Author: Emily

Book-hoarding INFJ who likes to leave the Shire and go on adventures.

3.14

Happy Pi day and Happy Birthday Albert Einstein! From today’s Writer’s Almanac: It’s the birthday of Albert Einstein, born in Ulm, Germany (1879). He was taught at home for a while, and when he finally went to school, his teachers thought he was developmentally disabled. In high school, one of his teachers tried to expel… Continue reading 3.14

Shopping Indie

I’ve been making an effort to buy my books at independent stores more often. In this economy, it’s very important to support your local business community – and bookstores especially. Author Joe Hill came up with a very fun contest to help encourage shopping at independent bookstores: Okay, been thinking about this whole March-is-love-your-Indie-Bookstore month,… Continue reading Shopping Indie

Cream Cheese Frosting

I’ve tried two different recipes for Cream Cheese Frosting on my Red Velvet Cupcakes, and I prefer the recipe from Magnolia’s. It’s a bit sweeter without being overly sweet. It has the added bonus of not having sour cream as an ingredient, so that’s one less thing to buy. We nearly always have sour cream… Continue reading Cream Cheese Frosting

Red Velvet Cupcakes

Valentine’s Cupcakes I figured my next baking post should be about the best recipe I’ve made this year, so far: Red Velvet Cupcakes. I’ve made this recipe three times so far – twice as cupcakes and once as two mini two-layer cakes. It’s been delicious every time. It’s most delicious as cupcakes though – the… Continue reading Red Velvet Cupcakes

Poll Results/Thank You!

A big thanks to everyone who left a comment on my post about baking! It’s unanimous so far, no one minds me turning my Vox into a Books AND Baking blog and most of you are even excited to read more baking posts. Fabulous! :) If you still would like to comment on the original… Continue reading Poll Results/Thank You!

Quick Poll?

If I may, I’d love to request some feedback from anyone who reads (and presumably enjoys) my Vox blog. Over the past year I’ve developed a passion for baking. Not nearly as obsessive as my passion for books, but I do love to bake. :) Baking is a very fun hobby for me, and I’ve… Continue reading Quick Poll?

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I need this!

Book Book jacket mittens! I love love love it! Thanks to my friend Derek for sending me the link. :) (This post was brought over from emilyw.vox.com. Click here for the original post and comments.)

Currently Reading

February has been surprisingly busy, the past two weeks especially. Getting a nasty cold didn’t help. I don’t have long before I need to get dinner ready and watch the Oscars, but I wanted to do a quick post about what I’m reading, since it’s been a while. During my trip to Michigan I was… Continue reading Currently Reading