Croquet & Cocktails

I love to read. I don't get to do much of it these days. OK, that's not entirely true. I actually do quite a bit of reading, but...

I have about a billion things to do, but lately I've just been in the mood to read. I managed to leave my Kindle at home last time we we...

You know that silly question about who you would dine with--dead or alive-- if you could dine with anyone? My answer is Maya Angelou*. It ha...

I've mentioned my book club before. These days, I look forward to our meetings like I never have before. Most of the ladies in the clu...

I told you yesterday that I have stuck to one resolution in my whole life. Here it is. If you haven't noticed, I'm a bit of a ner...

I have a confession. I honestly feel like I might be the only living female who hasn't read the  Fifty Shades  trilogy. (Except for my...

If you know nothing about me, know this: I like to eat. More than I should. Specifically, I love, cake, ice cream, and bread. (Among man...

OK, the title of this is maybe misleading. I'm totally not doing that. I can. I have, but it is my mom's job. She has told me many, ...

Somehow over the course of two English degrees (and four years of high school classes), I never read Wuthering Heights.  It is one of those ...

I recently read Cheryl Strayed's Wild . It was an interesting memoir. I didn't fall in love with it and I certainly wouldn't ent...

I've actually been thinking about bucket lists quite a bit lately. I've got a post rattling around in my head about them. (Oooh, som...

I have a Goodreads profile--just what I need, another digital forum to keep track of--because I thought it would be a good way to see what ...

Last year I wrote a little essay for a collection my school system was compiling. The prompt was: What do you believe in? It is based on the...

I've mentioned before that my dear friend Cyndi and I share a Kindle account. Sometimes she accuses my tastes in literature of being a b...

** This was supposed to post Tuesday morning. So much for scheduling my posts in advance... There is a book that came out today and I can...

Beau and I have been dating for just over 18 months. I knew shortly into our first date that he was a wonderful man and that I'd see him...