Today’s post is part of the From Left to Write online book club. The idea of this book club is not to write a book review, per se, but rather to write a post in which the blogger connects that month’s book to an experience from his or her own life. April’s book is Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes, a memoir written … [Read more...]
March 29, 2011 By
One Is Up, the Other One Down
When my husband was in college, he and his best friend had a theory that things could only be going well for one of them at a time. If one was up, the other was inevitably down. Who knew that was also true with children? Since turning four at the beginning of 2011, J.R. has been a new kid. Gone are the intense rages over some trivial … [Read more...]
March 18, 2011 By
What the Leprechaun Brought
"Mom, you've got to come see this!" Zuzu yelled down the stairs. "What is it?" I replied a little too innocently. "Look what the leprechaun brought me! A book about rocks and minerals. And some new earrings! And a Pez for my collection!" "It looks like they left a big mess," I said, pointing at the little green footprints. "And what's this doing … [Read more...]
March 14, 2011 By
A Very British Book Club Meeting
My new book club had its third meeting last week. I am very excited to be part of a book club again after several years off. I had been part of a wonderful book group during the years of my life that I went from "young bride" to "first-time mom." That group was full of interesting, smart women and we read just the kind of books I like: … [Read more...]
March 10, 2011 By
Weeknight Dinner Solution: Fish Stew
My husband doesn't eat fish. Seriously, if it grows or lives under water, he's not having any of it, thank you very much. (My husband also doesn't eat pork, mushrooms, eggplant, bananas, avocado, mayonnaise, sour cream -- should I go on?) I, on the other hand, quite like fish and interestingly, so does Zuzu. She lists salmon as one of her … [Read more...]
March 6, 2011 By
From Left to Write: Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in English
Today’s post is part of the From Left to Write online book club. The idea of this book club is not to write a book review, per se, but rather to write a post in which the blogger connects that month’s book to an experience from his or her own life. March's book is Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in English, a novel written by Natasha … [Read more...]
