It’s finally summer, and not a moment too soon, really. Rather a wet spring in the PNW, it was nice to have a bit of a family vacation and some sunshine now and again to read. I feel like I’m a bit fickle but I certainly stopped reading a few…

Hey everyone — I hope your books treated you well this month. I felt like a bit of a grump in May, which is mainly (partly) related to my general health challenges and this fatigue that has settled on me for now. I’ve been trying to stay gentle and kind…

Spring has certainly sprung in the PNW and I did get a chance to visit my favorite bookstore, Powells, for a maaaajor book haul. Despite lots of opportunities to read this month, I also had a lot of false starts. Several years ago I decided not to stick with books…

It’s safe to say that spring is finally springing in Seattle, even though locals know this is Fake Spring and Second Winter will show up to trick us all. It doesn’t matter the season — y’all know I’ll be reading! My health is getting a little better but I still…

The shortest month of the year might give us fewer reading hours, but it’s more about how we spend them, right? Even though it was a…

A new year and a new opportunity to read all the books, my literary friends! Last year was a monster reading year for me (check out my 2021 favorites here), but with a new year the counter starts again at 0 with the opportunity to try new types of books…

This a bittersweet post, but it’s been on my heart and I know it will help with closure and the grief of adding a new feline member to the family and then having to help her find her permanent home. We had hoped to welcome a second cat into our…

Can you believe we’re ending another year still in this pandemic? Neither can I! But despite my sadness about the things I have missed, this post will be about the best books I enjoyed in 2021. …

Happy Christmas everyone, and I hope you had some time to read and relax during this holiday season. I’m writing this during the first snow of the winter, accompanied by very cold temperatures (for Seattle), in the teens and twenties. …