I just finished reading Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty, and I gotta say this book was wonderful! I loved the mystery of the story line, but I especially loved the characters! The story takes place in Australia, which I did not get right off the bat, so I was a bit confused on why school …
Last night we watched the movie Selma, the story of Martin Luther King, Jr. leading a campaign for the black Americans to acquire equal voting rights in America. This movie did a brilliant job portraying the work, the planning, and the ingenuity behind an activist movement. There was an honest depiction of the brutalities the …
Into the Woods is a perfect family movie! I was lucky enough to be invited to an advanced screening of this Disney soon-to-be classic, and I can say that Sophia and I thoroughly enjoyed the movie! This is a clever story that entwines four Grimm’s fairytales into one tale full of witty one-liners and fanciful lyrics. Who …
Getting together with friends for dinner should never be stressful! Really! So when a friend recently texted about six of us going out for dinner I said, Yes! but let’s have dinner at my place. You see, two of my kids were home, and I thought an evening at home would be a lot more …
I have my Holiday Binder set-up and I am busy using it . Since I last blogged about pulling it out this year I have added to a few items behind the tabs. First off I want to say though is If you choose to use a Holiday Binder, it is important to customize it to your needs. There …
I love setting a beautiful table, and I love using what I have. For this table I bought a boatload of mini pumpkins from school since my sixth graders were selling pumpkins that they had grown in the school garden. These then became the essence of my table. No, I have not already set my …
Honestly I’m not crazy about scary movies – or at least not the scary movies along the lines of Nightmare on Elm Street or Halloween 13. Yes, they are good for a scream or two (or three), but there are movies out there that keep my sitting on the edge of my seat, digging my fingers into my …
Let me just say right off the bat, I love this book! It has been a while since I have read a book where I fall in love with the characters all the while rooting for them, cringing with them, and wishing they could avoid so much pain. This novel, All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doeer, …
Are you a logophile? A person that loves words? If so, read on because I know a book that you are going to love!I am an English teacher – I spend my days inspiring students to explore the written word through reading and writing. We study vocabulary and look at the Latin and Greek roots …
A great book for a book club selection. The Goldfinch was the chosen book for our last book club meting. After reading the Vactioners, the group wanted something more literary, and the Pulitzer prize winning book by Donna Tart seemed to fit the bill perfectly. The Goldfinch is the story of Theo Becker. The book opens with 27-year-old Theo sick …
