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To Grandmother’s Garden We Go

Grandma's Gardens by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton

August 14, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I am not either a fan or not fan of Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter Chelsea Clinton. However, we had a copy of a book at work that had this grandmotherly looking lady on the cover that was bright, oversized and had garden in the title.  I am not a gardener, but this year I became a “plant mom” for the second time (my first was years ago and a Venus fly trap. It did not go well. Let’s say, do not accidently shut […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: Carme Lemniscates, chelsea clinton, family, gardens, generations, hillary rodham clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:258 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: Carme Lemniscates, chelsea clinton, family, gardens, generations, hillary rodham clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton ·
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I love you dearly but if I’m going to be throwing up, I’d really rather be at home.

Winterfair Gifts by Lois McMaster Bujold

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Unknown

Some of Your Blood by Theodore Sturgeon

Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibrain

The Mysterious Stranger by Mark Twain

Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis

Fire in the Blood by Irene Nemirovsky

Start Now! by Chelsea Clinton

May 6, 2019 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

Winterfair Gifts – 3/5 Stars This is a reread from a few years ago when I read all of the Miles Vorkosigan books by Lois McMaster Bujold. I also started rereading them last year and got through about half before I stopped short, but I bet this will get me started started again. This book also starts out or sets of to tell the story through an alternate perspective from the other books. So far we’ve had Miles being the lead protagonist in the most […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: chelsea clinton, CS Lewis, door in the wall, fire in the blood, Irene Nèmirovsky, kahlil gibrain, lois mcmaster bujold, marguerite de angeli, Mark Twain, screwtape letters, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, some of your blood, start now, the mysterious stranger, the prophet, Theodore Sturgeon, Winterfair Gifts

vel veeter's CBR11 Review No:241 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction · Tags: chelsea clinton, CS Lewis, door in the wall, fire in the blood, Irene Nèmirovsky, kahlil gibrain, lois mcmaster bujold, marguerite de angeli, Mark Twain, screwtape letters, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, some of your blood, start now, the mysterious stranger, the prophet, Theodore Sturgeon, Winterfair Gifts ·
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