Category: Sunday Salon / Sunday Post

The Sunday Salon used to be a meme but was getting so huge it became unmanageable, so it is now a Facebook group that has become an informal week in review
gathering place for bloggers.
It is also a place to share our thoughts about things of a bookish nature.

So Happy Sunday Everyone!

My dad passed away back in June 1988 just two weeks after being diagnosed with cancer. I will enjoy my memories today. It will be a relaxing day with the kids making their father’s day special!! I will be reading and watching the NASCAR race. 

How are you spending the day?

Another busy week!

On Monday I returned to a meme that I had taken a short break from. Monday always start out better with a little music and Xmas Dolly hosts Monday’s Music Moves Me. With her co-conductors they orchestrate a virtual dance party every Monday. She is planning a big celebration to celebrate the 100th week just one week from tomorrow.

I also start off each week with Sheila at Book Journey with It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? Sheila celebrated her three year blogoversary last week! Congrats Sheila!!

Tuesday I welcomed Tara McTiernan, author of Barefoot Girls. They is still time to enter to win a copy of her book.

Cozy Wednesday brought Alyse Carlson by to tell us about her new Garden Society Mystery series and the first book The Azalea Assault. A wonderful debut! There is a giveaway for this one too!

Thursday was the start of the Clean Your Shelf Giveaway Hop. Lots of great giveaways happening.

I also reviewed Summer Breeze by Nancy Thayer on Thursday. I was a little disappointed in this one.

Friday I reviewed The Devil’s Highway by R. Scott Douglas. Another author to watch.

I didn’t get as much reading done for this week as I had hoped for so Saturday left me without a book to review. I have been slowly moving posts from my old blog Dollycas’s Thoughts to this new blog. I came across an article I wrote back in 2010 about Who Made You The Reader You Are Today? It was one of my favorite posts so I reposted it here yesterday. I hope you will tell me about Who Made You The Reader You Are Today!

I also had an excellent reading week that I will tell you all about tomorrow!!

Just one this week!

The Virtual Blog Tour for this book stops here July 12.

This is such a cool picture I just had to share!!

I hope you have a wonderful day and a glorious week!

 The Sunday Salon used to be a meme but was getting so huge it became unmanageable, so it is now a Facebook group that has become an informal week in review
gathering place for bloggers.
It is also a place to share our thoughts about things of a bookish nature.

So Happy Sunday Everyone!

It has been a real busy week. In addition to my normal posts I participated in the Armchair Book Expo America. I hope someday to be able to attend the Live Book Expo America but virtually meeting some new bloggers this past week was a lot of fun. You can read all of my Armchair BEA posts here and you can still enter the giveaway. My giveaway is open to everyone whether you were a part the BEA crowd or not so I hope you will check it out.

Tuesday was New Release Tuesday and so many fantastic books hit the shelves.

Wednesday brought author Laura Bradford to visit for Cozy Wednesday. Her new Amish Mystery Series is off to a wonderful start. A second printing of Hearse and Buggy has already been ordered!

Thursday I reviewed an awesome story. Following Atticus: Forty-Eight High Peaks, One Little Dog, and an Extraordinary Friendship is so inspiring. A must-read!!

Friday was a review of another great piece of fiction. Firefly Beach by Meira Pentermann is magical. You can read my full review here and enter to win a copy of the book.

Yesterday I posted my review of The Diva Digs Up the Dirt (A Domestic Diva Mystery) by Krista Davis. It is the 6th book in the series and terrific.

The Debut Author Giveaway Hop runs through Wednesday. I hope you will check out the hop!

It  was an excellent blogging week!

This is my favorite week every month. The UPS driver brings me packages almost every day! It is hard to believe that he’s the same driver that delivered to Rhodes Bake-n-Serv when I was the office manager there over 11 years ago. He tries to sneak up the drive so my dogs don’t go crazy barking but it never works and we end up having a good laugh. Well here is what he brought me this week:

I know I need to push away from this computer and
Read, Read, Read!

I hope you have an awesome week!!

 The Sunday Salon used to be a meme but was getting so huge it became unmanageable, so it is now a Facebook group that has become an informal week in review
gathering place for bloggers.
It is also a place to share our thoughts about things of a bookish nature.

So Happy Sunday Everyone!

It was quite a week in Wisconsin. You probably heard me shouting wherever you are Monday night as I was so happy when Green Bay Packer Donald Driver won Dancing With The Stars. He was a smooth dancer, is a great competitor and a wonderful man.

Now let’s talk books!
Monday I did my usual It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? meme. I also learned how dependent I was on the host Sheila. She was away for the day without internet access and was not able to post her link up post until Monday night. I traveled around visiting many blogs from memory, bookmarks and blogs I follow but found myself stumped after that without her linky list. I know I should have scrolled back a week but my pea brain didn’t think of that right away. 🙂

Tuesday I was host for the virtual book tor of Skewered Halo by Brenda Youngerman. This story is excellent but made the mother in me furious. The author is allowing me to give away an e-copy so be sure to enter the giveaway.

Cozy Wednesday brought author Bailey Cates and her brand new series to Escape With Dollycas. Brownies and Broomsticks: A Magical Bakery Mystery is a charming cozy and I am giving away 2 copies.

Thursday I reviewed Blackberry Summer and Woodrose Mountain by RaeAnne Thayne. These were a wonderful break from the mysteries I usually read.

Friday brought Mr. Dollycas as a guest reviewer for the virtual book tour of Back Channel by William Bertram MacFarland.

Saturday I reviewed Deadly Currents by Beth Groundwater. Beth will be guest posting here on Cozy Wednesday this week as the second book of the series, Wicked Eddies (An RM Outdoor Adventures Mystery), was released this month. I will be giving away a copy.

I am also participating in the Splash Into Summer Giveaway Hop! I am giving away a copy of Blackberry Summer by RaeAnne Thayne and Final Sail by Elaine Viets.

New Arrivals This Week

The Get Caught Reading Contest runs until May 31.
There is still time to send me a picture of yourself
“Caught Reading”.

I hope you all have a wonderful Memorial Day WEEKEND!!