Category: Misc

Still Partying!!!!

The party is still going on!!!  They are having sooo much fun that
author Graham Parke is extending the Birthday Bash!!!
From Mr. Parke’s site:
“Instead of heading for the big mental breakdown,

I decided to have a little one every Tuesday evening.”
— Gomez Porter

You are cordially invited to Gomez’ online after party. It starts right now and runs till December 10th. You’ll receive:
*’Activated Carbon’ exclusive short story collection
*Making of Gomez: behind the scenes eBook
*A kindle will be raffled off. Extra prizes for those who bring friends.
Simply purchase your copy of “No Hope for Gomez!” from Amazon and forward your receipt to nohopeforgomez@gmail.com before December 11.
Stop by his place and tell him CMash Loves To Read sent you!!!

Still Partying!!!!

The party is still going on!!!  They are having sooo much fun that
author Graham Parke is extending the Birthday Bash!!!
From Mr. Parke’s site:
“Instead of heading for the big mental breakdown,

I decided to have a little one every Tuesday evening.”
— Gomez Porter

You are cordially invited to Gomez’ online after party. It starts right now and runs till December 10th. You’ll receive:
*’Activated Carbon’ exclusive short story collection
*Making of Gomez: behind the scenes eBook
*A kindle will be raffled off. Extra prizes for those who bring friends.
Simply purchase your copy of “No Hope for Gomez!” from Amazon and forward your receipt to nohopeforgomez@gmail.com before December 11.
Stop by his place and tell him CMash Loves To Read sent you!!!

You are invited to a Birthday Bash (3 of 3)

And now a word from GRAHAM PARKE, Author and Birthday Guy!!!!

“It’s the age-old tale:
Boy meets girl.
Boy stalks girl.
Girl already has a stalker.
Boy becomes her stalker-stalker.”

It’s hard to believe, but it’s been a year since I handed in the final proofs. To celebrate this, and the fact that Gomez just became a finalist in 2010’s Best Book Awards, I decided to throw Gomez a birthday party (or a BirdDay party, as we say in the Netherlands). As I’ve had a debilitating fear of throwing parties and no-one showing up since early childhood, I’d be more than delighted if you could come! (Read more about the book here. )

Of course, with every cool international party comes a gift bag. Here’s just some of the stuff attendants will get:

*’Unspent time’ exclusive short story collection
*No Hope for Gomez: The Lost Chapters
*Making of Gomez: behind the scenes eBook
*Signed, hi-res poster + bookplate
(These are all exclusive items and will not be available again.)
Additionally, several lucky attendants will win a Kindle or an iPod!

You can bring as many friends as you like, just don’t bring your crazy uncle who drinks too much and then tries to get me to go to the attic with him to see something wonderful. I’ve fallen for that before and I don’t mind telling you, I came away very disappointed!

Find out how to attend HERE.  And don’t forget to say you heard it from CMash Loves To Read!!!

You are invited to a Birthday Bash (3 of 3)

And now a word from GRAHAM PARKE, Author and Birthday Guy!!!!

“It’s the age-old tale:
Boy meets girl.
Boy stalks girl.
Girl already has a stalker.
Boy becomes her stalker-stalker.”

It’s hard to believe, but it’s been a year since I handed in the final proofs. To celebrate this, and the fact that Gomez just became a finalist in 2010’s Best Book Awards, I decided to throw Gomez a birthday party (or a BirdDay party, as we say in the Netherlands). As I’ve had a debilitating fear of throwing parties and no-one showing up since early childhood, I’d be more than delighted if you could come! (Read more about the book here. )

Of course, with every cool international party comes a gift bag. Here’s just some of the stuff attendants will get:

*’Unspent time’ exclusive short story collection
*No Hope for Gomez: The Lost Chapters
*Making of Gomez: behind the scenes eBook
*Signed, hi-res poster + bookplate
(These are all exclusive items and will not be available again.)
Additionally, several lucky attendants will win a Kindle or an iPod!

