Bookends: December 2020
December brought my pandemic birthday, pandemic Christmas, pandemic New Year’s Eve, and the rain I’ve so anxiously been hoping for. I couldn’t stand rain when I lived in Ohio. A … Continue reading Bookends: December 2020
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TBR List Declutter, Bonus Issue 2
Tangent: Podcasts for Suburban Walks The past month or so I’ve been taking long walks over the weekend. I try to get in the neighborhood of ten miles. I always … Continue reading TBR List Declutter, Bonus Issue 2
TBR List Declutter, Bonus Issue 1
Tangent: Bully Pulpit As my daughter approached middle-school age, memories of my own experiences at that age started bubbling to the surface. Because I don’t want to color her experience, … Continue reading TBR List Declutter, Bonus Issue 1
TBR List Declutter, Issue 51
Tangent: But Wait, There’s More! This TBR List Declutter post brings us to 750 titles, which means this is the last post of the series. But wait! If you’re despondent … Continue reading TBR List Declutter, Issue 51
TBR List Declutter, Issue 50
Tangent: Gettysburg Address “‘But in a larger sense,’” I read, “‘we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow—this ground.’” In our history studies we’d gotten back around to the Gettysburg Address. … Continue reading TBR List Declutter, Issue 50
TBR List Declutter, Issue 49
Tangent: TBR Tough Love Since we moved to California, I’ve not been reading much. Even accounting for months of transition and determining where everything from our old house should go … Continue reading TBR List Declutter, Issue 49
TBR List Declutter, Issue 48
Tangent: Missing, After Seven Months in California Things I miss about Massachusetts: Picking fruit throughout the summer and fall. Snow sparkles. Animal tracks in the snow. The clean, sharp feeling … Continue reading TBR List Declutter, Issue 48
TBR List Declutter, Issue 47
Tangent: Duplicity, or Junior High: You Can Check Out, but You Can Never Leave The other day I hosted an event at my house. One of those who attended brought … Continue reading TBR List Declutter, Issue 47
TBR List Declutter, Issue 46
Tangent: Music Theory At the park the other day, my son called to me from the swings. “Hey, Mom! What song is this? NAH-na-NAH-na-NAH-na-na-na-NAH!” “I think that’s ‘Für Elise,’” I … Continue reading TBR List Declutter, Issue 46
TBR List Declutter, Issue 45
Tangent: TBR Envy The other day I clicked on the profile of a Goodreads reviewer whose reviews I see with some frequency and discovered that they have more than 3,000 … Continue reading TBR List Declutter, Issue 45
TBR List Declutter, Issue 44
Tangent: No tangent today. This post is all business. And I can’t think of a tangent that interests me enough to write about it. See “Visual Interest” for a tangential … Continue reading TBR List Declutter, Issue 44
TBR List Declutter, Issue 43
Tangent: Attachment Parenting My daughter is considering residential camps for this summer. She’s done day camps since she was five years old, but sleep-away camp is uncharted territory for us, … Continue reading TBR List Declutter, Issue 43
Imperfect Happiness 