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Seven Perfect Things
by
Catherine Ryan Hyde
A litter of seven puppies, a thirteen-year-old girl (Abby) who talks to strangers (Elliot) and domestic abuse combine to create a heart-warming story that features Seven Perfect Things/Puppies.
Author, Catherine Ryan Hyde, has set her novel in the Sierra Nevada foothills where life is hard for Abby and her mother (Mary) thanks to an abusive father/husband.
Abby rescues a bag full of puppies that have been thrown into a river and immediately falls in love with every one of them. She knows one puppy is out of the question, let alone seven, so she decides to leave them at an apparently abandoned cabin in the foothills.
All is well until the owner (Elliot) turns up. Elliot is grieving the very recent death of his wife and finds Abby and her puppies a welcome distraction from his loneliness.
After a slightly rocky beginning, Abby and Elliot’s friendship grows to a degree that Abby is thinking of him as her father. As we arrive at this point, Abby returns home one night to her home in chaos as her father Stan packs minimal belongings and moves, family and all out of the district.
Abby and her mother, Mary, successfully plan to return to their hometown and from there, move to the city.
Seven Perfect Things is another novel that fits the ‘page turner’ category.
I have rated
Seven Perfect Things
as a
read.
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At the time of writing my review
other Goodreads readers had awarded
Seven Perfect Things
an average of 4.40 stars
from 15,597 ratings
and 1,053 reviews.
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Seven Perfect Things
can be purchased online at
Booktopia, Fishpond and Amazon
Help
As mentioned last week my copy of Picasa has gone to God. After I shifted some image folders around it has thrown its hands I the air and told me to find my own photos.
I have tried PhotoScape X, inPixio and Photo Elements 14….none of which have a built in search function…that I can find.
Why Google retired Picasa I do not know. It is/was brilliant I my opinion searching by name, tags, or number.
I suspect that many bloggers have many photographs in their archives/computers that need frequent searching.
Any thoughts or help with locating a photo editing program with a search function would be appreciated.
FOWChallenge-Direction
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direction
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A Hobbit movie set signpost indicating
the direction of East and West Farthing
and maybe the Tuck shop.
Generally signposts indicate two or three
directions to travel and are not as
busy at the tourist destination
signposts such as this one in York.
However, these tourist signposts
make it easier for weary travellers
to find their destination
in a new town or city.
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Fandango’s One Word Challenge:…Direction
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Jez’s-WWE-PC-Swan-Bay
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On Thursday February 11, MGW’s niece was married.
The happy couple arrived at their honeymoon destination…
…two hours before all of Victoria was plunged into
a 5 day level four lockdown at midnight on Friday.
The reception was held at a winery overlooking
Swan Bay
on the
Bellarine Peninsula
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Water-Water-Everywhere: #64
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FOWChallenge-Thanks
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Taji’s way of saying thanks…
…a good solid tail wag.
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Fandango’s One Word Challenge: Thanks
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This was a difficult challenge for me… 
…because I generally don’t point my
camera at people.
I have managed to find suitable background
and bright colours…..
…along with some long range surfing brights.
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Perhaps my favourite surfing shot
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Cee’s-Hunt-for-Joy-Challenge: Wear-Bright-Colors
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Redemption Point
(Crimson Lake #2)
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