What are the Ladies on Literature Reading Now? Lou Clark knows lots of things. She knows how many footsteps there are between the bus stop and home. She knows she likes working in The Buttered Bun tea shop and she knows she might not love her...
The Paris Wife By Paula McLain Set in post WWI, readers are vividly transported to the smoky, sexy, boisterous and boozy Paris of the 1920’s; an alluring place for the poignant—though ultimately heartbreaking—love between Ernest Hemingway and his first wife, Hadley Richardson. McLain’s impeccable research draws heavily from...
The LOL just wrapped up another great Canadian novel: The Age of Hope. Named a top 10 contender for Canada Reads 2013, interestingly the book about a housewife born in 1930 & living in small town Manitoba was defended by the big city Toronto-based (and...
Something that struck me continuing on in Sandberg's book (the chapter on the leadership gap) is when she mentions a favourite quote, "What would you do if you weren't afraid?" It's a question we should all pose, no matter what our roles. She points out that...
Photo Source: backofthebook.ca I love supporting Canadian authors and it doesn't get more Canuck than Terry Fallis. From the content of his first book, The Best Laid Plans, to the story of how he published it, this author is a down home, hard working, hilariously self-effacing...
The days--no, the months--seem to fly by and blogging about books only confirms the feeling. I can scarcely keep up with our current book before we're onto the next. Here then, some thoughts on the lovely Laurie's selection, The Housemaid's Daughter, followed by a phenomenal...
Photo & Recipe Courtesy of the Brown Eyed Baker: browneyedbaker.com "Soul food is just what the name implies. It is soulfully cooked food or richly flavored food, good for your ever-loving soul." Sheila Ferguson "Soul food is not lean cuisine." Sarah Ban Breathnach Ah, yes, what is most scrumptious is...
(photo & recipe credit: browneyedbaker.com) My friends know it. My family certainly knows it (& both loves and resents me for it), but I adore baking. I'm not sure if it's because I grew up in a house where beautifully baked cookies or crumbling cake oozing...
Another LOL Meeting, another night of merriment and moments I'll treasure. I just adore these women who are so much more than a group of gals I share a love of reading with: they are friends. Without fail, each time we get together, unexpected topics...
I chose this book. It’s my turn to host and while I have a list of titles, suggestions contributed by friends, I have this thing about just browsing and grabbing a book that grabs me. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry did just that. Of...