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….
Bead Fest 2014
I’m pretty lucky that Bead Fest, “the largest bead and jewelry-making event on the east coast” is about an hour and ten minutes away from where I live. Mom and I head out every year and I spend too much…
Fancy baby's fancy day
My nephew, “Flapjack”, was christened last weekend! He looked VERY fancy in his special outfit and was well-behaved — albeit a bit puzzled — during the service. I was surprised at how difficult it was to find an outfit for…
