Books, NonFiction

Confronting Death in It’s Your Funeral by Kathy Benjamin

With a sense of humor, Kathy Benjamin prepares her readers for the one completely unavoidable consequence of living: death. We can't control what happens once we're gone, but with a little bit of preparedness, we can sure try. Also write your damn will.

11..., Lifestyle

11… Hopes for the New Year

I was hoping for an amazing start to the '20s. Instead a global pandemic arrived two months later, changing the social, economic, cultural, and all the other landscapes of the world. I have never been one for resolutions or goals, but I have hopes for 2021, and I will keep those in mind in the coming days and months.

Books, Fiction

Christmas in London by Anita Hughes

Christmas in London by Anita Hughes isn't a good book, but it's not the worst I've ever read. It's definitely full of the romantic clichés people have come to expect at the holidays....

Books, Fiction

The Nutcracker of Nuremberg by Alexandre Dumas

  Worth A Read Yes Length 142 Quick Review The Nutcracker of Nuremberg is not the ballet you’re probably familiar with, but it is just as entrancing.   Alexandre Dumas wrote The Nutcracker of Nuremberg; well, he retold it. E.T.A. Hoffman wrote the original Nutcracker, which is very dark and not necessarily the story you… Continue reading The Nutcracker of Nuremberg by Alexandre Dumas

Books, Reading Lists, Travel Guides

Packing List

I'm off on another adventure. This time I brought a whole carry on worth of books and comfy things! Let's see how many of these I can read before I head home!