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…

I’m joining with Bonny and friends today to share poetry. I found this poem that encourages us to enjoy the precious time we have, even as the world feels like it’s falling apart. I’m clinging…

Allow me to show you a photo of my lunch and dinner for today: In case it’s not obviously, I am having a colonoscopy tomorrow. I’m a frequent flyer on this particular journey since my…

Today’s recommendation is a simple one: use the library. And I know I’m preaching to the choir here but I think it’s still something we all need to be reminded about now and again. I…

This picture pretty much sums up my weekend. Feet up, kindle close by, relaxing by the fire. It’s not all I did but it’s close. We kicked off the weekend with our Fireside Friday group…

I can’t bring myself to write three things for you today, not after what happened yesterday in Minneapolis. I know I’m preaching to the choir but I encourage you, if you can do it while…

I read 8 books in the month of December (gotta love Christmas vacation for lots of reading time), let’s take at look at my reviews. King of Ashes by S.A. CosbyMy rating: 4 of 5…

The time has come to discuss our latest Read With Us selection, The Antidote by Karen Russell. We’ll be meeting tonight at 7pm on zoom (let me know if you need an invite from Kym)…