I had put off putting together my 'Best Of' list for the year, as I had a couple of new-to-me titles I wanted to read before bidding farewell to 2019, and I didn't know how they would be. But after a lazy winter Sunday with no plans and a snowstorm that kept me home all … Continue reading Best Books of 2019
Jade City
Sunday Sum Up: October 13, 2019
It was apple week around here. Not Apple the computer company. Apple the fruit. On Sunday morning, my book club headed out to a local orchard to pick apples. It was the perfect day for it- cloudy and just cool enough to be comfortable and keep the bugs at bay. We wandered the rows of … Continue reading Sunday Sum Up: October 13, 2019
Sunday Sum Up: October 6, 2019
It is definitely October. On Monday, the last day of September, the high was 93°F. Friday night it was 52°F when I attended a local Shakespeare company's outdoor production of Macbeth, and my radiators were on when I got home. The National Weather Service is predicting freezing weather by next weekend. I mean, I was … Continue reading Sunday Sum Up: October 6, 2019
Sunday Sum Up- September 29, 2019
Well. Last week was a weird week. I made plans. I intended to carry them out. Life had different plans-- like a flat tire that wiped out my Monday evening. Fun. Also, I had Mina the Kitten spayed on Wednesday, and the vet told me to limit her activity for 7-10 days. Can someone tell … Continue reading Sunday Sum Up- September 29, 2019
Sunday Sum-Up- September 8, 2019
Want a good way to confuse your smartphone? Live 1,000 or more miles from the nearest ocean or sea and download an app that tells you when tides will be high or low. Watch it try to find the nearest beaches and give you locations in both Massachusetts and Texas. Tidal schedules will be more … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up- September 8, 2019
Sunday Sum Up, August 25, 2019
People on the East Coast of the US like to make odd claims about the American Midwest, and one of their favorites seems to be that here in the Heartland, we don't lock our doors. In August, this is true only because the heat and humidity cause the doors to swell and so make them … Continue reading Sunday Sum Up, August 25, 2019
July Summary and August Preview
I'm always happy when July comes to a close, if only because it means that the hot weather is mostly past, and my beloved Sweater Weather is that much closer. And no, I didn't mind the end of summer when I was a kid, either. A small, nerdy kid who preferred books to social gatherings … Continue reading July Summary and August Preview
Goodreads Monday: Jade City
Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme where we randomly select a book from our Goodreads To Be Read list and share it with the world. It’s hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners, so be sure to link back to her site so that we can all see what everyone plans to read! Jade City (The … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: Jade City
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