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539 Days and Counting
It's been 539 days since my last post here on Book Line and Sinker; I feel a bit like a cicada digging my way out of the earth after a long hiatus--I couldn't even remember my login here at the old website tonight! I've been doing lots of reading and listening (to audiobooks) over the last year and a half and have been keeping in touch with some of my blogging pals via Facebook and … [Read more...]
Danke schön: Belated Thanks
In July 2010, my sister, Jessica, underwent a bone marrow transplant as part of her treatment for leukemia (ALL). While biological siblings are the best hope for a viable match, I was deemed unsuitable because our HLA tissue only matched 50%. After a few weeks of searching the National Marrow Donor Program (Be The Match), two unrelated donors were identified as potential … [Read more...]
Weekend Cooking: Cookbooks for Christmas
In addition to several other great gifts, I received two visually stimulating cookbooks for Christmas. Both cookbooks are filled with stunning photographs of ingredients, preparation methods, and finished meals--I can't wait to get cooking! The first cookbook, A Year of Pies by Ashley English of Small Measure, was an early gift from Anthony. While away for his birthday (40!) in … [Read more...]
Holiday Greetings from a Wayward Blogger
Sending holiday greetings to all my blogging friends! May your 2013 be filled with health, happiness, and lots of great reads! … [Read more...]
Weekend Cooking: A Lament to Twinkies
**A note from me regarding Hurricane Sandy can be found at the bottom of this post.** In light of the bad news that came out of Irving, Texas from the Hostess Company yesterday, I reworked my Weekend Cooking post to honor the darling of American snack cakes, the Twinkie. While I'm not a Hostess fan--I'm more of a Tastykake girl--I recognize that Hostess has a rabid fan base, many of … [Read more...]
Sandy: An Update
Hi family and friends. Here's a quick update from us: We've had no power, very spotty cell service and no internet for 36+ hours. Ant and I left our house today and headed 90 miles to my sister's house in Northern New Jersey. Jess has power and television--we spent our first half hour here watching the news and footage of the devastation that is in our town and the neighboring … [Read more...]
Review: Blackberry Winter by Sarah Jio
Title: Blackberry Winter Author: Sarah Jio Genre/Pages: Fiction/320 Publisher: Plume Publish Date: September 25, 2012 Rating: 3.5 bookmarks Source: courtesy of the publisher Nat’s One-Sentence Synopsis: In her third novel, Sarah Jio employs a spring snowstorm as the catalyst of a dual timeline story about two women, separated by 77 years, who both … [Read more...]
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