Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks My rating: 5 of 5 stars In contrast to the last book I read - which I likened to a Harlequin romance - this one shows you how a romantic novel is supposed to be written. If Nicholas Sparks sounds familiar to you it's because he wrote The Notebook. A... Continue Reading →
Remember this? Well, my existing bookshelf wont be housing those. In fact, that up there is their storage until they are read. Then what though? I only have the one shelf in my room which is already nearly filled to capacity. Up until now the books I have kept are ones that are important to... Continue Reading →
The Bachelor by Carly Phillips My rating: 2 of 5 stars Ah, I should have known better than to pick up a romance book. These just are not me 🙂 But it was in the pile given to me years ago and my compulsive nature would not let me skip it. Learned my lesson -... Continue Reading →
Chip has declared himself Guardian of the Bathroom. Every night when I go upstairs for bed, he is in there. I walk in, he scoots out. OK, correction, I walk in and I boot him out. I really don't want him sniffing at the edge of my underwear while I am seated, you know? If... Continue Reading →
I discovered a new element to twitter. It’s a great way to gauge reactions to big events. Kind of like a grand social science experiment. The Super Bowl was the perfect example. I think only about 5 of the 200+ who I follow did not watch it. All those who did were certainly tweeting about... Continue Reading →
The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory by David Plouffe My rating: 5 of 5 stars A behind the scenes at what was an historic Presidential campaign as told by the fellow who put it all together. David Plouffe tells the story of putting his life on hold... Continue Reading →
In the middle of everything last weekend, I had a passing notion that someone had tweeted that Adam Lambert was doing a concert in Palm Springs at the end of February. Saturday morning after my workout I sat down at the computer to check that out. Found the link. Checked out prices. Hmm..not bad. It's a... Continue Reading →
I've talked before about how the internet has given all of us a tendency towards exhibiting ADD characteristics (Dare you to read an entire article from start to finish without a single click of a link or over to another browser tab!) Yesterday I was laughing at myself though at my latest little display of... Continue Reading →
The hat is the one she is wearing in her photo which is her facebook profile picture. We bought it at the Del Mar Fair about 3...4? years ago? Can't remember because we went every year and she *always* bought a new hat and we both often bought new sandals - sometimes fighting over them... Continue Reading →
There is a brunch planned for Jax this Sunday since she didn't want a formal service. Her other local friend Trina has been handling, really, everything when it comes to dealing the with the aftermath of an unexpected death with no will in place. Jax rented her place from Trina and Trina was in regular... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 