Every Storm Leads to a Guiding Light: Thursday Meme

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Thursday, July 07, 2011

Thursday, June 23, 2011

THEME THURSDAY Male Person

A theme will be posted each week (on Thursdays)
Select a conversation/snippet/sentence from the current book you are reading
Mention the author and the title of the book along with your post
It is important that the theme is conveyed in the sentence (you don’t necessarily need to have the word)

[Male Person]ENDLESS NIGHT BY AGATHA CHRISTIE

"Now don't flare up, ducks; you're not a mother hen protecting a chicken." I propelled her gently to the door in the wall that led into the bedroom. "Uncle Andrew wants to size me up," I said. "He's well within his rights."

Thursday, June 02, 2011

THEME THURSDAY

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COLORS

THE VIOLETS OF MARCH BY Sarah Jio

"It was a journal, a diary of some sort. I pickd it up and ran my hand along the spine. It was old, and its intriguing red velvet cover looked worn and threadbare...The pages, yellowed and brittle."

Wednesday, June 01, 2011

Wondrous Words

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The Violets of March by Sarah Jio

1.mudflats
areas of wet land that are covered by the sea at high tide

There are bays and inlets, coves and mudflats, a winery, a berry farm,...."

2.lanai
A porch-like room or open-sided living room.
Landing - A platform between flights of stairs or at the termination of a flight of stairs. Often used when stairs change direction. Normally no less than 3 ft. X 3 ft. square.

"She stood up and walked around the corner to the room she called the "lanai," where she kept a full wet bar."

3.bulkhead
A wall or an embankment, as in a mine or along a waterfront, that acts as a protective barrier.

"May I interest you in a cup of coffee?" he asked, pointing up the shore to a little white house above the bulkhead."

4.Puget sound

A deep inlet of the Pacific Ocean in western Washington extending south from the Strait of Juan de Fuca through Admiralty Inlet. It was explored and named by Capt. George Vancouver for his aide, Peter Puget, in 1792.

5.Pinot

Italy's most popular white wine is produced from the * Pinot Grigio or Pinot Gris grape varietal. This wine hails from the northeast region of Veneto and Friuli. A light, crisp white wine that is intended to be consumed early on.

"Try this," he said. "It's one of my favorites--a local pinot grigio made from grapes dgrown right here on the island. One sip, and you'll be in love."

6.epinephrine

A hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla that is released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress, as from fear or injury. It initiates many bodily responses, including the stimulation of heart action and an increase in blood pressure, metabolic rate, and blood glucose concentration. Also called adrenaline.

"Greg was only saying what every person says to someone they were once romantically involved with, but it woke my lethargic self-esteem like a does of epinephrine."

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Theme Thursday

Theme Thursdays is a fun weekly event that will be open from one thursday to the next. Anyone can participate in it. The rules are simple:

A theme will be posted each week (on Thursday’s)
Select a conversation/snippet/sentence from the current book you are reading
Mention the author and the title of the book along with your post
It is important that the theme is conveyed in the sentence (you don’t necessarily need to have the word)

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CONVERSATION

SILVER SPARROW BY TAYARI JONES

Clarence grabbed her wrist, not too hard, not like a threat, but firm. " I already paid for the room."
"You did?"
"I wanted us to be together someplace nice."
My mother said, "You sure are taking a lot of liberties for this to be Sadie Hawkins Day."

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Theme Thursday

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RULES:
* A theme will be posted each week (on Thursday’s)
* Select a conversation/snippet/sentence from the current book you are reading
* Post it and don’t forget to mention the author and the title of the book
* Since we may take a few days to finish a book, this event is open for one whole week

MY FATHER'S COLORS BY MARIAN L. THOMAS

"Thirty years I have found myself swimming in the depth of his blue eyes. Thirty years I have heard...his laughter and enjoyed his kiss."

Thursday, May 05, 2011

Theme Thursday

Women and Girls http://readingbetweenpages

The Butterfly's Daughter by Mary Alice Monroe

"Luz smiled, amazed she could do no wrong. Everyone kept offering her more food and more beer. The more beer she drank, Luz found, the more her tongue loosened. Before long she joined in the conversations, murdering the language but no one seemed to mind. They all smiled at her, seemingly grateful at her effort. She was surrounded by people who looked like her and Abuela. Especially her sisters, tia Rosa and Tia Marisela....But there was so much family! When introduced Luz smiled and repeated the names and hoped she would get better at remembering them all in the days to come."