My daughter-in-law (who is Finnish) gave me a vase designed by Alvar Aalto, a Finnish architect and designer. I love the waving lines, and we display it in our great room—one of the few non-utilitarian pieces in our home. Our house faces a golf course, and occasionally we get an errant golf ball on our […]
Kept seeing this one on social media, so decided to give it a read. I enjoyed the topic of a woman making her way in the world of science and academia. Unpopular opinion: I did not love the unexpected interspersing of the dog’s point of view into the story. But I liked the characters, and
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Although I prefer the ocean, I enjoy being in the mountains, too. Mountains show us the grandeur and timelessness of the earth. This photograph is of Olympic Mountains from Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic National Park, where I visited several years ago. You can see the backbone ridges that ran from where I stood out to
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We did some landscaping last summer. I am not a gardener, so that means I hired someone to do it for us. In a corner of our backyard, we had five black-eyed Susans and five coneflowers planted. This year, the black-eyed Susans are going gangbusters. Unfortunately, only one of the coneflower plants grew again this
Was sorry to learn that one of my all-time favorite ice cream novelties is being discontinued. Sigh. This happens to me a lot. The beloved Chaco-Taco is gone. When I was at the grocery store last night, I hit the ice cream aisle in hopes of getting one last box, but, alas, there were none.
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One of my book clubs has chosen Appetite for America: How Visionary Businessman Fred Harvey Built a Railroad Hospitality Empire That Civilized the Wild West, by Stephen Fried, as our next book. As a writer of historical fiction about the American West, I’ve done some research into the era covered by this book. But Fried’s
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This was my first Colleen Hoover book. I’d seen many recommendations, and overall it did not disappoint. It was a little crass in some places, and there were quite a few convenient coincidences. But I liked the characters and basic storyline and wanted to see the outcome. Four stars! Darlene Delucadarlenedeluca.com/
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BE ALERT Even when walking down a sidewalk towards your car. Stop to get keys. Notice handicapped ramps, steps, curbs. Don’t lose your footing and break 3 ribs like I did. Ouch! (Doing this in a handicapped ramp is ironic.) Kathy J. PerryCharacter Education Through Story — Planting Seeds for Tomorrow’s Leaders kathyjperry.com/
Photographing nature can be tough. I usually snap a picture at the exact time a bird or butterfly flitters away, and I end up with a blurry image. Or, my camera is confused, and I get a lovely, sharp shot of a leaf or branch–and not my intended focal point! But this happened. . .
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I made cobbler with fresh peaches for the first time this season this week, then ate the first serving when it was still warm. The true mark of summer. The peach cobbler recipe I use is posted over on my blog. What’s your favorite summer dessert? Theresa HuppTheresa is the award-winning author of historical fiction