FOR THE WEEK OF November 8-14, 2009 WHAT I’M READING: Possession. Of course. I will always be reading Possession. To the end of the age. Possession. I am also throwing in excerpts from Flannery O’Connor’s letters, A Habit Of Being, as well as reading The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis. My reading cocktail needs a [...]
FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 18-24, 2009 WHAT I’M READING: The Possession saga continues. It’s a very long book, and like I have said repeatedly my attention span is short—a statement which irritates some mothers. Why degrade our kind with this ‘mommy brain’ talk? I say accept what is true. Our brains have slipped. There [...]
Thursday, September 17, 2009
FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 13-19, 2009 WHAT I’M READING: Possession by A.S. Byatt. Still. (By the way, A.S. Byatt is a woman. Maybe you knew that.) It is a very good book. It is a very hard book. Maybe pre-baby, I had more brain to absorb such a hard book with so many big [...]
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WHAT I’M EATING: Deer steaks, strawberry ice cream made from real Ontario strawberries, and green olives before bed. WHAT I’M WATCHING: Six Feet Under, a series that has Simon and me completely hooked. Unfortunately (or fortunately) our grubby hands were unable to obtain all six seasons, otherwise we would have experienced our entire cottage excursion [...]
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FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 19-25 WHAT I’M READING: Home by Marilynne Robinson. I feel connected to her as a writer because she was my friend’s book advisor. I feel special and in the know by association. You probably feel the same way about me as a blogger. WHAT ELSIE’S READING: My journals, examining every [...]
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FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 5-11 WHAT I’M READING: I am re-reading Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson. I forgot how funny she was. Highly recommended book if you’re looking for something that reads quickly with sass but also tackles difficult issues. An excerpt: My mother liked to wrestle; it didn’t matter [...]
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FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 7-13 WHAT I’M READING: Various plays which I am reading critically as I ponder my own. I started with Joan MacLeod’s Shape of a Girl, a one woman show about an angry teen obsessed with girl on girl violence. I will now shift my attention to writing homeschooling curriculum so [...]
FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 17-23 WHAT I’M READING: I’m in need of a book. Can you help me? I can help you if you’re interested in old magazines. I’m purging. Contact me for the list. WHAT ELSIE’S READING: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin repeatedly. All the other children’s [...]
FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 3-9 WHAT I’M READING: Grant jargon that makes my head spin. Xippie says: LOL is going French. WHAT ELSIE’S READING: The cloud book. Little Cloud by Eric Carle to be precise. It’s her favorite. It fits nicely into the corners of her mouth and the blue cover matches her cat [...]
FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 29-April 4 WHAT I’M READING: Some interesting websites about developing a business online, including this one. Seth creates thought-provoking bite-sized blogs on a daily basis. I am often inspired. WHAT I’M WATCHING: The Visitor. Good movie which explores the plight of illegal immigrants. My kind of movie really. No violence, [...]
