Critter Chronicles

She’s been sick for a week now, my Brenna.  She awoke early last Thursday morning nauseous and vomiting, so I kept her home from school that day.  And then again on Friday.  And yesterday, Wednesday.  If she hadn’t had Monday off for Presidents Day, and Tuesday for a teacher workday, and today for a snow … Continue reading »

Those of you who know me may know that I’m not a huge fan of the holiday that occurs today.  I find it silly to set aside a single day of the year to profess one’s love for another, and even sillier that kids are brought into the hype and expected to participate in what … Continue reading »

Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell 498 pages, hardcover; also available in e-book format Published 2011 Genre: Fiction Amazon.com Description: “Determined to find out what happened to her former deputy chief, Jack Fielding, murdered six months earlier, Kay Scarpetta travels to the Georgia Prison for Women, where an inmate has information not only on Fielding, but … Continue reading »

Last week threw me off.  Despite having all these grand intentions of following my meal plan to a ‘T’ Anthony requested a Chinese feast to celebrate the lunar New Year, and then we all got a little down and out with various ailments.  I treated myself to some extra time on the computer and ran … Continue reading »

The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan 450 pages, paperback; also available in hardback and e-book formats Published August 2007 Genre: Nonfiction Website Description:“What should we have for dinner? The question has confronted us since man discovered fire, but according to Michael Pollan… how we answer it today… may well determine our very survival as a … Continue reading »