A little trivia fun…

Do you know the book this is from? It’s fairly popular but not new. And loosely related to my current multi-cultural journey, though it’s veered a bit off track and I haven’t had the opportunity to update you all on that yet – so that might not be a good hint at all. Nonetheless… here’s…

And so begins another literary journey…

I think I’ve mentioned before that sometimes I find myself caught up in a literary journey… I rarely am able to predict them but I always enjoy ’em. I have found myself at the start of one and I encourage you to join in. Recommendations are greatly appreciated, as I rarely have a plan for…

Food Destination: Monastery of the Holy Spirit

This past week our family made a trip to the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, Georgia. For us this was a full day trip, with a significant portion of it spent in the car. But boy, o boy, was it worth it! The Monastery operates as a retreat center. There were some folks there…

Miss Moore’s Books

We are big fans of playing with our food ~ every once in a while. Miss Moore Thought Otherwise by Jan Pinborough gave us a perfect reason too! Miss Moore Thought Otherwise is the story of how Miss Moore an unconventional young lady born in 1880 helped to open the doors of libraries to children. The book is…

Make a list Monday: 5 blogs I can’t get enough of..

There are 5 blogs that are relatively new to me & I can’t get enough of them right now: Mastering the Art of Pigging Out Miss Marzipan Creative Writing with the Crimson League 52 Brand New Project Light to Life Not all are food. Not all are books. Not all are writing. But all are…

Mother-Daughter Book Club How-to Guide

Do you have a daughter that is growing up too fast? Are you hoping to maintain that wonderful closeness that you’ve cultivated over the last 10 to 12 years? Are you, like me, unwilling to accept the cultural expectation that daughters and mothers should be at odds? I think that there is a simple and…

Make a List Monday: Favorite Family Read aloud Resources

We love to read aloud as a family. My favorite books for this purpose are those that give us plenty to discuss. A great example of this is Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes. This book is the tale of a boy who has his beloved dog taken. He searches tirelessly. This provided a lot of…

Trains and Lovers with a side of Irish Soda Bread

Title: Trains and Lovers (c) 2013 by Alexander McCall Smith Mr. McCall Smith is one of those authors that I just felt as though I needed to read. Patrons often want to chat about their favorite authors and he is often one of them. I feel a bit sheepish saying that I’ve never read one…

Make a list Monday: 5 New-to-me

One of my favorite things about working the circulation desk is seeing all of the treasures that others uncover. There are so many books out there, waiting to be discovered! And many of them aren’t the new ones that have just been published. These are the jewels that have left the ‘new book’ shelves and…