Monthly Archives: January 2011
Etsy Find Fridays: Writerly inspiration
The first thing I can ever remember writing was a poem about rain. I was 6, in the first grade, and I’d just begun to make the connection that letters formed words . . . and words? Well, words formed … Continue reading
Filed under Etsy find Fridays, writing
Book review: ‘Room’ by Emma Donoghue
Everything you’ve heard about this book is true. For 5-year-old Jack, the world is made up of Room — the 11×11 ft. space he calls home — and Ma, his beloved mother, caretaker and best friend. Everything else — the … Continue reading
Filed under 4-star reads, book reviews
Almost Wordless Wednesday: Sock monkey love
Last week I wrote about Howard, my long-lost sock monkey friend. This is Hemingway, his cousin from Key West (land of Ernest Hemingway, natch), and Ruby, my rainbow-colored buddy brought home by Spencer last summer for my 25th birthday. I’m … Continue reading
Filed under wordless weds.
Chicken satay and peanut sauce — sweet, crunchy, delicious
At a friend’s home in October, members of our local photography club gathered to shoot pictures, snack, chat and enjoy the fading rays of an Indian summer. In addition to the many fabulous desserts and pasta salads was Thai chicken … Continue reading
Filed under food & drink, recipes
Book review: ‘Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand’ by Helen Simonson
In Edgecombe St. Mary, England, Major Ernest Pettigrew lives a quiet life surrounded by books, friends and hunting companions. A widower, the Major has filled the world he once shared with Nancy, his beloved wife, with the words of Rudyard … Continue reading
Filed under 3-star reads, book reviews
Etsy Find Fridays: All houndstooth, all the time
Running out on a lunch break last fall, I spotted a woman dashing across an intersection in a black-and-white coat. Past her waist, fitted and lush, it looked like the epitome of stylish to me. And with her red boots … Continue reading
Filed under Etsy find Fridays, stuff lust
