I’m excited to be participating in my very first Sunday Salon, after enjoying reading so many other people’s Salon posts for such a long time! If you’re visiting The 3 R’s for the first time via the Salon feed, welcome, and please take a look around! While you’re here, why not take a few minutes to enter one of my three 1000-Post Celebration Giveaways? Tuesday Thingers, hosted at Wendi’s Book Corner: “Have Your Books Been […]
(Well, it’s nearly the end of the week, and we’re getting ready for the weekend, aren’t we?) I’m changing up the schedule around here a bit, since I have decided to join the Sunday Salon as of this weekend, which means that Saturday will become my regularly scheduled “day off” from posting. Therefore, I’m relocating the Weekend Review links post to Fridays; Bookkeeping and Bookmarks links will be included in the Sunday Salon posts. **In […]
I know where I stand in this debate, but haven’t figured out how to articulate it yet: are families bonded by blood more “real” than families that aren’t? Also, the good and bad of single parenting in the suburbs Your blog is where you’re free to express what you want to share – and to keep what you don’t want to share to yourself. Feedback and failures, successes and soul-searching – you don’t have to […]
Announcements: Memory Walking again I mentioned this as part of yesterday’s post, but it was buried a bit there, so here it is again, because I’d really like you to know about it: If you’ve been reading here for awhile, you may remember that my mother died of Alzheimer’s at the age of 69. This year is the tenth anniversary of her passing, and as has become our tradition, my sister and I will remember […]
New Arrivals in my Google Reader The Debutante Ball A Reader’s Respite Books ‘N Border Collies Kids, Twins, and Laundry Bins The Misadventures of Super Librarian Remembering eight years and one day ago: Project 2,996; remembrances from Washington DC and New York City; remembering not seeing it happen; still looking for “disaster buddy” Don; looking for hope on the National Day of Service. Also: Did citizen reporting on 9/11 foreshadow blogging today? A farewell to […]
I’ve mentioned a couple of times that I was helping with some behind-the-scenes work to prepare for Book Blogger Appreciation Week. I’m finally done, and now it can be told: I was a member of the awards committee, and served on three of the panels evaluating nominees for the Shortlist. (I was not nominated for any of the awards I judged, and the same is true for all other committee members.) I discovered nearly all […]
New Arrivals in my Google Reader Galleysmith Bookalicio.us Dispatches from across the blogiverse Regardless of their beliefs, nearly everyone believes in this Eyewitness News – sting-op at the Shell! (Do they still say “film at eleven”?); encounters with the gender police Tools for the team parent (or any group leader, really), from a genuine soccer mom; the joy of back-to-school week A night at home alone feels…weird Dating isn’t always good preparation for marriage, but […]
Random self-promotional updates I mentioned this in yesterday’s TBIF post too; I’m part of the team that’s helping out behind the scenes with preparations for Book Blogger Appreciation Week*, and the next couple of weeks are going to be in high gear for that. If I go missing for a bit over here between now and early September, it’s BBAW’s fault. I know; I always say things like that and then I don’t disappear after […]
Reading, ‘riting, and time…and music – that’s what I was talking about on other blogs this week. If you didn’t stop in and visit, I hope you’ll get the chance to go this weekend! New Arrivals in my Google Reader Well-Mannered Frivolity A Book and a Dog Shh I’m Reading Always Home and Uncool A lovely shore breeze… Stacy’s Bookblog Dispatches from across the blogiverse The (polite) battle to preserve manners and considerate behavior, and […]
Random updates I was surprised by how many comments were generated by my refrigerator-magnet collection when my blogging space was featured on Kittling: Books earlier this week. It seems like there are quite a few folks who also have magnets decorating their kitchens, so I think they deserve a showcase. On Monday, I will be giving my magnets their own feature post here on the The 3 R’s, and I want to see yours too […]
Random updates This blog was recently honored with an award by the awesome Sheri (I’ve met her, and it’s true!) of A Novel Menagerie: “The Humane Award is to honor certain bloggers that are kindhearted individuals. They regularly take part in my blog and always leave the sweetest comments. If it wasn’t for them, my site would just be an ordinary book review blog. Their blogs are also amazing and are tastefully done on a […]
Random updates ***This is not exactly blog-related, but I did mention and receive comments about it here: thanks to everyone who expressed concern and good wishes for my mother-in-law. She has been home from the hospital since Tuesday, and is still experiencing occasional, but less severe, dizzy spells. She has some help around the house, and my husband is keeping daily tabs on her by phone. She will be seeing a specialist soon, and hopefully […]
