The Adventures of Garrett Squared: Fractured Friday...

Friday, August 26, 2011

Fractured Friday...

I have a bunch of disconnected thoughts, so I think I will just put them out there...

1) Am I the only one that is glad to see Cathy go? In watching Design Star, I really could not stand to watch Cathy speak. Her eyes kept going open really wide and then going normal, then open, then normal. It was really distracting. And I wasn't really excited about her designs. Goodbye Cathy! I can't believe you lasted 6 weeks!

2) Is it crazy to be so happy to have a TV show come back on? Haven, Welcome!

3) Thoughts and prayers are with our friends, family and everyone in the path (or close to it) of Hurricane Irene. PLEASE prepare and stay SAFE!!!!!

4) To be happy that I am finished laying the new flooring in the Mother Ship's slide out. After some misses and revamping my plans, it is finished! Yes I will blog the before and afters! Boy do I miss my Jacuzzi!

5) Hoping to win the scarf and headband made by MammaTea (seen to the left modeling said scarf and headband) over at A Farmish Kind of Life. You can try to win it too...head on over and check it out!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend and don't forget to leave your thoughts on the picture that needs a caption for this week! :)

5 comments:

GailAugust 26, 2011 at 8:08 PM
That is a beautiful scarf...love the colors.

Thanks for all your wonderful comments At The Farm. My method of choice is to reply personally to each comment but cannot do with with "no reply comment". I really appreciate your visits.
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labbie1August 26, 2011 at 8:14 PM
Hey Gail! What is a "no reply comment?"
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GailAugust 27, 2011 at 6:05 AM
I receive my comments in my email because in my settings I have checked that. When I hit reply to your email the address is "noreply comment@blogger.com" There is a way to change this in your settings but I'm not sure how except maybe choose "send comments to email" or some setting like that.

This is just what I prefer because I can add information that I wouldn't post. Make it more one on one, so to speak. I seldom go back to my post because all my comments come in email. From that point, if we choose, we can have a personal conversation(Don't worry, I'm not a sicko) just your email doesn't show up to reply to.

You can also delete these comments if you prefer by going into settings, comments, selecting these and then delete.
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PattiAugust 28, 2011 at 6:49 AM
1. I agree--that Kathy bothered me, too. I didn't think she'd last. 2. Haven't seen Haven--maybe it comes on after my bedtime ;) 3. I wish we'd get some rain from that storm--thank goodness it weakened to a Cat 1. 4. Nice scarf--it's so hot lately, I can't even think about wearing a scarf.
Hope you win it.
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labbie1August 29, 2011 at 7:31 AM
Patti--Haven is on SyFy channel so you may not get it. It is based on Steven King's Colorado Kid book. Though I am generally not a Steven King fan, the show has captured my attention for some reason. :) I know what you mean about hot and a scarf! It sure looked like there was a lot of flooding and damage from the hurricane, but I'm glad for all my friends and family on the east coast that it wasn't much worse! :) Thanks for dropping by!
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The Mockingjay

It is with great sadness that I say goodbye to the characters of this Trilogy.

This 3rd and last book in The Hunger Games Trilogy was not remotely what I thought it would be. While the first two books were books about horrific competition and massive loss it was also about the indomitable will to live and thrive of the human spirit.

I thought that this book would be much as the other two. Our heros are tested and then survive to live happily ever after.

But, this book is much deeper and probably much more realistic than that. The thin skinned President Snowden in his extreme anger makes it clear that Katniss, her family and even her village are not going to be allowed to live in the peace that we anticipated after the first two books. To the end that President Snowden wants to see Katniss and everyone who follows her and her courage destroyed, we are drawn deeply into a story of battle both internal and external, love and loss and the dramatic results of a long lived, hard fought war while unsure of who is friend and who is foe.

The end of this book was a loss in many respects. The loss of a group of people to whom I was drawn and the loss of a way of life for those characters. While the war was won, the battles took their toll on all of the characters that we have come to know and love and their lives are forever changed by the end of this book and trilogy.

Catching Fire

This 2nd book in The Hunger Games Trilogy was even better than number one!

I read it in about a day and a half.

I simply could NOT put it down!

The main thrust of this book is the Quell games. Every 25 years the districts must take part in not one but two games to celebrate the domination of the Capitol.

If I go further than that with explanation, I will probably ruin #1 for you, so let's just say that the Mockingjay has a part in this and that the families of Peeta and Katniss as well as Gale are well represented.

The ending leaves us hungry for more at the edge of an abiss...

Now, on to book 3.

PS--Don't start this series without purchasing all three books because you will surely kick yourself if you can't go right to the next book!

The Hunger Games

Book 1 of the Trilogy:
GREAT READ! This was recommended to me by my hair stylist while I was in Missouri. I purchased it for my Kindle, but subsequently passed it up for other reads. My mistake! What an engaging book! Following Katniss and Peeta as well as the other characters in a richly written narrative of the Hunger Games which are a fight to the death each year of children chosen from each of the 12 poor downtrodden districts of the country of Penam for the enjoyment of the spoiled, protected class of people in the "Capital". Gripping and twisting right to the end! I liked it so much that the second I finished I felt like I couldn't let go of the characters and zipped right on to the second volume of the trilogy! RECOMMEND HIGHLY!

Pumpkin Roll

Pumpkin Roll by Josi S. Kilpack~~This book was recommended by another blogger who made it sound so good that I I just had to check t out. I purchased my copy for Kindle and really enjoyed it! The author writes a very fine mystery without using vulgarity or objectionable content which is refreshing. This book was a fun one for the autumn season when our thoughts turn to pumpkins, spices and a nip in the air.

The neighbor is rumored to be a witch and with several other colorful characters of dubious nature, we have a fun Halloween culinary novel.

The nice twist at the end of the story gives an interesting wrap-up to make this book a good light read.

In addition, the recipes sounded so good that I had to copy some of them down and try them--including the Pumpkin Roll of the book title. A good read and good recipes! What's better than that?

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Fractured Friday...

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