Recent Book Activity

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Hollyhill Quilting
Steepster
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MY CURRENT READ(S):


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JULY
53. My Abandonment by Peter Rock
52. The Darwin Awards; Next Evolution; Chlorinating the Gene Pool by Wendy Northcutt

JUNE
51. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
50. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K Rowling
49. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
48. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
47. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling
46. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling
45. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling
44. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling

MAY
43. The Burning Wire by Jeffery Deaver
42. Darling Jim by Christian Moerck
41. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
40. The Sorcerer's Apprentices: A Season in the Kitchen at Ferran Adrià's elBulli by Lisa Abend
39. History of a Suicide; My Sister's Unfinished Life by Jill Bialosky
38. Forty Beads by Carloyn Evans
37. Please Look After Mom by Kyung-sook Shin
36. The Kitchen Daughter by Jael McHenry
35. Life on the Line: A Chef's Story of Chasing Greatness, Facing Death, and Redefining the Way We Eat by Grant Achatz and Nick Kokonas

APRIL
34. Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain
33. Listen by Rene Gutteridge
32. Jeannie Out of the Bottle by Barbara Eden
31. Bossypants by Tina Fey
30. Blood Crimes by Dave Zeltserman
29. The Lovers by John Connolly
28. The Girl Who Fell From The Sky by Heidi Durrow

MARCH
27. I'd Know You Anywhere by Laura Lippman
26. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
25. Caught by Harlan Coben
24. The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua
23. Blood, Bones & Butter; The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Gabrielle Hamilton
22. The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
21. Desires of the Dead by Kimberly Derting
20. The Night Season by Chelsea Cain
19. The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting

FEBRUARY
18. The Book of Tomorrow by Cecilia Ahern
17. A Widow's Story by Joyce Carol Oates
16. Life, Love and a Polar Bear Tattoo by Heather Wardell
15. Before You Know Kindness by Chris Bohjalian

JANUARY
14. Of Love and Evil by Anne Rice
13. Bed Runners (Quilting) by Kathy Brown
12. Not your Grandmother's Log Cabin (Quilting) by Sara Nephew and Marci Baker
11. Darkness Under the Sun by Dean Koontz
10. What The Night Knows by Dean Koontz
09. The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson
08. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
07. As Always, Julia - The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto; Food, Friendship and the Making of a Masterpiece - Edited by Joan Reardon
06. Day and Night - Quilt in a Day series by Eleanor Burns
05. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
04. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
03. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
02. The Blue Chair Jam Cookbook by Rachel Saunders
01. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney

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93 Books Read in 2008
A-Z Author Challenge Completed in 2008
75 Books Read in 2009
90 Books Read in 2010
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TRADED:
The Abortionist's Daughter for "Middlesex" with LGinder
Forever in Blue for "Fingersmith" with guinaveve
A Spot of Bother for "Back When We Were Grownups" with Sistermadilou
Me and Emma for "My Lobotomy" with Flakes
The Wednesday Letters for "Love The One You're With" with jaglvr
Not Yet Drown'd for "Diary"&"Corelli's Mandolin" with cinnycat
Open House for "The Fifth Child" with flicki
The Vampire Tapestry for "The Moth Diaries" with sothisdhampir
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THANK YOU!!THANK YOU!!THANK YOU!!~To any & all who have sent me something from near or far~THANK YOU!!THANK YOU!!THANK YOU!!
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RINGS/RAYS I HAVE JOINED:
2008 Rings/Rays
I Am Legend Ring hosted by CollegeLady
Light on Snow Ray hosted by chambejd
Krik? Krak! Ring hosted by gnissorckoob
The Mirror Ring hosted by MarysGirl
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster Ray hosted by JennyC1230 Yellow Raft in Blue Water Ray hosted by SqueakyChuThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Ring hosted by SmilingheronThe Edible Woman Ray hosted by JenKazooThe Last Summer of You and Me Ray hosted by Kitten22The Hummingbird's Daughter Ring hosted by time-travelerAlias Grace Ray hosted by JenKazoo
The Virgin Suicides Ray hosted by lauraloo29Andree's Story Ray hosted by GoryDetailsThe Tortilla Curtain Ray hosted by judygreeneyesHell House Ring hosted by CollegeLadyThe Myth of You and Me Ray hosted by booklady331The Next Thing On My List Ring hosted by princess-peapodBonk Ring hosted by innaeThe Lollipop Shoes Ring hosted by lellie
2009 Rings/Rays
Veronika Decides To Die Ray hosted by WingedManDead Until Dark Ray hosted by angeeaustinLiving Dead In Dallas Ray hosted by angeeaustinClub Dead Ray hosted by angeeaustinDead To The World Ray hosted by angeeaustinDead As A Doornail Ray hosted by angeeaustinDefinitely Dead Ray hosted by angeeaustinAll Together Dead Ray hosted by angeeaustinBrothel Ray hosted by princess-peapodGreen Angel Ring hosted by kerbam1421Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress Ring hosted by bindibooksSpook Ring hosted by indygo88^^The Man Who Ate The World^^ Ring hosted by BibliocratesStreet of a Thousand Blossoms Ring hosted by UnwrittenLibraThe Man Who Loved Books Too Much Ray hosted by bobbaramaIn Memory of Kalman BookBox Box hosted by OliviapoolsideThe Graveyard Book Ring hosted by bobbaramaThe Help Ring hosted by BethanyKayA Reliable Wife Ray hosted by perryfran (asked to be skipped 4/10)
The Art of Racing in the Rain Ring hosted by daniellechonody

^^ just means it hasn't gotten to me yet ^^

Tea-Ring^^ hosted by teeny-k
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My First Ring: [CLOSED]
Sky Burial; An Epic Love Story of Tibet by Xinran Xue
The book made it HOME, THANKS EVERYONE! ... The book has now travelled on again.

Ring 2: [CLOSED]
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
The Book is with the last person (my husband)!
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THE SADLY-NEVER-FINISHED-PILE:
The Terror By Dan Simmons
Thirteen Moons by Charles Frazier
The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey
The Innocent Man by John Grisham
Smashed by Koren Zailckas
The Water's Lovely by Ruth Rendell
Rumspringa by Tom Shachtman
The 351 Books of Irma Arcuri by David Bajo
The Lollipop Shoes by Joann Harris
A Private Hotel For Gentle Ladies by Ellen Cooney
Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving (2010)
Insatiable by Gael Greene (2010)
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MY-MINI-BLURB
I love to read, garden, drink tea, go to the bookstore, hang out at the ocean, play with the kids, watch movies, travel, sew/quilt. I walk into a bookstore and feel relaxed. I like to have a myriad of choices at hand. I never know what I will be in the mood for.
I am mom to two boys 13 and 16 and stepmom to a now grown up *girl* who made me a Gramma at age 30. Happily married to my beloved for 17 years ... PatrickC.
I collect Turtles including Zuni Fetishes:
"The turtle is a symbol of the earth in most Native American cultures. He is also associated with self-reliance, non-violent defense and being a skillful navigator through life's obstacles. Though he is not a traditional puebloan fetish, he is carved frequently today by many different artisans. Some will carve them in a realistic style and others will employ inlay and sgraffito to decorate the turtle's shell."
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