I really needed another fiction author to follow, right? But I’ve seen this series of books about a werewolf named Kitty, and I finally got a chance to read them. I finished the first, Kitty and the Midnight Hour, today…
Reading
So, the Crazy Hip Blog Mamas want me to talk about what reading means to me or my child. How about both? You might have noticed that I talk, a lot, about reading. I think Now Reading shows at least…
Ooo, I Want! New Putumayo CD
I love Putumayo’s CDs, and we have at least ten or so. I’ve yet to hear one of their compilations that I didn’t enjoy. But I really, really adore their Celtic collections, and I’m a big goofy nut about lullabies.…
Packaging Boyhood
From the latest Dads & Daughters newsletter: Our friend Dr. Mark Tappan is co-authoring a book, to be called “Packaging Boyhood” about marketing to our sons. The book aims to “scrutinize the world of boy power, and the ways media…
Date Night, Reading, School Stuff
I was a naughty girl today, too caught up in reading A Few Demons More to do my homework. Bad girl. To be fair, I was also taking care of my Katie baby, who had a fever and was nearly…
It Was a Lovely Day
Please note: Yes, I am referring to today, the 12th, which is my birthday. Those close to me know that I generally hate my birthday, as it’s a reminder of multiple miscarriages and other nasty things happening around this time…
I have For A Few Demons More!
Yes yes yes, I do! Sam bought it as part of my birthday present. Squee! Thank you, love! I can’t start reading it yet, because if I do, I won’t stop. I have to be a good girl and do…
Review: Exit Strategy by Kelley Armstrong
Cool under pressure. If they posted employment ads for hitmen, that’d be the number two requirement, right after detail-oriented. A good hitman must possess the perfect blend of personality type A and B traits, a control freak who obsesses over…
TechShop, Photography Advice, Postsingular, NoDryClean, and Verizon FIOS Danger
Disparate thoughts from a very low energy day. In fact, it was so low-energy that I thought I posted this entry last night, and never did. I has a fever. Do Not Want. Blah. Can’t brain. Short attention span means…
R.I.P. Madeleine L’Engle
I started this post on September 7, the day after the grand lady moved on to find out what’s next. I find myself certain that she wasn’t afraid, that she looked forward to a reunion with her husband Hugh and…