While I’m working on my post about my trip to Gladstone’s Library, I thought I’d share my book haul. Because the whole point of the trip was books. While I enjoy living in Italy, I cannot read Italian. Okay, well I can read a menu, but not a full length novel. Food words were a … More Tuesday’s Titles
Greetings from North Wales! I flew into Manchester yesterday and headed to Hawarden, Flintshire, United Kingdom and Gladstone’s Library for a weekend reading retreat. Stay tuned for a rundown of my weekend!
Two years ago today, I adopted Jasper. My friend P’s college roommate C lives out in the Maryland countryside. This pregnant cat came to their house and they took her in. She had 5 kittens on 3 July 2024. They found homes for 4 of the kittens but the 5th kitten needed a home. So, … More Happy Adoptaversary Jasper
Several past years in May, I have participated in #WyrdandWonder hosted by several book dragons. Well, I just learned that a few of those book dragons also host #SciFiMonth in November. Of course, I said sign beam me up!* So this November, I will be joining the crew of #SciFiMonth26 to boldly go . . … More Warp Speed to #SciFiMonth26
If you hadn’t guessed, I’m a big reader. I always have a book with me, which is even easier in this tech age because I can have a complete library on my smart phone. Beyond reading, I also love to talk about books and bookish things. Here are my 7 bookish thoughts for today. 1. … More 7 Bookish Opinions
I’m all caught up on travel posts! Huzzah! At least until my trip at the end of September. Where am I going, you ask? Stay tuned. In the meantime, this is a brief rambling interlude. This title is not metaphorical. I literally stumble. All the time. It’s like I’m training for some Olympic klutz event. … More Stumbling Through Life (Or Why I Look Down)
In June, we took a weekend trip to Matera, Italy. I wanted to visit Matera because where else can you now sleep in a room that was first occupied 9,000 years ago? Matera, in the region of Basilicata, in Southern Italy, is thought to be the third oldest continuously inhabited settlement in the world (after … More The Italian Journals: Matera
