Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Sep 14, 2010, 11:36 pm
Are any of us living the life we imagined we'd have? I don't mean becoming a firefighter or a ballerina, but the daily quality of life with our families and careers? Kristina Riggle shares the lives of two single women in their early 30s, each at a crossroads in her life, with The Life You've Imagin...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Sep 3, 2010, 11:31 am
Jack the Ripper is perhaps the most famous serial killer of all time, especially because he was never caught, and he perpetrated his horrors in Victorian London, a time and place that never liked to know about the seedier side of life. Paula Marantz Cohen's historical novel What Alice Knew: A Most C...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Sep 1, 2010, 4:05 am
Alexandra Lebenthal has put some fun into finance with her debut novel,The Recessionistas. Opening on Labor Day 2008, the lives of four very different women will all soon be affected by the stock market and mortgage crises. Socialite Grigsby Somerset is as clueless as they come, continuing to lead a...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Aug 30, 2010, 8:59 pm
I have enjoyed Laura Lippman's Tess Monahan mystery novels for many years. Last year I was asked to review her stand-alone novel, Life Sentences, which was so intricate, with very complex characters, that I was in awe of her thought processes. I have been fortunate again to be on the book tour for h...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Aug 18, 2010, 6:34 pm
Whew! I missed Vintage Thingies Thursday last week due to a wacky virus, but I'm back and ready to share some beautiful items from my vintage jewelry collection. I think I picked some things that are light and summery. This cute bracelet with roses and pearls is VERY small. It barely fits my niece's...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Aug 15, 2010, 2:30 pm
NEW ARRIVALS From Hachette Publishing Group I receive Elin Hilderbrand's The Island and The Recessionistas by a new author, Alexandra Lebenthal. TLC Book tours sent I'd Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman, The Life You've Imagined by Kristina Riggle, and Home Again by Mariah Stewart. The Bloody Field...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Aug 14, 2010, 12:40 am
Romantic. Interesting. Funny. Tragic. Hopeful. The words describing Elin Hilderbrand's latest summer novel are varied and sundry. I have been reading Ms. Hilderbrand religiously since the publication of her first book, The Beach Club, ten years ago. All of her stories are set on the beautiful island...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Aug 10, 2010, 8:34 pm
The wildly successful Holly's Inboxby Holly Denham brought the 21st century to the epistolary novel, being written entirely in emails. The follow-up novel Holly's Inbox: Scandal in the Citybrings back Holly and her friends Jason, Aisha, and Trisha in all their gossipy, in-joke glory. Although I did ...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Aug 10, 2010, 1:44 am
Every summer Jane Porter brings us a funny, relevant contemporary romance, and this year's She's Gone Countryis no exception. The story of former model Shey Darcy's return to her Texas ranching routes gives readers glimpses into both the worlds of professional ranching and bull riding, as well as hi...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Aug 4, 2010, 9:46 pm
Every summer my family visits the beautiful village of Ogunquit, ME. One of the fun things to do in Ogunquit, especially on a rainy day, is to hit the antique and vintage shops. They have everything from very high-end places with Chippendale furniture to the great "junk" malls where you can buy a bo...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Jul 30, 2010, 12:32 am
For the past fourteen summers my family has spent a week in Ogunquit, Maine, the Beautiful Place by the Sea. Ogunquit is known as an arts community and is one of the top 10 beaches in the United States. It retains its old time charm by having no chain restaurants or hotels. I don't know if this is a...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Jul 28, 2010, 9:22 pm
As a child I always wanted to attend sleep-away camp, but never got to. However, as an adult I've been 12 times, since we take our sixth graders to environmental camp each year, at an actual camp on the shore of a lake. Donna Parker: Mystery at Arawak was one of the books that inspired this desire i...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Jul 27, 2010, 9:04 pm
Sea Escapeis the second novel from nationally recognized family life speaker and author Lynne Griffin. With her particular insight into the dynamics of mothers and daughters, she brings readers into the lives of Laura and Helen, an adult daughter with a distant mother. A sudden stroke incapacitates ...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Jul 25, 2010, 3:19 pm
RECENT ARRIVALS: I am at the beach in Ogunquit, ME this week, and got some great beach reads to bring with me! But, I may not be able to make all my weekly visits, as I'll have little access to technology. Sandra Brown's latest romantic thriller Tough Customer looks like it won't disappoint. It's th...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Jul 22, 2010, 1:47 am
Like many bloggers I often enter giveaways. Recently I won a few things. Deborah, from Deb's Vintage Soul was having a giveaway for some lovely gray pearl shank buttons. They look so yummy in the picture, don't they? I'm going to make myself a twisty bracelet like Deb's. She still has more buttons a...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Jul 21, 2010, 9:38 pm
My father's Depression-era tin airplane was such a hit last week, I thought I'd share you another one of his childhood toys. This red tractor was very well-loved; it still has dirt embedded in the tires! The large rear tires are labeled AP Grade Balloon, 1800x24. At some point in the tractor's histo...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Jul 18, 2010, 8:16 pm
