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All Quiet on the Blogging Front 6 Jul 2012 | 08:49 am
At some point every single day during the last few weeks, I’ve considered how long it’s been since I posted here and I wonder, what can I write about? It occurs to me that I’ve yet to work up my thou...
Of Books and Blueberry Tarts 9 Jun 2012 | 11:27 am
“Sam loved to listen to music and make his own songs, to wear soft velvets, to play in the castle kitchen beside the cooks, drinking in the rich smells as he snitched lemon cakes and blueberry tarts. ...
My Top Five Summer Reads 28 May 2012 | 03:57 am
I’m pretty sure that not too long ago I said I was going to stop making lists because I never stick to them . . . but apparently I can’t help myself. It’s too much fun to think about the possibilitie...
Top Ten Tuesday : Quotes from Books 9 May 2012 | 02:35 pm
Hosted by The Broke and the Bookish I keep a handwritten “Common Book,” if you will, of my favorite passages from literature, so I quite enjoyed perusing it this evening to pick out ten of my favorit...
A Blogging Manifesto . . . sort of . . . 5 May 2012 | 02:10 pm
At least several times per year it seems, there’s a post which sparks some debate about the nature of book blogging, what makes a good book blog, or if there’s a better/best way to blog one’s thought...
Bookstore Adventures (a.k.a. Tales of Distraction) 2 May 2012 | 03:24 am
Ah, nothing like riding around looking for party balloons on an otherwise hectic Saturday and getting, um, distracted . . . Am I really supposed to see this . . . . . . and not stop? In the moment i...
Tuesdays with Dorie : Hungarian Shortbread 2 May 2012 | 03:15 am
This TWD post is going to be short and sweet and mostly pictures. Any bookish or film related connection I tried to concoct was, well, a stretch. So I’ll just stick with the basics. Hungarian Shortb...
Tuesdays with Dorie : Lemon Loaf Cake and Victorian Visions 17 Apr 2012 | 11:54 pm
This cake makes me think of cloth napkins and floral table cloths and sugar cubes picked up with little silver tongs. I envision lacy gloves, “mutton leg” sleeves, crinoline skirts and cameos, and p...
The Great Gatsby : can’t buy me love 2 Apr 2012 | 12:41 pm
It’s hard to know what to say about a novel that’s so often referred to as “…a timeless classic….the Great American Novel…” It’s just as hard to see it that way when most of the characters in it are ...
Traditional Irish Soda Bread : with a pinch of history and a dash of art 21 Mar 2012 | 01:56 am
This bread is the easiest thing I’ve made in a month, two months, heck it’s probably the easiest thing I’ve made in a year! Four ingredients, thrown together, popped in the oven, and voila! You’ve g...
