Category Archive: Books

what is up

what is up

I saw a t-shirt that said: What happens in Vermont stays in Vermont.  But nothing ever happens in Vermont. I want a t-shirt that says: What …

 

All Kinds of Awesome Public Service Announcements!

All Kinds of Awesome Public Service Announcements!

Just have to share: I received a Connecting Threads catalogue today in the mail, and noticed that they’re clearancing/discontinuing many of their solids and semisolid …

 

kittens and other scary things

kittens and other scary things

This is Lucy: {Before I got out my camera she was really happy and posing beautifully in a sunny spot; but it turns out she’s afraid …

 

Crackers

Crackers

You may or may not recall that Wallace is crackers for cheese.  And I’m crackers for quilts, I guess.  Among other things.  Anyhow, I suppose …

 

Oh, just thinking about Mr. Wilde.

Oh, just thinking about Mr. Wilde.

Have you ever read The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde? Yes? Gooooooooooooooooood, huh? No? Why not today? "…it was merely the Spring asleep."

 

Because I Need To Laugh

Because I Need To Laugh

I have checked out the Sedaris family at my local library.  Plus a book about Quakers.  What I wish I could capture in this photo is …

 

It Just Had To Be Done

It Just Had To Be Done

I saw them.  I ordered them.  And I don’t like to bake, but I can’t wait to make them.  In other news: My kids are hacking, …

 

Weep with me…

Weep with me…

…and read this book. I should be saving this sentiment for Reader Alienation Friday, I suppose, but, well…you know how Jesus sits at the right hand …

 

It's Almost Fall!

It's Almost Fall!

This is my favorite time of the year, between Labor Day and Thanksgiving.  Everything slows down and East Tennessee is like visual crack.  Just can’t …

 

Page Turrrrrrrrners

Page Turrrrrrrrners

Awesome Winter reading:   Little Brother:  technically “teen” fiction, it’s intellligent, hip and uncomfortably relevant.  The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo:  I cannot wait for the next …