Near mid-century when Edward was born, the full moon was years from being the brightest. That would happen – in terms of luminosity and size – in the last month of the century. As a child growing up, however, Edward found much splendor and mystery in the moon. It kept changing and following him around, [...]
Posts from ‘March, 2009’
I Am A Doris…
This is a fun quiz…what are you??? Your result for Are You a Jackie or a Marilyn? Or Someone Else? Mad Men-era Female Icon Quiz… You Are a Doris! You are a Doris — “I must help others.” Dorises are warm, concerned, nurturing, and sensitive to other people’s needs. How to Get Along with Me [...]
The Islands of Divine Music – Book Review
Although Janine understood almost none of the language, the expressions and gestures of the people at the table were so familiar that she felt she’d already heard this entire conversation and understood it perfectly, sitting among her aunts and uncles in her grandmother’s house many nights near the San Francisco Bay. – from The Islands [...]
Mailbox Monday – March 2, 2009
What arrived at your house last week? Visit Marcia at The Printed Page for this week’s Mailbox Monday. Here is what I found in my mailbox: The Local News, by Miriam Gershow came to me as an ARC through a Shelf Awareness offer from Spiegel and Grau. The story revolves around the fictional character Lydia [...]
Sunday Salon – March 1, 2009
March 1, 2009 I missed last week’s Salon – so this week I am playing catch up. It is a dark, rainy day today – so I will not be going out and I will be trying to catch up on my reading which continues to be rather slow. I finished reading Jhumpa Lahiri’s wonderful [...]
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