Archive for December, 2009

One Little Word 2010

In 2009 I began an adventure I learned from Ali Edwards, one of my favorite scrapbook designers.  She challenged her readers to join her in choosing a word for the year that would help define who she wants to be at the end of the year.  I chose SERENE.  I wrote the word on my [...]

The 2nd Challenge for 2010

This is the last challenge I am planning to join for 2010, but you never know what might happen later in the year.    The others are Countdown 2010 and What’s in a Name? 3. Challenge Guidelines: There are four levels: – Curious – Read 3 novels that are 2nd in a series or second [...]

wrap-up post-War through the Generations

This is the last of my 2009 reading challenges and I have completed them all.  I even read extra books for this challenge. War Through the Generations runs 1 Jan-31 Dec 2009: at least 5 books about WWII, fiction or non-fiction Books from my original list: Home Again at Last, by Jerry Borrowman-This is the fourth [...]

What’s in a Name? 3

I am joining the What’s in a Name? 3 Challenge because I had fun with the #2 reading challenge last year. Between January 1 and December 31, 2010, read one book in each of the following categories: A book with a food in the title: Friends, Lovers, Chocolate by Alexander McCall Smith A book with [...]

Mark in Georgetown, Texas