tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144530270551564552.post976623668559525362..comments2024-01-28T02:33:20.498-06:00Comments on Treasures Found :: Inspiration is Everywhere: It's My Party: Birthday Week Giveaway Day 1TesoriTrovatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12771359288546654791noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144530270551564552.post-88757906949356876872011-08-14T06:57:55.929-05:002011-08-14T06:57:55.929-05:00This past year I read a wonderful book called Simp...This past year I read a wonderful book called Simple Pleasures of the Garden by Susannah Seton, filled with insights, tips and great garden produce recipes. My favorite book as a child was Black Beauty. I spent many happy hours with my nose in books. I would love to have Shanghai Sisters and also The Help.<br />Happy Birthday Week!<br /><br />MaxineMaxine Boothhttp://www.artfire.com/users/PerfectlyPracticalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144530270551564552.post-57898553053394471142011-08-13T19:25:57.065-05:002011-08-13T19:25:57.065-05:00My fvourite book this year is a children's boo...My fvourite book this year is a children's book, "Milo - brain freeze and sticky notes." I borrowed it from the library for my son. We both loved it - it is about an 11 or 12 yr old boy who is coping with his mother's death. It is sad but tempered with humour. It is really well-written in a tone that is respectful of kids while addressing difficult topics - death and grief.<br /><br />I have read a number of the books on your list and enjoyed them - my choices would be Life after Yes and Shanghai Girls.<br /><br />thanks for the opportunity to share favourite books.Susanmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13001612540970050334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144530270551564552.post-28109869771300156112011-08-13T19:01:46.625-05:002011-08-13T19:01:46.625-05:00Happy Birthday Week! I really want to read "T...Happy Birthday Week! I really want to read "The Help" (waiting to see the movie until I read the book!) and "Good Enough to Eat" looks really good. I love food, and I like that it includes recipes. Lately I have been reading a lot of non-fiction books, and the best one I've read is "Hot Connections Jewelry" on soldering jewelry. I will be doing a review on it on my blog in the near future, in fact. Thanks for the giveaways!!Lucid Moon Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04242760391750163003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144530270551564552.post-5399425419771938602011-08-13T09:37:57.225-05:002011-08-13T09:37:57.225-05:00Loved this post. Loved knowing more about one of m...Loved this post. Loved knowing more about one of my favorite bloggers and loved the recomendation of good books. I have read 'Secret Life Bees' I belly laughed on one page and cried like a baby on another. <br />Be Blessed to be a blessingI LOVE color!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07300356625379341295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144530270551564552.post-2767252976237073302011-08-13T09:22:27.256-05:002011-08-13T09:22:27.256-05:00Happy Birthday!
As a child the book that stands ...Happy Birthday! <br /><br />As a child the book that stands out in my memory as the best, was Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein. It reminded me of nursery tales with a twist for those of us kids that had a darker sense of humor than most.<br /><br />The best book I have read in the past year was Siddhartha by Hermann Hess. It's an easy reader and a good story about life changes.<br /><br />The two books from your list that interest me are Such a Pretty Fat and Shanghai Girls.<br /><br />Enjoy your birthday week!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144530270551564552.post-2471920078212626352011-08-13T08:14:51.696-05:002011-08-13T08:14:51.696-05:00Happy Birthday week!
