I recently finished The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot. It's a true story, and an interesting read. I also enjoyed The Paris Wife, (Paula McLain)and The Invisible Bridge (Julie Orringer)

I love this! Here's my list - in the order they're experienced: 1. The scent of tropical island (and some jet fuel) when you get off of the plane. 2. The crazy ride (taxi or car) to the ferry. 3. The ferry ride, wind in my hair, heart filled with joy 4. Going into Starfish Market and knowing where e...

I love 8E, which has an L shaped bslcony overlooking the pool and the sea. The views are wonderful and so is the outdoor living space.

Here in the Northeast private school vacation is March 11-26.

In the Blood - Better than Ezra
Head First - John Waite
Disco Nights - Gq
Games People Play - Alan Parsons Project
His Girl - The Budos Band

[quote="PA Girl"If I could have reached through those pages and knocked the parents' heads together, I would have.[/quote] PA Girl - that's the reason I didn't buy the book. The salesgirl at the bookstore said that she absolutely loved it, but that her mother had a really hard time with it...

Whole Foods "Moms Chicken Soup" with roasted brussel sprouts and grated Romano cheese.

sea-nile wrote:
I also occasionally like to listen to groups like:
Bread and
The Carpenters
and Disco music

Agreed - and I'll admit to liking "Could it Be Magic" by Barry Manilow

I'd stay at Cinnamon for almost free! Go for it

I just finished Jodi Picoult's House Rules. I really liked the book but felt unsatisfied with the ending. I figured out what had happened so there was no surpirse at the end, but I was left wondering "well, how did that get resolved"?

I'm looking for a good read for vacation next week.

[quote="PA Girl" I liked The Help well enough but the ending left me wanting more of a resolution. I guess I felt the ending wasn't as strong as the rest of the book.[/quote]

Agreed. It was a flat ending.

Happy Birthday to our favorite Spice Girl!

(ps - I heard a rooster the other day and immediately thought of you )

Diana - It sounds blissful, not boring. Looking forward to more live reporting.

KatieH, appreciatively

Our longest trip was 12 nights and it seemed just about perfect to me. I felt more relaxed and not like the countdown timer was working in reverse. On day 13 I felt peacefully resigned to our departure, but still wish I had a new ticker.

I just finished Chris Bohjalian's "Secrets of Eden", which I loved almost as much as "The Double Bind"