Road trip! I’m heading down to Annapolis, MD this morning, Washington, D. C. Friday morning, and then up to Mystic, CT Friday afternoon. How many hours do you think it’ll take to drive from D.C. to Mystic on the Friday… Read More ›
I was a bit judgemental towards this novel when it first came out in 2010 (Lincoln is my Home Boy and I’m a bit protective), but I was also intrigued. While I didn’t get around to reading the novel before… Read More ›
Like Levin’s George Washington: The Crossing, which I read earlier this month, Revolutionary Summer is another new Revolutionary War era book that caught my eye at the library. We received both the hardcover book and the audiobook. I went with… Read More ›
I’m not a grade school teacher nor do I have kids, but this book has crossed my path so many times over the years, most recently when I was browsing in the library for a new audiobook, that I decided… Read More ›
Julie & Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment KitchenJulie PowellNew York: Hachette Audio, 2009Source: library copy Rating: liked it okay: 3/5 stars Earlier this year I listened to Julia Child’s My Life In France. As a fan… Read More ›
Well-used audiobook from local library. Are you a fan of Julie & Julia? That movie made me appreciate the cooking (and eating!) of good food, but it didn’t make me want to learn how to cook. Listening to the audio… Read More ›
Listening to the stories of dozens of ambitious and creative Americans in Paris from 1830 to the early 1900s was like listening to your grandpa tell stories of generations past. It was entertaining, enlightening, and rather inspirational to learn about… Read More ›