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Books, Food, Humor, Social Media, Survivor, Television, Travel

Things I Wonder

March 27, 2017 Lesley

Is it better to dry my clothes on medium for a longer period of time, or high for a shorter period of time?
How do I use the keyless entry code on my car?
When will Raven find love?
Have Nick and Vanessa already broken up?
When does Bachelor In Paradise start?
What caused my ankles to suddenly swell a few months ago and to suddenly stop swelling a couple weeks ago?
What’s the name of a good dentist in town?
Who put the Ram in the Ramalama Dingdong?
Can a person live on citrus alone?
Can Sandra possibly win Survivor again?
Exactly how much does Alexa hear while sitting on the kitchen counter?
Why did Brad’s wife get fired from Cracker Barrel Old Country Store?
When will it officially be sandal weather?
What novel should I read next?
What is a good cheap beach where I can spend a few days?

Books, Favorites

Books in the Flavia DeLuce mystery series by Alan Bradley (which you should definitely read if you like good mysteries with interesting characters & fully developed environments)

July 25, 2016 Lesley

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
The Weed That Strings The Hangman’s Bag
A Red Herring Without Mustard
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows
Speaking from Among the Bones
The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches
The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse
As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew’d

Books, Brands, Favorites, Words, Writing

Books About Writing That Are On My Bookshelf

February 17, 2016 Lesley

On Writing, Stephen King
How Not To Write A Novel, Howard Mittelmark & Sandra Newman
The Forest for the Trees: An Editor’s Advice to Writers, Betsy Lerner
Writer’s Market
Revision & Self-Editing, Bell
The Writer’s Digest Guide to Query Letters, Burt-Thomas
Thanks, But This Isn’t For Us, Jessica Page Morrell
Characters & View Point, Orson Scott Card (Elements of Fiction Writing series)
Description, Monica Wood (Elements of Fiction Writing series)

Books, Writing

Sections on my Bookshelf

February 17, 2015 Lesley

Top Shelf
Paperbacks
Margo Series
Faith based
Classics
Nerd series
Travel books
DVDS by genre
VHS by genre

Second Shelf – right side
Writing
Novels
Psychology
Faith based

Second Shelf – left side
Adult fiction
Sets
Shel Silverstien
“Children’s Bookshelf”
Blue “Classics”
Green “Classics”

Third Shelf
Business
Textbooks
Marketing
Management / Non-profit management
Business Law
Computer science
Aquatics
Science
Economics & Math
Languages
Psychology
Self-help
Children’s picture books

Fourth Shelf
Holding shelf – Keys, paperwork to go
Novels that can be given away
Very old books
CDs
Cookbooks

Fifth Shelf
File storage
Magazines
Educational
Architecture
History
English
Science
Apologetics
Bible Study
Music & Song books

Bottom Shelf
Dictionary
Large book storage
Yearbooks
Photo Albums
Atlas
Art books
Personal – Planners, Files, etc.