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Finally! There you are, lovely December!
I love December. It is, hands down, my favorite time of the year. Not only is it Christmas-time, so magical and wonderful, it is also my birthday on the 13th and I get as excited as a child about that....
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The Meantime – Nine short stories from Brussels, review and giveaway
Edited to announce that the winner of the giveaway is Larissa from Like People and Butterflies. Congratulations! The Meantime is a short-story collection about the unique nature of Brussels. Alex from...
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Tits-up in a ditch
Can you believe that this is an Annie Proulx quote? Well, not a quote exactly, but the title of one her short stories. Alex and I had the pleasure of attending a live interview with the author here in...
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Virtual Advent Tour: Can there be too much Christmas?
NO WAY! There can never be too much Christmas! I should know, since Christmas traditions in our family have grown over the years and now incorporate three cultures and span all of December. This means...
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The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
Reading this book was a pretty huge task for a person who finds classic literature daunting. Plus, at over 600 pages, it’s on the chunkster side. But I haven’t been doing very well with reading gifted...
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My little boy in December
Shane has been completely spoiled this month and we haven’t even reached the main event yet! Between all our Christmases and my birthday, it’s really a month of celebrating and he has of course been...
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How to be a Woman by Caitlin Moran
I listened to this title on audio and think that if you have the opportunity then you should listen to it too. Hearing the author read it must be so much better than just hearing the words in your...
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This year’s challenges
I didn’t sign up for many challenges this year, but had trouble even with the few that I did try to complete. I wanted to concentrate on read-a-alongs and on events and also wanted to read the books...
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End-of-Year Survey
(questions from The Perpetual Page-Turner – everyone can join in the fun!) 1. Best Book You Read In 2012? I can’t choose just one, here are my top ten – I didn’t review everything I read this year,...
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Weekend Cooking: New cookbooks!
Weekend Cooking is hosted by Beth Fish Reads and is open to anyone who has any kind of food-related post to share: Book (novel, nonfiction) reviews, cookbook reviews, movie reviews, recipes, random...
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My (mostly non-bookish) goals for 2013
I expect 2013 to be a thrilling year of self-discovery, with abundance, joy, laughter and general good times a-plenty. Woo-hoo! Here is what I hope to accomplish this year: 1) Create more with my...
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Some healthy living goals
Getting fit and losing weight have been on my list of resolutions for so long now, I can barely remember what I aimed for before. But it is only last December that I figured out what was wrong. I have...
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Healthy Tuesday
It’s a big week for me as I implement a huge change in eating and exercise habits. Yes, the Game On Diet has started! It’s very strict and I’m struggling to plan five perfectly balanced meals each day,...
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Crazy bookish goals for 2013
Finally, I managed to put together a list of reading goals for this year. Beware, it’s long! 1. Read books I own. My book-buying is out of control now and books are piled up everywhere. I need to do...
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The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen
Surprisingly, what I loved about this book wasn’t what I loved most about Addison Allen’s other books. When I read Garden Spells and The Sugar Queen, it was the everyday magic that enchanted me most. I...
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My little boy in January
Our little boy turned three in January and is a baby no more! This is seriously unbelievable to me, I just can’t see where the last three years went, or why they went so fast. January was an eventful...
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My Challenges in 2013
I skipped challenges last year and missed the, umm, challenge. This year, I want to read more world literature, more classics, more historical novels, more graphic novels – generally read more outside...
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Books read in 2013
February 12. Feed by Mira Grant 11. in French – Le guide du mauvais père – Guy Delisle January 10. Code Orange by Caroline B. Cooney 9. A Red Herring without Mustard by Alan Bradley (Flavia de Luce #3)...
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Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder
This the third book in the Little House on the Prairie series and tells the story of Almanzo Wilder, the boy who became Laura Ingalls’ husband. He grows up on a farm in New York State and loves helping...
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