Middlemarch Week 3 Check-In!
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!
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Your Morning Walk: A Guided Tour
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
Middlemarch Week 2 Check-In!
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!
Classics Spin #6 Results (and a song I like)
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)
Classics Spin #6
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
Innocence and Experience
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
Middlemarch Week 1 Check-in
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
Sisters Book Club May Selection: Middlemarch
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
‘Til the Well Runs Dry by Lauren Francis-Sharma
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
Bookends: April 2014
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
The Fine Print
My spouse, our kids, and I recently returned from a fantastic 3,000-mile road trip from New England to southern Florida and back up through the Appalachian Mountains. We spent an … Continue reading The Fine Print
Carolina Dreaming
I walk along the red clay path past white dogwood blooms. My son spots a black and orange millipede. We stop to watch it cross the path and see a second … Continue reading Carolina Dreaming
Imperfect Happiness 