A few interesting articles in November’s Poets & Writers Magazine. Check out the Agents & Editors Q & A with Jonathan Karp, editor in chief of Twelve. Obviously, Twelve is doing something right (publishing one book a month). Fifteen of the first thirty books published by Twelve have been New York Times bestsellers. There’s much […]
Children See. Children Do.
Sobering, and too close to home. What responsibilities we have as parents, let alone as human beings! Don’t think for one minute you have no impact in this world. You do. [For more information on the video and soundtrack, go to The Inspiration Room Daily.]
Franny and Zooey
Why haven’t I read this novel until now? Why, oh why? Why wasn’t it the first thing I picked up after Catcher in the Rye? I’m not sure. WARNING: for those of you who have chosen, in life, not to surround yourself with bad language, then this is not the book, nor the post, for […]
Lady Bug Swarm
We entertain these visitors every year. Usually they descend around the middle of September, but now that we’ve had ONE warm day, it happened today. Flying swarms of lady bugs everywhere (although they’ll tell you they’re asiatic beetles). Whatever they are, they’re into everything, and they have the ability to slip through doorjambs and window […]
The World’s Best Caramel Corn
This afternoon, we’re munching on a batch of this little bit of heaven while we watch the Vikings/Ravens game. From 101 Secrets a Cool Mom Knows by Sue Ellin Browder and Walter Browder: As a Cool Mom knows, the secret to any delectable cuisine lies in the recipe. And here’s the very best recipe for […]