Summer Reading 2019 – Book Review #1

Not so long after writing my post, I pulled out the tablet to line up the summer reading selections.  Inasmuch as I’m wont to happily chase the white rabbit down his trails, I thought that I’d pick something which would end right then and there. It was a nice thought. I’m not sure how to…

Summer Reading – 2019 Edition

I’m not one of those folks who embarks on reading challenges, no matter how interesting they look to me.  I’m afraid that it will turn reading from my joy into just another thing I have to accomplish.  Actually, reading is rather sacred time for me.  This is how I expand my thoughts and knowledge.  Knowledge,…

Life Is A Short Story

The short story is literature’s spyglass focused humans in all their glory and pettiness. Think of every human trait: generosity, devotion, generosity, charity, love, patience, mercy, jealousy, envy, greed, antipathy, selfishness, apathy – they’re all there, magnified and showcased in often unforgettable tableaus. It’s interesting how often random encounters in real life will suddenly start…

Reading Update

Well, Time and Regret didn't cut the mustard for me, which is rather a shame since it had most of the elements which pretty much guarantee a great experience:  time slip, WWI era, family mystery to uncover, discovering new love, awesome location... Problem was I just could not get into it - the MC didn't…

The Current Read – “Time and Regret”

From GoodReads: "When Grace Hansen finds a box belonging to her beloved grandfather, she has no idea it holds the key to his past—and to long-buried family secrets. In the box are his World War I diaries and a cryptic note addressed to her. Determined to solve her grandfather’s puzzle, Grace follows his diary entries…

Happy 2019

And Good Riddance to 2018 (and 2017 and 2016 for that matter). Thought I'd give a quick update on current events here in Maeveyville. The Hubs and I have been sick for two weeks - both concurrently and consecutively.  Neither of us has a particularly fabulous bedside manner, so things have been both snotty and…

The World’s Suckiest Wife

That would be me. Although I'm trying. It really came to me when I realized that we ate takeout every night last week because I didn't feel like cooking. Also there was no food in the house because I didn't feel like shopping. I did try to make up for it somewhat over the weekend:…