I climbed Mt. Fuji and it was awesome
2words. (This post had a whole explanation of everything but wordpress just ate it. So I leave it here for the moment with no comment other than the placeholder “words” that I started it with.)
I wrote a book!
3Did you hear that I wrote a novel and it’s available on Amazon? It’s true! Look! Mystery’s End: A Betsy Malone Mystery (Betsy Malone Mysteries Book 1) That’s my book! (Clicking on the picture or the link will take you… Read more ›
Random thoughts
1I saw an ad for Lysol that included the “word” healthing. As in, “A healthing tip”. Healthing is not a word. It’s so not a word that the ad actually made me angry. I think perhaps I need more sleep.… Read more ›
Books I read this week: July weeks 3-4 and other rambling
0This month has been pretty abysmal for finishing books. I only finished 2 all month. That’s ridiculous. I already posted about In Our Time by Hemingway. The other book I finished was A Personal Matter by Kenzaburo Oe. To… Read more ›
Books I read this week: July week 1
0I’ve been watching Sherlock with my parents in the evenings this last week, so I haven’t been getting in as much reading time as usual. But I did finish In Our Timeby Ernest Hemingway. . Â I’ve written at length… Read more ›
Books I read this week: June weeks 3 and 4
1These are the books I’ve read in the last two weeks. The Girls at the Kingfisher Clubby Genevieve Valentine was pretty much custom made for me. It’s an adaptation of the fairy tale of the twelve dancing princesses, set during… Read more ›
Books I read this week: June weeks 1 and 2
0These are the books I’ve read in the last two weeks. Apparently there was a span of days where I didn’t read anything- I’m not quite sure what happened on those days. The Night Gardenerby Jonathan Auxier is an interesting… Read more ›
Some thoughts on paying attention to what your kids read
1Judy Blume recently spoke at the Hay Festival, and one of the things she said was that parents need to be less worried about what their kids are reading. I’ve been thinking about her comments for a little while now and need… Read more ›
More random thoughts
0I’m totally tempted to read the book Things We Set On Fire by Deborah Reed simply because I love the title. I would love to be stuck in an elevator with Sally Field. I think she’d have lots of great… Read more ›
Random thoughts
0It’s raining. It’s been constantly for the last two days. The rainy season has begun. I don’t mind it- it’s not raining enough to prevent us from going out if we have to- and it’s been lovely to fall asleep… Read more ›