Every so often, I write a post about the pieces that struck me in the Sunday papers. Here are a few articles that I thought were worth discussing… Katherine has a very discerning palate (insert the p word here) so I am always looking for ways to expand her repertoire. Therefore, I was thrilled to […]
Read more“Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you ever can.” -John Weasley
Read moreA few weeks ago, I traveled to New Orleans with Rob on a work trip. Hands down the best part of the trip (aside from catching up with friends, of course!) was the experience that we had learning about Dear World. Our first night there, we walked in to a welcome party to discover a […]
Read moreAwhile back I wrote a post titled Last but Not Least. It was fun so I am doing it again. Here goes… The Last… book I read: I just finished Still Alice by Lisa Genova which was recommended to me by the founder of Great New Books, Jennifer King. I always know I will enjoy a […]
Read more“This is a very important practice. Live your daily life in a way that you never lose yourself. When you are carried away with your worries, fears, cravings, anger and desire, you run away from yourself and you lose yourself. The practice is always to go back to oneself.” -Thich Nhat Hanh
Read moreLast week, I joined Rob on a work trip to New Orleans. It had been two years since we had traveled without the girls so it was an exciting adventure for us, for the girls and for my in-laws who graciously spent the week at our house. Being that it was a work trip, we […]
Read moreIt’s been a long time since I’ve written a Book of the Week post. I do feel sad that I’ve let this column go a bit but I am glad that when I first introduced it, I was wise enough to call it a ‘weekly-ish’ column. Looks like I knew myself pretty well on this […]
Read moreI love my Kindle for reading fiction but for some reason, I can’t seem to make the leap with nonfiction. I need to be able to look ahead and look back. I need to flip the pages and look at charts and graphs. I need to look and see the book lists that authors so […]
Read more“Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is.” -Maxim Gorky
Read moreIt’s my favorite time of the month.Today is Twitterature Day, hosted by the lovely Anne at Modern Mrs. Darcy. Astonish Me by Maggie Shipstead is an amazingly beautiful book. By a completely lucky coincidence, I am reviewing Astonish Me at Great New Books today so please hop on over there to read my review. The Riverman by […]
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