Reading
Sep 16, 2011
The day before I lost my first baby, I went to the library. I checked out Shogun, by James Clavell. Two months later, I returned Shogun without having ever opened it. I couldn’t handle the idea of walking inside the library, →MORE...


Sep 15, 2011
In spring this year I took a break from reviewing children’s books because my family was trying out a new reading system and I wanted to find the balance in my own home before diverting any attention to writing about books. →MORE...


May 12, 2011
It’s been awhile since I featured any books here and my only excuse is that we’ve been busy. But you know what they say about excuses – THEY ALL STINK – so I guess it’s time to just move on and →MORE...


Apr 15, 2011
This week is National Library Week, a celebration hosted by the American Library Association. As such, Steph asked me a couple weeks ago to contribute to Offbeat Mama by writing a post about libraries. She left it pretty open-ended. So I →MORE...


Apr 01, 2011
“Just living is not enough,” said the butterfly, “one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.”- Hans Christian Anderson I left something outside on the porch to dry and when Donald collected it in the evening, there was a fuzzy →MORE...

