Bibliomane Books

Welcome to this week's Happy Homemaker Monday.  I am linking up with  Sandra at Diary of a SAHM.    The weather::: Two months of gray dreariness and no snow.  It's beyond depressing. (Ok, ok - it's sunny today)  On my reading pile::: I started reading two books that I've been waiting for to come available at my library:  Girl, Wash Your Face   The Prayer Box   Movies or Shows I watched this weekend::: I watched "The Count of Monte Cristo" last night with my sweetheart.  We also watched the Robert Redford version of "The Great Gatsby" earlier this week.   I watched the much talked about "Bird Box" on Netflix.  It was pretty good.  I read the book a couple of years back and it was MUCH better!   Currently watching one of my favorites, "Under the Tuscan Sun"  On my TV::: Days of Our Lives, Y&R  On the menu for this week::: Sunday:  Pizza  Monday:...

Julia's Hope Leisha Kelly  I first heard of this book from another blogger, and I apologize for not getting her name!  After reading that review, I found the book in the most charming used bookstore in Cheboygan, MI, while on a short vacation.  Purple Tree Books.  Leisha Kelly is a new author to me, but after finding out more about her, I see that she has published many books since this one.  She has found a new loyal reader! Her books can be found on Kindle Unlimited.  Right now they have an offer to join for three months for just 99-cents, so I re-upped my membership just to continue with this series! "Julia's Hope" can most definitely be read as a stand-alone novel.  In a word, it is charming.  The characters are vivid and flawed.  There is faith through trial, kindness from strangers, judgment from neighbors, and joy in simplicity.  The story takes place in 1931, shortly after the Great Depression.  A typical fa...

I am linking up with Sandra from Diary of a Stay at Home Mom for Happy Homemaker Monday The weather in my neck of the woods ..... For a month now I've been complaining of gray weather and no snow.  This week is no different!  Right now I am.... Cooking a meal to bring to my dad, Thinking about.... I have a date tomorrow night that I am very excited about!  And VERY nervous!  On the blog last week..... Only HHM.  It has been a very busy week.  On my reading pile....    On my TV..... I watched a couple of Christmas movies on Hallmark this week, but that was all.  Movie of the week...... My sister, nephew and I are going to see Emmett Otter's Jugband Christmas on the big screen today!  Very excited about that!  I love that movie, it never gets old.  On the menu for this week.... Sunday  - Roasted vegetables and rice  Monday  - Date night!  I won't be cooking anything.  Tu...

At this point in the year, most people take stock of what has happened over the past 52 weeks and what they would like to see happen for the next 52.  Whether you call them "resolutions" or not, a lot can be said for planning ahead, setting goals, and ruminating over what you've accomplished (or not!) since you last set such ambitions. I've decided to take a different approach, and list the things I said hello and goodbye to in 2018.  I was thinking about it on my drive in to work this morning.  My life has been pretty stagnant over the past five years, without any big personal changes.  I'd like to see that shift in 2019.  I guess it's time to take some chances. GOODBYES:  In March I said goodbye to working side-by-side with one of my best friends.  I miss her every day!  It hasn't been the same around here since she's left.  A very sad goodbye to a dear friend of mine just a few weeks ago.  She passed away after being in a c...

The Sunday Post @ caffeinatedbookreviewer   Last Week On The Blog Happy Homemaker Monday  The Monday Book Report  Book Beginnings   This Week On The Blog Happy Homemaker Monday The Sunday Post The Monday Book Report Book Review: Julia's Hope by Leisha Kelly New Books  The Power by Naomi Alderman   Around The Blogosphere 2019 Reading Challenges  Totally Random 10 Incredible Bookish Etsy Shops  

I am linking up with Sandra from Diary of a Stay at Home Mom for Happy Homemaker Monday The weather in my neck of the woods ..... We've had very boring weather around here.  In the 40s and gray.  I WANT SNOW!  Thinking about:   Finding a new job.  I've been working for a surgeon for the past five years.  I started off as a part-time receptionist.  Within one year I was full time, also doing his transcription.  Within two years I was also the surgery scheduler.  Now I am the office manager and biller on top of everything else. I really REALLY like my job.  I love the people I work with and I love our patients and the surgeon himself is a great boss.  HIS WIFE, on the other hand, makes my life miserable.  She has to oversee everything.  She does his coding for the surgeries and she overbills all the surgeries (i.e. Medicare fraud) and when the insurances call her out on it - she wants ME to find a way ...

This is my first time sharing with Rose City Reader for Book Beginnings on Friday!  My book beginning:  Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen  No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine.  I love how so much is disclosed in this first sentence.  It is a nice preface, making you want to read on to find out what makes her "an" heroine.  LOL  Have a wonderful week reading! 

I am linking up with  Mailbox Monday It's Monday!  What Are You Reading?  The Sunday Post @ caffeinatedbookreviewer  WHAT DID I READ THIS WEEK:   I finished three books, but none of them were amazing.  They were all pretty good though.   A Christmas Homecoming   This one was cute but had no substance.  If you want a quick, romantic Christmasy read, you might want to pick this up.  I also finished Colleen Coble's "Tidewater Inn"  This one was ok, but no as good as her usual books.  3.5 stars Finally,  finished Debbie Macomber's "Starry Night".   This was my favorite of the three, still it barely rated 4 stars.  WHAT WAS THE BEST THING IN MY MAILBOX THIS WEEK? I received some handmade cards from Etsy to send to my penpal from the Victorian Letter Writing Guild.  WHAT BOOKS DID I BUY/BORROW THIS WEEK:   From the library, I borrowed Susan Wigg's ...

I am linking up with Sandra from Diary of a Stay at Home Mom for Happy Homemaker Monday The weather in my neck of the woods ..... We've had some wimpy snow.  Pretty to look at, but it's not quite cold enough to stick!   Right now I am ....   Blogging during commercials of a Christmas movie!  Thinking about....  Holiday planning and budget.   On the blog last week..... Behind again - this past couple of weeks have been uber stressful On my reading pile....  I haven't been reading nearly enough.  Over the past couple of weeks I finished Debbie Macomber's "Starry Night" 4* "A Christmas Homecoming" 3* and Colleen Coble's "Tidewater Inn" 3*.   I need something amazing now.  These books were all just ok.  On my TV.....  Hallmark Christmas movies  YouTube videos Chicago Med Ghost Adventures  Movie of the week...... My One Christmas Wish with Amber Riley (Mercedes from Glee)  It's b...