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 By Midge Lyndee    Community    March 18, 2023 

Faeries

I sometimes ponder on how to say enough about a book I review without giving away too much. It's...

 

A House, A Home

When does a house become a home? When you sign the papers? When you are handed the keys? When you...

 

George

In the book of "Genesis," the biblical characters of Adam and Eve named animals in the Garden of...

 

Seeing Red

What could be better than a cheery red holiday to brighten the bleak days of winter? Valentine's Day...

 

Let's dig it

Archaeology is the study of human history. Excavating ancient sites where civilizations used to live...

 

Dreams

Do you dream? Do you have a dream? These are actually two separate things. Some nights we have...

 

Letter to Self

Letter writing, once the optimal form of communication across the miles, from street to street,...

 

Mushy holiday indulgences

You are probably too busy to sit down and read at the moment, but I like to call the days between...

 

The Mood of Magic

Are you in the mood for another festive holiday season? Trees and stars, candles lit, presents and...

 

Fan Fiction

Have you ever read a story and when it ended, you wanted more? And then imagined more yourself? Some...

 

From page to screen

Sometimes we read a book that we can see so clearly in our mind's eye, it seems to be showing up on...

 

Disasters!

Are you disaster ready? During the last few years, movies and shows have had us fleeing from...

 

Terrors of Fairy Tales

What activities did you use to wile away the long days of pandemic seclusion? I heard about a lot of...

 

The mysteries of water

For this review I have chosen two books that revolve around water, one a lake and one a river. In...

 

Sunflowers

The sunflower, a native of North America, immigrated to Europe in 1510 in the cloth bags of...

 

Summer Camp

Do they sing “Hello mother, hello father” in summer camp anymore? The song made popular by...

 

Gumshoes

A gumshoe, a sleuthhound, a hawkshaw, a snoop are all nicknames for a private eye, an investigator...

 

I see

Did you know Helen Keller dedicated her book, “The Story of my Life,” to the inventor of the...

 
 By Midge Lyndee    Community    July 9, 2022

Sagas in Summer

I like the way sagas were written in the olden days. Not needing to buy three or six or nine books...

 

What if?

What if at certain points in history, mankind decided to turn left instead of right? The weather...

 

Honoring dads

Have you found your way to “Bluey” yet? Do you know the game Keepy Uppy? Shadowlands?...

 
 By Midge Lyndee    Community    May 28, 2022

Mapping it out

I remember traveling with my family on a 1,200-mile vacation, holding a big road map unfolded in my...

 
 By Midge Lyndee    Community    May 14, 2022

Going for a walk

As the weather becomes more moderate, many people are itching to get out and enjoy wide open spaces...

 

Mothers are people too

May is the month we honor mothers, celebrating being a mother, or honoring the mother that birthed...

 

Becoming Real

A pooka (or puca) is a shape changer from Celtic folklore. In the form of animals, from horses,...

 

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