#Cecelia Voss

[sodapopsgt]

OK here is all I could find........ I turn to dust.....

[starsandaspirations]

books i’ve read in quarantine

fantasy

red winter | annette marie

dark tempest | annette marie

immortal fire | annette marie

three mages and a margarita | annette marie

poetry

milk and honey | rupi kaur

empty bottles full of stories | r. h. sin and robert m. drake

memoir

i wrote this book because i love you | tim kreider

the moth presents all these wonders | catherine burns

when breath becomes air | paul kalanithi

classic literature

1984 | george orwell

little women | louisa may alcott

the metamorphosis and other stories | franz kafka

a tree grows in brooklyn | betty smith

letters to his neighbor | marcel proust

social protest

native son | richard wright

literary fiction

on earth we’re briefly gorgeous | ocean vuong

there there | tommy orange

historical fiction

the song of achilles | madeline miller

things fall apart | chinua achebe

other nonfiction

semicolon | cecelia watson

the joy of x | steven strogatz

exactly as you are | shea tuttle

essayism | brian dillon

never split the difference | chris voss

[equestrianempire]

Belynda Bond and Hannah Klinedinst Steal the Spotlight in the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby to Close out the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show

Lexington, Ky. – Aug. 21, 2022 – Hunter competition continued early Sunday morning in the Alltech Arena with the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby at the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show. A competitive field of 53 junior, amateur and professional riders took center stage to ride for top honors in their respective categories. Due to the large number of horse-and-athlete pairs in the class, it was split into a professional section and junior/amateur section. Not to be outshined by the elite hunter competition that took place this week, Belynda Bond and aboard Norderney took the blue in the professional section, while Hannah Klinedinst with Oyster Bay topped the junior/amateur section.

Belynda Bond & Norderney

Each horse-and-rider combination tried their hand at Joe Carnicom’s (USA) first round course that included a long strided bending line to a two-stride combination and four chances to jump a high option fence. The top 12 high scoring riders were then called back to contest for the win over a handy-hunter course for the opportunity to flaunt their horses ability to maintain a traditional hunter cadence while also making roll back turns and coming down to the trot for one obstacle. In the end, Bond and Klinedinst presented the most impressive hunter rounds to ultimately win the judge over and secure their blue ribbons.

Belynda Bond & Norderney

Bond and Norderney, the 17-year-old Hanoverian mare owned by Gesture LLC, were unphased by the pressure, taking to the Alltech like a seasoned, accomplished hunter duo. Bond guided the mare to great success in the professional section as she made all of the handy roll back turns and demonstrated a textbook, composed effort at the trot jump. The familiar pair caught the judges eye taking all of the high options and earned high scores of 89 points and 87 points to a total of 176.5 points overall to clinch the win by just a .5 point.

Hannah Klinedinst & Oyster Bay

Klinedinst and the 7-year-old Holsteiner gelding owned by Equestrian Closet LLC, Oyster Bay, proved that they were a force to be reckoned with in the junior/amateur section. The duo spent the entire winter season together at the Winter Equestrian Festival [Wellington, FL] and paved the way for their success this summer. Klinedinst has ridden the gelding to great confidence as they have moved up the ranks. Demonstrating experience beyond his years, Oyster Bay stunned the judge and earned the highest score of the day with jumping scores of 92 points and 91.5 points, to earn an overall score of 183.5 points including all four high options.

Hannah Klinedinst & Oyster Bay

Competition at the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show will conclude on Sunday evening. The Kentucky Horse Park will see horse show action beginning again on Wednesday, August 24th, with the KHJA Horse Show.

Results

$5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby Junior/Amater 

Place / Horse / Rider / Score 1. Oyster Bay / Hannah Linedinst / 183.5 2. Surely / Cecelia Perry / 175 3. Munich / Stella Wasserman / 174 4. Quatero / Caroline Olsen / 171 5. Breaking News / Catherine Castle / 165.75 6. River Street / Helen Voss / 164.5 7. Peroni / Gabrielle Young / 154.24 8. Constantin / Anna Koenig / 150 9. Dreamland / Lexi Selldorff / 139.5 10. Tiesto / Cecelia Perry / 137

$5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby Professional

Place / Horse / Rider / Score 1. Norderney / Belynda Bond / 176.5 2. Enzo W / Jeff Gogul / 176 3. Sinmigo Dos / Marisa Metzger / 174.5 4. Santana / Belynda Bond / 171 5. No Doubt / Jeff Gogul / 170 6. Wherewithal / Colin Syquia / 165.6 7. Incognito VDL / Ashley March / 165 8. MTM All In / Morgan Knochel / 164.5 9. Who Dat / Alexandra Ansteth / 164 10. Casino 71 / Nicholas Lopes / 155

[cirquenuit-rp]

We welcome the following characters into the Cirque family! Under the cut, you will find the list of accepted characters and their players. Please, go over the checklist, and make sure to send in your blog to the main in under 24 hours!

The OOC blog is now open for plotting and general chat! Please, DO NOT post any starters or begin interaction on the dash yet. The location and first event will be revealed on Saturday. 

Welcome to Cirque de la Nuit! Let the show begin!

