Meanderings and Muses: August Photo A Day Challenge

Saturday, August 11, 2012

August Photo A Day Challenge - Day 11

Topic of the Day

"Purple"

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: You DO have a way with a camera!!! The heat went away for 2 hours yesterday but is back cum humidity -- it may sound wacky but I get 10 degrees cooler by just turning on to your site and seeing that dear little dog in the dear snow!!! Thelma in ManHOTTen!; August 11, 2012 at 11:50 AM

Upcoming Guests!

Meanderings and Muses is pleased to present the following guests who will be dropping by during 2014.

Once again, I'd like to say many thanks to those of you who have taken the time to grace us with a visit. Many of you have been around since the beginning. Thank You!

You make Meanderings and Muses a charming little place to hang out and for this I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Check back from time to time, as guest dates may change. In between our guest bloggers, I hope you'll drop by for a little visit with me and to say hey to one another.

Pull up a chair, pour yourself a cup of coffee or a cuppa tea, have a piece of pie and always feel free to speak your mind, and your heart, here at Meanderings and Muses.

Hugs!

Kaye

Presenting . . .

The Guests for 2014 - ta DA!

January 12 - Mary Jane Maffini

February 16 - Pat Browning

March 30 - Pat Browning

April 13 - Earl Staggs

May 18 - Reed Farrel Coleman

June 22 - Pat Browning

August 17 - Margaret Maron

September 7 - Reed Farrel Coleman

September 14 - Hank Phillippi Ryan

October 12 - Bronson "Bo" Parker

December 14 - Lesa Holstine

Books Read During 2014

Every year I promise myself I'm going to keep a log of books I'm reading. And I immediately forget. Then I remember again, but only after I've already read a few books, but can't be sure I'll remember them all and so - - can't bring myself to start the list. It's sort of like missing the first 30 minutes of a movie. I just can't watch it if I've missed the beginning. And being the anal ol' soul I am, I can't bring myself to start a list if I can't be sure it's going to be a complete one.

So.

I decided to keep a list during 2010 and found it to be a fun thing. Especially for a compulsive list-maker like myself. You can see my 2010 list here -
http://meanderingsandmuses.blogspot.com/2010/12/books-read-during-2010.html

And, you can see my 2011 list here -
http://www.meanderingsandmuses.com/2011/12/books-read-during-2011.html

And here's my 2012 list - http://www.meanderingsandmuses.com/2013/01/books-read-in-2012.html

And, my 2013 list -
http://www.meanderingsandmuses.com/2013/12/books-read-duing-2013.html

AND, because I enjoyed doing it, I'm going to do it again this year.

