Ever since this pandemic hit, I have had the ability to work from home. I consider myself extremely lucky to be able to say that as others are not as fortunate. I have been staying with only a few select people seen on the regular/semi-regular and have been using my bits of free time to [...]
Last year was a big year for me and books. I was inspired by a friend who had put her reading challenge at 52 books - basically a book a week. I usually would set mine a bit lower, say in the 20's or 30's. What really changed last year was my embrace of the [...]
There are a plethora of movies coming out this year, with many adaptations from books. I have a book pile that never dwindles and only seems to grow, but I have been able to get through some content recently. This past week, I saw a trailer for a movie called The Bookshop, which immediately perked [...]
Here we are again, ready to begin a new adventure! This past Saturday, I held our monthly book club, and yearly annual raku pot painting party, to discuss Stiff: the Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach. I was so pleased to find out that all who had finished or begun the book had [...]
Phew! What a stressful last couple of weeks. I was out of commission due to a family emergency as well as getting sick on top of that, but that didn't stop me from starting a new series over this past weekend. I kept seeing a trailer on Netflix (or more so they kept reminding me [...]
Good evening and happy Monday to you! Perhaps you had a most splendid start to your week or a rocky one, we've done it. Made it through yet another manic Monday. So, what else is there to do left for today, but cap it off with a little bit of mystery? Do you ever get [...]
Time to get back on track with things! What better way than with a potential murder mystery?! I have really taken to listening to books recently as I spend a lot of time driving to and from work as well as computer work at work; sometimes giving me a good chunk of time to listen [...]