2 views of the card I received from Debbie -- a 3-D snowman greeting me with "Happy reading!" and the covers of the books we read making up the other sides of the snowman. Thanks, Debbie!

Mary

My Holiday Card

My favorite part of our holiday gathering is the card exchange. First, I’m a sucker for a surprise / mystery gift. And, I love to see the creative ideas that everyone has for the cards they make. So, allow me to present the card I received this past Monday:

The cover was personalized to include sticker that referenced my love of knitting and coffee. It also included a cherry Christmas tree.

Inside was another sticker of a cat happily sitting infront of a stack of books. The middle panel presented a poem by Adelaide Love entitled, A Book. This poem really captures why I read – to go “places where I’ve never been before.” Finally, the right inside panel looks very much like a bookmark, which included our “reading together since 1989.”

Thank you Jackie!

City of Dark Magic

I just finished reading City of Dark Magic by Magnus Flyte. The book is actually written by two women who supposedly represent Flyte. The book is describe as a rom-com paranormal suspense novel. It is set in Prague with a very modern heroine who indulges in drugs and sex while getting her PhD in neuromusicology. Her summer job is at a Prague museum catologuing Beethoven's manuscripts. There is mayhem and mystery, a time-traveling prince, a 400-year-old dwarf, and an evil U.S. senator. I just started reading the sequel City of Lost Dreams that is set in Venice. I expect it to be as entertaining as the first book.

On a side note: Sorry I missed last nights holiday gathering. I was sidelined with a sinus headache that landed me on the couch with some Tylenol. It's always great to see the creative Christmas cards people make.