Tiger HillsAuthor: Sarita MandannaA poetic moment in time and locale, Tiger Hills’ lush sentences, and pregnant paragraphs create an offspring of characters memorialized within the opulent beauty and drama of colonial India. Searing heat laced with icy tenderness and brutality, Sarita Mandanna’s novel soars onto a horizon that holds beautiful imagery. The heron that announces the events in Devi’s birth and her children’s lives live alongside the rare bamboo flower, to taunt this sweeping ... continue reading...
Book Reviews & Giveaway: Tiger Hills
Site Review: Eden Fantasys
Grown Ups in the SandboxThere's nothing better for romance than AMBIANCE! Now, you all know that I am 8 months into a romance - after 10 yeas of sitting in The Home Cubicle Reading Books - so, of course, at my age I don't know from zero about romancing the stone - or the MAN! So I called Broad Z, of course, and she said, "WHAT!! How OLD are you? Get a life - check out EdenFantasys site, full of adult toys and wonderful products like candles and chocolate! ROMANCE is their MIDDLE ... continue reading...
CD Reviews: The Family Garden
The Family Garden by Billy KellyOut in the yard there's a patch of dirt where the sun shines hard and the sprinklers squirt, where me and my whole family love to go ....This is the silliest (in a good way!) child’s CD I have heard! Kids will ADORE this funny, irreverent and relevant silly songfest with Billy Kelly’s tambourine like vocals and absurd sense of humor. With songs that snap with the imagination and creative spirit of kids everywhere, Billy’s ... continue reading...
DVD Reviews: 127 Hours
127 Hours [Blu-ray]When this film arrived in the mail I felt like an Oscar voter. I was super excited to see it but a little bit hesitant because of “the scene.” This scene already lives in infamy, like the scene when the alien pops out of John Hurt's chest. Or in the Great Dictator when the Tramp talks, or when Thelma & Louise drive off the cliff. That’s the impact this scene has already had on movie goers. Luckily, I’m up for anything that James Franco is in, because I know that I will get ... continue reading...
Beauty Update: bareMinerals Skin Care
Yesterday, my boyfriend said to me, "Why do you wear so much face make-up? It looks awful." HMMMM. Now, I didn't take offense because I haven't worn makeup in the past 10 years. I see this as an opportunity, not to take a machete and cut up my boyfriend, but to choose an OPPORTUNITY to enhance my makeup skills! 10 years ago mineral makeup just did not exist! BUT NOW!!! I called my friends and they all shouted "BareEscentuals!" so I went to their website in order to keep my ... continue reading...
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