Gabriel Garcia Marquez is undoubtedly best known for his beautiful "magic realism" prose. In novels like Love in the Time of Cholera or The General in his Labyrinth, Marquez masterfully joins fiction and fancy so that it becomes beautifully impossible to tell what's based in reality and what is not. Even his personal memoir, Living… Continue reading Book Review – News of a Kidnapping by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Month: June 2013
30 Day Dress Challenge
(Read about my 30 Day Dress Challenge here.) Day 2 - Sunday Funny story about this dress: I purchased it a couple of years ago and shortly after I wore it to work, to my job in Victoria. A customer complimented me on my dress, I thanked her and mentioned that I found it at… Continue reading 30 Day Dress Challenge
Summer in Sight
Some highlights from this weekend include: A date and a dinner out on Friday. Peter and I tried a new burger joint in town and hashed out details of our summer adventures. Driving into town we saw a piece of paper fluttering on the highway. "That's $20!" Peter exclaimed. He pulled over to the side… Continue reading Summer in Sight
30 Day Dress Challenge
I have a confession to make. I own more dresses than any other article of clothing. Including socks. That may have something to do with the fact that I hate wearing socks but it also might mean I have a small dress problem. Some women have a lot of jeans. Some women have a lot… Continue reading 30 Day Dress Challenge
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