Candy

Love it !

No matter what form!

I got these for Christmas.

If you haven't visited Everyday is a Holiday you really should.

Jenny and Aaron are amazing!

I am addicted to these

As I do love Hello Kitty we go back to the '70's, yea I know but we are old friends ;)

BUT the flavors in this pink and red collection are all just wonderful! TJ Maxx has them at a great price!

Stationary!

I  L O V E paper!

These were in the clearance at TJ Maxx. 

We got a new one close to my house, I am in trouble ;)

Ok these are a different fix, but still candy to me!!

Hope you are having a great week!

Hugs, Lisa

Book or Nook?

I started with the Nook Color and passed it to my sister when I decided I HAD to have the Nook Tablet.

I like reading from the eReader, and I like the extra little things it does. A few games and such. I have an iPhone and a laptop so this was a better choice than me trying to afford an iPad.

BUT

I have books

Loads of books

WAY too may books

I have a bag full I need to take to the resale shop and after reading I decide if I want to keep them or not.

I will add here I really don't reread books.

I just cannot stay with it when I know what will happen.

But I have to keep some of them. Just have to.

I know at some point our society will give up paper books. I'm sure it will be for a good reason, to save the few trees left.

But I think I will just have both. It is nice to have this to carry around for when I have to wait, To drag back and forth to work.

I can leave the books at home and they will be happy here!

Now if I HAVE to carry this thing around it needs a good cover, right?

I found this one on Etsy right before Christmas.

The Thimbleberry Patch is a very cute little shop with loads of fun handmade things.

She makes them when you order and they can fit any size eReader you have.

Look at the detail

All the pockets! It is very well padded also. She is super quick too! I had mine to me in a week!

I really love the fabric. Also they are $20. If you have a reader and have priced these, you cannot get one this great for anywhere near this price!

She has these two I am really interested in 

They are just fun! I think I need some fun and new in my life so I keep visiting Etsy!

Hope you all have a great day. I am going back to sleep as I stayed home from work to hopefully get this head cold under control before the busy end of the week!

Hugs, Lisa

2011

I got on my laptop today to post my News Years wishes. I started on blogger and visited my friends who have posted over the last 2 days I have been away.

All the posts are lovely and reminiscent of the past year.

Some somber, as last year was of changes that were good but brought on by  sad events, some just a look at what the year held.

Visiting your blogs can make me think of so many things all at one time.

I laugh, I tear up, I smile, I am moved, I am excited, I learn

I watched a how today, Netflix is my new best friend no commercials!, and they debated the “real” friend and the virtual friend.

I have “real” friends in blogging. And believe me if I had unlimited funds I would have more than once jumped on a plane and been there to cook, clean or just listen.

I am here and I listen form here.

I have my own issues and drama and I understand having it even if I cannot truly identify with your issue.

BUT

I do care and I do think of you even when I am not online.

I find myself rushing to my phone or laptop because I have one of you on my mind that day. It is comforting to find you there, and there have been times when I just knew you were having a bad day.

So I hope when you see a small ((((HUGS)))) from me you know you are important to me and I do not want to but in but I care.

And I hope in a small way for a small moment you feel you are loved.

Ok this was not what I thought I would write today ;)

I wanted to share this lovely New Years card shared by Dawn

at The Feathered Nest

And wish you all the best 2012 can bring you

And I was noticing a book on a friends book shelf and thought I need that one BUT I am making myself read the one before it first!

Do you do that? Make a silly goal to be able to treat yourself?

Kate Morton is a wonderful writer, her books are in depth and cover many time periods. I love them and get involved but I have a hard time reading right through them. The Forgotten Garden took me months and I read others while I was going along. I am on The House at Riverton and it is as slow going, I am making my self read it so I can get her latest The Distant Hours. I can do it!

Have a super extra new year that I hope brings wonderful new beginnings to all of my lovely friends!

HAPPY NEWW YEAR!

Hugs, Lisa

Circus!

This is what I did Friday Night

It came from this

One of my favorite books

Sunday I went to this

I love Elephants!

I had a great day and I think I was more excited than the kids!

It just topped off a great weekend of celebrating, Easter was really great this year!

Hugs, Lisa

I am not lost

Well sort of not lost ;)

I am lost in books♥

I have been feverishly reading. I get in obsessive periods and right now I am reading a book a day! Well until I hit this one

I was told it is amazing and I don’t mind it just not drawing me as much,

I read this one

Really loved it!

I am reading this series but the library has me on hold as I cannot get the next book! Not brain teasers and skim through a lot of stories I don’t really like but good.

I have read all that are published in this series

Not such great mysteries but I do like the characters

And I have these

I have two in the series and  This is the first and I got the 3rd or so on a bargain table. Just guess I need to start!

