The Crowded Street

Are you ever exposed to a book that you know you have to buy there and then and will subsequently make a special trip to a bookstore to obtain it so that you don’t have to wait for online postage? I’m sure it’s not just me… I listened to the first installment of the BBC [...]

How not to be a Domestic Goddess

This post is somewhat of a departure for me but is more for the reading pleasure of Verity and Darlene, since they are the bakers amongst us bloggers and were the ones who inspired me to bake today. In actual fact this post does have a precedent here, the first time that I attempted to [...]

Teaser Tuesdays

Quote a couple of spoiler-free sentences from the book you’re reading to tempt others. “Kay came in with fresh plates and a cake on a doily on a pink glass platter. The frosting was decorated with a maraschino cherry tree and a chocolate hatchet. ‘Oh, bless her heart!’ said Dottie.” The Group by Mary McCarthy [...]

Library Loot

It’s been some time since my last Library Loot post but, for the most part, I was staying true to my resolution not to request or borrow any more books from the library. However, as you can see above, I broke my resolve a little. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell is the book I am reading [...]

"Hell-Heaven" by Jhumpa Lahiri

I have been meaning to read Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri for years; in fact, Amazon reliably informs me that I have had a copy of the book since October 2005. Now that I am attempting to read the Pulitzer winners I am relieved to know that I will be finally reading it and [...]

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