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authors and bookstores
In my spare time (ha), I Keep finding myself contacting, politely, authors (or publishers) whose book I have been excited enough about to click on a link... only to reach an Amazon page. What I write is a request that they add a link to IndieBound.org, which is the site run by the American Booksellers Association, the organization of independent ( Read more... ) -
Christmas Eve Eve
"Mommy, be careful of me, because down here is Henry Hooker."
-Henry, working on putting hooks on ornaments and ornaments on the tree (finally!) -
serendipity
the upside of forgetting my cell phone at the bookstore (and finding the house phone had no dial tone) was that, when i bundled henry and myself back into the car to go downtown, i turned on the radio to hear billy bragg, including a duet with roseann cash, and, after a stop at the grocery store, ferron. two of my favorite singers, on "live from ( Read more... ) -
milestone
Wednesday I became Middle Aged - I now own my first pair of bifocals. -
joining the world
just looked at the nyt slideshow of people around the world reacting to our election - i feel as if the u.s. has taken a new step onto the world stage, perhaps the first time with the moral authority behind our ideals. something like that. -
President-Elect Barack Obama
It's not that I hadn't said the phrase in my head, but when I first heard it on NPR this morning, I gave a shout of joy ( Read more... ) -
hello goodbye ant
This morning, in the front yard ( Read more... ) -
Buffalo News story
I was just told that the bookstore was mentioned in the Buffalo News's travel section a couple weeks ago, and Googling proves it true: http://www.buffalonews.com/lifearts/travel/story/444221.htmlRead more... ) -
October update
Most perplexing thing on kindergarten supply list: Ziploc bags in two sizes: girls bring sandwich size, boys gallon size. Still don't know why, have speculated much, don't want the mystery destroyed ( Read more... ) -
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Henry's in the tub, laundry's in the washer, my mother's in bed, Jason's on the road, and the moon is up. We seem to have successfully negotiated Henry's 5th birthday party today, two days in advance of the occasion (which will be celebrated at daycare by shooting balloons and decorating gingerbread people). I baked a cake and cupcakes and we ( Read more... )