Monthly Archives: June 2010

Mailbox Monday – June 21, 2010

Posted on June 20, 2010 by CarrieK

Mailbox Monday is a weekly meme hosted by Printed Page. If you’re eager to tell the rest of the book blogging world about the wonderful books you’ve received this week, click over and share your link. The Lace Makers of … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Salon – June 20, 2010 (the “Father’s Day” edition)

Posted on June 20, 2010 by CarrieK

(In honor of Father’s Day, I thought I would re-post this list of my Dad’s favorite reads. Happy Father’s Day, Dad and Kevin – and all the rest of you dads out there.) Dad and I have similar taste when … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: When in Rome

Posted on June 19, 2010 by CarrieK

Bring home the must-own romantic comedy of the year, filled with wildly funny twists and turns! When Beth, an unlucky-in-love New York curator (Kristen Bell), takes a whirlwind trip to Rome for her sister’s wedding, an unexpected crush takes her … Continue reading →

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from My One Hundred Adventures by Polly Horvath

Posted on June 19, 2010 by CarrieK

I didn’t like the reader of this audiobook, and so gave up listening to it, but did love one passage enough to look it up to share: The library in summer is the most wonderful thing because there you get … Continue reading →

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Bookish links for Saturday, June 19, 2010

Posted on June 19, 2010 by CarrieK

First of all, I want to highlight an event I am very excited about – Audiobook Week! Jen at Devourer of Books is putting this together for next week, June 21st to 25th, and she has some fantastic ideas for … Continue reading →

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Completed – YA Reading Challenge

Posted on June 18, 2010 by CarrieK

Challenge host: J. Kaye’s Book Blog I’m committing to the Just My Size YA Reading Challenge to read 25 YA novels during 2010. 1. Paper Towns by John Green 2. This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer 3. … Continue reading →

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We’re home

Posted on June 17, 2010 by CarrieK

You all are simply the best! It was so wonderful to come home to your outpouring of concern and prayers and good thoughts and best wishes. We are home. Natalie had her scans today, although we do not have a … Continue reading →

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Please keep us in your prayers

Posted on June 17, 2010 by CarrieK

I apologize for being absent from the blog for the past couple of days. I am actually posting this from Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane. I took my 13-year-old, Natalie, in to the Emergency Room here in Colville Tuesday night … Continue reading →

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