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heaviness, harvest, and happily ever after

Two long busy days at the office leave me ready for the weekend. But first, it’s time to share three beautiful things from the last week: 1. The kitten lies on my lap with his head resting on my arm. As we drive home, I pet his head and can feel him get heavy in [...]

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heaviness, harvest, and happily ever after

thwarted!

To update the last post: Washington Area Rescue League won’t take strays. They said we could take him to the Humane Society, but as they’re an overcrowded shelter lacking a no-kill policy, we opted not to partake of that option. They also said that his behavior toward our three cats might not be one of [...]

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the strangest wedding favor ever

I have to say that they give out the oddest wedding favors these days… Rudi and I passed a pleasant Sunday night out in Greenbelt at my friend Amani’s wedding to Marcus. The bride and groom both seemed happy, if exhausted. Amani was beautiful in a dress she loved, the toasts had been effusive and [...]

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red sky, curious, and rock-a-bye

Any week that includes time spent with my family up in Connecticut is sure to be packed with beautiful things. Here are three of them: 1. My trip is bookended by darkness. My train trip to the airport offers glorious pink hued skies which later are reflected on the Atlantic below the plane. On the [...]

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booking through thursday: film to paper

This week’s Booking through Thursday asks: Even though it’s usually a mistake (grin) … do movies made out of books make you want to read the original? There are three situations where I have found that a movie inspires book reading: The movie is coming out of a book I’ve been meaning to read but [...]

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one last look at those weekly geeks quotes

Last week, I revealed you had correctly identified six of the ten quotes I gave you from some of my favorite books. With some additional clues (some more clever than others, I admit), raidergirl3, Jenn, Rudi, and Grey Kitten correctly identified three more: 1. “My father had a face that could stop a clock.” — [...]

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one last look at those weekly geeks quotes

sleep, great big sea, and temperature

I head to Connecticut tomorrow for a long weekend with my family. I expect it to be full of beautiful things — loved ones, a hammock, great weather, books, knitting, PBS — and hope to come back feeling refreshed and ready for the fall. Before we move forward, however, we need to look back and [...]

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into the stacks: the last olympian

The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan From the jacket: “All year the half-bloods have been preparing for battle against the Titans, knowing the odds of a victory are grim. Kronos’s army is stronger than ever, and with every god and half-blood he recruits, the evil Titan’s power only grows. While the Olympians struggle to contain [...]

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weekly geeks — quiz update

So last I left you, we had ten quotes from books I love. You have correctly identified six of them: 2. “Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy.” The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe 4. “Dear Sidney, Susan Scott is a wonder.” The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel [...]

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weekend plans

I’m hoping some fun weekend plans will help to lift the glums that have been settled around my head this week. On Saturday we’re heading to the beach. Sun and sand and sea, here I come! On Sunday, I’m hoping to get across town to join some friends for a brunch celebrating their second anniversary. [...]

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