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 by William Kent Krueger was …
My Favorite Shops at Christmas Made in the South
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 really cool, vintage-inspired pieces from …
10 Fun Things I’ve Found Online
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 fallen absolutely in love with …
10 Fun Things I’ve Found Online
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 to country lanes, from Oz …
The Best Novels I Read in 2023 (Part 1)
Check out my reviews of the best novels I’ve read so far in 2023.
7 Great Novels I Read in 2022 (Part 2)
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 my current box, as well …
How to Spend a New Orleans Weekend
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 had a blast. My first …
9 Great Novels I Read in 2022 (Part 1)
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 loved just about everything about …
Lookbook: Barbie Style
When I saw that Unique Vintage had licensed actual vintage Barbie outfits for the human form, I was enchanted. There were a few pieces I just had to add to my vintage-inspired closet. My photographer for this shoot was MB85 Photography. Kaitlin Francois did hair and makeup. (I previously teamed up with both of them …
7 Reasons to Join Book of the Month Club
I’ve been aware of the existence of Book of the Month Club my entire life. But I didn’t realize until just a few months ago that I could be a part of it. I don’t know what I thought BOTM was. But being a “club”, I assumed it was exclusionary. And I guess it had …