Bookman’s Birthday, Lots of Food, and Books
In spite of the hot and humid weather I have been having a lovely weekend. I took Friday off from …
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Changes in Progress
It seems time for an update to the look of the old blog. So please excuse any chaos that might …
Swimming in Short Stories
About a month ago a coworker and I were talking about books and she said she really liked reading short …
Wouldn’t It Be Awesome?
If you live in the Washington D.C. Area, the Library of Congress is currently seeking volunteer docents to lead tours …
Sugar in My Bowl
When I had the opportunity to receive a review copy of a book of essays about women and sex edited …
Ulysses Update – Episode 4
Welcome one and all to Monday and my weekly Ulysses reading update! Sorry, a bit much there. I’ll tone it …
End of July Reading Update
Here we are approaching the end of July already. I thought time just went fast when I was in school …
60,000 Years of Reading
If you read a book a day, it would take 60,000 years to read every book currently cataloged in the …
The Persimmon Tree and Other Stories
The Persimmon Tree and Other Stories by Marjorie Barnard is a collection of stories that often left me breathless. Some …
It’s So Humid …
…that kids are going swimming in the lakes to dry off. Bada-dum! (that’s a drum cuz it’s a joke and …
