What are YOU reading? Here's my recent list: FICTION The Thursday Murder Club by Richard OsmanMy rating: 5 of 5 starsI love a book that centers characters society puts to the margins. I'll quote the friend who recommended this to me: "This book is candy!" I can't wait to read the rest of the series, … Continue reading Reading: Sept/Oct 2024
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Yes, I’m Smiling at You!
You might know that I walk most days of the week, and I try to take a different route each time to keep things interesting for me and the dogs. Today, we enjoyed a walk around the Reservoir on a beautiful fall morning, the temperature warm in the sun and cool in the shade, dappled … Continue reading Yes, I’m Smiling at You!
Fleeing into the Bookstacks
I commented on a friend’s Instagram bookstack picture and she asked what I’m reading. It’s not as simple as taking a bookstack picture for me, since I read a ton on my Kindle and also listen to audiobooks. Also, I’ve noticed that I go through reading seasons, much like feast or famine. Sometimes all I … Continue reading Fleeing into the Bookstacks
Reading: July/Aug 2024
It's been a great reading summer! Fourteen books—six novels, three memoirs, and five non-fiction—and all four or five stars. I listened to five of these as audiobooks and the other nine I read with my eyes, either on paper or on my Kindle (do you use Libby for Kindle reading? It has been an absolute … Continue reading Reading: July/Aug 2024
Reading: May/June 2024
It's summertime and all I want to do is read, read, READ! Preferably in my backyard with a cold drink at hand. I have a tower-toppling bookstack and my kindle is loaded and can't the world just leave me behind for a few months so I can catch up? You know the feeling, right? While … Continue reading Reading: May/June 2024
Use anticipation to build the good.
Before you try a new restaurant, do you check out the menu online? As a vegetarian, I always make sure a new place will have good veggie options. If someone else suggested the meet-up, I need to know if I should snack beforehand. Checking out the menu in advance has another value: it builds anticipation. … Continue reading Use anticipation to build the good.
We need goals to get to finally moments.
We all want those “finally” moments: Finally, I’ve saved enough money to take that trip.Finally, I’ve lost the unwanted weight.Finally, I earned that raise.Finally, finally, finally, but how do we get there? Many of us either dream too big, too fast or we waffle in trying to determine the goal worth reaching for. I have … Continue reading We need goals to get to finally moments.
Bottlebrushing my Attention
I have no way to know how many times I’ve walked the short stretch of Thune Ave. It’s so close to our street that I may walk one direction or the other as many as four times in one day several days of the week. So of course I’ve seen the ginormous bottlebrush tree. And … Continue reading Bottlebrushing my Attention
Lime Lessons
We’ve all heard the sentiment: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. We have a key lime tree on our deck, potted in a retired Napa Valley wine barrel, & we enjoy her bounty in sparkling water & salad dressings, marinades & other sauces. We don’t pick her fruit, however. She freely offers it to … Continue reading Lime Lessons
Reading: Mar-April 2024
The most amazing recent events in my bookish life are as follows: I attended the Festival of Faith & Writing at Calvin University, where I heard great lectures on books and writing and other fascinating things writers write about, connected with old friends and met so many wonderful new people, many of whom I already … Continue reading Reading: Mar-April 2024