Creation – acrylics on rock approx 8″ x 5″ Available – $50
Archive for August, 2011
27 Aug
Review #65: Leaving the Atocha Station
Leaving the Atocha Station by Ben LERNER 186 pages Publication: Aug 23, 2011 by Coffee House Press ARC received for free from Coffee House Press First, I would like to thank Tricia at Coffee House Press, for noticing my book blog and proposing to send me for free one book of my choice among their [...]
26 Aug
GOOD BOOKS FOR YOUR WEEK-END 08/27-28
GOOD BOOKS FOR YOUR WEEK-END 08/27-28/2011 Well this week has been hectic, and I have very little time today, so I will just offer a couple of titles for both genres. But you can always get more ideas from my current reads, in the left menu. I need to get my acts together and write [...]
25 Aug
I love France #2: Aug 25
I LOVE FRANCE! This meme will be published every Thursday. You can share here about any book or anything cultural you just discovered related to France, Paris, etc. Please spread the news on Twitter, Facebook, etc ! Feel free to grab my button, and link your own post through Mister Linky . ******* Here is [...]
22 Aug
Review #64: Of Mice And Men
Of Mice and Men by John STEINBECK 72 pages Published in 1937 Read for MY THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS BOOK I would like first to thank Rebecca for inviting me on this Tour! Between Aug 15-26, Rebecca invited over 30 book bloggers to post on a book by Steinbeck. Click on the above picture to access [...]
19 Aug
GOOD BOOKS FOR YOUR WEEK-END 8/20-21
GOOD BOOKS FOR YOUR WEEK-END 08/20-21/2011 A new school year has begun for many, and whether you are at school yourself or your children are, this week may have been a bit hectic for you. So why not chill out this week-end with a good book? Here are a few fiction suggestions, but if you [...]
18 Aug
Review #63: Wolf Hall
Wolf Hall by Hilary MANTEL Narrator: Simon Slater 24 h, 19 m Published by Macmillan Audio, 2009 This books counts for 2011 Audio Book Challenge MY THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS BOOK I have heard a lot about this book, by other bloggers and friends, and I am glad I finally took time to listen to it [...]
17 Aug
Wordless Wednesday #5: Pet portrait
Pet portrait – acrylics on rocks Approx. 9″ x 8″ or any desired size Available $65
12 Aug
I love France!
I LOVE FRANCE! This is exciting! I’m happy to introduce you to a new meme, that will be published every Thursday. Feel free to grab my button, and post through Mister Linky your own post. You can share in this meme any book or anything cultural you just discovered related to France, Paris, etc. Please [...]
12 Aug
Art of the Novella Challenge – wrap up
Level: Fascinated — Read 3 novellas, during the month of August 2011 Hosted by MelvilleHouse Publishing Novella #1: The Dead, by James Joyce Novella #2: Bartleby the Scrivener, by Herman Melville Novella #3: The Death of Ivan Ilych, by Leo Tolstoy Novella #4: The Touchstone, by Edith Wharton That will be it for [...]
12 Aug
GOOD BOOKS FOR YOUR WEEK-END 13-14/08
GOOD BOOKS FOR YOUR WEEK-END 08/13-14/2011 This week has been here paradise like, as for the weather. I have spent glorious hours reading on my tiny porch, in the company Of birds coming to the feeders or to have a bath. If you are not sure what to take with you to enjoy this [...]
12 Aug
Review #62: Everything Beautiful Began After
Everything Beautiful Began After by Simon VAN BOOY 416 pages Publication: July 5, 2011, by Harper Perennial Ebook provided by NetGalley & Harper Perennial publishers MY THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS BOOK First, a couple of introductory thoughts: This is the very first book I received through NetGalley, and I was so thrilled! Harper Perennial has great books, [...]
11 Aug
Review #62: The Touchstone
The Touchstone by Edith WHARTON 54 pages Publication: 1900/ 2004, by Melville House Read for MY THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS BOOK This is I believe my first book by Edith Wharton. I like her writing style, the psychology around her characters. There are many themes in here that could be comparable to Jane Austen’s books, but [...]