I participate in two great reading memes each Monday. Mailbox Monday, hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page is a meme where folks share the yummy books that showed up at our doors! WARNING: Mailbox Mondays can lead to extreme envy and GINORMOUS wishlists!! It's Monday, What ...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Jul 16, 2010, 10:42 am
It's been steadily hot and humid in New England for the last couple of weeks. I'm thrilled to have central air conditioning, which is not common in our area. I'm also thrilled that my health is better so I can go to the lake more often with my niece and nephews, and I'm able to physically do more. ...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Jul 14, 2010, 8:06 pm
I love going to restaurants where they have all sorts of old toys on display, don't you? If anyone is starting one of those type places, call me, because I've got lots to offer!One is this wonderful Depression-era tin airplane. It's wheels still move, and all the glass is still in the windows. Some ...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Jul 11, 2010, 11:25 pm
The world of polygamous religions is fascinating to many people, as evidenced by the popularity of the HBO television series Big Love. In Hidden Wives Claire Avery (a pseudonym for sisters Mari Hilburn and Michelle Poche) introduces us to the Blood of the Lamb community through the eyes of teen-age ...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Jul 10, 2010, 11:57 am
Set in the early years of the Vietnam War,Jackie Lee Miles' Cold Rock Riveris the story of Adie, seventeen years old, and quickly married after becoming pregnant. Befriended by her neighbor Murphy and midwife Willa Mae, Adie attempts to make a life for herself and baby Grace Annie in Hog Gap, GA, wh...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Jul 7, 2010, 7:32 pm
Most of the items I share for Vintage Thingies Thursday come from my father and his bottomless basement, as you know. But a few things have been my mother's, specifically the jewelry and fashion items. This week I am sharing some of her more summery contributions to my vintage treasure box. Mom has ...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Jul 6, 2010, 10:11 pm
Mary Kay Andrews is back with another hysterical, laugh-out-loud story of a Southern gal doing things her own way and finding love in the process. Andrew's seventh novel, The Fixer Upper, a perfect beach read has just been released in paperback! The story of Dempsey Jo Killebrew, a down on her luck ...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Jul 6, 2010, 12:50 am
The Dark Rose, Book Two in Cynthia Harrod-Eagles massive Moreland Family Saga makes its U.S. debut this month. The Dark Rose begins in the year 1501 and brings all the intrigue of life at the court of Henry VIII to readers through the eyes of Nanette Moreland, who becomes lady in waiting to Anne Bol...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Jun 22, 2010, 11:02 pm
Students of English literature learn of poet Rupert Brooke through his famous works The Old Vicarage, Grantchester (1912) and The Soldier (1914), written on his way to war. Brooke never made it to the battlefield, dying of sepsis from a mosquito bite, on a French hospital ship in the Aegean Sea in 1...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Jun 18, 2010, 11:41 pm
My EtsyBloggers colleague, Sharla, of Beaded Tail, makes beaded jewelry for animal lovers, with a portion of all her sales going to support animal awareness causes such as the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and the Human Society of America. A little bit of animal print is...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Jun 16, 2010, 10:53 pm
From the title, I bet you're not certain if I'm writing about my vintage father or a vintage gift! Vintage Thingies Thursday is falling very close to Father's Day, and I won't be seeing my dad, the famous hoarder, from whom I get most of my VTT treasures. I thought I would share some...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Jun 16, 2010, 11:00 am
Every week the EtsyBloggers Team has a carnival with the theme suggested by a member. This week, Rainy Day Art has asked us to write about an accomplishment or goal reached. I am going to share with you a long story that will lead up to a goal I have had since September 28, 2006. I haven't writt...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Jun 14, 2010, 5:28 pm
The first book I ever reviewed for a publisher was The Paper Bag Christmas by Kevin Alan Milne. It was a wonderfully sweet story that I greatly enjoyed, so I was thrilled to be asked to review his most recent novel, Sweet Misfortune, the story of chocolatier Sofie Jones. The trauma of losing her par...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Jun 8, 2010, 9:04 pm
What happens the day after the wedding? Aidan Donnelley Rowley tries to answer that question in her debut novel, Life After Yes. From the Publisher: This is the story of Quinn—born Prudence Quinn O'Malley—a confused young Manhattan attorney who loses her father on that tragic September mor...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Jun 8, 2010, 12:20 am
Joshilyn Jackson's Backseat Saintsis a look into the world of mistreated women. Why do they stay with their abusers? Why don't they report them to the police? The once bright and funny Rose Mae Lolly has made herself over into perfect Amarillo housewife Ro Grandee, trapped in a marriage heav...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Jun 6, 2010, 7:48 pm
I participate in two great reading memes each Monday. Mailbox Monday, hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page is a meme where folks share the yummy books that showed up at our doors! WARNING: Mailbox Mondays can lead to extreme envy and GINORMOUS wishlists!! It's Monday, What A...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Jun 1, 2010, 8:52 pm
WOO! HOO! It's Vintage Thingies Thursday over at ColoradoLady! Be sure to stop in and see the treasures everyone is sharing this week. I have two vintage pocket watches from my dad. One was his father's, but he's not sure where the other came from. They don't work anymore, and they&...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - Jun 1, 2010, 12:51 pm
