As many of you probably already know, trying to make your rugrats look well-behaved, cute and lovable in Christmas pictures for friends and relatives can be an interesting experience. Last night we decorated our Christmas tree and I thought I would use that opportunity to take a nice picture of the girls to send out [...]
We’re All Sick and/or Tired
15 Dec By 12 Comments
Hello everyone. I haven’t been very prolific in my blogging or my commenting this month because ever since Thanksgiving one or more of us have been sick. Danny has been sick since Thanksgiving. Allison has had a cold/congestion last week that kept Danny and I up a couple of hours a night for a few [...]
#130 ~ The Front Porch Prophet
13 Dec By 9 Comments
The Front Porch Prophet by Raymond L. Atkins When you pick up a good novel written about the south by a Southern author, you can tell. There is just something about that area and the writers it creates that is unique, remarkable and gorgeous. Had William Faulkner, Harper Lee or Margaret Mitchell not been from [...]
#129 ~ War on the Margins
10 Dec By 15 Comments
War on the Margins by Libby Cone When France fell to the Nazis during WWII, the Channel Islands fell as well, despite the fact that they were a part of the British Commonwealth. Jersey, the Southern-most of the three islands, is the setting of Libby Cone’s novel about the way in which the Channel islands [...]
#128 ~ The Reluctant Widow
7 Dec By 12 Comments
The Reluctant Widow by Georgette Heyer Elinor Rochdale, the daughter of a disgraced member of the aristocracy, is headed by coach to a rural village where she has been offered a position as a governess for a wealthy family. She is bored to tears by working as a governess, but since her father’s suicide, she [...]
War Through the Generations Reading Challenge
1 Dec By 12 Comments
I cannot tell you how excited I was to read Serena’s post at Savvy Verse and Wit this evening about the new reading challenge she is co-hosting with Anna (Diary of an Eccentric): War Through the Generations. I’ve been in a blogging funk recently since I’ve sat myself down and forced a schedule to complete [...]
#127 ~ A Civil General
1 Dec By 4 Comments
A Civil General by David Stinebeck and Scannell Gill General George Henry Thomas was an interesting man. Although born and raised in Virginia, he chose to fight for the North during the Civil War. That decision cost him his family. Despite his sacrifices, he was still viewed with some suspicion by his fellow officers. It [...]
In Remembrance
1 Dec By 8 Comments
The book blogging community has lost a dear friend. Dewey at The Hidden Side of the Leaf passed away last Tuesday. Her husband let us know this morning, and I thank him for thinking about us. Dewey was such an active part of our community and I cannot believe that she is gone. Although I’ve [...]
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