--> Although I’d heard of author/graphic novelist Ben Hatke before, I’d never had a chance to read one of his books. So, I was...

I finally read Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill in January. It was first published in 2014, made many “best of ...

To give you an idea of just how big my to-be-read pile (actually, an entire bookcase) is, I pulled an interesting lo...

Another insanely busy week, trying to get everything done before my sons returned to college this weekend for spring semester. I am utterl...

Ha! I swore I would get to my new reading challenges in January this year - alas, I did not. But at least, it's early February - that...

Two weeks ago, my husband and I went out to the theater to see Rogue One: A Star Wars Story . We don't often get out to the theater, b...

Another busy week but a good one. Both sons are home from college for winter break, and we got to spend a little time with each of them th...

Saturday Snapshot is hosted by West Metro Mommy Reads.  Well, this is starting to get repetitive, but our weather continues to be mostl...

Finally! My 2016 book summary ! Shouldn't there be trumpets or a drumroll or some kind of fanfare? It's not even February yet! ...