The Sunday Salon- 03-14-10: DST and Blogiversary!

Hello Sunday readers! Did you in the US remember to set your clocks ahead? I have never understood what daylight savings time accomplishes. And that our Congress, in all their "wisdom" a few years ago, thought that extending DST was enough of an energy savings to call it enough for the energy bill. I always wondered how much that little scheme cost.

But the good news: since I never got around to changing my car clock last fall, at least it will be set to the right time now. Simple pleasures.

At some point this week I realized that I've been doing this bloggy thing for two years now! March 5, 2008 was my very first blog post. So, happy blogiversary, me! Today marks my 425th post on this blog (650 on my photo blog). I think I need to do something to celebrate, so check back next week when I'll announce a giveaway and belated party.

Contrary to what you've seen (or rather haven't seen) on my blog the last two weeks, I have been reading! I'm just a bit behind on my reviews and hope to remedy that this week. On Friday, March 19th, look for a Classics Circuit tour stop here with my review of Georgette Heyer's Friday's Child, which I'm reading now and enjoying. And look for my reviews of The Patience Stone, The Ghost Map and Cutting for Stone sometime in the next few days. Enjoy your week!


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RW&R's First Blogiversary! and Giveaway!

Amazing - it's already been a year here on this little piece of blog estate. And even more amazing: it coincides with my 300th post here! (That doesn't include all the posts on my photoblog, which I started in November and is already past 150 posts.) I didn't realize I had so much to say!

This little blogiversary celebration is all about you, dear readers! If it weren't for you coming here and reading my ramblings and leaving me comments - or not - this would be a pretty silly exercise. So thank you for seeing me through this last year, including:

• my countdown to retirement and the actual fact of it;
  
• my bruised little hands after surgery;
  
• my garden successes and failures;
  
• books I've read - cheering me on through War and Peace and my reading challenges.
• Election 08 and the inspiring inauguration of President Obama!
  

And a special shout-out to Laura and Wendy who helped midwife this blog. They encouraged me to do it (or rather, pulled me over to the dark side), answered my stupid questions and they continue to visit and help me out.

To show my appreciation for you readers, I'm doing a book giveaway. The Road Home by Rose Tremain was last year's Orange Prize winner. Tremain is a wonderful writer; I was just introduced to her books last year and I'm determined to read them all, they're so good. I have a hardback copy, gently used (only read once! all the words are still there, in their original order!) to pass on to the winner. Leave a comment below and let me know if you want to be in the drawing. For an extra entry, mention it on your blog and come back to let me know. Contest will close on Friday, March 13th, your lucky day!

Edited to add: all locations are eligible.
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