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Unearthly by Cynthia Hand

January 20, 2011 by Arena Blake 6 Comments

I am not usually one to judge a book by its cover, but sometimes, a really beautiful cover will make me pick up a book that I otherwise wouldn’t have. That is what happened with Unearthly by Cynthia Hand. I knew this was a book about *angels* and that’s not really something I’m usually in…

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Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: 2011 Debut Author Challenge, Cynthia Hand, Five Stars

Decisions…Decisions…

January 19, 2011 by Arena Blake 8 Comments

One of the hardest things for me about taking up photography as a hobby is understanding the best kind of equipment to use. I started out on this adventure by purchasing a Canon Digital Rebel XS with the 18-35 mm kit lens. I was so excited to open the camera and starting taking beautiful pictures….

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Equipment

Fetch in the Snow!

January 17, 2011 by Arena Blake 12 Comments

Last week, we got an unexpected surprise: SNOW! I always get excited about snow. I live in Texas, land of unexpected weather. Snow is a rare, but fun, part of that. So, when our backyard was covered in the fluffy white stuff, I took The Minions out for a little fun. Kaylee *loves* to play…

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Filed Under: Living Tagged With: Puppies, Snow

Star Wars Pancake Molds

January 13, 2011 by Arena Blake 3 Comments

Just this last week, there was a resurgence in comments on this post about some Star Wars cookie cutters I found. The cookie cutters were super-cute and I found them at Williams-Sonoma. So, I thought I’d also share this fun Christmas gift I received! For Christmas, my sister-in-law bought me these really cool Star Wars…

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Filed Under: Geeking Tagged With: Star Wars

Guest Post: The ARCs of ALA

January 13, 2011 by Arena Blake 7 Comments

If you follow me on Twitter, you know that I’ve been sick this week with strep throat. Yuck. Luckily, one of my wonderful blogger friends stepped up and offered to write a guest post for me so you would continue to be entertained, even when I’m out sick! 🙂 Kai from Fiction State of Mind…

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Arena is the wife of a Nerd and mom of a toddler who loves his Star Wars blankie a little too much. She shares parenting adventures, yummy recipes, and great photography on this Dallas mom blog. thenerdswife@gmail.com

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