Good morning! Today’s post will link up to Sunday Salon, The Sunday Post, Book Dragon’s Lair, for Mailbox Monday, and Book Journey, for What Are You Reading?
This week sped by, and as I examine my accomplishments, I am pleased. And tired! Remember the stress of last week, and my DMV exam? Well, this week brought opportunities to read and blog; a coffee meeting with an old friend; and my actual driver’s license in the mailbox!
Meanwhile…I also had some fun serving up coffee in my more elegant cup and saucer. For a change.
LAST WEEK ON THE BLOGS:
Tuesday Potpourri: Intros/Teasers – Woman on Top
Thursday Potpourri: Whimsical Thoughts
Favorite Characters Return in New Wendy Wax Book
Friday Potpourri: Spontaneity & Structure – An Unlikely Mix
Coming Next Week: 4-Year Blogoversary @ Curl up and Read
Guest Post – Author of Sinnerman – Jonathan M. Cook
Once Upon a Time – An Excerpt from An Accidental Life
Review: The Whole Golden World, by Kristina Riggle (Vine Review)
Review: Two Sisters, by Mary Hogan (Vine Review)
Review: Sinnerman, by Jonathan M. Cook (Blog Tour)
Review: Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert (Mt. TBR Challenge)
Review: The Night Guest, by Fiona McFarlane (Vine Review)
Review: Murder at Castle Rock (e-book), by Anne Marie Stoddard (Author Review Request)
INCOMING BOOKS: (All titles/covers linked to Amazon)
I received two review books in the mail…and one review book for Sparky.
Mother, Mother, by Koren Zailckas (Amazon Vine)
How To Be a Good Wife, by Emma Chapman (Amazon Vine)
Snowflakes and Coffee Cakes (e-book), by Joanne DeMaio
UPCOMING WEEK ON THE BLOGS: (Titles/Covers Linked to Amazon)
Blog Tour Stop for The Thunderbird Conspiracy, by R. K. Price (at Rainy Days and Mondays on Friday, 10/25)
Reading List:
Circling My Mother (e-book), by Mary Gordon (Mt. TBR Challenge)
Woman on Top, by Deborah Schwartz (Blog Tour Stop on 11/14/13)
Mother, Mother, by Koren Zailckas (Amazon Vine)
And don’t forget: My 4-Year Blogoversary at Curl up and Read! Tuesday, October 22, 2013
There will be a giveaway and two winners! Stop by and find out the details. And bring your own coffee and/or mimosas!
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You’ve had a busy week and read some interesting books. I’m looking forward to reading SNOWFLAKES AND COFFEE CAKES. I love the cover and know the inside reading is going to be just as inviting. Hope you have a pleasant Sunday with lots of time to read.
Mason
Thoughts in Progress
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I agree about Snowflakes and Coffee Cakes. I have enjoyed every book by this author. And ’tis the season.
Thanks for stopping by, Mason, and enjoy your weekend.
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Look at that beautiful cup and saucer!
I am amazed at your week last week, so busy!
Thanks for visiting my blog.
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Thanks, Bea…I love the set of china, but don’t use it very often. Then I decided I could savor it even if it wasn’t a celebration. Glad you could stop by, and enjoy your week.
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Sounds like you had a good week! I downloaded Snowflakes and Coffee Cakes to my Kindle. It looks so good and it’s a beautiful cover.
Have a great week!
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Oh, I agree, Yvonne….I remember loving two previous books by this author. Thanks for stopping by.
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Wow, that is a busy week you had. Enjoy the new books.
Thanks for stopping by.
Jenea @ Books Live Forever’s Sunday Post
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Yes, it seemed to just get busier by the day. Thanks for stopping by, Jenea, and enjoy your week.
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Reading, blogging and coffee with friends- that sounds like a good week! Looks like a productive week of reviews too. Hope this coming week is a good one too.
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Oh, so do I, Greg…and it was a nice mix of activities, albeit pretty sedentary. Somehow I must increase the exercise! Enjoy your week, and thanks for stopping by.
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That is an elegant coffee cup! A mimosa sounds good, but I waited to hop the blogs until evening so I might go for a glass of wine instead. Have a good week!
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Thanks for stopping by, Joy…Yes, I vow to use this china more often. And wine is good in the evenings.
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Love all your new books, especially Snowflakes and Coffee Cakes. Also love the Royal Albert Old Country Roses. I salivate when I walk by the dish display at my local Macy’s. Thanks for visiting my blog.
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I love the Old Country Roses, too; I picked them up a few at a time on sale, when one of our local department stores was going out of business. Macy’s is now in its place, so I know I can get replacements.
The author of Snowflakes and Coffee Cakes won me over with her two previous books. Thanks for stopping by, Catherine, and enjoy your week.
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Whew — busy blogging week for you! And nice haul, too. Snowflakes and Coffee Cakes looks lovely, and I like the blurb (which I read on Amazon – thanks for linking!) Too bad I blew several months’ book budget at the library booksale. Oh, well, I’ll put it on my “someday” list!
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Yes, buying all the books we would like to have would definitely blow our budgets…and we’d still find more for the wish list. Thanks for stopping by, Lark, and enjoy your week.
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Love the cup, but tea/coffee just tastes better in a pretty one! Have another great week Laurel. Off to check out your review of Kristina’s book.
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I agree, Nise…thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your week. Loved the new Kristina Riggle book. Hope you do, too.
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Ha – So I’m interested to hear about “How to Be a Good Wife” 🙂 Hope its a good one!
Have a great week!! It’s Monday! What Are You Reading @ the Brunette Librarian
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Me, too, Brunette Librarian…the blurb just grabbed me. Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your week.
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So many awesome books this week. Although Snowflakes and Coffee Cakes is the one that calls to me. Such a cute cover and title.
