I was in a bit of a book slump in June, but I made up for it while we were on vacation in July. I still can't knit (damn elbow tendonitis...) and I find that I don't enjoy trying to embroider in the car, too bumpy a lot of the time. So...while we were in the car for 3400 miles, I read. A ... VIEW POST
Open for business
I've worn a lot of hats over the years, but my true love has always been books. My very first job was as a Page at the Bill Library in Ledyard, CT. I shelved books. I knew the Dewey Decimal System like the back of my hand. It may not sound very glamorous, but that job is still the one I claim as my ... VIEW POST
Book Review: Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Details Title and Author: Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein Publisher: Hyperion Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction Publication Date: May 15, 2012 Pages: 343 Source: Library book, hardcover Kid-rating: I would love for my boys to read this. I would hope that they could get ... VIEW POST
Top Ten Books I Wouldn’t Mind Santa Bringing Me
So, last week's top 10 list was super fun, and after visiting lots of the other lists, via The Broke and the Bookish, I ended up adding way too many books to my to-read list. I suspect the same thing will happen this week...as we talk about the Top Ten Books I Wouldn't Mind Santa Bringing ... VIEW POST
What I did while my blog was on vacation
1. Spent way too much time checking to see if my blog and e-mail and other websites were BACK from vacation. 2. Played Pathwords on Facebook. 3. Tried to quilt a finish quilting a quilt that I'm having trouble with (choosing a design, the fabric is super-busy and I don't know what to do. ... VIEW POST
Today was Monday, right?
Between multiple days off school (unplanned) and various other things going on, I sometimes lose track of what day it is. I do know that today was Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so I guess that means it was, in fact, Monday. I had seen the idea in a number of places: spend the day in service, and as ... VIEW POST
