Tag Archives: reading

Serendipitous sight-seeing

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Gail

The Manor at Hemingford Grey We are planning a two-day trip to the Huntingdon area to visit some folks out of RAF Alconbury. I checked out local sites to see if there was anything noteworthy to visit while we were there … Continue reading →

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Synchronized Reading

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Gail

  I was in the library reading “Big Stone Gap” by Adriana Trigiani in preparation for a book talk I was going to present. In the story the protagonist recounts the history behind their town. Seems it was famous for … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Popular Authors I have NOT Read

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Gail

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the Broke and the Bookish. If you want to play along, post a link on their site to your blog post and then post a link to them from your blog. Working in a library means … Continue reading →

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Austen for Infants

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Gail

A lovely serendipitous find–we are short-staffed here at the library so I was out in the stacks shelving and came upon this marvel! Pride & Prejudice in a board book! Sweetly sums up the entire story in a dozen pages, … Continue reading →

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Top 10 (5-Eacher): Why I love being a Reader/Blogger

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Gail

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the Broke and the Bookish. If you want to play along, post a link on their site to your blog post and then post a link to them from your blog. Why I love being a … Continue reading →

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My Top 10 Tear-jerker Reads

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Gail

  Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the Broke and the Bookish. If you want to play along, post a link on their site to your blog post and then post a link to them from your blog. 1. The Shoemaker’s Wife … Continue reading →

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2013 Book List

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Gail

The Boy with a Hat asked, “How many books have you read this year?” and it got me thinking… My number is 36 and a half. The half is Anna Karenina, probably my only title that (my son-in-law) would classify as Literature, and … Continue reading →

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