I suppose as humans beings mature reach major milestones, they may become more inclined to reflect on their lives. As 40 approaches, that’s certainly become more and more true for me. I don’t want to dread the inevitable. I know it’s simply a waste of energy. It cheats one from enjoying the present. The present, [...]
Early Christmas Pressies for Literate Housewife
20 Dec By 2 Comments
I have had the most wonderful things happen to me over the past two days – I’ve received two free books in the mail!!! Yesterday there was a package waiting for me from Simon and Schuster. I thought it might be the book that I snagged as part of LibraryThing‘s Early Reviewers group. When I [...]
While I Was Away
28 Oct By 2 Comments
I forgot to write a small post to let everyone know that I was on vacation this past week. My husband and I took the children to Michigan to see my family. While we were there, we celebrated my grandfather’s 90th birthday, Emma’s 5th birthday, Allison’s 3rd birthday, and our 10th wedding anniversary. As a [...]
Housekeeping
15 Oct By 4 Comments
When I started this blog, I simply assigned each book I read the number corresponding to the order in which I read it. This number also served as the Title to the review. I know it took me long enough, but I’ve come to wonder what do these numbers mean to anyone – even me? [...]
#37 ~ Portrait of an Unknown Woman
6 Sep By 2 Comments
Portrait of the Unknown Woman by Vanora Bennett I just hate it when a good book ends in a hurry. That, unfortunately, was the case with Portrait of an Unknown Woman. It tells the story of a woman, liberally educated for that time, and her relationships with her adoptive father, her husband, and a man [...]
Far From a Calamity
31 Jul By 4 Comments
Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl I’m about 75 pages in to this book and it is wonderful and engaging. It’s quite different from anything I’ve read recently and I’m loving it.
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