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This was a favorite among the local book clubs that I picked up when it arrived at the Library’s Used Book Store. One of those stories without (or with little) plot, the twist being that it is a French novelist writing about people in… Continue Reading “The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel Barbery”
Reprinted from my blog on the Glenview Patch: I love to read. My average is at least one book per week, and has been for many years. But when I started making blankets with our local chapter of Project Linus, it really cut into… Continue Reading “One More Thing to Love about My Library”
Two things happened at the same time: I needed a name for my new dog. I found some gift cards in my office cabinet. My boss had given them to me thinking I could create a contest of some sort in our employee newsletter.… Continue Reading “About Her Name”
That Border Collie mix I couldn’t get out of my head? Here she is: Her paperwork from the rescue actually said “Burmese Mountain Dog” which I found pretty funny. So I am just saying that we have another WonderMutt. I have several stories to tell about… Continue Reading “Introductions”
The other night I brought home Joker, a rabbit for whom I pet sit once or twice a year. The last time he was here, Gibbs was a very small puppy, so I was a tiny bit worried about his reaction. No problem. Gibbs… Continue Reading “Sigmund and the Bunny and the Feathers”
Gibbs has had a couple of these: He starts by playing with them appropriately. Dig the little stuffed animals out of the house or tree or hive. Then he shreds the house. Or tree. Or hive. He also had one of these: It made him… Continue Reading “Next New Favorite Dog Toy”
Book 17 This is the second time in a row that I have picked up a short Twain book and taken forever to read it. Twain visited the Hawaiian islands in the 1860s and sent many dispatches back to the states about his experiences.… Continue Reading “Mark Twain in Hawaii: Roughing it in the Sandwich Islands”
Friday, my car pretended that she was sick so that she could spend the day with Bill at the garage. Seriously. He heard the noise two days earlier when I asked him to listen, but when there was a whole day with an appointment… Continue Reading “What I Did This Weekend”
Saturday is Blanket Day and I just took this batch downstairs to the laundry: The solid yellow has one of the Red Heart Kids yarns – I forget the name. The lady bug blanket has Red Heart’s Cherry Red. I am so glad I… Continue Reading “Blankets 11 – 17”
The Next Dark Age 