Mmmmmmm. Good morning. Our area in Minnesota was doused with snow the last 24 hours. Our first real snow of the season. We are in a winter storm warning, supposedly 8 inches has fallen so far and they expect a total of up to 14. 😯 Coffee. Now please.
Because of everything I just mentioned, I skipped the gym this morning and slept in a bonus hour.
In bookish news, while reading blogs Sunday and Monday of this week I found some particular books/audio that caught my eye/ear. 😀
Kathy at Bermuda’s Weblog caught my attention with this audio she recently listened to.
Book Riot had a great post on bookish gifts for the Holidays and this snowflake one has me thinking ….
Jo at Captured On Film posted about this book which really has me interested. I like memoirs and Sharon has had quite the life.
Carrie at Books and Movies posted about this one in audio. Now this would probably not be a book I would normally pick up but the raves I have heard, and then Carries review of the audio had me download it yesterday from Audible.com.
That’s what I found in my blogesphere adventures. In other topics of interest…. what if you forgot the last ten years of your life? Seriously. Take a moment and go back 10 years. Where were you? What was your life like then? Now imagine that you woke up this morning and your last clear memory is from 10 years ago. You think you are ten years younger. You are surprised at the age of your children, your spouse, and yeah…. you. Or what if someone who was in your life ten years ago, now was not?
Join me later today when I post the review of What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty. (Totally….. Sqqqquuueeeee worthy). 😛
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My husband is on his way to Minnesota and he forgot his gloves! I guess he needs to hit that Mall Of America place…lol…
I have Reality Boy to read…I guess I should get to it! Stay warm!
Oh yes, he will want gloves today 😀
Love the snow please would you send a bit our way?? 🙂
If it were up to me I would send it all your way 😀 Not a fan. 😛
Awww that’s not good! Sending you lots of Sunshine thoughts today 🙂 Keep warm 🙂
if you end up liking fangirl..which i adored…try eleanor and park by the same author..she is now on my must read list! i loved both of laura moriarty’s books…esp the ending of the husbands secret. i envy you the snow…it is just wet and dreary here! have a great day
Thanks Diana… I am excited to give it a try.
I was just on Book Riot really several articles, but I missed this one. I’ll have to go back there. They had a link to the New York Book Review top 100 books of the year. That’s quite an interesting list!
Thanks Heidi – now I want to go back and read the link to the top books!
I can’t even remember what I was doing ten years ago! LOL. I know that I was still working at my intense social worker gig. I definitely wouldn’t want to be doing that again!
Loved What Alice Forgot.
Be careful in the snow….
I had to think about it… 10 years is like a life time ago… both boys were in their early teens… I was just leaving my job at Walmart to come and work for our business….
You will love Fangirl and Reality Boy! I was hoping for a snowless winter but we actually had a few flakes last week.
Thanks Kathy -I am excited about both. I wish we had a snowless winter!
I loved What Alice Forgot. I found it very thought provoking and for me, the best books are ones that encourage me to live a well-examined life. As for ten years ago, my then boyfriend, now husband, were planning our first cruise on which we nearly did not go. What we were told was fluid in the lung, for which the ocean air and relaxation would be good, turned out to be pulmonary emboli! So glad those little clots stayed put while we were hundreds of miles out to sea!
I agree Stacy…. it made me think about what a do over would be like – if you could go back ten years and save a broken relationship, friendship….
I’ve got Fangirl on my iPod and actually quit listening to it about 1/2 way thru (I’m embarrassed to admit!) I know the reviews have been incredible….I just did not connect. Hope you have a better experience!
Really? Now I am curious…. Thanks for the heads up Stacy!
A.S.King is an awesome writer!!!
I am excited to try this author! I like unusual and even heart wrenching books that are true stories of courage.
I recommend Dust of 100 Dogs. 🙂
Thanks for the link love! I hope you enjoy Fangirl as much as I did. 🙂
I am excited to give it a go!