Category Archives: Glimpses into Real Life

Yarn Along

Posted on May 18, 2016 by lfpbe

After my reading lethargy last weekend, today is the day I can shine. I did a lot of knitting over the past week. Season 5 of Game of Thrones was involved, but mostly I was just sucked into the allure … Continue reading →

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Another Blog Day Bites the Dust

Posted on May 16, 2016 by lfpbe

This weekend is ending as it began: with very little productivity. I did do 2-3 hours of tutoring each day, so I guess I earned a very tiny bit of my keep. What else did I do? I took a restorative yoga … Continue reading →

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Oh, the Inertia

Posted on May 15, 2016 by lfpbe

I barely read anything this weekend. I’m not sure what I did instead – some tutoring, I suppose, plus some yoga, and – oh right, it’s coming back to me now – some Game of Thrones and some knitting. It’s … Continue reading →

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Before

Posted on May 14, 2016 by lfpbe

For the past couple of years, my writing and blogging command center has been the dining room table. First I just used a little corner of the table; soon my books and papers covered the whole thing. Then books and … Continue reading →

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A PFP Board Meeting

Posted on May 13, 2016 by lfpbe

I don’t have a review for you tonight, but Jill and I did meet up with some high school friends (who also didn’t quite finish Paradise Lost in AP English) and some of their husbands and children, and afterwards we … Continue reading →

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Ah, Saturday….

Posted on May 12, 2016 by badkitty1016

In case you were wondering, I am well aware that it’s actually Thursday. But for me, and for many weekend workers, it’s also Saturday. Today was generally a failure productivity-wise, which my first Saturday often is. I did get laundry … Continue reading →

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A Tibetan spaniel, a Golden Retriever, and a Dachshund walk into a bar….

Posted on May 10, 2016 by badkitty1016

  I’ve been thinking lately that I don’t give my dogs enough press on the blog. My cats get some, but the major focus is and always has been books. Duh, it’s a book blog, right? But progress on Voyager … Continue reading →

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Well, crap. (by Jill)

Posted on May 7, 2016 by badkitty1016

  I have been staring at a blank Word document for about twenty minutes. Well, not for the entire twenty minutes. I’ve also been screwing around on my FitBit dashboard, and also on the RunDisney website. I guess it’s kind … Continue reading →

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The Hamiltome is Here!

Posted on May 6, 2016 by lfpbe

THE HAMILTON SOUNDTRACK has been in my car’s CD player for 108 days. It arrived from Amazon on December 22, when I plucked it from the mailbox right before I went out to do one last round of Christmas shopping. … Continue reading →

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Adulting is hard sometimes, especially this week.

Posted on May 3, 2016 by badkitty1016

I’ve had a lot going on the past week or so and I’m not going to get into it now, but I wanted to ask everyone to bear with me. Tomorrow is my Friday and I’ll hopefully get back on … Continue reading →

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