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Sunday Salon: Summer’s Back!

by Athena // July 12, 2015 // 2 Comments
Hello! It’s been awhile since I did a Sunday Salon. I’ve missed it, but life has really gotten in the way. This weekend has been hotter than the standard here. I love that it’s sunny and bright out, but I... Continue reading →

Sunday Salon: World Cup and Chores

by Athena // June 29, 2014 // 2 Comments
Hello, all! Since last Salon, I haven’t had time to think about the blog very much. In fact, I didn’t even know the comments were broken and a visitor kindly contacted me about it. Thanks, Susan! Yesterday, I finally did... Continue reading →

Sunday Salon – Veronica Mars

by Athena // March 30, 2014 // No Comments
Hello everyone! It has been awhile since I did a Salon post or even blog. I have been very busy this month: ran my 10km, celebrated a birthday, worked a lot, socialized, and worked out. The last week was rough... Continue reading →

Sunday Salon: February Blues

by Athena // February 16, 2014 // 6 Comments
Hello, everyone! I have not been reading very much lately. I’ve been too busy and tired to read most days. Some readers like to read to unwind, but I am really active and like a book to take me away... Continue reading →

Sunday Salon: January Catch-up

by Athena // January 19, 2014 // 4 Comments
Hello, everyone! It’s been a busy time for me, both with work and personally. I have been recovering from this cough that I’ve had for a month. It was very cold earlier in the month, but we had a milder... Continue reading →

Sunday Salon: New Autumn

by Athena // September 29, 2013 // No Comments
Happy Sunday! It’s been a few weeks since my last Salon. Actually, I’ve become quite busy lately. I am too tired and fatigued to read on the weekdays, and I must run errands or have social engagements on the weekends.... Continue reading →

Sunday Salon: Victoria Day Weekend

by Athena // May 19, 2013 // 2 Comments
Hello, everyone! It’s the first long weekend of the summer, and I haven’t done much. Poo. I went to a tulip photo spree on Tuesday. Usually, I do not take a lot of flower photos, but tulips are one of... Continue reading →

Sunday Salon: Sunny May

by Athena // May 5, 2013 // 2 Comments
Hello, everyone! It’s been a couple of weeks since my last Sunday Salon and I’ve read a number of books including: The Brief Encounter screenplay, If On A Winter’s Night A Traveller by Italo Calvino, Where’d you go, Bernadette by... Continue reading →

Booking Through Thursday – What Else?

by Athena // May 2, 2013 // 11 Comments
What’s your favorite hobby OTHER THAN reading? – BTT Probably knitting, but I have a lot of other hobbies now that I’ve cut down on so I can balance them out. So the more “active” hobbies include reading; knitting; blogging/writing... Continue reading →

Sunday Salon – April Showers

by Athena // April 14, 2013 // 4 Comments
This past week, I finished Walden, Don’t Judge a Girl by Her Cover by Ally Carter, and the Brief Encounter screenplay. Both of the latter will be tomorrow and early in the week. I have been very busy the last... Continue reading →

Sunday Salon: Maple Bacon Biscuits

by Athena // April 1, 2013 // 2 Comments
Happy Easter to those who celebrate it! I never really got this holiday, religious wise or chocolate wise so the only thing I personally like about it is the extra long weekend. This week I posted my reviews of Flight... Continue reading →

Fitness Updated: Completed Couch to 5K

by Athena // November 5, 2007 // 1 Comment
After a long time, I have completed the Couch to 5Km running plan on my fourth attempt of the plan. I’ve been interrupted by laziness, injury, laziness, sickness and more laziness, I’m done! I haven’t run (and probably been fit)... Continue reading →

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