The Sunday Salon-Snowed In

Brrr! Winter has arrived, bringing with it a chill concoction of white, slushy precipitation.  It really looks lovely, falling outside my window, illuminated by the warm glow of white lights on my little evergreen tree.  But I couldn’t be cozier, tucked here in my chair books and canine companions.  Come in and warm yourself – the [...]

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All Settled In

I must say, I’m feeling a bit like the narrator and his wife in Clement Moore’s ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas ~ you know, the part where he says “Maman in her kerchief and I in my cap were just settled in for a long winter’s nap.”
Doesn’t that sound delicious?
Especially after stuffing myself with turkey [...]

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A Legacy in Words

At some point, every parent wishes they had a way to communicate all the things they’ve learned about life to their children, a way that won’t make those children roll their eyes in dismay, or pat you on the shoulder with a patronizing smile.  Barbara, a mother of four grown daughters in Elizabeth Noble’s novel [...]

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Musing Monday…and Memorist Winners

Musing Monday Asks: WHAT ARE YOU READING RIGHT NOW?  WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH READING, and WHAT DID YOU THINK OF IT?  WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WILL READ NEXT?  WILL YOU READ ANY HOLIDAY-THEMED BOOKS SOON?
Back in the days when I performed a lot, it was hard to follow an act that was extraordinarily [...]

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The Sunday Salon-Kissing Games

 
Good morning from the frigid north -actually southeastern Michigan, but it’s doing a fairly good imitation of the North Pole this morning.  Quite a contrast from those balmy Florida days last weekend.  But still, Michigan is “home,” and I’m rather relieved to be here.  Last week’s trip was a bit anxiety ridden, for numerous reasons [...]

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Holiday Bookish-ness

***this is a sticky post until December 1, 2008***
When I was small, my cousin Cora was my idol.  She was about 15 years older than I, was attending college (something no other woman in my family had yet done), was well read and intelligent.  She also played the piano, and actually started me out by [...]

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Booking Through Thursday- Why Buy?

This weeks Booking Through Thursday poses this question:
I’ve asked, in the past, about whether you more often buy your books, or get them from libraries. What I want to know today, is, WHY BUY?
Even if you are a die-hard fan of the public library system, I’m betting you have at least ONE permanent resident [...]

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The Memorist

The souls must reenter the absolute from where they have emerged.  They must develop all the perfections; the germ of which is planted in them; and if they have not fulfilled this condition during one life, they must commence another…until they have acquired the condition that fits them for reunion with God.  -Kabbalah
Though I normally [...]

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Musing Monday

Did you know about Musing Monday?  I didn’t – until today, that is.  Here’s what MizB has asked us to muse upon today…
If you keep your books, where do you keep them? And, if you give them away, who do you give them to? Do you participate in Bookcrossing, BookMooch, PaperbackSwap, or the like? Do [...]

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The Sunday Salon – Up in the Air

As you read this, I’ll be airborne, wending my way to Florida for the next week.  In terms of weather, my trip timing couldn’t be more fortuitous- last week’s  gloriously perfect Indian Summer days were eclipsed yesterday by the raw winds of autumn.  In one evening, all the leaves came slashing down, the last vestiges [...]

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