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Apsara by Pearl Whitfield

Apsara by Pearl Whitfield

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I don’t often share the blurb, but since it isn’t on GoodReads, this is the one I found on Amazon:

“Apsara is the story of a young girl in a remote village in 12th century Cambodia who loves to dance. She is chosen to train as an Apsara for King Jayavarman VII. Apsaras dance to bring heaven to earth, blessing the land with prosperity. Bopha walks from her home to Angkor Wat, and begins a life she could never have imagined.”

I was so happy to pick this book up on Kindle Unlimited. That way, I could listen to the story in text-to-speech. As the author was writing it, I heard parts of the story. I often missed the chance to listen to more. That broke my heart. Still, I could hear the author’s voice in my head as I listened to the British representative of TTS. I would love to have this story on Audible so that the pronunciations of non-English words and names would be proper.

The story itself is so riveting. I had a hard time putting it down when it was time to sleep. Ms. Whitfield managed to keep the story interesting while throwing in the history, culture, language, religion, and dance of the people of 12th century Cambodia. I loved the main character, Bopha, and wish there was more. I’d love to know more about the teen twins and the daughter.



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From a voice-to-text query for a One-liner:

A perfectionist walked into a bar…apparently, the bar wasnโ€™t set high enough.

#JusJoJan and One-Liner Wednesday prompts brought to us by Linda G. Hill.

#JusJoJan, January 18, 2022, Cycle


The cycle of Pogonip, White Death, or freezing fog to the rest of us seems over. I’m kind of sad as it was fun to see from the window. And now we slip back into the extreme draught. On the plus side, it’ll be warm enough for a while to take my walks. But one last picture of the leftovers from the trees and bushes.

Dropped Pogonip is now snow on the driveway.

Your prompt for JusJoJan January 18th, 2022, is โ€œcycle.โ€ Use the word โ€œcycleโ€ any way youโ€™d like. Have fun!


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See the strings of icy lace on the lower right? They’ve been growing for days from our Pogonip.

My joy is the weather around here. Well, when it’s snowy and beautiful. Pogonip tried to fool us.

The ‘nip’ started falling from the trees like snow. This fog seems never ending. And it’s cold! I can understand why being out in it could cause illness. It hurts to breathe it. But for this homebody looking through the window, it’s a joy.

A Passage in Time (A Thief in Time #7)A Passage in Time by Cidney Swanson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

How do you prove that your time machine works? Prove something exists, then vanish it by changing events. Then hand over proof. It’s more complicated than it sounds. In this case, no Disneyland is proof the time machine is working.

I love time travel books. They always make you think. Could this work, and what if it could? What would happen if…? This book fulfilled and kept my curiosity going. Because of the Disney monopoly, I had mixed feelings about reading a book about Walt and the beginnings. At the same time, though broke most of my life, our family did have some fun times at Disneyland. I would cry at the end of every Mickey Mouse Club and Wonderful World of Disney as a girl. So Disney impacted my life. Without those memories, how would I know if I didn’t have them? Maybe other memories would be as sweet?

And this book continues the adventures set up in previous A Thief In Time books. So you get to see how old friends are doing.

I highly recommend this and all Cidney Swanson series.

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What I am reporting isn’t a rainy day. We’ve been having strange weather. Freezing fog that makes everything looks eerie. I had to take pictures at about 10 this morning. Some of the fog had started to burn off. Wish I would have had my phone handy when I took Kali out at 6.

That is not snow. Frost, I guess. But in this last picture Kali is strutting to her favorite part of the yard.

By the way, if you saved up for a rainy day, would you leave your cozy abode to go spend it? Let’s save for life. Let’s enjoy the umbrella and boots and mud puddles!

Your prompt for #JusJoJan and Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: โ€œa rainy day.โ€ Write about the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the phrase โ€œa rainy day.โ€ Enjoy!

Just something I learned since posting this:

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You know how they say dogs look like their owners? Well, I am freckled. And so is Kali.

Your prompt for JusJoJan January 14th,ย 2022,ย is โ€œfreckled.โ€ Use the word โ€œfreckledโ€ any way youโ€™d like. Have fun!


It seems if you look at the protocol to participate in JusJoJan are endless. But really, it is just an encouragement to write, even a little. And these days a little seems huge at times.

Still it is fun, and if you’ve the eyes for it, reading all the connected blogs is fun and you make new friends.

Your prompt for JusJoJan January 13th, 2022, is โ€œprotocol.โ€ Use the word โ€œprotocolโ€ any way youโ€™d like. Enjoy!


What happens in a house that has no closets or storage? Clutter. It happens.

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Per Linda our prompter:

If you would like to participate in this prompt, feel free to use the โ€œOne-Liner Wednesdayโ€ title in your post, and if you do, you can ping back here to help your blog get more exposure.

Here are the simple JusJoJan Rules:

1. Just Jot It January starts January 1st, but itโ€™s never too late to join in! Here, we run on the honour system; the โ€œjot itโ€ part of JusJoJan means that anything you jot down, anywhere (it doesnโ€™t have to be a post, it can even be a grocery list), counts as a โ€œjot.โ€ If it makes it to your blog that day, great! If it waits a week to get from a sticky note to your screen, no problem!

2. Iโ€™ll post prompts at 2am my time (GMT -5). The prompt will be the word in quotation marks in the title of my 2am post. You donโ€™t have to follow the prompt every day, but that will be where you leave your link for others to see. Youโ€™ll get a prompt for every day except Wednesday, when the prompt is simply my One-Liner Wednesday and on Saturday, when your prompt will be the Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS, which will appear at about 9:30am Friday. Each prompt post will include the rules.

2 a) The rules that Iโ€™ve made for myself (but donโ€™t always follow) for โ€œOne-Liner Wednesdayโ€ are:

1. Make it one sentence.

2. Try to make it either funny or inspirational.

3. Use our unique tag #1linerWeds.

4. Add our lovely badge to your post for extra exposure!

5. Have fun!

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