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Slacking-Off-At-Work Monday (by Jill)
Here’s a picture of the books that have been taking up space on my ottoman this week…. Mostly recent arrivals from amazon. Happy Monday, everyone. :)
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Bookcase Art (by Bethany)
Bookcases are more than just functional furniture for me. They’re part of my aesthetic of what a living space should look like: they’re about covering large expanses of wall space with infinite...
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More Bookcase Art (by Bethany)
Maybe someday I will get tired of taking artsy pictures of my bookshelves. But I don’t think it’s going to be today.
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Just a Quick Visit to Say Hi (by Bethany)
I’m sorry I missed Yarn Along on Wednesday. I’m sorry I still haven’t reviewed American Gods and The Phantom of the Opera and Bless the Beasts and Children and A Thousand Cuts. I did, however, finally...
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Beyond This Point There Be Starbucks: A Visit to my College Town, Part II (by...
A couple of months ago I went to visit my college for reasons that had everything to do with this blog. My plan was to visit the English department library – a place that I associate with peace and...
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January 16th, 1994
Here’s a picture of Bethany and me, celebrating her eighteenth birthday the way we celebrated a lot of birthdays in the early nineties: at Mel’s on Geary Boulevard in San Francisco. Happy birthday, my...
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Finished!
I finished The Portrait of a Lady a few days ago and would really love to be working on my final post. But, you see, my cat Maxwell is busy using it as a pillow. So I can’t because we don’t move...
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Thirty Years Ago Today (by Bethany)
Life was rough back in 1984, what with Big Brother and all. Not to mention those drapes.
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Happy birthday, Bethany!!
Here we are in line for possibly It’s a Small World at Disneyland in June, 1993, a mere months away from the beginning of our senior year of high school and the beginning of AP English. We went with...
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Happy Valentine’s Day from PfP
Those of you who know us in “real life,” or even via Facebook, know that Bethany got some bad news about her wonderful kitty, Emma, today. Don’t worry, Emma is okay, but she may need surgery....
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Exhausted
I just got home from the last day of my four-day writing workshop, and this time I don’t even have any bookstore photos or vague generalizations about my native city to share with you. I am spent – in...
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So today sucked. Here’s why.
Today sucked because in two days I get to be here. And I need a vacation. I have some plans to wax philosophical on the blog about my relationship with Yosemite, but I’m not sure it’s going to...
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How Yosemite saved my life (and then tried to kill me last week)
As I mentioned, last weekend I went to Yosemite National Park. I go at the same time every year for a veterinary conference. It doesn’t matter who is speaking. In fact, it could be the most boring...
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Bookcase Art, Memories, and Orange Leaves
I’m not sure I’ve been holding up my end of the post-every-day bargain (and Jill will be happy to remind me that I was the one who suggested extending the challenge for another month). But the fact is,...
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It’s been a long day….
But Bethany and I didn’t want to leave our loyal readers hanging. Neither of us has an actual post ready to go for tonight, but I thought I’d share some more pictures from my recent trip to Yosemite....
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Autobiography, Day 1
So I have a new project, sort of. I’ve been thinking about all the notes I’ve written in my books over the years. For the most part, my well-annotated books are the ones from which I’ve taught, and my...
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Greetings from Carson City
Last night, Jill and I saw As You Like It at the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival at Sand Harbor on Lake Tahoe’s eastern shore. The play was updated and set in the early 20th century, and I liked it...
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In the Mood for Nonfiction
I’ve been reading lots of nonfiction lately – much more than usual. I’m actively involved in all four of these, though it’s been longer than I’d like to admit since I’ve dipped into Lit Up. My goal is...
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