Mark just completed and made available an EP of Christmas songs in his signature beach style. You can get a free download of these songs. Mark arranged, performed, recorded, produced, engineered, and mastered the songs. He played all the … [Continue reading] about Mark’s Christmas EP
I signed up for Mt. Vancouver this year and made it to Mt. Ararat with 48 books gone from my TBR pile. I always think I’ll read more from my shelves but I keep getting distracted with newly published library books and gifts. Oh well, as long as I’m … [Continue reading] about Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2013
Well, it took me most of the year, but I finished up The 2013 Color-Coded Reading Challenge with a few weeks to spare. This was my first year to tackle this challenge and it was fun to read books that were mostly from my stash. Thanks to … [Continue reading] about The 2013 Color-Coded Reading Challenge Wrap-Up
Is it wrong to have your Thanksgiving decorations still up on December 5? When the temp is in the teens and it’s snowing is it better to: a. take your life in your hands by driving the interstate downtown OR b. take the train, … [Continue reading] about Some difficult questions
This year our theme is "Boys Like to Read". We decorate a tree benefitting Primary Children's Medical Center in honor of Scott's brother, Capt. Paul Carey. Here are some pix of the wild and crazy decorators! We did the tree in … [Continue reading] about Festival of Trees 2013