While Winter Storm Harper is battering the eastern US, it missed us entirely. The initial predictions claimed we were going to get up to twenty inches of snow, but we ended up with some freezing fog and exactly zero snow. If I had to choose between the bitter cold we did get or twenty inches … Continue reading Sunday Sum Up, 01/20/2019
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Historical Fiction
Historical: (hiˈstôrək(ə)l) - of or concerning history; concerning past events; belonging to the past, not the present; (especially of a novel or movie) set in the past Fiction: (fikSH(ə)n) - literature in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people; invention or fabrication as opposed to fact; a … Continue reading What We Talk About When We Talk About Historical Fiction
Sunday Sum-Up
It's been a quiet week here, except for when lightning struck nearby and I thought something had exploded because the thunder was SO LOUD! But other than that, it's been quiet. And gloomy. It feels a bit like London outside with the clouds and the occasional rain. I'll take it, though. I'm down for some … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
Top Five Friday: Favorite Albums from High School
It seems like the music you listen to is one of the most important things you use to declare who you are when you're a teenager. It used to be that you could drag a discman to school and let your CDs spill out of your bag at lunch, declaring to the world, "I listen … Continue reading Top Five Friday: Favorite Albums from High School
Top Five Friday: Period Pieces, Television
On this edition of Top Five Friday, I'll be talking about my favorite historical dramas, but unlike my last discussion of period pieces, which was about movies, I'll be talking about my favorite historical television shows. As much as I like period pieces in film, I like the TV shows better. Because they have more … Continue reading Top Five Friday: Period Pieces, Television
Sunday Sum-Up, Birthday Edition
It's my birthday! And no, I'm not telling you how old I am. It's been a laid back birthday weekend, aside from a little craziness at work yesterday. Last night I went out to dinner with some friends I hadn't seen for a while. They were in town for state high school basketball, and we … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, Birthday Edition
Sunday Sum-Up
It snowed just about every day this week. Not a lot each time- just an inch or three- but enough to make everything sparkly and white outside. If it were just a little bit warmer, a person could happily go for a walk in all of that, but when it's 3°F and one still has … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
Sunday Sum-Up, or, Of Mice in Pants
It's been a funny week around here. Fortunately, because it's only warmed up a little from our New Year's Day low of -19°F. When you're stuck inside because it's freezing cold and windy out, you want something to lift your spirits and the long, dark nights are not helping with that. I've been watching a … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, or, Of Mice in Pants
Year in Review- 2017
What do you do with a year like 2017? Politically, it's been a dumpster fire almost from the start with enough insanity to make you laugh manically, sob hysterically, or in many cases, run for office because you can't stand what's going on. Looking at the mess politicians are making of the wider world almost … Continue reading Year in Review- 2017
Sunday Sum-Up
In spite of the warm weather, Autumn is here! Most of the leaves have turned, and with that low, autumnal light, my drive to work is completely gorgeous! I live in an older part of town where the streets are lined with old, tall trees whose leaves have all turned yellow and gold with a … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
