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, [...]
FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 29-April 4 WHAT I’M READING: Labels. Snippets out of Macleans. Theatre reviews. If it’s the length of Goodnight Moon and I can put it in my mouth, that’s my kind of read. WHAT SIMON’S READING: Only his thesis. Over and over and over until he hits ‘SEND.’ He’s afraid of [...]
FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 8-14 WHAT I’M READING: Seventeen dollars worth of magazines. Simon was appalled. I’m like, that’s only three magazines – one of which was NOT People’s. I read it at the cash. And anyway, how can you read a book on the plane with Elsie and her many needs, which seem [...]
For the week of March 1-7: WHAT I’M READING: A French novel, Lignes de faille by Nancy Huston. I read this novelist for the first time in University. But somehow reading with the knowledge that I will be writing NO paper has made me love her even more. What a precocious protagonist, that Sol! Nope, [...]
For the week of January 18-24: WHAT I’M READING: Le petit prince by Antoine de Saint-Exepury à haute voix. A delightful winter read. WHAT SIMON’S READING: He’s hiding in libraries and reading other people’s theses. WHAT I’M WATCHING: A really average episode of The Daily Show. Blah. Now I’m feeling sour. WHAT I’M LISTENING TO: [...]
