I don’t often give many details about my job on here, for two reasons: 1. it’s probably boring to read about 2. people get fired for things they write about work on their blogs But today is going to be an exception, although I’m making the post neighborhood only. I’ve been at my current company… Continue reading Saying Yes and being brave
A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
A Moveable Feast Ernest Hemingway I’ll admit something right now: I had been resisting reading anything by Ernest Hemingway for a long time. I’ll also admit that I don’t know really remember why. I suppose I considered myself more of an F. Scott Fitzgerald girl. I also suppose that Hemingway’s subjects didn’t entice me very… Continue reading A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
Why I won't switch to digital books
This post involves another quote from Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen by Laurie Colwin, but it brings up a different topic and I wanted it to be a separate post. While reading Home Cooking, I came to this paragraph and realized that it’s such a perfect example of why I will never stop… Continue reading Why I won't switch to digital books
Home Cooking by Laurie Colwin
Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen Laurie Colwin I’ve been on a “Food Writing” reading kick lately, and I don’t really know how to explain how much I love this genre. I suppose it’s partly because I love to cook and bake, but also a large part of it is just how fun most… Continue reading Home Cooking by Laurie Colwin
Brooklyn on a cold, windy Saturday
On Emma’s first day here, last Saturday, we got up early to get a head start on all the things we wanted to do in Brooklyn. We had stayed up until after 3 am talking the night before, so it was a rough morning. It was also pretty cold for April and extremely windy. First,… Continue reading Brooklyn on a cold, windy Saturday
Polysyllabic Spree – March 2009
I had a great week with Emma, who was visiting from Michigan this week. We had a lot of adventures, and I have many pictures to post. I also have a lot of Vox posts to catch up with, starting with my Polysyllabic Spree for March. Books Purchased: Books Purchased – March 2009 Comfort me… Continue reading Polysyllabic Spree – March 2009
National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month in the US. I’ve been trying to read more poetry in general anyway, and this month my goal is to read a poem every day. There are a few sites I know of that offer a free poem per day, via email: One is The Writer’s Almanac with Garrison Keillor,… Continue reading National Poetry Month
Cream Cheese Chocolate Cupcakes
I found this recipe while looking through some older posts from How About Orange. They looked so good that I had to try them right away. I made them a few Sundays ago, and brought them into work the next day. They were a big hit. The cupcakes are delicious and don’t take very long… Continue reading Cream Cheese Chocolate Cupcakes
Spring Cleaning
One of my best friends, Emma, is coming to visit next week. I’m very excited, we have all sorts of spectacular plans made: bookstores to visit, places to go, bookish events to attend, movies to watch in the evenings, and food to eat. This also means that I need to clean the guest bedroom. The… Continue reading Spring Cleaning
Cream Cheese Pound Cake
Making Pound Cake When I run on the treadmill at the gym, I like to watch movies on my iPhone. I’m out of digital copies of my movies for now, so I’ve been watching Martha Stewart’s free video podcasts from iTunes. Sometimes they are about cleaning, gardening, or crafts, but mostly they’re about cooking and… Continue reading Cream Cheese Pound Cake
A Partisan's Daughter by Louis de Bernieres
A Partisan’s Daughter [PARTISANS DAUGHTER] Louis(Author) de Bernieres I noticed A Partisan’s Daughter at the Hoboken Library a few weeks ago, and remembered seeing it on a few “Best books of 2008 lists” as well as part of The Morning News Tournament of Books. It looked like a short, interesting book, so I checked it… Continue reading A Partisan's Daughter by Louis de Bernieres
Cozy Reading Spot
I was very sad a month or two ago to hear that Domino Magazine was folding. It was a great magazine, and very fun to browse. Their website had a feature called “my deco files” where you could save images from their website into your own personal design inspiration catalog on their site. One of… Continue reading Cozy Reading Spot