45 in my 2011 book blogging challenge. The Chicken Chronicles is a short and sweet little book, beautifully done. Alice Walker talks about the life of a chicken keeper as no one else can. She is, in fact, talking to the chickens in this book. The reader is just an outside observer. We get to […]
44 in my 2011 book blogging challenge. The Weird Sisters is a beautiful novel about sibling relationships. Rose (Rosalind), Bean (Bianca), and Cordy (Cordelia) are the children of a Shakespeare professor. You Bard fans will note the Macbeth reference in the title as well as the characters each of the sisters are named for — […]
43 in my 2011 book blogging challenge. Packing for Mars is equal parts fascinating and disgusting. I guess I should have expected that the woman who also wrote Bonk would fixate on bodily functions and fluids. Still, I was not quite prepared for the level of detail I got on how astronauts deal with bathroom […]
186 of 365. Our Daily Challenge — Lost. I have tried and tried to teach Tiger that biting is not a sign of affection, but that’s been a losing battle. I am utterly defeated.
185 of 365. Our Daily Challenge — Bridge. This bridge (Brookhaven, MS) is no longer operational, but it is still something of a landmark of my youth. This was the way you crossed the tracks when you were too impatient to wait in the traffic like everyone else.
184 of 365. 98 in my Cranes for Hope project. This crane is made out of a grocery store sale paper. It’s sitting in my zucchini.
183 of 365. 97 in my Cranes for Hope project.