Happy Birthday Traveling With T!

My blog turned 4 years old yesterday. I’m a day late with the announcement- but better later than never, right?

Turning 4 in the bloggy world is an experience. I’m old enough to be a bit on the seasoned side and yet not quite old enough to talk about the good ole days in blogging like some that I follow.

2015 brought Traveling With T:

A custom domain
Over 1000 likes on Traveling With T’s Facebook page
Getting mentioned in a book
Some Great Books
Tons of Giveaways
Blog friendships that go beyond the blog

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Meeting M.O. Walsh author of My Sunshine Away

It’s the book that everyone is talking about. Book bloggers are already talking about how THIS book will be on their end of year best lists (and it’s only February!) It’s a book that has built a buzz with many curious when this author would enter the world of Twitter (He has now!)

What is this book?

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Literary Friday ya’ll…….

Hello! Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day and today is Galentine’s Day (according to social media 🙂 What are your plans for either day?

In case you have not seen my grumbling on social media, I’m in the middle of a housing renovation. It was just going to be a fresh coat of paint- but it’s turned into so much more. (I’m thinking my obit will read: “She died in a pile of paint samples as she couldn’t make up her mind on what color really was THE color.”) Trying to coordinate, pick a few colors and keep up with work/blogging has had me crying in my glass of wine at least 1x this week.

But today’s Friday and I’m putting on my happy face. Let’s boogie! Continue reading →

My Sunshine Away by M.O. Walsh

Photo Credit: Putnam Books

This book was sent to Traveling With T for review consideration.

My Sunshine Away

On a normal street in Baton Rouge, an area that nice families lived in and did normal things- cook outs, walking dogs, kids playing with each other.

But, walking around in that normal, every day setting is someone who wants to hurt. Who wants to inflict pain on someone.

One night, when Lindy- the pretty girl, the popular girl, the girl who was fearless and exciting finds out exactly how dark people can be.

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{Giveaway} My Sunshine Away by M.O. Walsh

Photo Credit: Putnam Books

Hello folks! Have you heard of this book MY SUNSHINE AWAY by M.O. Walsh? With people like Tom Franklin and Kathryn Stockett writing blurbs for it, I hope you have!

Well, anyway, it hit the book stores/online yesterday and was the Amazon Debut Spotlight Selection for 2015- and people are talking about it. Sarah @ Sarah’s Book Shelves is calling it “fav book of 2015 so far”. BOLO Books tweeted to me yesterday “So good, right? I’m not sure how I will write a review.” And the praise just keeps piling on!

I’m reading it now. And I have around 120+ pages left. And I just want to be home to finish it! Continue reading →