Meanderings and Muses: FMS Photo a Day Challenge

Monday, December 8, 2014

FMS Photo a Day Challenge - Day 8

December 8 - "Simple Pleasure"

A Kahlua and Cream Truffle
mmm

3 comments:

Libby Dodd said...: Mmm indeed!; December 8, 2014 at 12:17 PM
Anonymous said...: Oh, wow! I'm sending my chauffeur down to pick one up asap!!!!!!! For my supper tonight!
Thelma in Manhattan; December 8, 2014 at 5:37 PM
Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Muses said...: Hahahaha - Better hurry, Thelma!; December 8, 2014 at 6:01 PM

Books Read

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, my 2014 list -

http://www.meanderingsandmuses.com/2014/12/books-read-in-2014.html

And, my 2015 list -

http://www.meanderingsandmuses.com/2015/12/books-read-in-2015_14.html

And, my 2016 list -

http://www.meanderingsandmuses.com/2016/12/books-read-during-2016.html

And, my 2017 list -

http://www.meanderingsandmuses.com/2017/12/books-read-during-2017.html

And, my 2018 list -

http://www.meanderingsandmuses.com/2018/12/books-i-read-in-2018.html

And, my 2019 list -

http://www.meanderingsandmuses.com/2019/12/books-i-read-in-2019.html

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

Books Read in 2020

Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin
The Memory Collectors by Kim Neville (ARC)
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
The Grand Louvre: From the Fortress to the Pyramid by Catherine Chaine
Lost in Paris by Elizabeth Thompson (ARC)
The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult
The Last Tiara by M. J. Rose (ARC)
The Velvet Hours by Alyson Richman
Ink and Shadows by Ellery Adams (ARC)
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams (ARC)
Watch Her by Edwin Hill (ARC)
The Paris Secret by Natasha Lester
The French Widow by Mark Pryor
The Sweet Taste of Muscadines by Pamela Terry (ARC)
The Chocolatier by Jan Moran
The Secret French Recipes of Sophie Valroux by Samantha Verant
Vanessa Yu’s Magical Paris Tea Shop by Roselle Lim
Cold Wind by Paige Shelton (ARC)
Shadows in Death by J. D. Robb
We Run the Tides by Vendela Vida (ARC)
The Last Correspondent by Soraya M. Lane (ARC)
The Woman Outside My Door by Rachel Ryan (ARC)
The Perfect Guests by Emma Rous (ARC)
The Lies That Bind by Emily Giffin
Every Now and Then by Lesley Kagen (ARC)
Heartbreak Bay by Rachel Caine (ARC)
The Paris Model by Alexandra Joel
The Last Garden in England by Julia Kelly (ARC)
Ladies of the House by Lauren Edmondson (ARC)
The Lakehouse by Joe Clifford (ARC)
The Missing Ones by Edwin Hill
Little Comfort by Edwin Hill
Believe by Julie Mathison (ARC)
My Life as a Villianess: Essays by Laura Lippman
All the Missing Pieces by Julianna Keyes (ARC)
The Road Not Taken by Susan Rubin (ARC)
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Ten Women by Marcela Serrano
Outsider by Linda Castillo
The Push by Claire McGowan (ARC)
The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth (ARC)
The Best Part of Us by Sally Cole-Misch (ARC)
The Book of Lost Fragrances by M. J. Rose
The Secret Language of Stones by M. J. Rose
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins (ARC)
Cartier's Hope by M. J. Rose
Tiffany Blues by M. J. Rose
Dark Hollows by Steve Frech (ARC)
The Cookbook Club by Beth Harbison (ARC)
Deep Into the Dark by P. J. Tracy (ARC)
The Silence by Don DeLillo (ARC)
The Daughters of Foxcote Manor by Eve Chase (ARC)
Margreete's Harbor by Eleanor Morse (ARC)
Flowers of Darkness by Tatiana de Rosnay (ARC)
The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris by Evie Gaughan
Insidious Intent by Val McDermid
Alone Time by Stephanie Rosenbloom
A Week in Paris by Rachel Hore
Do Not Go Gentle, Go to Paris by Gail Schilling
Riddle Island by Steve Hamilton
The Chanel Sisters by Judithe Little (ARC)
The Butterfly Room by Lucinda Riley (ARC)
Summer at Hope Haven by Kristin Harper (ARC)
No Woods So Dark As These by Randall Silvis (ARC)
A Long Way Down by Randall Silvis
Walking the Bones by Randall Silvis
Two Days Gone by Randall Silvis
Her Last Flight by Beatriz Williams (ARC)
One Night in Paris by Juliette Sobanet
All Girls by Emily Layden (ARC)
The Wizard's Butler by Nathan Lowell
The Heat Wave by Kate Riordan (ARC)
All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny (ARC)
28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand (ARC)
Dance Away With Me by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam (ARC)
One Summer in Paris by Sarah Morgan
Hidden Lake by Ruhi Choudhary (ARC)
