Author Archives
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Books #2, 3 and 4 – The Hunger Games trilogy
Sometimes you find wonderful books by mere coincidence. It all started after I got my Kindle. One of the features I was most interested in was the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library. As I was poking around, looking at what was… Read More ›
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Book #1 – The Sapphire Rose
One thing you will notice if you read my blog is that I love, love, love talking about the books I’m reading. Since I’ve challenged myself to read 60 books this year, I figured listing them here would be a… Read More ›
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New York, New York!
My favorite city in the world! My husband and I took a long weekend to visit the city. We do this at least once a year, sometimes several. I think last year I went three times: once with him, once… Read More ›
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Ah, technology . . .
Can’t live with it, can’t live without it. There have been some major technological advances this week at the Calvin Homestead. My husband and I have similar takes on how technology seems to be invading every aspect of our lives…. Read More ›
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Happy 2012!
It’s finally here – the dawn of a new beginning that is shiny and wonderful and . . . we should probably stop right there. I love the concepts of the New Year and resolutions, but let’s face it: today… Read More ›
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No Man’s Land
I’ve been feeling a bit out of sorts these past few days. Part of it, I’m sure, is because my daughter is gone for the week, visiting her dad in Florida. She’s gone before and I’m not too worried about… Read More ›
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Christmas Eve . . . the countdown begins . . .
So it’s one day before C-Day and, for the most part, I’m ready. Still have a bunch of wrapping to do, but not an overwhelming amount. Everything will get done and, hopefully, the kiddos will have a good Christmas. My… Read More ›
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Holiday To-Do List
Anyone who knows me knows that I am a big fan of lists, especially to-do lists. Keeping track of what needs to be done, checking off things, watching the list get smaller – it’s just one little thing that helps… Read More ›
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Five Favorite Things – Holiday Edition
It occurred to me today that it is only 17 days until Christmas. A little over two weeks. WHERE DID THE TIME GO!?!?!? Probably the same place socks disappear, but I digress. It’s getting to be crunch time and I… Read More ›
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Anne McCaffrey
This comes a few days late, but since I just started this blog, I definitely wanted to mention it here before it got any later. One of my favorite authors, Anne McCaffrey, died last week. She was a very inspiring… Read More ›
Life With No Plot 