Saturday, March 17, 2012

A Back to Reality Weekly Link Round-Up


Posts were few on the ground this past week, and there's a good reason for it. Denis and I had our first house guest in 'way too long, and I focused on what was the most important. (Sorry, blog. You're important, but you're not #1!) Mike's even better than a blood brother because I got to choose him, so any time he can come down for a visit is a cause for celebration. The icing on the cake is that Denis loves having him here, too, so in effect I have both my favorite guys within hugging range.

Mike and Denis enjoying spring training
Mike's week here didn't start auspiciously. Denis caught a nasty viral gastro-somethingorother, and although I tried my best to steer clear, I caught a tiny bit. All this meant was that I felt like warmed-over death the evening Mike arrived-- and Denis was back to his chipper self. Fortunately I had a bit of time to recuperate: as you can see to the left, the two of them spent an afternoon enjoying a Spring Training game between "their teams," the Seattle Mariners and the Arizona Diamondbacks, while I slept the rest of the bug away.

Me and my Peter Graves hair
Mike comes down here to relax, and he got a bit of that accomplished. In the evenings while Denis was at work, Mike and I watched movies and sat by the pool talking and star gazing. (Gotta love Phoenix in March!) I even let him take a photo or two of me, which is a scary proposition! Once again I thought about chaining Mike to something so he couldn't leave, but I couldn't. (Although I don't think I would've met with much resistance!)

Those days flew by, and now I'm back to reality... and some links! I hope I've rounded up some good ones that you'll enjoy checking out over the beverage of your choice. Let's get started!

Bookish News & Other Interesting Stuff

I ♥ Lists

eBooks

Book Candy

New to My Google Reader

That's it for this week! Don't forget to stop by next weekend when I'll have a freshly selected batch of links for your surfing pleasure!

12 comments:

  1. Cathy, so glad that you had a good visit with Mike. And I'm glad that you got over that whole nasty bug. Ick. We enjoyed our trip to your part of the world immensely and I'll be talking about it a bit in the next week or so. I'm still enjoying my break and tending to a bunch of stuff. And look at you, posting your picture!! Love your hair, by the way. You know, mine looked more silver-y while we were in AZ. Not sure why - the water? the sun? the different shampoo? LOL

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    1. Definitely the light! LOL I'm glad you enjoyed your trip here; I was just so disappointed that I couldn't see you.

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  2. I think you, and your hair, look adorable in that photo! I'm glad the visit went so well, but I knew it would!

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    1. The three of us have so many similarities dating back to our very early childhoods that I'm really not surprised that we enjoy each others' company so much.

      Glad you like my hair-- I love it! LOL

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  3. How funny about Peter Graves - you totally have that wave!

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    1. I've loved that man's hair ever since I was a child. I started greying when I was 16. When I was 40, I was sick of it and became a blonde. I always said that if I knew my hair was white underneath the dye, I'd let it go native. I'm glad I did!

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  4. Your gray hair is so beautiful. I had hoped I would turn grayish/silver and then white like my mother and grandmother but of course I take after my father - almost no gray at 71, just streaks here and there. Very funny about Peter Graves; I do see a resemblance. Now we need a photo without hiding behind the book. :)

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    1. I take after my maternal grandmother, who started greying when she was 21. (I had to go her one better and start mine at age 16.) The Grey Gene skipped my mother entirely. She was 69 when she died and barely had any grey at all. Many people thought we were sisters, and I always told her that I knew which one of us they thought the elder! LOL

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  5. LOVE this post!! It's the twinkle in the eye that I love the best though. Shall we title it, "Woman with Book"? "Reading. Do Not Disturb. Okay, You Have Chocolate!?!" "Woman in Her Natural Habitat." "Pure Bliss."

    Glad that you're mended and feeling better. The 'bug' has hit so many at school and my daughter and her husband. I played nurse and have become a hand-washing maniac. Missed you and your posts when your bug caught you and your house-guest was here. I'm glad that the weather cooperated and that the visit was fun!!! What a true blessing to have such a great friend and a heart to heart-relaxing visit.

    To top it all off, the rain is my blessing today. I'm going to go cuddle up with one of those books....
    Thanks for sharing links to my week. You're awesome..

    PS - the photos are a huge hit with my class.(Thanks for the info too. The class asked if they could consider you their 'primary resource'!?!?! Can you tell we are working on research projects?!?)

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    1. Let's leave it untitled and call it a mystery! ;-)

      Did you see my Saturday Snapshot photos that show Navajo tapestry walls? More info... and if I'd make a legit "primary source," I'd be honored!

      Today is a good day for curling up with a book. I'm just about to make some tea and rejoin Inspector Adamsberg in Paris.

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  6. Interesting link about tablets and reading habits. I am glad I chose an ordinary Kindle which is not good for much else than reading. Works extremely well.

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    1. I have internet access on my Nook, but I find it extremely easy to ignore those little icons at the very bottom of the screen. :-)

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