The Paper Girl of Paris by Jordyn Taylor
The Last Piece by Imogene Clark (ARC)
Maggie Finds Her Muse by Dee Ernst (ARC)
The Lost Manuscript by Cathy Bonidan (ARC)
Their Last Secret by Rick Mofina (ARC)
Hideaway by Nora Roberts
The Shore House by Heidi Hostetter (ARC)
The Weekend Away by Sarah Alderson (ARC)
The View From Here by Hannah McKinnon (ARC)
The House on Fripp Island by Rebecca Kauffman (ARC)
Hide Away by Jason Pinter
Someday in Paris by Olivia Lara
Pale Morning Light with Violet Swan by Deborah Reed (ARC)
Whale Day by Billy Collins (ARC)
Beach Read by Emily Henry
Seven Days in Summer by Marcia Willett
What You Don't See by Tracy Clark (ARC)
The Girl Who Reads on the Métro by Christine Féret-Fleury
The Story Sisters by Alice Hoffman
The Beautiful American by Jeanne Mackin
Enchantment, The Life of Audrey Hepburn by Donald Spoto
Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman (ARC)
Force of Nature by Jane Harper
The Lost Man by Jane Harper
The Dry by Jane Harper
Dreamland by Nancy Bilyeau
Paris is Always a Good Idea by Jenn McKinlay (ARC)
The Alchemist's Illusion by Gigi Pandian
The Elusive Elixir by Gigi Pandian
The Masquerading Magician by Gigi Pandian
The Accidental Alchemist by Gigi Pandian
The Lost Gargoyle of Paris by Gigi Pandian
The Sea of Lost Girls by Carol Goodman
Grace's Table by Sally Piper
The Bride by Wendy Clarke (ARC)
Carpe Glitter by Cat Rambo (ARC)
A Tender Thing by by Emily Neuberger (ARC)
The Missing Sister by Elle Marr (ARC)
Before the Ruins by Victoria Gosling (ARC)
The Book of Hidden Wonders by Polly Crosby (ARC)
The Safe Place by Anna Downes (ARC)
The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis (ARC)
The First to Lie by Hank Phillippi Ryan (ARC)
The Bones of Paris by Laurie R. King
Riviera Gold by Laurie R. King (ARC)
Touchstone by Laurie R. King
The Beauty of Broken Things by Victoria Connelly (ARC)
Girls of Summer by Nancy Thayer (ARC)
Escaping Dreamland by Charlie Lovett (ARC)
The Black Swan of Paris by Karen Robards (ARC)
The River Home by Hannah Richell (ARC)
Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger (ARC)
The Beautiful Fall by Alicia Drake
South of the Buttonwood Tree by Heather Webber (ARC)
The Paris Hours by Alex George (ARC)
The Lost Girls of Devon by Barbara O'Neal (ARC)
Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner (ARC)
Hello, Summer by Mary Kay Andrews (ARC)
Dead Man's Mistress by David Housewright
Like to Die by David Housewright
What the Dead Leave Behind by David Housewright
Stealing the Countess by David Housewright
Unidentified Woman #15 by David Housewright
The Devil May Care by David Housewright
The Last Kind Word by David Housewright
Curse of the Jade Lily by David Housewright
Highway 61 by David Housewright
The Taking of Libbie SD by David Housewright
Jelly's Gold by David Housewright
Madman on a Drum by David Housewright
Dead Boyfriends by David Housewright
Pretty Girl Gone by David Housewright
Tin City by David Housewright
A Hard Ticket Home by David Housewright
From the Grave by David Housewright (ARC)
The Moon Always Rising by Alice C. Early (ARC)
All the Breaking Waves by Kerry Lonsdale
Perfectly Famous by Emily Liebert (ARC)
Side Trip by Kerry Lonsdale (ARC)
The Last of the Moon Girls by Barbara Davis (ARC)
Golden in Death by J. D. Robb
Blood and Brume by Maki Morris
A Private Cathedral by James Lee Burke (ARC)
Crooked River by Preston & Child
It Started With a Secret by Jill Mansell (ARC)
Buried to the Brim by Jenn McKinlay
The Heirloom Garden by Viola Shipman (ARC)
On Ocean Boulevard by Mary Alice Monroe (ARC)
The Boy From the Woods by Harlan Cohen (ARC)
The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles (ARC)
All the Ways We Said Goodbye by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig , Karen White
The Vacation by T. M. Logan (ARC)
Lake Life by David James Poissant (ARC)
The Vineyards of Champagne by Juliet Blackwell
The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott
Luncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland
Lisette's List by Susan Vreeland
The Housekeeper by Natalie Barelli
The Four Ms. Bradwells by Meg Waite Clayton
Hieroglyphics by Jill McCorkle (ARC)
Lost Tomorrows by Matt Coyle (ARC)
Paris Never Leaves You by Ellen Feldman (ARC)
Black Heart by Anna-Lou Weatherley
The Stranger's Wife by Anna-Lou Weatherley (ARC)
Last Day by Luanne Rice (ARC)
Cosy, The British Art of Comfort by Laura Weir

FTC Disclosure Notice

FTC has a 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.