Just Some Thoughts

I hope all of you have been reading and enjoying the book.  I have only made it about half way through and I really like it.  While I was reading I realized that when I was in London and went to the Madame Tussaud Wax Museum I saw the "Sleeping Beauty" which is another name for the Du Barry which is the figure that Marie talks about in the beginning of the book.  My issue is trying to figure out how to load the picture on here.  Since I am not all that technical I don't know if I will be able to do it, but I would love to share it with all of you.  I guess I could just bring it with me when we have our meeting.

Speaking of which we need to start thinking of a time when we would like to get together.

Also, we can have a conference call with the author if we want.  She is usually available, according to her web site.  All we have to do is present her with three different dates and times and she will confirm with us which would be best for her.  If this is something you all might be interested in please let us know so that we can begin work on this.

If I figure out how to load the picture I will add it soon, until then keep reading and I hope you are all enjoying the book.

Jennifer

Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution

Well, here it is!  Selection #2!  Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution.  Written by Michelle Moran.  Thanks to Jennifer H. for making this lofty decision!  What an interesting choice and drastically different from our last choice!

Did you know that Madame Tussaud is actually a historical figure?  I didn't!  I just thought that was the name of the crazy wax museum in Las Vegas!  Check out her bio here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Tussaud

Here is also a webpage about the book and the author:
http://www.madametussauds.com/Hollywood/NewsAndEvents/MadameTussaudANoveloftheFrenchRevolution.aspx

Great choice Jennifer!  Hope you all pick up the book and start reading!  If you didn't join us this week for the club, you missed out!  Details to come on the date of the next meeting.

Also, a little housekeeping.  I have added a gadget to the side of the page.  If you want to get an email every time a new post is listed, click on the "Subscribe by E-mail" link to the right and get yourself set up for this.  Also, I am going to try and add Jennifer as a guest author of this blog and let her take over the blog until the next meeting!

Happy Reading Bookworms!

Saving Cee Cee Honeycutt : Garden Party!

Wow!  What a successful first book club meeting!  Thanks to everyone who participated and made for a great afternoon.  So sorry to those of you who couldn't make this month's meeting.  Jennifer H. was chosen from the bucket to select next month's book.  Stay tuned.  We also made the decision that we are going to stay a month ahead in the book selections.  We chose another name, Rhoda R.  At next month's meeting, Rhoda will have two books with her that she is interested in reading. (She assures us the words "heaving bosoms" will be one, if not both, books.)  We will then take a vote as to which of those two books we will be reading.  The date of next month's meeting is still undetermined.

Now for some highlights of this month's meeting:

We had a beautiful, cool summer day to enjoy the club meeting out on my patio!  (Yes, those are tiaras on the table- everyone got to feel like a lady, prom queen, beauty pageant winner today!)  Lisa also added some bling and provided us with frilly necklaces!

I tried my hand at making Long Island Iced Teas.  After Rhoda asked "Are these supposed to taste like this?" we toned them down by mixing half "tea" and half lemonade.  We created the Long Island Palmer!  Thanks to Lisa, we were able to have umbrellas in our drinks!

Next we had a whole spread of garden party food.  Bruschetta pizza, watermelon, shrimp puffs, and "pimento" cheese sandwiches.  Thanks to Lynanne for supplying the sandwiches...we will be your guinea pigs for recipes like that any time!

A special thank you to Beth Hoffman for checking in on us and commenting on the blog.  I hope we did your book justice with our little gathering!

Just a great afternoon talking books....and lots of other things too!  Thanks ladies, see you next time!

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt : Poofy Dresses and Tiaras Welcome!

Ok folks.  Meeting is less than a week away!  Are you finished reading yet?  Remember it is still okay to come and join us even if you haven't finished.  Also, we will be drawing names from a hat to determine who will choose the next book.  If you are coming to the meeting, have a book in mind in case you are the winner of the drawing!  Hope you all enjoyed this book as much as I did!!!  If you want to join us, please let me know and I will give you my address!  Looking forward to chatting about the book and drinking Long Island Iced Teas at our own garden party!  Poofy dresses and tiaras welcome!