Book #62  of this year was  The Labors of Hercules Beal , by Gary D. Schmidt. I mentioned recently that there are a few of Schmidt's boo...

My husband and I spend most of the time a long way from family, but this summer we got to see many of the people on my side. During our visi...

So technically, summer's end is still a long way away. But we'll soon be headed back to school, so in my mind, this sonnet about Lab...

Jan  is hosting Poetry Friday today, and she's encouraging us to take a moment off in the middle of this stressful moment in the news. S...

Book #51  of the year was  When the World Fell Silent , by Donna Jones Alward. It's a historical novel about the Halifax Explosion of 19...

Psalm 23: 1-3 The Lord is my Shepherd; I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters; He refreshes...

Hello friends! I am happy to be hosting Poetry Friday this week. I am in the United States at the moment, on summer break from my usual home...

Ramona is our host this month for Spiritual Journey Thursday. Her prompt for us is as follows:   "Since retirement, summer no longer h...

Book #41 of 2025 was Clytemnestra , by Costanza Casati. This retelling of Clytemnestra's story is violent and harsh. What was it like t...

Book #27 of the year was L'Énigme du Retour , by Dany Laferrière. I downloaded it a while ago because I was craving reading something H...

  I have been very uneven in my participation in Spiritual Journey Thursday so far this year, but I felt I really needed to participate this...

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    Today it's my turn to add a line to the Progressive Poem.  It's also my blog birthday; today I've been blogging for 18 years...

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Here's Line 18.       April 1 Linda Mitchell at  A Word Edgewise April 2 Tricia at  The Miss Rumphius Effect April 3 Robyn at  L...

I've been away on a camping trip for the last few days. You can catch up on the lines for the Progressive Poem here .    

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