November 30, 2010 – 9:18 am
I saw this last month sometime on bookshelves of doom and thought it was hilarious and adorable.
So cute, right?
I hope she finds her nerdy guy!
November 29, 2010 – 11:38 am
The Book: Wish I Could Be There, by Allen Shawn
The Story: Allen has struggled with his phobias for a long time. When he was younger, he could overcome them a little better but as he has grown older, his list of phobias has grown and with it, his ability to override his brain and get [...]
November 28, 2010 – 10:59 am
This is pretty awesome, but seriously… spoilers, spoilers, spoilers!
November 27, 2010 – 10:03 am
The Book: Benny & Shrimp, by Katarina Mazetti
The Story: Benny is a farmer. He lives pretty far outside of town by himself in the house he grew up in. He loves his land and its history. He loves his animals. He loves farming.
Shrimp is a librarian in town. She has recently been widowed. She loves [...]
November 26, 2010 – 7:15 am
Happy Black Friday everyone! I’m waiting for my mom to get ready so we can go on our annual Friday morning shopping trip. We don’t get crazy or do the door busters or anything but it is so fun to spend time together and get a start on the Christmas season. It’s freezing today so [...]
November 26, 2010 – 6:52 am
Aesop’s Fables
From my earliest memory, we had this giant, beautiful copy of Aesop’s Fables. I’m sure my mom just got it from a thrift store or something, but it was just this wonderful book. It was bigger than my little-kid lap and had these really strange ink drawings to go with a lot of the [...]
November 25, 2010 – 10:36 am
I love Thanksgiving. We always wake up and watch the parade at my Mom’s while everyone bustles around getting showers and starting meal preparation. We go to Shaun’s grandma’s first and chow. She makes everything herself and is always just about too excited to eat. Her house is small, cramped and hot. She serves the [...]
November 24, 2010 – 9:04 am
I would never get anything done. Ever.
Love this. I don’t even like cats but I want to snuggle that one while I read.
Perfection.
November 23, 2010 – 9:13 am
I don’t have much to add to this pretty in-depth article, but suggest that you go read it. It’s fascinating and a sort of different look at books and their uses.
I will share some of the art though, because it kind of blew me away.
Beautiful, right?
November 22, 2010 – 9:21 am
The Book: Flyboys, by James Bradley
The Story: I told you a little bit about this book last week when I was still reading it. It is kind of an overall look at the Pacific side of World War Two. Side by side, James Bradley tells the story of Japan and their history as well as [...]