Tag Archives: Good Husband

2 New Photography Books

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This is a total PSA for 2 new photography books from Watson-Guptill. They publish great books on knitting & crafting that I adore reviewing, and they also send me review copies of photography books that my husband says are really awesome. I am not equipped to comment so this is just a shameless plug in the hopes that you’ll click through to buy the from Amazon. Mastering HDR Photography by Michael Freeman Use HDR technology to create dramatic images that meld photography and art High…

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Christmas Meme

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Christmas Meme, from Book-a-rama— 1. What is your favorite Christmas romance to re-read each year? I don’t have one, unless you count the account in Luke. 2. What is your favorite Christmas movie/show? A Christmas Story–absolutey. It reminds me of growing up with my little brother, now a not-so-little 31. 3. What is your favorite Christmas cookie? Gingerbread–the warm, cakey kind. 4. When do you start Christmas shopping? Early December. I like to get it out of the way. 5. Do you re-gift? Um… no?…

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Come Along With Me by Shirley Jackson

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Synopsis: Short stories, essays, and an unfinished novel by Shirley Jackson, queen of American Gothic and author of “The Lottery.” Review: My love for Shirley Jackson has been well documented in this blog, so I was delighted when my husband got me Come Along With Me for my birthday. The collection opens with “Come Along With Me,” the novel that Jackson was working on when she died at the untimely age of 44. At about 33 pages, there isn’t much of a narrative, just a…

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Superfast Birthday = Best Husband Ever

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My birthday was on Sunday, but it extended through today with a box of books that Superfast Husband bought for me! Check out this tantalizing list of books–I don’t know what to read first (after I finish The Fionavar Tapestry)! The Axe, Volume 1 of The Master of Hestviken and Gunnar’s Daughter by Sigrid Undset Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder Dreamsongs by George RR Martin Come Along with Me and Just An Ordinary Day by Shirley Jackson And…

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Marrying a Reader

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…means you get dirty looks if you go to bed first, because your bookworm wife likes to read in bed to relax even after she’s read three books in a row for work (the third one being a silly high school trifle that took 60 minutes for 300 pages). She’s just blogging to kill time while you drop into alpha sleep or whichever kind of sleep it is so she can turn the bedroom light on and climb between the sheets with your snoring ass…

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Hating My Books

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My reading job started up again today. I vet to-be-published manuscripts, and my employers must like me because they generally give me stuff I’m excited to read. So, in keeping with my post-per-book formula, here is a blog post to go with the book I finished tonight. I’m not reviewing these books on this blog because I don’t want to speak out of turn and get in trouble, so the posts when I read for work will cover reading-related topics. We recently moved. It was…

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