My To-Read shelf, my physical to-read shelf, got a little out of control at the end of 2016. I normally like to keep this shelf visually manageable: one bookshelf maybe about 1/2-3/4 full of books from which I can pick the next read based on my mood. As I read…
The start of a new year is exciting. It’s full of promise and idealism for all the things that we might accomplish. I used to think of these new goals at my birthday, preferring instead to think of it as a “new year” for me. But over the last couple…
I love the Christmas season. I think I may even love Christmas more now than I did when I was young. I love it all: the twinkling lights, the music (well, most of the music), the food and spending time with family. And yes, the shopping. While the parking lots…
Texas escaped winter this year, or so I had begun to think. Earlier in February there were brilliant, sunny days in the 70s, including one lovely weekend where my sister and I headed out for frozen yogurt and ate it on park bleachers under the sun. While the rest of…