And the hundreds of other characters Diana Gabaldon has introduced in the first 3 books in her Outlander series. I finally finished Dragonfly in Amber, her 2nd book in the series that is quite a bit longer than the first book, and equally exciting. It picks up in a bit of a confusing spot... sort of an OMG moment for
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If so, then you won't be disappointed in these flowers. (By the way, that title is a quote from one of my all time favorite movies, A Knight's Tale.) My pal Pam and I went to the orchid show at the Missouri Botanical Gardens on Saturday. I'm so glad she invited me... it had been years since I'd been there and
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I hate daylight savings time. There, I said it. I don't like the shorter days in the fall nor the dark mornings in the spring. It takes my body days to adjust and I grumble to myself the entire time cursing whomever thought of such a torturous event. There are 2 presumed architects of the original idea of daylight savings time.
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We are very proud of [J] as he has finished all 5 of the Olympians books by Rick Riordan. Once he got going, there was no stopping him. And what we love most of all is that he has finally discovered the joy of reading for pleasure. Last year, and the years before, his school days were long, as they
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In [M]'s most recent FIAR (Five in a Row) book, Lentil by Robert McCloskey, patriotism is discussed. Throughout the book, American flags decorate the town as they prepare for a celebration to honor one of the town's most important citizens, Colonel Carter. Also in the book, the main character, Lentil, walks to school past a war memorial. [M] and I discussed
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[M] memorized his first poem a couple weeks ago. It's called The Land of Nod, by Robert Lewis Stevenson. He worked very hard and I think this type of work is tough for an 8yr old but he did it and I'm as proud of him as he was of himself. I'm attaching an audio file of him reciting it.
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Well, just like a prayer… answered… here’s the grand finale, Madonna’s Like a Prayer, in full, for your viewing pleasure. 
First of all, I’m testing a bit to see if this new microblog widget really works and if I like it. And second, 