Books Read in 2014

THE VACATIONERS by Emma Straub
THE FEVER by Megan Abbott
SMALL BLESSINGS by Martha Woodroof (ARC)
STORM FRONT (THE DRESDEN FILES, BOOK 1) by Jim Butcher
THE MOCKINGBIRD NEXT DOOR: LIFE WITH HARPER LEE by Marja Mills
THE GOVERNOR'S LADY by Robert Inman
CROSSOVER by Judith Eubank (ARC)
THE NIGHT GARDEN by Lisa Van Allen (ARC)
TIBETAN PEACH PIE by Tom Robbins
THE ANATOMY OF DREAMS by Chloe Benjamin (ARC)
PERSONAL by Lee Child (ARC)
THE STORIES WE TELL by Patti Callahan Henry
THE YEAR SHE FELL by Alicia Rasley
DELICIOUS: A NOVEL by Ruth Reichl
A SUDDEN LIGHT by Garth Stein (ARC)
THE SILENT SISTER by Diane Chamberlain (ARC)
THE HATMAKER'S HEART by Carla Stewart (ARC)
TERMINAL CITY by Linda Fairstein (ARC)
TRUTH BE TOLD by Hank Phillippi Ryan (ARC)
DOLLBABY by Laura Lane McNeal (ARC)
BEST TO LAUGH by Lorna Landvik (ARC)
THE HAWLEY BOOK OF THE DEAD by Chrysler Szarlan (ARC)
THE GIRLS OF AUGUST by Anne Rivers Siddons (ARC)
THE HURRICANE SISTERS by Dorothea Benton Frank
A PARIS APARTMENT by Michelle Gable
THROUGH THE EVIL DAYS by Julia Spencer-Fleming
ONE WAS A SOLDIER by Julia Spencer-Fleming
I SHALL NOT WANT by Julia Spencer-Fleming
ALL MORTAL FLESH by Julia Spencer-Fleming
TO DARKNESS AND TO DEATH by Julia Spencer-Fleming
OUT OF THE DEEP I CRY by Julia Spencer-Fleming
A FOUNTAIN FILLED WITH BLOOD by Julia Spencer-Fleming
IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER by Julia Spencer-Fleming
THE LAST OF SOMETHING by Susan Kelly
WHEN THE WORLD WAS YOUNG by Elizabeth Gaffney (ARC)
LUCKY US by Amy Bloom (ARC)
RUIN FALLS by Jenny Milchman
THE BEEKEEPER'S BALL by Susan Wiggs (ARC)
THE LATE SCHOLAR by Jill Paton Walsh (ARC)
THE SUMMER WIND by Mary Alice Monroe (ARC)
MURDER IN MERINO by Sally Goldenbaum
THE GLASS KITCHEN by Linda Francis Lee (ARC)
CLAMMED UP by Barbara Ross
DRIZZLED WITH DEATH by Jessie Crockett
INHERIT THE WORD by Daryl Wood Gerber
THE PICKLED PIPER by Mary Ellen Hughes (ARC)
A ROUX OF REVENGE by Connie Archer (ARC)
ANY OTHER NAME by Craig Johnson (ARC)
THE LONG WAY HOME by Louise Penny (ARC)
THE BUTTERFLY SISTER by Amy Gail Hansen
SILVER BAY by Jojo Moyes
DATING CARY GRANT by Emelle Gamble (ARC)
WHAT STRANGE CREATURES by Emily Arsenault (ARC)
IT'S NOT LOVE, IT'S JUST PARIS by Patricia Engel
THE STORIED LIFE OF A.J. FIKRY by Gabrielle Zevin
THE UNEXPECTED WALTZ by Kim Wright (ARC)
SECRETS OF THE LIGHTHOUSE by Santa Montefiore (ARC)
SUSPICION by Joseph Finder (ARC)
VERTIGO 42 by Martha Grimes (ARC)
A SNICKER OF MAGIC by Natalie Lloyd
THEN AND ALWAYS by Dani Atkins (ARC)
NORA BONESTEEL'S CHRISTMAS PAST by Sharyn McCrumb (ARC)
IF YOU WERE HERE by Alafair Burke
CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION by Peter Robinson
THE EDGE OF WATER by Elizabeth George
THE EDGE OF NOWHERE by Ellizabeth George
AN UNSPOKEN SUSPICION by Francoise Bourdin
THE BLESSINGS by Elise Juska (ARC)
MISSING YOU by Harlan Coben
RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS by Lisa Verge Higgins (ARC)
THE HOUSE WE GREW UP IN by Lisa Jewell (ARC)
A WEDDING IN PROVENCE by Ellen Sussman (ARC)
SCARLETT SAYS by Julie L. Cannon
EASTWARD IN EDEN by Terence Faherty (ARC)
THE ORDAINED by Terence Faherty
MURDER AND MENDELSSOHN by Kerry Greenwood (ARC)
PROVE THE NAMELESS by Terence Faherty
DIE DREAMING by Terence Faherty
TRUE BELIEVERS by Kurt Andersen
STRONG SPIRITS by Alice Duncan
FATAL UNDERTAKING by Mark de Castrique
FINAL UNDERTAKING by Mark de Castrique
FOOLISH UNDERTAKING by Mark de Castrique
GRAVE UNDERTAKING by Mark de Castrique
THE DAY SHE DIED by Catriona McPherson (ARC)
NORTHANGER ABBEY by Val McDermid (ARC)
THE TASTE OF APPLE SEEDS by Katharina Hagena (ARC)
FATAL ENQUIRY by Will Thomas (ARC)
REEL STUFF by Don Bruns
MURDER BY SYLLABUB by Kathleen Delaney
LYDIA'S PARTY by Margaret Hawkins (ARC)
THE ROSIE PROJECT by Graeme Simsion
THE PARTICULAR SADNESS OF LEMON CAKE by Aimee Bender
SOMETHING BLUE by Ann Hood (ARC)
LOST LAKE by Sarah Addison Allen
THE LOST HUSBAND by Katherine Center
THE BOOK OF SECRETS by Elizabeth Joy Arnold
SIX YEARS by Harlan Coben
THE LOST SISTERHOOD by Anne Fortier (ARC)
THE HOLLOW GIRL by Reed Farrel Coleman (ARC)
THE MOON SISTERS by Therese Walsh (ARC)
PECAN PIES AND HOMICIDE by Ellery Adams
DANGEROUS UNDERTAKING by Mark de Castrique
THE YELLOW EYES OF CROCODILES by Katherine Pancol (ARC)
SNAPSHOT by Lis Wiehl (ARC)
A READER'S BOOK OF DAYS by Tom Nissley

FTC Disclosure Notice

FTC has a new regulation which went into effect in December, 2009 which says, basically - "Amateur Bloggers to Disclose Freebies or Be Fined." Significantly fined. So. Since I happen to be an amateur blogger who sometimes receives free books, here's my required FTC Disclosure Notice: Dear FTC - Regarding review copies of books obtained for this blog. No other compensation is accepted beyond review copies of books - ever. When I do write a review, or opinion, the source of the book cited will be disclosed in the post in which the review/opinon appears. If you have questions, please feel free to contact me.