I snagged this from Shenanigans, a fellow contributor to Readers Without Borders, a website that is currently on hiatus. A list of some of my favorite things: Colour: GreenSmell: Chocolate chip cookies right out of the ovenFood: Currently, it’s macaroni … Continue reading
I rarely watch tv, but I do listen to it most every day. If HB is home, the tv is on. So when I sit here in my chair reading or blogging, I am usually half tuned in to the … Continue reading
I will be reluctantly springing ahead. Tonight marks the end of my favorite time of year. Not that I don’t like spring. I love spring. I just like it to be nice and dark when I go to bed. HB, … Continue reading
We’ve been talking (writing?) on Slow Travel about how people end up at your blog. Since I use StatCounter, I thought I would share some of the recent searches people have done, either on google or yahoo, that have landed … Continue reading
You should have seen this one coming … Who is your favorite Male lead character? And why?Don’t forget to leave a link to your actual response (so people don’t have to go searching for it) in the comments—or if you … Continue reading
I am currently reading Jeannette Walls’ The Glass Castle for our March Slow Travel book club. Our fearless leader, Brenda, posted a few links to a review, an interview and a reading guide. I’m only half way through the book, … Continue reading
New Moon and Eclipse Stephenie Meyer 2006 and 2007 563 and 629 pagesThese are books two and three in Meyer’s Twilight series. The final book is due out later this year. The series is marketed as Young Adult, but the … Continue reading
Here we go again… Once again, those crazies over at SlowTravel have talked me into blogging daily. Okay, they’re not really crazy. And I’ll take full responsibiity for my actions. Besides, girasoli kindly listed all the bloggers, and my first … Continue reading
Today, I have a guest here on the blog. I’d like to introduce Gunther. Gunther: Meep. Softdrink: Welcome, Gunther. Tell us a little bit about yourself. G: I’m a 1986 Volkswagon Vanagon. Beige, with a spiffy grey racing stripe. I … Continue reading
I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a door mat or a prostitute. ~Rebecca West, “Mr Chesterton … Continue reading
In a real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read. It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish. ~S.I. Hayakawa
The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
~St. Augustine
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.
~Mark Twain
