Hoping that our oleander bush can survive this winter's snow and ice. Last year, with record snowfall in Texas, we lost one of our magnolia trees.
January 11, 2011
January 06, 2011
Book Talk
I just finished reading What Is Left The Daughter by Norman Howard, who has written several bestsellers and won numerous awards. It was a very good read and I highly recommend it. I liked Howard's writing style so much that I'll definitely be checking out his other books. Howard writes in a very straight-forward manner yet his characters seem very real and developed. I found myself sympathizing and relating to all of his characters. The story takes place in Nova Scotia (much during World War II) as a father writes his daughter a long letter of confession.
This morning I began Bloodroot by Amy Greene. I've only barely started this story but I LOVE it already. I'll definitely be up in the wee hours tonight reading this one. Love the use of the mountain language by Greene who tells the story of a family living in the Smoky Mountains (which just happens to be a place I VERY much want to visit someday soon). The time span of this story goes back as far as the Great Depression. I'll write again when I finish, but I'm sure that I'll be devouring this one!
p.s. You may notice that I'm using the Kindle images of the book covers. After a lot of fighting the urge, I finally gave in last September and bought a Kindle (the latest version). I love it!!! Now I still miss holding an actual book, and I don't think I will ever stop missing that tactile sensation ... but there is nothing like carrying ten books in a device that weighs much less than a pound and fits very nicely in my bag. Worth every penny - even though I probably do spend a lot more on books now too. (Gosh I hope hubby doesn't start reading my blog!)
January 04, 2011
Looking forward to spending a day shooting photos around nearby small towns of Texas. For some reason, I didn't do as much of this in 2010 as I did in 2009, and I really missed it. So I'm planning on *trying* to set aside one day a week for random driving around and shooting photos of small-town Texas.
December 29, 2010
Probably my favorite 2010 photo this year, for no particular reason other than I love it - especially the band-aid on my right foot.
December 28, 2010
Thinking about my New Years Resolutions this week. I usually have about five to start the new year and end up keeping at least two throughout the week. I can live with that. There will probably be less of this kind of stuff for the next few months at least ...
November 08, 2010
organizing pictures ... walking down memory lane
It's that time of year again. I try to finish organizing pictures from the past few months and order prints so I can be readyto do my annual scrapbook. I try to stay caught up with my photos, but I figure I'm doing pretty good to be only a few months behind. Right??? But it's fun to go back and look at photos I've taken that I really like but somehow forgot I had taken. Here's an example of a favorite taken in New Hampshire ...
November 04, 2010
small town Texas
I had forgotten how much I enjoy wandering around this great state of Texas taking photos. I went with a friend today, wandered around East Texas and shot hundreds of photos. So much fun! Here's one of my favorites and there'll be more making random appearances over the next few days.
November 01, 2010
June 09, 2008
February 06, 2008
valentine madness ...
I made these mini-books for my stamp club swap. They're only about 3 inches square - so little, so cute. Iespecially love the little paper bags that I used to package them. (I love it when I remember and use something from my stash.) And guess what ... I have an extra. So leave a comment between now and February 10, and I'll pick a name on Monday and send it to the winner!
