Category: Life
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I’m Back at A Certain Fondness
Hello everyone! I’ve decided to return to my old blog as I couldn’t quite feel comfortable at my new place. Every time I logged in to post something there I felt blocked and found myself returning to look at A Certain Fondness. So here I am again! This year has been a slow one on…
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Merry, Merry Christmas!
I wish you all a very Merry Christmas! I hope you have a lovely holiday with family and friends and lots of cheer – and some good reading time too.
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Houses of Pueblo, Colorado
A couple of weeks ago I drove up to Pueblo, Colorado to visit an aunt and uncle and four cousins who live there with their families. I’ve been to Pueblo several times before, but it was only on my visit back in January that I got a chance to explore the town more intimately than…
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Hi, Hello, How Are You?
Hello there! It’s been a bit over two months since I posted anything here and I just can’t believe it. I’ve never gone that long without posting and I’m not sure how the time slipped away so quickly. But it did and I’ll tell you part of the reason why I haven’t been around. On…
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Choosing Book Club Titles for 2016
Hello! I’m so sorry I disappeared there in December. The holidays and my trip to Colorado seemed to come upon me sooner than I expected and I didn’t write the holiday posts that I had planned – I suppose there’s always next year – onward to 2016! My book club is going into its 4th…
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Weekend Cooking: Chocolate Chip Pecan Oatmeal Cookies
Last weekend it finally dipped below 80 on Saturday evening so I gleefully switched on the oven and mixed up some cookie batter. I haven’t baked for months and months because it was just too hot (and humid for most of that time too) and having the oven on for an extended period of time…
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Reading Re-set
July hasn’t been a good reading month for me. I’ve only finished two books (out of dozens tried) and have not been enthused about my reading life. I can’t tell you how many books I’ve applied the ’50 page rule’ to this month and then have listlessly let fall from my limp hand after feeling…
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My Reading Life Lately
I know I haven’t been around the blog much in the past few months and I miss it. I honestly don’t know why my posts have dwindled off, but I suspect it has something to do with my new reading habits. Back in April I decided to really devote myself to reading galleys, participating in…
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June Update
‘What is one to say about June, the time of perfect young summer, the fulfillment of the promise of the earlier months, and with as yet no sign to remind one that its fresh young beauty will ever fade.’ ~Gertrude Jekyll I’m enjoying June. The bright, shiny skies, the languid dusks, the busyness of the…
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Great Book Suggestions for Book Clubs
Thank you so much for all of your excellent feedback and suggestions for book club books. I haven’t yet decided what I’m going to choose for our May discussion, but now I have a fantastic list to select from and also have a surplus of titles to consider for future months. I’m going to share…
A Certain Fondness 