Meet the Pixie

Losing touch... well maybe

2008-07-17T17:38:11Z

So it seems my sister is moving to Mobile, Alabama. Huh. OK, so her in-laws live there. And her hubby has a lead on a better job. OK…. But what about my nephew? Now I will not have the option to pop over (OK, a 2 hour drive is not exactly ...

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The Ultimate Dragon -Byron Press

2008-07-15T13:13:56Z

OK, so another throw away book. This one is a bunch of short stories all based on dragons in different cultures and time periods. I found it very interesting, read while my eyes are still healing, so it was kind of a trial on how long I could st...

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The View from Mount Joy - Lorna Landvik

2008-07-10T12:40:05Z

OK, so I was having trouble seeing (due to eye surgery) so this was actually a book on CD. I'm counting it as I was not able to see much of anything at this point. We meet Joe after his father has died and his mother is trying to hold herself ...

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The Almost Moon - Alice Sebold

2008-06-27T19:59:25Z

For those who loved Lovely Bones, here's the newest novel of the slightly off. Helen is tired of taking care of her mother. She is judgemental, mean, critical of her only child and agraphobic. She is old and slowly detiriorating. So Helen kills...

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Warrior and Witch - Marie Brennan

2008-06-27T19:54:57Z

Sci-fi. Fun, quick read, summer trash. Gotta love it!! This is an interesting concept. When a baby girl is born, the mother (a witch) the child's soul splits into 2 pieces, one of which is intorduced to the goddess by bringing the baby outs...

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Reading and computer troubles

2008-06-27T19:48:53Z

managed to get a few 'stolen' moments on a PC at work. My home 'puter has been ravaged by a virus my darling hubby accidentally installed. Working on getting that fixed soon. Tomorrow I am scheduled to have laser eye surgery (so I can SEE!)...

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Frangipani -Celestine Vaite

2008-06-19T16:15:42Z

My mother suggested this book to me. She was, of course, right. I loved this book. It is a tale of a Tahitian woman living in her home town and her relationship with her daughter and the cousins and aunties that populate the town. She decribe...

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What Animal am I?

2008-06-16T20:49:37Z

In a past life of course.... You were platypus. You were eccentric and unclassifiable and it still shows. Your strength lies in your diverse associations with all walks of life. Although many people try to identify you, only you know you...

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New me

2008-06-14T00:47:37Z

So tomorrow I am getting my hair done. Bangs trimmed, maybe some color. I hear the new "in" thing is color. Obvious color. Like Pink or Blue. I think I may go for it. Might look cool...

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Red Dwarf - Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers -- Grant Naylor

2008-06-11T19:49:42Z

I found this in a box of books my hubby had inherited. I liked the show so figured I would give it a shot (and remove myself for a short while from the long heavy book I am in the midst of). This is one of the funniest books I have come across ...

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