Ah, quiet Monday morning. Well, our mini vacation didn't work out quite as we'd planned. Shenandoah National Park - which is norm...

Saturday Snapshot is hosted by West Metro Mommy Reads. We took a mini vacation to Shenandoah National Park this week for a few days wit...

June 1??? How can that possibly be? I thought today was my last quiet day at home alone before summer, but my son doesn't have any fi...

I recently read and reviewed Relish , a graphic memoir by Lucy Knisley, so when I heard she’d written an earlier mem...

Saturday Snapshot is hosted by West Metro Mommy Reads. Last Sunday, my husband and I discovered a hiking trail very close to us that we...

One of my cousins chose Ellis Island by Kate Kerrigan as the most recent selection for our online family book group...

It was another hectic week ('tis the season!), but my husband and I had a nice, relaxing holiday weekend mostly on our own. We've...

Saturday Snapshot is hosted by West Metro Mommy Reads. Another very hectic week but made time for some walks around my neighborhood. Al...

I have just announced the 4th year of my challenge, Big Book Summer Challenge , so I guess I should be the first to sign up! I really e...

I haven’t read more than a couple of short stories since high school, and I’m not sure I have ever read a whole coll...

Ooops - May 20 already! How did that happen? It's been a hectic month. I finally caught up on my reviews and found time to summari...

I am still making my way through Flavorwire’s list of 25 Essential Graphic Novels and discovered yet another one wi...

I love the quiet solitude of a Monday morning. This weekend was mostly spent cooking and caring for our 17-year old son who had oral surg...

Saturday Snapshot is hosted by West Metro Mommy Reads. I haven't been home on the weekend to participate in Saturday Snapshot in a ...

I read the novel Fram by Steve Himmer for my recent Booktopia weekend. Steve was one of the featured authors there,...