TTBA Weekly News and Mailbox Monday

This feature was inspired by It's Monday! What are you reading? hosted by Sheila at Book Journey and also by The Sunday Salon.

New format for TTBA Weekly News.  I've seen this used by Lisa at Lit and Life and Tobe at Wading Through the Ocean of Life so I thought I would give it a go.  I changed it up a bit to suit my style. =O)

Listening To:  I checked out three Christmas CDs at the library, Carole King "A Holiday Carole," Scott Weiland "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year," and Amy Grant "The Christmas Collection" plus I bought two at the library sale a couple of weeks ago, Peter Kater "Xmas Ecstasy" and Mary Chapin Carpenter "Come Darkness, Come Light: Twelve Songs of Christmas."  I also picked up System of a Down "Hypnotize" at the library sale on Saturday.

Book finished: Oxford Whispers by Marion Croslydon

Reading: The Drawing of the Three (Dark Tower #2) by Stephen King, The Passage by Justin Cronin, Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman.

On the Nightstand:  The Witch's Trinity by Erika Mailman and possibly a couple other witchy books for my Season of the Witch challenge at Castle Macabre.  The Home by Scott Nicholson

Watching: What don't I watch?  LOL! There are so many great shows on right now.  Loved the Season 3 premiere of "The Walking Dead" last night.  On the movie front, I saw "Sinister" over the weekend and it scared the beJesus out of me! I'm going to review it on Castle Macabre this week.  A definite must-see.  Another must-see that I saw last night..."Brave."  What a wonderful movie!

Making: Nothing crafty at the moment, but I am making a list of what I need to get done.  I have to plan for Sit Down and Write 2 in November and get my novel plans in order for NaNoWriMo.  Yes, I think I may take the plunge again. *face palm*

Grateful for:  What a wonderful birthday I had thanks to my family.  And for all the well-wishes I received here and over on Facebook.

Looking forward to: getting my house in order so I can start decorating for Christmas in November.

Picture:  These are the gifts my sister sent me for my birthday.  Two porcelain Harlequin dolls, one with a Christmas outfit and the other with Halloween.  Also, an old tea tin with a historical image and a TY ghost Beanie Baby named Sheets.  So sweet of her!

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Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia and is being hosted at the Mailbox Monday blog this month.   (You can click the book covers in the BookBox to view the book(s) on Amazon)

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Bella Fortuna by Rosanna Chiofalo...from Booktrib

FROM THE AUTHOR FOR FUTURE REVIEW To Die For by Sandra Byrd HISTORICAL FICTION VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR Days of Splendor, Days of Sorrow: A Novel of Marie Antoinette by Juliet Grey FOR REVIEW North Pole High: A Rebel Without a Claus by Candace Jane Kringle DOLLAR TREE 25 Days, 26 Ways to Make This Your Best Christmas Ever by Ace Collins The White Witch by Janet Graber BOOKMOOCH Queen of Sorcery by David Eddings GOODWILL The Sound of Paper:  Starting from Scratch by Julia Cameron LIBRARY SALES Abraham Lincoln: Quotes, Quips, and Speeches The White Garden: A Novel of Virginia Woolf by Stephanie Barron A Flaw in the Blood by Stephanie Barron Mrs. Shakespeare: The Complete Works by Robert Nye The Green Age of Asher Witherow by M. Allen Cunningham The Heretic's Wife by Brenda Rickman Vantrease He Is Legend: An Anthology Celebrating Richard Matheson The Place of Truth (Stone of Light 4) by Christine Jacq Desiree by Annemarie Selinko In Great Waters by Kit Whitfield No Will But His: A Novel of Kathryn Howard by Sarah A. Hoyt Deception's Daughter by Cordelia Frances Biddle Certain Poor Shepherds: A Christmas Tale by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson Fragile Beasts by Tawni O'Dell The Nude by Dorothy McFalls Esther's Gift by Jan Karon The Mitford Snowmen by Jan Karon