The Mysterious Garden Muse

A message from Brenda Novak : Thank you to everyone who has donated to  Brenda Novak's 9th Annual Online  Auction  for  Diabetes Research . We're hoping to make this year our best ever. . .and we couldn't do it without the support of our wonderful donors. If you haven't had a chance to donate yet, it's not too late. We'd love to have you on board. Contact Anna at  tinkabela776@gmail.com  and she'll create a fabulous auction page to showcase your item. Whether you've donated or not, there are some free and easy ways to support this good cause: *Register as a bidder (go to:   www.brendanovak.auctionanything.com  and click on register) *Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrendaNovakDiabetesAuction . We'll be posting lots of information here in the coming weeks and throughout the auction. Stay up to date on our progress as we strive to hit $2 million! Sharing and liking these posts would be hugely appreciated. *Follow u

Like a shape-shifter, the Dangerous To-Be-Read pile morphs daily. These pictures were taken some time ago, and while I did read almost every book in these pictures, the TBR pile has not gotten any smaller. Instead, the book monster - angry because I gave away nearly 2,000 books when we moved last fall - is getting back at me by sneaking books into every nook and cranny of my new place. No pictures of the current TBR pile exist, because it won't stay in one place. The darn thing keeps growing, and no matter how many books I read the pile never seems to go down.  POP QUIZ! I'll be 61 years old this year. How old will I have to live in order to read all the books waiting-to-be-read in my place, not counting any new releases I might add? My son is the math whiz, so I'm just going to take a wild guess and say I'll need 100 years or so. One hundred MORE years that is, assuming I don't do anything else but read.  And then there's the money. I