Watching and reading posts and content recently, I see that many people have created admirable goals and aspirations for 2026. This has left me feeling that perhaps I have missed the boat somehow. Though my inclination is to pass on creating or setting resolutions, I thought maybe it was time to reflect on the year quickly and look to moving forward with more intention. As I mentioned, resolutions are not part of my vocabulary, as I am almost certainly doomed to fail (l

Finding that perfect book to embrace the start of this most wonderful of seasons. Normally, during the long, hot summer, I will find...

Embracing the Changing Seasons: Why It Matters Well, we have now officially crossed the Rubicon of Labor Day and are approaching the...

The Spell of Mary Stewart Some authors deserve a second look; perhaps they were more popular a generation or two ago? Perhaps they might...

My last post was May 26, and I knew I was remiss in getting a post uploaded.  However, on June 15, just a short time after I posted a...

Well, I have been remiss about sitting down and writing about the books that I have enjoyed this spring. This past bit of time found me...

Spring Blooms in the Garden What is making me happy and putting a smile on my face lately? Well, there have been books, podcasts,...

William the Conqueror 2011 - 2015 We had such a lovely weekend, enjoying the early spring weather, visiting an amazing nursery, a walk...

Our raised garden bed full of wildflowers from last summer and an October Glory maple tree starting to bud out. The wire around the bed...

So, in the last post, I touched on some other books that I had recently read. I chose not to at the time create a really long post on...

I just returned from a walk on this wonderful spring Sunday and wanted to share my thoughts. Imagine a powder blue sky with fluffy white...

So during the winter months this year, I found that my book selections were going quite well. It seemed that everything that I picked up...

Welcome! January 2025 has come and gone so quickly and I am astounded that this draft is just being edited in mid-February. Ah, best of...

While typing this post, my thoughts are that my reading year was lackluster, as I had started and stopped so many books. However,...

In November, I was flying to England, and missed a connecting flight. Instead of arriving the next morning at 10 AM, I found myself with...

For many of us, this past summer has been exceptionally long and miserably hot. I have never been a great fan of summer, this one hung...

This past week I took a quick trip to our wonderful local library after work and picked up some old favorite cozy mysteries that I have...

When we last met our frustrated reader, no books had been able to grab and hold her attention for mother than a tiny bit.  Certainly not...

There once was a woman who loved to read and could not wait to tuck into her assortment of books that were stacked higgledy piggledy...

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