I got a new Gary Fong Lightsphere II (cloudy) for my camara today.  So I decided to play around with it and see if it lived up to it’s reputation.  I have to say, it is awesome!!!!  Elle decided she wanted to pose for me.  Instead she insisted on jumping up in down.  Still, I think the pictures turned out pretty cute!

In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day to take it easy and look forward to the weekend.
I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer.
Nothing that requires a lengthy response.

If you’d like to participate, just post your own question on your blog
and leave your link at An Island Life.
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It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!

Today’s question is:
Who gave you your first kiss?

I got mine from Alphie in first grade.  He used to share his chocolate milk with me.

The Summer Reading Extravaganza is coming to and end.  Our last topic is about books that transport you.  What books do you love that transport you to another place or time?  Here are some of mine:

Harry Potter Boxset Books 1-7

I can not say enough good things about the Harry Potter books.  They are some of the best books ever written.  They capture your imagination and take you into a world filled with muggles and dementors.  If you are looking for a book that you can’t put down, this is the series for you!

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Harper Fiction)

This is the story of Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West.  We learn of her life, before Dorothy killed her sister and the Wizard put out a reward for her death.  The story follows Elphaba through her childhood and college years.  We see her develop into a conscientious young woman with a strong sense of right and wrong.  She falls in love, suffers tragedy, and finds herself persecuted and isolated.  It is a great story about a strong woman and I can’t recommend it highly enough.

Under the Tuscan Sun

In this memoir of her buying, renovating, and living in an abandoned villa in Tuscany, Frances Mayes reveals the sensual pleasure she found living in rural Italy, and the generous spirit she brought with her. She revels in the sunlight and the color, the long view of her valley, the warm homey architecture, the languor of the slow paced days, the vigor of working her garden, and the intimacy of her dealings with the locals. Cooking, gardening, tiling and painting are never chores, but skills to be learned, arts to be practiced, and above all to be enjoyed.  ~Amazon.com

For more books that transport you, visit The Friendly Book Nook.  Hope you have a great summer of reading and don’t forget to share your favorites!