Celebrating Books

I’ve heard it said that Russian novels are so long because Russian winters are so cold!  What better way to spend time inside than reading a book?  In Iceland I hear there’s a tradition of gifting family and friends with books and chocolate so they may take to their beds cozy and satisfied for a long … Continue reading Celebrating Books

Good Summer Reads

Marketers would have us believe that summer is the time for books that are light and frothy, suitable for beach or poolside reading.  But since I generally didn’t work for eight to ten weeks every summer I often used that time to tackle some massive classic.  Last summer I pushed myself through Doris Lessings’ The … Continue reading Good Summer Reads

My Favorite Color

My favorite color is green.  Specifically blue green, shades of turquoise and aqua.  It’s not that I don’t like all the other colors, but I tend to favor green. I wanted to make it official, you know, just get it out there in the open.  You see, I suspect Big Brother has been watching me … Continue reading My Favorite Color