Pickford or Thief?

I began this book over a week ago and have only managed 100 pages.  That’s not like me.  I’m not sure if it’s my own mood through Thanksgiving or if the book is “boring”. All I know is that I am setting it aside for now and will try more of it at another [...]

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Australia is a winner!

Oh man!…  I saw Australia today!  This movie will get some nods from the motion picture academy that’s for sure!
I mean.. look!  (doing a little drooling here and it’s not for Nicole!)

The cinematography was outstanding for this movie!

Young Brandon Walters, will steal your heart!

… and David Gulpilil has to do nothing [...]

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Did You See That?

Ok.. so.. how many of you watched the Macy’s Thanksgiving day Parade??
For as long as I can remember the parade is always on the television in my house or where I am living.  But, since I am generally the cook, I only see “bits ‘n’ pieces”.  I can’t remember ever having seen the entire [...]

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Thanks!-giving

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Tale of Despereaux

I was taken by surprise to see this trailer for Tale of Despereaux!  I didn’t even know they were making a movie from this book!  Then I saw a trailer of this cute little mouse with oversized ears and grinned from ear to ear… take a look, maybe you will too!
 

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Pern

 Dragonheart by Todd McCaffrey
 
 
Hardcover: 560 pages Publisher: Del Rey (November 11, 2008) ISBN-10: 0345491149
Product Description
The grim specter of sickness looms over the Weyrs of Pern, felling fire-lizards and posing a potentially devastating threat to their dragon cousins, Pern’s sole defense against the deadly phenomenon that is Thread. Fiona, the youngest and only [...]

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Basil as Sherlock

As has happened to be on other occasions.. after having just read two books about Mary Russell and her husband Sherlock Holmes, what should come on Turner Classic Movies but two old, black and white, Holmes movies!
The first one was called Secret Weapon. 1942

Holmes was smuggling a man from Switzerland, who invented a bomb-site, [...]

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Locked Rooms

Locked Rooms by Laurie R King.

Hardback 402 pages Publisher: Bantam (March 28, 2006)
From School Library Journal Adult/High School–Sherlock Holmes and Mary Russell are at it again. Having just traveled to India in The Game (Bantam, 2004), they are stopping in San Francisco, Mary’s hometown, before returning to England. It is 1930, 24 years [...]

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A Little Porn Here… A Little Porn There…

So…. I was resisting posting this porn photo.  Only because I think I’ve finally gone overboard with my tbr pile.   I now have 54 books in my pile!

I am going to make a concerted effort to get the pile down and not let it get any higher!  I’m sure my amazon wish list will [...]

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The Game

The Game by Laurie R King
 
Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: Bantam (March 2, 2004) ISBN-10: 0553801945
From School Library Journal Adult/High School–Once apprentice, now investigator, Mary Russell travels to India in 1925 with her former mentor, now husband, Sherlock Holmes. In this seventh adventure, the duo is searching for Kimball O’Hara, the Kim of Rudyard [...]

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