Teaser Tuesdays – Beloved
byJust one of the many heart-breaking passages from Beloved by Toni Morrison… the thoughts of a slave when he sees a happy rooster (Mister)…
Online Shopping at J Crew and a Hot Little Tip for Global Shopaholics
byJuly 31 was my birthday and I was scrambling around for a last-minute present for the snubnose. Yes, you read that right. Ever since…
Wordless Wednesdays: My Overgrown Little Owl
byHis legs peeking out of his owl baby bag…
Teaser Tuesdays – Beloved
byI am randomly browsing books when I come across Beloved, the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Toni Morrison. I don’t remember whether I have…
Joining the Classics Club
byToday, I have decided to join The Classics Club – a club of book bloggers that focus their reading on the classics. The rules…
8.1 Deliver us From Evil
byEvan Waller is a monster. He has built a fortune from his willingness to buy and sell anything… and anyone. In search of new…
Wordless Wednesdays: Snubnose Makes a Puppet
byI love this beautiful puppet that Snubnose made for school. It’s so colorful, and the expression is beautiful!
Teaser Tuesdays – Hard Times
byHere’s another teaser from Hard Times by Charles Dickens. Really this book is full of awesome quotes. No wonder, it is a classic. I…
7.1 Hard Times
byHard Times is primarily the story of the conflict between fact and fancy. Thomas Gradgrind is a schoolmaster living in the grim town of…
The 2012 Man Booker Long List is Out…
by…And I haven’t heard of any of these books (except for Bring up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel), which is sitting on my iBooks…