You can bring as many friends as you like, just don’t bring your crazy uncle who drinks too much and then tries to get me to go to the attic with him to see something wonderful. I’ve fallen for that before and I don’t mind telling you, I came away very disappointed!

Find out how to attend HERE.  And don’t forget to say you heard it from CMash Loves To Read!!!

Tagged!!!

Bev from My Reader’s Block has tagged me !!!!  Before I tell you the criteria I would like for you to know Bev.  She is an English major with a love for the classics.  Her reviews are written as well or better than those of professional journalists.  If you haven’t visited, please do, tell her that I said hi and you might find that you will want to follow her postings.

Now for the rules of the game:
Accept the tag and link to the tagger at the beginning of your post.
Answer the questions honestly in your post by listing four things.
Pass on the love by picking four other people to tag and listing them at the bottom of your post. Notify them that you tagged them.

4 Things That Are In My Handbag:
~Before leaving the house, my current read
~wallet
~keys
~glasses

4 Favorite Things In My Bedroom:
~hubby
~brass bed, which was a wedding present from my grandmother
~now that it is getting chilly, our flannel sheets
~the book pile on my nightstand

4 Things On My Desk:
~Yankee candle (burning right now is Cinnamon Roll)
~laptop
~picture of my boys when they were younger
~stature from Italy of Patron Saint, Mary, Mystical Rose (in front of vase with 3 different color silk roses

4 Things I’ve Always Wanted To Do (but haven’t yet):
~Vacation on Nantucket Island
~a 7 day Caribbean family vacation
~complete a Read-A-Thon with no interruptions
~become computer literate

4 Things I Enjoy Very Much At the Moment
~Spending time with hubby now that we are empty nesters
~Spending time with sons since they both now live out of state
~Reading
~Blogging

4 Songs I Can’t Get Out Of My Head:
Luckily, I don’t have any stuck in my head at the moment.

4 Things You Don’t Know About Me:
~Can’t sing but wish I could.
~Hubby’s sister and I have the same exact name….first, middle last…gets confusing at times.
~Hate winter but love to get all comfy and cozy and read during a snow storm
~Besides books, I am also addicted to buying Yankee Candles every month.

4 Bloggers I am Tagging: (in no particular order)
Gina from Hott Books
Carol from Dizzy C’s Little Book Blog
Darlyn from Darlyn & Books
Dolly from Xmas Dolly

Tagged!!!

Bev from My Reader’s Block has tagged me !!!!  Before I tell you the criteria I would like for you to know Bev.  She is an English major with a love for the classics.  Her reviews are written as well or better than those of professional journalists.  If you haven’t visited, please do, tell her that I said hi and you might find that you will want to follow her postings.

Now for the rules of the game:
Accept the tag and link to the tagger at the beginning of your post.
Answer the questions honestly in your post by listing four things.
Pass on the love by picking four other people to tag and listing them at the bottom of your post. Notify them that you tagged them.

4 Things That Are In My Handbag:
~Before leaving the house, my current read
~wallet
~keys
~glasses

4 Favorite Things In My Bedroom:
~hubby
~brass bed, which was a wedding present from my grandmother
~now that it is getting chilly, our flannel sheets
~the book pile on my nightstand

4 Things On My Desk:
~Yankee candle (burning right now is Cinnamon Roll)
~laptop
~picture of my boys when they were younger
~stature from Italy of Patron Saint, Mary, Mystical Rose (in front of vase with 3 different color silk roses

4 Things I’ve Always Wanted To Do (but haven’t yet):
~Vacation on Nantucket Island
~a 7 day Caribbean family vacation
~complete a Read-A-Thon with no interruptions
~become computer literate

4 Things I Enjoy Very Much At the Moment
~Spending time with hubby now that we are empty nesters
~Spending time with sons since they both now live out of state
~Reading
~Blogging

4 Songs I Can’t Get Out Of My Head:
Luckily, I don’t have any stuck in my head at the moment.

4 Things You Don’t Know About Me:
~Can’t sing but wish I could.
~Hubby’s sister and I have the same exact name….first, middle last…gets confusing at times.
~Hate winter but love to get all comfy and cozy and read during a snow storm
~Besides books, I am also addicted to buying Yankee Candles every month.

