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Three New Reads
I guess I had a few dollars burning a hole in my pocket yesterday, so I went over to one of my favorite odd little used bookstores and picked up a few books to add to the burgeoning unread portion of our home library. T… -
Remembering Rat Butler
Comic actor Harvey Korman dies at 81*sniff-sniff*Hey, and speaking of which, we're past page 450 in Gone With The Wind... right at the part when Scarlett brings her velvet curtain dress--and Mammy--to Atlanta to entice… -
A Few Odds and Ends
I've lost my taste for coffee. I assume it's a temporary change. The thought of brewing a pot of Folger's just sounds so... bleagh. So, I've been drinking black chai tea with milk and a bit of sugar to meet my caffein… -
Good Read
Al Capone Does My Shirtsby Gennifer CholdenkoI saw this book sitting on the floor in the living room Sunday afternoon. Although my first intent was to pick it up along with the other clutter lying around, I did instead… -
I knew it had to be coming soon...
... but I'm still sad to read of Madeleine L'Engle's passing away. What a wonderful author! She's one of the first authors that my 9-year-old and I "discovered" together... I'd never read much of L'Engle until my daugh… -
Our 4-year-old has left the building...
... and a FIVE-year-old has come to take his place.Five years ago today, when Clay would have otherwise been taking a Greek exam, his classmates prayed for us before the exam and he, instead, attended E-man's birth. Thi… -
Oh, That It Were That Easy
HINGESIf we had hinges on our headsThere wouldn't be no sin,'Cause we could take the bad stuff outAnd leave the good stuff in.--S.S.Fortunately, although I don't have a hinge on my head, there is a hinge on my heart. I … -
Is Snape Bad? Is Harry a Horcrux?
Change is hard, even good change. I miss our friends who have moved away, the Mitchells, Wards, Jacksons, Sanders, Eileen, etc. It happens every spring, and some day we may be the ones taking off in the moving van, but … -
I don't read; I skim.
I'll get back to reading some day. In the meantime, I've been skimming some recent thrift-store finds, such as:Perhaps by channeling advice from the 1960's, I'll pick up some good housekeeping tips. I can certainly rel…
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