An unusual Monday here, as we wait out Hurricane Sandy aka Frankenstorm.  It is a HUGE storm, with another storm front coming down from t...

Each weekend, Beth Fish Reads hosts Weekend Cooking .  I started to participate two weeks ago, since I love food and cooking almost as mu...

At Home with Books hosts Saturday Snapshot. Well, the weekend here in the mid-Atlantic is all about preparing for Hurricane Sandy aka Fra...

Ah...Monday morning...quiet house.  I've had kind of a rough week here.  My college son was home sick much of last week, then I caugh...

Each weekend, Beth Fish Reads hosts Weekend Cooking .  I started to participate last week , since I love food and cooking almost as much...

At Home with Books hosts Saturday Snapshot. Another crazy week here.  Our younger son finally got back to school Monday after his knee su...

I have loved every single novel that Geraldine Brooks has written, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning March to Year of Wonders and th...

One of my favorite book blogs, Girl xoxo written by Tanya, is featuring A Month of Monstrosities for October.  Here's her latest upd...

Monday already?  Wow, where did the weekend go?  Mine was filled with a lot of work (and cooking ) and not much fun or relaxing.  I saw l...

Besides books and reading, another of my biggest passions is food and cooking, especially cooking extra-tasty and nutritious meals for my ...

September was absolutely lovely here - perfect weather with temperatures in the 70's and lots of sunshine and blue skies!  I final...

By some miracle, I am alone this Monday morning!  My son has been home for two weeks, recovering from knee surgery.  The pain finally sub...

When I decided to read a book for Banned Book Week , it was easy to choose which one.   My son’s World Lit class his senior year of ...

  It's Banned Books Week! Sheila over at Book Journey is hosting a celebration of banned books, with lots of links to other blog...

Happy October! My husband and I celebrated our 23rd anniversary yesterday.  We actually managed a nice dinner out on our own Saturda...

At Home with Books hosts Saturday Snapshot . Well, I had almost no time for either reading or writing blogs this week (apologies to thos...

--> It is very rare for me to not enjoy a book (because I choose what I read carefully) and even more rare for me to not finish a boo...

I am sitting in the Surgi-Center waiting room while my 14-year old son has knee surgery.   We are hoping this arthroscopic surgery ...

At Home with Books hosts Saturday Snapshot . Happy First Day of Fall!! Here in Delaware, most of our neighborhood is still very green,...

Monday morning - ready to start a new week!  We had a pretty low-key weekend, with everyone at home and not a lot going on.  I really enj...