I’m sorry it’s been a few days since my last post! I’ve been in the middle of a wonderful writing serendipity… I feel kind of shy about it right now, so I’ll just say this: keep your fingers crossed for me! Since Christmas is now only 6 days away (ack! How did that happen?) I […]
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Wanted: Shakespeare Reading Partners for 2014!
“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.” -William Shakespeare “We know what we are, but not what we may be.” -William Shakespeare “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” -Hamlet “Sit by my side and let the world slip: we shall ne’er be younger.” […]
Friday Book Review: How to Read Literature Like a Professor
I’ve had How To Read Literature Like A Professor on my Kindle wish list for a long time: So it was a nice surprise to find I could borrow it for free from my library’s e-book system. (Does your library have one? Check it out!) I have to confess that I have not finished this book […]
Friday Book Review: Coming Clean
I’m a member of Amazon Prime, so I get a free Kindle book each month from the Kindle Owners Lending Library. Occasionally I’ve hit upon something good in this category (a well-written romance novel, a page-turning thriller) but for the most part, I’ve been disappointed with the selection. But not so in November. I clicked […]
Holiday Bucket List
As I mentioned in my last post, Where’s My Christmas Spirit, I’m starting a holiday bucket list, similar to the Fall Bucket List that I posted back in September. First, for accountability’s sake, let me say that I accomplished everything on the fall list except taking Edwin to the Halloween concert- it was on a Wednesday […]
Bookshelf Link-Up
This week, Modern Mrs. Darcy is doing a link-up of bookshelf displays. Naturally, I couldn’t wait to jump on board. (For those who are new to this blog, it was originally focused on books and reading. Reading was the first, and longest, love of my life.) Voila, my bookshelves!