A Sinking Feeling
I fear that I’m not cut out for homeownership. Back in our early 20’s, friends told my spouse and me about why they loved buying a house versus renting. “You get … Continue reading A Sinking Feeling
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Weekly Walk 20.5
Two days after our frigid hike on Valentine’s Day, the temperatures rose ridiculously, so we took a bonus hike, just to be out in everything to experience the difference. For this … Continue reading Weekly Walk 20.5
Weekly Walk 20
This week—eight weeks after the winter solstice—we took a bonus hike to experience both the near-record low temperatures followed by near-record highs two days later. First, the cold hike, which took … Continue reading Weekly Walk 20
The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout
The Burgess Boys is the SBC February 2016 selection. Next month’s selection is Nancy Mitford’s The Pursuit of Love. Visit our Goodreads group to join the conversation! The Burgess Boys … Continue reading The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout
Weekly Walk 19
Remember how I said it felt like spring last week? It’s now seven weeks after the winter solstice, and we’ve had two winter storms since our hike last week.
Raising Readers: Selecting Books
A week or so ago, I wrote about how my spouse and I accidentally created a Reading Culture at our house, and then accidentally inculcated our children into it. Today, I wanted to … Continue reading Raising Readers: Selecting Books
Bookends: January 2016
Did you all know it’s February? Turns out it is, and it has been for nearly five days now. And I totally missed posting my Bookends post for January on February … Continue reading Bookends: January 2016
Weekly Walk 18
It’s six weeks after the winter solstice, and darned if it doesn’t feel like spring.
Bright-Sided by Barbara Ehrenreich
Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America by Barbara Ehrenreich The first time I encountered a vision board was in the late 1990’s when some friends … Continue reading Bright-Sided by Barbara Ehrenreich
Raising Readers: Reading Culture
I was sitting and reading one afternoon last fall when the cat got up from my lap and, wakened from the world of the novel on my lap, I realized … Continue reading Raising Readers: Reading Culture
The Makioka Sisters by Jun’ichirō Tanizaki
The Makioka Sisters by Jun’ichirō Tanizaki My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Makioka Sisters is the January 2016 selection for the SBC (Sisters Book Club). February’s book is The … Continue reading The Makioka Sisters by Jun’ichirō Tanizaki
Weekly Walk 17
Five weeks after the winter solstice, with the rest of the east coast of the United States reeling from record (or near-record) snowfalls, we got a pleasant 3-ish inches.
Imperfect Happiness 