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I am so excited.  Ever since I started blogging and seeing this weekly meme, I have wanted to participate.   But whenever I visited the blog to sign up it stated that it was not accepting new members.  But because of a post on Lori’s blog, Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book , that stated there was now a group on FB, I joined.  From what I have read at other blogs, I am to summarize my past week.  So here goes my first Sunday Salon posting:

Reading:
It was another good week, at least for me, finishing 2 books!!!    I finished All He Saw Was The Girl by Peter Leonard and The Ninth Step by Barbara Taylor Sissel, both being a 4/5 rating.  I just hope that this pace continues  Because last year, with RL issues taking priority,  I was lucky if I read a book in a month putting me even further behind in my “requested reviews reading schedule.  

Blogging:
The majority of my time is spent on the computer.  This week I hosted 2 guest authors and 3 giveaways.  Preparing the posts for these,  takes time.   I like doing them way in advance just in case RL interferes, I don’t have to scramble at the last minute.   I do the same with my daily memes, using my cheat sheets, I set up the post and then plug in whatever is needed for that day.  I find it a lot easier in the long run.

Plus the work I do for Partners In Crime.  At the end of the month, I will be working  5 tours.  We are always looking for hosts/reviewers, so if anyone is interested in joining our group, email me and I will provide you with the details.

Real life:
This past week my baby turned 26!!   26??!!  How fast the time has gone by.  My husband’s uncle once said, as he snapped his fingers, that is how fast  your life goes by.  I wish we could go back in time, because when both my sons were toddlers,  those were the happiest years of my life.  

How was your week?

It’s that time again, spring ahead!!  Even though we lose an hour of sleep and it takes me a few days to regulate my internal body clock,  I look forward to this.   It also means, I will now be turning on my computer with coffee mug in hand at 5am instead of 6am.  Even today, I planned on sleeping an hour later, but the internal alarm clock went off at 6am.  Personally, I wish the clocks remained on Daylight Savings Time throughout the year, but I understand why it can’t.    Especially, in this day and age, and the little ones waiting for their buses in the dark.

I was watching the news last night and they interviewed a doctor as to how changing of the clocks affects one’s body and found it interesting.    Two of the items (that I remember lol…senior moments were not one of them) were:

• The Monday morning  rush hour traffic, following the changing of time, is the day of the year with the most traffic accidents.
• There are more heart attacks seen in ERs 3 days following the changing of time.

I don’t know if it’s just psychological but I tend to have more energy and look forward to the longer days with sunlight.    I love seeing my perennials start to bloom and knowing that the warmer weather is right around the corner.    However, here in New England, I can’t complain as to the weather.  It’s been a very mild winter with hardly any snow, even my daffodils are confused, they started sprouting a few weeks ago in February!!   

What about you?   Does the time change affect you in anyway?   How long does it take you to readjust your body’s internal clock.   What are your thoughts about changing the time?

Have a great weekend everyone!!!!

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From An Island Life:
In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.
If you’d like to participate, visit An Island Life answer the question and then post your own question on your blog and leave your link below. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!

When I first created my blog , I had no idea what I was doing, plus it was supposed to be a private journal for me as to keep a record of the books I had read with a small review so that I would remember what it was about and what I thought. And then I went “public” with it. Looking back, and if I knew then what I know now, I would have named it something different. So my question for you today is:

Are you happy with the name of your blog?
If not, what would you have like to have called it?.

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This week’s question:
A while ago, I interviewed my readers for a change, and my final question was, “What question have I NOT asked at BTT that you’d love me to ask?” I got some great responses and will be picking out some of the questions from time to time to ask the rest of you. Like now.
Ted asks:
Which non-series book would you most like to read the sequel to? Do you have any wishes for what might happen in it?

My answer:
Ironically, I just finished a book the other day, The Ninth Step by Barbara Taylor Sissel, in which I stated in my review that I hoped that there would be a  sequel.  There are others, but that came instantly to mind since I just finished it.

I enjoy reading novels that have strong character relationship dynamics that explore the psychological and emotional aspects with and between characters.   The type of read where you feel either you can truly relate or would like to form a “friendship” with the people on the pages that are brought to life.  Any novel, such as those, I always wish there would be a sequel to follow their lives.  Authors like Michael Baron, Diane Chamberlain, Kristin Hannah, Melissa Foster, Nancy Thayer, just to name a few,   have created wonderful characters and story lines that  I have enjoyed and wish there were sequels to some of their books.

What about you?  Do you have a particular book you would like to see a sequel to?

Hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading

What are you currently reading?

What did you recently finish reading?

What do you think you’ll read next?

Hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
*Grab your current read
*Open to a random page
*Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
*BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
*Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

He glanced at the girl again, standing there relaxed.   She wasn’t afraid because she was in on it, she was the bait.  But how’d they know he’d go after the thieves on the motorcycle?.

Kindle  16%

Synopsis:
 Rome:
McCabe and Chip, two American exchange students, are about to become embroiled with a violent street gang, a beautiful Italian girl, and a flawed kidnapping plan.
Detroit:
Sharon Vanelli’s affair with Joey Palermo, a Mafia enforcer, is about to be discovered by her husband, Ray, a secret service agent.
Brilliantly plotted and shot through with wry humor, ALL HE SAW WAS THE GIRL sees these two narratives collide in the backstreets of Italy’s oldest city.

This book will be on tour with Partners In Crime Tours from May 15th (publication date) through July.  Any one that would be interested in reviewing this novel, contact me at CMash@Partnersincrimetours.net for more details.

Hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading 

Today’s question:
When you walk into a bookstore — any bookstore — what’s the first section you head toward (what draws you)?
My response:
To be honest, I haven’t been to a bookstore in quite a while.  There really has been no need to.  But when I did frequently visit one, I would head straight to the New HC Releases.  Not to purchase, I never bought a HC, I just could not justify paying that price for something that I would read in a couple of days.  But what I would do is write down the names of all the new releases that I wanted to read and when I left, went straight to the local library to put my name on the waiting list.

However, since I started blogging and reviewing for different publishers, authors, tour companies, I have a bookcase of books just screaming to be read.  And now with EReaders, I have the bookstores at my finger tips.  As I sit here thinking about and answering this question, and this is quite sad to say, I don’t know if I will ever have the need to visit a bookstore in the future.  Even if I were to purchase a book as a gift for someone, I would probably do it online.  

What about you?  Where is your first stop when entering a bookstore?

March is being hosted by Diary of an Eccentric

Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia of A girl and her books and is now on tour.
According to Marcia, “Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.”

                                 The Story Plant                       Author

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We all enjoy eating, right?   But there is something I just don’t understand and today that is my question.

Do you enjoy eating very hot, spicy food?   If yes, isn’t your mouth in pain?   How is that enjoyable?