There are very few feelings better than getting a handful of pages into a new book and realizing that you love this writer, this genre, and these characters. Last week on the first day of my March Break staycation, I picked up Laura Lippman's "After I'm Gone", a book that had been recommended to me … [Read more...]
A Good Book Drive
My favourite book when I was a kid was Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary. It was also The Sky Is Falling by Kit Pearson and Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett and all the Babysitter's Club books, and then when I was a teenager all the Maeve Binchy books because I was going to … [Read more...]
How Chris Hadfield Sees the World
There are so many words that describe astronaut Colonel Chris Hadfield. Awesome and inspiring are the first two that come to mind. He had the honour of being the first Canadian to walk in space and his credentials are are long. If you'd like to see what this one Canadian has done, link here … [Read more...]
Thrifty Reads
(c) Can Stock Photo I'm a book nut. It's rare that I don't have at least a couple books on the go, and sometimes it could be three or four! I read on the bus to and fron work every day, and before I go to bed. My kids have inherited my bibliophilia, too - their bookshelves are literally … [Read more...]
Reading Wants This Mommy’s Day
I really enjoy cozying up with a blanket, a hot cup of coffee (and a bag of popcorn) at my front window and catch up on some reading -- especially on a rainy day. Since Mother's Day is coming up I've got a reading wish list....someone tell my kids..er...hubby, please? Lean In: Women, … [Read more...]
Between the Covers
Is it hot in here? My goodness!! Not only is Justin Timberlake's new song "Suit & Tie" sexy, but I've been getting some pretty steamy ideas from some friends who work in PR these past few weeks (lucky hubby *snort*). Ok, I know Valentine's has become a more than cards and flowers for some. No … [Read more...]
Take Me Away!
Right now I am wrapped in my housecoat, rinsing out my four year-old's barf bowl every 20 minutes, and drowning in laundry. But....in three weeks' time I will be sunning my doughy thighs on the beach in Maui.I have really learned a lot these past few years about embracing the moment, being more … [Read more...]
One for You, One for Me. Last minute gift ideas.
I thought I was finished my Christmas shopping. At the beginning of December I was pretty confident telling my friends that I had everyone checked off my list. But then it happened. I should have known. Really. Because it happens every year. I get the annual "hey, let's get together" emails and at … [Read more...]
My Favourite Gift for Christmas.
I remember as a kid going through the Sears catalogue for hours, marking pages and circling things I wanted. I wrote letters to Santa detailing my wish list. These days I find my kids have shorter lists. I think they get so much of what they need and want during the year that there is not a ton to … [Read more...]
A Present You Can Open Again and Again
A little while ago I wrote about my love of reading. I love books - everything about them. I love the smell of them, the look of them, the feel of a book (or my Kobo) in my hand. I love to lose myself in imaginary worlds, to have my worldview questioned, my mind opened like a flower. When I was … [Read more...]
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