I received a lot of fantastic gifts for Christmas (Alex and Ani! A terrarium! Cashmere hat & gloves!), but I want to spotlight one in particular. When I was young, every single house I knew had a ceramic Christmas tree….
Not That Kind of Girl review
Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She’s “Learned” by Lena Dunham My rating: 3 of 5 stars I was pretty excited when the little book with a big side portion of controversy became available from…
Christmastime in the City
One lovely day during the Season, Mom and I traveled a great distance* into Philadephia to see the sights. We saw: The Holiday show in the Comcast Center lobby, which was delightful. It would also be a great place to…
Tranquilty du Jour Anthology review
Tranquility du Jour Anthology by Kimberly Wilson My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have been a LONG-TIME reader of Kimberly’s blog (back from the Hip Tranquil Chick days), plus I’m a forty-(cough) lady who works in a cubicle and…
Merry Christmas from the Dee-luxe Apartment in the Sky!
This was taped to the door of the mailroom downstairs. (language, bad spelling) Mind you, I had a fall wreath stolen off of our door last year. While we did patrol the building looking for it, wishing cancer on someone…
A Discovery of Witches review
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness My rating: 3 of 5 stars Our heroine, Diana Bishop, is a real witch. No, really! A real witch – descended from the famous Bridget Bishop of Salem Witch Trials fame. She’s a…
