Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott My rating: 5 of 5 stars Hi, I’m Kim. I’m a woman, early 40s, spiritual but churchless, and a somewhat-intelligent Christian with a soft spot for crystals and “woo.” My cat…
Stupid beading tricks: planning
I haven’t been doing a lot of jewelry making lately. But I’ve been doing some planning! I bought this pendant in a moment of weakness from White Clover Kiln. I want to make it into a necklace similar to the…
Delicious! review
Delicious! by Ruth Reichl My rating: 1 of 5 stars In Delicious!, Billie Breslin gets a job at a prestigious food magazine, makes friends with Minorities, and uncovers a not-very-interesting mystery, all while dealing with sister issues and being unaware…
Max's new routine
Max started out at 3 units of insulin every 12 hours. His first glucose test was 650. After 9 days of treatment it was 538, which is still high. (sad trombone) The doctors want to see him in the 200s,…
Missing Charlie
I still hear him in his litterbox in the bathroom, scratching around and tossing litter all over the floor. We miss him at night when he doesn’t sit by WM’s feet. I miss his big fatness crammed in between the…
The Island review
The Island by Elin Hilderbrand My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Island is a sweet story of two sets of sisters. Each woman brings her own agenda & problems to a month-long stay in a rustic family beach house….