The Taxi Driver and the Book Lovers’ Ball
The Book Lovers’ Ball was fantastic. I met several of my favourite writer friends there and we had a great conversation before dinner. Great conversation continued during dinner at my…
Lilian Nattel
I Am A Snout
“Mommy, you’re the core of the family. It’s like, you’re the snout, and Dad is the nostrils. And us, we’re the eyes.” Filed under: Fun, Personal Tagged: family life
Springboks South Africa
Doesn’t this look like a painting from centuries past? Springbok Picture – Animal Photo – National Geographic Photo of the Day. Filed under: Beautiful Tagged: nature photography
Excellent Women by Barbara Pym
Another blogger recommended this book, and as usual I can’t remember who it was! So please remind me in the comments. I wanted to re-read your review after I finished…
Flying Books Video
Watch the whole video–it’s gorgeous and inspiring and made me bawl. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore from Moonbot Studios on Vimeo. h/t Pieces Filed under: Beautiful, Literary…
Snowy Owl
All the snow has melted here. Yesterday was sunny and warm, spring weather, but the temperature is dropping, the sky grey. I can’t hope to see one of these birds…
Monday Sun
The sky is shining this morning and I have a bit of time to post a few pictures from a walk I took earlier in the month. (If only the…
What If
Sometimes I say to my kids, That’s a tool not a toy, treat it with respect. But what if I’m wrong about that? What if they’re all toys? I’ve been…
Saturn’s North Pole–a Hexagon
APOD: 2012 January 22 – Saturns Hexagon Comes to Light. Filed under: Beautiful, Interesting Tagged: astronomy
Edev värk / Fetching stuff
Edev värk / Fetching stuff – Animal & Insect Photos – Vaido’s Photoblog. Filed under: Beautiful Tagged: nature photography
Early Review from a University Student
Tammy at For the Love of Reading has posted an early fabulous review of Web of Angels. I’m so excited–more so because she’s a student in Alberta who has taken…
Hilarity
The other day I wanted to watch Antiques Roadshow on PBS. What you have to realize is that we have one TV, in my bedroom, and that it’s 12 years…
Snow Crow
Filed under: Fun Tagged: animal videos
Author Interview with Sheila Dalton
Sheila Dalton, the author of The Girl in the Box, has generously given of her time to answer some questions. 1. How would you summarize The Girl in the Box?…
Dignity and Solidarity
“If I were to register and cooperate… I would be giving helpless consent to the denial of practically all of the things which give me incentive to live,” he said…
Horses in Iceland
Iceland Picture – Animal Photo – National Geographic Photo of the Day. Filed under: Beautiful Tagged: nature photography
Momo by Emile Ajar
I loved this book so much I made my husband read it, which was no trial for him as he is still quoting it. I first heard about Momo and…
God and Resisting Temptation
God references slipped into tests decreased student’s belief that they controlled their own destiny, researchers report, but made them more resistant to junk food temptation. via God’s Situational Effects «…
Wall Mural: Joy of Creation
Have mercy! I’m not an artist (at least not with paint) but I had so much fun with this. It was a challenge to photograph because the hallway is so…
A Day of Painting
The last couple of days I’ve had the best fun I’ve had in ages. Years ago, my kids and I painted a mural in the long narrow hallway between living…