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September 7, 2022

What’s On My Nightstand

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I have been on a reading jag lately thanks to the incessant rain in our area. When I say incessant I am not joking. We live in a temperate rain forest and the past two days we have gotten around 7 inches of rain. No Continue reading →

September 2, 2022

Things Found in Books

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One of the fun things that happens with my time in the AAUW Book Nook on donation day (Thursdays from 10 am until 4 pm) is looking at all the unique things that are found in books as we sort them. I first shared a Continue reading →

June 17, 2022

A Haiku

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The Book Sale is done My body aches all over But it was worth it Continue reading →

April 28, 2022

Birthday Musings

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Today’s my birthday! My family and friends always make me feel really special on my special day and it sometimes seems to stretch on for a week or more which is kind of nice, isn’t it? As I get older I don’t really “need” anything Continue reading →

March 10, 2022

Do You Judge a Book By The Cover?

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One of my volunteer jobs is helping to collect and price books for our annual AAUW (American Association of University Women) Used Book Sale. We have a great space now called The Book Nook where we can collect, sort, price and store our books until Continue reading →

January 14, 2022

Monday is Murder

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I can’t wait to share the news that one of my very favorite authors, Jess Lourey, has brought back some of my favorite characters from her Month by Month Murder Series. This time my old friends, Mira James, Mrs. Berns, Johnny and more are sharing Continue reading →

October 28, 2021

What I Am Enjoying These Days

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A lot. That’s what I am enjoying these days. Sometimes I feel the need to share what I am reading, listening to and watching on It’s Just Life and today is that day. I love to hear what others are enjoying in these areas as Continue reading →

August 23, 2021

Remember When?

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Our power went out this past week due to the storms coming through. Fortunately it only went out for about 4 hours so it wasn’t a big deal but I wanted to read and my light was less than wonderful. No sitting out on the Continue reading →

July 22, 2021

The AAUW Used Book Sale is Coming!

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year here in Brevard, North Carolina. It is almost time for the AAUW Used Book Sale – a sale that is a favorite with bibliophiles. Last year the sale had to be canceled due to the safety concerns Continue reading →

June 24, 2021

Summer Reads

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Every once in a while I like to share what I am reading. Today’s that day and I have to start this post off by saying that I read a lot of different types of books. I get a lot free to read for review Continue reading →

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The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
5 of 5 stars
The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
by Guy Kawasaki
As always Guy Kawasaki has a great book with great information about all things social media. I highlighted tons of places in this book and it is definitely one that I will come back to time and time again to help me in all of the socia...
Old Girls in Low Cotton
3 of 5 stars
Old Girls in Low Cotton
by Helen Childress
This short book was one that looked like it would be a fun read. I honestly did not enjoy it all that much---it was a lot of characters bickering and while some of the writing was witty and funny it was not that kind of book that made m...
The Good Girl
5 of 5 stars
The Good Girl
by Mary Kubica
I loved this book! It had my interest from the very first page and was my "airplane" book on a recent trip. Author Mary Kubica created believable and interesting characters that the reader learned to identify with and care about. Mi...
All the Light We Cannot See
4 of 5 stars
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
This is quite a book! I had it recommended to me by several people and while I thought it might be a little dark and depressing it made me have a better understanding of what life in this time period was like. The strength of the huma...
An Abundance of Katherines
5 of 5 stars
An Abundance of Katherines
by John Green
Another great book by John Green. I have become a huge fan of John Green since my reading of A Fault in our Stars and this book was another that did not disappoint me at all. It was a story of a child prodigy, a lot of anagrams, and a b...

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