Dear Caroline, Eleven years ago today, you looked like this. And this is you now. Whenever I sit down to write birthday letters, I think about my writing teacher Lisa Garrigues and I can feel her shiver. The cliches are coming. I just can’t help it. Time flies. It really and truly does. And I […]
Read moreEvery 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 this weekend… The Summer’s Most Unread Book Is… by Jordan Ellenberg really got me thinking about what Kindle reading can reveal. Turns out that every Kindle page lists the […]
Read more“We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.” -William Faulkner
Read moreA few months ago I wrote a post titled, “You”. It was a type of ‘right now, I am…’ or ‘currently, I love…’ As I re-read the post, I realized it would be a fun one to do again. This week, Katherine has begun camp at her beloved Deerkill but Caroline has been with me. […]
Read moreRecently, a great video has been traveling around Facebook. For some reason, I am unable to embed it on my blog so I’m going to direct you instead to a wonderful blog named Girl’s Gone Child written by the super talented Rebecca Woolf. Rebecca’s blog is a wonderful place to visit so do take a moment […]
Read more“The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like a flower.” -Thich Nhat Hanh
Read moreThings have been quiet in my little corner of the internet this week. I keep wanting to write entire posts about everything that has been happening around here and I still might but for now (because those posts don’t seem to be writing themselves!) here’s our week (so far!) in review. I sure am feeling […]
Read more“The world is a great mirror. It reflects back to you what you are. If you are loving, if you are friendly, if you are helpful, the world will prove loving and friendly and helpful to you. The world is what you are.” -Thomas Dreier
Read moreI have been a huge fan of Literary Mama ever since I met it’s Editor in Chief, Caroline Grant, in an on-line class 8 years ago. The site is full of great writing and inspiration and today I am proud to say, you can find my words there. Please click here to read my thoughts […]
Read moreIt’s my favorite time of the month.Today is Twitterature Day, hosted by the lovely Anne at Modern Mrs. Darcy. Below are short, Twitter-style, reviews of books that I have read this past month. Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead. After reading and loving Astonish Me last month, I was anxious to read Maggie Shipstead’s earlier work. It was […]
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