This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic at The Broke and The Bookish is a back to school theme: Top Ten Book Characters That Would Be Sitting At My Lunch Table. 1 and 2. Harriet the Spy and Jo from Little Women so … Continue reading →
Don’t you love it when something like an author bus tour comes to your town? And, don’t you hate it when circumstances conspire so that you can’t attend? Sigh. That’s where I am with the Fall in Love Tour. The … Continue reading →
Time: // 8:15 am. The scene: // Hot, hot, hot. Our first real heat wave of the summer. We’re expected to get to three digits today. St. Louisans aren’t mad dogs or Englishmen, so the chaos that made the news last week has calmed for … Continue reading →
Time: // 8:49 am. The scene: // Wet and humid. It feels warmer than it is because it’s so muggy. We needed the rain, for all kinds of reasons Listening to: // “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley: “Don’t worry about a thing, ‘cuz every little thing gonna … Continue reading →
I’ve become fascinated by bell-ringing as it’s practiced all over the British Isles and hope to hear some ringing when we visit England this fall, especially on Sunday mornings. One of the first things to know is that if you’re … Continue reading →
The trip to England is getting close enough, now, that I’m starting to think in terms of what I can still get read before the trip, what will be fun to read while on the trip, and what will have to … Continue reading →
Time: // 8:40 am. The scene: // Warm and sunny. We’ve had a remarkably mild summer in St. Louis so no one, for a change, is complaining about the weather. Listening to: // “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” — I added it to my Good … Continue reading →
Book: The Diet Fix: Why Diets Fail and How to Make Yours Work by Yoni Freedhoff Genre: Diet book Publisher: Harmony Books Publication date: 2014 Pages: 336 Source: Library, then purchased Summary: The Diet Fix is directed at serial dieters, not that others can’t benefit … Continue reading →
It’s Paris in July, so I wanted to learn about Benjamin Franklin’s time in Paris from Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson. Over the 4th of July weekend, I learned about his time in London, where he attempted … Continue reading →
I’m participating in my first ever Review-a-Thon this weekend. This is a monthly event hosted by Brianna at The Book Vixen. So far, it’s been a record-smashing success. I wrote four book reviews yesterday! Here’s what I’m still hoping to … Continue reading →