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Favorite Reviews:
I have reviewed many books over the years, and some reviews have been more interesting or fun to write than others. The below list were my favorites to write.
• Ada, or Ardor
• Choose Your Own Autobiography
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
• If Not, Winter
• Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
• The Kid Table
• Like Water for Chocolate
• Lolita
• The Monk
• The Night Circus
• Oathbringer
• Return of the Native
• Rhythm of War
• S
• Things Fall Apart
• The Unit
• The Woods Are Always WatchingCategories:
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Category Archives: Personal
Sunday Coffee – Changes
So remember last week, when I said we’d decided to move across the country? We had a plan worked out. The boys would go up at the end of this month, and Jason and I would follow in October once … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – Another Adventure Begins
The decision has been made. We are indeed moving to Wisconsin. And soon. That’s the new part. Original talks circled on prepping our house to go on the market next spring, and moving up next summer, after the boys were … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – Home Stretch
This summer has been galloping by. Travel, construction, camps. Funny to realize there are only four weeks left. Four weeks that will be filled with more travel, construction, and camps, heh. My brain is therefore a bit scattered, and today … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – No place like home?
June. What a crazy month! Travel: first to Houston the last weekend of May, followed by a week at the coast in early June, followed by two weeks in Wisconsin, ending on July 4th. I think I spent more days … Continue reading
Travelogue Part II: North and South
North (aka Lake Superior) As I mentioned in my last vacation post, we took two mini-vacations while on vacation (ha!). The first was to visit my sister-in-law, Chelsea, who is a paramedic in Duluth, MN. Duluth is only a couple … Continue reading
Travelogue Part I: Barron, WI
If you’ve been following along on Facebook or Instagram, you’ll know already that I’ve been on vacation. Two weeks ago, my family flew northward to visit Jason’s family in Wisconsin. We were there for two weeks, arriving home late this … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – One Year
It’s been a year. A year since we moved back to Texas. A year since we moved into this house. A year since a tiny stray kitten landed on our doorstep and became the newest member of our family. (Sidenote: … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – Quiet
Things are hard right now. The world feels like a very ugly place, despite reminders that there is good out there beyond the headlines that have been all too frequent lately. I’m struggling with my health, with the heat, with … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – For the Fathers
Happy Father’s Day!
The Zen Leaf 