Last week, I wrote about my love of RV venturing our way to book stores around the country. (Specifically, I wrote about Parnassus Books in Nashville, TN.) But my nerdiness does not end there. Not by a long shot! I also love touring homes of authors and past presidents, and while this may make me [...]
We all have destinations on our bucket list that seem so close yet so far away, don’t we? For many RV’ers, those must-sees include national parks, mountains, beaches, deserts. And while I want all that too, I also have a lot of bookstores on my must-see list. Top among those bookstores has long been Parnassus [...]
Title: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake Author: Aimee Bender Published: June 26, 2010 My Star Rating (out of 5): ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ This book blew me away. I hadn’t even heard of it till last week while listening to one of my favorite podcasts, What Should I Read Next. The guest on [...]
For some, including me, fall (or autumn, if you like) is the most wonderful time of the year. Today is September 23, and I just had to pop on here to officially welcome the season and say HAPPY FALL to you! ???? The cooler, but not cold, temperatures. The change in the trees. Pumpkins. Caramel apples. [...]
This has been such a great summer of reading! Maybe (most probably) my best yet! BY THE NUMBERS June Total Books Read: 11 Total Pages: 3,084 Total Hours/Minutes of Audio: 24 Hours, 51 Minutes July Total Books Read: 10 Total Pages: 2,794 Total Hours/Minutes of Audio: 21 [...]
Is there any larger literary phenomena than the Harry Potter series? If there is, I honestly don’t know what it’d be. Sure, there’s Shakespeare. But I don’t see a lot of folks knocking down that door. And of course, God had a huge hit with The Bible. Twilight. The Hunger Games. Lord of the Rings. [...]
My favorite thing to talk with others about is books. It is always interesting to hear what people are currently reading. If they like it or not. What their favorite books are. Who their favorite writers are. I could talk and listen for hours. Turns out, my second favorite thing to talk with others about is [...]
This is a BIG year for Winnebago’s Grand National Rally (GNR). — It is their 50th anniversary and guess who is going to RV venture her wheels up to Forest City, Iowa, to celebrate? Me! I’m so excited! (Another BIG 50th Anniversary is happening this week too - on July 20th - the first moon landing. [...]
Our 2017 Winnebago Era 70A 4x4 camper van is a gorgeous 24-foot tiny home on wheels, and I love her. But she came with less than beautiful wheels and tires, which continued to look less and less beautiful with each passing day. So, at just over the 2-year/36,000 mile mark, we were more than ready [...]
It is July 6. Two days post-independence. I’m sitting in a hotel room, contemplating yesterday, the day ahead, and bits and pieces of life over the last 46 years. That’s a lot. I’m thinking about my step-daughters and wondering how they are doing. I’m thinking about my nieces - and again - wondering how they [...]
