My best friend today
Home from work early. Left half of my face hurts like heck. Damn sinuses!
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Pithy = good
I'm a mom and a wife with several interests/addictions: amateur photography, reading, green tea (now I have to drink decaf...bah), buying magazines, fresh-baked bread, gardening, beauty products that come in well-designed packages, conversations with my kid, sitting on the deck with my husband and a glass of red wine on a summer night
November 11, 2008
November 09, 2008
What I read: All He Ever Wanted
I read this in one day. I was sick, mind you. It's not like I have that much time on my hands normally.
I had a very hard time getting into the book and nearly put it down. Even though I ended up finishing it so quickly, it's not because it was such a great read. I read one of Shreve's prior novels and enjoyed it, but I couldn't connect with this one. I think the main reason is that the narrator is not likable at all. He tells the story of meeting the woman who became his obsession and how he pursued and married her. Throughout I wanted to say to her, "Run! Run far, far away!" You could argue that the very selfish and horrible things that he does are because of his obsession with his wife. Yet he makes those types of decisions regarding his career as well. It's almost as if he can't help himself. And even though he seems to realize afterward that he's made a mistake through those decisions, he never seems to learn from his mistakes.
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November 03, 2008
Rahrrrr!
I made this. Not without muttering profanities under my breath a few times, tho. What a mother won't do to make her kid happy.
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October 30, 2008
Reminiscing
I'm kind of missing summer already. We've had to scrape frost off of the windows the last two mornings. I should just embrace the cold and go with it, right?
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October 27, 2008
What I read: A Thing (or Two) About Curtis and Camilla
I'm not sure what to say about this one. I liked it. I also struggled with it. I was definitely engrossed, although sometimes I got lost in the twists of the author's language. It was quirky and charming at times. The protagonist was likable, but I often wanted to strangle him for just letting life happen to him. Even when it dumped all over him. He never stood up for himself. So much so that I got exasperated a few times. And the ending. Well, they aren't all perfect and rosy, I know. But it lingered with me in a sad way. I still have a desire to go in to the last few chapters and rewrite it a bit so he avoids that whole journey to Connecticut. Overall, though, I thought it was a good story.
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October 24, 2008
Embrace the season
Another one from last weekend. Because it's raining and gloomy this time around. At least we had two entirely perfect fall weekends. You can't win 'em all!
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October 16, 2008
What I read: The Words of Every Song
Terrific collection of intertwined stories centered around the music biz in NYC. You get individual perspectives from all of the different characters as you see them passing through each other's lives. And it's all tied up neatly with a feel-good ending. I liked the way the author shared the fate of some of the characters in certain situations, proving that our paths in life aren't always so predictable.
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October 13, 2008
Fall is feeling summerish
It was 80 degrees today. And yesterday we spent the afternoon chasing our 4-year-old through a corn maze with rivulets of sweat running down my back. I like the blue, blue skies and the sweet breeze, but I wish the temps had been maybe 10 degrees cooler. Although we're dropping to the more traditional 50s and 60s for the rest of the week.
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