Once again, I am looking over the last seven days and am surprised that it's only been a week. Time does not fly by for me, even though I do feel like I'm having fun.…
There’s no book like Was
"Dorothy," said Aunty Em. "Please come back. You were the light of my life. You were what kept me going all those years." These lines, said by the "real" Aunty Em to depressed adolescent Dorothy…
Prelude to a run
March 9, 2013, early on in my first ever half marathon, we passed a mile marker, and someone shouted, "Four! Who likes four? FOUR!!" While I always enjoy enthusiasm, I was thinking to myself, "We're…
Quick takes- April 2017
A Gentleman in Moscow. 5 stars. Utterly charming historical fiction. The main character made me think of Ralph Fiennes saying, "Would that it were so simple," in Hail Caesar. If you saw that movie, then…
The week in review
This has been the longest week! I'm genuinely shocked to realize that Whidbey was only a few days ago. Time does not fly. I finished Exit West very quickly. (Not bragging, it's a short and…
When it’s time to change, you’ve got to rearrange…
"Marriage doesn't hurt the cuddling or even change the sex all that much, but it does do something very bad to kissing." I could pick about 52 million relevant quotes from Sarah Dunn's amazing novel,…
What goes down must come up
Does your idea of a romantic weekend getaway include running 13.1 hilly miles in the wind? No? Are you, like, normal or something? When I first registered for the Whidbey Island half marathon, I thought…
The week in review
I was kind of a reading machine this week. I'm on the countdown to summer! I finished Allegedly over the weekend, and had the exact opposite experience as everyone else I know who's read it.…
All train, no station
Who laughs when atheists make plans? Is it the one hand clapping guy? I hope he's laughing his hand off right now because I am registered for two marathons this spring, and I won't be…
The week in review
It was a great week, as long as you ignored 99% of everything. I took my time finishing A Gentleman in Moscow. What an utterly delightful book! This was one of those times when I…