It’s noon, in the desert. Heat ripples off the endless sand. There is no life to be seen, except perhaps a single solitary insect. And you’re standing at the door of your tent, tired of eating bread. Not a very enviable position, is it? It’s easy to...
If you know me at all, you know that I’m a voracious reader who downs between 400–700+ books a year, depending on circumstances. The greater portion of those are what I call classics, and which for the purpose of this post I will define as books writ...
Yo, cupcakes! You may or may not have noticed the lack of post last week. The simple truth is I’ve been overwhelmed and had no time to prepare posts. I’ve had some prepared in advance but I don’t know how many I’ll be able to make right now, due to m...
It’s my birthday today. I’ve only posted once before about my birthday (the 18 Things Learned in 2019 post) but this year I wanted to do a sort of reflection on how far I’ve come in the past year. This post, by the way, was inspired by Roseanna M. Wh...
And it’s the fourth year of this tradition!! This is so exciting. 😉 If you’re interested in the past recaps, here’s 2019, 2020, and 2021, which include links to the posts/videos that inspired my recaps. And now, let’s get rollin’! My Top 10 Favouri...
It’s been 2023 for 11 days. I haven’t been charmed, to be honest. We’ve have wave after wave of troubles and bad news. I’ve been utterly swamped and stressed. But yesterday in my devotions I read, “Better is the end of a thing than the beginning ther...
There’s a new publishing house in town! And this publisher was started specifically to help Indie authors! I am so excited to be a part of this launch and announce this wonderful opportunity! If you’re an Indie author, or want to be an Indie author,...
It’s December 30 as I write this, 4:45 in the evening. In a few minutes we’ll be doing our family New Year’s supper. Tomorrow, December 31, we’ll celebrate Christmas with my extended family. Then Sunday is January 1. That feels very clean and aesthet...
Yo, cupcakes! Today I am back with the annual yearly book wrap-up + new year tags (not to be confused with the bookish recap tag… I know, that’s confusing. But they’re too long to put together, so I separated them. If you’re interested in seeing last...
Christmas Day. Those two words evoke so much. Christmas trees, decorated in a multitude of ways. Christmas decor of a thousand different variations. Christmas foods and Christmas drinks. Christmas songs, Christmas films, Christmas books. Christmas tr...
