Thoughts, experiences and adventures from a resident of DelSo aka Delaware Avenue South in Albany, N.Y.
As a child, my relationship with food was pretty weird stuff. There was a phase when I refused to eat steak other than if I could gnaw on the bone. I was inclined to eat my pancakes with jelly, rather than syrup, and I oddly enough picked soft boiled eggs over fried every time. Vegetables, … Continue reading Liverwurst as love language
Last Sunday, feeling the need for a girls day, a friend and I drove over to Massachusetts to do a little holiday weekend shopping at a favorite dispensary and take a hike. Although the weather was not quite what had been promised, we still had a great afternoon and I can finally say that I’ve … Continue reading Road trip to Great Barrington to a monument and a landmark
Remember that weekend trip to Las Vegas a couple of months ago? The one where we economized by staying with friends rather than renting an airbnb or getting a hotel? Well, turns out that our lovely and free nights being hosted ending up costing me an unexpected $600+. How did that happen? Our gracious hosts … Continue reading $600 hair appliances and other current obsessions
Now that the awards season is basically over, let’s talk about who got robbed. While I’m happy enough with the results of the Oscars (yeah, Emma Stone!), I’m still shaking my head at the knowledge that Better Call Saul was nominated for 53 Emmy Awards over its six year run and won not a single … Continue reading Saul better call a lawyer
Over the years there have been a number of YA books that captured me completely and for eternity. Off the top of my head, I immediately think of The Book Thief, What the Night Sings and Free Lunch. Interestingly enough, each of these books relates a story of a young person or family struggling under … Continue reading Read this: The Rent Collector
I’ve mentioned before that I often find myself weepy when I’m in Ireland. If you know me at all, you’re aware that’s atypical of me. I’m not known to be a crier. On the occasions that I do get teary, it’s likely to be about children and animals, not songs or physical gestures. Last week, though, … Continue reading Writer’s tears
Although I read a lot of books (I’m on my 11th of this new year already), it isn’t often that I find one which speaks to whom I was as a young teen and whom I am now strive to be as a school librarian. Katie Van Heidrich’s memoir, The In-Between, told in verse, manages to … Continue reading For lost girls looking to be found
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