my Christmas photos. Someone is always making a face- usually it's me blinking. I'll be posting my Advent Calendar post on December 3 and I'm not quite sure how it's going to turn out so tune in for that. Hopefully it will be better than those photos. * The Last Station , a movie about Tolstoy, opens on December 4th. *Interesting blog called Reading In Public...
Quillblog (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
A few sundry links from across the Web: “Living in a Gourmet’s Paradise?” Rapper Coolio now has his own cookbook, Cookin’ with Coolio A new audio-book version of the Bible is available, featuring Richard Dreyfuss as Moses, Luke Perry as Judas Iscariot, and — who else? — James Caviezel reprising his role as Jesus Christ. The L.A. [...]
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Abelard Abelard was a brilliant early-medieval theologian and rhetorician who agreed to take on Héloïse as a pupil. The two began an affair, and when it was discovered, she was sent to a nunnery and he was castrated. The story has often been retold, notably by Alexander Pope. "From lips like those what precept failed to move? Too soon they taught me 'twas no sin to love." Holofernes...
The Plashing Vole (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
A goodly haul today: Irene Gammel (ed.), Making Avonlea: L. M. Montgomery and Popular Culture (U of Toronto Press 2002) Irene Gammel (ed.), The Intimate Life of L. M. Montgomery (U of Toronto Press 2005) - probably not as racy as you think it is Siân James, A Small Country (Collins, 1979). and finally Star Trek (the new film). Man cannot live on Anne of Green Gables and Stephen Greenblatt alone....
AppShopper.com: Price Changes (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
AudioBookShelf 1.0.1 Category: Books Price: $1.99 -> $0.99 ( iTunes ) Description: *Now On Sale* "AudioBookShelf deserves applause for its slick interface" - SmokingApples.com From the makers of Audiobooks (Download Edition) comes a unique, fun, and extremely useful app to listen to some of history's most treasured masterpieces - AudioBookShelf. Unlike other audiobook applications, AudioBookShelf...
Serendipity (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Here is me, panicking about finishing all my challenges for the end of the year, knowing full well I probably won't complete them and yet again I find myself jumping into more challenges for next year. What can I say, I just can't resist them! So here are two I am joining for next year. This challenge is hosted by Aarti over at BookLus t Here is the information from the challenge from Aarti's post....
The Common Room (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
In the comments to this post on books for boys , Polly at Place of Promise asks for a similar list for girls: "...a "must read" list for girls. Like the one the boy made up for his brothers. A young lady looking back to her girlhood and recommending books that impacted her for the good. My daughter reads many excellent books, Jane Austen, Bronte's, Dickens, C.S. Lewis, Tolkien, Redwall...
The Kiddosphere @ Fauquier (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
This is the time of year that I like to revisit some familiar favorites. Occasionally, with the reading I have to do for Capitol Choices, Jefferson Cup, and the books I review for School Library Journal, reading sometimes feels more like work than pleasure (however, the benefits of doing this committee/review work far outweigh the occasional grumpiness I feel!). That's when I know it's time to reread...
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Filed under: Around the World Eastern Canada's Prince Edward Island is generally known internationally for three things: 1) as the setting for native daughter L.M. Montgomery's enduringly popular 'Anne of Green Gables' books; 2) as the source for some of the tastiest mussels gracing menus all over; and 3) and as -- along with neighboring Nova Scotia -- a place that all the French Acadians, the descendents...
The Ibooknet Blog (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
There are many reasons to collect children's books: for the amusing story line; for the charming illustrations or to evoke a childhood memory. Any one of these may lead to the purchase of a book which rises in value and can be seen as an investment. Selecting a book to buy as an investment first, and for interest second, is much harder. Which of today's new books will be The Wind in The Willows of...
Greenridge Chronicles (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
FDPG got a flower dryer a while back, as a present from someone. It was one of those kits you make yourself, with two flat boards sandwiching layers of cardboard and paper. FDPG is generally quite enthusiastic about these kinds of things: the idea of floating around the garden like a giddy little fairy, gathering flowers willy nilly from the garden, and using them to make Truly Amazing Art Work really...
The Burton Review (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Happy glorious weekend, blogger babes! (If there are any guys reading this, then I apologize, but I don't think I've got any male readers. If you are here, speak up!!) Did you know it's mid-November already? Wasn't it just June? Apparently time is flying, just in time for the holiday hustle bustle to start. With two kiddos I've got twice as much Santa shopping to do. I didn't really try too hard last...
The Plashing Vole (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
As George Eliot wrote, 'the world outside books is not a happy place' (or something similar). It's great inside though, and I've just taken delivery of another consignment. A wall is rising around my desk… Rubio and Waterston's Norton critical edition of Anne of Green Gables ; Lauter and Fitzgerald's anthology Literature, Class and Culture (rather too American for my plans, but fascinating anyway);...
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catop | 11/13/2007
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