The Help is an amazing boo...Happy Birthday week! <br /><br />The Help is an amazing book! Can't wait for the film release, I hope they do it justice. <br />I just bought a Kindle this week and so have been trying to fill it with my favourite books. <br />I just read a book called A Piece Of Cake by Cupcake Brown and it's a fabulous read, really inspiring.Grubbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07288722934000037425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144530270551564552.post-53382642593052486832011-08-13T07:11:57.392-05:002011-08-13T07:11:57.392-05:00I have always loved "To Kill a Mockingbird&qu...I have always loved "To Kill a Mockingbird". I fell in love with it when I read it in school and I can't tell you how many times I have read it since. Surprisingly, it's one of the few things that I have been able to get all four of my children to read and they all liked it too.Kym Hunter Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08401568785537113665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144530270551564552.post-39407614346683719662011-08-12T19:29:28.291-05:002011-08-12T19:29:28.291-05:00The best book I read this year was probably Pillar...The best book I read this year was probably Pillars of the Earth. Epic!<br /><br />I'd love to win "the help" because I was just about to order that from amazon anyway, and second choice would be "secret life of bees" which seems, well, intriguing. <br /><br />Thanks for all these awesome giveaways!Erin Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14660928844295427111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144530270551564552.post-61085093404594723902011-08-12T18:39:49.755-05:002011-08-12T18:39:49.755-05:00I've always loved reading too! Days at the lib...I've always loved reading too! Days at the library were a treasured things for me. While my mom and sister took Tae Kwon Do, I would slip downstairs to the library and gather up as many books as I could too. Picking one favorite is HARD. I've always been a fan of anything by Roald Dahl and I recently remembered how much I like "The Cricket in Times Square". In fact, I've convinced my oldest niece to read it.<br /><br />Thanks so much for the book recommendations. I'm always on the lookout for a new book and I'll be saving this list when I finish up the extraordinary long book I'm currently involved in. THANKS!!CraftyHopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10341033878002504601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144530270551564552.post-88606387456971065072011-08-12T12:25:33.903-05:002011-08-12T12:25:33.903-05:00I'd like to read the secret life of bees and t...I'd like to read the secret life of bees and the help.<br /><br />I loved Fireworks over Toccoa - such a beautiful story<br /><br />msboatgal at aol.comscottsgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10669490497575955658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144530270551564552.post-32905369914861501772011-08-11T09:54:39.608-05:002011-08-11T09:54:39.608-05:00PS The best book I read as a child was James and T...PS The best book I read as a child was James and The Giant Peach! I got a hard cover from my Father when I young for Christmas..a fantastic read. Another treasure was Fun and Fancy a collectable book now and Ruth Chews childrens books!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212476952833501895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144530270551564552.post-78526453284041479902011-08-11T09:52:15.822-05:002011-08-11T09:52:15.822-05:00I read Garden Spells last year and what a precious...I read Garden Spells last year and what a precious Book that is. I was just thrilled to read it..it was so sweet in so many ways! It made me wish I had a tree that threw apples as well hee hee~pure enchantment! It made you want to live in that house and bake the things that she did with the effects that they had on people. Truly a Treasure of a Book!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212476952833501895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144530270551564552.post-25580471203842849312011-08-10T16:36:05.428-05:002011-08-10T16:36:05.428-05:00I am also an avid reader. The love of reading was...I am also an avid reader. The love of reading was my escape of reality! One of the first books I remember reading was Nancy Drew. I even had all the Nancy Drew books that were out at the time. I have always had a bookshelf full of books in my room.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106805029404982350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144530270551564552.post-77706827155424762322011-08-09T23:20:57.014-05:002011-08-09T23:20:57.014-05:00Like you I am an avid reader!! I read any chance ...Like you I am an avid reader!! I read any chance I get. When I was a kid I was drawn to everything by Roald Dahl. I was given a book of Hans Christian Andersen and when I read it the world around me disappeared! <br /><br />In the last year my there were tons of books that I have enjoyed, but my favorite was Stardust by Neil Gaimen.<br /><br />I would love to read The Help and Shanghai Girls.<br /><br />Happy BirthdaySydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06460989487330890885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144530270551564552.post-69620909592345945112011-08-09T11:46:18.550-05:002011-08-09T11:46:18.550-05:00The most interesting book I ever read is "Bel...The most interesting book I ever read is "Beliefs that changed the world" By John Bowker, non-fiction.<br /><br />I remember reading a book called "Growing Pains" when I was a child. I always remember it because it dealt with death of a little boy's pet, a collie. It made me cry.<br /><br />I did love "Secret Lives of Bees." The movie was so-so. I thought the book had a bit more of a edge to it. A little more umff!JeannieKhttp://site.jkdjewelry.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144530270551564552.post-76024107131079430112011-08-09T11:08:32.210-05:002011-08-09T11:08:32.210-05:00I think I would like the the books Garden Spells a...I think I would like the the books Garden Spells and Good Enough To Eat. I love all kinds of books but I do read a lot of scary books & my favorite author is Dean Koontz. I love his book The Watchers.