Yesterday was World Book Day. Every day is now World Day This or That, but yesterday, when I saw the post of astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, I had to share my own tribute to my beloved books. I like reading books because they answer questions I didn’t yet have… #WorldBookDay https://t.co/HXDlGuqlMZ pic.twitter.com/I5v1x6apfF— Sam Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) April […]
Friday, 24 April 2015
Wednesday, 9 October 2013
Desperate times call for desperate actions. I wanted a book so I went to WalMart. House of Hades, by Rick Riordan, came out today. I don’t think I ever recovered from the terrible cliffhanger at the end of The Mark of Athena. I know my oldest child never did. Like with most important books, I […]
Monday, 13 August 2012
Memories are tricky things. Our minds distil events, and we’re left with the essence. When I was little, my three younger siblings and I never ventured far from our mom’s side. She cleaned, sewed, knitted, cooked with a baby in her arms. One of my very first memories is of my dad driving my mom […]
