Sometimes, when I’m doing a tremendous amount of reading, I start to feel like every book is the same (like the fact that in the last two months I unintentionally read five books dealing with teen pregnancy). So, when a book is completely different from other books I’ve read and pulls me in with excellent characters. . . well, I’m…
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Vegetarian Recipe #1: Tomato Pie
Perhaps you are wondering what this abomination is. The answer is: something you should make for dinner tonight. On Wednesday, I had big plans to make something else for dinner. And then Rhi pinned this recipe on Pinterest and I suddenly went a completely different direction because tomatoes! basil! mayo! pie crust! caramelized onions! You’re pretty much just described the…
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Perfect Square by Michael Hall
Perfect Square is such a clever, simple book. I am always on the lookout for books that bridge the gap between board books and full-on, lengthy-text picture books (Ella isn’t really ready to sit through many readings of, say, One Morning in Maine). the perfect square by michael hall The Perfect Square starts out with a square, perfect with four…
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My Sister Came to Austin and All You Got Were 10,000 Pictures
Last week, my sister Merrick and her husband, Philip, and their baby came to visit for six days. It was delightful. I think we did a pretty good mix of hanging around and relaxing (read: babies got naps), and getting out and having fun. While it snowed back in Utah, we braved the 100 degree weather at the splash pad….
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The Little Women Letters by Gabrielle Donnelly
The Little Women Letters is an absolutely delightful modern spin-off of the original Little Women stories, with Jo’s great-great-granddaughter finding the letters she wrote to her sisters before her marriage. Reading this made me happy. I love Little Women. My parents went to see the Winona Ryder/Christian Bale version when I was nine and my mom came home and said…
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