The Whole World OverJulia Glass2006556 pages Three Junes made me do it. After reading that book, I wanted to read another Julia Glass book. And when I read that Fenno (the son and main character in Part Two of Three … Continue reading
Lisa, over at Books on the Brain, has tagged me for another meme (thank goodness…she seems to know just when I’m in need of a topic!). The six word memoir meme, started by bookbabie, is based on a book, Not … Continue reading
The only book club I belong to is online, and part of the SlowTrav website. This month our book to discuss was Alexandra Fuller’s Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight. I read this book last year and posted about … Continue reading
Yesterday, I admitted that I don’t like to cook. Today, I just finished a book that centers around food and cooking. Go figure. Pomegranate SoupMarsha Mehran2005222 pages The Aminpour sisters, Marjan, Bahar and Layla, fled Iran on the eve of … Continue reading
I don’t like to cook. There, I said it. Unfortunately, I do like to eat homemade food, and I’m actually a decent cook. Not a great cook, and definitely not a fancy cook, but stuff usually turns out (except when … Continue reading
What a day to get blogger’s block. Did anyone see Google’s Valentine’s Day logo? And did you know that they have an online museum that shows all of their holiday logos over the years. It’s kinda fun. Besides being Valentine’s … Continue reading
Monday night, after we arrived in Sacramento, we walked under the freeway to Old Sacramento. Old Sacramento is really just a tourist trap. Sure, it has the old buildings and wooden sidewalks, but I somehow doubt the tattoo parlor is … Continue reading
Since some of my readers seem to have a crush on Flat Stanley (and I’ll admit, he is a cute little dude), I thought I’d post the rest of the pictures I have of Stan’s visit to the Central Coast. … Continue reading
Tonight I am 5 hours from home, in Sacramento, CA. I’m here to attend the Child Abuse Prevention Summit, which is tomorrow. Since I’m tired and ready to curl up with my book, and because my friend Mackenzie sent me … Continue reading
I consider Morro Bay, California to be my home town. My family moved here when I was 8. We moved across the bay to Los Osos 3 years later, but since Los Osos and Morro Bay are both fairly small, … 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
