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I really enjoyed this book and give it five stars. It is a quick read about the daughter of a Baptist preacher in Georgia, who can’t wait to get out of there and get on with her life. Meanwhile, she has to learn to not be so self absorbed, and that destiny is more an … Read more
Two years ago, before most people had ever heard of it, I blogged about the book The Help. So I haven’t read it recently, but I loved the new movie rendition and have very few complaints to lodge against it. I can’t speak to what it is like to see this movie without having read … Read more
This is a delicious summer side dish. In the years past, I used to make it with a store bought cole slaw dressing, before I got committed to no high fructose corn syrup and no unpronounceable ingredients. So here is my improved version with a dressing from Julia Child… Jicama Slaw Recipe 1/2 jicama, … Read more
This book is an incredible book. I loved it even though it dealt with disease and death interlaced with a lot of love-making. This is a gorgeous story of commitment, poignantly told. It is about the beauty, grandeur and fragility of the natural world. This author has a true gift with words, using lush descriptive … Read more
“… And it is a strange thing that most of the feeling we call religious, most of the mystical outcrying which is one of the most prized and used and desired reactions of our species, is really the understanding and the attempt to say that man is related to the whole thing, related inextricably to … Read more
So I am back from pick up at Crystal Lake Camps and am thrilled my son had an awesome time during his counselor-in-training summer. I haven’t seen him in six weeks! Apparently, he and some friends resuscitated the camp’s science program and gave space shuttle simulations potent enough to make fast friends out of any … Read more
If I had known that this movie was about a recent young widow getting posthumous letters from her husband, I probably would have chosen something different to watch. This was a bit far fetched, and I really don’t find watching someone grieve entertaining. I wouldn’t agree that this is “the best romantic comedy in a … Read more
This movie is better in retrospect (four stars), than it was during the viewing (three stars.) It is about the choice adoption over abortion, and also about making peace and restitution with the past. These are difficult topics to portray and this movie does it in an interesting way.
Being part of a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) is a wonderful thing. Check out what a week’s bag of food looks like for us (first two photos below.) A little different than most people’s grocery store run. No plastic. Nothing artificial. Nothing processed. There are also flowers. These were so stunning yesterday, I had to … Read more
One of the great things about my job is having no commute; I often work at the picnic table in the summer. There is one squirrel in particular, that makes impertinent eye contact with me often. Sassy. While I’m in full view watching him, he jauntily climbs up the peach tree, chooses one immature beauty … Read more
This blog has totally been inspired by Carol Hohle’s Inspiration House site, which I highly recommend. Also check out the links below and my photos. And please start doing something to stop this craziness! Other links about this issue to explore: Beth’s Blog: My Plastic Free Life GRIST Dared Me to Make A Change Seven … Read more
Okay, I can be up for a beach read, and as they go, I guess this is an okay one. It is also insipid, banal, repetitive and predictable. I give it only a low 3 stars. It came well recommended from a usually reliable source, so I’m mostly just warning you not to waste your … Read more