Bookends: May and June 2021
After three of our four family members got vaccinated, my spouse and I started thinking of things we could do as a couple that would still protect our youngest until … Continue reading Bookends: May and June 2021
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Bookends: April 2021
Well, our foster mice weren’t (and aren’t) pregnant. Now they’re available for adoption but still living in my daughter’s bedroom. The cats have almost entirely lost interest in the new … Continue reading Bookends: April 2021
Bookends: March 2021
You might have noticed that it’s halfway through April and I’m just now putting up the March Bookends post. I’m not sure what’s up with me lately, but I am … Continue reading Bookends: March 2021
Bookends: February 2021
Going by my middle name is getting a rocky start. I decided to ease my way in by introducing myself by my middle name to people who don’t already know … Continue reading Bookends: February 2021
Bookends: January 2021
January brought us cats. That makes it sound like I had a lot less responsibility for this turn of events than I did. I’ll rephrase: After months of looking at … Continue reading Bookends: January 2021
2020: My Year in Books
At the beginning of 2020, I set my Goodreads challenge goal at 52 books, just over half as many books as I read in 2019. I hypothesized that the book-a-week … Continue reading 2020: My Year in Books
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
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
Imperfect Happiness 