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Monthly Archives: April 2015
The neverending saga of Orfeo, by Richard Powers (who hates me, I’m pretty sure) (by Jill)
Here is a brief rundown of what I accomplished on my weekend: Hike with parents Spent some time with my friend Letti and her daughter, catching up with things like Marvel movies, the antics of our respective animal herds (she … Continue reading
On the Injured List
I can’t remember a time when I was so sick or hurt that I couldn’t read. I read my way through a horrible bout of bronchitis in 2009, and I’ve read through personal crises and endless airport layovers and fourteen-hour … Continue reading
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Getting back into Diana Gabaldon’s universe (by Jill)
Slow progress is being made on Orfeo, and I hope to have more profound things to say about it by the weekend. But tonight, the husband and I are getting caught up on Outlander. As I’m sure most of the … Continue reading
Yarn Along
Last week I promised you a photo that shows off less San Francisco blue sky and more tan tank sweater, so here you go. This sweater is made from the same pattern as the one I made last spring – … Continue reading
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Top Ten Reasons Why I Miss San Francisco Today (by Jill)
I sometimes talk about why I could never, ever live in the City and County of San Francisco. It’s crowded. There’s no parking. Everything is too expensive. But on days like today (and by that I mean a day … Continue reading
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Progress at last! Update on Richard Powers’ Orfeo (by Jill)
I emailed Bethany on Friday morning and said that I was going to make Orfeo my bitch—I sat down at 8:30 in the morning with a cup of coffee, with no TV or laptop readily available, and I tried to … Continue reading
A Review of Ian McEwan’s The Cement Garden
I’ll begin with a bit of show and tell. This is the first paragraph of Ian McEwan’s 1978 novel The Cement Garden: “I did not kill my father, but I sometimes felt I had helped him on his way. And … Continue reading
What A Game of Thrones* and The Grapes of Wrath Have in Common (Besides Their Somewhat-Congruous Titles) – And Other Final Thoughts on Game of Thrones (by Bethany)
Pages read: 674 out of 674 The percentage of the population that has not read this book and/or viewed season 1 of the series just got slightly more infinitesimal now that I’ve finished reading it, but if there are still … Continue reading