Happy New Year to all of you readers, subscribers, and people who have just wandered in here by accident! If you're having a hard time deciding on a resolution for the new year, you're not alone. Spend less time on your phone? Exercise more? Drink more water? Take up a new hobby? It all can … Continue reading 2025 Book Challenge
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Summer Travel and Books: A Perfect Pairing
This blog has been going for over a decade, yet it was only quite recently that I had the idea of writing a fun post about two of my favorite things: travel and books. Summer is a great time for travel (and reading), so here we are. For a word nerd/book worm like me, who … Continue reading Summer Travel and Books: A Perfect Pairing
Holiday Reading
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, which marks the official start of the holiday season here in the US. Even though the hustle and bustle of the holidays can get hectic and stressful, I love this time of year. The leaves on the trees are so beautiful, the weather is crisp in the morning and pleasant in the … Continue reading Holiday Reading
10 Books of Summer
The dog days of summer are here! Being a teacher, I try to pack as many outings, errands, projects, activities with my kids, appointments, and travels as I can into my summer break. Traveling is definitely not happening for me this summer, nor that many outings, but a silver lining is that a bit more … Continue reading 10 Books of Summer
The I Spy Book Challenge
By now, you probably know that I'm all about books. Well, I am also all about creative challenges, so imagine my surprise when I found this one! It's sort of like the I Spy books where you have to find the items on the page, but this one is using books on your bookshelf. The … Continue reading The I Spy Book Challenge
Book Review: Chasers of the Light
A review of... Chasers of the Light: Poems from the Typewriter Series by Tyler Knott Gregson I wish I could remember how I discovered this book. I love trying to trace the path of how people, objects, and events came to be in my life. It's wonderful to see how so much more is inter-connected … Continue reading Book Review: Chasers of the Light
Book Review: Scrappy Little Nobody
Anna Kendrick just might be my spirit animal. I recently finished reading Anna Kendrick's book, titled "Scrappy Little Nobody," and just knew from page one that I would need to write a blog post about it. As I've mentioned in my other book reviews though, I am no book critic, so don't expect much. 😉 … Continue reading Book Review: Scrappy Little Nobody
Books I’m Thankful For
Happy Sunday! Today's blog post was inspired by a little activity that one of the local libraries did recently. Patrons were invited to take a tag and write the titles of the books for which they were thankful. The tags were put on display, as well as some of the books. Such a fun idea, … Continue reading Books I’m Thankful For
On My Reading List
As a book worm, a somewhat sad reality is that I'll never get to read all of the books I want to read in this life. There are just too many books, and there just isn't enough time. First world "problem," right? My Goodreads list keeps getting longer and longer, as well as the list on … Continue reading On My Reading List
Book Review: Uncommon Type
It's been a while since I last wrote up a book review, so here we are! I recently finished reading Uncommon Type: Some Stories by Tom Hanks, and I loved it! First of all, I want to be upfront in admitting that I love Tom Hanks, and so of course I might be a little biased in … Continue reading Book Review: Uncommon Type
Moxie and Mishaps 