Category: Books
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My grandmother asked me to tell you she’s sorry
Britt-Marie was here too. But this story by Frederick Backman is about Elsa. A seven almost eight-year-old and her Granny who tells fairy tales about the land of Miamas and its seven kingdoms. Granny sends Elsa on a treasure hunt where she finds a series of letters. Each letter delivers an apology to the recipients,…
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Britt-Marie Was Here
If Britt-Marie had been to my house the sheet in this photo would be ironed flat. She believes that cutlery drawers should be organized in a certain way (fork, knife, spoon) and that people should use coasters. But she doesn’t have expectations around what her life should be so after her philandering husband has a heart…
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Maker Spaces
Just finished Maker Spaces by Emily Quinton and it already has me dreaming of new things for my “studio”. The second bedroom doubles as a guest room, office and studio. I am grateful for the space and constantly puzzling out how to make the most of it. This book gave me inspirational ideas. Here’s a…
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2 Breezy Reads
The last book I read was heavy. So heavy that I craved an antidote. These 2 books are light and fun. First up, Air Plants: The Curious World of Tillandsias by Zenaida Sengo. I love air plants. They are whimsical yet elegant and remind me of Dr. Seuss! It turns out that Sengo works at…
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Just Mercy
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson begins, “I wasn’t prepared to meet a condemned man.” Stevenson, a Harvard Law School graduate, founded the Equal Justice Initiative. The book shows the stories of many individuals who were condemned to die unjustly. The story of Walter McMillan, a young man sentenced to die for a murder he did not commit,…
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Extraordinary Leadership
Nothing like a rainy day cozied up with a cup of Jasmine tea and some Hobnob cookies to help you finish a book! I selected this one because a group of women at my church were reading it. The timing of the meetings conflicted with my long distance runs so I ended up moving ahead…
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A New Look
I was playing around with some apps and found a new look. An IG friend @tesswyatt told me she thought it looked like Polaroid emulsion transfers and encouraged me to do more. So I did. Using Snapseed to set the base, TangledFX to create an over the top version and Blender to blend detail with…
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Driving Change
Desiring to drive change in my own life, I had the good fortune to read 2 books about how to do just that. Make It Happen: Surrender Your Fear. Take the Leap. Live on Purpose. is by Lara Casey, CEO of Lara Casey Media, publisher and editor-in-chief of Southern Weddings magazine, founder of the Making…
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How to Get Dressed and Other Fun Reads
How to Get Dressed by costume designer Alison Freer had me going through the clothes that remained from my Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up inspired closet cleaning to see what new combinations I could find and what needed to be fixed. Despite that effort I ended up on a business trip with a dress…
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Project 52
This is kind of like Project 365 where you take a picture a day but different. I committed to read one book a week in 2016. That’s 52 books. Yikes! But that means once a month I can share the bounty! This first fine month of January I read: Shonda Rhimes’ The Year of Yes: How to…
