How Sweet The Sound: July 2011

July 21, 2011

A Light And Fun Read

Summer Rental

Mary Kay Andrews

This book was what I would refer to as an easy weekend read. The plot takes place in Nags Head, and it includes a bit of fun and a bit of suspense. You might want to give this a read.

Posted by Beverly on July 21, 2011 at 12:00 AM in Reading | Permalink | Comments (5) | TrackBack (0)

July 20, 2011

What's My Question Wednesday

My question for today is ...

have you had your first

tomato sandwich of the summer

I like my tomato thickly sliced and

ripe on toasted whole grain bread

with mayonnaise and pepper.

Posted by Beverly on July 20, 2011 at 12:00 AM in What's My Question Wednesday | Permalink | Comments (15) | TrackBack (0)

July 19, 2011

July 18, 2011

A Blue Tutankhamun For Blue Monday

Thank you to Sally at Smiling Sally for hosting Blue Monday.

Loving thoughts and prayers for you, dear Sally.

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Tutankhamun was a true blue blood.

Have a go at solving this puzzle.

And, have fun.

Posted by Beverly on July 18, 2011 at 12:00 AM in Blue Monday, Games | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack (0)

July 17, 2011

July 15, 2011

Welcome to Pink Saturday. I hope you link and join in the fun. Please join us by linking your Pink Saturday post permalink using the linking tool provided at the bottom of this post. Linking begins at 3 p.m. EST every Friday and continues through midnight Sunday night. So, be sure to link and show us your Pink. Be certain to link using your pink post permalink. And please remember to include a link back to my blog within your post so that your visitors will be able to visit here.

Please take the time to visit other participants, and leave a comment to let them know you stopped by to enjoy their pink. Pink Saturday is about having fun, and giving us a chance to meet others in the blogging community. I promise you it is worth the effort because you will not only see lots of pink, you will meet incredibly nice and talented people.

I want to thank those of you that take the time to leave me a comment. I love reading what you all have to say.

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Reminder - We have a weekly challenge for you to visit the blog of at least one participant that you have never visited before. Then next Saturday include that blog and a link in your post. Quite a few of you have been done this challenge, and have met some of the great Pink Saturday participants. Thank you for sharing with us.

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Pink Saturday Featured Blog

This week I am featuring Claudia at Mockingbird Hill Cottage. Claudia first participated in Pink Saturday in March 2009. Have you ever met someone that you like instantly? That is how it is to meet Claudia. She is everything you could want in a friend. She is intelligent, kind, fun and honest. She has a gift in her writing style that makes you feel as if you are sitting with her and chatting. Claudia is someone that I know I would love to spend time with and have as a friend. So, if you already have the pleasure of knowing Claudia, go say hello and Happy Pink Saturday. But, if you haven't met Claudia yet, today is your lucky day. Go visit, get to know her, and soon you will be calling her friend, too.

Take a minute to go meet Claudia, and please introduce yourself.

Claudia has written the follow message to you.

Claudia at Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Hello everyone,

I am honored that Beverly has featured me this week! Thank you, Beverly. My name is Claudia and I work in the theater. I have been involved with theater all my life – first as a professional actress, then as a teacher and coach. I spent many years teaching Voice, Speech and Dialects at Boston University and the University of San Diego. While I was teaching, I also began to work as a professional coach – coaching many, many productions and hundreds of actors. Now I freelance as a Voice and Text Coach, working all around the country. That’s what I do for a living. However, my true passions are my home, my husband and my dogs. As my husband and I both work in the Arts, we spent many years renting in various cities. When we bought our cottage 6 years ago we were beyond thrilled and promptly named it Mockingbird Hill Cottage.

Since I love to write, blogging has become a wonderful way to share my ‘adventures’ whether they occur at home or on the road. You see, even though I travel somewhat frequently, I truly love being home. I’m a nester. I love gardening, decorating, collecting, stitching, knitting, crocheting, quilting, working on my dollhouse, playing with my dogs. It’s always been this way. Heck, I used to decorate the inside of my Barbie case with hanging lamps and wallpaper. I share all of these things with my readers. Nothing makes me happier than a day spent puttering around the house. Through blogging, I have discovered a love of photography. My camera and my laptop – what would I do without them?

Needless to say, I also love pink. My mom used to call me her ‘Pink Bunny’ when
I was a little girl. I have met many friends through Beverly’s Pink Saturday. In fact, Pink Saturday opened up a whole new world for me. I am forever grateful. Though I’m not able to participate as often as I would like, I will always have a special place in my heart for Pink Saturday.

I hope you stop by – you’re welcome anytime!

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Please e-mail me if you are interested in being

the featured blog at a future date.

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Today for Pink Saturday I am sharing

a collage of our crepe myrtles.

The crepe myrtles are sharing their glory with all of us.

Posted by Beverly on July 15, 2011 at 02:00 PM in Pink Saturday | Permalink | Comments (54) | TrackBack (0)

Puzzle Friday

A puzzle for the

fun-lovers.

Come on and play with me.

My advice is to study the picture and

puzzle shape before you start.

These puzzles are fun,

and our brains can

use the workout.

My time was 6:16 seconds.

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Posted by Beverly on July 15, 2011 at 06:12 AM in Games | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

July 14, 2011

I Recommend

South of Broad

Pat Conroy

Are you like me and read more over the summer months? It seems to be a pattern for me. I think my reason is because it is just too hot to spend time outside. Maybe those living in climates with extremely cold winters, read more in the winter.

I've read four books in the last week, and South of Broad was definitely my favorite. I could have told you I would enjoy this book before I started to read it because I like everything I have read by Pat Conroy.

Let me know what you thought if you have already read this, or let me know what you think if you give it a try.