Goodness gracious, dear readers…..it’s been a pretty intense month, hasn’t it? No matter what side of the proverbial fence on which you sit, it’s easy, in “interesting times” like these to feel a lot of negative things. Those feelings are as contagious as colds, and do just as much–if not more–harm to us all. Which … Continue reading The Romance Garden!
When I get stressed, I knit. There are any numbers of reasons why: I find reading a pattern and trying to make the picture, or the chart, or the words in front of me a real and tangible thing pretty fulfilling. I love colors. I have a soft spot for sheep (and other wool-producing animals). … Continue reading Spinning some yarns…
It’s January, and while Charles Schulz’s Lucy van Pelt might be relishing in catching snowflakes that are finally ripe, for many of us, this is a month for bunkering down. Last year I expanded upon our blogger-in-residence Arabella’s hermitage week, calling January hermitage month and I stand by that. This is also a perfect month … Continue reading Saturdays @ the South: How the library can get you through winter
We are deep into Hermitage Month here at the Library…Lady Pole came up with the idea of turning what I had always known as Hermitage Week into Hermitage Month, and I, for once applaud her genius. There is nothing more restorative and restful, after the stress of the holiday season, and little more comforting during … Continue reading Five Book Friday!
Welcome, dear readers, to our first Five Book Friday post of the New Year! I don’t know about you, but the holiday season, though lovely, just gets a bit….relentless….at times. Which is why we at the Library love Blanket Fort Reading, about which, much more later. But that doesn’t mean that we can’t celebrate, right? So here … Continue reading Five Book Friday!
First of all, dear readers and beloved patrons–Happy New Year! We here at the Library hope that 2017 is a year full of joy, adventure, learning, wonder, and fulfillment for you and those you love. Like Lady Pole, I am not a big one for New Year’s Resolutions. There is enough weight, enough hope, fear, … Continue reading Resolve to Read 2017
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