Spelling Lessons
My son—who will turn three next month—loves playing with magnetic letters on the refrigerator. He lines them up and tells me what they spell. Like this one: He says it … Continue reading Spelling Lessons
Author: Charity
Book Review: The Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier
The Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier My rating: 3 of 5 stars Several years ago, a little artsy theater in Menlo Park, California, had on its marquee just, “Vermeer was … Continue reading Book Review: The Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier
Hike Anxiety
Hiking in California or Utah, we risked meeting up with mountain lions. Hiking in New England, we risk encounters with ticks. I’m much more anxious about the ticks than I … Continue reading Hike Anxiety
Weekly Photo Challenge: Movement
This is my photographic response to this week’s photo challenge by The Daily Post. I like taking photos, especially for this type of challenge. I find it leads me to see … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Movement
Book Review: Wet Earth and Dreams: A Narrative of Grief and Recovery
Wet Earth and Dreams: A Narrative of Grief and Recovery by Jane Lazarre My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is one of several “uncorrected page proofs” I received as … Continue reading Book Review: Wet Earth and Dreams: A Narrative of Grief and Recovery
Midwestern Meander 2012: The Ohio Leg
“Midwestern Meander” is the name I’ve given the road trip we took in late June 2012. We traveled from our home in New England to Niagara Falls, across Ontario to … Continue reading Midwestern Meander 2012: The Ohio Leg
Book Review: The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides My rating: 4 of 5 stars I finished this book late the night before packing my husband, our two kids, my Vita-Mix, and ten … Continue reading Book Review: The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
Weekly Photo Challenge: Fleeting Moment
This is my photographic response to a recent photo challenge by The Daily Post (I’m a little behind, so this is the second of two catch-up posts). I like taking photos, especially … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Fleeting Moment
Weekly Photo Challenge: Create
This is my photographic response to a recent photo challenge by The Daily Post (I’m a little behind, so this is one of two catch-up posts). I like taking photos, especially for … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Create
Book Review: When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka
When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka My rating: 4 of 5 stars When the Emperor Was Divine follows an American family of Japanese descent from their home in … Continue reading Book Review: When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka
Weekly Photo Challenge: Close
This is my photographic response to this week’s photo challenge by The Daily Post. I like taking photos, especially for this type of challenge. I find it leads me to see … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Close
Book Review: Beowulf the Warrior retold by Ian Serrailier
Beowulf the Warrior retold by Ian Serraillier (Illustrated by Severin) My rating: 5 of 5 stars My daughter and I recently began volume 2 of Susan Wise Bauer’s The Story of the … Continue reading Book Review: Beowulf the Warrior retold by Ian Serrailier
Imperfect Happiness 