Friday Fill-ins 09-25-09

Janet is our fantastic host for this weekly event.


My responses are in italics.




And here we go!

1. One week ago I was a week younger than I am today.

2. I thought I could fly like Peter Pan when I was young.

3. Mama told me I couldn’t.

4. It’s all up to you and me.

5. Take your time figuring out what to do with the rest of your life – and have fun doing it.

6. Gas will pass!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to a Middle Eastern dinner, tomorrow my plans include driving to the beach and introducing our puppy to the ocean and Sunday, I want to hang out at the beach and read and nap.

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Teaser Tuesday and Where Are You? 09-22-09: The Earth Hums in B Flat

Should Be Reading - Miz B - hosts this weekly event. We throw out a couple of sentences from our current read (without spoilers, of course) to entice you to read the book.


This week my teaser is from The Earth Hums in B Flat by Mari Strachan page 279:

I don't know why my feet are taking me along this road. There are plenty of other roads to walk. Maybe I need to take notice of my feet as well as listen to my own head. Maybe my feet are telling me something my head doesn't know.

It's Tuesday, Where Are You? is hosted by an adventure in reading.

I'm a precocious 12 year old girl living in a small village in Wales. Read More!

Friday Fill-ins 09-18-09

Janet is our fantastic host for this weekly event.


My responses are in italics.




1. My car really needs to be washed.

2. The autumnal equinox is coming up next.

3. Lately, things seem a little crazy with the health care issue causing so much polarization. I don’t understand why people think it’s not a good thing for everyone to have health coverage.

4. My cottage / studio is one of my favorite 'hiding' places.

5. What happened to hope?

6. Good health care for all is not impossible!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to a quiet reading evening, tomorrow my plans include the farmers market, if it’s not raining, and shopping for tile for our new bathroom and Sunday, I want to read.

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Teaser Tuesday and Where Are You? 09-15-09: Women of the Silk

Should Be Reading - Miz B - hosts this weekly event. We throw out a couple of sentences from our current read (without spoilers, of course) to entice you to read the book.


This week my teaser is from Women of the Silk by Gail Tsukiyama, page 64:

The house rattled hollow in the strong, persistent winds. At night, when the winds blew, they were like voices coming through the house. Yu-sung lay in bed for hours listening to what they were saying. Sometimes she imagined them to be the voices of her daughters, returning to tell her of their lives. 'It is all right, Ma Ma,' they told her. But when she sat up slowly, so as not to disturb Pao, and listened harder for their distant voices, the noise was simply the winds of a storm approaching.

It's Tuesday, Where Are You? is hosted by an adventure in reading.

It's 1925 and I'm in Yung Kee, China working in a silk factory.

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Friday Fill-ins 09-04-09

Janet is our fantastic host for this weekly event.


My responses are in italics.


1. I feel that no one should die because they cannot afford healthcare. No one should go broke because they get sick, and no one should be tied to a job because of a pre-existing condition or to get health care.

2. Singing with my friends is always fun.

3. Right now, I can hear these things: my laptop fan; my puppy barking in her sleep (dog dreams); fireworks from downtown where the symphony is playing The 1812 Overture.

4. It feels like fall and I'm glad it’s going to rain soon.

5. The last time I played my guitar was too long ago.

6. My birthday falls on this Labor day weekend.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to reading, tomorrow my plans include a birthday dinner and Sunday, I want to celebrate my birthday and go to a block party. And Monday I want to celebrate my birthday at a brunch with friends and then go to a root beer party!

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