Sunday, May 23, 2010

2010 North Carolina Potato Festival


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The 2010 North Carolina Potato Festival was on May 15th in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Here is a montage of some of the events that went on that day!

To find out more about this event go to: www.NCPotatoFestival.com

Created By: Jessica Faulkingham

Video Footage & Photography By: Jessica Faulkingham & Judith Maynard



A vendor at the 2010 North Carolina Potato Festival (May 15th 2010) makes his ice cream!


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Feasted On: Carnal Powers Series : Tales from Mystic Valley, Novella 1

Format: On Author's Website | Pages: 33 | Release Date: UNKNOWN | Publisher: Freebies

"Moonshine" [Carnal Powers Series : Tales from Mystic Valley, Novella 1] by Moira Rogers

My Book Summary : After getting dumped by her human boyfriend Claire goes into a bar called Dos Culebras trying to awaken her wild side, if she has one. Once there Lars catches her eye, they start talking, and after awhile he seem open to help her out so they take a little Moonshine [a drink that is like a shifter aphrodisiac] in the back alley and go back to his place.

However, after they get into the swing of things Lars wants to have her but only when she isn't intoxicated. It also doesn't help that Claire has never let her wild side out before so she doesn't know if it'll happen for her without assistance of Moonshine or alcohol.

Will she be able to change her ways? Since she was raised a good girl will she even want to?

My Book Review : 4 out of 5 stars. For a really short story I did like it! The characters were great! And if I ever read the actual Carnal Powers Series then I'll be interested to see the parts they play in "Last Hope".

My Previous Review(s) for this Author : Crossroads

Book Teaser :
He paused for a moment, then set down his bottle. "I know who you are, you know."
It figured. Coyotes weren't rare, but there were only ten female coyotes in town compared to the fifty or so males. She turned her eyes back to the man and ran them over him in an assessing manner that bordered on insulting. "Really? Haven't seen you in any of my classes. You don't look like the college type."
He just grinned, and the simple action transformed his face from broodingly dangerous to dangerously handsome. "Touchy bitch." ~ within Chapter 1

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Saturday, May 22, 2010

Made the Grade: Maximum Ride Series, Book 1

Format: Paperback | Pages: 413 | Release Date: May 2006 | Publisher: Warner Vision

"The Angel Experiment" [Maximum Ride Series, Book 1] by James Patterson

My Book Summary : Fighting for your life and protecting those around you isn't easy, especially when you are only 14 yrs old and the oldest in your group of misfits.

Max and her friends were genetically engineered so that they are 98% human and 2% other .... which make them possibly look like Angels if they someone saw them flying in the sky. However, they are far from it. They have wings and other abilities that are growing and expanding by the day.
  • "The Flock" :
    • Max - The leader. The 14 yr old mother hen of the group but also built to be the smartest and strongest out of them all. However, she recently learned that she has a "Voice" in her head that helps her out, yet not sure if it is a friend or foe.
    • Fang - 14 yrs old [younger then Max by 4 months]. The tall, dark, brooding, and silent type. Not sure what Fang's strengths are. But he is Max's best friend and she is slowly starting to think of him as more then just a boy.
    • Iggy - 14 yrs old [younger then Max by 6 months I think]. Tall. Strawberry-blonde hair. Blind. Great with creating items or taking them apart [i.e. bombs]. Also, great at breaking into places [i.e. picking locks]. And probably more.
    • Nudge - 10 or 11 yrs old. She's a motormouth! Just learned a new skill about looking into items more in depth.
    • The Gasman - 8 yrs old. Cute and sweet. Not sure what he can do yet...
    • Angel - 6 yrs old. Thinking she is kind of a prodigy since she's the youngest but has the most abilities it seems ... so far.
HOWEVER .... nothing is all hunky-dory in Max-land. The Erasers [other mutants meant to hunt them down and kill them] find them, attack, and kidnap Angel back to the lab they escaped from 4 yrs earlier. So, now its a mission to get her back before anything serious happens to her or worse...

