As reported already, this summer has been a feckless quest for something satisfying to read, with an occasional bright stop. I quite enjoyed A Game of Thrones, but am still undecided about reading the next book before the HBO series starts again in … [Read more...]
Book Review: A Game of Thrones and a question
July 5, 2011 By 3 Comments
My husband and I recently became addicted to Game of Thrones on HBO. We didn’t know much about the show beforehand, but it looked cool enough. Having become addicted to the series we discovered that it’s actually based on four books by George R. R. … [Read more...]
Top Ten Tuesday: Things Bookish
June 29, 2011 By 3 Comments
This week's Top Ten hosted by The Broke and the Bookish asks for your top bookish websites, organziations, apps, etc. You can participate in the Top Ten Tuesday by following this link. 1. Gnook. I decided to write my own list because I hadn't seen … [Read more...]
Lots of traveling and knitting, not much reading
June 25, 2011 By 3 Comments
infant cocoonI have to report that my trend of non-readingness continues unabated. I’m currently on Summer Trip #2, in lovely Brevard, North Carolina, where our daughter is at horse camp in the Pisgah National Forest while we grown ups have Adult … [Read more...]
Book Review: Bento Box in the Heartland: My Japanese Girlhood in Whitebread America
June 6, 2011 By 3 Comments
This is about my third attempt at this review. The problem, in addition to being in the middle of Day Four of a kick-my-ass spring head cold, is that I just have too much to say about this book. I like it too much to be short, so on this third … [Read more...]
Book Review: Way Up North in Dixie: A Black Family’s Claim to the Confederate Anthem
June 2, 2011 By 6 Comments
This is a book that was recommended by the Carolina Chocolate Drops at last year’s Ohio River Valley Folk Festival. It’s not every day that a band comes with a recommended reading list, but always a plus when they do. The Carolina Chocolate Drops are … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Hunger Games Trilogy
May 24, 2011 By 1 Comment
Sometimes it pays to come to the game late. This would certainly be true if you were in the Hunger games, and is also true of reading the books. As I finished The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, and moved on to the next book, I was thinking, “Thank … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner’s Semester at America’s Holiest University
May 17, 2011 By 7 Comments
I remember hearing about the death of Reverend Jerry Falwell back in 2007. I can’t say I felt much sadness at his passing, but I don’t remember feeling much glee, either. Kevin Roose, the son of liberal, Quaker parents and nephew to a lesbian … [Read more...]
The Sunday Salon: A week without reading
May 15, 2011 By 6 Comments
An odd title for a post on a blog that’s mostly about books. This week, I did finish a book about fiddling, which I reviewed on Tuesday. I don’t know about the rest of you out there, but as the temperature rises, and the world gets greener, I find … [Read more...]
Book Review: Fiddle: One Woman, Four Strings and 8,000 Miles of Music
May 10, 2011 By 1 Comment
In my never-ending quest for learning more about the fiddle and old-time music, I found Fiddle, by Vivian Wagner. Looking at various fiddle players on youtube, partially in order to figure what I was doing wrong with my bowing, I found a video of … [Read more...]
