It is Tuesday and time to just be a little random! This meme was found at Suko's Notebook.If you decide to play along, be sure to let her (and me!) know.
Here is what Spring looks like n my front yard:
1. My first challenge of the year is completed. Now before you clap your hands for me or anything, let me tell you that it was a pretty easy challenge--I liked it that way! I finished The Okra Picks challenge, and did so by reading one book. And in this case, it was the first book I completed in 2011!
Click the button to see my challenge page, which book I read, and by clicking on the title of the book you will get to read my review. I love southern books!2. I discovered over at Ti's blog that the Indie Lit Awards will be back for 2011. Hop on over to her page and read all about it--but most importantly, be thinking about which 2011 books you would like to see nominated!
3. I received a book today from Penguin, with a little card attached, stating, "with compliments of the author" !
That has never happened to me before and to make it even better, it is a book that I have been giddy about ever since seeing it on a blog I visited it. It is going right on my Spring Reading Thing list! (click the book to read my promo post of this little gem) There is a lot of buzz flying around about this debut author--she already has her 2nd book accepted and set for release in April 2012. That will be 2 new books released in the span of 11 months!4. Here is a shocking bit of news... The Guardian reports that favorite children author, E.Nesbit, has been accused of some plagiarism!
5. The new progressive bi-focals that have kept me in vision Hell for 2 weeks have been sent back!
To be fixed.
Apparently the focal points were totally out of whack and the clerk was surprised I made it 2 weeks with them! So, hopefully in 7-10 business days I will receive a pair of glasses I can actually see out of, which will be coated (at no cost to me!) with a nice layer of anti-glare!
Well friends. I could ramble on forever, but think I should go put my weary self to bed so I can face the work place tomorrow!
**smiles**
Wow, you have flowering trees already! You're a little ahead of us, though some in my neighborhood look close to popping out.
ReplyDeleteCurious news about E. Nesbit - my kids and I enjoyed her books, and Edward Eager says she was his inspiration (I love Eager's books, too).
The glasses thing sounds awful! Glad you're getting them fixed.
Sue
Kim, congrats on finishing the Okra Picks reading challenge. I usually choose challenges that do not require that I read too many books (often only one is required), as I already have a full reading and reviewing schedule.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy The Violets of March. What a terrific surprise!
Glad I found your post--I will link to it. (In the future, if you stop by my RRT posts you can let me know that you've also posted my meme.) Thanks! :)
I love your spring photo! So glad to hear that you're getting your glasses fixed - that must have been incredibly frustrating.
ReplyDeleteVery cool that you got The Violets of March!