Sunday, November 16, 2008

Christmas is around the corner!


I got crafty today and made a new Christmas picture!

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Kate Jacob's Comfort Food


Well, here is a book I was excited about. I'd heard good things (mostly) about Kate Jacob's book "The Friday Night Knitting Club" and when I came across her book "Comfort Food" I had to read it. The story's main character has a show on Food TV which, being a "foodie" as some would call it, I watch constantly. All of the real life Food TV celebrities are noted in the book and there is mention of Oregon...so I was excited to get started.
Well, I started.........BORING. I tried and tried and BORING. This is the first book ever that I will not finish ......which for anyone that knows me says a lot because even if I hate a book I finish it (optimistically hoping it will get better). The fact that I watch the cooking channel, know who all the characters are (since they are celebrity chefs) and have a knowledge of cooking means I should have found at least something redeeming about this novel in the first 100 pages. All I found was a whole lot of boring. I must say I'm disappointed.

The good news is "The Shack" arrived on Thursday and the author is from Oregon and I have not yet heard a poor review, there is hope that I will finish this one, and do so quickly!

My bloghopping journey

I went to the BBAW site to choose my first link:

1. I started off with the link "Between Sundays" and read several posts and book reviews that were posted on the site. I left a comment under the post about Barnes and Noble.

2. From there I went to "Confessions of a Blonde Writer", where I found one post about the bloggers choice to "vote positive". I'm hoping she found herself able to vote for someone!

3. I linked to Celine's Dreams and commented on her political post (which was very very similiar to the site #2 that I visited. Not one to read erotic novels I quickly scanned my link choices.

4. My choices for a link were few, and I ended up on the Silver Expressions blog. Outside my comfort zone I scanned the first post and was happy to find several links that would hopefully take me to something more domestic/crafty or simply not based on erotica I left without posting a comment.

5. I link choice was Rusty's Ramblings which I thought would end up a safe bet when I saw the latest post was a Praline Tart recipe. The links available were once again erotica based and so I scanned the posts in hopes of changing my course in content.

6. I ended up at Blogthings-Are you a paranoid schizophrenic . I went through the list and am happy to report I am not a paranoid schizophrenic. Phew!!!

7. From there I went to Blogthings -Newest Quizzes link, and opted for the quiz "What board game are you?" My results

What Board Game Are You?

You Are Chinese Checkers
You live a hyper, fast paced life. You rarely ever slow down.
You are good at juggling many things at once. You are the ultimate multi-tasker.

You enjoy being in a group - in fact the bigger the group, the better.
You are an enthusiastic competitor, and you can be a little ruthless when you play games.


Actually seems pretty correct in that assumption, although I never would have chosen myself as a chinese checker game...I'd be more of a scrabble/pictionary gal..but what the heck.

8. From there I chose the Blogthings: Random Quiz link and it decided to see if I am extremely sensitive. My results;

Your Sensitivity Score: 26%
In general, you don't let your senses overwhelm you.
You're pretty stoic, and you're good at blocking out what's going on around you.
However, you are still sensitive enough to enjoy all the beautiful things in the world!

9. With 2 more links to hit, I'm not finding one to get off this site, which is fine with me. So, my next link was Blogthings-How Redneck are you? where the questions had me laughing out loud. If you are in need of a good laugh, click the link above. My results;

How Redneck Are You?

You Are 5% Redneck
I'll slap you so hard, your clothes will be outta style.
You ain't no redneck - you're all Yankee!

Apparenlty I get 5% because I have actually gone hunting...although I don't know if it counts because I never shot my gun and basically just sat in the truck looking pretty the whole time we were on the mountain.

10. Being the foodie that I am, I decided my last link would be Blogthings What Spice Are you?
My results;

You Are Cayenne Pepper
You are very over the top and a bit overwhelming.
You have a fiery personality, and you can give anyone a good jolt.
You can easily take things up a couple notches, no matter what crowd you're running with.

YIKES...overwhelming...not sure that is a good thing!

Bloghopping Challenge

I was reading my cousin's blog and she posted a bloghopping challenge. So, I am going to try it. Here is how it works:

  1. Starting here, find a linked blog that you’ve never been to before. It does not have to be book-related.

  2. Go to the blog you’ve chosen and browse through the posts until you find something interesting. Leave a comment. Mention where you found the link. Mention of this challenge is optional.

  3. Using the links in THAT blog, repeat. If you find yourself somewhere that does not have any new-to-you links, go back to the BBAW list. Be sure to leave a comment in each location, mentioning where you found their site linked.

  4. Repeat until you have visited 10 new blogs.

  5. Write a post on your blog showing your bloghopping trail. Content is up to you; you can highlight your favorites, critique the sites or just post the list of 10. I recommend you open up a Word document (or whatever you use) and list out the URLs as you go. It’s really REALLY easy to get distracted doing this and lose track of where you were.

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Finished Alice's Tulips


I finished Alice's Tulips today and have to say although I enjoyed it, I didn't find it to be a page turner. It is a story told through letters from Alice, living in the late 1800s, to her sister. There were several facts throughout the book about quilting and how they were made and patterns created which were interesting.

Monday, November 3, 2008

The Lord's Prayer for women



Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord my shape to keep.
Please no wrinkles, Please no bags
And please lift my butt before it sags.
Please no age spots, Please no gray
And as for my belly, Please take it away.
Please keep me healthy, Please keep me young,
And thank you Dear Lord, For all that you've done.