There is nothing I love more than a surprising read. You pick up a book not expecting much and you are sucked into a special relationship with the characters or the story and even when you finish, you just are so thankful that this book came into your life. Am I overplaying this? Hell no.... Continue Reading →
November Wrap Up
Today is the first day of December! I always set aside November for NonFiction Reading and I was doing so well....until I wasn't. I missed posting for both the 4th and 5th week of the NonFiction November but I plan to go back (hopefully later today) and look through all of the other participants posts. That... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday: November 20, 2019
Yahoo! It's Wednesday! That means it is time for WWW Wednesday and, as always, a big thanks goes to Sam @ Taking on a World of Words for hosting this weekly meme that asks the four questions that keep me (decently) organized. What Did I Recently Finish Reading? The only book I finished this week... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: My Top Ten Things I Should Change About My Reading Life (but won’t)
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Every week there is a prompt and every... Continue Reading →
Kindness and Wonder, Why Mr. Rogers Matters Now More Than Ever by Gavin Edwards
"Don't you like to be with real people? People who aren't afraid to make mistakes, and people who just know that life is a gift and relish in it?" Fred Rogers One of the most terrifying moments of television for me was when Mr. Rogers was on Candid Camera. I watched Mr. Rogers on PBS... Continue Reading →
Snacks: A Canadian Food History by Janis Thiessen
One of the best days of my childhood was when my Mom bought my brother and I a gigantic bag of Willie Wonka candy, popped on original version of Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and left the two of us to eat all the candy we wanted. The ability to self-monitor our consumption without our... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday: November 13, 2019
This week has been too long already so I'm doubly thrilled that it is Wednesday. Not only are we half way through the week but it is also time for my favorite meme of them all, WWW Wednesday! If you want to join it - please do! Just answer the following questions: What did you... Continue Reading →
NonFiction November: Week 3
It is already time for Week Three of NonFiction November! This week we are the experts and it is hosted by Katie @ Doing Dewey. Participation is easy. Just name three books on a subject you are / want to become an expert on or name a subject you are interested in and books that fit... Continue Reading →
A Glorious Freedom: Older Women Leading Extraordinary Lives by Lisa Congdon
I was far from cool my whole life. Doing anything different bothered people from the age of 10 to about 23 when suddenly, being different was fascinating and all the odd and unusual things I had been doing my whole childhood made me interesting instead of weird. Whether weird or interesting, doing stuff made me... Continue Reading →
The Illuminae Files
The chance of this not being my favorite series of the year is so slim it's not worth mentioning. But, since I already brought it up... This is the best series I've read this year. These books are winners, each and every one of them. I am obsessed with these books. I formally apologize to each... Continue Reading →
