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Awase, Okinawa City, Okinawa
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Sunday Salon ~ June 28th, 2009

I hope your weekend was a good one!  Mine was nice and relaxing.  Read a little bit, ate out, caught a flick with Hubby and went to a great little concert with a couple of girlfriends.  I’m reading The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler.  I downloaded a free sample onto my Kindle last week and started [...]

Friday Finds ~ June 26th, 2009

Friday Finds is hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading.  While browsing book blogs,  Amazon.com, Washington Post.com, NPR.org, various other places on the Internet, and getting recommendations from friends, these are the books that either made it to my wish list this week or I downloaded the samples onto my Kindle from Amazon.com.            The Accidental Tourist ~ Anne Tyler The Angel’s [...]

That’s Mrs. Beastmomma To You!

This past weekend Hubby and I had the great honor of attending a slew of lovely and gorgeous Indian wedding festivities.  The bride was blogger Beastmomma who has been my little sister’s best friend for the last sixteen years.  Congratulations Mrs. Beastmomma and thank you so much for sharing your and PTB’s (Partner-To-Be; what will you call [...]

Sunday Salon/Today’s Favorite Song

This week/weekend has just flown by.  My friend Alison lent me her copy of My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult so I could read it before we see the movie version when it comes out at the end of the month.  Today I went to Beastmomma’s bridal shower which was lovely and just the beginning of [...]

Friday Finds ~ June 12th, 2009

Friday Finds is hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading.  While browsing book blogs,  Amazon.com, Washington Post.com, NPR.org, various other places on the Internet, and getting recommendations from friends, these are the books that made it to my wish list this week.          The Servents Quarters by Lynn Freed Roses by Leila Meacham Circle of Friends by Meave Binchy True Confections by Katharine Weber The Girl Next [...]
 

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Have already ordered a copy for my grandchildren who are on Oki as well as a copy for myself. Look forward to receiving it.
Karen at Planet Books added an eventApril 16
Takako and the Great Typhoon Book Giveaway at http://planetbooks.wordpress.com
April 16, 2009 at 4pm to April 20, 2009 at 1pm
Planet Books blog is giving away a signed copy of TAKAKO AND THE GREAT TYPHOON this weekend!! Be sure to check out the Q&A with author and Okinawa Hai To Eat contributor and enter to win a signed copy of TAKAKO AND THE GREAT TYPHOON.

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What's your status?
I am on Okinawa
Give us some details!
My hubby, dog and I just entered our fourth year here in Okinawa. We love it and have enjoyed island living as well as the great travel living here offers. Tokyo, Kyoto, Hong Kong, Singapore and hopefully Austrailia before our last year is up next spring.
We hail from the Washington, D.C. area.
I spend my time reading and writing book reviews for my blog Planet Books and www.AnEVibe.com, spending time with friends, singing, and having fun.
How did you find us?
I'm friends with Okinawa Hai's TO EAT writer, Kelly!!
Website:
http://planetbooks.wordpress.com

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Posted on June 18, 2008 at 1:12pm —

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At 2:21pm on January 28, 2009, Mary D said…
Karen,
My name is Mary and I would really like to chat with you about your home. If you could please either comment back on here or email me at slingomb@aol.com. Thank you in advance for your help! :)
Mary
At 9:31pm on December 31, 2008, Dasha Gariepy said…
Happy Birthday! :)
At 12:03pm on June 26, 2008, catjesse said…
Of course I wouldn't mind - I just missed the request till now, HA! crazy, I better check my settings eh? I hope you have a great weekend! ;)
At 7:06am on June 7, 2008, catjesse said…
YES! Of course it is!! It must be your long hair threw me off. Gorgeous picture of you by the way!!
I still want to see you belt out some tunes, that will be a great time!! I love hearing talent sing ;) see you soon xC
At 10:03pm on June 6, 2008, Karen at Planet Books said…
Hey Cat!! It's me karen O'Connor (Cathy orr's friend)! That may be why I look familiar. The pic on my page is my professoinal headshot from when I tried my had at a demo in Nashville in 2003.
Check ya later!
-K
At 9:04pm on June 6, 2008, catjesse said…
You look incredibly familiar to me!! Did you get to Australia? I grew up there so if you haven't been and want to know the best places to visit in Queensland, I am your gal/sheila/mate etc... ;)
At 5:13pm on May 22, 2008, kellyerace said…
I did too and same with me. I only saw part of it though. What did you think of George Michael?
At 2:58pm on May 22, 2008, kellyerace said…
Welcome to the HaiSociety, lady! Pretty picture!

PS Did you see American Idol this morning???
 
 
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