Category: Recommended Reading
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The Power of Young Adult Fiction
A couple of weeks ago I read Up a Road Slowly by Irene Hunt. What a powerful, poignant story of a young girl growing from girlhood to womanhood! This book and its characters continue to linger in my heart and mind. Here’s a brief description about the book from the inside cover: “Up a Road…
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June Reflections
As I write this post, the sun is shining, a lovely summer breeze blows through the large slider window, and the views across Clifford Lake invite daydreaming. The occasional kayaker or fisherman passes by, but that is about it for lake traffic today. The cottage itself is a quiet place too—just Mom and Dad B,…
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Bedside Reading
Lately, my bedside table has contained an assortment of books and periodicals. Here’s a quick recap of my most recent reads: Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver. I finished this book on Mother’s Day. The novel is set in a small town somewhere in Appalachia. A young woman discovers hundreds of thousands of King Billies (butterflies)…
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Hurricane Sandy Aftermath
In the hours before a hurricane strikes, life takes on a surreal quality. As you go about your normal routines (mostly), you begin to fool yourself into thinking that the weather forecasters are wrong. Surely, the storm can’t be that bad! The house is filled with light and warmth; jobs are completed with ease. And…
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Happy Belated Birthday, Julia!
Some posts are better late than never, and even though August 15 has come and gone, I want to pay homage to Julia Child who would have turned 100 on the 15th. Somehow I feel that if I would have known Julia I would have liked her. She embodies the quirkiness and boldness that I…
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Recent Reads
It has been awhile since I have written about books so this post will be dedicated to several books that I recommend. The first novel is State of Wonder by Ann Patchett. Oh my, is she a good storyteller! This is Patchett’s most recent piece of fiction, and in my opinion, timely in the sense that…
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Recommendations
As I have mentioned before, I am always on the lookout for a book recommendation or a movie recommendation. I love it when someone tells me I just have to read this book or watch that movie. So it makes me happy to pass along some recommendations that I have recently enjoyed. First, anyone reading…
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A review and a giveaway
I have spent the last several posts sharing my thoughts on some of my favorite books and authors, but I have one more author and book to share this week. What makes this post even more inviting to read is that the first person to post a response on my blog will receive a free,…
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Hidden Art
I mentioned in a previous post how the book Hidden Art by Edith Schaeffer started me on the road to recognizing the scared in the everyday. I thought it would be good to finally explain what I meant by that comment. I believe it was my mom who first introduced me to Edith Schaeffer, and…
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Why I Wake Early
Why I wake Early is a book of poetry by Mary Oliver. I was introduced to Oliver earlier this spring when I received this small book of poetry as a teacher gift. Throughout the past summer, I have enjoyed reading her poems which focus on the ordinary, everyday happenings in creation. Oliver’s poetry is truly…
Alicia Brummeler 