Monday, January 20, 2014

Monday Malarkey - The usual malarkey, the typical cat photo

Isabel has been hilarious, as usual, this week. Here, she's hanging out through the little diamond-shaped window of the cubby in her kitty tree.  That was a brief, adorable pause in the midst of an episode of the cat crazies.  If you have cats, you know what I mean.  


This week's arrivals:

  • Nick and Tesla's High Voltage Danger Lab,
  • Nick and Tesla's Robot Army Rampage, and
  • Nick and Tesla's Secret Agent Gadget Battle, all by Bob Pflugfelder and Steve Hockensmith - from Quirk Books (one a Facebook win, the others tossed in because Eric at Quirk is awesome)
  • Velva Jean Learns to Fly by Jennifer Niven - via Paperback Swap
  • The Sister Season by Jennifer Scott - from NAL/Penguin for review - This one must have taken a slight detour. I was expecting it in December!
  • In Paradise by Peter Matthiessen - from Riverhead via Shelf Awareness
  • Replay by Ken Grimwood - Very kindly sent by my lovely friend Les (Lesley's review of Replay) - Thanks, Les!!!

Last week's posts:


Not a big posting week, obviously.  I've had to return to twice-weekly physical therapy for my old neck injury and that's a bit time-consuming but hopefully I'll be back down to once-a-week appointments, soon.

Books finished last week (none have yet been reviewed):

  • Nick and Tesla's High Voltage Danger Lab by Pflugfelder and Hockensmith
  • Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell
  • The Gods of Heavenly Punishment by Jennifer Cody Epstein

This was a very diverse and quite interesting reading week.  I've got two book tours, this week, but I hope to get caught up on reviews by next weekend.  Crossing fingers and toes and such.

Currently reading:

  • A Star for Mrs. Blake by April Smith 
  • The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman (I will probably be reading this one for months, since the discussion group is reading it in sections so I may not mention it in my current reads every week)

Set aside:

I decided to set aside A Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning for now, but I left the bookmark in place so I may return to it at any time I feel the urge to finish it.  When I stall and don't return to a book for several weeks, it's usually best to move on.  It's a reread so I don't feel bad not finishing.

Coming up:

I'm planning to begin reading Viking Age from Sterling's Everyday Life series, this week.  I didn't want to have two non-fiction titles going at once but I've been anxious to start this one -- so anxious I've taken off the slipcover and set it in a safe place.  The book is just waiting for me to crack the cover.

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6 comments:

  1. What a cute picture :) Sorry to hear that you're having to do PT so often but I hope it's helping! Also sorry I've been such a darn stranger :( I keep meaning to email you but time seems to not be something that I've had much of lately :/ I AM however making time for myself to do a page a day of Wreck This Journal which I still haven't properly thanked you for :) You made my day with those books! Proper thanks coming soon!

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    1. Chris!!!!!!

      I'm so happy to hear from you!!! I've missed you like crazy. Believe it or not, I'm not keeping up with email very well, either. Wild, eh? I know how busy you are. Need to send you a card when I have a moment. I found a nice little pile of them in a box of books.

      PT is all good. I stepped away from it for a year and that was a bit too long but my neck is already improving so I'm happy. Hope you're doing well. I've been thinking about you a lot, lately. I had this idea . . . well, I'll tell you about it in a letter.

      Yay!!! So glad you liked your books! Isn't it crazy fun playing with that Wreck This Journal? I particularly loved poking holes and I adore having an excuse to save stupid things like stickers from fruit. LOL

      You've made my day just by dropping by. :) Love you bunches!!

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  2. I hope you enjoy your new books. :) I totally know what the 'pause' is. Casey doesn't sit still most of the time.

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    1. Yep, they play hard and crash. I was lucky to get that photo at all. Izzy was reaching around the little window, clawing the heck out of the carpet covering but a couple times she leaned out like she was in a bus, getting ready to wave goodbye to her beloved as it pulled away. So cute.

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  3. Glad the book arrived so quickly. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. And, thanks for the link-love! :)

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    1. Thanks, Les, I hope so, too! I have a feeling I'll love it but we shall see. I really appreciate you sharing your copy with me! And, you're welcome. :)

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