Monthly Archives: March 2012

Beauty and the Roses

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

It’s always a joy to come back to a beloved book, and find out you still love it on a reread.  But it’s even better when you find out you love it even more.  That happened to me with Rose … Continue reading →

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Persuaded to Read More Austen

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

Somehow–and I don’t really know how–I went all the way through a BA in English without being assigned any Jane Austen.  I’ve been trying to rectify that gap in my reading history, first with Pride and Prejudice and then Sense … Continue reading →

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Diving Into Fairy Tales

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

It’s the first day of spring!  And that means that thoughts are lightly turning towards love, pilgrimages (see Chaucer), and fairy tales!  If you were here last year, you may remember the Once Upon a Time challenge, hosted by Carl … Continue reading →

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It Was a Dark and Stormy Night

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

Everybody loves Peanuts, right?  And I don’t think you can love Peanuts without loving Snoopy.  Snoopy has long been one of my favorite comic strip characters, mostly because of his wonderful flights of imagination.  Enjoying writing as I do, you’d … Continue reading →

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Saturday Snapshot: Forty Bookish Shades of Green

Posted on March 17, 2012 by

Just for fun for St. Patrick’s Day, forty shades of green pulled from my bookcases. I love how eclectic the books ended up being, when I selected them by something as random as color–everything from Walden to Peanuts, Beverly Cleary … Continue reading →

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