These two books by Kate Atkinson came highly recommended to me to be read as companion pieces, which made a lot of sense after I finished reading them. I would have read A God in Ruins just for the title alone, but found the continuing saga of the Todd characters worth my attention from the […]
5 Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Kids Do Ted.com “When we round every corner and eliminate every sharp object, every pokey bit in the world, then the first time that kids come in contact with anything sharp, or not made out of round plastic, they’ll hurt themselves with it. So, as the boundaries of […]
It is interesting to me how in one week I have read two articles, extreme in opposite of content; one about shaming children on social media, by Robbyn Peters Bennett in the Sunday, August 23, 2015, edition of Seattle Times and another from the writer Susan Sontag’s journal, “Don’t Reprimand Him Harshly”, published in the […]
“Did you talk with your mother?” she murmured. Aunt Carrie dipped her shoulder, turning slightly to look pointedly at Rodger, ignoring Adele. “Yeah.” Adele entwined her hand with his. “She’s glad to have me home.” Adele stared hard at him, pinching his hand. “You have such charm, sometimes.” “Always.” He winked at her. Madeline glided […]
“Oh, Fran! Guess what?” Dusty talks so fast I could hardly guess what she is saying. “We’ve been asked to give our presentation at the All Schools Festival Saturday!” I am just as caught up in her excitement. “Dusty, that is like hundreds of people!” “I know! This is so awesome!” I instant message Annie. […]