At a recent meeting of my book club, one of my friends told us about how a guy friend was teaching her how to play Dungeons and Dragons and had suggested that she read Robert Jordan's Eye of the World, the first installment of the Wheel of Time series. I refrained from rolling my eyes … Continue reading I Want to Start Reading Adult Fantasy, But Where Do I Start?
Katherine Arden
Top Books of 2018
As 2018 draws to a close, we all look back at the things we did and try to figure out the best and worst of it all. With 155 books read so far this year, I have a lot of titles that I read and loved. Unsurprisingly, most of these books are fantasy or science … Continue reading Top Books of 2018
Book Review- The Girl in the Tower
The Girl in the Tower (The Winternight Trilogy #2) by Katherine Arden Fantasy 363 pages Published December 2017 From Goodreads: The magical adventure begun in The Bear and the Nightingale continues as brave Vasya, now a young woman, is forced to choose between marriage or life in a convent and instead flees her home—but soon … Continue reading Book Review- The Girl in the Tower
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
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
June Summary and July Preview
Is there anything more fun to do on a Friday night than spending forty-five minutes trying to figure out what has gone terribly wrong with your camera or editing software before figuring out that you merely changed a camera setting, and that's why things are wonky? So that was my Friday night. Part of it, … Continue reading June Summary and July Preview
Review: The Bear and the Nightingale
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden 322 pages Published January 10, 2017 From Goodreads: At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses. But Vasilisa doesn’t mind—she spends the winter nights huddled around the embers of a fire with her beloved siblings, listening … Continue reading Review: The Bear and the Nightingale
Sunday Sum-Up
I can't complain about the weather this time. It's been absolutely gorgeous. No one is running their air conditioners, everyone's windows are open, and the neighborhood kids are spending their evenings outside. Fireflies are everywhere, and so too, it seems are playful dogs. In other words, it's practically paradise around here. I've been taking advantage … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
The Good, The Bad, and The Fireflies
First off, the bad news: I have, as of tonight, run out of my stock of Celestial Seasonings Candy Cane Lane green tea. Tragedy, right? My favorite decaf tea, and it's seasonal. Now it's true that I could very sweetly ask my friend who lives just miles from the Celestial Seasonings headquarters (she's the one … Continue reading The Good, The Bad, and The Fireflies
Traveling in Books 