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Book Details Written by Eowyn Ivey Published February 1, 2012 Publisher: Back Bay Books, Little, Brown and Company Finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Historical Fiction/Literary Fiction/Magical Realism Back Cover Synopsis (via goodreads.com) Alaska, 1920: a brutal place to homestead, and especially tough for recent arrivals Jack and Mabel. Childless, they are drifting... Continue Reading →
"What the new year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the new year." --Vern McLellan What a great thought. Feels like spring cleaning but for the soul, a chance to choose what we want to bring into the new year, what we want to foster, and what we... Continue Reading →
At last the year is almost done. The days are quickly slipping by and the countdown to the new year is underway. Everyone is busy juggling the details of everyday life with family and friend gatherings and celebrations. For me the days since the winter solstice have been filled with planning for the new year,... Continue Reading →
Ahh, December, the last month of the year. We're finally here and as usual it feels like it is slipping away from me all too quickly. Maybe it has something to do with that adage - the harder you try to hang on to something the quicker it slips from your grasp... I always keep... Continue Reading →
“In November, the smell of food is different. It is an orange smell. A squash and pumpkin smell. It tastes like cinnamon and can fill up a house in the morning, can pull everyone from bed in a fog.” -Cynthia Rylant Hello Everyone! Hope your fall has been going wonderfully. On my end things have... Continue Reading →
"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers." --Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables Hello there! Really hope you all have been doing well. On my end, I am so happy to be back here and able to say hi to all of you again. Ahh new beginnings.. Here we... Continue Reading →
J1.24BP12 "Even those that never fully blossom bring beauty into the world." --Unknown "A person's a person, no matter how small." --Dr Seuss June Gloom, July Recovery July is here, mid July is here. It's been a good while now since I put out a blog post (May 19). A lot of stuff has been... Continue Reading →
M2.24BP11 "May is the month of expectation, the month of wishes, the month of hope." - Emily Brontë Too Much Good Stuff Hello there! I'm a little late to the Mother's Day party but still wanted to mention it here. I hope everyone had a lovely time. With that said, I also want to acknowledge... Continue Reading →
M1.24.BP10 Progress Makes Perfect Feels like forever since I wrote my last blog post but really it's only been about two weeks. So here I am, back for more 🙂 I hope things have been going well on your end and that you are feeling happy and in good health. If the answer to all... Continue Reading →
A2.24.BP9 "No Winter lasts forever, no Spring skips its turn. April is a promise that May is bound to keep."- Hal Borland Celebrate the Big and the Small There is a lot going on this fourth week in April. We have Earth Day coming on the 22nd and then Arbor Day on the 26th. It's... Continue Reading →
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