Just got a “Happy Anniversary” message from WordPress – it was 3 years ago today that I created this blog! Woot! My “Hello, World” blog can be read here. The blog started as a place to blog about books that were discussed in Walkie Talkie Book Club meetings. It has digressed somewhat from that intent, … Continue reading »
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A Little Bookish Post
I haven’t written about books for a while, mostly because I haven’t been a rock star in the book-reading department lately! I spent a lot of my August reading time catching up on my magazine reading. There is no way I will meet my already-modified reading goal for 2012, but I’m ok with that. I’ve … Continue reading »
Haiku for You!
Again, in honor of poetry month, another example of words that make me smile. Haiku is traditionally written in the 5-7-5 syllable formation and is meant to evoke a feeling or sensation or to describe something. It can be a powerful meditation or be silly fun. There is a haiku category on craigslist, mixed … Continue reading »
Poems of Love
Last night I was browsing the internet for unique wedding gifts, especially literary wedding gifts, and I was reminded of this great poem. The poem was made famous to me by the book and movie “In Her Shoes,” and I found a tiny dish that has the final words stamped on it: “i carry your … Continue reading »
Things that Made Me Smile…
I don’t know what it is about April, but I love it. Maybe it’s because April 1st is six months from my October 1st birthday, so I feel a yin and yang or something. It’s a transition month, moving from winter into full-on spring. It’s poetry month, and I once wrote a poem about April … Continue reading »
This Dystopian Life
dys·to·pi·a [dis-toh-pee-uh] noun a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression,disease, and overcrowding. **************************************************** Ok. There’s nothing about my life that is Dystopian, absolutely nothing. Except that I have a little misery in my knee, which I finally went to the doctor for on Tuesday and found out – guess what? – that I’ve got a little arthritis and osteopenia! Yes, my knees, especially my … Continue reading »
Pop Culture Tidbits
Where have I been? Working and learning and learning and sleeping! It’s so fun and tiring and wonderful and exhausting. Ah. I honestly haven’t done much else, including reading or movies or TV watching but I’m feeling like I’m getting my brain back a little. For example, I have almost finished my book club book … Continue reading »
What have I been doing??
I checked into Goodreads tonight and was dismayed to see that I am 9 books BEHIND in reaching my book reading goal of 75 books in 2012! Yikes. I know that it’s still early in the year and that reading goals can be amended, but I wonder what I have been doing lately! I guess … Continue reading »
Books: A Moveable Feast
It’s February and I’m reading A Moveable Feast with Wallace at unputdownables.net. We’re halfway through the book now and I am enjoying it, although I don’t think I would have enjoyed it as much if I hadn’t read The Paris Wife and heard the author tell of her experience in writing the book! Many … Continue reading »
World Book Night
I signed up to be a “giver” on World Book Night in April. I read about it on another book blog and when I looked into it further, I thought it was a worthy and great thing! The goal is to get copies (20 per giver) of a great book in the hands of non-readers … Continue reading »
