Time to take a look back at the books I read in the month of January.  Queen Esther by John IrvingMy rating: 3 of 5 starsI want to say I love this novel (because John…

I’m joining with my fellow knitters and readers over at Kat’s blog this week to talk, well, knitting and reading. I’m sad to say that there was some unraveling since last we met but I’m…

You may have heard that the female occupant of the White House has a documentary infomercial in theaters right now. I am not here to recommend that you go see that. Instead, I’m recommending that…

Moment of truth: I never left my house all weekend. Yep from the time I got home from work on Thursday until this morning I was inside. It’s dang cold out there, friends, and I…

First of all, here’s the headshot. I don’t love it, but I don’t hate it either. I think for a free 2 minute experience in a conference setting it’s pretty decent. I think it says,…

Joining with Kat and friends again this week to discuss what I’m knitting and reading . . . Thanks to TWO snow days, I finished the front of Dale’s sweater yesterday. I’d show you a…

I’m back with a Tuesday Recommendation this week and it’s for a free app called TV Club. (My apologies to android users, this is only for iOS and iPadOS.) I’ve been using this for years…

Hello and happy snowy Monday! I got my wish and we have a snow day today, which is truly welcome after my weekend at the MMA Conference. I have photos to share with you, too…

I got these tulips the other day from the grocery store. I love that in this bouquet of white there is one that is most decidedly pink. As we head into a bitter cold stretch…

Three things about what I’ll be doing over the next few days  . . . Today is the first day of the annual Massachusetts Municipal Association Conference in Boston. It’s held in the Seaport now,…

I’m joining with Kat and friends today to share a knitting and reading update. (cat included for scale. and also because I tried 3 times to take a photo without him on it and failed.)…

The day has come for Bonny, Kym, and I to announce our next choice for the Read With Us group. Without further delay, that book is Gilead by Marilynne Robinson. This book was published in…