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Posts from ‘January, 2011’

Teaching a Pup to Rain Walk

Teaching a puppy to walk on a leash is truly an art form.   Sometimes he is running between my legs or wrapping around them the leash!   The next moment he has come to a complete stop, four legs braced and fixed onto the pathway and not moving at all.   Then again, we are way out [...]

Sometimes a Gift is Just Right

My hobby is giving gifts.  When I was a child I liked to give random gifts in order to appreciate someone being my friend.  My sister used to taunt me and say, “You have to buy your friends.”   That was not it really. I then started working on finding gifts for people that were “just [...]

WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY: Self-Control in an Age of Excess ~Daniel Akst

I want to tell you everything about this book.  Since that is not possible in a blogging post, I need to figure out a way to get your attention focused on reading this book yourself.  On recommendation of the TLC online book tours group, Penguin Books sent me a copy of this book to read.  [...]

3 Books and a Quick Look

I wanted to read some light and fast words over my vacation days.   Here is an update on the 3 books that I consumed and my thoughts about each one.  I think I will call these mini-reviews! HANDLE WITH CARE ~Jodi Picoult This was our January book group selection and because it was longer than [...]