This is a meme to list the books completed last week, the books currently being read, and the books to be finished this week
FINISHED LAST WEEK:
Sun 07/11  Living In The Hope Of My Imagination by William D. Simpson

Sun 07/11  Finding Marco by Kenneth C. Cancellara (didn’t finish)
Fri   07/16  Damaged by Pamela Callow
CURRENTLY READING:
Sidney Sheldon’s Mistress Of The Game by Tilly Bagshawe
UP NEXT:
Grace Under Pressure by Julie Hyzy
Revenge Served Cold by Jackie Fullerton

Congratulations winners of Impostor’s Daughter!!!  Just waiting for one of the winners to respond and then will send off an email to Anna at Hachettte so that you can look for your book in the mail.

Going to be another hot day in New England.  Our plans today are the same as yesterday…to relax and read while floating in the pool.  Hubby and I were out by and in the pool all afternoon yesterday and we had such a nice day…didn’t get as much reading done as I had planned to, because we were both in a talkative mood. 

What are your plans today?  Anything exciting?

Slapdash Sunday is a day for your proverbial week ‘leftovers.’ Is there something you wanted to say, but just forgot? Is there something you want to write about, but isn’t worth a whole page? Do you have a random thought, funny or otherwise that needs to be written down?   That is what Slapdash Sunday is for!

I enjoy blog hopping, not only for reading others’ reviews, but to also see the newest and different gadgets on one’s blog.  I wonder how bloggers find these sites to add different gadget thingys.  Examples:  polls, quizzes, different images and footer tool bar to name a few.  If I see something on somebody’s blog, I usually email them and ask about the site in which they got their gadget.  Just this past week I sent off an email to Larissa at Welcome To Larissa’s Bookish Life to ask her about the tool bar and another item on her blog.  She was kind enough to help me.  
The sites that I mostly use are Photo Bucket, Image Chef and HTML Basix.
How do you find gadgets to add to your blog?  What sites do you get your images from?  Are there any sites you would like to share.

Congratulations winners of Impostor’s Daughter!!!  Just waiting for one of the winners to respond and then will send off an email to Anna at Hachettte so that you can look for your book in the mail.

Going to be another hot day in New England.  Our plans today are the same as yesterday…to relax and read while floating in the pool.  Hubby and I were out by and in the pool all afternoon yesterday and we had such a nice day…didn’t get as much reading done as I had planned to, because we were both in a talkative mood. 

What are your plans today?  Anything exciting?

Slapdash Sunday is a day for your proverbial week ‘leftovers.’ Is there something you wanted to say, but just forgot? Is there something you want to write about, but isn’t worth a whole page? Do you have a random thought, funny or otherwise that needs to be written down?   That is what Slapdash Sunday is for!

I enjoy blog hopping, not only for reading others’ reviews, but to also see the newest and different gadgets on one’s blog.  I wonder how bloggers find these sites to add different gadget thingys.  Examples:  polls, quizzes, different images and footer tool bar to name a few.  If I see something on somebody’s blog, I usually email them and ask about the site in which they got their gadget.  Just this past week I sent off an email to Larissa at Welcome To Larissa’s Bookish Life to ask her about the tool bar and another item on her blog.  She was kind enough to help me.  
The sites that I mostly use are Photo Bucket, Image Chef and HTML Basix.
How do you find gadgets to add to your blog?  What sites do you get your images from?  Are there any sites you would like to share.

From her blog:
We all leave our “footprint” on the world, in one way or another. We each, individually, do something or are someone that makes the world a little better just by being here. I created this weekly meme to get to know the blogging community I love just a bit better. To know what makes them tick, outside of books, that is. Each week I will post a question to be answered in the following week’s “A Bit of Me(Me)”. Check back each Saturday to get the info for next week’s post and link up with your current post right here.
Today’s glimpse:
So, let’s get started!

This Weeks Question: What is your favorite smell and why? Does it bring back memories?
Read more: http://www.theresabook.com/category/a-bit-of-meme/#ixzz0twAikgi1
A Bit of CMash:
It also reminds me of vacations, which we are so overdue for.

Then it would be scents of different foods.  My mom and grandmother were great cooks/bakers and I would love walking into the house smelling what they had just cooked and/or prepared.  Examples like homemade pasta dough for lasagna, blueberry and apple pies.

This one will sound strange but its the smell of gas.  That brings back vivid memories of my Dad.  He owned a service station and whenever I smell the scent, I think of him.

Do you have favorite smells, why does it trigger memories?

From her blog:
We all leave our “footprint” on the world, in one way or another. We each, individually, do something or are someone that makes the world a little better just by being here. I created this weekly meme to get to know the blogging community I love just a bit better. To know what makes them tick, outside of books, that is. Each week I will post a question to be answered in the following week’s “A Bit of Me(Me)”. Check back each Saturday to get the info for next week’s post and link up with your current post right here.
Today’s glimpse:
So, let’s get started!

This Weeks Question: What is your favorite smell and why? Does it bring back memories?
Read more: http://www.theresabook.com/category/a-bit-of-meme/#ixzz0twAikgi1
A Bit of CMash:
It also reminds me of vacations, which we are so overdue for.

Then it would be scents of different foods.  My mom and grandmother were great cooks/bakers and I would love walking into the house smelling what they had just cooked and/or prepared.  Examples like homemade pasta dough for lasagna, blueberry and apple pies.

This one will sound strange but its the smell of gas.  That brings back vivid memories of my Dad.  He owned a service station and whenever I smell the scent, I think of him.

Do you have favorite smells, why does it trigger memories?

Rules from Jennifer’s site:
  In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and find new book-related blogs that we may be missing out on! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs that they may not know existed! So, grab the logo, post about the Hop on your blog, and start HOPPING through the list of blogs that are posted in the Linky list below!!
   The Hop lasts Friday-Monday every week, so if you don’t have time to Hop today, come back later and join the fun! This is a weekly event! And stop back throughout the weekend to see all the new blogs that are added! We get over 200 links every week!!
   Your blog should have content related to books, including, but not limited to book reviews.
   If you start following someone through the Hop, leave a comment on their blog to let them know! Stop back during the week to see other blogs that are added! And, most importantly, the idea is to HAVE FUN!!

TODAY’S TWIST:
RIGHT THIS INSTANT, WHAT BOOK ARE YOU DYING TO GET YOUR HANDS ON (PAST, PRESENT, OR FUTURE)?
MY ANSWER:
I have quite a few in my TBR Review Pile that I am anxious to read, but can’t because I have to honor my “Review Policy” whereas I read in order of receiving.  To be honest, I can’t wait to read all of them (see right sidebar) but there are two that I am “DYING TO GET MY HANDS ON” and they are both “new” authors that I read their earlier books .  

One is the manuscript for Titanic 2012 that was sent to me by the author, Bill Walker.  I read his earlier book back in February and loved it, A Note from an Old Acquaintance.  I am honored that he asked that I read his manuscript and give my honest opinion, even before it goes to press.

The second is also a “new” author, Vincent Zandri.  I read and reviewed his book,  Moonlight Falls, and it was like reading a Patterson book.  His newest, The Remains, is on bestseller lists already and getting rave reviews, but, again I have to wait and follow my “Review Policy” criteria.

Guess I will have to read faster so I can get to these 2 books.