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#2023 DickensChallenge – Please post from June 9th to June 16th

June 9, 2023

***Add your link (or comment) HERE to join the #2023 Dickens Challenge*** Priorhouse (and Trent and Marsha) will be collecting links all week and then I have my Priorhouse closing post coming on June 15th. In the meantime – I will be visiting blog posts.  Trent’s closing post is here: https://trentsworld.blog/2023/06/06/the-dickens-challenge-june-9-june-16/ Marsha’s closing post is … More #2023 DickensChallenge – Please post from June 9th to June 16th

Five Novellas from Charles Dickens (2023 #DickensChallenge: Read ONE Novella by June 9th) Post #2

February 9, 2023

***This is a featured post. If you are here to see recent posts, scroll down to see the latest posts.*** Hello Readers, If you are interested in joining us for the 2023 #Dickenschallenge, we invite you to read ONE novella (or as many as you want). (Thanks to Norah, and a few others, who offered … More Five Novellas from Charles Dickens (2023 #DickensChallenge: Read ONE Novella by June 9th) Post #2

What the Dickens? (2023 #DickensChallenge: Read ONE Novella by June 9th) Post #1

February 6, 2023

HI Readers, Today (Feb 7th) is the birthday of Charles Dickens. Today also marks the start of the THIRD ANNUAL Charles Dickens reading challenge. The hosts are Trent, Marsha, and Yvette. Year one: 2021 –  Little Dorrit Year Two: 2022 –  Bleak House Year Three: 2023 – Read ONE Novella from Charles Dickens (updated 2/8/2023) … More What the Dickens? (2023 #DickensChallenge: Read ONE Novella by June 9th) Post #1

Monday Morning Blooms & Bleak House Challenge A to Z Takeaways📚☀️😊

June 13, 2022

Good Morning! Today we have the Priorhouse A to Z takeaways for the Bleak House book by Charles Dickens A My grade for the book is an “A”- even though I didn’t “love” the book (liked it). For those that do not know, this book was written in 20 monthly installments from March 1852 to … More Monday Morning Blooms & Bleak House Challenge A to Z Takeaways📚☀️😊

A Day at the Beach with William V. Pietsch (April 2022)

April 2, 2022

Hello Everyone. Welcome to another post for the Priorhouse APRIL 2022 series. Yesterday’s post (here) was about reading Drucker at the beach, for a week, back in June of 2021. Today’s post is about a different beach reading adventure.  Last month, my husband and I celebrated our wedding anniversary with a short trip to Norfolk, Virginia. The … More A Day at the Beach with William V. Pietsch (April 2022)

Happy Birthday, Charles Dickens! (Bleak House Challenge)

February 7, 2022

HI Readers, Today (Feb 7th) is author Charles Dickens birthday. Trent and I were discussing the Charles Dickens book challenge we did last year – we read Little Dorrit and invited others to join us – it was so much fun. It was a highlight of my year because the enrichment from reading a book … More Happy Birthday, Charles Dickens! (Bleak House Challenge)

Little Dorrit Summer Excerpts (#DickensChallenge Ends June 13th, 2021)

June 9, 2021

It is Wednesday and that means it is time for the  Writer’s Quotes Wednesday Writing Challenge The theme this week is “summer” and because today is Jne 9th, the day that Charles Dickens died back in 1870 – I wanted to feature quotes (excerpts) from Dickens’ Little Dorrit – and also invite folks to join … More Little Dorrit Summer Excerpts (#DickensChallenge Ends June 13th, 2021)

Happy Birthday, Charles Dickens! (Little Dorrit “Challenge”)

February 7, 2021

Hello Readers, Today (Feb 7th) is author Charles Dickens birthday. Trent and I were discussing the book and both want to read it and then compare notes. This unfolded because last year, I watched the 2008 Little Dorrit mini series and then started comment chatting with Trent. The use of “pa-pa” vs “father” – and … More Happy Birthday, Charles Dickens! (Little Dorrit “Challenge”)

Water, A View from Japan-PART TWO (2020 Countdown 2 of 31)

December 2, 2019

Happy Monday. Today is day 2 of the 31 day 2020 Countdown.   Here is PART TWO of sharing tidbits from the book “Water, A View from Japan.” PART ONE of “Water, A View from Japan” is HERE Today’s post was a “draft” and we all know that some drafts need to be trashed, but I thought this one … More Water, A View from Japan-PART TWO (2020 Countdown 2 of 31)

Tiramisu (and Lorraine Bracco’s Four-Bite rule and Colbert’s Book)

February 23, 2019

Had to share a few pictures of the Tiramisu we had on Valentine’s Day. For those that do not know, Tiramisu is an Italian dessert made with ladyfingers, mascarpone, eggs, cream, sugar, coffee and cocoa powder.  The one we bought did not use ladyfingers. And as my step-daughter put it – this one was “almost” … More Tiramisu (and Lorraine Bracco’s Four-Bite rule and Colbert’s Book)