Monthly Archives: December 2011
Holiday baking: Candy Cane Blossoms
The search for the perfect holiday cookie recipe begins early in our house. As I’m obsessed with all things dessert (I mean, who isn’t?), whiling away the hours looking at pretty food-related pictures on Pinterest isn’t exactly an inconvenience for … Continue reading
Filed under food & drink, recipes
You better watch out, you better not cry: Timothy is coming to town
Some people grow up believing Santa Claus is peeking around every corner, spying at every recess. Christmas songs have popularized Santa as an omniscient being: someone who knows when you’re sleeping, when you’re awake. If you’ve been bad or good. … Continue reading
Filed under musings
Book review: ‘Downward Dog, Upward Fog’ by Meryl Davids Landau
With a creative, challenging job, boyfriend and crew of good friends, Lorna Crawford should be feeling pretty fulfilled. Things aren’t always perfect, sure, but they’re still pretty good. Life is good. So why is she plagued by doubt and uncertainty? Spirituality … Continue reading
Filed under 4-star reads, book reviews
Creating a Bookprint — or choosing the reads that most defined me
Every reader has stories that defined them. Whether it’s assigned reading from high school or a novel lovingly passed along by a parent or friend, we all have those books we reflect upon with reverence. Stories that changed our perceptions or … Continue reading
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Book review: ‘The Chicktionary’ by Anna Lefler
Womanhood has its own set of edicts and idioms. When we’re old enough to understand the difference between heels and flats and invest in our first training bra, we’re suddenly initiated into the sacred and complicated world of being a … Continue reading
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