This weekend, Peter and I took off for a couple of days to the furthest reaches of the Sunshine Coast - Powell River! Peter had been before but I never had so it seemed an appropriate getaway for the weekend before my birthday. Waiting at the Earls Cove ferry terminal. We had better luck with… Continue reading Powell River Getaway
The most Canadian things that have happened to me lately: Plugging in our car overnight. The man seated next to me at the medical lab commenting, "It's busier than a Tim Hortons in here." Living on the west coast, we don't get extreme temperatures (in either the highs or the lows) but it's been cold… Continue reading Clear Skies and Mushrooms
We re-arranged our living room recently. Peter accuses me of nesting but I'm sticking firm to my claim that it was his idea. Doesn't really matter though - either way we get to watch the view while we eat breakfast. And now we have this sweet little reading corner. The perfect place for an evening… Continue reading Bring on November
Alone in the Classroom (Emblem 2011) begins with a murder and the tension grows from there. In fact, the rate of revelation and tension in this novel is infinitely impressive. Our narrator, Anne, begins with the story of the death of a young girl, occurring when her own mother was young. It is also the… Continue reading Book Review – Alone in the Classroom by Elizabeth Hay
A couple of chapters in and To Rise Again at a Decent Hour (Little, Brown & Co, 2014) began to make me feel like I need to book a dentist appointment. Though probably not with Paul O'Rourke, the main character, narrator, and dentist of the novel. Paul is outwardly successful - he owns his dental… Continue reading Book Review – To Rise Again at a Decent Hour by Joshua Ferris
No help for that a poem by Charles Bukowski there is a place in the heart that will never be filled a space and even during the best moments and the greatest times we will know it we will know it more than ever there is a place in… Continue reading a space
Dear Mr. Grisham, I'll be honest, I've never read a single one of your novels and I have no plans to. Call me a book snob or disinterested in American law, you've just never captured my attention. (Though I did watch The Pelican Brief with Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts.) That said, I've worked in… Continue reading Dear John Grisham
This weekend marked twenty weeks for baby and I and so I've had this song stuck in my head for days. Whoa, we're half way there Whoa, livin' on a prayer Ah, the poet, Bon Jovi. My extremely lovely friend Dawn (Hi Dawn!) send us this little gift in the mail. I love that, so… Continue reading Recently…
This is a book I've been wanting to read for a long time and it did not disappoint. I was familiar with Rachel Held Evans' writing through her blog - mostly posts circulated by friends. And while I've never followed it religiously (pun!) I've generally appreciated what I've read from Evans. A Year of Biblical… Continue reading Book Review – A Year of Biblical Womanhood by Rachel Held Evans
Aside from my Autumn Reading List, I'm doing some extracurricular reading these days. A peek at my bedside table (which is actually a bookshelf because I have a book addiction problem) might give you a hint as to a life change we're expecting around here. This newest story is due to make its appearance around… Continue reading Something New
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