SOL 18/31 Party Time!

Today I join my fellow bloggers in "serving up a slice" 

to the March Slice of Life Story Challenge community.

Thanks to Stacey, Betsy, Beth, Kathleen, Deb, Melanie, and Lanny

 for hosting this meeting place each day in March

and for nurturing our writing lives.

I came home from my book club retreat with a sore throat and all that comes along with it. After fulfilling my Sunday morning obligations, I took a nap and decided this was a perfect day for Leigh Anne's party. I went in search of it and promised myself that I couldn't click on any link until I found Leigh Anne's blog (I should have gone to my reading list since Leigh Anne's blog is one that I follow), but then I saw Deb's post that linked to the party and I didn't have to look any further. 

A favorite book

I love how someone else snuck in three titles to the party. I'm bringing four titles! I returned yesterday from our yearly book club retreat. They only picked one of the titles I presented (and that's okay). So yesterday when I woke up early feeling too under the weather to join the early risers for a walk, I seated myself in Debora's beautiful living room with a view of the meadow and cracked open Britt Marie Was Here:  A Novel by Frederik Backman. I'm already in love with this book. I remember the character Britt Marie from Backman's earlier book. I'm bringing my current favorite nonfiction title, Dear Fahrenheit 451:  Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks by Annie Spence. I can't resist introducing my friends to my new favorite middle grade novel-in-verse, Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess by Shari Green.  Finally, I'm bringing my new favorite picture book, Dear Girl, by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and her daughter, Paris Rosenthal. I asked my friend, Mallory, to open the wrapped copy I recently bought for her girls. I insisted that everyone at the retreat read it. I like to think that I hand sold a few copies! Get ready, Island Books, for some requests for this title. 

A favorite person

That would have to be my friend, Denise, from Houston. I haven't seen her in ages, but she's the life of a party! She hasn't even returned my recent phone call, but I'm sure she won't be able to resist a party where she can meet my blogging friends. 

A favorite food or beverage

I'm bringing Chocolate Bliss Cookies, my new favorite cookie. And of course, I'll bring milk because a good cookie is always accompanied by a cold glass of milk.

A favorite song

When I wrote an earlier post about the hymns my mother sang, I left one out. So I'll bring Kim Hopper's You Tube video of 

"Love Lifted Me" for an old-fashioned sing along.

A surprise

Bookmarks for everyone! I love bookmarks and will bring a varied selection so that each attendee can go home with a bookmark.