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Doesn’t it look delicious? The author’s previous books won me over. Thanks for stopping by, Shoshanah…enjoy your week!
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Nice mix of genres here! enjoy them all and have a good week.
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Thanks, Mystica….enjoy your week, and I’m glad you could stop by.
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HI laurel-Rain,
You have a great mix of styles and genres this week, however the one which caught my eye, is ‘How To Be A Good Wife’, which I discovered is already on my list, so is now a real must for me to get my hands on a copy.
I love your chintzy cup and saucer this week. This type of china is really making something of a resurgence, here in the UK, especially if it is mis-matched. There are several companies leasing out mis-matched china for wedding receptions and in charity shops such as the one in which I volunteer, we have seen a definite up-turn in sales.
Me, I’m more of a mug person, I always feel uncomfortable with those dinky little cups!
Have a great week and enjoy your reading,
Yvonne
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Yes, mugs actually suit me better….when I took a sip from this dainty cup, I immediately spilled some coffee! Obviously I’m not dainty….but I do love pretending to be…lol. Thanks for stopping by, Yvonne, and hope you enjoy How To Be a Good Wife.
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I have a set of cups exactly like that, but I love tea from them rather than coffee. Snowflakes and Coffee Cakes looks enticing. Will be watching Goodreads to see what you rate it.
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Thanks for visiting, Kathryn, and I’m looking forward to Snowflakes, too. You’re probably right that tea would be better from the dainty cups. I love visiting a Victorian restaurant in a nearby village that serves High Tea. Very posh. Enjoy your week.
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I collect pretty tea cups and I have some beautiful old ones from my grandmothers, but I drink tea not coffee 🙂 I am amazed by how much you get done on your blog, well done! Congrats on your 4th blogoversary too. Have a great week and happy reading!
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Thanks, Teddyree….some weeks are busier than others, and I was also amazed at this past one. The year 2009 saw a lot of my blogs spring to life. But there are too many of them to celebrate all the blogoversaries, so I focused this year on Curl up and Read.
The tea cups do remind me of my grandmother….she had lots of pretty things like that. Thanks for stopping by, and have a great new week.
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I have a treasured tea cup that was part of my Grandmother’s collection. Each granddaughter received one after she died. They’re little works of art, aren’t they? Even better is knowing the history.
One more reason to love reading – makes going to the DMV have a silver lining: more reading time 🙂 Congrats on four years of blogging!
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Thanks, Mary…and I have a practice of always having a book handy for those lines, wherever they might be.
Our treasures from our grandmothers are very special, aren’t they? Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy your week!
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Wow you were busy last week! I hope you enjoy How to be a Good Wife!
Have a great reading week!
Shelleyrae @ Book’d Out
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Thanks, Shelleyrae…I hope it turns out to be a good one. Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your new week.
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You are such a busy, busy girl! Enjoy your week.
Here’s my It’s Monday!
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Thanks, Deb….enjoy your week, and I am glad you could stop by.
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My mum loves that Summer Roses design. I love Royal Doulton/Royal Albert – I have my eye on the blue and white polka dot tea set at the moment.
Hope you enjoy your books!
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In one of the soap operas that I’ve watched for years (Young and the Restless), the character of Katherine Chancellor had one of the Royal Doulton/Royal Albert sets that she sipped coffee and tea from for years. It was the dark blue floral design…I forget the name of it.
Thanks for stopping by, Sam, and enjoy your week.
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Glad to hear you had such a great week. Congratulations on your license! Hope this week is just as great!
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Thanks, Pat…I was surprised at the quick turnaround on the license. I hope to have another great week…hope you do, too.
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Both Mother, Mother and How to be a Good Wife look good to me! Isn’t it fun to use our crystal and china?! By the way, I love the pumpkin and turkey in the photo!
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Oh, so do I, Kathy….the resin figurines are from the Jim Shore line. I used to frequent a shop in the neighborhood mall that had all the things you see in my photos…fairytale images, too. The shop went out of business….probably just as well for my wallet! LOL
And I can’t wait to read both of those books, too. Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your week.
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Hope you enjoy your books this week – I’m not familiar with any of them so I will be looking forward to reading your reviews on them.
Have a great week!
~Kristin @ Always With a Book
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Thanks, Kristin…hope you have a great week, and I’m glad you could stop by.
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What a lovely teacup and I love your decorations. That pumpkin is beautiful.
CONGRATS on your upcoming Blogoversary.
ENJOY your week. You have some good books.
Elizabeth
Silver’s Reviews
My It’s Monday, What Are You Reading
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Thanks, Elizabeth…hope you enjoy your weeks ahead, with all the lovely books you are contemplating. I’m glad you could stop by.
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LOVE the teacup, so pretty!
How to be a Good Wife is a great read, I hope you like it as much as I did!
Have a great week 😀
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I have a good feeling about it, Jennifer….thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your week.
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Wonderful Mailbox!
Have a great reading week!
Here is my post.
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Thanks for visiting, Gautami….hope you enjoy your week, too.
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A lovely coffee cup and saucer, enjoy! your reading week.
http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2013/10/mailbox-monday_21.html
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Thanks, Mary Ann…glad you could stop by, and have a great week!
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Ooooooh! That cup and saucer are soooooooo pretty! Hope you have a great week! 🙂
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Thanks, Voracious Reader…I love them, too! Have a great week.
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WOMAN ON TOP!! for some reason that sounds interesting. Happy Reading!!
By the way, we are celebrating 300 Facebook “Likes” on the blog so make sure to stop by and enter!
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Thanks, Katering…glad you could stop by…enjoy your week.
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How to Be a Good Wife looks interesting. Happy reading!
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Thanks for stopping by, Anna…How To Be a Good Wife was soooo good! Just reviewed it here on this blog.
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