As we’re wrapping up our month of Middlemarch, it seems like a good time to start thinking about next month’s book. For June, my sister and I decided to go … Continue reading Sisters Book Club June 2014: The Sibling Effect
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis My rating: 4 of 5 stars This might sound silly, but this book reminded me that ten-year-old boys are still children. I have … Continue reading Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
We’ve come to the end of the third week of Sisters Book Club’s Middlemarch read, and I’m pleased to report that I have finally caught up with the reading checkpoint for … Continue reading Middlemarch Week 3 Check-In!
Grab your fleece—New England mornings are still chilly in May—and begin your walk at the oldest house in the neighborhood. This split-level made its debut just months before JFK was shot, … Continue reading Your Morning Walk: A Guided Tour
We’re two weeks into the Sisters Book Club reading of Middlemarch! According to the schedule, that means we’ve all read through Book IV. Except for me. I’m still in Book … Continue reading Middlemarch Week 2 Check-In!
Well, the Classics Club posted the Lucky Spin Number this morning, and it’s…#1! Which means I’ll be reading Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist by July 7th. And here’s my entire Spin List … Continue reading Classics Spin #6 Results (and a song I like)
It’s time for Classics Spin #6, and I’m getting my list in under the wire! I went the lazy way this time…I’m just recycling my list from Classics Spin #5 … Continue reading Classics Spin #6
I piled the mail—opened and unopened—in a stack and set it on the shelf above the desk. Onto the cleared surface, I lugged my secondhand sewing machine, ecru and smelling … Continue reading Innocence and Experience
Hey there, Sisters Book Clubbers! How are you enjoying Middlemarch? I confess, I’ve not finished Book II yet, but I’m close, and I’m confident I can catch up over the … Continue reading Middlemarch Week 1 Check-in
My sister and I have been a little disorganized about Sisters Book Club the past few months, but now that she’s done teaching for the summer, we’re going to try and put … Continue reading Sisters Book Club May Selection: Middlemarch
I received this book from LibraryThing’s Early Reviewers program.This is an incredible novel. Francis-Sharma has a light touch with complex characters, leading the reader gently through two decades in the … Continue reading ‘Til the Well Runs Dry by Lauren Francis-Sharma
The first day of each month, I’m posting a summary of what I read the previous month and what I plan to read in the coming month. I would love … Continue reading Bookends: April 2014
Imperfect Happiness 