The winner of my book giveaway is Celina Lynnette! Congrats, Celina!
Sorry, I am too tired to do the whole draw-a-name-out-of-a-hat-and-take-pictures-of-the-process thing.
That means that this post is super short and lame, and not really a proper April Blogging Challenge post. Maybe I’ll go all Emily-of-ten-years-ago and post some random thoughts.
8 Random Thoughts:
- Today I had a grand fight with the printer. The printer won. #secretarylife
- I’m reading “Franny and Zooey,” by J.D. Salinger. I wasn’t an enormous fan of “The Catcher in the Rye” (three stars), but am finding that I really enjoy his stories about the Glass family.
- Favorite line: “I’m sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody.”
- I used to be appalled when I saw people compare Obama to a monkey/ape. I thought it was extremely racist. But now I see people compare Trump to a pig, even photo-shopping a pig nose onto his face. Can we just not compare our leaders to animals? Thank you.
- How many seasons does Oregon have? I’m quite sure we don’t have four. I think we might just have two: Summer and Wet. Thoughts?
- I like to read magazine articles about really innovative artsy interior design ideas, but all I can think is, “how would you even dust that?”
- I actually wonder the same thing when people have stuffed animal heads hanging on their walls.
- There is nothing like the wonderful feeling of discovering another person that loves “The Blue Castle.”
The Girl in the Red Rubber Boots 
I love The Blue Castle! It’s one of the warmest books I’ve read.
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Oregon has two seasons. We typically refer to them as “rain” and “road construction”.
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Blue Castle is a favorite book of mine to!! I have no idea how many times I’ve read it😊
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#8 The Blue Castle… Once on a girl’s trip we stayed up all night (literally till 4:00 AM) taking turns reading it aloud while eating toast and cappuccino! It’s one of my favorite memories.
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Its good to know I m not the only one who goes yeah that’s cool but how do you clean it?! I love ” Blue Castle” it’s perfect for the cold dreary wet season. I know how it is to fight a losing battle w a printer or any other technology. Hope you have a better day today!
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#6 yes!
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There is another Gina who loves The Blue Castle? The thought of reading The Blue Castle aloud with friends is just too delightful.
Gina
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The Blue Castle!! Love it! One of those books where it could never never happen in real life, yet if you read it, you feel sure that it actually did happen.
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Just “discovered” Blue Castle in my 50’s and love it!
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I LOVE “The Blue Castle”!!!! It is such a delicious book!!! I’ve loved it since I was a child. ~Caroline
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