<br /> As a kid I remember reading LOTS & LOTS of Nancy Drew books. I will forever cherish The Wizard Of Oz , Anne Green Gables & also Winnie The Pooh. swopemelmel@aol.comswopemelmelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144530270551564552.post-64893677728859712232011-08-09T10:56:38.224-05:002011-08-09T10:56:38.224-05:00Forgot to recommend 2 books...Leaving Unknown by K...Forgot to recommend 2 books...Leaving Unknown by Kerry Reichs & The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand. Leaving Unknown--I read it again as soon as I finished last year. There are more I could recommend. I've been re-reading a lot of my older books, so I haven't gotten tons of new ones this last year.<br /><br />:-)<br />MichelleMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652030221444100995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144530270551564552.post-84435513443594348242011-08-09T10:48:01.463-05:002011-08-09T10:48:01.463-05:00Jen Lancaster books...love 'em. read them all...Jen Lancaster books...love 'em. read them all. Just finished The Help...loved it too and have recommended it many times. Secret Life of Bees--re-read it for the 5th time...still love the story. I keep forgetting to get the Book By Stacey Ballis... Love your memories of reading. We would walk to the library twice a week and fill up the wagon when I was really little. I remember the summer I was 10 and we moved for the 4th time...I didn't have friends yet and found books again. I still have that book...It was the beginning of reading independantly and finding "friends" in all the stories I read.<br />Have a great B-day week!<br />MichelleMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652030221444100995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144530270551564552.post-81793514040088692582011-08-09T09:04:27.144-05:002011-08-09T09:04:27.144-05:00Interesting selections. How to choose 2? Like you ...Interesting selections. How to choose 2? Like you when I go to the library I tend to want to bring home as many books as I can carry.<br /><br />whew, at least I already have a few of these titles, so... with The Help coming out as a movie I'd love to read that, and you peaked my interest with the "fat books," so I'll choose Good enough to Eat!<br /><br />Happy Birthday!<br />(Mine is the 18th)<br /><br />wismom works (at) gmail (dot) comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144530270551564552.post-15214748905710966082011-08-09T07:08:44.503-05:002011-08-09T07:08:44.503-05:00Happy Birthday, Erin!
I don't know if I could...Happy Birthday, Erin!<br /><br />I don't know if I could narrow this down to two books as I've not read any but The Secret Life of Bees on your list. I love to read but this last year I've had so much on my plate that I've read only a handful of books. But I'm just finishing the books by Stieg Larson and I've loved them even though some of the material is a little on the disturbing side. There are far too many books that I loved as a child to narrow it down. I was one of those kids with the flash light under the blanket. I remember reading until the very wee hours of the morning then being so sleepy when it was time to get up for school. In fact, I am still a little like that, except the school part :-) All of my life books have been my best friends and my refuge.SummersStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10250150360701388415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144530270551564552.post-5021216489817476132011-08-09T05:10:53.617-05:002011-08-09T05:10:53.617-05:00Ohh, I love to read and I have to go to a book sto...Ohh, I love to read and I have to go to a book store a few times a month! I'm really into crime novels and I love, love, love Jussi Adler Olsen. He is danish and I think his first novel will be out in English later this year. My childhood love were Paddington, the bear. And the books of Erich Kästner. I'm not sure wether they are available in english?steufelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734019874159488510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144530270551564552.post-20717370442728293722011-08-08T22:11:40.540-05:002011-08-08T22:11:40.540-05:00Happy Happy Birthday Erin!!! What a wonderful giv...Happy Happy Birthday Erin!!! What a wonderful giveaway!!! <br />The best book I read this year was "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebbecca Skloot. It was impossible to put down. It should become mandatory school reading. <br />The books I would like to read on this list are:<br />Good Enough to Eat & The Help. I read "Such a Pretty Fat" a few months ago and love Love LOVE Jen Lancaster's wit and sarcasm. I wanted to have a meal and a bottle of wine with her! <br /><br />Christine<br />onekisscreations@comcast.netChristine Altmillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12097437105566740407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144530270551564552.post-56751684223443895262011-08-08T19:38:11.820-05:002011-08-08T19:38:11.820-05:00Happy birthday to you!! I read (again) a book that...Happy birthday to you!! I read (again) a book that I adore, The Woman in White. I love that book! After reading a little about each book, I would like to read Shanghai Girls and Garden Spells. It looks like Beverley Baird (above) and I have similar taste in books!Doreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14547061196358823744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144530270551564552.post-58401378748801043812011-08-08T19:29:46.344-05:002011-08-08T19:29:46.344-05:00I too love to read. What a great giveaway!
The bes...I too love to read. What a great giveaway!<br />The best read this year so far was "Bury Your Dead" by Louise Penny"<br />My favourite book as a child was "Anne of Green Gables"<br />I'd love to read "Shanghai Girls" and Garden Spells"Beverley Bairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12973073253078139054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144530270551564552.post-88593183542426655452011-08-08T19:24:39.315-05:002011-08-08T19:24:39.315-05:00Happy BirthWeek sweetie!! Great selection of books...Happy BirthWeek sweetie!! Great selection of books,they all sound wonderful!! I haven't read any of these so I'd be thrilled with whatever you choose<br />~Sharon~MoonRaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657623323958032184noreply@blogger.com