For National Poetry Month, I’m reading A Poetry Handbook by Mary Oliver and finding some delightful words to share for Wondrous Words Wednesday. Last week, the words were about the sounds that letters make. This week, I learned (and re-learned) … Continue reading →
The blog had a busy week. I joined the #GenFab Blog Hop writing a Letter to Me, Age 20. That was fun! One of my Arkansas photos went up in Wordless Wednesday. I wrote about how I cope with peanut butter for … Continue reading →
I’m reading King Lear, the Oxford School edition. Shakespeare is always good for a few new words! The Earl of Gloucester (in observing that the king appears to value his two son-in-laws equally): …for equalities are so weigh’d that curiosity … Continue reading →
With the October Memoir Challenge, Dewey’s Read-a-Thon, and the more usual things that go on my blog, it’s been a full week. Here are the memoir entries of the last week, in order: Age 8: The Boxcar Children — October Memoir … Continue reading →
I woke up early this morning, so I get to catch the tale end of Dewey’s Read-a-Thon. I could, of course, read. But I’ve done so little of that, why break the streak now? I thought I’d spend the last … Continue reading →
Book: The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown Genre: literature Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Publication date: 2011 Pages: 320 Summary: The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown are three young women who return home, having failed in three different ways in their … 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. Little … 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. First, … 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.” We have tickets to see Macbeth in early March. I saw … Continue reading →