The New England Bloggers are celebrating the beginning of summer with a blog carnival introducing our readers to someone who is a New England Blogger. The link-up to everyone's posts is at the bottom. I hope you get a chance to visit some and maybe make a new bloggy friend. I thought I'd sha...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - May 31, 2010, 11:57 pm
I am very excited to have THREE copies of Edward Mooney Jr.'s The Pearls of the Stone Manto give away to my readers! Originally published in 2002, Sourcebooks has recently re-issued this endearing story of Joseph and Anne Marino, married for 53 years. The Pearls of the Stone Man is the first in ...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - May 30, 2010, 7:16 pm
I participate in two great reading memes each Monday. Mailbox Monday, hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page is a meme where folks share the yummy books that showed up at our doors! WARNING: Mailbox Mondays can lead to extreme envy and GINORMOUS wishlists!! It's Monday, What Are Y...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - May 28, 2010, 11:57 pm
I haven't participated in Pink Saturday for a few months, but when I received Beverly's notice that this would be the second anniversary, I eagerly responded that I would be at the party! I have written 73 Pink Saturday posts, and was browsing through them to get ideas for a "wowser" of a po...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - May 26, 2010, 8:56 pm
With the Memorial Day weekend upon us, I thought some patriotic images might be appropriate for Vintage Thingies Thursday. I would never think to send a Memorial Day postcard myself, but a little souvenir card tucked into the corner of a mirror, or on the fridge with a magnet would be a nice reminde...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - May 24, 2010, 11:23 pm
Maeve Connelly is on a road trip of epic proportions with her foul-mouthed cockatiel, Oliver, as navigator. Traveling across the country from her home in North Carolina, with the ultimate goal of reaching Los Angeles, Maeve has planned her journey to include stops in as many towns as possible that h...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - May 23, 2010, 7:08 pm
I participate in two great reading memes each Monday. Mailbox Monday, hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page is a meme where folks share the yummy books that showed up at our doors! WARNING: Mailbox Mondays can lead to extreme envy and GINORMOUS wishlists!! It's Monday, What Are You R...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - May 20, 2010, 8:43 pm
If you are an Etsy shopper, you know about the great tools they have to help you find just the right thing. Of course there's a regular search box, but there's so many other neat things, that when I first started visiting Etsy I would get lost for hours using the different shopping tools. A ...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - May 19, 2010, 4:04 pm
It's Thursday, the day for all things vintage to be shared with your blogging friends! Suzanne, our own ColoradoLady is the hostess for this long-running meme of family heirlooms, antiques, and junk-shop finds. Be sure to visit her and the other Vintage Thingies Thursday participants. I was insp...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - May 16, 2010, 1:38 pm
Mailbox Monday, hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page is a meme where folks share the yummy books that showed up at our doors! WARNING: Mailbox Mondays can lead to extreme envy and GINORMOUS wishlists!! I received a variety of goodies this week. Leaving Unknownby Kerry Reichs I read in 1...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - May 14, 2010, 2:11 am
Sandi the T-Shirt Lady, one of my EtsyBlogger colleagues is having a month-long Birthday Bash celebrating her birthday! She's offering 50% off EVERYTHING at Handmade By Sandi, AND every purchase gives you two entries into a raffle for $25.00 gift certificate! This is an extremely generous offer!...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - May 12, 2010, 6:50 pm
It's the Birthday Edition of Vintage Thingies Thursday! I'm very excited to have my actual birthday fall on a Thursday this year! In honor of this important occasion, I am sharing some vintage little girl birthday cards that I own.What a graceful young lady we have here, sweetly holding some...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - May 11, 2010, 1:17 pm
Several months ago I wrote about my sadness that the NBC television show Friday Night Lights had ended their season. I don't understand or like football, but I love this story of a small-town Texas coach and his family. Kyle Chandler, the actor who plays Coach Taylor, has been a favorite of mine...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - May 10, 2010, 9:26 am
It's Monday, What Are You Reading is a meme sponsored by One Person's Journey Through a World of Books. I enjoy participating because it helps me see what I've accomplished and what goals I've set out for reading this week. Visiting all the participants is a great way to hear about n...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - May 7, 2010, 3:02 am
Big, bold jewelry is all over the place these days, so I decided to make some pieces that fit in with this trend. I bought these unusual silver chunk beads a couple of years ago because I thought they were so cool with their pits that sparkled with red and blue. I've finally had a great idea for...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - May 5, 2010, 7:45 pm
Happy Vintage Thingies Thursday, the most wonderfully fun day of the week! Our hostess Suzanne @ ColoradoLady has a list of all the blogs sharing wonderful vintage and antique treasures this week. I have some more patterns from the awesome basket of vintage patterns my mom gave me for Christmas. I r...
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Elizabeth B. posted an article on Thoughts from an Evil Overlord - May 4, 2010, 12:24 am
This Sunday is Mother's Day, and my EtsyBloggers colleague Made by Melissa has suggested we write a post about our mom. Since it's an EtsyBloggers post, I decided to write about how craft my mom is. Back in the 1970s my mom was a SAHM who did all the mom things: she was our Girl Scout leader...
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