tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154135042024-03-13T12:06:42.935-04:00Ravings of a Looking-Glass PrincessLiving A Life Between the Bookshelves...Fablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-57923624904130882772013-09-16T19:00:00.000-04:002013-10-03T13:50:49.340-04:00Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by Ruth
ReichlMy Rating: 3 out of 5
Ruth Reichl, world-renowned food critic and editor in chief of Gourmet magazine, knows a thing or two about food. She also knows that as the most important food critic in the country, you need to be anonymous when reviewing some of the most high-profile establishments in the biggest restaurant town in the world--a charge she took very seriously, taking on the guise of a Fablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-81577281450038342902013-08-09T13:11:00.000-04:002013-10-02T16:12:15.045-04:00There...And Back AgainSo...I'm back. Again.
J and I have just returned from a family reunion cruise to Bermuda and another school year is about to start. I have never been good about writing regularly but we'll give it a try for my one little follower out there.
A new year.
New students.
New books.
New adventures.
Let the games begin...Fablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-1137345920600420742011-07-22T13:30:00.008-04:002011-07-22T13:37:16.114-04:00Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden Billed as a "Cinderella story", Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden is a fabulous story about a young woman's life as a geisha. When her mother grows ill, Chiyo's father sells her and her sister into slavery. Chiyo's sister is sold into prostitution, while Chiyo is sold to the geisha house of the Nitta family. Into this world Chiyo is thrust, having to endure harsh treatment from the house's Fablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-68344749995326061062011-05-05T16:25:00.004-04:002011-05-05T16:28:00.820-04:00Block versus Dead EndSo I finished Chapter 9 and am very unhappy. It's not a writer's block as I got the thing out just fine. It's more like a dead end.I'm thinking of scratching the whole thing and starting again. I know I'm not supposed to. Write first, fix on draft 2. However, I might break this rule since it is so clearly not where I want it.Fablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-80076845202154644882011-04-21T16:22:00.003-04:002011-04-21T16:24:39.676-04:00Why Begin This Again?It has been so long since I really wrote here that I don't know why I am bothering to start again. In all honesty, I blame you Bo. It's an outlet, right? Bah!We'll see if it sticks.Fablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-56560018313823876932011-04-20T14:28:00.000-04:002011-04-21T16:21:58.174-04:00The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise MurphyDark, scary, and at times almost to painful to read - this is what I thought of Louise Murphy's The True Story of Hansel and Gretel.There are so many books out there about the Holocaust and there are a few that combine it's history with the idea of a fairytale. One example is Briar Rose by Jane Yolen. Both books are good and emotional reads that do not try to hide the horrors of the holocaust. Fablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-41610050508766161182009-07-09T04:37:00.000-04:002009-07-09T04:37:49.328-04:00As Simple as Snow by Gregory GallowayWhat a great book! I found a year or so back in the local bookshop and thought it sounded like an interesting read. It did not disappoint.I am not really a traditional mystery book fan. I've always been far more interested in books that contained a type of puzzle. As a child I loved The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. It was the solving the puzzles within the mystery that grabbed my attention. As Fablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-61726651100989908032008-07-16T14:07:00.003-04:002008-07-16T14:24:38.951-04:00What a Day!Let's hit from all sides today! My nephew had a scheduled surgery for his spine today - so my thoughts were already with him and his parents. He was born with a curvature of the spine, since there have been a few problems they scheduled him for surgery. As if that wasn't enough, we also found out my father-in-law passed away this morning. He was having chest pains for a few days and refused to goFablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-83143931449051870762008-05-15T16:53:00.003-04:002008-05-15T16:56:42.905-04:00Bye Bye Doormie!Well today was officially the Dormouse's last day.Kind of rough as we were as busy as always - we never really got to sit and enjoy our last lunch together. Tomorrow she starts at the elementary school. I wish her all the luck in the world. I will miss her terribly but at the same time I am happy she was able to get the heck out of Wonderland. Since I last wrote, let's just say Wonderland hasFablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-8567662320582050492007-11-26T17:38:00.000-05:002008-12-10T13:23:51.006-05:00Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan Ok. It's a bit sappy and probably more than a little cute - but don't hate me because I LOVE this book.What can I say about Marley that hasn't been said in reviews all over the world? It's just a great book. If your a dog, loved a dog, wanted to own a dog, known someone who once knew someone who owned a dog - read this book. It mad me cry and laugh. It's non-fiction so it is a change from my Fablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-90762493867836731462007-10-12T13:38:00.000-04:002007-10-12T14:00:12.443-04:00The Red King's Philosophical QuestionSo I've been home sick with a stomach bug for the last two days, that has lead to major philosophical discussion time with the Red King. Doesn't it always when he's involved? This time the discussion came to Superheros. That also seems to be a common topic in our house. Anyway here's his question:If you could pick a superhero to be, who would you pick? Why? Are you a Marvel or a DC hero? Are you Fablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-14448727376739655862007-10-10T16:26:00.000-04:002007-10-11T06:35:33.103-04:00Silly Rabbit, Toxic Waste is for Kids!So the biggest news on the home front this summer was the discovery that we live within 1/3 mile of one of Connecticut's largest Superfund sites. Shock was the least of our emotions.Dictionary.com gives several meanings to the word Superfund. The definition that probably holds most to the use in our town is the following from Webster's New Millenniumâ„¢ Dictionary of English:Main Entry: nDefinitionFablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-78518674158357668482007-10-09T17:11:00.000-04:002008-12-10T13:23:51.469-05:00The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldDark, mysterious, and an all together great read. This book was amazing. I found it when it first came out and read it over a rainy two day period. I was totally engrossed and was sad to see it end. After recommending it to several friends, I