Confessions of a GP: a year of life, death & earwax by Dr. Benjamin Daniels

Stars:***** HarperCollins UK (2010) Adult Nonfiction/Memoir 336 pages Summary : A woman troubled by pornographic dreams about Tom Jones. An ...

My Week

the snow came and went  i wore my snowflake boots that were made in christchurch, new zealand my heart breaks for the devastating loss ther...

New works

This photograph of a tree was taken last summer at Lake Tahoe.  Continuing with my experiments with image transfers, I made a print of the p...

Saving Women's Hearts by Martha Gulati (Tour + Giveaway!)

Stars: **** Wiley Publishing (2011) Adult Nonfiction: Health/Heart Disease 272 pages Summary: Mention the term "heart disease" and...

My chalkboard wall

It's been over a year since I mentioned [ here ] painting one of our walls with chalkboard paint, and I'm happy to report that I fin...

Guest Review: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua

While not intended to be a parenting manual, Yale Law School professor Amy Chua's memoir, focusing on her trials and travails of motheri...

My Week

Apparently, I'm digging reds and greens right now . . . my latest work, Cherry Blossoms // it just got snatched up as a swapathon trad...

A Chicken, a Pig, a Horse, Two Cows and a Sheep

Chicken, Pig, Cow: Horse Around by Ruth Ohi Stars: **** Annick Press (2010) Ages 2-5 32 pages Summary: Chicken, Pig, and Cow are very happy ...

Blog Posts That Generate the Most Spam

© Flickr User Myrrien For fun, I saved all my blog spam from this blog for exactly one month. Here are the top 5 posts that received spam. I...

Choosing Literature for Children

How do you choose books for your children?  A friend of mine has a book about 1000 books to enjoy with your children ( It's called 1001 ...

Moleskine love

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Most Romantic Story Results & Winner

Thanks to everyone who voted on the poll for Most Romantic Love Story . The winning book is.... The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks and the winn...

Handmade envelopes in a jiffy

This week I found myself crafting envelopes- not out of a desire to start a new hobby but out of necessity.  I've been looking for small...

500 Kisses & My Sex Life (ahem.. those are book titles)

Happy Valentine's Day! I've got some hot book reviews for you! 500 Kisses: Inventive, tantalizing, and lusty ways to kiss, lick, nib...

New works, "Cascade" and "Enchanted"

A couple of weeks ago, I almost gave up on this piece after a major mishap with a clogged paint bottle.  After some problem-solving and repa...

I Like You by Sandol Stoddard Warburg

Stars: *** Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (1993) Summary: Here is the book that Charlie Brown would have given Snoopy, Tonto would have given the...

When craft becomes art

For the past week, I've been leisurely going through the book By Hand: The Use of Craft in Contemporary Art . The book features 32 artis...