At first glance, the Jamaicans seemed to be some of the happiest people we’d ever met. They were all smiles as they sold those “Jamaica, […]
Literate, dark, and suspenseful: Tana French’s mysteries are great
Tana French’s first book, In the Woods, won the 2007 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. It is subtle and beautifully written, the kind of […]
Dogs Rule II
I’m just back from vacation (wonderful). I continue to think about dogs and miss our Bouvier, Lucy. We are talking about locating our next dog […]
Charlie Bone and the Time Twister
I listened to a great audiobook this summer: Charlie Bone and the Time Twister by Jenny Nimmo, narrated by Simon Russell Beale. This is the […]
Read Some Fiction From Dixie, Y’all
I first encountered good ol’ Southern charm in middle school when Peyton, a teenage boy’s vision of a goddess, with long blonde hair and cornflower […]
hex and the city???
Oh yes, I’m serious, hex and the city. I’ve recently become a big fan of the romance/comedy/fantasy series by Shanna Swendson. Seriously, I flew through […]
Never too old to…well…um learn?
Jim and Louella’s Homemade Heart-Fix Remedy taught me three things. One, you are never to old to learn. Two, communication involves listening and learning when […]
Curious Incidents indeed…
If you haven’t read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, by Mark Haddon (and I’m sure most of you have), well you are in […]
Chick Lit Alert :0)
Okay, so imagine waking up every morning in a different place in time (zone), spending one day on the east coast, then the next in the […]
