The words pulled me back upstairs, for one more tale. I picked up this book, The Hungry Coat: A Tale from Turkey, and hoped I could get away with reading just a few pages, and stopping by saying, “Stay tuned for tomorrow for the ending…” But the gold leaf intricate illustrations and the flowing prose [...]
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In every town he visited, a violent protest broke out in the streets where Gaylen, the boy in The Search for Delicious, polled the people on their most delicious food. Everyone knew what the most delicious food was, but no one could agree, yet everyone agreed to disagree. Husbands, asked to be truthful, were forced [...]
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He told us everything; he left so much unsaid. I became more intrigued just as he was jetting off to catch a plane, and the group interview with Nicholas Sparks, author of the book, Nights in Rodanthe, (and The Notebook), was coming to its close. The movie, starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane, opens in [...]
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I grew up in a sleepy little town, and when my Mom wasn’t sewing, or crocheting, she was reading. Mesmerized, she was, as my Dad watched TV, and she had her head buried in a book. Completely oblivious to the scenes on the television, and my Dad’s laughter at the punch lines. When I was [...]
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The minute I say, “Have you done your reading yet today?” I have instantly switched off that creative spark that makes him crave to read those encoded messages on the page, and turned reading into a chore. He will do whatever his little, yet powerful mind, sets itself too. Yet, reading practice is critical at [...]
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New Year’s Resolutions have good intentions, but are too harsh and restrictive to survive the 365-day mark. Dreams, require no willpower, are much more enticing, and naturally hold your focus throughout a year. There’s nothing quite like a well-crafted dream to help you replace bad habits with new ones. No dream is worth having unless [...]
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This books holds a picture of children jumping off a rock into the lake. This is the picture that captivates my boys. It’s not the drawings of the hurricane that rolls in across the lake. It’s always the rock. Mesmerized by the freedom to jump off such a high cliff. Great classic books like this [...]
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I use real butter. Most of the ” healthy spreads” are full of hydrogenated oils, so I feel safer using butter. Plus, butter tastes good; I use it, a lot, and I hate it when the butter is hard, and it rips your bread when you try to spread it around. Here’s how to cut [...]
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