Treachery

This is the treacherous month when autumn days With summer’s voice come bearing summer’s gifts. Beguiled, the pale down-trodden aster lifts Her head and blooms again. The soft, warm haze M…

Two Birthdays and a Recital

My advice for life: dance and sing your song while the party is still on. Rasheed Ogunlaru

This past Saturday, the CPM, the music school and association where Kieran takes his drumming lessons, held its Spring Recital. While the recital takes place at 4 pm, since Lucas is on the committee, …

I’m All Set for a Great Year of Reading

2017 will go down on record as an abysmal year for reading for me. I’m not sure what happened, but I only read 38 books, and my goal was 64. I usually don’t mind if I don’t hit my go…

Free Printable Book Plates for Book Giving Day

February 14th is not only Valentine’s Day, it’s also a day for another kind of lover: book lovers! It’s World Book Giving Day, so if you’re not one that’s into the typica…

February

Winter. Time to eat fat and watch hockey. In the pewter mornings, the cat, a black fur sausage with yellow Houdini eyes, jumps up on the bed and tries to get onto my head. It’s his way of tellin…

Currently

Reading: Flowers for Algernon Making: a Knit Hat Learning: how to paint patterns Listening: to whatever Kieran chooses on Deezer Thinking: January can’t really be almost over already Feeling: ti…

Seen on the Way Home

My year was off to a quite crummy start. I was laid out flat with the flu for about two weeks. I’m all better now, but it seems like I am already scrambling to get “caught up”. So mo…

The Monday Mix

A not entirely serious start to the week with some fun things I’ve come across online. I need to add this recipe to the meal plan rotation. If you like riffs on Harry Potter you’ll love th…

Hello December

We woke up to snow this morning (which is quite unusual for these parts this early), and I immediately got in the Christmas mood. I really have the itch to decorate now! I was in the perfect mood to s…

Five Meals You Have to Try

Last night I made what has become one of our very favourite chicken dishes ever: Perfect Pan-Roasted Chicken Thighs. I follow Bon Apetit on Facebook, and thanks to them have discovered some wonderfu…

Slider Title

Come On In!

Free Rory Gilmore Checklist

Printable Reading Journal Page

Join the Book Club

Latest Posts