Mi Vida Local starts tomorrow. I've been thinking about this challenge for more than a month now. I've even been living "la vi...

I'm still on track with the TBR Challenge. I honestly can't believe that I'm managing to finish a book each month. Mind you, oth...

I went to a meeting for a local writer's association last night. This is not something I'd normally do for a number of reasons, some...

In preparation for my Local Eating Experiment , I've been paying very close attention to what I eat and where it comes from. It turns ou...

Since I started enjoying the pleasures of local produce in May, I've rediscovered something that I didn't realize I'd lost: my l...

I recently discovered sognatrice's bleeding espresso , although I can't quite remember how, and through her I discovered something c...

I've become very aware recently of the extent to which reading has influence my life — what I enjoy, my dreams, my awarenesses. Essentia...

Where I grew up, everyone knew everyone. It was a stereotypical small town, where you couldn't do much without someone else (usually you...

I'm a sucker for personal coaching and motivational quotes, so when I found Kammie a few months ago I couldn't get enough. The nega...

It's 9:40 on Friday night and while I type this I'm smelling the scents of spaghetti sauce floating in from the kitchen. I'm coo...

Thirteen Reasons I Almost Forgot About the 13 1. I had yesterday off for appointments and keep thinking today is Wednesday. 2. I had another...

One of my favorite authors is taking on the New York Times' Book Review. Her beef? That the Book Review doesn't take women authors ...

Last summer, I bought a locally grown tomato from a local farmer and I didn't think anything about it. It was a tomato. I just handed ov...

Dear President Senator Obama, I recently finished your book, The Audacity of Hope , and I wanted to take a moment to tell you that I am off...

With electricity prices set to go berzerk this month in my area, and the price of gas rising faster than my anxious heart beat, I've dec...

I just finished reading The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama. I really wanted to read this book because I've gotten a great vibe from h...

Nooooo. Is it? What? Could it possibly be? Why, yes, I think that is a bit of green on the end of my thumb! Despite the fact that the Green ...

Yesterday, My Love and I got up at 5AM and took a spontaneous trip to NYC. We weren't planning to be there long. Just long enough to do ...

The time has come to say goodbye to my Spaces version of this blog. I had some great times over there, like the week I was featured on ...

I heard about the apparently famous Thursday Thirteen from Caffeinated Librarian a while back. I thought it might be fun to give it a go, ...