Category: Authors

I stayed up two hours past the usual and finished “The Historian” last night. (Husband is out of town, nuff said.) It is an interesting book, written in a different style than I would have thought, considering the subject matter. **SPOILERS APLENTY AHEAD** it’s less scary than I’d expect. No gratuitous violence, gore, or jumping-out-from-dark-corners.

It’s April 15th. Not only are the taxes done, entered, and submitted, but the accountant has been paid and the refund has arrived. And, sadly, been spent. Mostly. But there’s a bit left to make up for the months when we determine that we must have something beyond the usual food and heat requirements. Like

rain is not snow. and that is why rain is good. also my grass is getting green. and long. and wet. rain is good. the sidewalks and driveways are writhing with worms, which matthew wants to save. not just rescue, you understand. save in perpetuity. and in the house. don’t you sleep better when you

I have a good friend, and once in a while she recommends a book. She’s been telling me for a few months about a book I have, have, have to read. Except that’s all she’s been telling me. Not anything about it. Just that it is spectacular. And I have to read it, I just

You know when you have an impressions that is just totally wrong? Yeah, like that. This morning I took Kid 3 to her piano lesson, and her teacher was studious in her avoidance of me. So we’re starting off this week on a good foot. She wouldn’t look at me, and when Kid 3 asked

Happy Easter. This year, Easter was a much calmer effort than in years past. (*Sigh of relief*). Grandparents kept way under control. Our house is not full of chocolate eggs, or plastic eggs, or even colored eggs (except the naturally green ones left from what Mary brought over). It has been a calm and sweet

I’m not a big breakfast fan. I like water in the morning. Maybe some other stuff, sometimes granola (I can go months in that granola and water pattern), but sometimes not. I have a white-flour breakfast family. Everyone in this house would be happy with white bread toast, white flour pancakes, bagels, muffins, scones, biscuits,

Last official day of Spring Break, although we still have the weekend. It’s been great to be lazy and have time to play together. Today was Daddy Day. He orchestrated a grand day out, and kept it all a secret from the kiddies. We drove more than an hour to a remarkable store – remarkable