Author Jenny Feldon and her husband I've known Jenny Feldon for a few years now. As with many other friends from the blogging and social media worlds, I can't actually remember the first time I met or corresponded with her. But it was definitely years after we both had become … [Read more...]
Doomsday Kitchen: “Meals in a Jar” Cookbook
I'll admit first off that I thought Meals in a Jar sounded like a FANTASTIC idea, sort of along the lines of Dream Dinners. I imagined a book of step-by-step recipes that would end up in a jar, only to be brought out sometime later when I run out of fresh ingredients and I want … [Read more...]
On Magic and Books: “The Broken Circle” and “The Ocean at the End of the Lane”
I've been devouring books this summer. Some better than others. I'm burning through them at the rate of two a week. I can't get enough. I just finished reading The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. Yesterday I finished The Broken Circle by Cheryl Potter. It took … [Read more...]
Sleep In: My Reaction to Sheryl Sandberg’s “Lean In”
A stay at home mom wants to lean in. Later. Sheryl Sandberg's popular book Lean In makes me want to go back to work. I know, that's a big 180 from my post a few weeks ago in which I publicly admitted that I am a stay at home mom right now. Don't get me wrong. I'm not … [Read more...]
Book Review (and Giveaway): Lost in Suburbia
Tracy Beckerman's Lost in Suburbia started out as an essay in her local newspaper, then it became a nationally syndicated column, then a blog, and now...a book. Forgive me, and Tracy, for using a device that I normally can't stand*, but this book is a good "momoir." It's a … [Read more...]