I picked this one up while touring the fascinating FDR Presidential Library & Museum back in January and was inspired to read it cover to cover after spending a lovely afternoon at  the Washington’s Headquarters Museum in Morristown, New Jersey.   I had been thinking for quite some time that I should really work on learning [...]

There is nothing more enjoyable than curling up with a cup of tea and a favorite book (as much as I can curl up being nine months pregnant). Reading an old favorite is like visiting with a friend. I love feeling the worn cover and the bent pages.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn has been  a [...]

Professional wrestling is a sport that is usually laughed at and considered fake and stupid by most people. The wrestlers, seen as steroid driven idiots, without a thought in their heads,  I used to think that way until I read this book.  A friend of mine, recommended this book and I was skeptical about reading [...]

THE DAY THE WORLD EXPLODED AUGUST 27, 1883

This fiction book was picked by a friend of mine for our book club to read.  The size of the book initially gave me a feeling of dread, but then one woman I ran into said that from the first sentence, she was hooked.  Indeed, from the first sentence of this book I was hooked. 
 ”The Help” [...]

These heartwarming tales from the widely-beloved author of the All Creatures Great and Small series would be perfect for reading in a comfy armchair by a roaring fire with a cup of tea in hand and a blanket on your lap.  If getting lost for a time in the seemingly-innocent world of decades-ago Yorkshire, learning [...]

This story is a memoir written by a young woman who discovers she has breast cancer.  She is married and has two young daughters.  As depressing as this outline sounds, the story is very touching and even funny because of Kelly Corrigan’s sense of humor.  What we can gain as the reader of this memoir [...]

Kate DiCamillo has created an intriguing and memorable personality in the mysteriously-conscious-yet-inanimate, titular china bunny.  While one can’t help but draw parallels to The Velveteen Rabbit, the saga of Edward is certainly original and suspenseful enough to stand on its own.  Haunted by a grim fairy tale and on an extended emotional (and physical) roller [...]

I am a big fan of slow cooker recipes. Using a slow cooker is so easy. You
prepare your meat and vegetables, put them into the pot and (depending on the temperature you use) six to eight hours  later your food is done. The meat comes out so tender and flavorful. It is wonderful to set [...]

After having his eyes surgically removed as a kitten due to a life-threatening infection, Homer’s chances of being adopted were slim to nil.  Fortunately for both himself and the author of this heartwarming true story, the adorably impish, blind black cat finds a safe home and instantly begins transforming his new owner’s life.  With his [...]