I sort of blame this book that I read last summer: In it, Alan Jacobs encouraged me to follow my reading whims and not try to complete an impressive reading list out of guilt, compulsion, or (an unfortunately influential reason for me) competition. He relieved a little English teacher guilt I’d been carrying around and freed me … Continue reading Why I’m not reading fiction this summer
From the novel I just finished, Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner: “But keeping a journal then would have been like making notes while going over Niagara Falls in a barrel. Eventless as our life was, it swept us along… Henry James says somewhere that if you have to make notes on how a thing … Continue reading Favorite Quote Friday
We visited the American Girl store this week with our two daughters. Claire was enchanted by all the miniature replicas of historical objects, much like I was as a child. I’ll try not to be too pushy, but I sure hope the girls learn to love those books and the corresponding accessories as much as … Continue reading A Happy Ending
Little House in the Suburbs 