My Life Lately on Instagram
Are you on Instagram? It's a fun way to share pictures with others...and I've found it's also a cool way just to visually chronicle what's going on in your life. Here are some of the pictures I've...
View ArticleCan't-stop-readable Victorian Suspense: Anne Perry
"With insight, compassion, and a portraitist’s genius, Perry illuminates the shifting tide of emotions encompassing Queen Victoria’s London and the people who live there—aristocrats, brothel owners,...
View ArticleBe Still My Heart: A Tribute to Love & Romance
via Falling in love is like jumping off a really tall building. Your brain tells you it is not a good idea, but your heart tells you, you can fly. Shakespeare's Sonnet 116--via At the touch of love...
View ArticleNeeding a Downton Abbey fix? Try the BBC's "North and South"
via No, it's not set in the World War One era or the Twenties. BUT...the BBC's 2004 series "North and South" is delightfully British, a really good story,features a feisty heroine and a handsome...
View ArticleI need this book.
Have you ever tried to locate a book from your childhood or youth? One that you had lost, or lost track of, or never even owned...but for whatever reason, you really wanted a copy again? I have. And...
View ArticleDelicious, Nutritious Lentil Bean Chili Recipe!
Today is National Chili Day. How appropriate for these chilly February days, and what better way to celebrate than by making a big pot of chili? Today I'm re-posting one of my very favorite chili...
View ArticleOnce Upon a Time, there was this show about fairy tales...
Today is Tell a Fairy Tale Day. Which leads me to one of my favorite television shows...Once Upon a Time. I posted about the show back in March, 2012: If you've read this blog for a while, you know...
View ArticleParadise for a Bookworm
I missed "Oh, How Pinteresting" this week. So this week, I'm just going to take part in Thursday Favorite Things by sharing some lovely images to do with one of my favorite subjects: books/reading. If...
View ArticleDo you love peanut butter?
Peanut butter cookies...my favorite kind! Source: pauladeen.com via Bethany on Pinterest Today is National Peanut Butter Lovers' Day...and count me in! I'm a devoted lover of this wondrous food. I...
View ArticleMy love affair with Ireland began with a book
This is the book that began my love affair with Ireland...an obscure little book that I bought as a 9-year-old with allowance money at a little bookstore in Beirut, Lebanon. This is the description on...
View ArticleHave a Grin on Me
Hi everyone! I'm joining up with Oh How Pinteresting today to bring you a chuckle or two...posting some of the funny things I've seen on Pinterest lately.. Source: firelordazula.tumblr.com via Cindy...
View ArticleIt's National Cereal Day! What's YOUR favorite cereal?
Today is National Cereal Day...and this is one holiday I can really get behind. I love cereal! This is from the Punchbowl website: Cereal is the most popular breakfast food in America, but that wasn’t...
View ArticleMy life lately on Instagram
This past week was memorable mainly for the big almost-spring snowstorm we got here in Northwest Illinois. I captured some images on Instagram...enjoy! (And if you live in a warm climate, be glad you...
View ArticleRich Mullins and "The Color Green"
As a way of celebrating my Irish heritage and making St. Patrick's Day about so much more than partying and getting drunk, I've dedicated my Tumblr blog to Ireland (both the Republic of and Northern),...
View ArticleThese are a few of my favorite Irish things!
Note: Yes, this is a repeat from the archives, but it sums up a lot of how I feel about all things Irish! "Ireland is a land of poets, story-weavers and dreamers -- all of which I can relate to. The...
View ArticleVisible Monday: Emerald Eye Shadow Tutorial
Did you know the fashion and make-up Powers That Be have declared emerald to be the color for 2013? With yesterday being St. Patrick's Day, I decided to go all out...green everything, including my eye...
View ArticleThe joy of browsing a used book store...
Have you ever spent time browsing through a used bookstore? There's something truly wonderful about it, especially if you're a bookaholic like I am. Last week, my daughter and I were able to spend a...
View ArticleA beloved Christian writer finally gets her due
On my now "paused" book blog, Cindy's Book Club, I posted about a book I loved when I was in high school: Not My Will, by Francena H. Arnold. I included "Not My Will" is a list of 15 Books That Will...
View Article'Tis "Talk Like Shakespeare" Day--Didst Thou Know?
via Today is Talk Like Shakespeare Day. William Shakespeare, "The Bard of Avon," was born on April 23, 1564, and coincidentally he died on the same date in 1616. As someone who was raised on the King...
View ArticleVisible Monday: A Fun Bridal Expo
What is more fun, more girly, more appealing to our romantic natures than a bridal fair? You know, having a job in radio really does include some fun perks sometimes. I was asked to help m-c the...
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