cultivating me

me being me and making my way through life one day, one book, and one recipe at a time

“…where they never have troubles! At least very few.”

“Then NEW troubles came! From above! And below! A Skritz at my neck! And a Skrink at my toe! And now I was really in trouble you know. The rocks! And the quail! And the Skrintz And the Skrink! I had so many troubles, I just couldn’t think!”
Have you had days or weeks like that?  [...]

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Sun, September 28 2008 » books, randomness » No Comments

book review “The Sunflower”

From the back cover:  In the wake of personal tragedy, two people meet on a humanitarian mission in Peru.  Christine is a shy, unadventurous woman whole fiance broke off the engagement only a week before the wedding, and Paul is a former emergency room doctor whose glamorous lifestyle, stellar reputation and a beautiful finace are  [...]

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Mon, August 11 2008 » books » 1 Comment

currently inspired by

I was fascinated by this book and have become greatly inspired by it.
From the cover: As the U.S. population made an unprecedented mad dash for the Sun Belt, on carload of us paddled against the tide, heading for the Promised Land where water falls from the sky and green stuff grows all around. We [...]

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Tue, April 22 2008 » books » 2 Comments

one day – one book

One day is all it took for me to read life on the refrigerator door by Alice Kuipers

*If you cannot tell, I sort of let the my reviews pile up. It is not my fault that the books I choose were too fabulous to put down! We will soon return to the regular [...]

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Fri, March 28 2008 » books » 2 Comments

currently infatuated with

twilight by Stephanie Meyer

 
From the back cover: About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was a part of him – and I didn’t know how dominant that part might be- that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with [...]

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Fri, March 28 2008 » books » 3 Comments