I'm waist deep in spring cleaning here at Angieville and just wanted to take a moment and give a shout out to my sweetheart of a brother-in-law for the new banner, which he hand painted in a fit of spontaneous awesomeness. Clearly, he's a kindred spirit. We love a good story. Yes, we do.
There's really very little to say, isn't there? I hope you are well, wherever you are. I hope that your loved ones are. I hope that you're finding small ways to stay afloat, to remain connected to something, someone, someplace (real or fictional) that sustains you. Dark and difficult times, indeed. I've rather been holding on to this review. I felt so much, so quickly, so irrevocably for this book that it rapidly became hard to talk about to anyone who hadn't read it. And so I hope I can do it justice, just barely enough justice that, if you haven't, you'll run right out and do so. Now is the perfect time. I feel strongly that this book is what you need in your life at this moment. And so. You might want to prepare yourselves. I'm about to wax rhapsodic. But first, and introductory excerpt: At the end of that session, Fay said, What if it's not what happened with this boy you regret, it's you? It's the you who you left behind. It's ...
Holy .....guacamole.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the new layout. Very pretty! : D
Ooh, so pretty!
ReplyDeleteHey. Where's Poe? ;-)
Looks great! Terrific banner.
ReplyDeleteLaura J
Wow, that is GORGEOUS. Well done to your brother-in-law!
ReplyDeleteCool!
ReplyDeleteOh, wow!!! Your sweetheart of a brother-in-law is incredibly talented. That is one beautiful painting... he captured the essence of the stories you love perfectly. I'll be visiting more often just so I can admire it. :)
ReplyDeleteThat is beautiful! Gosh, I can't stop staring at it!
ReplyDeleteLook how pretty it is!
ReplyDeleteThat is talent--serious kudos to the artist.
love it!! =)
ReplyDeleteThe banner is gorgeous, and the site looks great!
ReplyDeleteThat banner is magnificent! (And I love the new pic of you, too.) Now I need to go out and find me a talented brother-in-law. :)
ReplyDeleteLove it love it. He is talented isn't he.
ReplyDeleteThat is an incredibly clever (and pretty!) banner. Very very nice.
ReplyDeleteWhat everyone else said! Beautiful new look :) Me likey.
ReplyDeleteWow, that is awesome!
ReplyDeleteThanks guys! He totally took me by surprise with it, too. Better than anything I was envisioning, that's for sure.
ReplyDeleteDiana, sigh. Poe is the only thing it lacks.
Christine, he did, didn't he? Must go bake him some cookies.
Chelle, DH convinced me to change the pic on the grounds that the old one was "a bit on the creepy side." I believe those were his words. Glad you like the new, less-creepy version of me. ;)
Oh, I liked the old one just fine. It was quite artsy and dramatic, not at all creepy. I can tell you one thing: If I took pictures nearly as well as you do, I'd actually have one on my own blog.(And that? So not gonna happen.)
ReplyDeleteThat is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteLove your new look! You have some talented folks in your family!
ReplyDeleteWow. Just wow. Love it!
ReplyDeleteI like the new layout, your header is so creative & pretty!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful job! Just beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely job he did Angie! Fabulous new look too. :)
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