Journal Entry 1 by sweetsangria from Forest Grove, Oregon USA on Saturday, February 24, 2007

This is the "All women" bookbox. It will contain books written by women authors only.

*Please make a journal entry saying that you've received the box and one when you mail it to the next person.

*Please make journal entries for the individual books that you take out of the box also.

*This box is US only, no romance novels(harlequin,etc,),children's books or cookbooks. Please don't use this bookbox as a place to release your books that are badly damaged.

*Replace the same amount of books that you take.

*Please do not keep the box longer than 2 weeks.

*Feel free to take and add bookmarks or postcards to the box as well. Thanks!!!


List of participants:

1.elizardbreath(OR)
2.dnsvm(Colorado)
3.paulsbooks(Utah)
4.emtmeghan(Mass)
5.missprisy(Mass)
6.ridingreader(florida)
7.nojokeva(virginia)
8.tx-snowbunny(texas)
9.lginder(cali)
10.indygo88(Indiana)

back home to sweetsangria!





 

Journal Entry 2 by sweetsangria from Forest Grove, Oregon USA on Thursday, March 08, 2007

Mailed to elizardbreath on tuesday, March 6th. 

Journal Entry 3 by elizardbreath from Pendleton, Oregon USA on Thursday, March 08, 2007

I received this box today! I want everything!! This is a great box! These are the books I've chosen:

Irish Girl About Town
Hill Towns
Turtle Moon
The Cage
Celestial Navigation
That Was Then
The Dangerous Husband
Garlic and Sapphires
American Fuji

I will update when I decide what I'm putting back in! 

Journal Entry 4 by elizardbreath from Pendleton, Oregon USA on Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Wow, I had no idea I had kept this box this long!! I'm so sorry! It is addressed and ready to send off tomorrow afternoon! 

Journal Entry 5 by dnsvm from Longmont, Colorado USA on Sunday, April 01, 2007

This box was waiting for me on the front porch when I came home. The selection was not quite what I expected but I found two books to take. I will post again when select two books to put in and send it off to the next person. 

Journal Entry 6 by dnsvm from Longmont, Colorado USA on Wednesday, April 04, 2007

I am taking out:
Mister Posterior and the Genius Child
Daughter of Fortune

Putting In:
Welcome to the Great Mysterious
Best Friends

I'll send this out today! 

Journal Entry 7 by tostle from Salt Lake City, Utah USA on Wednesday, April 11, 2007

I received this box (aka PaulsBooks) Thank you!
I am taking:
An Obvious Enchantment
Welcome to the Great Mysterious
Best Friends

I will replace books and send on to emtmeghan.
Thanks for organizing this box!
 

Journal Entry 8 by missprisy from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma USA on Monday, June 04, 2007

This arrived today! I will make my selections soon and get the box moving again.

I am taking:
The Wind in the Willows
Lucia, Lucia
Sacred Time

Putting in the box:
E is for Evidence - Sue Grafton
The Shipping News - Anne Proulx
The Perfection of Love - Barbara Cartland
Generation Warriors - Anne McCaffrey & Elizabeth Moon
The Devil on Horseback - Victoria Holt
Fly Away Home - Susan Berman
My Gal Sunday - Mary Higgins Clark 

Journal Entry 9 by RidingReader from Jacksonville, Florida USA on Monday, June 11, 2007

The box arrived today. I'll update this entry once I go through the gives and takes! :)

OK... gives and takes are all done and the box has moved on to its new temporary home! Thanks for the opportunity to participate! 

Journal Entry 10 by nojokeva from Virginia Beach, Virginia USA on Tuesday, June 26, 2007

bookbox is here. received Thursday of last week. 

Journal Entry 11 by nojokeva from Virginia Beach, Virginia USA on Tuesday, July 10, 2007

books I am putting in box:
Breach of Trust-Bonnie MacDougal
Nights of Rain and Stars-Maeve Binchy
Little Earthquakes-Jennifer Weiner
Nothing to Declare-Mary Morris
An American Story-Debra J. Dickerson
Life Management for Busy Women-Elizabeth George
Because of Winn-Dixie-Kate DiCamillo

Books I am taking:
The Hundred Secret Senses-Amy Tan
'E' Is For Evidence-Sue Crafton
My Gal Sunday-Marry Higgins Clark
Sleep With Me-Joanna Briscoe
Save Karyn-Karyn Bosnak
Good Grief-Lolly Winston
Vinegar Hill-A. Manette Ansay

This box was sent out today, Wednesday, July 25. I am sorry it took so long. Everything is in good order and in a new bigger box. 

Journal Entry 12 by tx-snowbunny from Pearland, Texas USA on Wednesday, August 08, 2007

The box arrived over the weekend, so I''m finally getting around to opening it. A bit of a random mix. There are several books I will probably take, including a few kid-types. My boys are a little young but are are enjoying our nightly reading of Charlotte''s Web, so it will be nice to have something to follow it up. I was surprised by a number of romance novels included...not really my style. Will gather to books to put back and send it on its way (hopefully this weekend). 

Journal Entry 13 by tx-snowbunny from Pearland, Texas USA on Sunday, August 19, 2007

Made my decisions:

Books I am taking:
Because of Winn-Dixie
Life Management for Busy Women
Nothing to Declare
Frankenstein
An American Story

Books I am putting in:
Make the Connection, Oprah Winfrey and Bob Greene
It''s all in Frijoles, Yolanda Nava
Pretend You Don''t See Her, Mary Higgins Clark
Falling Angels, Tracy Chevalier
Becoming a Woman of Excellence, Cynthia Heald

Will pack up the box and send it on to California this week. Thanks for putting this togeteher! 

Journal Entry 14 by tx-snowbunny from Pearland, Texas USA on Thursday, September 06, 2007

Oh No! My husband and cleaning lady have been scheming against me. Or, just trying to help out. Unfortunately, the box was tucked neatly in the closet and completely out of my sight and mind. I will retrieve it, grab the tape and get it out as soon as I can. I am so sorry -- I had no idea I'd had the box for so long. Thank you for the reminder from LGINDER. 

Journal Entry 15 by LGinder on Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Box arrived here last night and was rescued off the porch this morning. Will mail to the next in line as soon as she replies back with her address. 

Journal Entry 16 by LGinder on Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Took a few books out to wild release and replaced them with others. Sending off one of indgo88's wish list books as an extra.

Box is off to the post office this morning. 

Journal Entry 17 by indygo88 from Lafayette, Indiana USA on Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Box arrived today. Special thanks to LGinder for checking my wishlist! :') Not yet sure if I'll pull out any others, but will take a closer look & get the box back on its way home hopefully within the next few days. 

Journal Entry 18 by indygo88 from Lafayette, Indiana USA on Saturday, November 17, 2007

I sent this out on its way home yesterday! 

Journal Entry 19 by sweetsangria from Forest Grove, Oregon USA on Tuesday, November 27, 2007

The box made it back home to me! Yay! Love getting a whole new box of books to look through. There are 36 books in the box and about 6 that I am interested in reading..I will get the others moving as fast as I can. I was a little disappointed that the rules were not followed by all. They say "no romance,children's books or books that are badly damaged" There were books that fall into all these categories in the box. Thanks to all who participated, and thanks to indygo88 for the book labels!