I’m still coming down off the high of last night’s premiere of the third season of Downton Abbey, which I watched while enjoying a cup of tea and a scone, with my fellow anglophile Susan on texting speed dial. For the record, my new favourite (spelling intended) is hobbledehoy, a new word I’ve learned courtesy [...]
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One Week In
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Goals Met and Made
In recent years, I’ve begun setting yearly goals or challenges for myself in lieu of New Year’s resolutions. In 2012, I set myself the goal of hiking the Georgia portion of the Appalachian Trail, totaling 76.4 miles. Hiking the trail has long been a dream of mine (ever since reading Bill Bryson’s A Walk in [...]
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I’m Alive! Aliiiiiive!
So it’s been roughly a year since I posted here. The dust bunnies are piled up in the corners and the crickets are chirping. But I’m here and am going to try and revive this poor little blog.
One of the big changes in my life this past year is that I’m no longer surrounded by [...] -
Setting the Tone for 2011
One of the reasons I read so much in the last couple of weeks before the end of 2010 was because of an idea my husband proposed one night. Why not get rid of our cable? For some time, he had been watching most of his favorite TV shows via Netflix or Hulu, and I [...]
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Goodbye 2010, Hello 2011!
In with the old and out with the new! But first, a look back at what I read in 2010. Click on any book title to read my original post about the book:
Favorite Novel: Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill. This book took me on a journey through time and across continents and held me spellbound [...]
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