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I originally saw this little volume during my recent visit to the MOMA, and I was pleased to be able to check it out from my library. I loved it! Below are some snapshots I took from it as teasers to encourage you to buy a copy. Here are some other quotes than the ones … Read more
I was given a ticket to see Ina Garten (the Barefoot Contessa) live and what a nice present it was! I had a perfect seat, front, close, and center in the…
Well, I don’t read many mysteries nor much fan fiction, but a murder mystery by established writer P.D. James who wants to take on the characters in Pride and Prejudice?
I have thought a lot about the power of habits over the years. This book is good and well worth the read in a different way.
This book is wonderfully well done and I give it five stars. Georgia O’Keefe had made $1,000,000 by 1929 on her art, and she spent it on these two sparse homes.
Not particularly a Jane Eyre fan, I was reluctant to read this book fashioned closely after that story. But this version, set in Scotland in the…
I have long been recommended by many to read Georgette Heyer – people commonly say that anyone who likes Jane Austin will like her, but this is the first one…
I’m on a homeschooling chat list and a mother asked for ideas for her 12 year old who is gifted in math and science but bored in Bible study. Here’s what I…
I liked this book more than I thought I would, and I give it four stars. It is both clever and amusing. I have included some sample bits in…
Wow, this book was a tour de force! Even though it was excruciating to read, I give it five stars. You want to think it is fiction, because it is difficult to
When I read strongly positive reviews of the two books shown below, I decided to get them from inter-library loan. To my surprise, the books came in one volume.
This is a clean, sweeping saga of marriage, hard work, family, Italian Opera, friendship and love. The story begins in northern Italy and then immigrates to…
I’ve loved some other books by this author and was really looking forward to the release of this book. I wasn’t disappointed. It’s the best thing I’ve read in
This book arose out of a vibrant online community of urban sketchers sharing their locale through the internet; there are tips and sketches shared here from…
Since this book has been on my “to read” list for years, I finally got it from inter-library loan and enjoyed it immensely. I give it five stars even though…
Wow. I’ve finished four years on this daily blog. That’s 1,424 entries! Here are the best posts of 2012…
Two years ago for the first time, the only books our family received as Christmas gifts were non-fiction. Some of those books became favorites. This year…