It’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 […]
Read moreA random collection of photos to detail the past few days… A mom at our elementary school created these works of art for our bake sale. What I would give for the ability to do this. Look closely. They are like snowflakes. Not a single one alike. Katherine and I fell in love with this welcome […]
Read more“Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls.” -Joseph Campbell
Read moreThanks to my friend Jill (and Facebook), I just finished reading one of my favorite articles of the year. I suppose it is easy to love something that aligns perfectly with your beliefs and I know there are other sides to every coin but for now, let me share… Our family is in the midst […]
Read moreThere are times I feel guilty about not using my ‘real camera’ enough. I think about how much I love the pictures that I take when I use it. I think about the cost. I think about what I should be doing as I work to become a better photographer. But then there are the […]
Read more“Time is the coin of your life. You spend it. Do not allow others to spend it for you.” -Carl Sandburg
Read moreAnyone who knows me or has read even a tiny bit of this blogs knows that I am big fan of reading and books. I read all sorts of things from fiction to memoir to chick lit. I am especially fond of children’s books. I love picture books, easy readers, early chapter books and middle […]
Read moreReading Astonish Me by Maggie Shipstead which is astonishing because it is about a ballerina which is not typically my go-to topic. Listening to The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd. I used to listen to a lot of audio books and for some unknown reason I stopped. I was thrilled when Nina Badzin […]
Read moreA few weeks ago, I wrote a post detailing some of my favorite articles from my weekend newspaper reading. I had fun writing the post and readers seemed to enjoy reading it so I thought I would write another edition of “The Weekend Papers.” Here goes… Me, My Shelfie, and I (WSJ) by Dale Hrabi explores […]
Read more“To pay attention, that is our endless and proper work.” -Mary Oliver
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