The time has come to announce our Spring 2023 selection for Read With Us. Insert the ole drumroll here . . . The book is Trespasses by Louise Kennedy. The highlight from the blurb that…

Hello and Happy Monday! How was your weekend? Mine was a great mix of things and it has left me feeling restored and recharged for the week ahead. We had a lovely Friday night at…

A few weeks ago I had my first facial. This is not something I ever really pictured myself doing, but when I told Hannah that my favorite part of getting a massage is when she…

I’m all about blooming this year and I agree with this quote. And yet, it’s hard to find hope in the wake of yet another school shooting and blogging today feels insignificant and absurd. Tell…

I said to a friend last Friday, my weekend is way over committed, I have something I have to do on Saturday AND on Sunday. And I meant it. Listen, I’m glad that pandemic restrictions…

I feel like I mostly ignored the arrival of spring on Monday so today, inspired by our ice breaker question from the Read With Us discussion on Tuesday night, a random list of the signs…

Yesterday was the 25th anniversary of my mother’s death. She was 66. It’s a milestone, and it’s one that I feel needs to be acknowledged. Not in a celebratory way, of course, but in a…

The time has come to discuss our winter selection, The Shipping News by Annie Proulx. And I am so looking forward to talking with all of you about this award winning book. If you know…

Hello and Happy Monday! I had a lovely weekend at home with no plans at.all. It was perfection! I read a lot, finishing Babel and starting I Have Some Questions For You. I cooked some,…

I went to Trader Joe’s last week and treated myself to this lovely bunch of tulips. If I can’t find spring outside, I can still bring it inside! Have a great weekend, friends!

In light of not having much of interest to post about right now . . . I give you . . . some random things I’m currently doing . . . Reading: Babel. I like…

Sigh. Last week I found crocus and snowdrops blooming. And now we have snow. Not a lot and it will melt quickly, but looking at the furniture makes me long for cocktails on the deck…