Category Archives: reading

The Secret Lesson of Books and Grief

Strange. Emotional spilling over. While reading a book, I move from one scene to the next — one sentence to the next — and start to cry. With no hint of a reason why.

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Time Suck

I have a friend who has been unplugged for a month now. A noble gesture for sure, but one I’m unwilling to emulate. I don’t have cable, so I don’t watch TV, but I am a movie junkie and definitely … Continue reading

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Soooo Many Books To Read

A surprising, or not so surprising, by-product of attending writers conferences, is the books you end up buying that you weren’t planning on. I came home with four more (not counting the review copy of Tasting Rain that was waiting … Continue reading

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"Nook"y on the Plane

I have a Nook. I got it in the divorce. I’ve only used it once though, and I didn’t buy it for myself. (I didn’t inhale disclaimer.) My ex bought it for himself, and then bought the iPad he really wanted … Continue reading

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"And Only to Deceive"

Hooray! I have re-discovered it! Apparently this is a first book in a series of mysteries during this time period. I can’t wait to read the rest of them. Tasha Alexander, here I come.

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I don’t know the title or the author … Damn!

Things I remember about the book: *kind-of a gothic, Jane Austen type *main character was a young widow who didn’t know her husband (he’d died shortly after marrying her and it wasn’t a marriage of love on her part) *she … Continue reading

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"A Fine Mess: Living and Parenting Simpler, Greener, Cheaper, and Wiser"

I was invited to write a review for an upcoming book by fellow blogger, Michelle Kennedy Hogan a while ago. Her title peaked my curiosity, “A Fine Mess: Living and Parenting Simpler, Greener, Cheaper and Wiser,” because this is my … Continue reading

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Personality Types: Estp’s, Infp’s, and Enfj’s … O MY!

I just finished reading a book about different personality types (based on the Meyers-Briggs tests) and how to nurture our kids while taking those personality types into account. For instance, Aubrey is (based on my feeble attempts at ‘labeling’ her) … Continue reading

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Random

We had book club tonight. Well, I did. Paul dropped out. He wasn’t having any fun. He enjoyed the conversations, but he wouldn’t read any of the books. Aubrey went skating with a friend and ended up going to their … Continue reading

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It’s turning around — A Good Day Today

Had a great day today. Cleaned and ran errands this morning. Bought some flowers for the front porch that I’m hoping to plant tomorrow, and hosted a crafting circle. We painted, talked and knitted, and sculpted, too. It was fun … Continue reading

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