Monthly Archives: February 2010
Crocheting at Miss Remmers’ Review
Pop over and visit Reagan at Miss Remmers’ Review and you’ll see a familiar face — er, body! I’m a guest blogger at the site and chat about crocheting, my love of “Harry Potter” and my Gryffindor-and-Slytherin-inspired Etsy business. I … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘The Summer We Fell Apart’ by Robin Antalek
Life in the Haas household was anything but normal. For the four children of Marilyn, an aging actress, and Richard, a once-successful playwright, it’s more about existing than thriving. Oldest daughter Kate is forced to take over the parenting duties … Continue reading
Filed under 4-star reads, book reviews
Two Girls Read Shakespeare: Sonnets 18 & 130
Nearly 400 years after they were first bound and published as his “Quarto,” William Shakespeare’s collection of 154 sonnets remain a go-to curriculum for romantics, literature lovers and college professors. Full of nuance, texture, emotion and the occasional ridiculously confusing … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘A Match Made In High School’ by Kristin Walker
Fiona’s senior year of high school is off to an interesting start. After a brief (but thrilling) encounter with her massive crush Gabe, the senior class is shuffled together and given a year-long assignment: to participate in a marriage education … Continue reading
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Where In The World Weds.: Lake Garda, Italy
It’s Where In The World Wednesday! As part of that great European vacation I took with my family in 2007, I found myself in one of the most beautiful and strangely unexpected places ever: Lake Garda, the largest of the … Continue reading
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