June 2018 ~ Amanda's Books and More

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Last Blog Post for June!

This is my last blog post for the next 3 weeks until Tuesday July 17. Hubby and I are heading to the States for my grandmother's 90th Birthday! We'll get to see many of my relatives on this trip. I wish everyone a safe summer or winter vacation (depending on where you are in the world)! I often use Paperless Post to send eCards like on Mother's Day, Father's Day and birthdays. You can check out my review that I did for them last year here. Above is an eCard I picked out for my grandmother, although this time I'll get to physically...

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Dragon School Books 11 and 12

Dragon School: Bright Hopes About the Book: Title: Dragon School: Bright Hopes | Author: Sarah K. L. Wilson | Genre: Fantasy Adventure | Pages: 92 | Recommended Age: Young Adult Book Description: Only Amel knows the truth. A new story from USA Today Bestselling author, Sarah K. L. Wilson With a grievous head injury, even Amel can’t really trust her own memories, but what she thought she saw feels very real and if it’s true, it will change everything. On top of that, someone is hunting Lightbringers and Amel and her...

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Father's Day and Cats

Today I'm sharing photos from Father's Day. That's why I'm including the family photo above, which was taken earlier this year. We had toast, eggs, sausage, and baked potatoes for breakfast. The "cake" in the photo below is a traditional South African "melktert" (milk tart), which we had in the afternoon with tea. It says, "I ♥ Dad." I also thought that it would be nice to share some pics of our two cats. It's been a while since they were featured! For the next four weeks until the middle of July (June 18 - July 16), I won't...

Monday, June 18, 2018

Lizzie and Lou Seal

Lizzie and Lou Seal About the Book: Title: Lizzie and Lou Seal | Author & Illustrator: Patricia Keeler | Publisher: Sky Pony Press | Pages: 40 | Genre: Children's Picture Book Book Description: What will Lizzie do when Lou Seal loses his puff? Lizzie loves her flip-flops. They go shuffle shuffle across the rug, smack smack on the floor tiles, and thwap thwap down the stairs. Lizzie also loves her blow-up toy, Lou Seal. Lizzie and Lou Seal are off to the beach, but beach fun turns to beach disaster when Lizzie...

Thursday, June 14, 2018

Latest Release in the Ramona Family Series and a Linky

This is my last blog hop until Tuesday July 17, but I will continue blogging until June 21. Then I'll take a break from blogging for 3 weeks. Hubby and I are heading to the States to visit my side of the family. I wish everyone a safe summer or winter vacation (depending on where you are in the world)! Keep Me at Christmas Book 4 in the Ramona Family Series About the Book: Title: Keep Me at Christmas | Author: Lucinda Whitney | Publisher: Lange House Press | Pages: 260 | Genre: Clean Romance Book Description: Can the...

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Kitty Hawk and the Hunt for Hemingway's Ghost

Kitty Hawk and the Hunt for Hemingway's GhostBook 2 in the Kitty Hawk Flying Detective Agency Series About the Book: Title: Kitty Hawk and the Hunt for Hemingway's Ghost | Author: Iain Reading | Pages: 339 | Genre: Action Adventure | Recommended Ages: Teen and Young Adult Book Description: Kitty Hawk and the Hunt for Hemingway's Ghost is the exciting second installment in a new series of adventure mystery stories that are one part travel, one part history and five parts adventure. This second book in the series continues the adventures...

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Rainbows and Clouds and a Linky

We had a lot of rain this past weekend. The photos of the rainbow were taken from my house. It was a very bright rainbow, but I had to enhance the color for you to see it well. Since I only had two pics of the rainbow, I'm also including pics from another time when the clouds were really interesting. For the next four weeks until the middle of July (June 18 - July 16), I won't be hosting any blog hops and for three of those weeks (June 22 - July 16) I won't be doing any blogging. Hubby and I are heading to the States to visit...

If My Name Was AMANDA

If My Name Was AMANDA About the Book: Title: If My Name Was AMANDA | Author: Curtis Edmonds | Illustrator: Mat Sadler | Publisher: Scary Hippopotamus Books | Pages: 38 | Genre: Rhyming Picture Book Book Description: "If my name was Amanda I'd live in Atlanta, and I'd wave hello to a shark..." A little girl with a big imagination dreams of the adventures she might have, if she was somebody else instead of herself - from befriending sharks in Atlanta to playing jazz in New Orleans to riding her bike in Zanesville. The...

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

One Flies the Nest and a Linky

Our eldest child has flown the nest! Jeremiah recently received his BA in IS (Information Systems) and Sociology. On the first of June, he began his new job as an intern with a really good company in the suburbs of Cape Town. These photos are of his last day with us. I made myself a Gin and Tonic while making his favorite dinner - lasagna! The room he's renting is in a great location within 10 minute's walking distance to the mall and about the same distance to his work. He's in an outside room with a small en-suite that is attached...