I have this too and a growing collection of books that center around food and cooking but none of these really seem to have me inspired.

Has anyone read this one?

I don’t have it but would like to know if it is a good read.

I am waiting on two of my favorite authors to publish again but it will be 2011 before their new ones are out :(

And I will whittle away at The Forgotten Garden!

If you liked any of these please let me know and if you have any suggestions I really like fiction with a sense of Fun. NOT a Nicholas Sparks fan (I know they are lobbying to through me out of NC for this) and I think I am not a fan of Male authors, more often than not they don’t have happy endings.

Yes I really don’t read the silly romance books but I have to have a Happy Ever After ;)

Anyway I will be decorating for fall this holiday weekend so I will have pics next week♥

Hugs, Lisa

Must Read

This is a super great book!

If you love animals and the Circus with a sweet love story thrown in

Go For IT!

Haven’t talked to anyone who has read it that didn’t like it!

It is also going to be a movie!

Hugs, Lisa

Pink on the book

Welcome to another bright and pink, Pink Saturday♥

I am a bit of a broken record lately as I do get on “kicks” and my current one is shopping the big bad book stores.

I found the best books in the 75% off bin at Barnes & Noble♥

All these for less than $10!

I love the copy of Anne, it is really great!

and I got looks, for how loud I was when I found this beauty!!!

I got it for $5.52, I love also getting my 10% off everything I buy there♥

But I had to have this little beauty 

How cute is she? How can you not love a Hedgehog named Arugula??

She is having a tea party :)

She is very precise and has everything perfect for all her friends!

This is such a sweet book that I am adding to my Hedgehog book collection. You will hear more about Hedgehogs here I’m sure ;)

Please visit my sweet Pink friend Debbie @ Simply Debbie for her sweet pinks♥

And see sweet Beverly @ How Sweet the Sound for all our Pink Friends♥

Hugs, Lisa

Oh no not again!!

So all week I have only had internet very seldom and most of the time for  less than 1 min at a time. 

Needless to say I have spent several hours on the phone with AT&T all week. They will be out on Saturday to "look" at it all in person. Keep your fingers crossed!!! I can read your posts but by the time I get your comment typed the connection is gone and throws me out. Sorry, you guys have had great posts this week ♥ So I am stuck ;) reading books . And using Live Writer to do posts I cannot publish :( Hope I can get up my Pink Saturday post and that my internet will be fixed, PERMANENTLY!

Hugs, Lisa

What I’ve been up to

Over the last two weeks I have joined 2 Blog Parties

Went to a birthday party for my granddad

A baby shower for my boss

I made these!

Watched this

 

With the boys, wonderful by the way!

Watched this with my friend from work

Best one yet!

A lot of this

I have been sick so sleeping is all I could do

a little of this

I am hooked!

A small bit of this

Like FB better now!

Not enough of this

I failed at my challenge to read 3 books in 3 weeks, I also gathered 5 more to read ;)

A lot of this

Don’t have a clothes line, wish I did it would make wash more fun.

And basically not much else, oh yea, I worked even on the 4th!

So I hope everyone moved to the last half of 2010 smoothly and I promise I will be a better blog friend/sister in the coming weeks!

Hugs, Lisa

Woo-Hoo 300th Post!

I cannot believe I have 300 posts!

I have been slowing down but still got here!

Before I get to my post I would like to once again gush about all you great  ladies that share yourselves with me daily here in blogland.

Over my 300 posts the neighborhood has changed, people in, people out, our lives change, we move, we have new family  members, we have lost family members. It has been happy, exciting, scary and sad at times but we are still here and all getting to be better friends because of these events we all have in our lives.

Thanks guys, this has been my best project I have ever endeavored to do.

Now a real post as I know you hate it when I gush too much;)

I have several projects/challenges for myself lately and one is reading these books

They are really fun. Written like a television episode where you start with the mystery and go on to find the clues with the great leading Character. I can identify with her somewhat and they are set in Scotland♥ so I am really enjoying them. I have to get through them as I want to read them before they are due back to the library!

I hope to have another Woo-Hoo Wednesday post when I get them finished!

Happy Wednesday!

Hugs, Lisa

In my next life

In my next life I will live some where I can walk to everywhere I need to go.

A brownstone in a big city would be fun,

But

a small English village would really suite me best

I could walk or ride my bike

to the Bakery

There would need to be a Butcher too

meat pies, yummmm

A produce stand

Fun specialty shops with local flare

and no doubt a book store

I would be in heaven♥

Even in the winter I would be happy here♥

Do you have an alternate life you would enjoy living?

Happy Dreams,

Hugs, Lisa