Confessions of a Word Nerd
I love words. Big ones. Small ones. Obscure ones. But if feels like we're getting lazy with our words these days. And some of the words and phrases currently in vogue are beginning to drive me a bit nuts. And…
I love words. Big ones. Small ones. Obscure ones. But if feels like we're getting lazy with our words these days. And some of the words and phrases currently in vogue are beginning to drive me a bit nuts. And…
Now that we've had our big snow (and really, I enjoyed it!), I'm starting to dream of vacation. I still am yearning for a trip overseas -- Scotland is high on my list, though I wouldn't say no to Ireland…
I'll admit it. I haven't been in an actual bookstore since the Borders near us closed. So that's...a long, long time. It's not that I wouldn't kill to go wander a bookstore. I would. Seriously, I would love to find…
I think I've said before, and I'll say again, I'm a pretty laid back reader. I really am. If it's possible to suspend disbelief, I'm there and it's suspended. Something in the book has to be horrible, truly horrible, to…
You've probably seen the latest craze among grown ups of all ages -- coloring books! And these aren't your average coloring books full of Disney characters and superheroes (which is kind of redundant, since Disney has bought up all the…
My to-be-read pile has diminished to practically nothing, so I need your help. What are you reading right now? What do you love about it? Ready? Go!
Since I love to read so very much, you'd probably think that I'm a member of lots of book clubs. But I'm not. I used to try them, because I adore the idea of book clubs. I mean, what's not…
In case you're not as nerdy as I am, and always have been, the title above is a riff on a scene from Return to Zork and is a phrase that gets frequently bandied about in these parts. Anyway, as…
Since getting back to Ireland isn't on my any time soon list (well, it's always on the list, but the practicality of it means it's simply not happening), I thought we could take a stroll together through one of the…
Most weekends, we tend to have one night at home that's a family movie night. Often, we try to come up with something that we'll all enjoy - so we've revisited old favorites from when my hubby and I were…