Hi there friends, About a year ago I posted about the books that were my favorite as a child. While I continue to love Strega Nona and Mooncake and all of the books I listed, I wanted to follow up … Continue reading
This past week I’ve had to spend a lot of time on the couch laying pretty still- which for me means one thing, primarily: I crank through a lot of books! Last week I got through Catching Fire, the second … Continue reading
For Wordy Wednesday last week, I shared with you guys some of the recent books I’ve been reading, and in lieu of the oh so wordy typical book review, I decided to make little tag clouds of key words and … Continue reading
Well good evening (or morning, or afternoon…) and thanks for stopping by Meri-Goes-Round on this very Wordy Wednesday. Actually… this week I’m not feeling all that wordy since I’ve been busy working on a decoration for my sister’s baby nursery … Continue reading
Yesterday man-go-round and I drove uptown to meet my sister and her two lovely girls at the American Swedish Institute, a lovely and charming museum set in a mansion which displays exhibits and decor of Swedish culture and heritage (none … Continue reading
Good evening friends and netizens… Today is Wednesday, which in these parts means “Wordy Wednesday.” I’d like to share with you all my thoughts about a book I read on the flight to Phoenix last week, as I will admit … Continue reading
Okay, this is another one of those occasions where I admit I am late to a bandwagon, but I don’t even CARE because I’m so excited about the newest site I joined. Like facebook, twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr before, I’m … Continue reading
I stayed in bed until a leisurely noon or afterwards today, finishing up this book: source Briefly, Rules of Civility by Amor Towles is about (more generally) the highs and lows of society in Manhattan in the last 1930s and (more subtly) … Continue reading
Happy Friday! Praise BE that its the weekend! This week was rough, and in need of a little humor and warmth around here for me. I thought I’d share a little Advent Calendar antics from the last few days: Today … Continue reading
Back as a semi-emo, poetry writing tween/teen, I received a book with this title as a gift. It was poetry written by writers all over the world, and there were some pretty beautiful lines in there. When I think of … Continue reading
