Welcome to British Isles Friday! British Isles Friday is a weekly event for sharing all things British — reviews, photos, opinions, trip reports, guides, links, resources, personal stories, interviews, and research posts. Join us each Friday to link your British-themed … Continue reading →
I never seem to have as much to say about fiction as I do about nonfiction, so I’m going to provide short reviews of novels waiting on my To Be Reviewed stack. I finished The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro … Continue reading →
It’s been a couple of weeks since I wrote a Monday post. During that time, I completed my Live Like Julia project to celebrate the book Julia Child Rules by Karen Karbo. Last week, I wrote a list of those posts in … Continue reading →
Good morning! Time: // 8:50 am The scene: // It’s raining! We started watering our trees last week because it’s been so long since it rained. The corn crop in Missouri will be very happy as well. Listening to: // … Continue reading →
In case you missed it, I had a piece published on Huff/Post50 over the weekend! Check out A Librarian’s Tips for Healthy Holiday Parties. Please click, comment if you want, and share! And thanks to the many people who have … Continue reading →
Last week’s post were about exercise and the heat (Readers’ Workouts July 3) and the 2012 Farm Bill (Book Review: Food Fight by Daniel Imhoff). Read I finished the ebook I was reading on my phone, No Longer a Gentleman … Continue reading →
I’ll be working on posting photos from Ireland for several weeks yet. Here are two batches from last week: Wordless Wednesday — Ireland Edition 2 Saturday Snapshots — Ireland Edition I reviewed two books set during World War II last … Continue reading →
Wondrous Words Wednesday is hosted by Bermudaonion’s Weblog. Kathy says: “Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where we share new (to us) words that we’ve encountered in our reading.” In the past few ragweed-pollen infused days, I read the two … Continue reading →
It’s Monday! What Are Your Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by Sheila of Book Journey. Be sure to check out her post today to see her selections and the list of links to all the other participating bloggers. This … Continue reading →
Today’s Booking Through Thursday question is: What’s the most romantic book you’ve ever read? (Mind you, I don’t mean the hard-core stuff you hide in plain wrappers under your mattress. I mean True Love, Romance, deeply emotional, heart-tugging, and all … Continue reading →