reread the book a few weeks ago and listened to the audio on my long commute. Both the audio and book still held me enthralled. One co-worker, Wonder Woman Fablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-84371432739177484012007-10-03T17:26:00.000-04:002008-12-10T13:23:51.683-05:00Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman What can I say. I'm a gamer who lost herself within the realm of "City of Heroes" for well over a year. I saw this book and had to read it. No regrets. It was so much fun! A superhero and a supervillian, the tale told from both sides of the spandex. This book was fast paced, hilarious, and also disturbingly deep. Who could want more out of a pleasure read?That's the problem lately. With so much Fablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-52896673570048014092007-10-02T16:34:00.000-04:002007-10-03T17:25:52.424-04:00Father Time is Overworked!I'm not sure where the time goes anymore? Everything seems to go by so fast. It's already October and I feel as if it were only June a moment ago. Is it an age thing? Am I feeling time slip past me quicker now than I did when I was younger? I'm not sure, but I have a feeling it may be more than that. I have a feeling it's partially the age we live in that is at fault as much as it is my own AGE. Fablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-36577570043384021972007-05-24T20:01:00.000-04:002007-05-24T20:21:27.939-04:00Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?I think I am at that point in my life. You know the one? Where your just not sure if the choices you made in life were all the right ones?WARNING: This will probably be one of those whiner moments that happen frequently inside the blogging world!It's not that I don't like my life; I do. I just can't stand parts of it.Work: I am not sure what to do about work. In the past, I never questioned my Fablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-81523813689873913682007-05-21T06:48:00.000-04:002007-05-21T07:08:36.287-04:00Life As We Know It.So life as I know it has gone to hell in a handbasket. Sometimes stress is the great equalizer and I just can't deal. Here is life so far.Cindy's wedding is approaching. This is a good thing, except when you take into account that I was a complete idiot and ordered the wrong size top for my bridesmaid's dress. Crisis was averted. I ended up ordering another top of the rack from California. Now I Fablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-85331592995649056402007-04-17T19:44:00.000-04:002007-04-17T20:09:23.194-04:00When It Rains Does It Really Pour?So the Nor'easter hit us on Sunday, only Cindy would have a fabulous bridal shower in the storm of the season! Everyone got home safe and had a good time. It was the evening hours that seemed to bring the biggest problems. It would of course, because of high tide.Being in coastal towns, your always a bit aware that flooding may be a problem. Since I grew up in Long Island and now live in Fablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-11851606488771037772007-04-15T19:25:00.000-04:002007-04-15T19:50:43.277-04:00All About CinderellaSo today, in the biggest rain storm to hit the northeast in a while, Cinderella had her bridal shower. It was lovely and I absolutely loved seeing her so happy. I think it is just hitting me know that L and her beloved are walking down the isle in little over 2 months. I am so happy for her and kind of teary at the same time. So L has found her nickname in my blog - from now on she will be Fablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-79377391919533381522007-03-19T17:21:00.000-04:002007-03-19T17:40:09.433-04:00It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want To!Well, my birthday came and went. Simple and celebratory, I have enjoyed the entire week - but there is always something isn't there. Work hasn't been the best of places lately and that is a sad idea. I always LOVED my job but the stress and problems have changed a lot of that. It is a weird feeling to be so excited about a birthday but to be anxious about your job. Things have been weird and I'm Fablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-64694571913116776232007-02-11T13:10:00.000-05:002008-12-10T13:23:51.896-05:00We Want a WiiSo the Red King has come home and with him has arrived the Minotaur God. Like the warriors of the past these two have donned the horned helmets of the mightiest of hunters. The will search high and low, refusing to accept defeat. The prey? The Nintendo Wii Game System. It will be found, nay MUST be found. Only upon finding such an animal will the determined hunters return. Problem is the system Fablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-50591188852088050612007-02-09T15:27:00.000-05:002007-11-27T08:53:01.920-05:00Cuddle Bunnies and A-BombsI haven't written personal items in a few weeks and so I figured I would make this blog a quick review of the past insanity and joyful upshots.Biggest Scare. The Hubby Unit was in a bad car accident 2 weeks ago in Philadelphia. His was down there on business and his friend was driving them out to dinner. A woman ran a red light and hit them. They spent 24 hours in the hospital. J's brother took Fablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-52443347491637401322007-01-24T05:45:00.000-05:002008-12-10T13:23:52.119-05:00Beauty by Sherri S. TepperBeauty has always been one of my favorite novels, dating back from when I first read it as a teen. About once a year, I pick it up and read it again. It is always like meeting up with an old friend, comforting and familiar. It was always like that, even the first time, because Beauty is a fairytale retelling. Primarily a retelling of Sleeping Beauty, but interwoven with a myriad of other classic Fablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-1137819073815189352007-01-15T17:50:00.000-05:002007-01-15T18:11:30.586-05:00The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin & Nicole KrausGuilty pleasure or beach read in the middle of winter. I'm not sure what else I can say about the Nanny Diaries. It was a good book with a lot of disturbing issues buried under it's dark humor. I would place it in the same category of ChickLit that I would place "Devil Wears Prada" by Lauren Weisberger but I enjoyed this much more. Nanny is really highered as a replacement parent for her charge Fablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15413504.post-1150753309957548772007-01-10T05:40:00.000-05:002008-12-10T13:23:52.304-05:00Ill Wind by Rachel CaineSeveral years ago, L (the Caterpillar) discovered Mercedes Lackey's Diana Tregarde Series and introduced me to it. I loved the books, wishing there were more than three to the series. Then, L discovered Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series and shared it with me. I read them and enjoyed. However, after several books, I stopped enjoying them. I'm not a total prude, and maybe I have been workingFablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653696821006775894noreply@blogger.com0