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Well, we spent another week close to home because of COVID. We watched some Netflix, read some books and baked some cake. This week, I’ve got two books to share: one incredibly intriguing adult realistic fiction and one middle grade compilation of insightful...
Well, it’s April, my family is on Spring break and it SNOWED in New York this week. The whole week was moving at a slower pace, but the snow gave us one more reason to stay in, relax and catch up on needed sleep and rest. A movie or two and...
I’m not sure what happened to this week, but it sure did fly by quickly. I headed back to campus for the first time in two years and so enjoyed the little things: putting professional clothes on again, walking through campus in the mild weather and seeing people I haven’t seen...
I love April. We can celebrate Poetry Month, National Librarians Week and…..my birthday. =) I had a wonderful birthday week filled with books, walks with my kids, chocolate covered fruit and a tub of frosting. Yes, a tub of frosting. This week, I have two books to share, the best writing...
Do you have a favorite shape? Mine is the circle. A perfectly symmetrical, balanced circle. Preferably in color. Appreciation for circles has been traced back to forty thousand years ago, and circles remain a dominant shape in our world, from architecture to art. But more than that, they have the potential...
This week was a BUSY week at the University leaving little time and brain power for my own reading and writing. But, I still have one book to share, a nudge for your 5-year journal, an update on my obsession with sprinkles and links to share, too. What I’m Reading: When...
I’ve got a new word for you: sonder. You won’t find it in Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary, but you will find it in the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, a book that poetically defines the emotions that we all feel but don’t have the words to express… like sonder. The idea of sonder is...
March is such a long month, especially when it’s full of dreary rain here in NY. But Middle Grade March and online inspiration came to the rescue this week! I’ve got FOUR books to share, an important nudge for your notebook (and your life!) and some fabulous links, too! What I’m...
