On Saturday, I spent a delightful morning in an old military hangar. It wasn’t the hangar that was delightful, of course; it was what was in it. Books. Lots and lots and lots of books. Twice a year the Friends of the Seattle Public Library hold a book sale. Any book that’s been donated to [...]
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Of Pirates and Penderwicks
Posted in Raising kids, Reading on Sep 20th, 2011
Yesterday was Talk Like a Pirate Day. You knew that, right? Avast, me hearties, I forgot, too, till me bonny husband came home from work and told us all over dinner. Arrr! In honor of the occasion, we regaled one another with our favorite pirate moments of the past year. Scurvy scum, but there weren’t [...]
We’re gathered around a table at a local coffeehouse, four copies of The Witch of Blackbird Pond scattered in front of us. I ask, “So, I’d like to hear what everyone’s favorite part was.” Tiffany says, “That’s hard. There are so many.” I say, “Okay, maybe not favorite, but memorable. A scene or image [...]
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.
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