It’s getting to be That Time of Year, dear readers…the holidays are a difficult time for a lot of people, and the stress of shopping and traffic and the endless loop of “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree everywhere you go…. So I think it’s time we dip into our files of “things to make you smile”, … Continue reading Five Book Friday!
It’s good to be home, dear readers. I have no idea what time it is, and I’m terribly, irrationally hungry, but it’s good to be back with the Books. And what Books there are! We are in the early stages of a new fiscal year here at the Library, which means that there will soon … Continue reading Five Book Friday!
When the spring weather starts to turn warm and sunny (a little later this year than most), my feet start to itch. Not so much literally (though in the Italian folklore in which I was raised, a literal foot-itch would mean the same thing), but in the sense of me wanting to get away. For … Continue reading Saturdays @ the South: On Wanderlust
So apparently the Library doesn’t have a “celebratory fireworks” line item in its budget, so we’ll have to make do with these as I announce, with enormous pride and delight, that it is the Free For All’s first birthday! That’s right, beloved patrons, today is the first anniversary of our first post. Since then, we’ve … Continue reading Happy Birthday to Us!
I don’t know about you, dear patrons, but it feels like it’s been a really long week. I’ve been snowed on, rained on, discovered holes in the soles of my shoes that I never knew existed…and that’s only the beginning. You know what this calls for? A blanket fort. Thankfully, the interwebs has provided yet … Continue reading Five Book Friday!
We’ve talked a bit about how reading is good for you here on the blog, but there is the distinct possibility that reading can actually make you happier and feel better. There is a delightful term for this that is so on-the-nose it almost seems bibliophiles like myself, Arabella and many of you wonderful patrons … Continue reading Saturdays @ the South: Bibliotherapy
Reasons to smile today: 1) In one week, we get some daylight savings time, and in a little more than two weeks, it’s spring! (She says, looking at the snow incongruously falling outside…) 2) Sunday is National Oreo Cookie Day. Celebrate accordingly. 3) FORT FURNITURE. Apparently, we have single-handedly launched the Blanket Fort Revolution, my … Continue reading Five Book Friday!