Goodness 31 days left in the year and I don’t know if I’ll meet my reading goals. Well, not really goals but in the past few years I pretty much reach a certain number of books read. This year I get the feeling my number will be lower but well I can still be hopeful right?
So I’m still reading The House at Riverton by Kate Morton and I’m greatly enjoying it. I have a book club meeting coming up on Sunday and I haven’t picked up the book for it but maybe I’ll still go to the book club. It’s a new group and I’d hate to already miss my second meeting.
I had plans to do some reviews today but I just wasn’t up for those. I spent way too much time on Etsy figuring out some new features they have added and I’m kind of worn out. I like Etsy but sometimes I feel like I spend a lot more time figuring out all the bells & whistles rather than crafting and/or selling!
One highlight of the day though was that I got two goodies in the mail. One is the Persephone Biannually. I want to add more of those lovely books to my shelves. And, I also got Bound & Lettered, which is a magazine focusing on artists’ books, bookbinding and calligraphy. Talk about eye candy and inspiration. I should have looked at it more and stopped playing on Etsy all day! ha,ha.
Anyway, that’s it for today guys. Happy December and hope you all read some wonderful books this month. I can’t wait to see what books I discover.
Ooh, The House at Riverton is one of my favorites — glad to hear that you are enjoying it!
And ohhh, Persephone Biannually — I am so very excited to have subscribed to them! It’s just fabulous and I haven’t read a single book of theirs yet, but it should be coming to me soon with the Persephone Secret Santa Project! I cannot wait to hold one of these lovely books and read it!
Happy December to you, blogging friend.
Etsy is so vast I tend to skip it unless I know exactly what I’m looking for. But they have such cool stuff.
I love getting eye candy – for me it’s the design blogs I subscribe to. I think that’s part of the reason I haven’t finished certain rooms in my house… a little too much inspiration.
Coffee and a Book Chick – It’s so good. I’m not half way yet but this is one of those books I don’t mind taking my time with. So atmospheric. How cool that you are participating in the Persephone Secret Santa! I got so overwhelmed with other things that I totally missed out on signing up for some Christmas swaps. If I had to recommend a favorite Persephone (well, I’ve only read 5) I’d say it is Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day! Love that book.
Jenn – Etsy search function is particularly frustrating. I won’t go into all the issues I have with it. I do keep a long list though of favorites so it’s easy to shop, actually what’s hard is narrowing down the list or making sure the presents I buy go to the recipients and not just to me! ha. You need to do a post on some of the design blogs you follow. Would love to check some out.
Glad to hear that u r enjoying The House at Riverton.
I loved The House at Riverton. It was a tad bit too long, but it didn’t lessen my enjoyment at all. As far as goals, I have crashed and burned on a couple of them this year, and I am determined to keep them to a bare minimum in 2011. I begin to resent the feeling that I HAVE to read something. I have way too many good ones just sitting on my shelves needing me.
I can’t believe it’s December already! The year has flown by it seems. That Bound and Lettered magazine looks pretty cool.
Not only did I like Morton’s House at Riverton, but I really liked The Forgotten Garden even better!
I’m not doing much better on getting around to reviews!
I was looking at a calendar today and I only have two full weeks of work left before a shorter one and then a break for the holidays! Of course it’s good that break is just around the corner, but I need more time to finish everything! 🙂 I really like the Morton book and Jenclair’s comment makes me want to pick up the Forgotten Garden now! I want more of those Persephones, too. Maybe I’ll splurge in the spring….
I feel that way about blogging, sometimes. I don’t bother linking to Amazon or anything of that like, simply because I find it too time-consuming. But, I may have to start since we’re about to undergo a pay freeze. Blecch. I’d rather read. 🙂
I look forward to reading your review on The House at Riverton; I haven’t tried out the books by this author so I need to check them out.
Hope you’ve a great weekend ahead, Iliana! 🙂
If I win the lottery, I’ll send you a book gift certificate
Yay! I’m excited to hear that you are enjoying The House at Riverton. It was the first book I read this year and I really liked it myself. I have her newest book on my shelf and can’t wait to read it. If it makes you feel any better I’m no where near my blogging/reading goals of 2010 either 🙂
I just purchased The House at Riverton at the bookstore the other night. Of course I went there to get a gift for someone else but couldn’t resist buying a book for me! I’m afraid to look at my 2010 stats. I feel like work took precedence over my reading this year. I’m hopeful that 2011 will bring more reading and blogging to me!