The Sunday Salon - January 23


Last week was blessedly normal. We were busy with all of our regular activities, but no one was sick and there weren't any extra appointments (or concerts, recitals, sports events, etc.).

One of our cats is a little less cute lately since he's been losing his hair. We took him in to see the vet a few weeks ago and they gave him a shot to stop him from itching in case that was the problem. The vet thinks it's either fleas, a food allergy, or a psychological problem. We made sure there aren't any fleas on him and he's still pulling out his hair, so at this point we're going to start experimenting with his food by limiting what he eats. Here's a picture of our sweet kitty a few months before he started pulling his hair out:



I've been reading a lot and posting very little. (I published a post about it earlier in the week. Yes I published a post about not posting - the mark of a true blogging addict, right?) I've also been getting a lot more housework done because I've been listening to audiobooks while I work. In the past few weeks I have been listening to both the sixth and seventh Harry Potter books (they are re-reads for me and I'm about halfway through both of them), and am also listening to Dragonfly in Amber by Diana ! Gabaldon . I have read her Outlander series many times but this is the first time I have listened to an audiobook version. It's so much fun to listen to that I find myself actually thinking up extra chores to do so that I can draw out the experience.

Today I'll be reading The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown.


Reviewed Last Week:

Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa


Last Week I Finished Reading:

The Book of Tomorrow by Cecelia Ahern
This is No Drill by Henry Berry
Left Neglected by Lisa Genova


Finished and Still Waiting to be Reviewed:

Promise Me by Nancy G. Brinker
Pictures of You by Caroline Lea! vitt
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
The White House Doctor by Connie Mariano
Katie Up and Down the Hall by Glenn Plaskin
Dirty Secret by Jessie Sholl
The Summerhouse by Jude Deveraux


Currently Reading:

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto
The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown
Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon (Audiobook/Re-read)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (Audiobook/Re-read)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (Audiobook/Re-read)
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights: Vol. 1 - Anonymous


Giveaways:

Madame Tussaud Giveaway - ends Jan. 30th
January Book Giveaway - ends Jan. 30th


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