{ News of the World by Paulette Jiles - TLC Tour and Giveaway!!!

About News of the World • Paperback: 240 pages • Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Reprint edition (June 20, 2017) In the aftermath of the Civil War, an aging itinerant news reader agrees to transport a young captive of the Kiowa back to her people in this exquisitely rendered, morally complex…

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{ Allergy results and my Atlanticus }

Finally!!! It's been almost 2 weeks and I hadn't heard back from the doctor on my allergy panel.  The rest of the results came back fine, I didn't realize until today that my doctor had ordered pretty much a full panel, so everything was checked including Thyroid and so on.  Everything…

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{ Crepe Myrtles in Bloom }

One of the things that I have always loved about this house, is the big yards, all the trees, flowers, and birds, you know, the fact that we're surrounded by nature. When this time of the year comes around, the yards come alive with big splashes of pinks. I had no clue what they were when I fir…

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{ Tackle it Tuesday - 06/27/2017 }

Hello everyone and Happy Tuesday!!! I spent yesterday working on today's tackle it project to share with you all. We have a Entry Way closet that tends to get very messy and over crowded pretty quick.  I have to get in there and give it a very good clean every month.  This time it had been abo…

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{ Sleeping away from home }

Hello everyone. It's after 10pm and I'm sitting on my brother's couch.  I just finished editing today's pictures and am only now getting this post up.  It's been a long day, my word. So I'm house sitting for tonight, my son didn't want to do it anymore, he is a 14 year …

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{ Happy Homemaker Monday - 06/26/2017 }

Good morning everyone and Happy Monday!!! How was your weekend? I had a pretty good one, but honestly could have used another day of weekend before the new week came at us.  I'm sure I'm not the only one.   The weather::: It's cloudy and rainy today, which I'm quite thrilled about a…

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{ Fairy Gardens }

We've been busy working on the yards, not just because they are huge and need a lot of mowing and attention, but also because we are having a barbecue on the Fourth of July and really want to get things ready for that. Pops of red, white and blue are starting to show up, we put up the flag, a …

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{ Grocery Haul, Cosplay, Blood Work Results and some GREAT News }

I did my usual grocery shopping on Friday morning.  At first I had mentioned sharing the haul and maybe doing a video and so on, but I decided against it, matter of fact I had already made the video and was rendering it when I cancelled it. Here's the thing, I'm a blogger, I write.  I am n…

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