May 2011
13 posts
Sunday Blatherings & Weekend Cooking →
What an eventful week. This school year ends this coming week, my BFF leaves for residency, and I leave for my trip to England and France in less than two weeks. In preparation for my trip, I…
Review: Mr. Darcy and the Secret of Becoming a... →
Synopsis: From Goodreads, “When Elizabeth Bennet refuses his hand, Darcy is devastated and makes it his mission to change. By every civility in his power, Darcy slowly tries to win her…
Review: Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning →
I was going back over the reviews I had written or needed to write and realized I had gotten so into the Fever series by Karen Marie Moning, that I jumped directly from book two into book three…
Utah Author Month: Book I've Read →
This month is Utah Author Month. As part of that, bloggers who are participating in this celebration are trying to read and highlight local authors throughout the month of May. I have the book …
Review: Encyclopedia of the Exquisite by Jessica... →
Synopsis: From Goodreads, “Encyclopedia of the Exquisite is a lifestyle guide for the Francophile and the Anglomaniac, the gourmet and the style maven, the armchair traveler and the…
Jane Eyre (2011): Film Thoughts →
Jane Eyre is one of those grand novels, that if you’ve read and compared to Wuthering Heights, you probably came to a definite conclusion about which Bronte novel you liked better. I…
Sunday Blatherings: Sleep →
While work is winding down, with the end of the school year just a few weeks away, I have had a fun little journey with sleep during my down time. I’ve been pretty tired over the last four or five…
Weekend Cooking: Chicken & Black Bean Enchiladas →
What a nice weekend! My house is all clean, and I mean CLEAN, from the floors and laundry to the junk drawers, windows, and sweeping. I’m telling you, I really had a burst of energy and tackled the…
Review: Mr. Darcy Vampyre by Amanda Grange →
I should call this “Catch Up on Old Review Books” Month! I’ve been trying really hard to get through books that I’ve had in my TBR pile or those I was sent back when I first started this blog—and…
Review: Wings by Aprilynne Pike →
As I mentioned yesterday, I’m participating in Utah Author Month. In the book club I participated in this past school year, we read novels by local authors, which helps me to jump right in and share
Sunday Blatherings: Utah Author Month →
I’m a bit behind this month and what is new?!? I’ve been debating, actually a lot lately, the idea of what I share or don’t share on this blog. There are times that I think, “Geesh! Does anyone even…
Review: Jane Austen: A Life Revealed by Catherine... →
My students took their AP English Literature and Composition exam on Thursday, and from the sound of it, they all seemed to feel pretty good about the test. Although I was anxious, and always feel…
Review: A Crowded Marriage by Catherine Alliott →
Things have been a bit “radio silence” for me over the past several weeks. Although I’ve been online off and on, both finals for my online classes and a nasty head cold this last week kept me tied…
