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Nov 4, 2009, 5:50 pm
For some reason, whenever I think of the Amish, or Pennsylvania Dutch country, I imagine it in autumn: harvesting, quilts hanging on the line, making apple butter, and all sorts of good things. For Vi... Comment - Like
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Nov 3, 2009, 9:00 pm
I had a great day yesterday! Every other Tuesday I drive an hour and half into Boston to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to see my oncologist. They do blood work, look at all my skin issues, and lis... Comment - Like
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I always like "finding" an author when they publish their first novel, and blogging has made that so much easier. During Book Blogger Appreciation Week... Comment - Like
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Happy November 1st; I hope everyone had a fabulous Halloween. I had a first, NOT ONE trick-or-treater; I usually get 2 or 3. What shall I do with all o... Comment - Like
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Oct 30, 2009, 11:52 pm
tweetmeme_style = 'compact';Welcome to another Pink Saturday, a happy day to share all things pink. Beverly @ How Sweet the Sound is our hostess for this weekly meme, which regularly has more ... Comment - Like
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I'm participating in Finished for Friday at Lit & Laundry this week. I am a sporadic participant, as I am a great procrastinator!
I've complete... Comment - Like
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In two days it will be Halloween and all the ghosties and goblins will be out and about. Let's see what vintage goodies have come out o... Comment - Like
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Perfect Timingby Jill Mansell is the first book I am reviewing for Sourcebooks, and I really enjoyed the breezy story of a young woman re-inventing her... Comment - Like
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OK, Folks, I'm doing a much-needed re-evaluation of my blog, as well as how I occupy daily life and trying not to waste time, which is my greatest ... Comment - Like
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Yay! It's Pink Saturday, which will hopefully brighten the yucky, cold, rainy day we are having here in the Boston area. One week from today is Hal... Comment - Like
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Yay!! It's Vintage Thingies Thursday, hosted by Suzanne at ColoradoLady!This week I have a Little Golden Book that was well loved by my sister, as... Comment - Like
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New England Bloggers is a group I began hosting in January 2009. We have grown to over 100 members, and I suggested a "mixer" of visiting other member... Comment - Like
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Whew! I haven't blogged in a week, except for a fast re-post for Vintage Thingies Thursday. I've been in lock-down, known to many as Brigham & ... Comment - Like
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Oct 14, 2009, 12:39 pm
Welcome to Vintage Thingies Thursday, hosted by Suzanne @Colorado Lady. Since it is now October, many people are thinking about Halloween decorations. I don't do a lot of Halloween decorating, I&#... Comment - Like
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Happy Blue Monday with a Columbus Day theme! We all know that Columbus "sailed the ocean BLUE in 1492", so I thought I'd share some Columbus inform... Comment - Like
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Oct 9, 2009, 10:58 pm
Welcome to Pink Saturday, hosted by Beverly @ How Sweet the Sound. It's amazing to see all of the different pink things that are out there when you just start looking.
Before my post, I want to le... Comment - Like
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Oct 8, 2009, 8:26 pm
I admit it. I am rolling along in the current amore for historical novels of the Tudors and Plantagenets. During BBAW I was lucky enough to win The Boleyn Wifeby Brandy Purdy. A minor character in mo... Comment - Like
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Happy Vintage Thingies Thursday: Halloween Edition! I have images from some vintage postcards that I find particularly creepy. Two are cards I own and ... Comment - Like
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I just finished Celebutantes the first novel from Amanda Goldberg and Ruthanna Khalighi Hopper. It was a quick, fun read, in most ways standard chick-l... Comment - Like
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Before my official Blue Monday post, I'd like to announce that the winner of the Halloween bracelet is Lani from Who Knew? Reviews.
I attended the ... Comment - Like
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Before I share my pink Saturday, I have an announcement. First, the giveaway for the Halloween bracelet ends Sunday night. Click on the picture in the ... Comment - Like
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During Book Blogger Appreciation Week last month, I was fortunate to win a couple of prizes, one of which was The Lost Symbolby Dan Brown, courtesy of ... Comment - Like
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I went to college in Cambridge, MA, a city where it is important to have stylish street cred, and where people walk everywhere. This was the mid-80s, t... Comment - Like
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Sep 29, 2009, 11:32 pm
tweetmeme_style = 'compact';I just finished a wonderful book by Massachusetts author, Patricia Hebert. The title is Forever Yours which gave me the impression it is a romance; which is sort of... Comment - Like
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As I said in yesterday's post, the trees here are just not turning the gorgeous, vibrant reds, yellows, and oranges of most autumns. Instead they&#... Comment - Like
Happy Blue Monday my friends! I hope you all had a fantabulous weekend. We had yucky weather here on Sunday, and the leaves do not seem to be changing colors as vibrantly as usual. They a... Comment - Like
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Sep 25, 2009, 11:07 pm
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It's Pink Saturday again, and finally getting a little autumnal here in the Boston area. Last week I visited storyteller @ Happily Retired Gal, ... Comment - Like
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What a busy week! Probably the fastest of the last year. Sunday I had a booth at my first craft fair, which I shared with you on Tuesday's post. Th... Comment - Like
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A couple of weeks ago for Vintage Thingies Thursday I shared Betty Crocker's Dinner for Two from 1958. It has so many amazingly fun images that I o... Comment - Like
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I recently won a book from Supahmommy that I signed up for only because the cover intrigued me. I admit it, I only skimmed to see what it was about. Su... Comment - Like
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WOW! What a day I had on Sunday at the Franklin Harvest Festival! It was a gorgeous day, sunny, light breezes, temperature in the mid-70s, wonderful fo... Comment - Like
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Sep 21, 2009, 2:03 am
Happy, Happy Blue Monday folks! Hope your skies are as bright a blue as mine today!
