Ball-DAH-chee

I am a recent discoverer of David Baldacci so when I had the opportunity to hear him at a conference luncheon I took it.  He was wonderful!  I laughed till tears rolled down my face from his hysterical story of George Bush Sr.  And I was uplifted by the philanthropic work he and his wife do. For those of you who are already fans, I encourage you to visit his website and learn about the Wish You Well Foundation (http://davidbaldacci.com/philanthropy/listing/). … Continue reading →

The Rocking & Roaring Twenties

I’ve always had a fascination with history, especially the fashions! However the American 1920’s have never really caught my fancy. Lately however I have found myself reading a fair amount of ‘20’s related literature. After a disappointing long-awaited end to a book series ( seriously…long like since I was 15 and I am…er….older now), I promised myself no more series, and certainly not any that were still in the process of being written. A week later I promptly got caught … Continue reading →

100 Unforgettable dresses, 1 unforgettable book.

“100 Unforgettable Dresses” by Hal Rubenstein (call number: 391.2 RUBEN)  is a recent new addition to our non-fiction collection that I had to check out was the moment I saw it! This is the sort of book I would normally pick up just to flip through and look at the pictures, (although I tell my family that I am doing “research” for future sewing projects. *wink*) and I didn’t really expect more from this book than pretty picture of pretty dresses. I was … Continue reading →

Abraham Lincoln…Vampire Hunter

This blog will usually be about movies I’ve seen, or you’ve seen, but my first blog has to be about one that hasn’t been released yet. I went to the theater with some friends to see The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, a movie that was originally, a book. As we walked into the theater, there was a HUGE poster, you’ve seen them there advertising movies. It was a picture of Abraham Lincoln. I knew it was him of course, … Continue reading →