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The Sunday Salon: Spring is in the Air

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The Sunday Salon

I know some of you are still dealing with snow, but Southern California has been deliciously sunny and warm. I’m sure it won’t stick because it’s a bit early (even for us) to starting singing the praises of spring but it’s sure been nice.

This past week has been a bit of a busy blur. Basketball practices, homework packets that require deciphering, and lots of projects at work to keep me busy. So although the weather has been gorgeous, I didn’t get to enjoy it too much. However, I am usually done with whatever I am doing by dusk and there is nothing better than stepping out into a warm evening with the sun setting in the background. Everything is blooming too which makes me want to break out the flip-flops.

In between the craziness, I’ve been reading The Sweet Relief of Missing Children and I have to tell you, I am in love with this book. I could have finished it two days ago but I’ve been reading as slow as I can to stretch it out a bit.

The Indie Lit Fiction panel is finishing up their shortlist reading today and then voting on a winner. I must say, we had a very interesting batch of books. I loved the variety.

Today, The Girl was scheduled to have a playdate with her friend (the Tiger Mother would frown), but the mother never got back to me so I think we are just watching football today.

What do you have planned?

Bookish Talk, Life

The Sunday Salon: Reading Prompts are Everywhere

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Hurley Sweatshirt Front View

I’ve been in quite a reading mood lately. I’ve been zipping through the Indie Lit Shortlist for Literary Fiction and enjoying much of it. BUT, The Girl, who is normally a reading fool like her mama, has not been reading too much (three weeks off from school will do that to you). So imagine my surprise when she donned her new Hurley sweatshirt and found this:

Read a Book Tag

Might be a tad hard to see, but right at the hem, on the inside of the jacket, The Girl noticed this imprint or tag for lack of a better word. The tag says “Read a Book.” With so many hoodies incorporating ways to listen to your iPod, I found this incredibly refreshing.

Guess what she did.

Yep, she started to read again.

Thank you Hurley!

Sunday Salon

Today is a rainy, gloomy day here in Southern California. I am chilled to the bone and cannot seem to get warm. Our house is a two-story and when it’s comfortable upstairs, it’s still quite chilly downstairs and I spend most of my time downstairs (of course). I may get the fireplace going in a little bit so I can finish reading C by Tom McCarthy.

Later, we plan to watch some football and spend the day eating football food. When I say I’ll be watching football that means that it will be on, and I will be reading in between plays. I’ve got lots and lots to read. I’m not sure how my pile got so out of control. Now that I am back at work it’s certainly harder to fit the reading time in.

Oh, and I completely forgot that we are picking the Freshman Common Reading book this week which means I have another two books to read before Thursday. Hmmm. I better get off this computer and get cracking.

Happy Sunday to you!