maria’s year in review
“As you read my stories of long ago, I hope you will remember that things truly worthwhile and that will give you happiness are the same now as they were then. It is not the things you have that make you happy. It is love and kindness and helping each other and just plain being good.” Laura Ingalls Wilder For some reason I’m blanking on the majority … Continue reading maria’s year in review
hawkeye: a 90s tv series that will change your life
Do you want to re-energize your buried away obsession with deerskin pullovers? Would you like to see a great multitude of hats you never thought possible, sane, or comfortable? How many times have you asked yourself, “Why can’t I just wear detachable sleeves on my corset?”? Look no further: here’s the tv show to which you should run, not walk. Continue reading hawkeye: a 90s tv series that will change your life
our experience at silas
Maria and I decided to live dangerously by eating at Silas Creative Kitchen in Versailles, formerly known as the Versailles Inn. Continue reading our experience at silas
book review: a farewell to arms
A Farewell to Arms by Hemingway was quite possibly one of the dumbest books I ever read. Continue reading book review: a farewell to arms
book review: the disappearances (sadie #3)
Someone asked me to read the third book in the Sadie’s Montana series because he was dying to know who the snipers were. So, let’s do this Continue reading book review: the disappearances (sadie #3)
why we do what we do
The entertainment is in the presentation. John McTiernan We’ve written a lot of book and movie reviews, most of them ones we disliked or left us wondering how such a trainwreck could have ever been printed or filmed. You must wonder, do we ever read books or watch movies we actually like? Yes, yes we do, it’s just not as fun reviewing them. So why … Continue reading why we do what we do
a tale of two mountains: lafayette and old rag compared
In 2021, I got an unexplainable itch to hike a mountain: I wanted to start at the base and get to the top and go back down again. I brought this to Catherine and she was onboard immediately. Fast forward to 2022 and we wanted to do it again. Here’s my thoughts on both of these experiences. Continue reading a tale of two mountains: lafayette and old rag compared
a big old review of the “hannah” series by jerry eicher
You might remember when Catherine included, “A Baby for Hannah,” on her list of the worst book covers of all time (aka one of the best posts on this blog). She was looking for a book to read recently, so I told her to read that one. She started with the first in the series, got sucked in, and I ended up reading them, too. This series was…quite the buggy ride. Continue reading a big old review of the “hannah” series by jerry eicher
reeling our way home from virginia: part three
Saturday morning dawned and we headed down for a free hotel breakfast in a dining room with green lightbulbs. Continue reading reeling our way home from virginia: part three
reeling our way thru virginia: part two
At the end of my last post, we had just boarded the tram which drove us up the mountain and dropped us at Thomas Jefferson’s doorstep. Continue reading reeling our way thru virginia: part two
Mellow Musings 