Dewey’s #Readathon is Today!
Today is the day! I cooked up some snacks (kale chips and macaroons) last night, got a reasonable amount of sleep, worked out, then sat down to breakfast and a book. … Continue reading Dewey’s #Readathon is Today!
Author: Charity
24-Hour Readathon Booklist
So, I don’t expect to read for twenty-four hours straight, nor do I expect to finish (or even start) all of these books. But this is what I have in … Continue reading 24-Hour Readathon Booklist
Twenty-four Hours of Reading
It’s possible that the decade of chronic sleep deprivation has finally caught up with me and is seriously clouding my judgment, but I just signed up for Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon. … Continue reading Twenty-four Hours of Reading
Weekly Walk 28
The fourth week after the vernal equinox, we hiked in the rain, with my son playing ninja and scaring me by disappearing off the trail from time to time and proving … Continue reading Weekly Walk 28
Weekly Walk 27
The third week after the vernal equinox, our hike was 36°F. And look! It’s winter again! *sigh*
Bookends: March 2016
Like February, March was a lighter reading month for me. I didn’t even manage to finish this month’s SBC selection (The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford) before April 1. … Continue reading Bookends: March 2016
Weekly Walk 26
The second week after the vernal equinox, our hike was 46°F and very windy.
Weekly Walk 25
For our first hike after the vernal equinox, it was 42°F and windy with just a bit of snow left on the ground from our first-day-of-spring snow showers.
Chocolate: The Tastiest Surprise
Today I looked through a cupboard I look through multiple times a day, but this time, I found a surprise: A single-serving packet of drinking chocolate that I vaguely remember buying. … Continue reading Chocolate: The Tastiest Surprise
How to build a house in an afternoon.
I share genetics with some very crafty people. When we were kids, my mom would hand-sew our costumes each Halloween, often creating the patterns herself or dramatically modifying existing patterns … Continue reading How to build a house in an afternoon.
Weekly Walk 24
I was quite sick this week, and we had to work hard to eke out a hike before the vernal equinox in a few days (it’s the twelfth week since the winter solstice). Luckily, I … Continue reading Weekly Walk 24
Weekly Walk 23
Eleven weeks after the winter solstice, and we’re definitely getting closer to spring. It was 46°F when we left the house and it warmed by ten degrees during our walk. We were … Continue reading Weekly Walk 23
Imperfect Happiness 