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A Cause for Celebration
on Oct 31, 2009 in lighthouses Cape May One of my very favorite lighthouses is having a birthday party and you are invited! Today the Cape May Lighthouse is celebrating it's 150th birthday and there will be a party with a Civil War feel...and cake! According to the Cape May County Herald,"...



Hey! That's Sort of Cool!
on Oct 29, 2009 in books book reviews I admit that I check out the NY Times bestsellers list. I like to see what is on there, see which I have read and might want to check out. But folks, let's be real. Dan Brown is locked into first place once again and we all know that I, along with a...



Wordless Wednesday-The Capitol Rotunda, D.C.
on Oct 28, 2009 in Wordless Wednesday ...for more Wordless Wednesday, check these out.



a review of "Baking Cakes in Kigali"
on Oct 28, 2009 in book review Baking Cakes in Kigali: A Novel by Gaile Parkin(Delacorte Press, ISBN 978-0385343435)The aptly named Angel Tungaraza, the woman at the center of this book is, as described on the jacket, "mother, cake baker, keeper of secrets- a woman living on the e...



Tweet, Tweet, Tweet Your Way to Tuesday Thinger.
on Oct 27, 2009 in Library Thing Tuesday Thingers Bandit It's Tuesday, time for Tuesday Thinger, from the desk of Wendi's Book Corner. Seems someone pointed out a new feature on LT.."a cool feature under author pages. Library Thing now has a Link box on the right hand side of Author pages where authors and...



I Need A Plan...So I Plan to Check Out Musing Monday.
on Oct 26, 2009 in Musing Monday book reviews So, let's see what this weeks question is from the ever curious Just One More Page! Today’s MUSING MONDAYS post is about note taking…Do you take notes while reading – either for your reviews or for yourself? How/where do you make these notes (o...