Tuesday

If it's Tuesday, Its Time to Tease...



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!

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I'm currently reading A Letter of Mary by Laurie R. King. Here is a teaser from p.30:

"The observation sounds trivial, a minor disturbance on the surface on our lives, but it was no less ominous than a stream's roil that, to the experienced eye, shouts of the great boulder below. Marriage attunes a person to nuances in behaviour, the small vital signs that signal's a person's well-being."

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Then he said to him, “Follow me!” John 21:19

Wednesday

Fleurs

This is the first spring since DH built my potting bench on our deck. I'm having a grand ol' time filling pots and planters for our deck. This spring I'm planting flowers like those in my Nonna's huge flower beds when I was a child. I think of it as an old-fashioned garden.
These yellow lion pansies are tucked in planters here and there on the deck. This one is in a pot on the shelf outside of the kitchen window.

Lots of pink snaps adorn the three planter boxes on the deck. So cheerful!


These are called white blotch. Could it be a purple blotch??


These pinwheel petunias were the favorites of one of my sons when he was a boy. Still a favorite of mine!



Lantana is new to me this spring. I haven't used them until now and just love the tiny delicate blossoms!



Of course, geranium--gotta have those! I didn't buy as many as usual this year, so this is the token one for now.
What's growing in your pots and planters?

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And this world is fading away...But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.
~ 1 John 2:17

Saturday

The English American

The English American: A Novel The English American: A Novel by Alison Larkin

rating: 4 of 5 stars
Marvelously entertaining story with a broad emotional range that does not become maudlin or silly. The hopefulness is cheering along with a heavy dose of humor. As an adopted daughter of British parents, the author recounts her adventures as she comes to know her birth parents in the USA. However, the book has left me with deep curiosity about the identity of her birth father.


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Many thanks to Harvee Lau at http://www.bookbirddog.blogspot.com/ for this award. It touches me that someone thought to do this.

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. ~ Romans 8:14

Wednesday

The Help

The Help The Help by Kathryn Stockett


My review


rating: 4 of 5 stars
Absolutely compelling story of the dishonesty in social structure and the lines we draw and ignore. Beautifully written story of black domestics in Mississippi during the early 60s. Completely spell-binding.


View all my reviews.
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Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts. ~ Psalm 139:23

Sunday

Denver Book Stores

The Tattered Cover Book Store http://www.tatteredcover.com/ is the go-to book store for DH and I, so we decided to visit a couple of other book stores in the Metro area on Saturday. A book crawl, as it were. Our first stop was at West Side Books where we were surrounded by walls and heaps of used books. DH caught a real bargain in getting six hardback novels for $5.00. Definitely a buy of the day! I picked up a new book of mazes to add to the Easter basket for one DGS.

We were off to The Bookies http://www.netnewsdesk.com/thebookies/, a treasure trove of books and educational products. I have loved books since childhood and continue to draw great enjoyment and pleasure from children's books. The Bookies is the most marvelous place--filled with with every imaginable book and related items for children to relish and enjoy again and again. Of course, the Easter books were calling me. A few even left with me--a pop-up, a pull-the-tab, and a wonderfully illustrated story about a bunny feeling loved.


After a stop at the Baking In My Pajamas Bakery, we just had to make a stop at the Tattered Cover Book Store. It just felt wrong not to go there! As usual, I left with a stack of I-can't-wait-to-read-these books. Of course, we veered into the attached Encore Restaurant where wood-roasted artichokes and a chicken Cobb salad awaited me! http://www.encoreoncolfax.com/
The birds feeding at the office window are enchanting to watch, though I can barely keep the feeder filled for them...and the occasional squirrel. I often place yarn scraps out for the birds to use for their nests. What to do with those itty-bitty yarn scraps? You too can be a force of nature, click here: http://www.craftstylish.com/item/42330/birdbrained-yarn-crafts-simple-nest-building-projects-for-your-feathered-friends

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He will feed His flock like a shepherd. He will carry the lambs in His arms, holding them close to His heart. He will gently lead the mother sheep with their young. ~ Isaiah 40:11


Tuesday

Green, Green Grass


I finished the mid-March KAL with the Monthly Dishcloth Yahoo group http://www.ravelry.com/groups/monthly-dishcloths-knit-a-long
There's a link in the side bar for the Yahoo group. This is made with Berroco Comfort and size 7 needles. I truly enjoy each mystery project as it takes shape when I knit the several rows of directions that arrive daily via email. The color is "grass" which is greener than its appearance in this picture. I will actually use this as a dish cloth because of its shape. The square cloths will be put together for an afghan.
Have you done a KAL? Did you enjoy it?
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The Lord is my shepherd; I have everything I need. ~ Psalm 23:1

Thursday

Murder On A Girls' Night Out


Murder on a Girls' Night Out: A Southern Sisters Mystery
by Anne George


Mary Alice and Patricia Ann are two Southern sisters who are a kick and a half! The plot line is fairly simple with a wealth of characters who offer many pithy observations. Very funny, entertaining, cozy reading. After Mary Alice, the plump gregarious sister buys the Skoot 'n Boot Bar and Restaurant, murder and disaster ensue. Of course, Mary Alice and her gray-haired, retired teacher (Hey! That's me!!!) sister--Patricia Ann---are stumbling along the trail to solve the murder. There are enough twists to hold the reader's interest with writing to bring chuckles, ha-has, and laughter.

Looking for a light read? Try this one!
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Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us. Ephesians 3:20

Frog's Legs

So, when Lailah is completely engrossed in chewing her rawhide bone, she assumes her most comfy position---the frog's legs pose. Doggie yoga at its finest? I remember when I was a kid, there were some who would sit in the human version of this pose. You know, sitting on the floor, watching TV, sitting in that..ummmm...elastic position. I could never do it, couldn't be comfortable in that position.

Maybe if I had a rawhide bone?

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May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. 2 Corinthians 13:14