Well, the Mayans were indeed wrong, and it’s hard to believe it’s once again time to compile my annual literary review. Following my solo list from 2010 and then the first actual round-up in 2011, I once again cajoled and pleaded …
I recently had the opportunity to guest post my review of Molly Birnbaum’s Season to Taste over at Victoria’s blog as part of The Kitchen Reader online book club.
Almost exactly a year ago, while in the midst of Snowmageddon-induced cabin fever, I posted a list of the five best books I read in 2010. In that same post – and in an accompanying e-mail that went out …
In case you haven’t been following, I recently did Yoga Journal’s 21-Day Challenge. I completed it in part to relieve the stress of the holidays and also to get myself back into a regular yoga routine. I added the …
It’s this simple: Keep track of the books you read this year in whatever way you choose. Near the end of the year, I’ll post another entry asking you to submit the best five books you read in 2011, along with two or three sentences about each one and why you recommend it. I’ll compile the responses and post the list here. Hopefully everyone will discover some great books to read in 2012. It’s like a more personal version of the New York Times’ annual “100 Notable Books” list!
We all know that I have a tendency to forget things, despite taking a daily dose of gingko biloba. So, needless to say, when I received an unsolicited brown package from Amazon in my mailbox a few weeks ago, …
My grandmother is crafty. My mom is crafty. My aunt is crafty. So naturally, they passed along that crafty gene on their X chromosome to me. However, no one in my family really crochets, so everything I learned about …
