5 Fall Reads

Confession. I don't look forward to fall. I don't count down the arrival of the Pumpkin Spice Latte, I don't walk into my closet and look longingly at my Ugg boots, I don't wear leggings as pants, and I don't love scarf shopping. If it weren't for football and pretty leaves, I'd really just … [Read more...]

A Good Year for the Roses

© 2012 Els, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio "They are not long, the days of wine and roses..." - Ernest Dowson Nor are the days of summer. But I have been taking advantage of the extra time to read. My summer choices tend to be lighter, more along the lines of a beach read. It's no accident that … [Read more...]

That Night

Can we just talk for a minute about books that make us paranoid? When I was in seventh grade, my best friend Sherry gave me her dad's copy of The Amityville Horror. I snuck around and read in the dark living room that was nowhere near the family room in our house. And no, I did not live in a big … [Read more...]

Summer Reading

I didn't think we'd survive this winter. We weathered the Polar Vortex, yet we didn't see a flake of snow. We stayed cold and dreary, and I swear February came in and nearly choked us all out. Coach still laughs at me for walking out the back door in March and grabbing limbs and moving leaves to … [Read more...]