Book Review

 After the death of her sister, Eva Ward returns to her childhood home, an enormous cliff facing cottage in England named Trelowarth. There to scatter her sister's ashes, Eva soon finds herself being transported back on time to 1715 and into the lives of the Butler brothers. 

 I have always loved stories where the character(s) travel back through time and must learn to assimilate to the time. I must confess it did take me a while to get into the book and once it caught, I did not want to stop reading it. 

 However, that being said, I felt this book lacked full explanations of details within the plot. Jumps through the plot line, with significant purpose to the plot yet little explanation haunted this book. I would have like more explanation on details even if it would have made the book longer. 

 Even without a lot of explanation I did enjoy the book. It was quick, easy, and enjoyable for what the topic was. If I rated it I would give it 3.5 out of 5. 

Aloha Maui! May 2013

Originally I had planned on writing a whole post about my trip- a day to day sort of thing. When I had down time while on vacation I did write down what my family had been doing. And I do think its a good idea to journal while on vacation. But in retrospect I think sharing photos will be the best way to share my trip to Maui this past spring. I hope you enjoy the photos - if you have any questions please leave them in the comment section and I will respond shortly. 

Luana Kai. Our view from our condo

 (Maui oceanic center)

Pineapple! Maiu's Tropical Plantation. 

Iao valley. 

Getting ready for my cousins wedding. Kihei, Maui, HI

Makena cove - a beautiful location for a beach wedding at sunset. In fact, two other wedding parties were at Makena cove while my cousin got married!

On top of Haleakala volcano - about 10,000 feet elevation. 

Last meal in Maui. Fresh pineapple, papaya, and avacado. 

Aloha Maui, mahalo!