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Saturday, September 21, 2013

Snapshot Saturday, Sept. 21. Taking a break from reading...

Snapshot Saturday is hosted at West Metro Mommy. All photos must be originals.

Photo by Lia Poole, used with permission

This is a photo of Guinness. His "mom", Lia, is my friend and a fellow teacher. Lia was taking a break from reading the book Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl when Guinness decided it was time for a nap. He wanted Lia to know who the REAL beautiful creature in the family was!

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  1. ElizabethSeptember 21, 2013 at 1:04 PM

    Cute...I am a teacher too, but retired last year after 34 years.

    THANKS for stopping by my "cloudless sky" photo. Sounds like you saw a beautiful sky too on your way to work.

    Nice blog. New GFC follower.

    Have a good day...it is pouring down rain here today...no nice sky.

    Elizabeth
    Silver's Reviews
    My Saturday Snapshot

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    1. Anne@HeadFullofBooksSeptember 21, 2013 at 1:57 PM

      Thanks for stopping by. This is my 34th year of teaching and believe me I am starting to think seriously about when I can retire, too. My hubby wants me to stick it out for three more years but I am not sure I can make it that long. So much has changed in Education that it is almost not fun anymore.

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    2. MargaretSeptember 21, 2013 at 4:41 PM

      3 years for me(2 years after this one). Maybe we can retire together!! A co-party? :)

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    3. Anne@HeadFullofBooksSeptember 21, 2013 at 5:27 PM

      If we can make it that long a co-party sounds good. My sister retired this past Spring and now she posts pictures on Facebook of all her camping trips..while I'm working. Jealous!

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  2. Sue JacksonSeptember 21, 2013 at 1:39 PM

    Great bookish photo, Anne!

    As for The Fever Tree, there were about a dozen of us at book group for this one, and we do ratings after our discussion. Our average was a 7 and ratings ranged from 4 to 9. Most were a 6 or 7. Unless you have a particular desire to learn about this place and time in history OR tend to generally like period romantic stories, I would choose something else - there are so many really excellent books out there that I never have time for! lol

    Sue

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    1. Anne@HeadFullofBooksSeptember 21, 2013 at 1:58 PM

      Well, I guess that answers that question. Like you said, too many good books to dink around with just average ones. Thanks for the feedback.

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  3. Christine HardingSeptember 21, 2013 at 2:11 PM

    Your photo reminds me of the poem by Eleanor Farjeon:

    'Cats sleep, anywhere,
    Any table, any chair
    Top of piano, window-ledge,
    In the middle, on the edge,
    Open drawer, empty shoe,
    Anybody's lap will do,
    Fitted in a cardboard box,
    In the cupboard, with your frocks-
    Anywhere! They don't care!
    Cats sleep anywhere.'

    My Snapshot is at http://goo.gl/O2D5sX

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    1. Anne@HeadFullofBooksSeptember 21, 2013 at 4:33 PM

      Love it. Thanks for sharing. I will pass it on to Lia and Guinness.

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  4. Ginx CraftSeptember 21, 2013 at 2:22 PM

    Why do cats always do that? Sit on your book.

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  5. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzSeptember 21, 2013 at 2:50 PM

    He is the real beautiful creature!

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2013 at 4:17 PM

    Everyone needs a break from reading every now and then... no matter how much a booklover she is. ;)

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  7. Laurel-Rain SnowSeptember 21, 2013 at 4:39 PM

    I love the way cats can just sprawl out anywhere, even when it wouldn't seem comfortable. Thanks for sharing...and for visiting my blog.

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  8. IreneSeptember 21, 2013 at 5:41 PM

    He's wonderful, what a beauty. I love cats nap location choices, don't you?

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  9. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2013 at 7:00 PM

    Haha! Maybe he's trying to be helpful as a bookmark? :)

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  10. Donna SextonSeptember 21, 2013 at 8:38 PM

    Great photo! My dog uses books as pillows too. My husband says it's only because I leave them in the middle of the bed but I think it's because she wants to make sure I notice her.

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  11. Peggy AnnSeptember 22, 2013 at 7:56 PM

    He is gorgeous! Love his coloring.

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