I know I am the video queen today, and you all probably hate me. But I am behind on reading, lol and I want to keep the blog updated. This is a bit that was shortened in the final copy of the movie. I have to say I love Ken Howard as Jefferson, and his smile in this scene makes me smile.
1776 – The Egg
Everyone who knows me, knows I am a history buff. That one of my favorite Era’s is The Rev War, and our blessed founding fathers. This, is one of the best musicals I can think of from a Theatre perspective, and of course my love of the era. And, to make it book like, well 1776 IS a book, lol.
Working Capital Company
So I thought I would offer a little linky link to anyone who has a business and needs some working capital, I know a lot of us book types are stay at home workers, or the like. So it never hurts to share a few little tricks of the trade right? This link here factoring invoices does a lot of services, that might help. The Invoice factoring is really cool, and a useful service. I suggested it to my dad for his cleaning company and he’s going to be looking into it. I also passed it off to another friend of mine who works for a bigger company, in today’s economy services like invoice factoring could be very useful.
Fuel the Twilight Addiction
WHY did they cut this?! *has one of her..girlie moments*
Booking Through Thursday:March 5th
We’ve all seen the lists, we’ve all thought, “I should really read that someday,” but for all of us, there are still books on “The List” that we haven’t actually gotten around to reading. Even though we know they’re fabulous. Even though we know that we’ll like them. Or that we’ll learn from them. Or just that they’re supposed to be worthy. We just … haven’t gotten around to them yet.
What’s the best book that YOU haven’t read yet?
For me its Anne of Green Gables. I keep telling myself I need to read it. But I haven’t yet. What a geek I am. Someday..someday!
Sensual Addiction..my perfume habit
So even if you’re an indoor bookie person like me, (sometimes I have to be because of the weather…) you want to smell good right? I mean we can’t walk around with smell de book smell, oh heaven if we could. So I will admit I have what one might call a sensual addiction. My favorite perfume has to be Armani Mania, Oh that’s heaven in a bottle. I do switch occasionally and have a large perfume collection, but Armani Mania perfume is on the top list all the time. It’s a heavier smell, has some vanilla and musk undertones, but oh it’s so nice. Come to think of it, the male version might be what Edward (yes the sparkly one); I may have to do some research on that tomorrow when I am out. So because I am talking a little bit about perfume today I thought I would show you the link here, perfume blog it’s a really cool perfume blog.
Book Giveaway: A Mount Vernon Love Story by Mary Higgins Clark
Charming, insightful and immensely entertaining in its unique presentation of one of America’s legendary figures, Mount Vernon Love Story, by famed suspense writer Mary Higgins Clark, shows the reader the man behind the legend, a man of flesh, blood and passion, and in the author’s skilled hands, the story and the man come fully and dramatically alive.
Mary Higgins Clark’s interest in George Washington was first sparked by a radio series she was writing in the 1960s, called “Portrait of a Patriot,” vignettes of American presidents.
Always a lover of history, she wrote this biographical novel — her first book — and titled it Aspire to the Heavens, which was the family motto of George Washington’s mother. With all events, dates, scenes and characters based on historical research, the book was published in 1969.
Its recent discovery by a Washington family descendent led to its reissue under its new title, Mount Vernon Love Story.
In researching George Washington’s life, Mary Higgins Clark was surprised to find the engaging man behind the pious legend. He was a giant of a man in every way, starting with his physical height. In an era when men averaged five foot seven inches, he towered over everyone at six foot three. He was the best dancer in the colony of Virginia. He was also a master horseman, which was why the Indians gave him their highest compliment: “He rides his horse like an Indian.”
She dispels the widespread belief that although George Washington married an older woman, a widow, his true love was Sally Carey Fairfax, his best friend’s wife. Martha Dandridge Custis was older, but only by three months — she was twenty-seven to his twenty-six when they met. Mary Higgins Clark describes their relationship from their first meeting, their closeness and his tenderness toward her two children. Martha shared his life in every way, crossing the British lines to join him in Boston and enduring with him the bitter hardship of the winter in Valley Forge. As Lady Bird Johnson was never called Claudia, Martha Washington was never known as Martha. Her family and friends called her Patsy. George always called her “my dearest Patsy” and wore a locket with her picture around his neck.
In Mount Vernon Love Story, Mary Higgins Clark tells the story of a rare marriage and brings to life the human side of the man who became the “father of our country.”
Mary Higgins Clark’s interest in George Washington was first sparked by a radio series she was writing in the 1960s, called “Portrait of a Patriot,” vignettes of American presidents.
Always a lover of history, she wrote this biographical novel — her first book — and titled it Aspire to the Heavens, which was the family motto of George Washington’s mother. With all events, dates, scenes and characters based on historical research, the book was published in 1969.
Its recent discovery by a Washington family descendent led to its reissue under its new title, Mount Vernon Love Story.
In researching George Washington’s life, Mary Higgins Clark was surprised to find the engaging man behind the pious legend. He was a giant of a man in every way, starting with his physical height. In an era when men averaged five foot seven inches, he towered over everyone at six foot three. He was the best dancer in the colony of Virginia. He was also a master horseman, which was why the Indians gave him their highest compliment: “He rides his horse like an Indian.”
She dispels the widespread belief that although George Washington married an older woman, a widow, his true love was Sally Carey Fairfax, his best friend’s wife. Martha Dandridge Custis was older, but only by three months — she was twenty-seven to his twenty-six when they met. Mary Higgins Clark describes their relationship from their first meeting, their closeness and his tenderness toward her two children. Martha shared his life in every way, crossing the British lines to join him in Boston and enduring with him the bitter hardship of the winter in Valley Forge. As Lady Bird Johnson was never called Claudia, Martha Washington was never known as Martha. Her family and friends called her Patsy. George always called her “my dearest Patsy” and wore a locket with her picture around his neck.
In Mount Vernon Love Story, Mary Higgins Clark tells the story of a rare marriage and brings to life the human side of the man who became the “father of our country.”
So this will be my SECOND book giveaway. I will be running this until March 18th. So get your entries in. Winner will be selected useing Random.org. Theres a few ways to get an Entry in..
Link to me on your site (2 entrys)
Post a comment here ( 1 entry)
Follow this blog (1 entry)
Join the feeder service (1 entry)
Cant wait to see some sign ups. Good luck!
Post a comment here ( 1 entry)
Follow this blog (1 entry)
Join the feeder service (1 entry)
Cant wait to see some sign ups. Good luck!
My goofy goal..
So my friend told me I should set a goal for myself, that seems so out there its not likely to happen. And than see if I can make it happen.
So I decided, to go with the Vampires..lol
And my Goofy Goal will be to try to get a small interview with Jackson Rathbone via email or phone… I am not lofty enough to presume face to face, HA HA.
My Irish Read Suggestions
With St Pat’s day coming up just around the corner, and myself being shamelessly Irish, I wanted to give you a few recommendations of books that are Irish related. Amazon helped out with some of these, LOL But I have read most of them as well.
The Irish Americans by J.P Dolan
The Complete works of Oscar Wilde
The Gathering by Anne Enright
Wow..
I have to say it. Wow.. I am so happy with the response so far to my first book give away. Thank you all so very much. I am pleased as punch. I will be putting up a second book in a couple of days to give away, as I think its time to clean out the shelves a little bit. I may even pop some books over onto my other blog, you never know. So keep an eye out for some more posts. If I post on Birth of a Notion I will make sure to put up a link here as well.
