Wonderful things can happen in the cold hush of winter...
My newest feature is up at Crunchable today. It can be found here (and it's a personal favorite of mine):
Love and Snow
Monday, December 7, 2009
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Snowfall
The first snow of the season is coming down on our house.
My husband and I are inside watching it in our pajamas. We have grilled cheese, tomato soup, cocoa, and a snoring pug. Life could not be any better.
My husband and I are inside watching it in our pajamas. We have grilled cheese, tomato soup, cocoa, and a snoring pug. Life could not be any better.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
BINGO: Almost There
Next week, the submissions for the Around the States BINGO game are due at the library. I am four books short of finishing, so I'll be doing a lot of reading this week. In the meantime, here's some more book reviews, this time Fiction:
Louisiana: Dead Until Dark, by Charlaine Harris
Mississippi: Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
Texas: Living Dead in Dallas, by Charlaine Harris
I’m going to go ahead and lump these three together, since they’re from the same series and tell a continuous story. Hubby and I got really into the HBO show True Blood this past year, and this is the book series that inspired it. Featuring telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse and her adventures with the strange and supernatural beings that inhabit her hometown of Bon Temps, Louisiana, they’re a fun and splashy series. Between dating Vampire Bill and being employed by the yummy Viking vampire Erik, Sookie has a lot going on, including espionage and mind reading in vampire hotbeds Texas and Mississippi. I’m enjoying these quick reads a lot and am working my way through the rest of the series now.
New Mexico: Half Broke Horses, by Jeannette Walls
Walls last published her highly acclaimed memoir, The Glass Castle, about her tumultuous relationship with her mother. Now, she returns with a true life fiction about her grandmother’s life as a teacher and a rancher, and it is marvelously written and daring and fun. Time and time again, Walls shows what a fascinating family she has and what a talent she is at documenting their lives.
Nebraska: Isn’t It Romantic? by Ron Hansen
I had never read anything by this author before, but the cover grabbed my attention when I was putting together a book display. It’s a fun little modern-day comedy of manners that feature mistaken identities, errors in translation, scheming townspeople, and a woefully out-of-place French couple who get stranded in Nebraska. It was quick and amusing…not fantastic, but certainly enjoyable enough for an evening’s read.
Louisiana: Dead Until Dark, by Charlaine Harris
Mississippi: Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
Texas: Living Dead in Dallas, by Charlaine Harris
I’m going to go ahead and lump these three together, since they’re from the same series and tell a continuous story. Hubby and I got really into the HBO show True Blood this past year, and this is the book series that inspired it. Featuring telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse and her adventures with the strange and supernatural beings that inhabit her hometown of Bon Temps, Louisiana, they’re a fun and splashy series. Between dating Vampire Bill and being employed by the yummy Viking vampire Erik, Sookie has a lot going on, including espionage and mind reading in vampire hotbeds Texas and Mississippi. I’m enjoying these quick reads a lot and am working my way through the rest of the series now.
New Mexico: Half Broke Horses, by Jeannette Walls
Walls last published her highly acclaimed memoir, The Glass Castle, about her tumultuous relationship with her mother. Now, she returns with a true life fiction about her grandmother’s life as a teacher and a rancher, and it is marvelously written and daring and fun. Time and time again, Walls shows what a fascinating family she has and what a talent she is at documenting their lives.
Nebraska: Isn’t It Romantic? by Ron Hansen
I had never read anything by this author before, but the cover grabbed my attention when I was putting together a book display. It’s a fun little modern-day comedy of manners that feature mistaken identities, errors in translation, scheming townspeople, and a woefully out-of-place French couple who get stranded in Nebraska. It was quick and amusing…not fantastic, but certainly enjoyable enough for an evening’s read.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Giving Thanks
2009 has been a tough year so far, but also a great year, and it leaves me with a lot to be thankful for.
This year, I am thankful...
-For my beautiful new house, which I love even more every day.
