Category Archives: Bookish
April Books
By now, you’re probably wondering if I was kidnapped by a band of evildoers, but I assure you, I am still safe and sound at home. It is quiet here, and no one has caused me any untoward problems. (Except … Continue reading
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March Something-ness
March wasn’t a good month for reading. I was restless, and my moods were capricious. At least four books I started never got finished, including The Omnivore’s Dilemna, which is what I was reading at the beginning of the month. … Continue reading
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February’s catch
I’m not likely to finish the book I’m currently reading before the end of the day, and I have some time to kill, so here are the books I read in February. ~ Heather O’Neil, Lullabies for Little Criminals (6) … Continue reading
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Beware the Books of January!
I read four books this month, and nothing really lept out and captured my interest. Jacklyn Moriarity, A Year of Secret Assignments (4) Gordon Korman, Son of Interflux (6) Libby Bray, A Great and Terrible Beauty (6) Susan Elizabeth Phillips, … Continue reading
Best books of 2006
Over at Steel White Table, Phillip is counting down his ten favourite movies from last year. Now, usually I’m lucky if I can remember the last two movies I saw, let alone the ten best. However, I did keep track … Continue reading
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It’s still Wednesday somewhere
While this won’t be the most random post ever, it’s going to come close. For the last few weeks, we’ve been enduring warmish, unseasonable weather here in the “frozen” north. This is my third winter up here, and there have … Continue reading
Post-post-Boxing Day buzz
Another day spent in glorious debauchery. Yesterday, the ILP tried to go to the kitchen and restaurant supply place and the giant book store. Hilariously enough, both were closed. So I hit both places today. If you are ever in … Continue reading
Filed under All About Moi, Bookish, Cookery, Down South, Home, Puttering
General updates
Natty Boho isn’t dead. One leaf is gone, another is clinging to life, and the little buds in the center are brown, but the other leaves are doing well. Maybe I didn’t kill him. I haven’t mention the cursed Amazon … Continue reading
This just in! Canada Reads lineup announced a while ago
Well, the lineup for the fourth Canada Reads contest has been announced. The competitors are as follows: Rufus Wainright defends Leonard Cohen’s Beautiful Losers; Olivia Chow fights for Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake; Donna Morrisey sticks up for Frank Parker … Continue reading
Book club verdict: The Englishman’s Boy
This is going to be short and sweet, because even though it’s surprisingly early for a Friday night, I’m tired and going to bed. The verdict was a general “meh” feeling. While none of us actively hated the overall books … Continue reading
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