My name is Ivy. It’s short enough and shouldn’t have a nickname. Still, those three letters comprise two syllables and compel the lazy to shorten them even more, but in reducing the number of syllables, they inadvertently augment the spelling into four letters: Ives. A word to the wise, I don’t like being called Ives,Continue reading “Who Is St. Ives?”
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Reading, ‘Riting, but Never ‘Rithmetic
I’m a longtime voracious reader and wannabe writer (I think I’m keeping my wannabe status until I’m actually already making a decent living from writing I like to do), but Math and I have usually been at odds with each other. I used to say that I wasn’t good with numbers, except for telephone numbers,Continue reading “Reading, ‘Riting, but Never ‘Rithmetic”
Just Toiling with a Side of Fatigue and a Sprinkling of Me-Time
My daily habits include keeping on as a wife, as a mom, as a writer, as a furparent, as a wannabe-gardener, and the other roles I seem to have taken on. It’s relentless toiling until it’s too much and I get sick so I have to rest, or I feel myself getting sick and IContinue reading “Just Toiling with a Side of Fatigue and a Sprinkling of Me-Time”
Be More Like Anne Shirley
I pick Anne of Green Gables. A couple of decades ago, I would have picked Stargirl as the book character I’d like to be. I already loved Anne Shirley, but I was more concerned about being alternative and unique. That’s not really unique these days. Not to mention that it was also rather a superficialContinue reading “Be More Like Anne Shirley”
Book Haul November 2024
I placed myself on a book buying ban at the beginning of the year. It’s laughable how I broke the ban the first month in. I kept on breaking the ban for some time until we started building our new house, then, I had no choice but to stick to the ban. I found aContinue reading “Book Haul November 2024”
Book Review: Sprinkles and Sea Serpents
This is a cozy fantasy-mystery I recently read. I don’t usually go for mysteries with a paranormal or supernatural element, but every now and then, I give one of them a whirl. I think the cover drew me in. I got the one on the left. I’m not sure which version is more recent, butContinue reading “Book Review: Sprinkles and Sea Serpents”
Bookish Destinations
What are your future travel plans? My husband had initially been talking about going to one of the best beaches in the world for our 20th wedding anniversary. While I can roll with that, I’m not as keen on a beach holiday as I was when I was younger. It could be the hot flashes,Continue reading “Bookish Destinations”
A Little Bit of (Crawfish) Monica in My Life
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”
Little Hopes and Big Hopes
What are you most excited about for the future? When first accosted (because I somehow felt both affronted and burdened) by this query, my natural negative tendencies immediately took over. Concerns about autism, expenses, inflation, and even wars entered my mind. Being an instinctive worrywart and over-thinker, I suppose I do have a natural DebbieContinue reading “Little Hopes and Big Hopes”
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”
This Small Life 