Females:

Amber Healey [Jessica Sula] played by Elle

Cecelia Wildes [Leighton Meester] played by Naz

Claire Carver [Liana Liberato] played by Bella

Elena Hunt [Margot Robbie] played by Ali

Evangeline Aether [Reese Witherspoon] played by Henna

Honoria Padilla [Eiza Gonzalez] played by Melanie

Irene Black [Anna Speckhart] played by Eri

Johanna Williams [Georgie Henley] played by Beth

Kennedy Washington [Julianne Hough] played by Jordan

Lola Braddock [Zoe Kravitz] played by Harley

Luli Minerva Zhao [Fan Bingbing] played by Misha

Lydia Mitchell [Helen Mirren] played by Amy

Nova Voss [Naomi Scott[ played by Nat

Pippa Calhoun [Lucy Hale] played by Aria

River Hayworth [Amber Heard] played by Ferb

Males:

Andras Sárközy [Chris Hemsworth] played by Flint

Charlie Leon [Joe Gilgun] played by Jezz

Cillian McEwan [Robert Sheehan] played by Maddie

Fionn Cormac Dooley [Fabian Gray] played by Roman

Jackson Fairley [Dan Stevens] played by Goldie

Joseph Cade Brewster [Tom Holland] played by Bones

Milo Leroux [Dave Franco] played by Molly

Octavian Wilder [Dylan O’Brien] played by Jemma

Sawyer Blackery [Jai Courtney] played by Desiree

Sicheng Wu [Harry Shum Jr.] played by Kip

Non Binary:

Tanith Hext [Amandla Stenberg] played by Sal

[rathertoofondofbooks]

WWW Wednesday is a meme hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. It’s open for anyone to join in and is a great way to share what you’ve been reading! All you have to do is answer three questions and share a link to your blog in the comments section of Sam’s blog.

The three Ws are:

What are you currently reading?

What did you recently finish reading?

What do you think you’ll read next?

A similar meme is run by Lipsyy Lost and Found where bloggers share This Week in Books #TWiB.

  What I’m reading now:

The Last Stage by Louise Voss

I started reading this one last night and it’s one of those books where I begrudge real life interfering with my reading time. It’s such a brilliant read!

Five Rivers Met on a Wooded Plain by Barney Norris

I’ve had this on my TBR ever since it first came out so when I spotted it on BorrowBox this week I decided to listen to it while part reading it. I’m intrigued by it and am looking forward to listening to more.

The Wave by Virginia Moffatt

This book is really interesting. It’s about a disparate group of people who end up staying on a beach in Cornwall awaiting a tsunami; they know they don’t have time to escape so are trying to accept their fate and enjoy their last night. I’m completely invested in these characters and want them to survive!

Wrecking Crew: Demolishing the Case Against Steven Avery by John Ferak

I watched Making a Murderer season 1 and 2 and so when I spotted this book recently I decided to buy it and read more about the case. I’m only a little way in and so far it’s mostly what I’ve seen in the Netflix series but I’m still gripped.

  What I recently finished reading:

Lyrebird by Cecelia Ahern

My husband bought me this hardback the year this book was published so I wanted to make sure I definitely finally read it this year. It’s the 4th book from my 20 Books of Summer challenge and I very much enjoyed it. It’s quite a slow, quiet novel but it was wonderful!

Me and the Table by Stephen Hendry

I downloaded the audio of this from Borrowbox on a whim as I’m a huge snooker fan and remember the years of poor Jimmy White never quite managing to beat Hendry in the World Championship Finals. This was a much better book than I expected and I really enjoyed it, I think it was it being on audio and having Hendry narrate it that really made it so good.

Something to Live For by Richard Roper

This book is such a life-affirming novel and I loved every minute that I spent reading it. I’ll be reviewing this one on the 7th July for the blog tour so please look out for my thoughts then!

Hard Pushed by Leah Hazard

I found this book about what it is to be a midwife in the NHS a fascinating read. I’m so glad I read it.

Something to Tell You by Lucy Diamond

This was a light-hearted read that I really enjoyed reading over the last few days. It kept me hooked all the way through.

  What I plan on reading next:

Normal People by Sally Rooney

This is another pick from my 20 Books of Summer and I hope to get to it this week. I’ve found the audio on Scribd* so I may part-listen and part-read it if I struggle with the hardback. I’m keen to see if I enjoy this one anymore than Conversations with Friends!

Reservoir 13 by Jon McGregor

This is one of my 20 Books of Summer too and I’m just in the mood to read it so hopefully I’ll get to read it in the coming days.

The Closer I Get by Paul Burston

This is an ARC I was sent and I am so keen to get to this book, it sounds like one I’m going to love so it’s high on my list to get to in the next week or so!

Then She Vanishes by Claire Douglas

I recently read Last Seen Alive by this author and it reminded me how much I love her writing so I’m even more keen to get to her new one. It sounds like a fab summer thriller so I want to read it asap!

    *I’m a paid member of Scribd (as mentioned above) and they have given me a code that will allow you to sign up and get two months free (and I would get one month free). If you’d like to try them out here is the link. I love Scribd and highly recommend them.

    What have you been reading this week? I’d love to hear. And if you take part in WWW Wednesday or This Week in Books please feel free to leave your link below and I’ll make sure to visit and comment on your post. 🙂

WWW Wednesdays (3 Jul 2019)! WWW Wednesday is a meme hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. It’s open for anyone to join in and is a great way to share what you’ve been reading!