Satiety. n. the state of being or feeling satiated. — to an extent beyond what is desired. For those of you wondering about the cryptic opening, it’s my way of summing up the ‘food as medicine’ journey my husband and… Read more
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Are you on Goodreads?
Prior to 2012 I kept notes about the books I read in two different log books. Once joining Goodreads, I no longer write my thoughts about the books I read in a log book but instead did so at Goodreads…. Read more
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Book recommendations – part 2
American Dirt (Oprah’s Book Club): A Novel Wow.First of all, I can barely believe all the controversy about this book and that people call it racist. This work of fiction definitely does not read as racist to me. [When reading… Read more
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Book recommendations
It’s been ages since I’ve shared book recommendations so I decided that, although I won’t create a list that goes back a year or two, this will serve as a major catch up on a few of my more recent… Read more
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Just ask Lemony Snicket
In this world of social media and smart phones and endless scrolling and streaming, I’ve noticed very few people carry books around with them anymore. Including me. “Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.” Lemony Snicket… Read more
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needed now, more than ever
People are finding new ways to cope and pass the time while in isolation and personal distancing. We are living through extraordinary times. Most of us are experiencing something we have never heard of before nor have been through. It’s… Read more
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Books I read in 2019
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . The man who never reads lives only one.” – – George R.R. Martin I’ve always been a relatively slow reader. I like to savour the words and take… Read more
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the power of a book
“But when fall comes, kicking summer out on its treacherous ass as it always does one day sometime after the midpoint of September, it stays awhile like an old friend that you have missed. It settles in the way an… Read more
