Hibiscus Flowers

I have a Hibiscus bush in my front yard, over the last 3.5 years living here on this beautiful island I have enjoyed watching it bloom over and over and over again.  It makes me so mad when my kids and the neighbor kids pick the flowers, I want to be able to walk out and see them in bloom and enjoy them, not see them on my porch all withered and dieing.  This is one major thing that I will miss about living here, these beautiful flowers. 

All over the island you see them, in all different colors and I love it!!!  This yellow one is beautiful!!!  I have also seen light pink, ones that are almost lavendar, some orange ones.  Their beauty makes me smile!! Plus the only kind of tea that I like to drink is made from these.  The okinawans make it here and with some of their fresh brown sugar, it is amazing!!!

Just wanted to share a little beauty with all of you today!!!!

May it be a beautiful day where you are at, whether it is raining, snowing, windy, or sunny!!!

Mr. Darcy Presents His Bride

I love these books and it is fun to see what people think happen after the end of Pride and Prejudice.

Just Ella

what happens to Cinderella after the ball? Does she enjoy palace life? Is the Prince really all that great??

Hannah's List

Love story with a twist.  His wife passes away and leaves a list of women she thinks would make him happy.  Kind of creepy at first, but sweet that she knows his so well and knows who would be good for him.

 

The next book is for book club.  Between Fifty Shades of Gray By Ruta Septyes

Playing Book Catch UP:

I started out this year with a goal of reading 80 books this year, well I am off to a slow start. I think part of it is because I started sewing again and starting taking a crochet class and it gives me another outlet. But I did borrow these books for my Kindle and since there was a time crunch for how long I have them, I had to read them.  I of course love Debbie Macomber and am trying to read her Cedar Cove series, I think I am somewhere in the middle.  As always I enjoyed reading and love hearing about my favorite state of all WASHINGTON!!!

 

My oldest is in 6th grade and they started reading The Giver for their English class.   My son and his friend were discussing some things in the book and it made me curious. So I borrowed it and read it.  It was actually a really good book and I am ready to read the next 3 in the series.   I try to read the books that they are assigned to read in school, mostly because I like to be up on what they are talking about and because some books have things in them that need to be explained and I want to be prepared and know where the questions are coming from.

last two books of 2012

I didn't think I would get done with anymore books, but I started The Magician's Nephew by CS Lewis Christmas day and I finished it yesterday.  It made me supere excited to read the rest of the Narnia series that has been on my to read list for a long time.  It is our book club book for Januaray, so I guess I finished early.

After I finished that one, I started in on this one. (the kids were watching movies that I have seen A LOT, so figured I would do something else) So I read.  Then I couldn't put it down and kept reading, finally exhausted I put it down only to get up and finish it this morning.  It was a fun little story, always fun to read a bit of clean romance.

Playing Catch Up!!

My goal for this year was to read 50 books, well I passed that, so I upped it to 60, I again passed that and thought, hey wouldn't it be neat to get to 70 books??  So these are the last 13 books that I have read. I know the year hasn't ended up, and I am in the middle of another book, so who knows, I may just get to my 71 book for this year.  A lot of these are Christmas ones, mostly because I have a huge stack of books to read and figured what better time than to read all my christmas ones at Christmas time??   It was wonderful, I needed the extra Christmas spirit that came with reading some of these stories. It was a hard year for me, mostly because my husband and I weren't able to spend it together. 

Take a look at Goodreads and make a goal for yourself for next year in your reading!!! 

Christmas!!!

It is the time of year to start watching your favorite Christmas movies, catch up on the new ones that came out, read all the Christmas books that you have collected and haven't read yet, do all the projects you want to do, decorate, make cookies, wrap presents, shop.  Man I am tired just writing this. Thankfully I have had a chance to read some of the books that I have been collecting, I need to get through them before we move next year, i don't wanna lug all these books with me. :)   I have some craft ideas that I want to do, one includes some coral and sea glass along with shells.   I better do it before things get super crazy around here and I run out of time. 

We are reading   Chrismas Jars by Jason Wright for book club this month. What a great read and inspiring. Check it out and let me know what you think. 

ahhhh.... I love books!

 Lady Susan was a very scandalous book for the day, it was an interesting read. At first hard to read and keep track of the people.

These is my Words was really good!!!! We read it for our new book club and I am excited to read the next two in the series. About a girl who grows up in the 1800's in Arizona Territory, it is fun to see her evolve in the way she writes.

 Of course I had to read a Debbie Macomber book this month!!! Another one in the series of Cedar Cove and of course I love it!!!

The last in the trilogy of Inn Boonsboro, The Perfect Hope By Nora Roberts. It was so good that I started it on Sunday Morning at noon and finished it Monday before noon.  So good!!!! I really enjoyed it!!!


I started out this year with a goal of 50 books to read, at the moment I am at 56, so I upped it to 60, let's see if I can do that. :)  Maybe I'll have to up it again.