My Book Review : 3.5 out of 5 stars! I really wasn't sure what to expect at first with this book. But once I got started I couldn't stop! Kind of written with the same type of thing as the Darkest Powers Series, but with quite a few unusual twists! I'll be interested what the next book in the series, "School's Out-Forever", entails.

Book Teaser :
Fang and I exchanged a look. This was a little scary. Actually, a lot scary.
"Um, what do you mean, exactly?" I asked Angel. Okay, so she can pick up on most people's thoughts and feelings. But this was the first I'd heard of her sending a thought.
"I just asked her, in my mind," Angel said absently, straightening the bears' small white wings. "And she said okay. And she bought it for me. I'm going to call it Celeste." ~ within Chapter 92

For more information on this book, series and/or any other books by James, then please check out his website.



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Thursday, May 20, 2010

North Carolina Potato Festival 2010


Above: A collage of some photos I took at the 2010 NC Potato Fest held in Elizabeth City, North Carolina on May 15th.

Left Side: A picture of Ray Donnelly, holding the award for peeling the most potatoes!

It was a great turnout and a wonderful event! For more information go to: NCPotatoFestival.com








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{Snapshot of the Week} 05/20/2010


This photo was taken on September 7th 2008 in Avon, North Carolina. I'm not completely sure why I love this shot ... but I do. =0)





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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Made the Grade: The Three Sisters Inn Series, Book 1

Format: Kindle Edition | File Size: 643 KB | Release Date: April 1, 2013 | Publisher: Love Inspired Suspense

"Hide in Plain Sight" [The Three Sisters Inn Series, Book 1] by Marta Perry

My Book Summary : Financial expert Andrea is rushing home to Churchville, PA (also known as Amish Country), to help her family and their inn they are trying to start up. She has been against the idea of the inn from the beginning, but with her younger sisters recent hit-and-run accident she has to help out, and being the oldest sister that means she needs to take charge.

However, once she gets there she finds her grandmother loves having her there, wants her to help with the inn as much as she can, but doesn't want Andrea to help with their financial struggles. In addition, she finds out that some people in the community really don't want the inn to be operational and might try to have it so the inn never opens at all costs.

To top it all off Andrea meets Cal, her grandmother's tenant, who is living and works in the renovated barn behind the inn and he's keeping his own secrets....

My Book Review : 3 out of 5 stars! I wasn't expecting to like this book when I started reading it but I was pleasantly surprised! The plot was very well written. Good characters.

Book Teaser :
"There's someone, a man, out on the east side of the house."
"Andrea?" His voice sharpened. "Are you sure?"
"The lightening makes it as bright as day. He's there, watching the house. We didn't put lights---"
They hadn't thought they needed to where there were no outbuildings to be broken into. Maybe the intruder's goal wasn't the outbuildings. Maybe it was the house itself. ~ within Chapter 6

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"Waiting On" Wednesday: Linger


  • Today's "Waiting On" Wednesday by Jill - click here


  • "Linger" [The Wolves of Mercy Falls, Book 2] by Maggie Stiefvater
    Publication Released Date: July 20, 2010

    Book Description:
      ...grace...

      This is the story of a boy who used to be a wolf and a girl who was becoming one.

      Just a few months ago, it was Sam who was the mythical creature. His was the disease we couldn't cure. His was the good-bye that meant the most. He had the body that was a mystery, too strange and wonderful and terrifying to comprehend.

      But now it is spring. With the heat, the remaining wolves will soon be falling out of their wolf pelts and back into their human bodies. Sam stays Sam, and Cole stays Cole, and it's only me who's not firmly in my own skin.

    Click here to check out the book trailer!

    I'm curious as to where the author plans on taking this story ... since I love Grace and Sam's relationship ... I just hope nothing happens to permanently destroy it. *crossing fingers*



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