Tag: books
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Independent Bookstores (30 Days of Gratitude: Day 19)
New books draw you in with their interesting unmarked covers, with crisp pages to turn – friends just waiting to be discovered. Used books are like old friends, a little worn around the edges, but full of history and inspiration. Technology creates a variety of different digital options for reading books on a screened device.…
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Book Club (30 Days of Gratitude: Day 13)
Another evening of stimulating conversation, laughter, and an interesting read for our bi-monthly book club. This time, a play — Sweat by Lynn Nottage. Timely in reflecting many of the themes we see playing out in society today. The club selection two months earlier was Al Franken’s latest book, Giant of the Senate, a sobering yet humorous…
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A Good Book is Never Out of Place
Books are a permanent and essential fixture in our home. Over the years, as I review photographs and memories, I realize that books are fixtures in our lives, not just our home. In the past year or two, I have made room in my life for a book club of wonderfully interesting women. We meet…
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In Memory of Bryce Courtenay and The Power of One: It’s Never Too Late to Start Writing
“Always in life an idea starts small, it is only a sapling idea, but the vines will come and they will try to choke your idea so it cannot grow and it will die and you will never know you had a big idea, an idea so big it could have grown thirty meters through…
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Never Stand in the Way of a Teen Who Wants To Cook
One of my teens has taken an interest in cooking lately. He made a wonderful gazpacho this weekend to take advantage of all the area garden produce still in season. The recipe called for avocados as an optional ingredient, and he decided to add them which was a wise call — excellent addition! The cookbook that…
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