#176 ~ 84, Charing Cross Road

84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff 84, Charing Cross Road has to be one of the most charming books I’ve read in a long time.  It also showed me how I assume almost everything I read is fiction.  It took me about a quarter of the book to think: “The American has the same [...]

An Embarrassment of Reading Riches

On the eve of Allison’s Pre-K graduation a couple of weeks ago (I was proud, she was adorable, I cried, slow with pictures as usual), I took the girls to Famous Anthony’s, a local restaurant chain, for dinner beforehand.  Although we like this great, family friendly chain, we don’t normally eat at this particular location. [...]