I’ve been dealing with allergies and other minor medical issues. That’s been bad for my exercise and many other things, but great for my reading! Read In the last couple of weeks, I read both of the books in Marissa … Continue reading →
Book: Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us by Michael Moss Genre: Nonfiction Publisher: Random House Publication date: 2013 Pages: 446 Source: Library Summary: Michael Moss, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting in 2010 for research and writing about food safety issues, … Continue reading →
Bloggiesta is over. Here are the blog and social media feats that I accomplished over three days. Explored feed readers to replace Google Reader with a mini-challenge hosted by The Picky Girl: Google Reader Replacement Options — A Bloggiesta Mini-Challenge. Created a … Continue reading →
The annual Orchid Show at the Missouri Botanical Garden features a Madagascar theme with informative signs and beautiful flowers. And crowds. Taking really good photos is a challenge, especially since powerful fans cause delicate petals to shimmy. When we saw … Continue reading →
The first three items on my Bloggiesta list are always the same. Rick did the first one for me last night, so I got a head start! Back up WordPress site with FileZilla Back up blog with WordPress Tools Do … Continue reading →
I’m trying to learn a little French in advance of our trip to France in May. I thought I would report here on my progress and the interesting little things that I’m learning about differences and similarities between French and … Continue reading →
It’s been a few weeks since I put up a Monday post. I wonder if I can remember everything I read? Read I read two books in conjunction with African American Read-In events in February. The first was for the … Continue reading →
Book: Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones Genre: Fiction Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill Publication date: 2011 Pages: 340 Source: Library Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones is the book we chose for the African American Read-In at 1330v~Thoughts of an Eclectic … Continue reading →
Weekend Cooking readers may remember that I’ve focused on heart health previously in February. I took some of that experience and turned it into a piece for the Huffington Post. Check it out here: A Librarian’s Tips for a Healthy Heart. … Continue reading →
Book: Kitchen Literacy: How We Lost Knowledge of Where Food Comes from and Why We Need to Get It Back by Ann Vileisis Genre: history, food Publisher: Shearwater Books Publication date: 2010 Pages: 332 Source: Library Summary: In the form … Continue reading →