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Monday, April 14, 2008

Promised Fluff And Stuff...

:::::::::::::::A Walk In The Park:::::::::::

At lunch today I walked from the house to park, and back. It was a bracing walk due to the cold temperatures. Fortunately, my toes were happy to be in their new big square box.

After the walk I drove to Eve's preschool and had to wait out in the hall for just a few minutes because the girls were having dress rehearsal for their upcoming ballet recital. All the girls were excited to wear their costumes and all shrieked when we, the parents, walked in, to not look up at the front where Ms. Brooke had their costumes. Such excited little girls!

::::::::::::::::::::::Dawn Inskip C.T. Layouts::::::::::



My oldest DS, Aaron, with a Blue Morpho on his shoulder. He was thrilled!

Credits:
Font: DJB NICOLE by Darcy Baldwin at The Digichick

Dawn Inskips: Colour My World kit coming to NDISB,
TTS, and SSS on Friday!
Typecast Alpha
Font: Ck Cursive

NDISB
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TTS
http://digistore.treasurestoscrap.com/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=20
SSS
http://shop.scrapscandistyle.com/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=43

My family and I having fun petting stingrays and small sharks at the Tennessee Aquarium.



:::::::::::::::::::::::::Suspence and Sensibility


This book by Carrie Bebris is her second in the series of mystery stories using the well-known characters from Jane Austen's works. The main characters are Elizabeth Bennett Darcy and Fitzwilliam Darcy the beloved couple from Pride and Prejudice. Bebris writes in wonderful Austenian style, so as you read you are comfortable with the characters and the atmosphere she creates...or continues in this series. This book is like Nick and Nora Charles meet The Picture of Dorian Gray. The creepy Sir Frances Dashwood is introduced to the reader immediately, then comes into play later in the book. We also get to "witness" the budding romance between Kitty Bennett and Harry Dashwood.
I liked this book a bit more than the first. The supernatural underpinnings of the books are expected, now, and Bebris explains the historical background to the stories she weaves in the this much beloved couples' life. This was an engaging read and I enjoyed it. If you want Austen with a twist of the supernatural give this book a try.

Later, gators!

1 comment:

Michael Taylor said...

I like the viewmaster/paint pallet. It ties in all the colors in the LO.