Week in Review (17)

Random Thoughts

It is hard to believe that April is almost over and done with. It seems to have flown by! This last week I have once again struggled with my reading; so I switched to manga and had some fun with that for a few days. I was hoping the change for a week would make me more interested in reading in May. Let's hope it works out that way!

Postcard Project

Those of you that kind of know me know that I collect postcards. The last couple days I have been organizing my collection to see where I stand on certain things. My current goal for 2012 is to get a postcard from every province/territory in Canada and all 50 States. There are some places that I have tonnes of postcards for, but there are other places I only have a lone one or none at all. Then, some of the postcards I have are ones that I got when my grandmother passed on, so I thought it would be nice to get my own postcard from there. So, fellow bloggers, would you be willing to send me a postcard? If so either leave a comment with your email below or email me directly and I will give you my address (kellyreads (at) gmail (dot) com). I took a before picture for the US part:

Left to Right: Back Row: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii. Next Row: Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine. Next Row: Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (not sure on this one, just the Mississippi River really), Montana, and New Hampshire. Next Row: New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. Next Row: South Dakota (a picture of a buffalo...), Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia (random hotel picture). And Last Row: West Virginia and Wyoming.

Number-wise: If I count everything I have postcards from 9/10 provinces, 0/3 territories, and 32/50 states.

If you want a postcard in return, I would be happy to send you one. I live in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Poetry: Read More/Blog More - A Monthly Event

Thanks to everyone who joined in this month! Just a reminder that we made some changes to the event that you can read about here. This month we will continue to read poems from the list at the Endicott Studios. Be sure and check them out so we can have a bit of a discussion in December. We will also be posting a poem about halfway through May that can be found online and everyone can read together. Keep your eyes open for that! Lu will have Mr. Linky and such in May. Don't forget to post between the 28 and 31. 

Trish's Pinterest Challenge

I have all ready completed one project for her challenge. You can read all about it, and maybe use the idea, here. It is not too late to sign up. Just visit Trish's blog. (She offered invitations. I can also invite you if you need one. Just need your email to do so.)

Challenge News

I read a lot of manga. It was all Historical Fiction, so technically it counts for the Historical Fiction Reading Challenge. I think I will just count each series as one entry: Emma Series by Kauro Mori, Shirley Series by Kauro Mori, and A Bride's Story by Kauro Mori.

Weekly Reads

I was talking to a friend about manga and one thing lead to another. I was never entirely sure if I had read Volumes 9 and 10 of this series. When I originally read it in 2009, I never marked those as read on Goodreads, so I decided to reread what I know I had read and then see about those two volumes. I am pretty sure I did in fact read them, but for whatever reason they were left off my list for that year. I enjoyed the reread, though, and strongly recommend this series. It would be good for Downton Abbey fans, actually. (10 Volumes)

Then, since I was on the manga read, I thought I would read her Shirley one as well. I am sure that in the original language this was great, but it lost something in translation. I was disappointed. (1 Volume)

Then, I remembered that since I read Emma she has had another series released. A trilogy, at least at the moment it is, so I thought I would give it a try. I read the first volume yesterday and it is rather interesting. I will withhold judgement until I have read volume 2 and 3. I will say that the art is fantastic. I really liked it in Emma, but she has progressed a lot since then.

Weekly Posts

Week in Review (16) - A Day Late  

Once Upon a Time Meet Poetry - Poetry: Read More/Blog More - Take 4

What are you Listening to Wednesday - Week 18

Pin It and Do It: A Pinteresting Challenge

Poetry: Read More/Blog More - A Monthly Wrap-up in April

The Tree of Life - A Movie Review

Pinterest and Snapshot Saturday - April 27, 2012

New Additions

Bought:

Tapping the Dream Tree by Charles de Lint (Buddy Read with Carl)

Almost Like Being in Love by Steve Kluger

My Most Excellent Year by Steve Kluger

Code Name, Verity by Elizabeth Wein

A Bitter Truth: Bess Crawford Series, Book 3 by Charles Todd

Borrowed:

Grave mercy - LaFevers, Robin. 

Children of the Titanic - Welldon, Christine.
Voyagers of the Titanic : passengers, sailors, shipbuilders, aristocrats, and the worlds they came from - Davenport-Hines, R. P. T. (Richard Peter Treadwell)
American rose : a nation laid bare : the life and times of Gypsy Rose Lee - Abbott, Karen
Passage - Willis, Connie.
Leviathan wakes - Corey, James S. A.
Quest for the spark. Book 2 - Sniegoski, Tom.
Daughters of Rome  - Quinn, Kate.