$7 haircut

by | Nov 24, 2007 | Daily Writings

It’s funny how when you decide to write something, people, incidents, news stories, and things you hear all seem to have to do with whatever you are planning to write. Maybe you just notice them or something…I don’t know. As you know, I just finished...

$7 haircut cont.

by | Nov 24, 2007 | Uncategorized

Except, someone is going there! Just last week I got an email from someone I was friends with from fifth to ninth grade, primarily in seventh and eighth grade. Her emails have been full of “Remember the time…?” and now suddenly the floodgates have...

THE WRECKERS by Iain Lawrence

by | Nov 24, 2007 | Need to Read

  I believe this is Lawrence’s first book, but he has had many published since it came out, including two sequels. He was recently nominated for The Governor General’s Award in Canada for his latest offering, Gemini Summer. Because Lawrence and I live in...

The Big Blue Chair

by | Nov 18, 2007 | Daily Writings

Before we met, my husband bought an enormous blue velvet chair. His idea was to put it in a room with a lamp and some books and then he would spend many nights luxuriously reading in it by the fire. Unlike other people who buy furniture…okay women because they...

Remainder continued

by | Nov 18, 2007 | Uncategorized

I really enjoyed this book, but I did want to comment on the fact that I bought it as a remainder. One time, in the early days, I bought a book at a library book sale and the writer was on one of my list serves. I mentioned it on the list and was admonished by her...