Friday Finds

MizB at Should Be Reading hosts Friday Finds. What great books did you hear about/discover this past week? Share with us your FRIDAY FINDS!







"Forgotten Bookmarks: A Bookseller's Collection of Odd Things Lost Between the Pages" by Michael Popek
"Found, Free and Flea: Creating Collections from Vintage Treasures" by Tereasa Surratt
"Undecorate: The No-Rules Approach to Interior Design" by Christian Lemieux
"The Baker's Daughter" by Sarah McCoy

Aloha Friday

Kailani at An Island Life started Aloha Friday. Want to play along? I ask a question, you answer the question in the comments. You can also ask your own question on your blog and link up on Kailani's site. Here's my question:

Do you know someone serving in the military this holiday season?

My answer: Yes. My neighbor's son is in the Army.

Booking Through Thursday

Booking Through Thursday is a weekly meme about (mostly) books and reading. This week's BTT asks . . . All things being equal, which would you prefer – a mystery or a love story?

I'm a sucker for a good love story. I don't mean the Harlequin romance-type love story, but a love story nonetheless.

Aloha Friday

Kailani at An Island Life started Aloha Friday. Want to play along? I ask a question, you answer the question in the comments. You can also ask your own question on your blog and link up on Kailani's site. Here's my question:

Do you send holiday cards? If so, do you use picture cards, the ones pre-printed for you with you/your family picture?

My answer: This is the first year I'm actually considering pre-printed picture cards. Up until now, I've included a pic of the boys in our cards but have handwritten every one.

Booking Through Thursday

Booking Through Thursday is a weekly meme about (mostly) books and reading. This week's BTT asks . . . Do you find that your mood affects the things you read? If you’re in a bad mood, do you tend to indulge in reading that will support it or do you try to read things that will cheer you up? Do you pick different types of books on dreary, rainy days than you do on bright sunny ones? For that matter, does your mood color what you’re reading, so that a funny book isn’t so funny or a serious one not so deep?

I choose a book based on the last book I read. If I read something heavy and dark, I'll want to choose something light and easy to read next to break up the pace. Once I'm in the middle of a book, no matter what mood I'm in, I continue to read it. That being said, my mood does color what I'm reading. My mood can actually make it more difficult to read a book because of what I'm bringing to it. I find going in with a clear headspace is the best way to approach a book and enjoy it for what it is and how it was written.