Category: Books
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50+ Classic Spooky Reads to Elevate Your TBR This Autumn
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Note: This post contains affiliate links to items that you can purchase from Amazon. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you. It’s my favorite time of year. The time when other places (not Florida) get to enjoy the changing of the seasons, the beautiful colors, and…
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The Best Novels I Read in 2024 (Part 1)
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Time for my semi-annual review of the best novels I’ve read so far this year! Please note: This post contains affiliate links to the books that you can purchase from Amazon. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you. Mystery/Thriller Somehow I made it this far in…
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The Best Novels I Read in 2023 (Part 2)
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I have had a lot of bad luck with the novels I’ve chosen in the second half of this year. Unfortunately, there are only a few that I was able to rate four stars or above. Let’s take a look at those. Mystery/Thriller The melancholy mystery The River We Remember…
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My Favorite Shops at Christmas Made in the South
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I have been going to Christmas Made in the South almost every year with my mom for many years now. It has become one of my favorite holiday traditions. Here is a list of ten of my favorite shops from this year and others. Time in a Bottle: Linda makes…
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10 Fun Things I’ve Found Online
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Here are 10 fun things I found online in November of 2023. Movies Rolling Stone‘s nostalgic oral history of the movie The Fugitive, starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones. With the new release of The Boy and the Heron, we’ve been getting our Ghibli on lately, and who hasn’t…
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10 Fun Things I’ve Found Online
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Here are 10 fun things I found online in July of 2023. Art (Or Not?) Whether or not you choose to refer to AI prompters as artists, or even if you’re undecided, it’s hard to deny that Ben Myhre is creating mysterious and magical worlds with AI. From dark manors…
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The Best Novels I Read in 2023 (Part 1)
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Check out my reviews of the best novels I’ve read so far in 2023.
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7 Great Novels I Read in 2022 (Part 2)
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Continuing my mid-year idea of sharing all my four- and five-star reads, here are seven more novels that fit the criteria from the second half of 2022. (By the way, several of these reads came from Book of the Month Club. If you’re curious, you can check out what’s inside…
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How to Spend a New Orleans Weekend
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Forty-nine years ago, my boyfriend’s parents celebrated their honeymoon in New Orleans. Last week, they invited him, his sister and brother-in-law, and me to join them there for their anniversary. What fun! I was not accustomed to traveling with a group, and particularly not one I like so much. We…
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9 Great Novels I Read in 2022 (Part 1)
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In 2021, I decided to start recording the best novels I read in a year–anything I award four (or higher) stars. This year and going forward, I’ll split them up into half-years (or maybe quarters if I keep reading so many good books!). Fantasy I’ve found a new favorite! I…