-That my husband and I make enough money that we are comfortable and happy and want for nothing.
-That I was accepted into grad school for Library Science, which I will be starting on January 19th.
-That I got to see quite a bit of my gorgeous nephew Aidan, who is just a sweet and smart and funny kid.
-For my new dog Oscar, who makes my life a lot funnier and a lot cuddlier.
-That even though I lost my beloved grandfather this year, I got to have him in my life as long as I did.
-For my wonderful friends, both new and old, who are simply the best.
-That my family is happy and healthy and well and that some of them will be coming over for dinner today.
-For Zero Hour Theatre, which gives us all a chance to keep doing theatre together.
-For Crunchable, which gives me a place to write.
-For my newfound love of cooking.
-For my job, and especially for my brilliant and fun coworkers, who make every day at work a great one.
-That my husband and I navigated through our first year of marriage and are well on
our way through the second, and that he's my best friend in the whole world.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
This year, I am thankful...
-For my beautiful new house, which I love even more every day.
-That my husband and I make enough money that we are comfortable and happy and want for nothing.
-That I was accepted into grad school for Library Science, which I will be starting on January 19th.
-That I got to see quite a bit of my gorgeous nephew Aidan, who is just a sweet and smart and funny kid.
-For my new dog Oscar, who makes my life a lot funnier and a lot cuddlier.
-That even though I lost my beloved grandfather this year, I got to have him in my life as long as I did.
-For my wonderful friends, both new and old, who are simply the best.
-That my family is happy and healthy and well and that some of them will be coming over for dinner today.
-For Zero Hour Theatre, which gives us all a chance to keep doing theatre together.
-For Crunchable, which gives me a place to write.
-For my newfound love of cooking.
-For my job, and especially for my brilliant and fun coworkers, who make every day at work a great one.
-That my husband and I navigated through our first year of marriage and are well on
our way through the second, and that he's my best friend in the whole world.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
Monday, November 16, 2009
A Bounty of Crunchables
Just a little Crunch for your morning commute:
My snackable, Staycation, in which I enjoy a blissful vacation at home.
And my feature, Weeds, Weeds Everywhere, in which I attack my yard.
My snackable, Staycation, in which I enjoy a blissful vacation at home.
And my feature, Weeds, Weeds Everywhere, in which I attack my yard.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Mmmm....piiiiies
Williams Sonoma, you make my dreams come true. Every time I go to that store, I want to start life over as a pastry chef. And look how well I'd do!
They are 100% homemade, using the crust recipe Williams Sonoma suggested and my own apple pie filling. I used their new fall pocket pie mold (I also have one shaped like a pumpkin) and it went off without a hitch. I even had extra dough leftover, so I made some little leaf cutouts and cooked them with cinnamon to use as garnish on the plates. Also on the side were a scoop each of vanilla and cinnamon ice creams.
Deeeelicious.
They are 100% homemade, using the crust recipe Williams Sonoma suggested and my own apple pie filling. I used their new fall pocket pie mold (I also have one shaped like a pumpkin) and it went off without a hitch. I even had extra dough leftover, so I made some little leaf cutouts and cooked them with cinnamon to use as garnish on the plates. Also on the side were a scoop each of vanilla and cinnamon ice creams.
Deeeelicious.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Happy Halloween!
Sadly, the rain put an early end to our trick-or-treaters, but before the bad weather rolled in we had a good bunch of kids. I especially enjoyed the toddler dressed as Frankenstein's monster, complete with some excellent facial scars and a prosthetic forehead.
My favorite part, though, was that none of the children wanted candy so much as they wanted to take my dog with them. Oscar was a very big hit with the small child crowd, and many kids had to be pulled away by their parents because they couldn't stop petting him.
My favorite part, though, was that none of the children wanted candy so much as they wanted to take my dog with them. Oscar was a very big hit with the small child crowd, and many kids had to be pulled away by their parents because they couldn't stop petting him.
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