Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s theme, since it’s the halfway point of 2015, is the Top Ten Books I’ve Read So Far In 2015. I always find it interesting to look back over the books I’ve read over a certain period of time and think… Continue reading The 10 best books I’ve read in 2015… so far
Author: Emily
Book-hoarding INFJ who likes to leave the Shire and go on adventures.
Sunday Night Lunch (Weekly Recap 6.28.15)
What a week! Traveling. Visiting places I’ve dreamed of seeing for years. Emotional ups and downs from the news back home. Great food. Incredible times with friends. Car fatigue. Missing the boyfriend. I’m so filled with happiness and joy for my LGBT friends. That is the most important emotion this week. But I’ve also felt very… Continue reading Sunday Night Lunch (Weekly Recap 6.28.15)
The Shore by Sara Taylor
People in the book blogging community are likely already familiar with The Shore by Sara Taylor. In my little corner of the blogging community it seems to be the most talked about, tweeted about, and reviewed book that came out this spring. Here are the blogger reviews of The Shore from my network (if I missed… Continue reading The Shore by Sara Taylor
Sunday Night Lunch (Weekly Recap 6.21.15)
Hello! Just a short update this week – I’m currently in Saint Andrews, New Brunswick en route to Prince Edward Island with my friend Emma. She arrived in NYC on Wednesday, and we stopped in Boston yesterday on the way here to see our friend Emily (yes we are named Emily, Emily, and Emma and… Continue reading Sunday Night Lunch (Weekly Recap 6.21.15)
The Truth According to Us by Annie Barrows
The Truth According to Us is a new June release from Annie Barrows, one of the co-authors of the mega-popular 2008 novel, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. I really enjoyed reading Guernsey, but I haven’t always enjoyed follow up novels from authors who’ve penned runaway “book club” bestsellers. (For example: Ape House, Bellman… Continue reading The Truth According to Us by Annie Barrows
Top Ten Books on My Summer Reading List
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s theme is: Top Ten Books On My TBR For Summer 2015. I’m tremendously bad at setting a list of books to read over a certain time period and then sticking to it, so I was a bit hesitant to even… Continue reading Top Ten Books on My Summer Reading List
Sit Like a Buddha: Review and Giveaway
As I mentioned in my review of 10% Happier by Dan Harris, I’ve decided to give meditation practice another try. I tried meditation shortly before I started traveling last year, but the habit wasn’t strong enough to be sustained throughout the non-routined days of extended travel. But 10% Happier inspired me to give it another go, and… Continue reading Sit Like a Buddha: Review and Giveaway
Sunday Night Lunch (Weekly Recap 6.14.15)
NYC hit 90 degrees this week, which aligned with the start of a very full summer social calendar for the next several weeks and months. Graham and I went camping this weekend with our friends Dara, Chris and Craig at Harriman State Park. We had a fantastic weekend camping, campfire cooking, hiking, swimming, and taking some… Continue reading Sunday Night Lunch (Weekly Recap 6.14.15)
Mindo, Ecuador
I’ve shared travelogues on the majority of our South America trip: the Galapagos Islands, watching Condors in Colca Canyon, hiking the Lares Trek, visiting Machu Picchu, and two posts highlighting the rest of our time in Peru. But there’s one day I haven’t posted about yet: the day we spent in Mindo touring a chocolate… Continue reading Mindo, Ecuador
Listening to the Classics on audiobook
There’s a great conversation taking place on the Socratic Salon this week about the way audiobooks impact our reading experience. Readers interact with audiobooks in so many different ways, and it’s been interesting to read everyone’s thoughts, the challenges they have, and their favorite audiobooks. I decided to expand on the thoughts I shared there… Continue reading Listening to the Classics on audiobook
Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
Most desserts are delicious year round, but some are extra friendly in certain seasons, such as fruit desserts in the summertime. Is there any more joyful food? This Lemon Poppy Seed Cake is one of my favorite dessert recipes: it’s delicious, easy to make, and easy to bring along somewhere to share. The sour cream brings… Continue reading Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
Sunday Night Lunch (Weekly Recap 6.7.15)
It’s been a wonderful week. I met my friend Ashley’s adorable little girl, Sofia. At just over 8 pounds, she’s 2 months old and weighs as much as my little brother did when he was born! She’s so tiny and cute. Yesterday we headed out to the beautiful New Jersey suburbs for a BBQ at… Continue reading Sunday Night Lunch (Weekly Recap 6.7.15)