How has your reading life been lately? I’ve heard from some people who are using the extra time at home to read more, and others who are finding it hard to concentrate. I’ve actually found books to be a much-needed distraction right now. I’ve been reading books, reading about books, buying books, and basically doing […]
Weekend Links
May 8, 2020 Filed Under: Links I Love
Happy Friday! Do you have big plans for the weekend? We’re closely watching the weather to see if we can do a socially distant Mother’s Day on the patio or not. Here are a few things I found interesting or entertaining around the web that I saved to share with you here. Note: This post […]
Weekend Links
May 1, 2020 Filed Under: Links I Love
Happy Friday! I hope you had a good week. The sun is shining here and we’re headed to an outdoor, socially distant happy hour with some good friends tonight. It should be a good day. As is often my habit on Fridays, I’m sharing some things I found interesting or entertaining around the web recently. […]
Pre-Pinterest Style
April 27, 2020 Filed Under: House & Home
While cleaning out the cabinet in my office this weekend, I came across a file folder with magazine clippings that I had saved from pre-Pinterest days. The dates on the pages ranged from 2007-2009 and I was surprised at how un-dated they felt, all things considering. I snapped pics of my favorites to share with […]
Weekend Links
April 24, 2020 Filed Under: Links I Love
Happy Friday! What are you up to this weekend? I’ve decided to organize all the books in the house by subject and author, which is actually my idea of fun. I’ll let you know how it goes. Here are some links to things I’ve found interesting or entertaining around the web. I saved them to […]
10 Beautiful City Instagram Accounts
April 22, 2020 Filed Under: Favorite Things, Travel & KC
One of my favorite things to find when I open Instagram are beautiful pictures of beautiful cities. These are some of my favorite accounts. Amsterdam Windmill Dreams: Storyteller and traveler at heart. Travel, lifestyle, coffee & more. Boston BrianMCW: Boston is my home. Pocket Boston: Roberto + Camera. where words fails, photos speak… Heythereney: Renee […]
Weekend Links
April 18, 2020 Filed Under: Links I Love
Have you been using Zoom lately? I’d never used it before a few weeks ago and now I’m on it regularly for book club meetings and virtual happy hours, so 8 great libraries for your Zoom background caught my eye. I love that the Kansas City Public Library’s great parking garage is included here. Gary […]
Around the House(s)
April 17, 2020 Filed Under: House & Home
As it turns out, love in the time of Corona is complicated. My daughter and her fiancee have had their wedding plans completely disrupted. First, a big shower had to be postponed and the bachelor and bachelorette trips quickly followed. Finally, they made the difficult decision to reschedule the June 6 wedding for later in […]
Book Report: Quick Reviews of What I’ve Been Reading
April 15, 2020 Filed Under: Books & Reading
After falling into a bit of a reading slump at the end of last year, I now find myself back on track (and that was before our stay at home order left me with even more time to read). Following the lead of Modern Mrs. Darcy, I’m sharing some quick reviews of what I’ve read lately.
Weekend Links
April 11, 2020 Filed Under: Links I Love
Happy weekend! We’ve made it through another week. How are you doing? The weekend is the time I like to share interesting or inspiring links I’ve found around the web. Here are some things I saved to share with you. Have you ever seen a picture taken in the Oval Office and noticed one of […]
