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I loved this book and give it five stars; I am eager to read the sequel (titled Harvest of Gold). It is set in Old Testament times; Sarah, cousin to Nehemiah, is a Jewish scribe in the Persian court. She knows many languages, can handle complex accounts, is quick-witted and intuitive when it comes to … Read more
Somewhere in the bowels of this blog I’ve had a post similar to this one, where I showed my page spread of weekly notes on the topical Christian Science Bible Lessons. Well, I still do this. I find it very helpful to capture the thematic focus of the week, to ponder it better at the … Read more
I had a pleasant day. It was fun to get so many good wishes on Facebook and my husband’s treat of a gougère was delicious. Our daughter gave me two books on farming and I also got a book of quotes from all sorts of great thinkers from the fountain of the Mary Baker Eddy … Read more
At long last, I’m finally going through my office, getting rid of stuff. The two books above are examples of some of the myriad books I am getting rid of. One is from 1990 and the other is from 1996. Back then I was still highlighting books, which I think is sacrilegious now, as I … Read more
When I became a vegetarian 35 years ago, there weren’t many cookbooks relevant to me, which is why Mollie Katzen’s soon-to-be-classic Moosewood Cookbook became a standby. I grew up as a cook by her side, so to speak, and who would have imagined all those years ago that we’d become actually acquainted over something called … Read more
When I became interested in Hundertwasser, I interlibrary loaned the couple books available on him. One of them was this rather well done children’s book, which gets into not only his biography and work, but also the issues that he thought about and what motivated him. There are tangential projects throughout to help kids relate … Read more
I read this book mostly because my friend at Byrd’s Books (one of my favorite independent bookstores) was having an author event about it. Not only is the author local, but this novel is set locally as well. It is a story of a friendship between two guys in Brewster High School, in the late … Read more
I enjoyed this new retelling of Pride and Prejudice from the servants point of view, with their own drama front and center, and the familiar Bennet’s storyline in the periphery. I’m surprised it took so long for one to be written, given the success of shows like Upstairs, Downstairs as well as Downton Abbey. This … Read more
I enjoyed this long, detailed new novel by the author of the famous bestselling memoir, Eat, Pray, Love. Two-thirds to a quarter of the way through reading it, I thought I was going to give this book four stars since it was lagging a bit, but after finishing it, I felt it had pulled through … Read more
Wow. I’ve finished five years on this daily blog. That’s 1,825 entries! Here’s an extensive list of best blog posts, which folks have found especially helpful.
I give this novel five stars. It is a modern cautionary tale in vein with Orwell’s 1984. Unfortunately, it has parts inappropriate for middle and high schoolers
Outrageously, I got all these pottery books from my husband for Christmas. I’m looking forward to delving into them. Thank you, James!
It was another year I received only non-fiction for Christmas! Above is a lovely cookbook I was delighted to get from a Texas cousin, and the first book below
One of the advantages of our approach toward homeschooling is that we created a culture of reading aloud as a family. Having not done this in a while, we…
Where were these books when I needed them homeschooling? I absolutely love these and give them an enthusiastic five stars. I bought this set as a…
If you have a dancer on your Christmas gift list this is a wonderful book. I loved it and give it five stars. Great photos of dancers exuberantly expressing
Our teenaged homeschooled daughter is very enthused by these two new books. Originally seeing both in a great local independent bookstore, she was able to get one through interlibrary loan and begged me to get the other for her, “and not to wait for Christmas either, please.” I have a homeschooling budget and have learned … Read more