I’ve seen Ti, Jen, and Bryan tackle this “20 Questions About Me” thing recently, and I thought I’d play along today. I rarely do this meme-type stuff here any more, and it was a fun change of pace. Feel free to take these questions with you and answer them for yourself—I’d love to know what you have to say about them! HOW TALL ARE YOU? My driver’s license says I’m 4’9”. This is an exaggeration, […]
2015 got off to a rocky start in the book blogosphere. There’s been some real negative energy, and our sense of community feels a little shaky. I’m excited to be part of a group of veteran bloggers responding to this challenging climate by re-launching the Book Blogger Buddy System. The Book Blogger Buddy System, as originally launched in October 2012, was designed to foster direct connections and mutually supportive relationships between bloggers by playing “matchmaker” […]
I have a couple of pieces of news to share with you today! The test results that were supposed to come in on Tuesday didn’t get reported to us till Wednesday, but they were positively worth the wait. The biopsies of both the skin cells and the lymph node that Paul had extracted last week were negative. The melanoma was completely excised, and it did not spread. Paul will have more than 20 stitches and a […]
I warned you on Tuesday that I was blogging about blogging this week. I’ve had a few other thoughts about “trends in blogging” since that post went up–some are in the comment thread there, and some are coming at you now. Some long-time book bloggers made a deliberate choice, early on, to limit their content to book-related posts because they didn’t want their blogs to be too personal or revealing. Some blogged anonymously or under […]
The turn of the year is a time for introspection, reflection, and resolution for many of us, and it extends to our blogs. There’s been some great discussion about that lately–and a bit of angst. Let’s get the angst out of the way first, with a little reminder to #bloghonest, from April The Steadfast Reader. (In that spirit, all material quoted in this post is attributed and linked to the original source.) The whole thing […]
No, I haven’t made a radical change in my look. This is Sheila from Book Journey, and I’m blog-sitting for her today while she’s gone on a real-life journey. Please come visit me over at her place, where I’m taking over the “Morning Meanderings,” talking about how Sheila and I met and that time we both read The Chocolate War. See you over there? Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this […]
I think there may have been a time, long before my blogging days, when my reading did follow seasonal patterns; winter books tended to be more substantive, while summer reads were lighter–kind of like seasonal eating, I suppose, or tracking along with the school calendar. I don’t really see that happening any more, and while I suppose it’s possible that things shifted because I no longer live in a place that has well-defined seasons, I don’t think that’s […]
A couple of months ago, I talked about which device–laptop, smartphone, or tablet–I preferred to use for particular tasks. Today’s topic in A Month of Favorites asks for “5 Most Useful Digital Lifehacks,” so I’ll tell you about a few of the apps I use and rely on every day. There’s a link-up hosted at Estella’s Revenge–be sure to visit to find more suggestions! Disclosure/disclaimer: I use a Windows desktop PC, a MacBook Pro laptop, an iPhone 6, […]
Today in “A Month of Favorites” A Year in Books Timeline {Which month did you … read the most, the least, read the book you liked LEAST for the year, read your longest book, tried a new genre, fell hard for a book boyfriend, re-read a favorite, finished an epic series, read something you’ve been wanting to read for a long time etc. } – link-up hosted at Traveling with T When did I read […]
All December-long, Estella’s Revenge, Girlxoxo, and Traveling with T are sharing their fave bookish (and sometimes non-bookish) experiences from the past year, and everyone’s invited to join the party! There are daily posting/link-up topics, but since I won’t be posting every day, I’ll be picking and choosing and combining them. In a nod to Andi’s motto, let’s call it free-range blogging. Topics for Week 1: 1 – Faves Month Introduction – link-up hosted at Girlxoxo 2 – 5 Faves by […]
Please meet newest member of the family! I don’t think he’ll be much of a reader, but he seems to have the makings of an excellent reading companion. Chester is a 3-year-old “petite golden mix” of Golden Retriever and something smaller–Cocker Spaniel or Corgi seem to be the most likely suspects. We met him last weekend, and officially adopted him and brought him home on Saturday, November 8. He came our way via Forever Friends […]
While traveling up and down California’s Central Coast this weekend, Tall Paul and I spent a little time wandering through Cambria. Cambria is the real-life inspiration for Christopher Moore’s fictional Pine Cove, and was in the midst of its annual Scarecrow Festival while we were there. I thought I’d show you some of the participants we encountered along Main Street. Apparently, crows are scared of skeletons. Who knew? With California’s severe drought in mind, the […]
