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Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets by Svetlana Alexievitch
2016 Am I exaggerating if I say, in the USA, we have a king? No, not the President, but Money . Cash i s king. Amidst the comforts of ...

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Jul 83 min read


Solito by Javier Zamora
2023, Hogarth In Solito , author Javier Zamora invites us to accompany his 9-year-old self on his journey from El Salvador to the United...

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Jul 14 min read


Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
2015, BCP Literary, Inc. Hi friends, I'm far behind in book posting, but I'm still here, reading! I know my book posts aren't as popular...

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Jun 122 min read


Dream for Joy
In the recent post What Makes You Joyful? only one answer to that question, collected from you the readers, wasn't included. It's in...

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May 301 min read


What makes you joyful?
A few weeks ago (or maybe more, it seems everything is taking me a long time these days), I had a conversation with friends about joy...

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May 294 min read


My Life by Marc Chagall
First published 1928 These pages have the same meaning as a painted surface." - Chagall, My Life I read the French version of this book,...

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May 101 min read


How to Find Balance
After experiencing a few days of despair at the current crazy and divisive state of politics in the United States, I realized I needed to...

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Apr 306 min read


Baby vs blog
Where has the time gone? Months ago, I over-optimistically promised I'd post several books before transforming into Gramma. But it...

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Mar 203 min read


My friend Jo
My dear friend Jo (Josette Burbage) passed away on October 15, 2024. She would have been 94 on December 5th. I'll miss her. She spent...

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Oct 29, 20242 min read


Beatrix Potter Book Repair
One day this past Spring, Julia gave me the glorious news of my approaching grandmother-hood, thus inspiring me to repair the crayoned,...

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Oct 21, 20242 min read


Amma's Before-Baby To Do List
I, Kellie, soon to be known as Amma , hereby declare that before the birth of my first grandchild in November 2024, I will publish all my...

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Oct 20, 20241 min read


Through the Pages by Kellie Bourque
2024, Self-published at lulu.com Hello readers, I've been silent for several months, but I did finally publish the book I wrote about my...

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Oct 20, 20241 min read


Bringing up Bébé by Pamela Druckerman
First published in the UK, 2012, under the title French Children Don't Throw Food I'm soon to be a grandmother! Recently my daughter soon...

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Aug 22, 20243 min read


Céline Dion Paris 2024 Hymne à l'Amour
Did you hear Céline Dion sing on the Eiffel Tower at the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics? I've been listening to this...

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Jul 29, 20241 min read


When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
2000, Faber and Faber Although this book was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2000, and its author has won several prizes including...

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Jul 28, 20241 min read


The Brimming Cup by Dorothy Canfield
1919, The McCall Company I love this book about being a woman, expressed by main character Marise through her inner thoughts on...

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Jul 17, 20243 min read


the Twin by Gerbrand Bakker
2009, Vintage This first book by Dutch author Gerbrand Bakker won the 2010 International Impac Dublin Literary Award. I don't have much...

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Jul 11, 20241 min read


A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro
1982, Penguin We read this book for bookclub. Luckily, in spite of jetlag, Yvonne had just finished it before our meeting and could...

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Jul 4, 20241 min read


The Other Side of You by Salley Vickers
2006, Fourth Estate Caravaggio the painter comes to mind when I think of this book, about a woman who has tried to commit suicide and...

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Jun 27, 20241 min read


The Little Boy at the Concert
Recently, Hubert and I went to a concert. At the end, pianist, Dimitry Sin, played an encore of ethereal beauty. I had to find out what...

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Jun 14, 20242 min read

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