Happy first day of autumn! (This lovely print was found here.)

I'm busy finishing up a few books that I committed to reading for jacket blurbs (I can't wait to tell you about them---such good stories!), and then I'm on to a big stack of new books that I've been collecting to read. The first, The

Oh Nigella. I love your food, and I love your library! (And, it makes me feel better about the stacks of books in my office!)

Yesterday my favorite mug, the lime green circa 1963 number, broke. I couldn't believe how sad I felt when I saw the handle crack right off. I felt so sentimental about this mug, it was as if I'd lost a treasured friend. I bought a

Do you bird watch? I have a confession: I used to think the idea of it was so booooring. I may or may not have even exchanged a few snickers with my husband about bird watching, too. But a funny thing has happened to me