I usually label this post “a weekly look at all of the silly stuff I download to my phone and then never look at again,” but this week not all of the stuff is silly. There are also some more serious and important items in Read more

I love getting book mail and Wednesday Books has been spoiling me rotten with awesome reads lately. I just got back from a few days of vacation and had these two beauties waiting for me. Both books are new releases from Dahlia Adler and they Read more

Last month the hubs and I took a trip to Maine to celebrate our 29th wedding anniversary. It’s a place we’ve been before and have enjoyed, so it seemed perfect for a long weekend getaway. And I always insist on a quick car selfie before Read more

We all know that the major news this week was… But you know I always try to find the lighter side of the news, and this week brought us a tale of two (er, three) ducks… Does anyone else remember the giant ducks that were Read more

A weekly look at all of the silly stuff I download to my phone and then never look at again…

Let’s talk about my hair for a moment. It’s baby-fine, mousey brown, and a good portion of it has fled my scalp for parts unknown, leaving more skin showing than hair. In other words… It really used to bother me, being only in my early Read more

Our area is currently on day 2 of being blanketed by the smoke from the Canadian wildfires. Yesterday it was an interesting anomaly – “Hey, look how red the sun is! Isn’t the yellow haze the weirdest thing? It looks spooky!” But today? It’s just Read more

A weekly look at all of the silly stuff I download to my phone and then never look at again. 

Dear Virginia, I received your letter today, say! you can certainly write a book if you want to can’t you? How is Shirley? I suppose you two are having a swell time together. You know, I wish you wouldn’t expect so many letters from me, Read more

I posted the other day about the crochet project I had just finished up. But I’m not the only crocheter in the house now. Boy #2 has gotten into amigurumi, which is essentially 3-D crochet. He has been making lots of stuffed critters over the Read more

Off the Map by Trish DollerBeck Sisters series book 3Out now from St. Martin’s Press I fell in love with the Beck Sisters from the moment I met Anna in Float Plan. Now we follow honorary Beck sister Carla as she traverses the beautiful Irish Read more