Posted in Raising kids, Reading on Jun 10th, 2011
When we went to the library last week, Jane found not one but three Disney Princess easy reader books. I hate these books. They’re pure twaddle, bad books badly written. To wit: Jasmine must choose a skirt or a gown. Her friend Rajah looks on with a frown. Jasmine and Aladdin enjoy a starry night. [...]
Posted in Reading on Jan 29th, 2010
I know there are women out there who love being pregnant. They find it a generative, fecund, creative, feminine, beautiful experience. I am not one of those women. In my humble opinion, pregnancy bites. Even an easy pregnancy like mine bites. The nausea, the heartburn, the nasty taste in your mouth, the chronic impaction, the [...]
Posted in Reading on Jun 30th, 2009
On Thursday, I got back from a lovely vacation on remote Ross Lake in the North Cascades—no phone, no cell service, no internet; my husband and I didn’t even bring our laptops. It was glorious. I read and canoed and read and hiked and read and played games and read. With my kids I read [...]
I am a reader (I feel about books the way some people feel about chocolate: yum), a writer (I've written a book, even: The Circle of Seasons: Meeting God in the Church Year), and a mother (of four). So that's what I blog about: reading, writing, and raising my kids.