It’s birthday week on the blog :o). This week I turn 42 (!!), and in case you’re wondering, yes, I’m still writing my books out by hand. Today I inaugurated Notebook 28! There’s a blog post I want to write, about what happens when your life choices — or maybe it would be more fair… Read more »
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Some Jane Stuff and My 41st Birthday!
I haven’t been great about sharing nice news about Jane, Unlimited in the world, because life has been busy, and also because… well… I would generally rather talk about anything other than my own books! Ha! Also because I keep forgetting which things are public and which haven’t been officially announced yet, so then I… Read more »
Birthday Month Randutiae
Season 3 of The Great British Baking Show (known as The Great British Bake Off in Britain) was my favorite yet. I cried through the Final (in a good way). Here is the chocolate well created by a contestant in Episode 9… …with a bucket that drops to the bottom to collect liquid white chocolate… Read more »
Notes from Birthday Month
It’s birthday month on the blog and things are looking up with my revision. o/o/ Also, my nieces just turned 7… my father will shortly turn 75… and next week, I turn 40! I’m certain it never occurred to me when I was a kid that someday I would be glowing with happiness to be… Read more »
Resurrecting My Birthday Poll
It’s birthday month on the blog! I’m sending birthday wishes all over the place and keeping some for myself. Happy birthday, Leos! Please vote in my important birthday poll, everyone! What would make the best birthday present?As always, if you can’t see the poll, go to my Blog Actual.
A Book, Plus, Some Resources on How to Talk about Things When You Know You’ll Never Agree
It’s birthday month on the blog, but life this summer has been so jam-packed (in all the best ways) that I haven’t given much time to blogging. So. Um. Happy birthday, everyone, including me. :o) In my limited time today, I want to point out one online resource for learning to talk about abortion, then… Read more »
The Ingredients for a Beautiful Day in Gloucester
Picturesque boats, gorgeous skies, fishermen in the rain, and humpback whales.
Birthdays and THIS PHONE
It’s birthday season on the blog! Many, many of my peeps have birthdays in August and/or are Leos (including me), and every year I mean to create a new birthday poll, but then August comes along and I’m doing too many other things. I suppose that’s okay, since we seem to have established rather firmly… Read more »
Chime, Outnumbered and Stuff
Kangaroo summoning and socks seem to be going head to head as the best birthday presents in my birthday poll. As I recall, that was the case last time, as well. (I actually voted for the least popular item, the foot-fungus-ridden seven league boots. Because being able to travel seven leagues in one step feels… Read more »
Birthday Month on the Blog
August is Extreme Birthday Month here on the blog. This month, I turn 35, my father turns a particularly distinguished age, and the babies, if you can believe it, turn TWO — and that’s not even taking into consideration all the friends with birthdays now-ish. I’m sending happy birthday wishes to Switzerland and France this… Read more »