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I have this gorgeous blue pitcher to share with you. The vines on... Comment - Like
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Sep 19, 2009, 11:58 pm
I don't usually write a weekly or even a monthly wrap-up, but this past week seems to be calling out for recognition. For myself personally I made tons of cards, bracelets, earrings and Santa orn... Comment - Like
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Sep 18, 2009, 11:08 pm
This is my third attempt to write this post, so I am a little frustrated. I never have technical difficulties with blogger, but tonight it has wiped my post clean twice when I clicked Save. If it does... Comment - Like
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Sep 16, 2009, 9:04 pm
It's Book Blogger Appreciation Week, so all of my posts are reading related in some way this week. For Blue Monday I shared my Blue Fairy Book from my childhood, which has such wonderful illustrat... Comment - Like
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Sep 15, 2009, 11:05 pm
Today's BBAW activity is this questionnaire about reading habits. The challenge is to answer as briefly as possible, 5 words or less. I did it for all but one question.
Do you snack while you rea... Comment - Like
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Sep 15, 2009, 3:34 am
Day Two of Book Blogger Appreciation Week: Interview another Book Blogger
For the BBAW blogger interview, I was matched up with Sarah, from Sarah's Random Musings. Sarah is eighteen and gobbles u... Comment - Like
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Sep 13, 2009, 11:02 pm
Book Blogger Appreciation Week starts today! This is a week to share a love of reading, find a new book blog that suits your style, as well as books and authors to expand your horizons! Mondays are a... Comment - Like
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Sep 12, 2009, 11:03 pm
I recently had the privilege to read The Palace of Strange Girls, the first novel by British mum Sallie Day.
From the publisher: Blackpool, England, 1959. The Singleton family is on holiday. For seven... Comment - Like
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Sep 11, 2009, 11:50 pm
Happy Pink Saturday! Our hostess, Beverly @ How Sweet the Sound, has encouraged introducing our readers to another participant as part of our post. This week I'd like to introduce you to BJ from S... Comment - Like
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Sep 11, 2009, 3:33 am
Friday is here, and I finished a lot this week.
Took care of some banking/credit card problems.
Wrote 3 book reviews.
Finished 2 books.
Wrote 3 blog posts for next week: Book Blogger Appreciation Week... Comment - Like
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Sep 10, 2009, 2:50 pm
Anita Shreve, author of the wildly popular The Pilot's Wife, brings us Margaret, a young woman questioning herself on many levels, in A Change in Altitude.
From the Publisher: Margaret and Patric... Comment - Like
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Sep 8, 2009, 11:32 pm
Today I have another interesting guest post for you! I love reading about the inspirations that hit artists, and where those inspirations take them. Masha Hamilton is the author of 31 Hours. Ms. Ham... Comment - Like
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Sep 7, 2009, 10:33 pm
I rarely feel frustrated or crabby, mostly because I don't come into contact with people enough for them to piss me off. Which would happen all the time when I was out in the world. I know many o... Comment - Like
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Sep 6, 2009, 11:06 pm
I recently read the fun and interesting Evenings at the Argentine Club by Julia Amante. The story of two well-established Argentine immigrant families is like many I have read before, with their child... Comment - Like
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Sep 4, 2009, 11:42 pm
Welcome to Pink Saturday! I'd like to introduce you to Marie from Lemondrop Vintage. I just love her retro/vintage style, and the cool digital artwork she creates for her posts.
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Sep 4, 2009, 3:43 am
What a busy week I've had, and a great feeling of getting some things accomplished! I made a ton of bracelets, which I will show you in a moment, started Tweeting or Twittering, I'm not sure w... Comment - Like
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Sep 2, 2009, 6:10 pm
When my mother was growing up, my grandfather owned Mother's Pies which sold fresh pies to local hotesl and restaurants. For birthdays they always had pie, not cake. During WWII, Papou was exempt... Comment - Like
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Sep 1, 2009, 7:48 am
I never thought I'd join Twitter. For one thing, I'm not mobile with my phone and all, since I'm home all day almost every day. For another thing, who would want to know what I'm doin... Comment - Like
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Aug 31, 2009, 2:20 am
It's Monday, the day of all things BLUE! Our hostess for this fun day is Smiling Sally, and she has a list of all those showing off their blueness, as well as the guidelines if you'd like to j... Comment - Like
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