Kathiey's World

(There is an Amazon link to each book.  If you are interested in a bit more information, just click on the link.  I am an Amazon Affiliate.  If you click on the link and buy anything at all, I get a percent of the sale with no cost to you...thanks:-) ********************************************************************************* Book 1  Flu by Gina Kolata Genre: History, Non-fiction, Science, Medical, Health Good Reads Rating-3.91/5 I would have to rate this book on two scales. Reading Experience for casual reading 2/5 More of a textbook style read 4/5 I am not even going to put up the Amazon version like I usually do.  It is outrageously expensive.  Is this because of the CoronaVirus Pandemic we are in now?  I don't know, but the prices are crazy.  I got mine from The Book Outlet before we were in our own pandemic and it was a discounted price. Overview I found on GoodReads In 1918 the Great Flu Epidem...

I know that many of us are practicing social distancing in an attempt to "flatten the curve" to protect ourselves and those we love from getting the virus.  We also isolate ourselves in an attempt to decrease the massive influx of patients that have to go to the hospital thus taxing healthcare equipment and staff. This is not an easy time for anyone.  I know for me distancing myself from my family has been painful but necessary.  I do go to the grocery store during the "senior hours" to get some needed supplies.  I have seen people I know during my grocery store visits and I want to give them a hug, especially those working hard in the store to help us with our daily needs, but I know I can't. Looking through the door at my beautiful grandchildren. Did I want to swing open the door and hug them tight? Yes, but I knew I could not. Here are some ways I am attempting to stay somewhat sane and distracted during my isolation. I am developing a routine and a sc...

I got up early on the Saturday after Erica's graduation.  Erica was sleeping so I decided I would take a walk.  Here are a few pictures I took along the way....(I did not take one of the guys I came across sleeping in the bushes...yikes:-) I know it is hard for many of us who like to get out and explore to be stranded in our homes.  But for the time being it is safety first to protect our neighbors, our friends, and those we love. Hang in there folks, as my mom used to say "this too shall pass". Take care of yourselves and God Bless! KathieyV

One thing that has always be intriguing to me is making a book you are reading part of your life.  How can you do that you may ask?  My thinking is that if you come across and interesting place you could visit that place or someplace similar. If you read about an activity in a book that you would like to try you would take the time to try that activity. In this series called "My Bookish Adventures",  I am going to do just that.  I will choose one book from my five-book reading wrap-up.  I will select something from that book and bring it to my life in some way. Below is my YouTube Channel version of my adventure... Let's look at my books from my wrap-up. If I choose The Winters I would be taking a trip to the Cayman Islands.  I can't do that now though because my passport is not up to date.  Another reason I would not go to the Cayman Islands is that my daughter is in her third trimester and I don't want to travel too far.  Plus, the...

I am finding on my travels that there are amazing murals to be found in nearly every town and city.  I am going to start a new series called "Fun and Fabulous Murals." The first mural I am going to highlight is the "Monsters" wall in downtown Raleigh NC.  I had zero knowledge of this design until my daughter hired a photographer to take photos of her and the kiddos.  It was suggested we go to the monster wall for some great shots.  So off we went. The mural covers the entire side wall of a building.  The contrast of the black and white made it a stunning work of art.  Here is what the news and observer had to say about the mural... "Graphic artist Kevin Lyons, in partnership with the Truth campaign and Vans shoes, put the finishing touches on a mural on the side of the Morgan West building, home to Trophy Brewing, on Thursday, December 3, 2015. Tobacco-free messages are worked into the painting. With about 100 of his signa...

(There is an Amazon link to each book.  If you are interested in a bit more information, just click on the link.  I am an Amazon Affiliate.  If you click on the link and buy anything at all, I get a percent of the sale with no cost to you...thanks:-) *************************************************************************** Here is a scale on how I rate my books. ********************************************************************************* Book 1  The Memory Painter by Gwendolyn Womack Genre:Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, Mystery, Romance Good Reads Rating-3.85/5 336 pages My rating is 4/5 stars                                                                                      ...