HAPPY BOXING DAY! I hope that everyone who celebrated Christmas got wonderful books for presents! THANKS FOR JOINING ME ON FRIDAYS ...

I read the advertisement while she mixed the bleach, and she gave me permission to go to Castle Spa and indulge myself. Thus it was tha...

THANKS FOR JOINING ME ON FRIDAYS FOR BOOK BEGINNING FUN! Please join me every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the boo...

Sometimes the children expressed a desire to taste food prepared for the staff and different from theirs. In the case of olives, they sa...

COMPLETED! 2X15: A PERSONAL TBR CHALLENGE Like I did last year, I am combining the Mt. TBR Challenge with my own, idiosync...

THANKS FOR JOINING ME ON FRIDAYS FOR BOOK BEGINNING FUN! Please join me every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the boo...

In the Ubung terminal, north Denpasar, Nate squatted on an oil-stained curb and waited for his bus to Yogyakarta. Around him, a pandem...

The European Reading Challenge January 1, 2015 to January 31, 2016 THIS IS THE PAGE FOR WRAP UP POSTS. TO LIST YOUR REVIEWS,...

The European Reading Challenge January 1, 2015 to January 31, 2016 THIS IS THE PAGE TO LIST YOUR REVIEWS. IF YOU HAVE FINIS...

INCOMPLETE! I didn't come anywhere close to finishing this challenge this year! I only read two food-related books, far shor...

THANKS FOR JOINING ME ON FRIDAYS FOR BOOK BEGINNING FUN! Please join me every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the boo...

Oregon's second highest peak (10,495 feet), Mount Jefferson, hasn't erupted for more than 27,000 years.  Still, by geologic stan...

Thanks for joining me for Mailbox Monday! MM was created by Marcia , who graciously hosted it for a long, long time, before turning it i...

Every year, I countdown to Christmas here on Rose City Reader with vintage Christmas cards.  It's sort of a blog advent calendar.  So...

COMPLETED! Every year I sign up for the Vintage Mystery Challenge hosted by Bev at My Reader's Block .  This year, Bev added a Si...