January 21, 2012 – 11:22 am
Millard Fillmore, by Paul Finkelman
So I told you guys last month that Zachary Taylor was actually pretty sweet for how unknown he is and the length of his presidency (only about 18 months). The biography that I read talked about how had he lived, the civil war may had been totally avoided. The weird part? [...]
January 20, 2012 – 1:55 pm
1. The creepy thing about snow? I just looked out in the backyard and there are clear footprints that just march straight across the backyard. I know that they are not from anyone in my family or my neighbor (he’s super old and no way could he walk in snow) so it creeps me out [...]
January 16, 2012 – 8:51 pm
The Book: The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green
The Story: Hazel is a 16 year old girl that was diagnosed with terminal thyroid cancer two years ago. Because of some experimental drugs, she is still alive and still hanging on. She isn’t in school and most of her friends have ditched her, but she [...]
January 15, 2012 – 8:50 am
I really like black bookshelves. I think that they make the colors in books “pop” and that they just look clean and nice.
I saw these recently, though, and LOVED them. I love that they have a white back and black shelves:
Awesome, right? Not to mention the purple chaise. I die.
Anyway, it got me [...]
January 14, 2012 – 9:31 am
The Book: The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, by Michael Pollan
The Story: Michael Pollan had been curious about where his food comes from for a long time. It’s just something that we, as Americans (or people living in a first world country) take for granted every single day, but it was something [...]
January 13, 2012 – 9:37 am
1. I know that I posted this on my Twitter feed this week, but I don’t know if you all follow it. If you are a mom, know a mom, or see moms in grocery stores, this is important. It is the most honest thing I’ve ever read and I keep going back to it [...]
January 12, 2012 – 9:24 am
Have you guys seen this?
Click on it for a much, much bigger version.
What is wonderful is that it pegged me as a The Name of the Wind lover in about 2 questions. I answered differently and it always scooted me towards books that I love… and this is amazing because I would by no means [...]
January 11, 2012 – 10:13 am
It’s probably been a good month since I showed you some shelves I’ve been collecting. Pinterest has only fueled an obsession that’s been going for a long time, but oh man are there some beauties on there. Here’s what I’ve been drooling over lately.
Oh man do I love this. I can totally see this [...]
January 10, 2012 – 8:56 am
For today is TFIOS day.
UPS man, get here soon!!