Dinner and a Book

July 14, 2025

Let’s start with dinner before the book. Sunday night is dinner at my brother-in-law’s. Last night, Kevin cooked for seven of us. The more people he can feed, the happier he is. Last night, he made my favorite, Shepherd’s pie. He also made the Irish...

Favorite Books, January through June 2025

July 13, 2025

I’m running a little late this year because I forgot about this. Years ago, Jen Forbus asked me to list my favorite books in the first half of the year. And, I always say that just because I pick books in July, it doesn’t mean they’ll be on my list...

The Crime Brulee Bake off by Rebecca Connolly

July 12, 2025

It took me forever to finish The Crime Brulee Bake Off by Rebecca Connolly. I liked the two main characters so much that I didn’t want to leave them behind. It’s a contemporary mystery with a touch of the past, only because it’s set on an English...

“Hamilton”

July 11, 2025

As I said, Linda and I went to see “Hamilton” on Wednesday night through Broadway in Columbus. It was our final show of the season. If you only saw it on Disney+ when it was on there, we missed a lot. I had no idea King George made additional appearances...

What Are You Reading?

July 10, 2025

I’m writing this at 3:30 PM on Wednesday. Linda and I went to “Hamilton” on Wednesday night. I’ll tell you what I think on a note on Friday. I am looking forward to it. I did forget, though, that I have a morning appointment today. I have to be...