Scary Thunder And Wind And Lightning And Fallen Trees...

Storms swept through our area yesterday afternoon.   The day was supposed to be just really really hot and sunny and all of a sudden at 2:07 everything changed...winds and rain and crashing lightning and in seconds all of the power all around us was gone...literally gone...what to do...what to do...

Hmmm...Sunday's are a favorite television night...Big Brother and the Food Network find a chef show and  Mad Men...and the house was getting warmer and warmer and warmer...no sign of power any time soon sooooooooooo...and everything in our house needs electricity...even showers and faucets.    And have I said just how hot and uncomfortable we were getting?   And all of my devices...my techie toys were out of power...yikes!!!

We packed up and set off for the nearest hotel...Patty and Dennis and Lucy...we took showers and ordered room service...rare tuna for Lucy and soup and salads for us... and had a delightful time...we even had hot chocolate chip cookies for dessert...it was a wonderful hotel...and when we came home this morning all of the lights were on and the power was back and the world as I know it is all charged up again...

Thank you God..

I Just Finished Reading...

I just finished reading 13 To Life.  It was excellent.  It was a mystery ridden book.  I loved it.  I loved the characters.  I loved the dogs.  I loved the horses.  I loved the Russian werewolves. I even loved the little Russian dolls that you open and another one comes out and you keep on opening until a teeny tiny one is left.  There just has to be a sequel.  It had just about everything in it that a perfect YA Fantasy book should have.  It even had perfect mean girls and tons of unrequited love.

It was a really great book.

Saving The Earth...One Bag At A Time...

Of course...I was doing a bit of online shopping the other day and I happened to find this bag at a site that was new to me called planetshoes.com.  I found this bag and for some odd reason loved it...

My bag is lined and sewn beautifully and even zippers...I love it...call me quirky but I know I will get another one soon.

It is made by a company called Webe and here is their statement...

WeBe History...



WeBe Bags was formed in 2005 and has been expanding its product ever since. Rolled out to the press at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, WeBe has enjoyed exponential growth since first attending Trade Fairs in January 2008. Moreover, re-orders are strong. The bags are sold in boutiques throughout the Caribbean, Canada, Dubai, England, Japan and the United States.






Recycled from feed, flour and coffee sacks, WeBe bags are imported from around the world and made into bags in the U.S.A.






Our collection of Agri-Cool bags are for planet friendly folks who chic when they see it.






The WeBe design team endeavors to utilize reused and re-usable products in as many ways as practicable. Therefore WeBe Bags sends a dual message for the consumer: "I care about the environment... and style!"

Mail Call...Mail Is Here...

I am just way too excited lately by UPS and FedEx and my mail lady...books coming in the mail are a wondrous thing...and I buy books all of the time but there is something wonderful about that mystery package, reading the book and then writing my review.  So...in the mail last week I received  and bought the following books...and of course...I forgot to jot down where the sent books came from so I am going to look it all up and post that tomorrow...

escapades of romantically challenged me by Maya Jax

One Day by David Nichols

The Owl Keeper by Christine Brodien-Jones

Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick

I bought...

Shadow Hills by Anastasia Hopkus

Over The Rainbeau: Living The Dream Of Sustainable Farming

I Kindled...

Rampant by Diana Peterfreund

The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman

Angel Star by Jennifer Murgia

Squids, Vampires and Other Creepy Crawlies...

I love this article that was in yesterday's NPR...keen insight to even more unusual summer beach reads and so much fun!!!