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Graham Cracker Crack

My husband, on the awesome graham crackers we found at Trader Joe’s: These aren’t graham crackers. They’re graham crack! Love is… preferring to share the last graham crack (err, I meant graham crackers) with your spouse rather than devouring them

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Readathon, Hour Eleven… plus

*shakes head vigorously* Have you ever read a book that swept you up so thoroughly, so completely, into its world that you came out of it feeling… like you haven’t quite left it yet? Like its echoes are still present

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Readathon, Hour Ten

5:55 pm: Hey, I spent a whole uninterrupted hour reading! At this rate I doubt it will be more than two more hours until I’m done. Title of book(s) read since last update: Fiona Patton, The Golden Tower Number of

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Readathon, Hour Nine

4:45 pm: Yum. 3-cheese pizza, followed by vanilla & chocolate ice cream over crumbled graham cracker. Yes, I do usually eat more healthfully than this, but about once a week we have dinner from a box. At least it’s usually

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Readathon, Hour Eight

3:05 pm: Mmmmm. Acai berry green tea, followed by much reading. 3:45 pm: Time for second break: gotta feed the cats, probably followed by an early dinner. It’s absolutely fascinating to read this author’s take on the childhood and growth

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Readathon, Hour Seven

1:50 pm: Mmmmm. Flatbread/cracker with sea salt. I love Trader Joe’s. Gotta have the occasional snack to go with intense reading experiences. 2:00 pm: Just spent a few minutes over at the blog that’s hosting the mini-challenge for which the

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Readathon, Hour Six

12:50 pm: Already addicted to Fiona Patton’s writing! 1:10 pm: Our little girl-cat, Selene, had a small asthma attack. 🙁 Luckily it didn’t last long. Also, I offered one of my newest hand-made beaded bookmarks to Dewey as a prize

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Readathon, Hour Five

12:30 pm: Mmmmm. Lunch: blueberry scone with raspberry amaretto jam. I’m blown away by this book I’m reading. There’s some amazing stuff in it having to do with the metaphysics of gods, but it’s handled in a really nifty and

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Readathon, Hour Four

A reminder in case you’re just joining us: this is a part of Dewey’s Readathon. 11:00 am: I have my tea and it’s back to reading with me! 11:45 am: Took a break per Dewey’s suggestion to drop a note

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Readathon, Hour Three

9:55 am: Okay, Back to reading with me. I’m amazed that, while I clearly lack some back-story, I don’t feel lost in Fiona Patton’s The Golden Tower, even though I didn’t read the preceding book. There’s a bunch of terminology

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