I’m sure everyone has a holiday horror story of some type. Sometimes, no matter how hard we try, something goes wrong in the holiday prep a story ensues that will be told at future get-togethers. “Remember that time the turkey caught fire and we had to order pizza for the holiday dinner?” Horror is not … Continue reading Saturdays @ the South: Holiday Horrors
And a very happy December to you, beloved patrons! There is a lot going on this month, and we will be here with some suggestions to to make your holidays more delicious, more bearable, funnier, calmer…whatever you need them to be. And today, I also wanted to share with you some other December holidays that … Continue reading Five Book Friday!
A few weeks ago, I was working a shift in the Children’s Room, and decided to explore all the wonders that room has to offer. And believe me, there are plenty. From easy reading books to slim fiction, from audiobooks and DVDs to books in Spanish, to board games, to series a-plenty…. …And amongst those … Continue reading Making Good Decisions
And a very happy Free for All Birthday to the National Park Service, which celebrated its 100th birthday yesterday! Our National Parks themselves have been around a lot longer than that….well, if we’re being fair here, many of them have been around since the continents stopped shifting, but the United States began protecting and honoring these celebrated sites … Continue reading Five Book Friday!
Happy April, Dear Readers! The weather is topsy-turvy, the world seems a bit…out of whack, to put it mildly, and my tea has gone cold. But there is still (and always) reasons to celebrate! Here are a few quirky, off-the-beaten-track holidays in April that you might consider recognizing as a way to brighten up the … Continue reading Five Book Friday!
Yesterday was the 134th birthday of one of the greatest modernist authors of the twentieth century, and one of the bravest women I have had the pleasure of reading: Adeline Virginia Woolf, born January 25, 1882. Woolf was born into a family of intellectuals; her father was an historian and author, who counted Henry James and … Continue reading Celebrating Virginia Woolf
Here are a few reasons to celebrate today: 1) Yesterday was the 365th anniversary of the founding of the City of Boston, which clearly calls for a celebratory Dunkin’ Donuts. 2) Today is the 206th birthday of the Royal Opera House in London (the first performance was Shakespeare’s Macbeth, a number of versions of which you … Continue reading Five Book Friday!