bite sized book review roundup
Random Books that don’t deserve a full review but need to be talked about:Â Continue reading bite sized book review roundup
a day trip to virginia
Derek’s in West Virginia for school over the summer, so for his birthday we (Derek, Amanda, and I) decided to go for it and take a day trip to Monticello and Shenandoah. Continue reading a day trip to virginia
a weekend trip to lake michigan’s south shore
A couple of weeks ago, Amanda and I tagged along with Rachel, Brad, and Leah on a weekend trip to southern Lake Michigan. It’s about 3.5 hours from home, so it makes an ideal getaway. We hit the road around 12 on Friday and arrived later that afternoon at Warren Dunes State Park. There were hardly any people here and the scenery was beautiful. The … Continue reading a weekend trip to lake michigan’s south shore
keep your nerve: a trip to maine and prince edward island
Four days before we, Elena, Emma, and Catherine, were to leave for our vacation to Nova Scotia and PEI, we found out there were wildfires in Halifax where we were flying in and out of and Halifax was evacuating people. At first we decided if they were allowing flights to land and take off it would be fine. Thursday morning I woke up to a … Continue reading keep your nerve: a trip to maine and prince edward island
william howard taft national historic site
For my (Catherine’s) birthday, I wanted to go to the Cincinnati area and visit a Presidential House. I settled on President William Taft’s because it looked grander than Ulysses S Grant and because I know next to nothing about Taft. Continue reading william howard taft national historic site
i watched some star wars
I’m not a Star Wars fan. But I’m not a Star Wars hater, either. Continue reading i watched some star wars
book review: miriam and the stranger
Catherine and I struck a deal that we’d share the burden of reading Miriam and the Stranger, the third book in Jerry Eicher’s trilogy that’s supposedly about Miriam although she phones it in half the time. Continue reading book review: miriam and the stranger
adventures in herbing
Last year I bought a Parsley plant to begin my new life as an herber. It was pretty successful, though I think I would plant it in a smaller pot next time. It’s pretty easy to take care of and not very time consuming. You gotta make sure the soil doesn’t get too dry and it seemed like it didn’t like being in the sun … Continue reading adventures in herbing
my ovarian cyst story
Today’s post is going to be a little bit different than usual, but I think it’s important to share my experience because it’s happened to so many women, but it’s rarely discussed. Continue reading my ovarian cyst story
book review: the apple creek announcement
This book was just incredible. From the very beginning we’re given Andrea and Brandon, two cardboard personalities who luckily found each other and get engaged while sitting at a table eating tangy potato salad. The only hold-up is that her cat and his dog don’t like each other. Cue the screams of terror! Will this prevent them from marrying? Andrea goes to an antique shop … Continue reading book review: the apple creek announcement
Mellow Musings 