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Unexpected Gifts
I’m no gourmet, but this past Christmas I received a very nice enameled cast iron pot as one of my presents. While I confess to admiring them in the stores, Read more...
Posted by on March 14, 2014
Drift by Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow’s Drift. I am fan of her show on MSNBC and generally like everything about her. I have to also admit that I do not know much about military Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on March 3, 2014
David and Goliath
David and Goliath continues his effort to reframe how we see the world. For example, who really had the advantage? Was it David or Goliath, the Catholics in Northern Ireland Read more...
Posted by on February 28, 2014
The Answer to the Riddle Is Me
The Answer to the Riddle Is Me, MacLean relates his long journey back from the brink. Interspersed are chapters about the history and treatment of malaria, as well as the Read more...
Posted by on February 26, 2014
Discovering Divergent
Divergent? I don’t know what took me so long. I generally have a rule about reading a book before seeing the movie so I had to pick up Divergent before Read more...
Posted by on February 21, 2014
Creepy in a Good Way
As I was helping move the library DVD collection to its new, bigger location near the study rooms, I noticed a lot of titles that I have never watched. The Read more...
Posted by on February 19, 2014
A Cure for Cabin Fever
It has been so cold and snowy lately that almost everyone is getting a bit of cabin fever. With cabin fever comes that antsy feeling of wanting to do something Read more...
Posted by on February 17, 2014
Gardening with An Inspirational Touch
Mister Owita’s Guide to Gardening: How I Learned the Unexpected Joy of a Green Thumb and an Open Heart to read. The author, Carol Wall, is a contributor to Southern Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on February 12, 2014
The Giver Quartet
As both a book lover and a movie fan, I have much to look forward to in 2014 since quite a few book-to-movie adaptations Read more...
Posted by Adrian L. on February 7, 2014
What a Life!
There are a growing number of children and teens who are expanding their casual reading to include nonfiction selections. Of these selections, biographies are a favorite. To meet this interest, Read more...
Posted by on February 4, 2014
Stories We Tell
Take This Waltz) has turned her camera on her own family by interviewing various relatives and friends to ask about their memories of her mother, Diane, during the time before Sarah was born. Sarah’s mother Read more...
Posted by on January 24, 2014
The Circle
When I saw that The Circle by Dave Eggers, was on the best seller list, I immediately set out to get the first available copy – I’ve followed Eggers’ career since I Read more...
Posted by on January 7, 2014
The First Phone Call From Heaven
A phone call from heaven? That would be a phone call not to miss! Mitch Albom hovers on the brink of believability as several characters in his new novel start Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on December 23, 2013
What is Real?
It was Christmas Eve and I was four years old. As I was sitting on the couch, my older sister handed me a present from under the tree. I eagerly Read more...
Posted by Adrian L. on December 13, 2013
Best Friend: A Dog at Your Side
It’s no secret that I am “a dog person.” Dogs have always been an integral part of my life since I trained my very first German Shepherd dog while still Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on November 18, 2013