Perla by Carolina De Robertis is why I read books. Mesmerizing, poetic, enthralling, emotionally consuming, and heart breaking, Perla t...

We have been looking forward to our trip to Southern California for Spring Break for awhile. The kids were excited and we were very excited....

Calling all train lovers !!! You will not want to miss this exciting event hosted by Heber Valley Railroad .  Day Out With Thomas...

Styled after Dickens and other writers from that period, Lynn Shepherd's newest murder mystery The Solitary House is creepy, dark ...

First it was the owls earlier this winter. Their hoots woke us many mornings as the parent Great Horned Owls taught their offspring how to f...

Two winners will each receive a copy of William Joseph 's newest CD : Be Still. And they are . . . Julie and jadavis Congratulatio...

Frankly, I could care less about March Madness NCAA Men's Basketball. BYU is the only team that I follow and I rarely even watch their g...

Last Wednesday night I was privileged to be invited to a small private house concert with William Joseph  - the piano playing composer recen...

Josef is a young boy when he survives the massacre of his family in Transylvania during World War II. Hidden and raised by a non-Jewish wo...

I've been reading The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate to my boys this last month or so. It's a clever and fast-paced nov...

Rachel is a happy seven year old living in Honolulu when she is diagnosed with leprosy (now known as Hansen's Disease) and sentenced to ...

Wow! There are a lot of book hoarders/collectors/lovers out there. It's nice to know I'm in such good company. Last summer during ...

You already know I'm a "book hoarder". I like to find pre-read books at thrift stores and at library sales and online. Relativ...

Elegy for Eddie by Jacqueline Winspear is the latest installment in the Maisie Dobbs mystery series. I read Maisie Dobbs , the first one, e...

Molly shares her birthday with her very favorite baby sitter Jessica (she loves Jessica's sisters too). When Jessica comes to baby sit s...

I appreciate good food, especially when someone else is cooking. I love to savor the rich, subtle flavors in French cuisine and the taste bu...

I was excited to read Love, Fiercely : A Gilded Age Romance by Jean Zimmerman for several reasons. First, The Age of Innocence by Edith Wh...

The winner of the princess dress-up set from Peeps Eyewear is . . . latanya Congratulations! Please send me an email with your informa...

When I was contacted about doing a review and give-away for Peeps Eyewear , I explained that none of my children wear glasses yet--with my g...

A year ago my niece Anna recommended strongly that I read Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese. I ordered it immediately because I almost a...