Audio Book 2 - Wrapped

This is the second audio book I have listened too so far this year: Wrapped by Jennifer Bradbury.  This book is set in the 1800's and was amazing!  The reader also had a lovely voice.  I very much enjoyed listen to her British accent.  Several references to Jane Austen and Mr. Darcy ^_^  A beautiful and intriguing mystery.

"Agnes Wilkins is standing in front of an Egyptian mummy, about to make the first cut into the wrappings, about to unlock ancient (and not-so-ancient) history. 

Maybe you think this girl is wearing a pith helmet with antique dust swirling around her. 

Maybe you think she is a young Egyptologist who has arrived in Cairo on camelback. 

Maybe she would like to think that too. Agnes Wilkins dreams of adventures that reach beyond the garden walls, but reality for a seventeen-year-old debutante in 1815 London does not allow for camels—or dust, even. No, Agnes can only see a mummy when she is wearing a new silk gown and standing on the verdant lawns of Lord Showalter’s estate, with chaperones fussing about and strolling sitar players straining to create an exotic “atmosphere” for the first party of the season. An unwrapping. 

This is the start of it all, Agnes’s debut season, the pretty girl parade that offers only ever-shrinking options: home, husband, and high society. It’s also the start of something else, because the mummy Agnes unwraps isn't just a mummy. It’s a host for a secret that could unravel a new destiny—unleashing mystery, an international intrigue, and possibly a curse in the bargain. 

Get wrapped up in the adventure . . . but keep your wits about you, dear Agnes." - Amazon

Definitely a recommended book!!!

Skyeler

Random Portraits

This afternoon Elizabeth and I went outside to take some pictures.  It was very cold, but we still had so much fun!  These were some of the results ^_^  (these are all portraits of her that I took.  The portraits of me I have yet to play with/look at as closely.)

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Random Word Picture 2

I have been uncertain of what to use for this word: Isolating.  Today Elizabeth and I went outside to take some random pictures, and upon editing this one with the contrast bar found that it actually seemed to fit.  It looks like she is alone on the street, and it looks more gloomy and dusk-like.  Of course I was there too ;)  It almost looks like she is cut off from the world, running.  (Though in reality she was twirling and skipping and grinning.)

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Fuzzy Snuggle

Tonight Rory came to cuddle with me.  When I moved, he didn't, instead staying to lay on the warm blanket.   So I draped the end I had been using over him.  He stayed just like that, sleeping, all snuggled up, for a while.  SO CUTE!!!!  

I am not sure which is my favorite, but I am quite partial to the third and fourth :)

My Boys ^_^

Skyeler

Random Picture ^_^

Upon sifting through my files, I found this cute picture of Aly's feet.  I didn't like it before, for some reason, but I actually found that it wasn't too bad :)  By changing it to B&W and upping the contrast, it really made a difference in the photo!

Skyeler

Some Photos :)

As was mentioned on my photo blog I took several pictures today in attempt to try to find the "right" picture of the day.  These are two others that I liked ^_^

I've been knitting . . . again . . .  ;)  (maybe this hat will actually fit me)

 Playing with White Balance!  And other things XD

Skyeler

Audio Book 1 - Princess Ben

I also decided to keep track of all the audio books I listen to this year, since I like to listen to them at night before I fall asleep.  The first one I chose (and borrowed from the library's digital library) was Princess Ben by Catherine Gilbert Murdock.  Unabridged, recorded by Brilliance Audio, and read by the author. I did enjoy this book, though not as much as others I have read.  There were some parts that would have made slow reading, but as I was listening to them, I didn't turn it off as I would have set a book down to go do something else for a bit.  Also, as it was read by the author, she put some amusing and enjoyable emphasis into some of the scenes.  The characters were enjoyable, though Ben was not the most charming heroine for a while, until she realized how unkind and apathetic she had been.  Still, the plot was rather good, and I enjoyed following her journey before I fell asleep.

"Benevolence is not your typical princess and Princess Ben is certainly not your typical fairy tale. With her parents lost to unknown assassins, Princess Ben ends up under the thumb of the conniving Queen Sophia, who is intent on marrying her off to the first available “specimen of imbecilic manhood.” Starved and miserable, locked in the castle’s highest tower, Ben stumbles upon a mysterious enchanted room. So begins her secret education in the magical arts: mastering an obstinate flying broomstick, furtively emptying the castle pantries, setting her hair on fire . . . But Ben’s private adventures are soon overwhelmed by a mortal threat facing the castle and indeed the entire country. Can Princess Ben save her kingdom from annihilation and herself from permanent enslavement?"  From Amazon

Skyeler