"Take a leap of faith and begin this wondrous new year by believing." --Sarah Ban Breathnach Happy New Year! 2026 is here and already it feels like it is slipping through my fingers. I guess in a way that's how time works, it just keeps going. Hope you all got to ring in the new... Continue Reading →
Book Talk: How to Solve Your Own Murder – Kristen Perrin
Book Details: Written by Kristen Perrin Published: March 26, 2024 Publisher: Dutton, An imprint of Penguin Random House LLC Mystery/Crime Fiction/Cozy Mystery Back Cover Synopsis (via goodreads.com) It’s 1965 and teenage Frances Adams is at an English country fair with her two best friends. But Frances’s night takes a hairpin turn when a fortune-teller makes... Continue Reading →
Book Talk: The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie – Rachel Linden
Book Details: Written by Rachel Linden Published: August 02, 2022 Publisher: Berkley, An imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2024 Hallmark Movie: The Magic of Lemon Drops Fiction/Magical Realism/Contemporary Romance Back Cover Synopsis (via Penguin Random House) Lolly Blanchard’s life only seems to give her lemons. Ten years ago, after her mother’s tragic death, she... Continue Reading →
Book Talk: Pax, Journey Home – Sara Pennypacker
Book Details: Written by Sara Pennypacker Illustrated by Jon Klassen Published September 7, 2021 Publisher: Balzer + Bray, An Imprint of Harper Collins Publishers Ages 8-12 Sequel to Pax Young Reader/Fiction/Adventure/Friendship/Animals Inside Flap Synopsis: It’s been a year since Peter and his pet fox, Pax, have seen each other. Once inseparable, they now lead very... Continue Reading →
Tuesday: January 7, 2025
"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 →
Saturday: December 28, 2024
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 →
Sunday, May 19
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 →
Friday, May 3
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 →
Sunday: April 21, 2024
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 →
Bodies in Space
April 10, 2024 A Short Story by Angelica Sophia They say the moon controls our emotions. E-motion as invisible and real as electrons, protons, and neurons. That stuff life’s made out of, built on. The little things under the surface that collectively make and move masses bit by bit. Elisa considered her feelings as the... Continue Reading →