4 Bloggers I am Tagging: (in no particular order)
Gina from Hott Books
Carol from Dizzy C’s Little Book Blog
Darlyn from Darlyn & Books
Dolly from Xmas Dolly

Monday Tidbits

To all my American bloggy friends Happy Columbus Day!!!  And to my international bloggy friends….Happy Monday!!!
Columbus Day
For all those that participated in the Dewey Read-A-Thon….a BIG WTG!!!! 
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I hope you got a lot of reading done and I promise, I will type this post in my “whisper voice” just in case you are now dozing, napping and/or sleeping.
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Couple of days left so head on over to the giveaway page and enter!!!
  Because of time,  Monday’s memes will return next week.  I really thought with everything going on in real life, that I might just be able to multitask and get it all posted.  WRONG!!  In case you have noticed a lack of energy, participation, visiting blogs, etc etc from the usual me, it is because that real life, not only took first place priority, it also took 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th etc.  At this time, I want to apologize to authors, publishers, agents, followers, visitors, and representatives for products for falling so behind in reading schedules and reviews.
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Please believe that I tried keeping up the best that I could but some issues were so important and very time consuming that I fell behind.  We have resolved some of the issues and the rest will be dealt with.  My plan is to, over the next few days,  try to catch up on blog/computer items
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then hunker down and get back into my reading schedule.
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Again, I am sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused but “real life” took precedent over hobby.
  Yesterday, however, was a fantastic day.  We attended a wedding and had so much fun (that is why this posting is so late).  Friends of my youngest son, who was a groom’s man, were married and we were all invited to share their special day with them.  Congratulations Nick and Mary!!! 
bride and groom
Having both our sons “home” (both living out of state) and spending time with them and their girlfriends (hubby and I consider the girls our “daughters”) was wonderful and an added bonusMatter of fact, my hubby had so much fun and couldn’t stop smiling after he was asked to dance by the girls and was on the dance floor with both “his daughters”.

Have a great Monday….I am off to start the process of catching up!!!!

 

Monday Tidbits

To all my American bloggy friends Happy Columbus Day!!!  And to my international bloggy friends….Happy Monday!!!
Columbus Day
For all those that participated in the Dewey Read-A-Thon….a BIG WTG!!!! 
Photobucket
I hope you got a lot of reading done and I promise, I will type this post in my “whisper voice” just in case you are now dozing, napping and/or sleeping.
Photobucket
Couple of days left so head on over to the giveaway page and enter!!!
  Because of time,  Monday’s memes will return next week.  I really thought with everything going on in real life, that I might just be able to multitask and get it all posted.  WRONG!!  In case you have noticed a lack of energy, participation, visiting blogs, etc etc from the usual me, it is because that real life, not only took first place priority, it also took 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th etc.  At this time, I want to apologize to authors, publishers, agents, followers, visitors, and representatives for products for falling so behind in reading schedules and reviews.
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Please believe that I tried keeping up the best that I could but some issues were so important and very time consuming that I fell behind.  We have resolved some of the issues and the rest will be dealt with.  My plan is to, over the next few days,  try to catch up on blog/computer items
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then hunker down and get back into my reading schedule.
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Again, I am sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused but “real life” took precedent over hobby.
  Yesterday, however, was a fantastic day.  We attended a wedding and had so much fun (that is why this posting is so late).  Friends of my youngest son, who was a groom’s man, were married and we were all invited to share their special day with them.  Congratulations Nick and Mary!!! 
bride and groom
Having both our sons “home” (both living out of state) and spending time with them and their girlfriends (hubby and I consider the girls our “daughters”) was wonderful and an added bonusMatter of fact, my hubby had so much fun and couldn’t stop smiling after he was asked to dance by the girls and was on the dance floor with both “his daughters”.

Have a great Monday….I am off to start the process of catching up!!!!