Today my mom and I went to see There Will Be Blood at the only place it’s playing here on the Central Coast, the Palm Theater. My mom really wanted to see this movie, and I had agreed to go … Continue reading
Three JunesJulia Glass2002353 pages I had avoided this book for a long time. I didn’t not want to read it, but I didn’t much want to read it either, if that makes any sense. I had seen it in the … Continue reading
Okay, even I can’t read ALL the time, so I’m guessing that you folks might voluntarily shut the covers from time to time as well… What else do you do with your leisure to pass the time? Walk the dog? … Continue reading
Thank god for memes. When you’re trying to blog everyday, and it’s the work week, these little things come in handy. This one has been around for quite awhile, but it’s currently making the rounds again. I saw it over … Continue reading
I’m currently reading Three Junes and I came across a new word, one I couldn’t even figure out in context. “Sailors in Greece,” she says, probably go by different rules.”Jack nods. “All the rules are different. It’s a turned-around place.”“Widdershins,” … Continue reading
I’m on hiatus from Ines of My Soul. I will finish it, but for now I’ve moved on to other books… Between, GeorgiaJoshilyn Jackson2007294 pages I really enjoyed this book. It has quirky characters. I bought it because I enjoyed … Continue reading
Angie asked me if I had ever been to Paris, so I thought I would use her question as today’s prompt. I have been to Paris twice, but very briefly both times. The first time was in the summer of … Continue reading
While I’m out wine tasting and eating and listening to travel plans and stories, I thought I would introduce you to my fellow bloggers in this Slow Trav February blogging adventure. It’s only day 2, and I’m already succumbing to … Continue reading
A few bloggers from the SlowTrav gang have pledged to blog every day for a month, and I decided to join the fun (ha!). Since all I seem to blog about lately is books, I figure this is the incentive … 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
