Tag: Good Reads
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Always Orange 2015 Christmas Gift List
This type of post is a first for me. I love reading the gift lists others write, but I get nervous whenever I have to compile a list of favorites, especially when it includes books. How to narrow the choices? What if I forgot something? One list that I look forward to reading all year…
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Why I am Glad I Read Go Set a Watchman and Some Reasons Why You Should Too
The NPR segments, the written reviews, and the blog posts have ended about Harper Lee’s latest book Go Set a Watchman. It’s been almost two months since the book was released and I am finally sitting down to write my own review. I finished the book a month ago, but as I mentioned in my…
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Car Trips and Read-Alouds
Need a way to survive long car trips? Read aloud a good story. Case in point: Brad, Anna, and I returned last week from a visit with family in the Midwest. How did we survive 13 hours in the car each way? We read. (Unfortunately, Jacob missed out on the good book and our trip…
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What I Have Been Reading Lately
I always the enjoy the opportunity to read posts about what others are reading so I hope this post falls into that camp for you. Before Christmas Break, I started The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt. My friend, Jacquelyn, recommended the book to me and I am glad I read it. The premise of the…
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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…
Alicia Brummeler 