Hello again! Yes, I did take a hiatus from the blog. I am still searching for full time employment and it is still a job in itself to search. However, having some time has been a blessing in that I have been able to do some personal stuff like pack my house, sell my house, get rid of stuff that had been accumulating for 18 years, give away stuff, find an apartment, move in and then unpack the remaining items. I am now settled in to a smaller environment.

So back to the blog. I am still a very active reader and while packing the house I created a list of 'Books Read'. I had previously had one but it was on a dead PC so I created a new one from the stack of books that I had. A friend of mine named Nancy had given me the idea of having a list as she herself was a huge reader and was supplying books to two of her aunts who were not able to get out too often. She would track the ones each person had read so when buying a 'bag of books' or going to a tag sale she would know who had read what.

I am reading The Spire by Richard North Patterson right now (www.richardnorthpattersonbooks.com) and really enjoy his style. I had almost forgotten how much as it has been some time since I read one of his books. If you ever want some recommendations on authors to read, just drop a note and I will be happy to provide some options or discuss with you your favorites. I had a great conversation with one of the librarians last week on our favorite authors and she gave me some suggestions of people I have not read. The librarian (also named Nancy) told me that she sometimes has 50 books checked out at once on her library card. I said if I don't have at least 30 book choices available to me I go nuts! I like choice and read quickly so it would be truly awful if I ran out of reading material and everything was closed!

Other news: I may be selling cruises to both groups and individuals so if you have ever thought of going on a cruise, drop me a line. Cruises provide a great value for your travel dollar and it would be my pleasure to quote you a great price!

I will try not to take such a long break from the blog. Keep reading!