Posts

Share Your Shelf #22: What I Read in January

Image
It's time for Share Your Shelf. This post and link up are dedicated solely to books and book reviews and it's one I look so forward to each and every month. I am always looking for new and more book ideas. Dara has offered to join me as co-host and I could not be more thrilled. Talk about a prolific reader with lots to share!  I had a fabulous month of fun reading! Each book I picked up or listened to through Libby seemed better than the last. I love when that happens.  1. The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis- - Told in 2 time lines this book focuses on a family that lived in the New York Public Library in the early 1900's. Laura Lions' husband is the superintendent of the library and while he's struggling to finish his own novel many of those they are taxed with keeping safe are going missing. Laura is headed to back to school for her journalism degree. The foray into journalism opens her eyes to a whole new world and she starts to question her role as wife and...
44 comments
Read more

Currently: February 2026 Edition

Image
It's the first Wednesday of the month and time for the Currently link up with Amy.  This month we're sharing what we're  loving, baking/cooking, watching/reading, planning, and savoring.   Loving:  Our weather has been less cold this week so I've been making a point of going for short, brisk walks and getting outside. I am loving the fresh air.  I love how my latest painting turned out and had a fabulous Saturday morning working on Valentine cards. This one is my favorite:   Baking/cooking: oatmeal scotchie cookies Korean beef bowl in the crock pot with veggies and rice    Chicken with basil and tomato slices, wild rice, broccoli, & acorn squash   crustless quiche with broccoli & clementine garlic beef and potatoes in the crock pot with green beans and rolls chicken with couscous broccoli & salad Watching/Reading: I'll be sharing all the books I read in early January tomorrow but in the last week I've started 7 more books.  ...
40 comments
Read more

Throwback Tuesday: 5 Tips for Battling Cabin Fever While Homeschooling

Image
 *Originally posted February 1, 2013 when my boys were 5, 7, & 8. We're jokingly calling our weather today a January hurricane.  While I don't think hurricanes are something to joke about, the wind and rain we had last night and throughout the morning sounded worse than I remember the hurricanes sounding. We watched as the power blinked off a time or two and most of our windows leaked.  We ran around with towels and buckets to catch the water.  We felt the house shake, and listened to the walls and windows creak and pop.  The boys thought it was pretty scary. It also meant we had very little sleep.  Everyone being overtired and starting to suffer a bit from cabin fever made for a pretty difficult day. Our day started out OK. Most of the morning was spent listening to the boys sing along with their MP3 players.  Alec and Evan just finally opened theirs from Christmas and had me put some songs on them.  Great music appreciation!...
14 comments
Read more

Talking About it Tuesday #106

Image
Hello February! I sure hope it feels like the short month it is promised to be. February and March can be brutal up here in New England but I always have hopes that since February is a short month that it will actually feel that way... even though it rarely does. We do have some fun plans though so hopefully that will help.    Do you have any fun plans for the month?   Most Popular Posts from Last Week:    Share Our Shelves: What I Have Been Reading Lately  by Pink Lady      Some Others that Caught My Eye:    Biltmore Estate, Asheville, North Carolina by Chez Mireille    Blueberry Crumb Coffee Cake in a Cast Iron Skillet by Walking on Sunshine Recipes    Inspired by Demi Moore by Is This Mutton?    This party will remain open until the weekend.  My hope is that everyone will share all sorts of wonderful posts: travel, recipes, how to's, crafting ideas, and more-- up to 3 posts per blog.  Any...
39 comments
Read more