Showing posts with label Zoe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Zoe. Show all posts

Jul 17, 2018

Jewelry





“Earrings are like orgasms. You can never have too many."
"I never thought about it quite that way."
"Well, you're a man." She gave his knee a friendly pat.



Daring to Dream




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By Jamie - Candy Corn Earrings and Bright Red Hair, CC BY-SA 2.0, 
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57818107





Pieces of Jewelry Every Woman Should Have








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Should she go with
the big silver hoops, sort of carefree sexy, or the little marcasite drops she'd
splurged on last summer, more demure and sophisticated?
These were the details that set the tone for a woman's mood, her outlook, her
intentions for an event. 

A man might miss them, she thought as she held one of
each pair up to her ears, but a woman knew why she was wearing a particular pair
of earrings.



Key of Valor





Jan 18, 2018

Host a DIY Spa Party





Zoe rubbed the exfoliating cream over Dana's calf and grinned as her friend let out a long, heartfelt moan. 
"I really appreciate the two of you giving up your Sunday afternoon to be my guinea pigs." 
This time Dana grunted. 
Malory sat on a stool in the treatment room and rubbed her fingers over her newly scrubbed and polished skin. 
"I can't get over how good it feels." 
"I wasn't worried about the results—these products are great. But I want to be sure the whole experience works." 
"Works for me," said Dana's slurred and muffled voice. 


Key of Valor




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It's time to treat yourself and pamper your favorite pals.
Host a DIY spa party and get ready to relax.
We've got light snacks, fun projects, and easy ideas for the most aaah-inducing party you've ever thrown.








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Zoe glanced around, scanning the shelves of products, the glowing candles, the neat stack of mint-green towels on the counter, the clear crystal she'd hung from the ceiling over the padded table. 
It was, she thought, exactly right. 
"Of course, when we're doing this for real there won't be three people in here talking. You want us to be quiet, Dana?" 
"You don't even exist in my little world." 


Key of Valor





Nov 15, 2017

Host a Friendsgiving to Remember ♥





"I wondered if you'd like it if we, all seven of us, had Thanksgiving together at your house. Malory's dining room isn't ready yet, and yours is bigger anyway. I could handle the cooking, and-"
"Yes." He reached over, touched a hand to hers. "I'd like that very much. If you're handling the cooking, I'll take the gathering. Make me a shopping list."
"That'll help. There's not much time."
He looked at her, understanding perfectly. "There's time enough."


Key of Valor



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 Giving thanks with friends is an excellent way to celebrate the holiday season.


BETTER HOMES & GARDENS


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"So I'm going to make Thanksgiving dinner, a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner. 
Because I do belong. 
I do belong with all of you, and I'm thankful for it."


Key of Valor



Nov 10, 2017

Fashionable Masterpieces







"I spent a lot of time studying that face. Then you walked into the room that day,

and I was staggered. She woke up, and she walked out of the painting, and there she is."
"But it isn't me in the painting."
"Ssh. I couldn't think."




Key of Valor




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Artistic Masterpieces Behind Modern Fashion






May 31, 2016

Better Way To Play With Your Dog




"Uh-huh. This is a great dog, mister."
"The dog's Moe, I'm Flynn. Zoe, can Simon take Moe back out so they can run around like maniacs for a while?"
"Sure. Twenty minutes, Simon, then you hit the books."
"Sweet!"
"Straight out the back," Flynn told him. "There's a ball out there with tooth marks and drool all over it. He likes you to chase it and fetch it back to him."
"You're funny," Simon decided. "Let's go, Moe!"



Key of Light




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By Takashi Hososhima from Tokyo, Japan (It's happy running time!) [CC BY-SA 2.0
 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons


The researchers found that dog owners who touched their dogs more, stayed close and moved around a lot appeared to have more fun while playing with their dogs.
“In other words,” the researchers explain in the study, “people smiled more in play when they were active and moving around, and when there was a lot of physical contact between them and their dogs.” 




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Maybe, in some convoluted way, his mother had been right to foist a dog on him. It forced him to get outside—which was a big part of the purpose of relocating. Gave him a chance to look around, relax, get in tune with what moved around him.


The Search

Apr 26, 2013

snow white and the huntsman

Last night we watched "Snow White and the Huntsman". The film is nice. The story engaging, but what I enjoyed best was seeing two of Nora's books in it: "Key of Valor" (Key Trilogy) and "Winter Rose".
When you like and read Nora you know that's bound to happen - hence this blog - so, if you like NR, read those books, go search for the film - you won't regret it.



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 But he stepped back as she approached. 
Then he bent his forelegs, lowered his great head in what was unmistakably a bow. 
And vanished, in a shimmer of light. 

Key of Valor








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The first part of the movie (before heroine's rescuing if you want) looks like "taken" from one of Nora's   best books: "Winter Rose"





Through it, as far as he could see, the world was white. 
The sun was a dim haze behind the white curtain that draped the sky, but it managed to sparkle a bit on the ice that surrounded the castle. In the distance, he saw the shadows of the forest, hints of black and gray smothered in snow. In the north, far north, mountains speared up. 
White against white.
Closer in, at the feet of the castle, the snow spread in sheets and blankets. He saw no movement, no tracks. No life.
Were they alone here? he wondered. He and the woman who called herself a queen?
Then he saw her...


Winter Rose