Best of 2012
Wow. I’ve finished four years on this daily blog. That’s 1,424 entries! Here are the best posts of 2012…
Books
Gifts of Nonfiction We Received
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…
Book Review: Sophie Dahl’s Cookbooks
Thank goodness for inter-library loan! When I read on my food blogs about these cookbooks, I had them shipped in from around the state and have been hogging…
Book Review: Joy for Beginners
A few years ago I reviewed this author’s “School of Essential Ingredients.” When I saw she had a new paperback out, I hustled to check it out from my library.
Book Review: Thirteen Moons
This book is the reminiscence of a 90 year old man looking back on a remarkable life: he was a white chief of the Cherokee, a senator, and a corporal in the…
Book Review: Unpacking My Library: Writers and Their Books
I had seen this book in my book catalogs so when it showed up on a library’s new book shelf I took a look at it. I not only checked it out for a perusal, but
Book Review: Arcadia
I read this new fictional account of a hippie commune because there was a time when I read a lot of utopian literature, and even founded a group in my…
Book Review: Artist’s Journal Workshop
Even though this book doesn’t come close to my favorite book on art journaling, I still liked it, and give it 4 stars. It made me want to get regular about…
Links for the First Half of History (Mostly in Picture Books)
Last night I spent some time helping a homeschooler figure out some great picture books for the first half of world history. Here are the links I rustled up…
Book Review: Imagine- How Creativity Works
After reading this book on the latest science regarding creativity, it is no miracle that I’m creative. I daydream, meditate, and make connections between disparate fields.
Our Booth Today at a Local Health Expo
Today I manned a booth at our local health expo, sharing the connection between spirituality and healing with an interested public. We sold copies of…
Book Review: I’ve Got Your Number
This somewhat trite romantic comedy was the perfect antidote to the other book I was reading simultaneously… the one I blogged about yesterday regarding…
Book Review: Strength in What Remains
I knew precious little about the genocide in Burundi, so when I saw this true story written by an author I’ve enjoyed before, I decided to give it a go…
Book Review: Goode’s World Atlas
Our youngest daughter is taking AP Human Geography this year, and coupled in the photo above with her textbook is the 22nd edition of Goode’s World Atlas.
Book Review: The Red Book
This novel utilizes hypothetical “red book” entries to introduce characters returning to Harvard for their 20th reunion. The whole book takes place during…
Book Review: Bird Cloud
I found myself liking this book by the end. It is a rather droll telling of building a house in the Wyoming prairie, by an author who loves books and after…
Book Review: State of Wonder
I liked this book, regardless of the fact that it takes place in the pharmaceutical industry and has some explicit medical descriptions that may make…