Monthly Archives: October 2009
Book review: ‘The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society’
Reading this stunning work of historical fiction, it’s easy to feel the sun warming the beaches of Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands between England and France — but much harder to grab your heart back when you’ve finished spending … Continue reading
Filed under 5-star reads, book reviews
Random things that make me happy
1. Approaching a red light — only to have it turn green. I mean those times that you’re cruising along, see all of the glowing brake lights ahead of you in the other lane . . . and then, miraculously, … Continue reading
Filed under musings
Book review: ‘Sweet Love’ by Sarah Strohmeyer
So I have this obsession with cupcakes. It probably started the day my sister looked me dead in the eye, frowned a bit and said, “Cupcakes remind me of you.” Not that I remind Katie of cupcakes, mind you, but … Continue reading
Filed under 3-star reads, book reviews
Getting my cousin to ‘Just Listen’
God help me, my baby cousin is turning 13 years old this week. On Oct. 29, 1996, baby Ciara came howling into the world as the perfect, sweet kid she still is today! The youngest grandchild on my mother’s side of … Continue reading
Book review: ‘The Teashop Girls’ by Laura Schaefer
A word of caution for those of you just beginning Laura Schaefer’s The Teashop Girls – that raging sweet tooth you have? Yeah, it’s going to be aching. With a phenomenal mixture of family, love, sweets and tea, Schaefer’s young adult … Continue reading
Filed under 4-star reads, book reviews
Etsy Find Fridays: Autumn love
How easy is it to fall in love with fall? The gorgeous colors and changing of the leaves make me want to throw my camera around my neck and run to the nearest park, where I could wander around for … Continue reading
Filed under Etsy find Fridays, stuff lust
Books my future kids will read (whether they like it or NOT)
So I’m 24 years old. I spend the majority of my time with — ahem — adults, and I love them dearly . . . but let’s be frank: if I tell you I was born on a sultry July … Continue reading
Filed under book talk
