What foods would you like to make? The thing about books and myself is that, from my tween years (back when “tween” wasn’t in anyone’s vocabulary) I’d formed a (possibly unhealthy) habit of partnering reading time with snack time. I read books every day, but nothing beat the joy of Friday afternoon reading. On Fridays,Continue reading “A Little Bit of (Crawfish) Monica in My Life”
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In the Garden: Prickly Pear Predicament
I’m on the warpath because some beast or human broke my prickly pear cactus! I had grown it from a single pad that I had snapped off somebody’s plant (with her permission). I don’t usually actively acquire cacti and succulents unless they’re virtually free. I am fascinated by cacti, however. I think it started withContinue reading “In the Garden: Prickly Pear Predicament”
The DNF Option – Do You Take It?
There was a time when I suffered through boring storylines, repulsive characters, predictable twists, and cheesy, clichĂ© writing for the sole reason that I had to see something I had started through to the end. I was young, healthy, and childless. It was nothing to waste an hour or two plodding through an inferior novelContinue reading “The DNF Option – Do You Take It?”
Bookish Update: April and May Wrap-up
My laptop has been on the blink for months now. Compound that with a series of ill health episodes, thanks to perimenopause, and I just couldn’t make time to blog. But I’m back, even if my laptop is still with the repair guy. I’m making do with my phone and a Bluetooth keyboard. Anyways, IContinue reading “Bookish Update: April and May Wrap-up”
Bookish Update: February Reads and Book Hauls
My boys are on the autism spectrum and they have some sleep issues. Every now and then, they’d stay up for 20 hours and mess up our schedule. Our days consequently become upside down, and when this happens, one of the things I end up sacrificing is my writing time. Since I have a paidContinue reading “Bookish Update: February Reads and Book Hauls”
2024 Reading Challenge: January Wrap-up
January lasted a long time, but I’m still a little taken aback that it’s already February. I might as well tell you that my reading goal for the past few years has been to finish one book a week. That means 52 books in a year. I didn’t quite reach this mark last year. IContinue reading “2024 Reading Challenge: January Wrap-up”
New Series I’m Hoarding
Before my cousin gave me Sweet Valley Twins #4 (Choosing Sides) when I was nine years old, I was perfectly content with borrowing The Bobbsey Twins and Nancy Drew from the school library. That singular point in time involving a seemingly innocuous present, however, spurred one of my life passions: my personal library that IContinue reading “New Series I’m Hoarding”
In the Garden – Volunteer Aglaonemas… Aglaonemae?
What’s your attitude toward volunteers in your garden? I’ve always been benevolent toward plants (mushrooms and animals too, if truth be told) that decide to show up without my bidding, even the ones that I know I don’t want around. I let them linger until they start showing their true thug. That’s when I feelContinue reading “In the Garden – Volunteer Aglaonemas… Aglaonemae?”
Book Review: The Teacher’s Funeral by Richard Peck
If you’re one of those who love to read about the good old days (it doesn’t matter the decade – as long as it’s not in this millennium), especially if they’re recounted with great wit and humor, then you’ll find The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts to be an utter delight. The bookContinue reading “Book Review: The Teacher’s Funeral by Richard Peck”
Book Review: The Penderwicks #1 by Jeanne Birdsall
(*Affiliate links are present throughout this post. If you purchase through them, I get a teeny commission with no extra cost to you. 🙂 ) The first book of the The Penderwicks Series by Jeanne Birdsall is set in summer. It was published in 2005, which, in my mind, is pretty recent, so I considerContinue reading “Book Review: The Penderwicks #1 by Jeanne Birdsall”
This Small Life 