Posted in On the Road Again on Dec 14th, 2008
Recently, I celebrated a very special birthday in New York City. My husband Leo let me plan a luxury weekend in the city, and boy did I take advantage of it! Although we live in Boston, I really had never spent any extended time in New York – we always wanted to get really far away [...]
Corn is in season now and is it ever good! There is nothing like a fresh ear of corn, but these Mini Corn Muffins are worthy as well! Somehow their little mini size makes me think I'm sticking to a diet of some kind.
The goal of Songs for Soldiers is to give a new MP3 player to every single active duty service member in Iraq and Afghanistan. Each player will be pre-loaded with songs from a variety of artists who have donated their music to this effort.
Find out how you can help the USO send an MP3 to a soldier overseas!
Reading on the Kindle
From Amazon:
"Skeeter Phelan is just home from college in 1962, and, anxious to become a writer, is advised to hone her chops by writing about what disturbs you. The budding social activist begins to collect the stories of the black women on whom the country club sets relies and mistrusts ..the book Skeeter puts together based on their stories is scathing and shocking, bringing pride and hope to the black community, while giving Skeeter the courage to break down her personal boundaries and pursue her dreams."
I loved this book, and the author Kathryn Stockett was especially adept at capturing the dialect of the maids.
5 stars in my book!
Reading in Hardcover
"To Kill a Mockingbird follows three years in the life of 8-year-old Scout Finch, her brother, Jem, and their father, Atticus - three years punctuated by the arrest and eventual trial of a young black man accused of raping a white woman. Though her story explores big themes, Harper Lee chooses to tell it through the eyes of a child. The result is a tough and tender novel of race, class, justice, and the pain of growing up."
I can't believe I was never assigned this book somewhere along the line, but it seemed a good choice after reading the Help.
I love dried hydrangeas. I like it even more when I can actually dry them myself instead of clipping their dessicated blooms from my gasping shrubs. I wish summer would stop giving us a smackdown every week!
Look Mom! It’s a priest for Jewish people!
—
