After hearing many rave reviews of Tana French’s award-winning series that begins with In the Woods (for which she won an Edgar Award,...

Thank goodness it's Monday - I need to recover from my relaxing weekend. ha ha Seriously, we had a very good weekend. Too often, our ...

Each weekend, Beth Fish Reads hosts Weekend Cooking .  This is perfect for me since I love food and cooking almost as much as I love books...

Snapshot Saturday is hosted by West Metro Mommy Reads . I was finally feeling better this week and able to get outside and walk a little! ...

Although I listened to it back in September, Neil Gaiman’s The Ocean at the End of the Lane has a spooky supernatural element that is jus...

Happy Monday! It is a happy Monday for me, as I am finally feeling better after being sick for over two weeks. I turned the corner la...

Snapshot Saturday is hosted by West Metro Mommy Reads . I am finally coming out of a multi-week period of illness (exposure to my son'...

My neighborhood book group met last night to discuss our 125 th book! I joined the group in 2007, so I haven’t been there since the begin...

October is Dangerous Reads month ! If, like me, you enjoy reading some spooky, creepy books in October in preparation for Halloween, then ...

I was hoping for a fresh start on this Monday morning, but I still I am still in bad shape. I've been down and out for a couple of we...

Sorry for the lack of reviews and posts all week - I've been very sick, starting with a severe flare-up of my chronic illness and ending...

Just like last year, Tanya Patrice over at Girlxoxo has inspired me to celebrate October with spooky, seasonal books. She has declared t...

Whew - rough week last week. Another busy one and my chronic illness was flared up most of the week, so I had to rest a lot and cancel ma...

Snapshot Saturday is hosted by West Metro Mommy Reads . Last weekend, I had a chance to go kayaking on a small local lake with my two clos...

Wow, how can it be October already? September passed by in a blur of soccer games, school functions, and houseguests! I also enjoyed some...

I love reading memoirs. I don’t know if it’s the first-person perspective or the knowledge that it is a true story (probably a bit of both...

Today is our 24th wedding anniversary! We had another busy week but a nice weekend, and I'm looking forward to our dinner out togethe...

Snapshot Saturday is hosted by West Metro Mommy Reads . I love watching the changing seasons. Here in the mid-Atlantic region, the weath...

To celebrate Banned Books Week, I chose to read Maya Angelou’s famous memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings . I can’t believe I never rea...

In honor of Banned Books Week, here is the American Library Association's Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books from the last decade (f...