Babysitter’s Review: A Puppy, Not a Guppy by Holly Jahangiri

In the first of what will be a series of “Babysitter Approved” book reviews by my newly certified 12 year old babysitter in residence, here is a review of Holly Jahangiri’s new children’s book, A Puppy, Not a Guppy. As a new babysitter, I’m always looking for ways to entertain the neighborhood kids that I [...]

Adventures of a Christmas H.O.

I am generally an excellent H.O. (Holiday Organizer) but this year I got sidelined with the flu right after Thanksgiving and was sick for 10 days.  My lists and plans had to wait until I could breathe and cross a room without hacking up a lung.  Thankfully I’m fully recovered (well, mostly- still have a [...]

Keeping the Feast – Readers!

Wow! We had a great response for the Keeping the Feast Winter Reading Series! All 20 copies have been claimed and the following readers will be receiving their copies of the book very soon. 1.  Mari from Bookworm with a View 2.  Nicole from Linus’s Blanket 3.  Kathy from Bermuda Onion 4.  Lisa from Lit [...]

Keeping the Feast – Winter Reading Series Announcement!

Ah, winter.  For me it is the most perfect time of year for reading.  Something about cold weather and short days makes me all snugglish, and then add to that a warm mug of something yummy, a fuzzy sweater, a cozy chair.  What else completes that idyllic mental picture better than a book, right? Have [...]

Book Review: When The Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka

When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka is a book I accidentally read twice.  Has anyone else ever had that kind of lightbulb moment, when things start to sound vaguely familiar? For me that rarely happens because I generally get rid of my books after I’ve read them.  They go to friends or off [...]