Category Archives: Books

Embarrassment of Riches Challenge – January check-in

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

At the beginning of the year, I decided to participate in the Embarrassment of Riches reading challenge hosted by Author Patricia Burroughs.   The goal of the challenge is to make a dent in that stack of books I’ve intended to … Continue reading →

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A book signing

Posted on July 22, 2012 by

I went to a book signing yesterday. A bit out of the norm for me.  There are very few things that can entice me enough to schlep down into the city, fight crowds of rude strangers,and waste hours standing in … Continue reading →

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Things I learned this week (November 7 – November 13)

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

I learned this week… …that snickerdoodles will be added to my holiday cookie line up this year.  I’ve made all sorts of cookies over the years – chocolate chip, pizzelles, peanut butter, spice cookies, etc. – but never snickerdoodles.  I … Continue reading →

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Things I learned this week (October 30 – November 6)

Posted on November 6, 2011 by

I learned this week… …that big white angel wings are a hot commodity during Halloween.  My daughter decided at the last possible minute that she wanted to go to trick-or-treating dressed as Max from James Patterson’s Maximum Ride series.  For … Continue reading →

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Things I learned this week (October 16 – October 22)

Posted on October 23, 2011 by

I learned this week… …that Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Miller’s Tale is bawdy, raunchy, and not unlike a lot of off humor comedies in popular culture.  It’s not usually the kind of thing I find entertaining.  I mean, I think I am the only … Continue reading →

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Things I learned this week (September 17 – September 23)

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

I learned this week… …that the first day of fall is the perfect way to end the week.  It doesn’t matter that there will be no earth shattering kaboom, no fireworks, or fanfare.  The revelation that summer is finally officially over … Continue reading →

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Things I Learned This Week (September 10 – September 16)

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

I learned this week: …that my daughter has kicked “Georgie” to the curb.  She took exception to his giving out her phone number without her permission.  “I gave him two chances, Mom.  He’s not getting a third.”  Good girl.  Of course, it … Continue reading →

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My Very Own Stash of Bookshelf Porn

Posted on September 5, 2011 by

I never really understood the term “bookshelf porn”.  Sure, I get the concept.   Orgasmic state of euphoria induced by photographs of artfully (and not so artfully) arranged rows of shelves crammed full of books of all shapes and sizes.  I love books – love … Continue reading →

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My summer reading

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

There is a temperate zone in the mind, between luxurious indolence and exacting work; and it is to this region, just between laziness and labor, that summer reading belongs.  ~Henry Ward Beecher I don’t get to read as much as … Continue reading →

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