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Bread Challenge
King Arthur Flour started a #Bakealong challenge this month. You can find August's challenge here:
http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2016/08/08/pane-bianco-bakealong/
Erica was up for a visit a couple weekends ago, so we tried the challenge. Great bread and a fun day.
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Setting Goals
I set goals a lot. I set them for exercise, for writing, for reading, for cleaning the house--really, for anything I can. The trick I've found with goals is that they need to be enough to mount up, but not too much to discourage the goal-setter. If I feel successful, I'm more likely to continue with whatever the goal is ( Read more... ) -
Too Many Books
I can't find enough time to read ( Read more... ) -
Last Gifts
When my aunt died just before Christmas, I worked with my cousin (I hadn't seen or talked with her in 30 years!) to plan a service so that she and her daughters and I could all attend and so it would honor my aunt's wishes ( Read more... ) -
Books Read 2013
Plus 6 manuscripts that will be books to make a total of 72 for the year ( Read more... ) -
2014 Goals
I love goals. I make yearly, monthly, weekly, even daily goals sometimes.
Here are some of my 2014 goals:
Reading
1. Read 72 books. (6 per month-same as last year.)
2. Read 5 NF.
3. Read 5 adult.
4. Read 5 GN.
5. Read 12 Newbery's. Love doing this in order and discussing them with jbknowles. We're slow about it, but it works for me ( Read more... ) -
ALAN 2013
My favorite conference of the year! It's always great to be surrounded by librarians, teachers, and authors who love books. And to hear about and receive piles of books that make my TBR pile dangerously tall ( Read more... ) -
Visitor
I always watch the birds on my feeder and try to figure out what they are. In the last couple years, I went on a couple actual birding trips and saw how much I hadn't been seeing--how many birds there were out there that I didn't know. I'm constantly surprised. These birds are in my backyard in Vermont--if I stop and look for them ( Read more... ) -
Summer Books
As the summer winds down and a more regular schedule begins, I thought I'd mention a few of my favorite books from the summer.
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