Double Digits!
Thursday, May 6th, 2010Whoever’s idea it was, it was a good one. Happy 10th Anniversary, Darling!
Friends Old and New
Friday, March 26th, 2010Breaking news: the next Flavia de Luce adventure is out! The Weed That Strings the Hangman’s Bag was published in the US on March 9th. As I tweeted earlier this week: “Woo hoo, Flavia’s back!! And yes, I put myself on the hold list at the library before sending this alert.” I’m # 72 on [...]
Someone’s in the Kitchen…
Sunday, March 14th, 2010We had quite the culinary adventure today, my darling and I. Our green-thumb neighbor gave us a large bunch of wonderfully fragrant rosemary (and invited us to feel free to cut more whenever we liked–nice neighbor!), so we decided to make a herb-encrusted roast. We bought a 2-pound carton of French beans last weekend, which [...]
Potpourri 2.15.10
Monday, February 15th, 2010Springy greetings from the Pacific Northwest! I used to hate this short little month so much, until I moved to a place where February is when the first flowers bloom. Now, I’m quite fond of it. The daffodils in the neighbors’ yard look ready to pop any day now, and our irises are racing them. [...]
Swimmies!
Sunday, January 17th, 2010Rachel and I finally checked out the local swimwear boutique yesterday–she, to get something more suitable (hah!) for our frequent swimming schedule, and I to scope the possibilities for the next time I need a new suit. (And to buy great new flip-flops. And a cruise-worthy straw bag. And we both tried on hats, but [...]
A Reading Life
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010If my life has a lodestar, it’s books. They have been my constant companion for as long as I can remember, and the only topic of sufficient interest and variety I could devote a blog to. Other hobbies flourish and fade, and even they are a vehicle for more books in my life: captivated by [...]
Patience…
Friday, September 11th, 2009…is a virtue, one I value and must actively work on in my life. There’s so much falling-in-love, head-rushy fun in succumbing to impulse, and the pleasures of patience are an acquired taste. Penelope Lively is doing her part to teaching me patience. I threw her book Judgment Day into my bag on the way [...]
Mother’s Day
Sunday, May 10th, 2009“Everyone talks about Mother’s Day, but nobody does anything about it.” Wait, that’s not right. Lots of people do lots of stuff for Mother’s Day: they send cards and flowers, they take their mothers, sisters and wives out for brunch or tea, they present the honorees with chocolates and jewelry. Some take a quiet moment [...]
My Little Book Problem
Saturday, July 19th, 2008We ran errands in the Hollywood district today: post office, farmers’ market, antique shop. A pleasant, and common, Saturday morning for us. I’ve been craving kohlrabi in much the way I imagine Rapunzel’s mother craved that rampion, and I had six (!) Bookmooch books to send off. That made a total of 10 sent this [...]
Iowa Spring
Monday, May 26th, 2008Oh, hello, blog! How’ve you been? My, you haven’t changed a bit! Me? Oh, you know, the usual: lots of working and walking, reading and knitting. I took a trip back to the homestead in April, and had a great week of relaxing and visiting with the family. Would you like a slideshow of the [...]
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