Happy Easter! Did you know that the date for Easter is based on a moon phase? It’s the first Sunday after the full moon that follows the March equinox. I didn’t get up to see the lunar eclipse, but the … Continue reading →
Last week was busy on my blog! We had another week of great posts for British Isles Friday — it seems there was some pent-up energy for posts about Great Britain and Ireland in the book blogging community. Don’t miss … Continue reading →
I’m reading Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson as part of my Anglophile year, but it’s a wide-ranging book (and over 900 pages) covering two continents and parts of two centuries. So, this is the second time I’ve managed to pull a … Continue reading →
The Liebster Award is making the rounds again and this time with a new twist. I can’t prove it, but I’m pretty sure I got one of these back when I had a library blog. Every time I see it, … Continue reading →
Good morning! Time: // 8:19 am. The scene: // We had some lovely days in the last week. But that’s over now. Back to rainy and cool reading days instead of warm and pretty gardening days. Listening to: // The weather radio. The blares … Continue reading →
The first British Isles Friday blog hop worked great last week! We had many participants with a variety of posts from book reviews to TV show commentary to trip photos — including a description of tea with the Queen! Check … Continue reading →
Bloggiesta was so fun! I loved that it was four days this time. I had time to both socialize and get things done. I joined in all the Twitter chats, at least for a little while, and loved visiting other blogs … Continue reading →
Good morning! Time: // 8:32 am. The scene: // Cooler today — but it was warm enough yesterday for my first gardening work of the year! Listening to: // My Pandora radio station called childhood radio — what I listened to … Continue reading →
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! My blog celebration of St. Patrick’s Day was on Saturday in the form of a Weekend Cooking post about cabbage salad. Cabbage is cheap, plentiful, and tasty around St. Patrick’s Day — so pick up a … Continue reading →
Good morning! Time: // 8:56 am. The scene: // Snapped back to cold and rainy after several days in a row that were nice enough to walk without a jacket. Listening to: // My Cheering up playlist including “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On … Continue reading →