Merry Christmas Eve

December 24, 2023

I don’t know how you celebrate, or if you do. Mom and I are going to a birthday brunch for my sister, Christie, today. We’ll attend Mass this evening. May your holiday be filled with love, laughter, and joy. As Connie Schultz says, though, if this has been...

Peppermint Ice Cream

December 23, 2023

My cousin, Janet, posted this on Facebook tonight, and Mom and I saw it right after we finished bowls of Peppermint Stick ice cream. It’s that time of year. No time to read, but time to eat cookies, crackers and meat and cheese, and ice cream. My nephew and his...

Christmas Lights

December 22, 2023

Instead of reading this week, I’m spending time with Mom. We went to the library today, and picked up some jigsaw puzzles for the holidays. We played with one of those for the afternoon, then headed to my cousin’s for the entire evening. Afterwards, we...

Off to Mom’s for Christmas

December 20, 2023

Right there. That’s Mom’s main gift for Christmas this year. Well, not really. I have something special ready to share. But, this is my way of saying I’m driving to Mom’s today to stay through Christmas, and a few days longer. It’s nice...

A Monday Off

December 18, 2023

Yesterday, I finished my books by deadline, but I have to admit the last one took me forever to read. I only finished it because it was for a review. Not for me at all, but you’ll see my personal review in April. I made up for the disappointment by watching my...

A Couple Days off

December 17, 2023

I’m taking a couple days off. Yes, I do still have a couple of Kevin Tipple’s reviews, but I’m saving those for when I really need them. Right now, I’m just taking a quick break. I have a couple books and reviews to finish for Library Journal,...