Monday, Against the Self-Critic. . . Try a Little Tenderness. . .

I’m finding it shockingly easy this Monday morning to be hard on myself. So I’m mustering a little resistance, and you’re my witnesses. Let’s be kind to ourselves, shall we? Hard on myself? A plethora…

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A Peek in My Journal. . .

 I’m off to the island today to visit a friend for lunch. No time to chat here, but I thought you might like to see what I’ve been up to in my illustrated journal.  (And…

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Mystery, Travel, Romance, Engaging Literary Fiction, and a KidLit title — A Mixed Bag for you

 Back again, to share a few more messy pages from my year’s Reading Journal — I see now that for next year’s journal (this one was the first handwritten record after years of tracking my…

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Getting To Know You — A Reader Answers Some Questions. . . .

Monday morning, and, as promised, I’m introducing what I hope might become a new series here. The idea comes from a reader — “A. in London” — who proposed that members of the blogging community…

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Fall Blossoming? A Friday Round-Up. . .

Do you know, my husband commented to me the other day that I really seem to be “blossoming.” Partly, I think, he sees me taking full advantage ofthe workspacewhich he helped put together for me.…

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