Bragging About Me
This week’s Monday Listicles topic is “10 Things You Are Proud Of.” So, if you will, allow me to share with you some things I have done: 1) On my first camping trip as a Girl Scout, I lit an … Continue...
View ArticleThere Is No Serial Killer in the Back Yard
When I was in college, I injured my knee and spent six months in a knee immobilizer. This meant that when I was flying, I met every person in the airport. And also on the plane. I was constantly...
View ArticleBooks I Don’t Love
This isn’t a list of books I hate, which would be led by Gregory Maguire’s Wicked. (I loved the musical, but there was not one thing I liked about that book–and I finished it just to see if there would...
View ArticleThings I’m Loving
1) Hot Tot This shampoo and conditioner combo continues to deliver for Baguette’s hair. 2) Parents The last few months, this magazine has had at least one article that has really spoken to us. 3)...
View ArticleApparently I Lack Imagination
It’s been weeks since I posted. I have photos from our vacation earlier this month. (Didn’t know we went on vacation? Quite possibly that’s because I haven’t posted in weeks.) Well, technically Mr....
View ArticleTaming the Work Week: An Interview with M.R. Nelson
The weekend is almost here, so it’s a good time to think about how to get ready for next week. M.R. Nelson of Wandering Scientist drew upon her extensive experience in project management to write a...
View ArticleMostly, I Hope Jadis Isn’t in There
Actual conversation from last night: Me: Baguette, why are you opening the closet door? Narnia isn’t in there. Me (to Mr. Sandwich): Although I don’t actually know that. Maybe Narnia is in there. Mr....
View ArticleSummer in Santa Barbara
I wish we could spend the whole summer in Santa Barbara, but I really can’t complain about having a week there. While Kauai is our top vacation spot, it’s a little out of our reach right now. Three...
View ArticleOn Gifts
Baguette loves gifts, and she gets a lot of them. Mr. Sandwich and I are constantly buying her books, and she had grandparents on both sides who are always on the lookout for toys and games that will...
View ArticleFriday Five: September 5, 2014
Things that come to mind: 1) We took a trip to visit cousins over Labor Day weekend, and had a wonderful time. I grew up across the country from much of my family, and didn’t know what I was missing. …...
View ArticleWhat Comes To Mind
I’ve read Tuck Everlasting more than once and have no idea what happens in that book. Ditto Wide Sargasso Sea. I also don’t understand the appeal of ripped jeans as attractive fashion. I didn’t get...
View ArticleQ & A?
I read this list of “the best” children’s books of 2014. A lot of them look great. And then the entry for The Baby Tree by Sophie Blackall got me thinking. The standard advice about answering...
View ArticleMy First/Worst Thanksgiving Book
No, they did not, and no, that is not why, and yes, these are reasons why we will not be reading this book again. … Continue reading →
View ArticleBookTalk: Petunia, The Girl Who Was NOT A Princess
Disclosure: I was provided a free copy of this book in exchange for writing a review. All views expressed are my own. Looking for new books to mix up your child’s library? Baguette really likes to...
View ArticleBookTalk: More Please, The Hungry Animal Book
Dorothy Kunhardt is famous for writing Pat the Bunny. She also wrote More Please, which we discovered via Baguette’s speech therapist and may be the most maddening thing we own. Baguette calls it “Make...
View ArticleSanta Barbara: The Good
Back again from Santa Barbara, which has become our summer tradition. It’s not that we aren’t willing to travel anywhere else, it’s just that Santa Barbara is so nice, and so easy–easy to get to, and...
View ArticleBook Talk: Station Eleven
Emily St. John Mandel’s novel Station Eleven is the book that really, really convinced me to stop reading post-apocalyptic dystopian fiction. Sure you might think that The Road would have done that....
View ArticleChange
Remember when I talked about how routine is important, but disrupting the routine is, too? No? That’s okay. Here’s a link. But you don’t necessarily need to read that, because I’ve got more examples...
View ArticleBook Talk: The Emerald Key
Sponsored: I received a free Advance Reader’s Copy of The Emerald Key in exchange for writing a review. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. So one of my friends has written a book!...
View ArticleBook Talk: Things I’ve Read Recently
Your definition of “recently” and mine may not be quite the same. Whatever. It’s my blog, so I get to pick. Anyhow, here are some books I’ve read, with the occasional thought attached. The Book of...
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